Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 1 September 1948, Page 4

Local & General

Broadcasting Hours ' As ' fro'm today the Guts in broadcasting hours will be restored. This was announced in a jpint statement by the Minister, of Works (Mr. S.emple) ancf the Minister in charge of Broadcastr ing (Mr. Jones) . Sloop's Last Role The Lowestoft cilass sloop Wellington, formerly 'an escort vessel ; o,n the New ^ealand station, is ' being converted at Chathan^ for use as headquarters of tli'e Hqnourable Company of Master Mariners. She' whl be moored permanently near Temple Stairs, Lon'don. The' V/ellingtqp jpined her sister ship Lpjth i,h Ne^y Z,ea- 1 land waters m 1935. She p'ade long Pacific cruises ;and visited most New ' Zealand. ports. Dpring the war the 'Wellington saw extensive service. Kuro>y— The Animal Ship The Union 'Steam ' Ship .Cpm- 1 papy's Kur.ow is becoming known as "the animal ship/' because on' every trip from Melbourne she brings over livestqek. Yest.erday morning's qqpta 'included four horses— a stallipn, a gelding and twp mar,es — and nearly a dQzen dogs. Four were greyhounds, while seven others were different breeds of house dogs. The Kurow has specially-fitted stalls for horses and although the weather was rough for the last two or three days, the animals appeared quite well. Revaluing of N.Z. Pound Two days before the Budget this letter, dated August 9, arriyed in Auckland from an English exporting firm: "We understand tliat the New Zealand pound is going to be revaiued and that its valiie will be pn. pay with the English pound. We hope this will promote trade between the two countries to our mutual advantagp." For crystal-ball gazing (says the Star) - that" was -pretty gqod. But the English firm was wjde of the marls: with the next sho't': "We trust that mor'e import licenses will soon be granted in your ppuntry .

Maori Guest House In the presence of a Maori and pakeha assemblage pf about 1000, the Prime Minister (Mr. Fraser) on Saturday afternoon opened the Janet Fraser memorial guest house erected neaf the Rotorua Hospital for the accommodation nf Ma'oris visrting friends and relatives in hospital. The scheme was projected some years ago by the Wome,n's Health .League, but was interrupted by the war. The house jncludes 10 bedrooms accpmmodatihg 15, and the total cost was betwpp?1 £1Q?000 and £11,000. The ]ate Mrs. Fraser was patroness of tiie league, and topk a ' keen interest in its wprk in remote districts. N.Z. Scout Trip . If the necessary shipping arrangements .can be made, " the New Zealand Boy Sports' Asspci'ation may send a contingent tp ihe Pan-Pacific Boy Scouts' Jamboree in Austraiia "frpm Decern^er 29, 1948, tp Janqary 9, 1949. The parfy wpuld cqmRrise t^yo trpops, tota'l.[ing 90 Scouts, Scoutmas'ters, .an'd administrative persopnel, and a small "party of 'iady Cubm'asters. Rpyer Scouts wiirnqt be inclu,ded. Thp jamboree at Yarra Park will be opened by the Chief Scput of the Britisfi Commonweailth (Lpr.d Rqwallen). Scouts ' mus't be* at least 15 years pf age and piqst bp first-class Scouts. Cubmasters must npt be less than 20 years of age a.nd hiave' had two years' service.