Local And General

Chronicle (Levin), 15 December 1949, Page 4

Local And General

Holiday Bowling. The Christmas fours tournament arranged by the Central Bowling Club has now been abandoned. In its place a one 'day rinks tournai ment will be held on Monday, December 26, commencing at 9.30 j a.m. on the club's green. Post j entries are to be taken. A Rar© Ceremony. ! For the lirst time in at least 10 years the rare ceremony of land- : mg the King's Colour will be per- ; formed by the Royal New Zealand ; Navy in Auckland on January 20. • It will be one of the features of ! "Navy weeken'd" when the dock- > yard, ships, and shore establishI ments of the Navy will be opened ! to thousands of visitors. \ Inquiry Into Shooting. ! An inquiry into Tuesday night's [ tragedy at the Royal New Zealand ; Air Force Station at Weedons, in ; which Walter Momo lost his life, > has been ordered by the Air De- ! partment. This was announced ! yesterday afternoon by the com- ! manding offlcer of the station > (Squadron-Leader G. S. Evatt) . ! From The Mouth Of Babes! | A Levin father was reading his ! paper assisted by his young [ daughter. "What does Corso \ mean?" she asked. The point was | duly explained in detail. "What > does D.P. mean?" was the second t inquiry. . D.P., explained the ! patient parent, stands for dis- ! placed person. "Then I suppose ! M.P. means misplaced person," ; yyas the quick rejoinder. ! Charge Of Murder. ; Robert Heremai, aged 25, a ; Maori labourer who was arrested ; on a charge of murdering Peter ' Arawa at Taumarunui on Decem- : ber 5, was charged in the Police Court at Auckland. The police, in asking for a remand, said that the prisorier was unable to appear because of illness. A further remand until December 21 was granted. Where is Kairanga? Apparently no one knows in England for several letters expressing thanks for food parcels sent to Britain by residents of the Kairanga County were received by the Kairanga County Council yesterday after : journeying through New Zealand ; in search of the correct address. ; "Citizens of Kairanga, Palmerston | North," and "Kairanga County 1 Council, Salisbury, New Zealand," > were two of the confusing adj dresses. .