Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 4 November 1948, Page 4

Local & General

Labourer Electroc^.ted While operating an electric concrete mixer at Onehunga, about 8.45 yesterday morning, a young Maori labourer was electro-l cute'd. He was: Dan Haereiti, aged 17, son of Mr. Tau Haereiti, of 18 Airedale Street, Auckland. Kaka's Mail Recovered All the airmail letters from Palmerston North included in the mails of the ill-fated Kaka and , previously reported missing,. havei been located. A'dvice to this effect has been received by tne Chief . Postmaster, Mr. W. R. Stuckey. The 19 letters, including one registered letter addressed to Suva, were discovered by an ex-post office official and have been handed to the postmaster at Raetihi. They will be sent to Auckland for dispatch. All the addresses on the letters are legible except one. This is being obtained from the sender , wiiose name was written on the back.of the envelope. Swimming Season Opens The swimming season in Levin began on Tuesday, when the Coronation Baths were opened. With the water registering a temperature of about 63 /degrees — flve degrees warmer than was recorded on the same day last year — there were about 18 people present to take the first plunge. A few went in quickiy with a confidence based on atmospheric temperatures and then swiftly returned to the side to recover their breath. But the Initial ducking was the worst and throughout Tuesday and yesterday the baths were well patronised, particularly by school children. According to the custodian, Mr. F. Taylor, the past two days have seen more enthusiasts in the baths than at any opening since the fceginning of the war.