Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 5 October 1948, Page 4

Local & General

J.C.'s Sell Health Stamps A substantial contribution to the current health stamp campaign has been made by members of the Levin Jttnior Chamber of Commerce, who, 1 in a canvass of the business area of Levin-, • sbl'd stamps exceeding £160 in value. Hawke's Bay Gets Rain Steady rain has fallen throughout Hastings and district during the past 24 hours, bringing much relief to market gardens and farm pastures as practically no rain ha'd fallen for the .past month. The rain was specially welcome to sheepfarmers whose pastures were drying up and the outlook for spring growth was not bright. . Fifth Unexplained Fire The police are now satisfied that an incendiarist is active in • Greymouth. The fifth unexplained fire in 14 months occurred early on Sun'day morning when a new five-roomed unoccupied house in Young Street was ' destroye'd. The house was .completed two months ago and sold for £2000 to Mr. L. E. Haggerty, of Westport, who was to have occupied it next week. Indoor Basketball Games in the indoor basketball competition Will be played tomorrow night instead of Thursday, as usual. The draw is:— 7.30 p..m, St. Joseph's v. Wanderers; 7.4:5 p.m., Kimberley A v. College; 8 p.m., Tui A v. Raukawa A; 8.15 p.m., Kimberley B v. Otaki; 8.30 p.m.,' Combine'd v. Acds A; 8.45 p.m., K.B.H. v. Raukawa B. Tui B have a bye and Tuis win by default from Aces B. South Africa Coinage South Africa may adopt the decimal money system. Mr. J. J. Becklake, ex-director of the South African Mint recommended the change in a report to the Union Government reGently. The changeover woul'd mean a new florin (100 cents.) , a 50-cent piece, the size of a shilling, silvdr 20 and 10-cent pieces, and bronze coins for one, two and four cents — with the cent worth just under a farthing. Advantages claimed are simplification and more accurate) payment for s'mall purchases. "Brighton Rock" The grounds on which our Censor and his appeal committee have turned down the film 'Brighton Rock' would ban a great part of the worl-d's gre'atest books, the Bible included— 'great' becaqse they reveal man's true condition," says a leading article in "The Outlook," ofhcial organ of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. The writer declares that the ave'rage film passed by the censor is anti-Christian and never more so than whdn on a religious topic, because it presents a false, sentimental view of human nature and false standards of success. and pleasure. "Brighton Rock," adds the article, was -intende'd by its author, Graham Greene, if not by the producing company, as a sermOn, and was welcomed by many ecclesiastics abroad as a successful ohe.

"Scandai Sheets!" Hundreds of confldential income tax returns for 1948 were strewn along Oxford Street, Sydney, recently When they were hlowm off the back of a utility truck belongng to the Taxation Department. Scattered along the street; ■ the papers, bearing 'details of private earnings, littered gutters and doorways. A number of tram passengers broke their - journdyL -to obtain returns as "souvenirs." One man tucked 20 or so under his arm and walked along the pavemeht yelling, "Scan'dal sheets, penny each." • Members of the ladies' section of thd. Levin Golf Club will play a bogey match on Wednesday afternoon. The draw takes place at the qlubhouse at the usual fcime. •