Local and General

Chronicle (Levin), 17 February 1949, Page 4

Local and General

Resourceful The fact that he had forgotten his camera filter did not prevent an Auckland amateur photographer from getting a good picture of Mount Ngauruhoe recently. He i placed a pair of dark glasses over the lens of his camera and the result would have done credit to the finest equipment obtainable. - i 1 Free And Easy I One effect of the unusually hot weather in Christchurcn in the ; past few days has been °the relaxation, at least at one girls' school..of

the strict rules. about uniform. While the heat waves iast girls ,are permitted to wear any kind of light frock they have, and those below a- certain agy may wear short socks instead"'of" the long r stockings which are a part of the uniform. The Ultimate "Worst" Searching for a term which would, aptly describe the condition of back-country roads in certain parts of the Wanganui region, Mr, C. D. Corliss, Federated Farmers' representative on the Wanganui Chamber of Commerce, paused in the midst of an emphatic denun'ciation of the roads and exciaimed, "Why, Mr. Chairman, in winter ,time those roads would bog a duck!" x Export Ran An indication of the tigfitness of export controls in India has comfe under the notice of an Aucklander. A friend in Northern India wished to send a present. of lace for Christmas and posted it, but it was stopped by the Indian authorities under export regulations. Because Of shortages of textile materials, many articles are banried exports in India, and many people unfamiliar with the full list have had a similar experience.

An Appreciation In appreciation of gifts of food parcels, the Porthleven Women's Institute, Cornwall, sent an oil painting to its Dominion link, Frankley Institute, at New Plymouth. The oil painting is unusual, firstly, because it was painted by a woman of over 70, and secondly because it is a detailed pictur§ of part of the village. With the picture is a key describing the village landmarks. As well there is a message of appreciation from the institute signed by over 200 members. Phosphate Cargo Another shipment of North African phosphate is due to arrive here in the middle of April. Advice received by W. S. Laurie and Co., Ltd., of Auckland, from their London agents, says that the French motor vessel Leopold L.D., has been chartered to load phosphate at Sfax (Tunisia) to be discharged at Auckland and Whangarei. The vessel is expected to reach N6w Zealand early in Apr-il. This will be the third direct fertiliser shipment from Sfax to Northland during the last 14 months.

Difference In Meaning The meaning of the word yacht differs in the United States and New Zealand. Mr. B. K. Schram, an .American journalist visiting Dunedin, sai'd that when . a New I Zealand speaks of a yacht he ! means anything with a sail, from a seven-foot dinghy with a handkerchief tied to the mast to a luxury ocean cruiser. Thousands of New Zealanders who lived on the sea coast were yachtsmen within that classification, he said. in the United States yachting was reserved, if not for the million- j aires, certainly ■ for the wealthy Class. * j

Flower Show At the Levin Horticultural Societfy's autumn flower show ' on Tues'day, Mrs. J. J. 'Gallagher took the points prize for the cut flower section. The stewards in the .decorative section were Mrs. G. Lester and Miss Blackburn, while Mr. H. Tilyard assisted in the vegetable section. -