Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 5 July 1948, Page 4

Local & General

Child Born in a Taxi A chiid was born in a taxi when the mother was travelling from a farm to Te Awamutu. The fafm is 10 miles from the town, and the birth occurred wheh the vehicle had trayelled about half the distance. The mother and- child, a giri, were admitted to a pfiVate hospital in Te AWamUtu, and both are reported to be doing Well. Clay Building An experiment in clay building haS been authorised by the Christchurch City Council, which may prove the foferunner, if successfui, of clay bfeing used rhore widely for building. A local man is putting up a building with clay walis, relnforced where neeessary, and with a framewofk of pinus. .Permit to erect has been granted on condition that he does not use the building as a dwelling. Seventeen Persqns Charged Twelve :nen and' five women were arrested at 10.20 on Friday night when the poliee raided a house in MoUnt Eden. They were brought before Jhstices of the Peace at a special Police Court sitting at 2.50 Saturday morning. One man was charged with using his premises as a common gaming house and the other 16 With being Unlawfully on the premises. All were remanaea until today and released on bail. Fight Against Cancer "We must support tne cancer campaign," declared the president, Mf. B. Brigham, at a meeting of the Auckland SUbuyban Local Bpdies* Association. Mr. S. 'P. Arden, of Onehunga, contended that the cdncer campaign should pe a worldwide organisatioh. On his suggestion Mr. Brigham was asked to. seek some definite information abom the British Empire Cancer Campaigh Society and the conduct of lts aifairs. Ttavel by Air New Zealand is well behmd Australia for air _ services, in the opinion of Mr. Pat Smith, captam of the New Zealand Rugby Leaguefootball team which recently returned from tbUring England, E'rance and Atistralia. He told the Christchurch Businessmen's Club this when he instanced how tne team, within 12 , nours, flew iOO miles, from ■ Brisbarie" to Rockhampton and back, with a garne of football and an officiai dinner sanawiched in between. All travei facilities" in Australia were wondefful." Authority Challeriged ' "This is hot the first time that parents of pupils have challenged education authoritieS regardmg the regulations prohibiting pup|ls from leaVing school before their nfteenth birthday/' said Mr4 A. 4 L. McKay , pommenting at a meeting of the Greymouth Chaniber of Commerce on the decision of the Greymouth ; Teehnieal High School Board of Managers to .prosecute offenders-. , "One sawmill had a hand aged 14-2 receiving £5 or £6 a week, and the 1 authorities threatened fines if he' was n6t sent, back tb school,'" saiq Mr. McKay. "The bby wrote liimself and told the authorities to do what they liked, but he would .not learn ariythihg in any case. The whoie thing was dropped." Always a popular . annual attraction with. lovers of the art, the Women's institiites' drama festival opens in the Horowhenua College hall, Levin, tomorrow night and continues at Otaki on Thursday night. The programme commenees at 7,4a p.m. and patrons are remihded that the doors will be kept closed during the perf ormance. . ;