Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 10 August 1949, Page 4

Local & General

Beauty And The Beast. The modern idea was to make beautiful cattle more useful and useful cattle more beautiful, said a Friesian breeder at a meeting of the Horowhenua "branch of the Friesian Breeders' Association in Levin yesterday. He made the remark during a discussion on the finer points of Friesian cattle. Infectious Diseases. Thirteen cases of infectious diseases were reported in the Manawata - Wellington - Hawke's Bay health district during the past week. They were: — Streptococcal sore throat including scarlet fever 5, tuberculosis 7, puerperal fever 1. Three deaths resulting from tuberculosis were notified. Sunspots And Radio. Ahhough sunspot activity has been interrupting - the radio -tele^. phone service between New Zealand arrd Britain, radio recepiion on the toroadcast band has been better during the last week than for several months ^previously. Members of the New Zealand DX Club in Auckland have found reception of North American stations greatly improved, as many as 40 scations being heard between '5 and 8 p.m. in the last few days. Under Their Noses. For four days station 3YA, Christchurch", gave regular broadcasts of a description of a missing motor-cycle, but without result. On the fourth day a member of the staff inquired if any other member was the owner of a motor-cycle which had been parked in* the backyard of the station for six days. When he mentioned the number, another employee "woke up." The cycle in the backyard was the one sought by the police. British Infant Welfare. "Britain's infant welfare centres are doing a tremendous job," said Dr. Mima M. Gemmell, who has arrived from Scotland to be an assistant to Dr. Helen Deem, the Plunket Society's medical adviser. There were - centres in practically every town and the rural distriets were also well served, she said. Dr. Gemmell has specialised in infectious diseases. With Dr. Deem she will tour the Plunket centres in the North Island before going to Dunedin. ✓ Missing- Sister Found. T{he town clerk of Greymouth recently received a letter from a woman in Canada who was seeking assistance to find her sister, whom she ha-d not seen for 30 years. When Mr. Clemens received ihe letter the names mentioned in it.sounded familiar, and inquiries among the staff soon found the person concerned, for the missing sister's husband is an employee of the Greymouth Borough Council. Within a few houraof the letter's arrival at GreymouLm the missing sister was writing a return letter to Canada;' The sister in New Zealand married a New Zealander in Canada in 1919, and when she came to the Dominion the sisters lost touch. Valuable Gift. , The presentation of a framed painting on silk of My Love winning the 1948 English Derby an'd a complete record of the Derby raee since it was first run in 1780, was made to the Southland Racing Club at its annual meetfng by Mr. T. Quirk, on behalf of H. and' J. Smith, Ltd. In accepting the gift Mr. W. Grieve, president of the Southland Racing Club, said that it would be hung in the stewards' room of the club. "It is a most valuaible gift, and I wish to express our sincere appreciation to H. and J. Smith, Ltd., for their kind thought. The Derby is ' the greatest race in the world, an'd in htis work we have a true and faithful record of the race since it was first run in 1780," said Mr. Grieve.