Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 11 April 1949, Page 4

Local & General

Cook Strait Crossing. | I "Our bags and trunks came all' the way from London safe andi sound," said a young couple whol recently travelled from London to Nelson, "but you should have seen how they were knocked about just; going across Cook Strait — handles i were torn off, hinges broken, and the contents damaged by the ; rough handling on this short trip." Lambing Percentage Down. Lambing percentages for seven Northland counties this season were lower than.last year's. From 398,000 ewes lambing, a percemagei of 84.48 was recorded, • compared with 85.68 per cent. for .the previous year. The Dominion average was ( 92.72 per cent. A possible • explana- j tioh for the deciine is the prevalepce of facial eczema among flocks . in sev'eral districts. "It's An 111 Wind . . 1 !* "111 blows the wind that profits nobpdy," wrote Shakespeare, and at least flve pr six Christchurch people have go.od reaspn, though they may not know itf/'to endorse that iopinion. They had their names | taken for breaches of the traffic regulations. Normally they could ex- ! pect.summons.es, hyt this- time.t^ey ! escaped, -- due not ; td sthe '*"facL- that ithey had reasonable explanations ,to offer, bu.t to a misf ortune that befell the ofhcer. H^. lost the hook containing their names and addresses. , Help Acknowledged. In calling upon Messrs H. Palmer and Mr. M. Wells, representing the St. John Ambulance Brigade, to come on to the stage at the Levin Athletic and Cycling Club's social 011 Saturday night, Mr. W. F. Cribb said he wished to publicly acknowifedge the great help accorded by ithe brigade members during the year. "They give' the competitors confidence and we look upon them as an integral part of our organisation," sai'd Mr. Cribb, whose reInarks were followed by the singing "For They are Jolly Good Fellows." All Rlaeks' Boots. When. the All Blacks leave for South Africa next week they will be equipped with football bo'ots claimed to be the best ever produced in New Zealand. Most of the players will take two pairs — one for he'avy groun'ds. and the other for dry conditiops— but spme wj.ll have three pairs, Priced at 34/6 a pair, the boots have been made on new English lasts secured after 12 months' negotiation. Since production began in February in an Auckland factory, the boots have been turned out at an average rate of 100 pairs a week. Registration. Stickers. Wiiidscreen stickers instead of metal piates are to be used for motor registration again in the 1949-50 licensing year. The Minister of Transport (Mr. Hackett) sai'd yesterday that steel' was still ' in shqrt supply and it was felt that present supplies should be used for essential industries. Ev.ery endeayour was being made to ^rrange for a general re-issue of metal "registration piates for the 1950-51 period, but in the meantime motorists should ensure that the number piates on their vehicles were in a legible condition. Where necessary, replacement piates should be obtaine'd from the deppty-rpgi^tra? of motor-vehicies. Pver 1000 Travellers. I^ive ships scheduled to sail from Auckland next Thprsday ^ill earry pver 1000 passengers between them. They are the Shaw Savill liner Tamaroa for the United Kingdom, the Huddart Parker motor-ves§.el Wangajiella, the Cajiadian-Aus- . tralasian. Line's Aorangi for £3y(lney, and the Uniqri Cqpipany's ships Maui Pomare an.d Matua- for Rarotonga and Suva, respectively. Another overseas ship lisMd to sail for Suya oh Thiirsflay i§ the freighr ter Katuh " Among 'the passengers ori the Tamaroa will be the All Black Rugby teau; for gouth Africa and the Mayor of Auckland, MF."3\ A. Allum, and Mrs. Allum, who will visit Great Britain.