Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 15 July 1948, Page 4

Local & General

County Building Twenty-nine building permits of a total value of £13,860 were issued by the Horowhenua County Council during the month of June. This is nearly double the number . for the same period last year, when 15 permits valued at £6006 were issued. Palcstine Telegrams All telegrams for Palestine are now subject to censorship, according to advice receiv.ed from Haifa I by the Chief Postmaster at Auckj land. Telegrams may be sent only I to Haifa, Tel Aviv and the Jewlsh part of Jerusalem. Letter telegrams 1 are not admitted. Trap for Motorists Three rows of rusty horseshoes, with jagged nails sticking up from I them, were sprea'd out on Travis j Road on the bend outside the New j Brighton racecourse on Sunday [ afternoon. Two motor-cars, with j the sun full in the drivers' faces, j ran into the trap. Other cars were ! held up while the road was clearI e'd. The Christchurch police are j | investigating. j Influcnza in Auckland j Influcnza is prevalent in the i Auckland schools eariy this year. I The Auckland Grammar School, j with 20 per cent. of pupils absent, - has postponed its term examinaI tions for a fortnight. The Mount [ Albert Grammar School has 13 per cent. of pupils absent but other secondary schools are not seriousiy affected. Many primary school pupils are xemaining home. £10,000 for Bradman? Don Bradman's retlrement from cricket is to be capped with a testimonial match on the Melbourne Cricket ground hext December. Target for the game aimed at by State cricket associations is £10,000 and the most popular suggestion iis that Don's Test Side should play I the Rest of Australia. The testlmonial, it is expected, will develop into a cricket-world-wide appeal. , Ketch for Missionaries ! To replace craft lost during the I war, the Methodist Missionary j Society has bought the 41 ft. ketch i Mandalay from the commodore of I the Tamaki Yacht Club, Mr. W. A. j Wilkinson. The ketch, which was j bought for £2450, will be sailed to ! the Solomons in a few weeks time I by an Auckland crew. She will be , used in mission work aroun'd ! Bougainville, Choiseul, Buka and I Vella Lavella. ! Prisoner Marries I At a quiet wedding at the Regis- : trar's offlce in Auckland yesterday, ! the bridegroom was a prisoner I waiting trial on a criminal charge ; to which he has plea'ded not guilty, ' while the bestman was the prisuh I warder considerately wearing civilian clothes. Apart from the Registrar, the only others present were the bFide and bridesmaid. There were no bouquets .nr confetti. After a farewell on the footpath the bridegroom left in a taxi with the best man. Supreme Court Session The quarterly sessions of the Supreme Court, which open in Palmerston North next Moilday, are expected to 'continue for at least five weeks. The Hon. Mr. Justice Stanton will preside. Four criminal trials are set down for hearing and there is a civil case before the judge and a special jury of 12. In ad'dition, there are six civil actions before "the judge and common jury of 12, one civil action with a jury of four, six before the judge alone, and' the usual number of divorce , actions and matters in barico.

Sydney Shopping Shopping conditions in Sydney appeared to be much the same as in New Zealand cities to Mr. J. Hogben, of Auckland, who returned from Australia this week. As in Auckland some shops were overstocked and others were shortsupplied with essential commodities. Most fruit and vegetables were as, expensi.ve as here, and cigareties j were 6d 'dearer for a packet of 20. r Some men's clothing was cheaper, but woollen goods and much women's apparel were difficult to buy. Mr. Hogben found a spirit of optimism and determination to I succee'd among people in Queens-j land which was not noticeable in| New South Wales,