Local And General

Chronicle (Levin), 14 September 1949, Page 4

Local And General

Infectious Diseases. Eleven cases of infectious disease were reported in the Manawatu- Wel lington-If awke 's Bay health district 'during the past week. They were streptpcoccal sore throat including scarlet feyer 7, tuberculosis 2, erysipelas 1, puerperal fever 1. Rritish Formality. "As I think I've said before we're a people, we Bridsh, who llke and make use of social ritual. We like a formal pattern of behavN o.ur to which we conform, not because we're forced to, but because it is agreeable to our sense of propriety." — From the B.B.C. London letter. * Indoor Bowling. ' Judging by the large number of players present on ^ub nights, the activities of the Ohau fpdoor Bowling Club are still ' proyihg popular.. Last Wednesday night a team skipped, by J. - Woolf lifted the Horn Ruttons from C. Greenwood's rink, * hut only held them until Saturday night when a team skipped by J.; Bowling' proved too strong. Liner Rangitoto. The New Zealand Shipping Company's new 22,000-ton liner Rangitoto will arrive in Wellington on her rnaiden voyage . on Monday week, Dorni.ruoh Day, according to a wireless message ( from her master, Captain A. E. ; Lettington, D.F.C. She is due in | Auckland in mid-October to load, | and will sail for London -on Noiv- : ember 5. The Rangitoto is carryI ing more than 400 passengers. : Baron Becomes Barrister. | A South Afriean baron, Lord de [ Vilhers, -was admitted as a bar- | rister of the Supreme Court in ! Auckland yesterday. He was hdi mitted on the motion of Mr. S. j Lusk before Mr. Justice Gresso,n. ' Lord de Villiers was educated . at ! Oxford and is a member of the English Bar. He is now farming near Auckland, and intends to retain an interest in the land. His grandfather, the first baron, was Ihe first Chief Justice of the Union of South Africa aird a Privy Councillor. N.Z. Flowers For London. •Two cartons of New Zealand flowers left Whenuapai yesterday. by B.C.P.A. plane for Vancouver on the first stage of their journey to London where the flowers will form the New Zealand exhibit at the Evening News flower and country show- The exhibit is a goodwiil donation from New Zealand to the show, and .is the outcome of a request. to the offiee of the New Zealand High Gommissioner in London which was fulfllled 'bv the New Zeajand Institute of Horticulture. The flowers for the display were grown in New Plymouth and comprised a wide range of native foliage, i berrying, and flowering shrubs, toi gether with- a collection of ; grevellea, South Airican banksia. Fortunate New Zealanders. ! . The results of overseas lotteries in recent years woul'd almost give the impression that any New Zealander who cared to ' buy a ■ticket was certain to won a prize. A big Australian consultation, the results of which have just come to hand, provides a typical example of the inroads made by New Zealanders in'to. the pri^e money. Asid,e from those fortunate enough tq dxaw horses in this lottery the 14 major prize winners receive sums ranging from £10,000 down to £1000 and aggregating £29,000. Of this aggregate no less than £20,750 was won by New Zealanders who carried off a £10,000' prize, a half and a quarter of a £4000 prize, a £20.00 prize, five £1000 prizes, and a half a quarfer of a £1000 prij»,. k - '