LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 July 1923, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

In view of the continuance of influenza, it has been decided that the Greymouth schools shall remain closed all next week.

A Press Association message from Dannevirke states that Southern Hawkes Bay wears a mantle of white. Snow fell for live hours this morning, being the heaviest fall experienced for many years. The prospects are that more will follow. A special committee was set up at the last meeting of the Grey Hospital Board to report to yesterday’s meeting upon the charitable aid cases. Only one case was unfavourably reported upon. The Rev. A. J. .Darnell made a suggestion to the Board that when fresh ration tickets . were being printed, the. blass of rations procurable should be listed on the forms This system operated in Sydney, ho stated, and obviated the practise of securing unnecessary goods in exchange. A second offender for drunkenness was convicted and fined 10/- by Mr F. W. Shallcrass, J.P., at the Magistrate’s Court this morning. Thomas Milot, a third offender, who was con- ’ victed yesterday on a charge of drun- ’ kenness, again appeared before the Court. Senior-Sergeant McCarthy described the-man as a ‘/nuisance.” He had been cadging about the wharves, and seemingly had no intention of seeking work. A term of imprisonment was apparently the only cure for him. Milot, who had nothing to say, was convicted and fined £3, in default one week’s imprisonment.

t The monthly meeting of the Grey . Hospital Board took place yesterday, . there being present the Chairman, Tr. J. W’. Hannan), ( Rev. A. J. Far- , sell, Messrs F. Williams, J. Greaney, r . H. Parfitt, and R. H. Richmond. Hr. F. Williams stated that he no- ■ d the Board’s overdraft stood at £lOOO. He asked what the limit was, and what was the position with "regard to the outstanding levies, which, he understood totalled £2lOO. The chairman said that the levies were all payable and would no doubt be handed in during the month. The overdraft would then be completely eliminated.

'he following gentlemen were duly . nominated to represent the Marlbor- • mgh-Nelson-Westland district on the ■ Electoral Committee which will assemble on 29th August and elect the producers’ representative on the New Zealand Meat Producers Board: — Frederick C. Page, Brightwater, Nelson, Charles G. Teschemaker, Avondale, Blenheim, Alexander Thompson, Ward. As only two delegates arc required for this district the Board u conducting a postal election and the necessary ballot paper is being despatched to each sheepfarmer owning not less than one hundred sheep. “When in Doubt Fetch Me Ont.” That is done when you have a copy of that useful. book entitled “The Wrinkle Book,” by Archibald Williams. It contains 10,060 hints on 1000 subjects and has 1000 illustrations. Bound in a strong cloth cover with an attractive color it looks well on the bookshelf and is always ready to refer to when wanted. It’s a mine of information for the handy man or woman. The price is 9s 6d, postage free from B. Dixon's Tainui Street.—Ad vt.