Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 23 August 1949, Page 4

Local & General

Record Whale Catcb. After the most successful season on record, the Tory Channel whalers have ceased operations for this year with a total catch of 139 whales. The previous best tally was 111. The final catches for the season were two on Friday and one on Saturday. Band's Success Appreciated. Congratulations on its success at the contest at Masterton during the weekend, were extended to members of the Levin Municipal Band hy the Mayor, Mr. H. B. Burdekin, at last night's special meeting of the Levin Borough Council. Cr. R. A. Frederikson was asked to convey. the council's message to the band. His 77th Charg-e. The explanation that the reason for a bottle of methylated spirits was found iri^ hi? ..ppssession^ was, that he used : it^on his feet* Was made by Williarit Cbrten, 49, whp appeared ih the Magistrates' Court, Napier, this moraing on his 77th eharge of drunk'enness. He had a background of 106 previous convictions. Corten was sent to prison for two months with hard labour. "Miracle" Baby Now 11. Just over 11 years ago Britain's tiniest baby, Marian Chapman, was born at South Shields, England. She weighed oniy 10 ounces and was so small she could iie in the palm of a man's hand. Doctors said she would never live, but she has grown into- a normal child, just over four feet in height. Marian celebrated her 11th foirthday recently. Three Referees. Three referees participated in a Rugby game at Auckland on Saturday.- The first^ whos controlled the ^aiiie:,Wi.thhutch- wliistte, lasted till who also was'without a! Wistle, Afcas too strict for pldyers and spectators and was quietly dismissed. A whistle was found for the third referee, a supporter of one of the teams, and he kept going till fuli time was called. Man Breaks Arm. While using his right hand to tighten a nut on a lawnmower, Mr. Frederick James Waite, a green-keeper at the Onehunga Bowling Club, broke his left arm wlfen he applied pressure to a wrench. He "felt something explode" in his upper left' arm. It was thought he had twisted the nerves, but next morning he went to the Middlemore Hospital. A provisional 'diagnosis was a fracture of the left humerus. Do You Over-Eat? "I don't object to children having sweets or cake, but they should have them at mealtime,'' said Sir Thomas Hunter, the first director of the State Sqhool Dental Service, in criticising what he called New Zealand's "stupid diet" and diet habits .during an address at a graduation ceremony at the State- Dental Clinic in Wellington. He eondemne'd over-eating. "People today are living to eat instead of eating to l^e,'* he said. Gone was the practice of three meals a day. Most Intelligent Dog. The diminutive and hairless chechuahua, a Mexican dog, is considered by many intemational fanciers to be the inost intelligelit dog in the world, said Mr. A. J. MacBonell, of Wellington, who was principal judge at the Manawatu Kennel Club's show on Saturday. This cute canine is easily trained to pick out numbered cards and will identify a speciflc card asked for. The chechuahua is considered to be such a valuable dog, its export has been prohibited iby the Mexican .Government.