Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 31 May 1948, Page 3

Local & General

■ • ■ • ■ - i Miniature Rifle Opening , . ; The official " opening of the; Shannon Miniature Rifle Club's 1948season will be held in the"Druid^' Hall on Wednesday evening,- with shooting commencing. at 7.30 p.ih. The club extehds an invitation to ' all iiiterested in the sport to ! attend. It is understood that .the club menibership will.be very large again tliis season.,,' * . / ; Football in the Mud Ideal weather conditions for "mud larks" prevailed on the Shannon Domain on Saturday. afternoon for the rugby fixtures. Some good football was witnessea by the fair gathering of spectators who braved the rain and 'damp conditions underfoot. The fourth grade fixture was cancelled, out senior and third grade fixtux;es were played. The local junior team played their match at Tokomaru under similar conditions. Many Attend Races ' . . ■ Altnough weather . conditions were somewhat 'disappointing from the point of view of those- who enjoy a day at the races, there:was a good crowd of Shannon residenfs present at the Levin Racing Club's meeting on Saturday. The buses which ran were filled to capacity, and many private cars were- seen headed in the • direction of the racecourse. In spite of the weather, those wh'o attended the meeting reported' a . good day's entertainment, but in some , cases, • very unprofitable. : Flood Harvests Gathered Although there are severai floods and freshes in the Manawaru River each year there seems to be an everlasting suppiy of driftwood coming down with each fiood. The heavy flood of last week, being the first of tne year, brought with it a very large suppiy of wood, and residents all along the river have been out to reap the harvests. Some excellent firewoo'u has been gathered along the Moutoa stopbanks, while the -Foxton- Beach residents are fortunate in obtainlrig a good suppiy . withQut having the same worries .as • the Moutoa settlers. • • v. ^ Jigger and .Truclc Collih'e( ' It is reported from Foxton that' a railway motor jigger, , used by the Foxton line maintenance gang, and a motor truck owned by Mr. S. Takapua, of Motui'ti, came intojcollision at Mq tuiti barly on 'W'gdiiesday mornirig. The surface gang was on its way to repair flood 4amage, and the truck wa's coming out of a property on the. east side of the line when. the collision occiirred. Mr. S. Holden, a -railway p'mployee, suffered hea-d ipjuries, but he-;'was able to return!-;to,his home aftffr receiving medical attention at tlie Palmerston North Hospital, Mr. Holden is well-known locally.