Local And General

Chronicle (Levin), 21 November 1949, Page 4

Local And General

Fire Victims' Memorial, The memorial canopy at the Ruru lawn cemetery in C'hristj church for the victims of BaJan- • tyne's fire will be dedicated at a 1 ceremony tomorrow. Arrangements for the service are being made by a spb-committee of the City Council and the Fire Victims' . Next-of-kin Association. .Big Transport Unit. I The largest rigid-framed trans- ; port unit in New Zealand, which ,! was landed at Bluff from the Waipiata recently has been taken to Christchurch. The vehicle is an A.E.C. Mammoth Major Eight chassis, carrying a 2800-gallon i.pctrol tank. It stands on 12 I wheels an'd has an over-all length ! of 30ft. • l Softball Results. i The reisults of Saturday's soft- ; ball games in the Horowhenua , competitions were as follows: — iMen: Wanderers 32, Achilles 4; ! Athletic 19, Punahau 9; Pirates 18, I Raukawa 15; Kimberley won by , default from Ajax. Women ana junior men: Wanderers Ladies 32, .Kimberley B 13; Raukawa 28, j Punahau 23 ; Wanderers Stars won ; by default .from Aces Col'ks; ! Achilles B, a bye. I Whitebait Season. I Signs that the whitebait season [ in the Ruller distriet is coming . to an end have been increasingly apj parent during the last few weeks. i The sizes of shoals making their i way upstream have diminished, i and only small catches have been I netted. The season closes on December 15, but most of the reguiar fishermen in the distriet have already abandoned their positions on the banks of the Buller .River. The season in the distriet has been better than for some ye-ars. Duck-Shooting Season. A shorter auck-shooting season was recommended last week by a meeting of the North Island Council of the New Zealand Acclima-| tisation Society, said Mr. F. C. Spratt. He told a meeting of the Wellington society's council that delegates had suggested that the season be from May 13 to May 26. A decision was made to ask the North Island council for a 23-day season from May 13. So far the only uniformity among societies was in the length of the shooting day — 6.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Drunkenness Deflned. A new description of drunkenness brought laughter in the Supreme Court at New Plymouth. A witness told how accused had a great deal of beer. He considered Accused was under the influence of aicohol, but not drunk as witness knew ' it. "The last • time I saw him he was looking for his keys. In .my opinion a man Who knoWs what he wants I would not call drunk," Witness said. Mr. Justice Stanton: In other words, sober enough to know what he wanted, but not sober enough to find it. Constable's Right. The right of a constable in uniform to be present at a political meeting at Hukerenui, where no constable is stationed, was questioned by the chairman, Mr. A. Wiblin, when Mr. D. Ross, the Labour candidate, spoke there. 'As the constable entered the hall. Mr. Ross drew attention to his arrival and several voices cried: "There is no drinking here tonight." The constable retorted that he was on duty. In reply to Mr. Wiblin, the constable said it was his duty to cover political meetings and if Mr. Wiblin wished to carry the matter fur.ther he should see the police inspector in Whangarei. Mr. Ross, welcoming the constable, said he realised that he had- a duty to perforrm but expresscd surprise at his attendance.