Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 4 June 1948, Page 4

Local & General

Twin Babies Hurt Charging a perambulator in Normanby Street, Dargaville, a steer injured its twin occupants, Dianne Mary Brophy, aged 15 months, was gored in the chest and Patrick John Brophy, suffered lacerations to a leg. The children Were a'dmitted to hospital. Cosmonolitan Whenuapai airport gets more' cosmopolitan every day. Among passengers who arrived from Sydney by A.N.A. Skymaster yesterday morning were two visitors from Ireland, two Dutch nurses, nine Indians, a young Paiestinian couple, two Russian diplomatic couriers and sundry British people.

Tour of New South Wales j A party of 20 young farmers left i by air for Sydney this week on a| 28-day tour of New South Wales, a | new venture decided on at _ last j year's Farm School in Hamilton. i Seventeen' are from the Waikato, ! one from Rotorua, one from the j King Country, and one from Taranaki. ' Theft of Orchid Blooms Many fLowers have been pilfered from the glasshouses at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens, stated a report to the Christchurch City Council this week. One day last week, no fewer than 13 orchi'd blooms were cut and removed, and no sooner had a batch of cyclamen been put on display than a number of the flowers disappeared. Women Critical Alarm at the delays to shippmg in New Zealand ports which increased the hardships of people in Britain and the continent of Europe was expressed by the interprovincial conference of the Women's pivision of the Federated Farmers, in Auckland. "If women were asked to unload the ships I think we would do it far better," said one delegate. Motor Registration The re-registration of motor vehieles has now commenced and the Automobile Association's Levin officer, IWTr. R. Keenari,/ remlrids members that he is again undertaking this service for members. Those wishing to avail themselves of it are asked to attend at the A.A. office as early as possible in order to eliminate a last minute rush and undue pressure on hi's staff.

67 Pupils for One Teacher j 1 A report that 67 pupils at the] ! Elstow School, near Te Aroha, were i I being taught by only one teacher,! the headmaster, caused dissatisf ac- 1 'tion at a meeting of householders. ; ! It was decided to urge the Auck- 1 land Education Board to appoint an~ assistant" "mistress at the school. ! Some parents said that unless this [ were done they would keep thelr [ younger children at home. j Melanesian Mission s The offices of ■ the Melanesian \ Mission are being transferred back | to Auckland from Sydney where I they have been since 1934, said the ! secretary-treasurer (Major H. W. I Robinson) who arrived from Syd- | ney yesterday morning. For 90 1 years before 1934 the offices were ! in Auckland-.. The mission's cen-. 1 tenary celebrations are to be held | next year.

i Relief for Europe \ To alleviate suffering in Europe, j J the 2000 Seventh Day Adventists ln . | the North Island had contributed | £27,000 in the past 18 months, said1 | the president of the North Newj i Zealand Conference of Seventh Day i j Adventists, Pastor W. E. Battye, m | ! Auckland yesterday. In otherl j words, each church member had j contributed £13 10s during the [ period. Volunteers of the church ! had packed 22^ tons of clothmg j and thousands of food parcels. As I members of the church were vege- ! terians, 77,794 iheat coupons had I been surrendered, said Mr. Battye. All hockey players are reminded . that the bus to Feilding leaves the * bus stop at 7.15 a.m. on Monday.