LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 April 1932, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The specimen of the white butterfly found in Timaru has been definitely identified by the Government entomologist as the pest that entered the Dominion two years ago and is a menace to green crops, including swedes and rape. A further supply of the parasites is being introduced. Spraying is effective in gardens, but useless in farming conditions. —Press Assn.

Watersiders working on the Greymouth wharf should be kept busy for the next three or four days, there being a number of boats due to load at Greymouth, besides the two already in port, the Kalingo loading timber for Melbourne and Adelaide, and the Kaitoa loading coal and race-horses for Nelson. The Gabriella, scheduled to load timber for Australia is due over the week-end, the Rata is due to-night from Nelson, the Totara is due on Monday to load coal, for New Plymouth, and the Kaimai also is due about Monday, to load coal.

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A meeting of the Pride of the West (Kumara), Lodge of Druids, was held on Wednesday evening, in the lodge room, Kumara, the being a large attendance of members, and visiting members from Greymouth and Hokitika. The meeting was convened for the installation of Bro. J. Lalor as District President, No. 13 District. The installation was carried out by Acting D. P. Bro. F. Ballinger, of Westland Lodge. During the evening, Bros. J. Guy and J. Fox were presented with Druidic emblems of the Royal Arch Chapter, for the services they had rendered their respective lodges. Supper was served at the conclusion of the function.

Why not you? Someone has got to win tiie £2OOO first prize in “Happy Days” Art Union. Tickets 2/6, closing to-morrow. —13.

Rev. C. A. Foston, of Westport, visiting Greymouth in connection with the induction of Rev. A. O. Harris to his ministerial charge, mentioned that there is considerable distress in Westport. At his recent Harvest Festival service, a baker had presented a fourpound loaf amongst the gifts. A member of the congregation took this as a gift to a needy family that night. She Mund them just about to go to bed after having supper on cold water and tho last crust in the house, with nothing in prospect for the morning. The loaf was a godsend to them. The local bakers had told the minister that no one need starve for bread, as they were always ready to give their surplus bread to the needy When they were advised of such cases .

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