Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 13 May 1948, Page 4

Local & General

"Elements Well Mixed" The elements that went to make pleasant men and women were well mixed, a historian had said, Mr. Justice Fleming told nrembers of the South Canterbury Justices' Association on Wednesday evening. There were not too many Scots i« Timaru to make it stodgy, nor too many English to make it dull? nor too many Irish to make it wild, he said. Remfembrance Service? The view that a worthy observance of Anzac Day should include a citizens' service of remembranee and dedication was expressed at a meeting last night of the Auckland Presbytery, which urged the Auckland branch of the National Council of Churches to make reprssentations to the civic authorities to this effect. The meeting also voiced its disapproval of the action of the Returned Serviccs' Association in arranging the Anzac Day ceremony at the Cenotaph at the timo of the morning service in churches. Sound Sheli For Domain? The Levin Boys' Militarv Band is seeking to bring about the erection, on the Levin Park Domain, of a sound shell. To this end, it is soliciting the support of the local sports bodies. At the meeting of the management committee of the Horowhenua Rugby Union last night, an invitation was extended to the committee to send delegates to a meeting to be held by the ban'd to discuss this spggesfion, and also other improvements. It was decided that ,Mr. C. Wilkinson represent the committee at the meeting. Dutch Hopeful "The people in Holland are work- { ing hard because they believe that ' the only way to get out of the hole I that Europe is in is to work their way out, regardless of assistance from the United States." said Mr.' Peter C. Storm, a member of a Dutch bulb-growing firm. "Condi- ' tions in Holland with regard to t hp ! food position are good, and far better than the situation in Britajn," added Mr. Storm. "However, clothing is one of our weakest spo,,j an'd causes us continued . inxiety. It ' will take the cpuntry seversl more years to get back to pre -\var conditions, because one-third of the country was devastated or damaged . by warfare. Yet we believe t.at we will manage to get Dack,"

Costly Fire At Feilding Fire of unknown origin did damage estimated at between £5000 and £10,000 to the seed cleaning department of Messrs. Hodder and Tolley's well-known niill qii Kimbolton Road, Feilding, between 2 and 3 o'clock yesterday morning. Working alone milling flour Mr, Albert Spprle, the only employee on the premises at the time, was unaware that a fire had started in the seed cleaning department, - until informed by a passing milkman who noticed the glare and promptly gave the alarm which sounded at; roiind about 2,20 a.m. At this time the fire had a good hold and the red glare from the mounting flames iliummated the sunwnding buildings and dwefiings alohg Kimbolton Road to suggest a major confiagation.

"Book Of Life" Ninety-fpur per cent, of the dopors to the UNO children's apeal haye agreed to their names being mciuded in the "Bpok of Life," three per cent. have refused and three per cent. are non-committal, Mr. Digby Perrett, Auckland city area organi'Ser -for the appeal has received this adnce from headquarters, Welhngton. '.'There has been some controversy over the publicati°n of this book on the grounds of other reasons," j^aid Mr. Perrett this morning. Actuaily the book will cost the tUhd nothing, as 200 volunteer women under Mrs. C. H. Weston, of Wellington, have undertaken to 3ompjle_ it. ' The "Book of Life" ilj mclude a list of New Zealand Sonors under their respective ooioughs and coqnties, and will be Pak*fnQ6Ci headquarter's, Success, as a mementp of Mew Zealand s part in the appeal.