Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 12 August 1949, Page 4

Local & General

— *> » Reserve Tidied Up. The native tree plantation at the Railway Station has been 'given a new appearance by the -outside staff of the Levin Borough Council. Previously a poor advertisement for Levin, it is now an asset, this being brought about by extensive pruning of the trees and a general tidying up of the area. Several broken seats have been removed and the Iground between the, bushes and trees cleared of grass and refuse. Red Cross Meeting. The monthly meeting of the Levin branch of the Red Cross Society was held recently, Miss H. E. Bowen presiding in the absence of the president. There was a good altendance of jhembers... Four large cartons oi clbthfng'1' wei'e packed for despatch "overseas and and also a carton of footwear for the immigrant children at the Pahiatua camp. Thanks were expressed to the public for assistance and to Rev. E. T. King for delivering the footwear to the camp.

i Survivor Of Hauhau Murders. | The murder of the commander ! and crew of the cutter Kate, off the I Whakatane bar, on' a night early in [ 1865, is recalled by the death of Mr. f George White in the Cook Hospital i at the age of 96. He was possib.y i thg last survivor of those who had close personal association with | events on the east coast of the North Island when Hauhauism flared up among the Maori tribes. I Because of the tribal association of j his father, Mr. White was spared I by the Hauhaus who boarded the | cutter Kate.

Against The. Law? Just how complicated life could become if all spoken words- were taken literally, was demonstrated in the Supreme Court at Palmerston North yesterday when counsel mentioned that a man and woman concerned in a land case, both of whom owned large amounts of land, had married. A chuckle ran through the Court when following a suggestion by counsel that another person had acquired an undue aggregation- of land, Mr. Justice Gresson aske'd: "Haven't these peop'e become statutory offenders by virtue of their marriage?"

A Sellers' Market. The growth of a sellers' market for pigs during recent weeks was evidenced from prices realised at recent stock sa'es, said the supervisor to the Wellington District Pig Council (Mr. L. L. Marsdon) at the council's meeting in Palmerston North yesterday. Pigs of all classes had been selling at high prices, sows in pig realising from £16 to £18, and stores from £2 10s to £4. One line of 40 suckers, taken from sows and under six weeks of age, averaged £2 9s a head. It was not uncommon for porkers to sell at ls 2d per 1b. at auctions during the past six weeks, said Mr. Marsdon. ... ,9

Handling People. •"We've all got to be able to handle people — that's very important — and for that you've got to have — well I should say two qualities in plenty — patience and an insight into people's makef-up so that you can sense immediately just how to get the best out of them. That's one of the parts of the job I like best— because it's on the accuracy of your judgment that the degree of your success with each speaker depends. We get all kinds of temneraments to deal with, sensitiye, stubborn, nervous, eonfident, irritable or easy-going — there are never two the same."— - Isobel .Ann Shead talking about her, job a's a talks producer in the BBC's general overseas service. '

Tar Boiler Catches Fire. The Levin Volunteer Fire Brigade was called to an outbreak in Nelson. Street this morning when a tar boiler caught fire. No damage to property resulted and the blaze was extinguished before the engine arrived on the scene. - . ^ Levin Hockey Club^s men's team for .the five-a-side tournament at ' Levin tomorrow are: — A team: Morgan, L. Buckingham, K Hunter, Wa7ker and Leask; B teaim Edhn, Tuohy, Lyons, Satherley and R. Buckingham; C team: Hinds, K. iHudson, Mercer, Barraud and Hesp Reserves for all teams: D. Hunter I Swan and Richarda. '