Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 5 August 1948, Page 4

Local & General

Arbor Day Marred by Rain The unlavourable weather yesterday caused the cancellation of the puolic ceremony arranged in observance of Arbor Day. Pupiis from the Levin School, Levin Convent School and Horowhenua College were to have pianted a number of hydrangea cuttings at the triangle reserve, opposite the Public Gardens. This work will now be carried out by the borough staff.Bow Ties Again Judging from the increasing number of men wearing them, bow ties appear to be coming into fashion again. In reeent years seen only on elderly men ani wom with wing collars and bowier hats, bows are being taken up enthusiastically, if a little self-consciously, by a growing number of young men. American visitors say they are almost universally worn in the United States. The fashion, it is said, started there with President Truman. Good "Perk" Work under way on the main road between Clive and Mangateretere,' Hawke's Bay, where gangs of men are cleaning the fringes of the highway, has a "perk" for the men iri the value of beer bottles that have been collected. A workman spoken to on the long stretch of road opposite the Whakatu freezing works said that between Clive and Whakatu (about three miles) some ■50 dozen bottles had been found in the long grass at the si'de of the 'road. "All right for tea money," iwas the comment. Woman Loses £25 After a woman passenger had got !off a bus in Invercargill recently iand walked two blocks she found [that her purse containing £25 in notes, just drawn from the. bank, and a bill in an envelope was missing. The woman a'dvertised three times in both1 daily newspapers and also notified the police, but with no result. A few days later she received a parcel through the post with the address cut from the envelope; and pasted on the outside. The1 parcel contained her purse and the bill. All that was missing was the £25. Bicycle Found on Ship's Anchor Wheii the anchor of an oVerseas vessel was raised recently at Timaru an almost new bicycle was; attached to it, said Senior-Sergeant| S. King in the Magistrate's Court. at Timaru when a seaman off the! Tekoa was charged with conversion of a bicycle. Senior-Sergeant Kingj told the Court of another case about which, the police feceived the information too late to take action. A Home liner was in port, and some of the crew were seen riding a bicycle round the decks. One struck an iron stanchion with the machine, which crumpljed up. "It was then pitched over the side," he said. In many towns hundreds of bicycles were , converte'd, and a number were never recovered. £1125 Damages Awarded The first claim under the Coptributory -Negligence ACt in which a j.ury was asked to apportion damages according tb the degree of negligence on the part of both parties, was heard before Mr. Justice . Stanton in the Supreme Court at Palmerston North yesterday.. The. case was one in which F. Collis,i of Levin, claimed th'fyt Harry Barnett, of Palmerston Nbrth, had been negligent, such negligence causing him to lose the sight olSone eye when splitting wood. The jufy found that both partiefc were negligent in differing degrees and awarded damages to plaintiff oft £1500 general and £116 special. I However, they considered that! plaintiff had been 25 per cent. negli-j gent and the damages were cutj accordingly to a total of £1125. His Honour congratulated the jury on their finding and the way in which 'they had followed the tortuous arguments and evidence. Mr. A. M. Ongley appeared for plaintiff and] Mr. G. Crossley. for defendant. J,