Local And General

Chronicle (Levin), 6 December 1949, Page 4

Local And General

Chinese Shows Gratitude. A practical way of showing his gratitude for being allowed to live in New Zealand has been found by Mr. Hoo Jang, a Chinese. He recently received a permit to reside in the Dominion — and has sent a cheque for £100 to Heritage (Auckland) , Inc., the organisation whioh helps the widows and children of men killed in the war. Stern Warning. A bridal car is generally viewed : with a smile of pleasure by pass- ; ing throngs on the busy streets. : It is a natural reaction. But a ; bridal car in Invercargill drew ; more than passing attention — at- ; tached to the rear of the car for ' all to see was an Automobile As- ' sociation sign with the stern : caution boldly displayed: "Beware : of Children." Raoul Island Reliefs. One of the 'Navy's routine peacetime tasks Was performed. by H.M.N.Z.S. Rotoiti when she landed relief personneh'an'd WfWn£ 6*f ' stores at the small community at Raoul Island on Friday, says a message from the vessel. The island is one ,of New Zealand's main island weather reporting stations in the South Pacific. All stores had to be manhandled from the ship into her open boats, which were towed ashore. Big Game Fishing Awards. Two Hunterville : district fisher- ' men have won big game fishing : awards, Mr. A. Dalziell, Hunter- ! ville, has been awarded the Tau- ; ranga Big Game Fishing Club's ; cup for the heaviest shark caught ; 'during last season and Mr. J. ; Goodwin, of Ohingaiti, the cup for ; the heaviest striped marlin sword- ! fish. Mr. Dalziell caught his 685 ! lb. shark while fishing off Mayor ; Island and it fought strenuously ; for over three hours before it was ; landed. Mr. Goodwin's cup-win- ; ning swordfish took an hour and 1 a-quarter to land. It weighed : 407* lb. 9 Story Of A Rifle. A retired farmer, of Linton, L. H. Witherington, received back1 from the Government an old-type .303 single-shot rifle which he had hhnded in for Home Guard use during the war years. He sold it to a man named R. Pearce who resold it to a man named L. Manion. Manion, in turn, lent the rifle to a fourth man, named R. N. Gordon, of Levin. When it was later discovered that'the rifle had not been registered, ^he police took action and all 'four men were charged in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, Witherington with unlawfully delivering possession of a firearm, and the other three with procuring a firearm without a permit. A fine of 10s (costs 10s) was imposed in each instance. Gambler's Gift. "Here is one of the £250 you need for the bells. I sel'dom go to church but I often go to the ; races, and this will be just one ; less' to put on the horses," reads a letter to the Dean of Hamilton, | the Very Rev. C. W. Chandler. The > writer ehclosed a £1 note with the letter. "The first dividend I ever collected was from a horse called Cathedral Chimes, and reading your appeal in the Waikato Times brpught back a memory of about 35 years ago. You. don't know me, although we have met casually and spoken briefly on one occasion. My impressicn. of you— : and greater still," what I have ' heard from others — is that you are ; a good sport. So I feel that a ; sportsman's small donation will ; be aeceptable. Nothing second ; rate about it — it's hard earned ! wages. Anyway, I "admire your I method of raising the moriey and ! trust that your approach to a ! first-rate objective will result in | a first-rate suecess. Good luck io | you and best wishes. When those ; bells chime. I'U be listening," the ; letter. poncluded.