Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 30 November 1949, Page 3

Local & General

PersonaL . Mr. -'and Mrs.' K. Mitchell, of; "Drimintoran," East " Road, re-;, turned yesterday, .after, spending a-: short iholiday ia: iie South. Island. Mr. H. C. Curran, of Grey Street," and Mr. A. Judd, of Makerua, returned » home yesterday after spending teii 'days; at Christcih.urchi Mr. J. E. Curran, who has toeen managing, tke Albion,. Hotel in the-, a'bsence of Mr. H. .'Curran,. re-' turned to -Wellington yesterday; . afternoon.' The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Bishop, of Okuku Road, will be pleased to hear that their daughter, Margaret, is progressing favourably after undergoin'g a seri^ ous operation at Aucklhpd last week. Road Safety Films. ' Patrol Offleer Silverwood, of the Wellington Automobile Assoeialtion sereened a number of road safety and educational films before the pupils of the Shannon •Sehool yesterday afternoon. Whitebait Season Ends. Apart from being election day, today also marks the closing of the whitebait season for the Manawatu River. Generally speaking the season has toOen a poor one, there being - only one really good "runV about six weeks ago and some good catches at Paiaka about two weeks ago. Whitebait seems to have had its day in this district, although the time was when Foxton was renowned for its catches, hut that was befpre the cultivation of farm lands foordering the Manawatu River wiped out the spawning grounds.