Local And General

Chronicle (Levin), 25 November 1949, Page 4

Local And General

Petone's Missing Child. Petone residents are subscribing . to a fund to add to a £50 rewai'd for information leading to the recovery of Elizabeth Ellen Shannon, the two-year-old girl who has been missing since Novemfcer 4. 1 he £50 reward was offered by the girl's grandfather, Mr. William Siiannon, Taranaki, once a police official at Hong Kong. It is hoped to build this up to £300. Meani while, the search continues.

£2000 Unclahned. The £200.0 priz,e in the 'Feeling Lucky" art union, drawn on Wednesday, has not yet been claimed by the winner, "Lucky Day," whose address was given as 4 Keith Street, Point Qhevalier. The Auckland office of the art umon controliers have heard nothing of i "Lucky Day," and have not at- ! tempted to loeate him, as there is ■ no Keith. Street in Point Chevalier. Usually pri?e-winners go to the ! office as- soon as,; they have heard c-f their' luek. ' • Christmas Day Broadcast. I On Christmas Day, Mervyn Maihi, 18-year-old head prefect of the Whangarei Roys' High School, will hroadcast a Christmas message to.the children of Wales. Hewas selected by the New Zealand Broadcasting Service to record the message for us.e on . the B-B.C. Welsh regiopal programme. A Wellington girl broadoast the message last year. Maihi has been . cap^ain of his sohooi's first fifteen for the last two seasons and is i the school's swimming champion He is to study research chemistry 1 at Auckland Hniversity next year. His great-great-grandfather was i a Ngapuhi chief. Gift To Rehahiiitation. The work of;Heritage (Inc.) is : to be assisted 1 as a result of a substantial monetary gift made to : the Rehahiiitation Board dnring j the war by- -Mr: Joslah Udy, oi | Carterton. Announcing this, the I Minister of Rehabilitation (Mr. t Skinner) said that with the conI ciurence of the donor- the svon Ihad been al.lowed to apcimuiate", . }Now, at Mr. Vjdy's expressed wish, I ihe accumulated funds amount- | ing to some £5470 will be handed over to Heritage ' to. ' assist ' that organisation in' its work for dependents of deceased servicemen. "On behalf of the Rehabilitation Board, I should again like -to" express appreciation of Mr. Udy's generosity in givjng such tangible assistance to sucn a worthy cause," said M^. Skinner.