Local And General

Chronicle (Levin), 3 December 1949, Page 4

Local And General

— tt- m. - -r- — Voting Defaulters? At least two men believed to be wartime defaulters are reported to have exercised votes; ipi Aucklandelectorates on Wednesday. Both cases are the subject of inq.uirigs ander the Electoral Emergency Regulations, 1943. Defaulters are disqualified from enrolling and voting. £50 Stolen In Raylight. While the- girl in charge of the office was^momentarily absent yesterday some person entered the premises of Rail Freighter Ltd., adjacent to the Palmerston North railway yards and stole the sum of £50. The missing mo-ney was, ipostly in notes of small denominat^ion and included some silyer. Law Must Re Enforeed. "In time these dances might be conducted under different cond.itions, but meanwhile it is the law and the law must be enforeed,' ' said Mr. A. A. McLachlan, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court, Leyin, yesterday. He- was commenting on the defence of two youths, charged with having liquor in their possessi.on near a danee hal.1:, who stated that they had .parched throats, it had heen a very hot night and they had only one bottle of beer. Prevention Of Fires. As a mea-ns. of . bringing home the dangers. of fire to pupils of primary schools ih. Canterbury, 500 rulers inlaid with a variety of New Zealand. grown timbers: will shortly be sent out to schools in the district to be awarded to pupils who write the best essays on fire protection in ea.ch school'. The scheme is being* sponsored by the Rural Fire Prevention Committee of the Canterbury Progress League.-. On the back of the rulers is the following message: "Be careful with fires — matches have heads but no. brains. With. the compliments of the Rural Fire Committee, Canterbury Progress League." Rain Saves Trees. Not only has rain of the last few days greatly relieved- the fire danger in the Stgte forests in Canterbury^ b.ut it has also saved the lives, of many trees plan-ted by the State Forest Service during the winter. The Conservator of State Forests at Christchurch (Mr. L. H. Bailey) said last week that almost 1,600,000 trees had been planted during the winter; mainly • at Omihi on nasselia tussock areas and at Ashley. Though these new trees were standing up to the - dry conditions very well, had" similar- conditions continued until Christmas there might have- beenmany casualiies among them, said Mr. Bailey. With the rain casualties would now be negligible. University's Influence. "I believe with all my heart that any education oanalised solely tqward its practical, material results, produces stunted and' warped mi»ds. I believe that individual enrichment o-f spirit, moral stirengthening and widening of intellecuual vision all are- products of a schooling on a Umiversity career which is- set in gracious and beautiful and nbble sur- , roundings; H believe that the influence on young mindSi genera- : tion on generation of them, the ; influence of green-turfed quad- ; rangles, of stately buildings, libra- ; ry, cha-pel and hah. bf dignified » and ceremonioup ritual, bidding ! prayer in memory- of a pious I founder, or sonorous grace at din- ! ner — the influence of all these is ; of incalculable but extremely last- ; ing beneflt. They are all symbols ; and manifestations of a living : continuity, of a tradition of belief ' and practice and sbared faith. I They serve to bind — and to unite I — the passing generations. with ! ghostly but powerful links." — Johr? ; Connelt speaking in the BBC pro- ; 'gramm^. "London Letter " i . t .