Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 1 October 1948, Page 4

Local & General

Money In Empties Collecting empty beer bottles in thirsty Wellington is a profitable business, according to an applicant who came before the No. 2 Transport Licensing Authority. During July last year he collected 2280 dozen bottles but in the hot days of January the total rose to 5194 dozen. It is good business as his net return is Td a dozen. Tomorrow's Basketball A basketball tournament for A, B and'C grade teams will be conducted by the Horowhenua Association on the college courts tomorrow. Play commences at 10 a.m. sharp, and buseS" from Otaki will depart from the usuai place at 9.30 a.m. Cups will be presented to the winners of the various : grades at the close of the tournament. In Interests Of Pigs An amendment to the Meat Regulations of 1940, gazetted iast night, increases the inspection fee on pigs from 5d to 8d to enable the portion up to 6d to be diverted in furtherance of the interests of the pig producers of the Dominion. Previously this portion of the fee which is paid to the National Pig Industry Council, amounted to 3'd. J Force Draft Delayed The troopship Duntroon which is carrying a further draft of JForce personnel, has been delayed for one day./ The vessel will not arrive in Auckland until Tuesday morning, accor'ding to latest information received by the Minister of Defence, Mr. Jones. Details ) of travel arrangements will be announced later. War On Wallabies The rate of destruction of wallabies in Waimate County, South Canterbury, has been doubled hy 12 employees of the Wil'd Life Division of the Department of Internal' Affairs. They have accounted for about 8000 of these pests by shooting and snaring. Last year the number killed was about 4000. A similar campaign will be carried out next winter.

Lower Prices For Books As a result of the alteration in the exchange rate many books imported from Britain will be sold at the same price at which they are sold in Britain. Booksellers agreed on a new schedule with the Price Tribunai soon after the announcement was ma'de, and from .September ft- books have been marked at the new price. Books published in Australia will be sold in New Zealand cheaper than they are sold in Australia. Tornado Stofies More than a month after the event, stories are still being told about the Hamilton tornado. Some of them will no doubt be retold for many years yet, and, perhaps, become legen'dary. They mostly concern mysterious disappearances — articles whipped up and carried off, never to be traced. One woman lost a valuable pet dog, but the most amazing case of lost property irivolved a large dinghy nearing completion in- a suburban back garden — since the tornado not a vestige of the' boat has been seen.