Local & General
From Books To Bets. Yesterday a Wellington bookseller celebrated his fortieth birthday. It coincided with his tenth year in the hook trade. To celebrate, he sent 350 cards to his most consistent customers offering them the pick of the shop for halfprice. A rather dazed bookseller regarded his ravaged shelves late in the afternoon. He is contemplating bookmaking instead of bookselling to make np his financial deficit. Fire Chiefs Conf er. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Fire Brigades Superintendents' Union has been heid at Wellington, with representatives Ifrom all parts of the country atending. Matters discussed included superannuation to members of fire services, the industriaf agreement and the proposed legislation dealing with the setting up of the fire service and the proposed i traipmg 6chool — a scheme which developed out of the Ballantyne fire inquiry in Christchurch.
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Chronicle (Levin), 25 June 1949, Page 4
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