Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 31 July 1948, Page 4

Local & General

Toll Of The Road Two hundred and six died and 4762' were injured in the 3570 trafiic accidents reported to the Transport Department during 1947. Of those killed, 108 were occupants of motor. vehicles, 47 were pedestrians, 30 1 were motor-cyclists or pillion passengers and 21 were push cyclists. Missing Men Police parties searching for Herbert Kitteridge who has been rnissing ' from his home in Brougham Street, Wellington, since Monday, included another missing man in the searc'h. He is Edward James Bolton, aged 70, who has been missing from the Salvation Army Men's Hostel since Thnrsday morning. Arbor Dav Observance ArboT Day will be observed in Levin on Wednesday next, when the Levin Borough Couneil and Levin and District Beautifying Society will hold a suitable observance at the Triangle Reserve, opposite the Public Gardens. The funetion commehces at 2 p.m. and the public are cbrdially invited to attend. Minister's Death Intimating that the police were still making inquiries, the Coroner, Mr. C. L. Mowlem, retnrned an open verdict at the inquest held yesterday into the death of Wesley Everett Richards, a Minister of r-eligion, aged 70 years, married,'of Palmerston North, who died in the Palmerston North Hospital on July 7 as a result of severe injuries received 011 the night of July 4 while he was walking along the main south highway near Tokomaru. Apples and Pears for Britain "It«is the aim of New Zealand Fruitgrowers to export 4,000,000 cases of apples and pears to the United Kingdom in the co'ming season," said the chairman of the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Fruitgrowers' Federation, Mr. A. B. Congdon, at the annual conferenee in Auckland. "If England does not want all that fruit," he said, "then as much as possible should* be sent to dollar producing c viiniries." Surm'ise Packets in Bread "How do mice, cigarettes and string go into bread?" asked the employees' representative on tlie Arbitration Court, Mr. F. C. Allerby, in the cour.se of the hearing of the bakers' dispute. The employers' advucate, Mr. W. E. Anderson, explained that this was probably due to the fact that flour today was of such poor quality that it would not f all through the s'ieves. The vvorkers sometimes just tipped the sieve over and thus the flour would not be properly sifted. Neon Lights Again Neori lighting " will decorate Wanganui's shopping area for the first time in nine years next month — providing the expected arop in the district's electricity consumption is sufficient to enabie this to be done within the confines of the power board's quota. This was disclosed by the Wanganui-Rangitikei Electric Power Board engineer (Mr. H. Webb) when city retailers met him to ask for the re-introduction of display lighting. The restoration of Neon lighting throughout New Zealand is now a question solely for local power authorities. 1 New Shin For Islands Track, A new vessel, slighjy larger than the Matua, has been on-ier.ed by the Qnion Steam Ship Comp_ny for service between New Zealand and Aie South Pacific Islands. Deiivery of the ship, which Will be named Tofua, is expected to arrive in September, 1951. She will have a gross tonnage of 5300 and will be fltted with the latest refrigeration equipment in all five holds. The administrative authoritfes in the islands intend to increase the production of fruit, and the new Tofua will enabie cargoes to be discharged in Wellington and Lyttelton as well as at Auckland. . s