Local And General

Chronicle (Levin), 8 December 1949, Page 4

Local And General

Success With Dog. At the Ashburton Show, Mr. and Mrs. Carian of Foxton Beach had further successes with their imported Cocker Spaniel "Terry," winning the open and stud dog classes and in addition the Spaniel Stakes, sporting stakes, and grand c'hallenge stakes. The dog was also judged the best in all breeds at the show.. / The Inheritance Of Oxford. "Oxford has a way, occasionally, of surpassing the highest hopes, the most idealised imaginary presentation. I'm not- taiking now about its academic or even its social aspects, but about the facets which are purely aesthetic and sensuous. Those facets, I believe, are of immense value; they are an essential part of the great gift, the inheritance with which, generation by generation, a University endows its sons and daughters." — John Connell speaking in the BBC programme, "London Letter." Major And Minor. The hearing of the murder charge at Foxton yesterday brought together on the one case a father and son in the police force. Senior Detective Orme Fower, of Palmerston North, who led the investigations into the death of Mrs. Hall, was a principal witness for the Crown. His son, Constable Orme Po\yer, who recently joined the force, was present in Court as one of the two escorts of the prisoner who was •brought through from Wellington for the hearing. Kotle Cup Winner. Where do Auckland Cup * winners go when their racing days are over Cheval de Volee, who won the big race in 1S38 and 1939, is still very much alive, though now 15 years old. Last Saturday his owner, Mr. Alf Rowan, ient, him to the Parents' Association of Sb, Cuthbert's College, and at a fair to raise funds for a new assembly hall the Cup winner earned £3 for the cause. Groomed , and beribboned, he gave 120 young .people the distinction of riding an Auckland Cup winner — ac sixpence a time ! To Film Notornis. A party led by Dr. R. A. Fa'.Ia, director of the Dominion Museum, and Mr. Louis Gurr, of the Zoology Deparfcment at the University of Otago, will go into the takahe country of Southland on Thursday for a week's study of the re-cently-rediscovered native bird, the notornis. Members of the National Film Unit wili aecompany the party. They hope to make a film to in'lroduce the rare birds to the people of New Zealand and overseas. The party hopes to take measurements of the birds and to gather additional information about them. Rings will probably be placed on the legs of all birds that can be caught, so that future movements may be fioted. Ministers Of Education. At a valedictory social heid at Christchurch in honour of Dr. D. E. Hansen, retiring principal of the Christchurch Technical College, and Mrs. Hansen, several ' speakers referred to the good work done for education, in particular fcr the Christchurch Technical College, by, the Minister of Education (Mr. T. H. McComhs), who as a young man was for a time on the staff of the college. This promptcd 'the chairman (Mr. M. E. Lyons) to remind the Prime Minisler-elect (Mr. S. G. Holland) that as Mr. McCombs would Soon be giving up office, Mr. Holland had in his team a very suitafc'e man for the position, a man who was chairman of a technical college board. To this Mr. Holland replied: "I am like a very tight. cork — very hard to draw." Mr. Lyons was referring ' to Mr. M. H. Oram, M.P., for Manawatu.