LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 November 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Th© Liverpool and the James mines will both be idle to-morrow.

Rain set in at Dunedin for the third successive Saturday afternoon, and again interfered with outdoor sports. —Press Assn.

"Mr James O’Brien, M.P., has received advice from the PostmasterGeneral to’ the effect that all the silver pine poles cut by suppliers, that were inspected and branded, will be taken over by the Department at a reduced price.

It is announced in the “Gazette” that woofl-pulping and flax-pulping have been declared offensive trades, within the meaning of the Health Act, 1920. ‘

Mr P. C. Webb will address meetings as follows: Cobden, to-night; Blackball, Tuesday night; State Miners’ Union, Wednesday night; Dobson, Thursday.—Advt.

A fine, new Masonic Temple, was dedicated on Saturday night, by Colonel Sir Stephen Allen, Pro G. M., before the biggest gathering of Masons ever held in Oamaru, over 300 being present, representing Lodges in many parts of the Dominion. —Press Assn.

Guides Oscar Coberger and Felix Harvey, this morning, completed a daring 75-mile journey down the Waitaki River, in a light canoe, from Lake Tekapo to the hydro-electric works at Kurow. They set out on Saturday morning, with two days’ provisions, and stopped the first night at Haldon Station, and the second at Otamatata. The canoe was swamped in the rapids shortly after leaving Lake Tekapo, but proceeded after slight repairs. It was often hard battling, against the currents and wind. —Press Assn.

A recommendation that public bodies should stabilise wages and restore the 10 pel’ cent cut was received by the One Tree Hill Borough Council from the Auckland and Suburban Local Bodies’ Labourers’ Union. The letter' stated that it was generally recognised that the 10 per cent cut had been a grave mistake, in view of the fact that workers could not meet their liabilities and many had had to relinquish their equity ih their homes. The recommendation was referred to the finance and legal committee for consideration.

Th© winner of the £2OOO in the Happy Moments Art Union, drawn on Friday, is an Auckland woman, whose solicitor says that she desires to remain anonymous, on the ground that publicity would complicate, and possibly nullify her plans for the wise distribution of the money. Three persons living near Rakaia will share the second prize of £5OO. Their names are Mrs Mary Gardiner, ner daughter, Thelma, and Mr S. McKnight, ploughman at Mrs Gardiner’s husband’s farm at Rakaia. The ticket was bought through the post from Christchurch, almost on closing day.

The depositors’ balance in the Auckland Savings Bank exceeded £7,000,000 in October, thus establishing a new record for the institution. This information was announced by the deputy-president, Mr H. E. Vaile, at a meeting of trustees of the bank yesterday. Mr Vaile said it would, be gratifying to the trustees and the public to know that the returns of the bank during the past few months showed an increase of deposits over withdrawals. That indicated faith in the institution, and supported the view that the country was definitely on the road to recovery. In October, 1932, withdrawals exceeded deposits by £9OOO, but in October of the present year there was an excess of deposits amounting to £22,000.

The proceedings at the Magistrate’s Court, Greymouth, to-day,, were something in the way of a record for brevity, the sitting occupying only about five minutes. Mr W. Meldrum. S.M., presided, and Senior-Sergeant E. Quayle represented the police. An offender for drunkenness, who was arrested on the Brunner Road, yesterday, pleaded guilty. He had three convictions for similar offences, within the past six months. The S.M. decided to give him one more chance, on defendant agreeing to take out a prohibition order against himself. Four statutory first offenders, caught on licensed premises after hours, without lawful excuse for their presence, were each convicted and ordered to pay costs. A third offender was fined £2 with costs.

“Wild-cat” company schemes .especially in connection with gold mining, have “caught” experienced miners before to-day, and one of those who sadly admits that he has been a victim is the Leader of the Labour party, Mr. M. J. Savage. Discussing the need for protecting investors during the debate on the Companies Bill in the House, Mr. Savage recalled, somewhat ruefully how, as a minei* working on the face, he thought he knew more about that particular mine than did the operators on the Stock Exchange. “I might have known mofe about mining, but' they knew more about the business of mining than I did,” he said. ‘The result is that I have enough worthless scrip at home to paper a whole house.”

“A Dewar’s a day keeps the doctor away,” especially during the prevalence of 'flu.’ No home should be without a bottle of this fine old spirit. Dewar’s Whisky can justly boast of being a leader amongst the worlds best Scotch Whisky, a reputation which genuinely befits this splendid product. Try a nip of Dewar’s as a night-cap and note how refreshed you feel after the good night’s sleep it ensures. Messrs Griffen and Smith Ltd., agents, Greymouth, Hokitika, ana Westport.—-Advt.

A collision between a motor car owned by Mr M. Hanrahan, of High Street, and another, owned by a Mr Foley, of the North Island, occurred near the Grey River Hospital on Saturday evening. None of the occupants of th© cars was injured, but the radiators and headlights of both vehicles were damaged.

In the St. Andrew’s College Entrance Scholarship examination, held on -November 4, there were 63 candidates from fifteen city and seventeen country schools in Canterbury and Westland. Eight Scholarships are to be awarded, four being, reserved for boarders. E. Coulson, of Waiuta, was fourteenth on the list.

Clocks, like humans, are liable io err, and it was an untimely of five minutes in the Greymouth Fire Brigade’s clock at headquarters that was responsible for the bell not being tolled at 11 o’clock on Armistice Day. Station-keeper Garth was waiting patiently for the appointed hour, keeping his eye on the clock, but he did not discover until too late that the clock was slow. The bell was then tolled. None regretted the delay more than those at the station. This explanation is made to clear away any standing by the public.

“I read with interest,” said Mr. S. S Dean, President of the New Zealand Rugby Union, “the remarks ascribed to Mr. J. H. Mostyn, manager of the St. George team, on his return to Sydney, regarding the supposed growth of the League code in New Zealand. His statement grossly exaggerated the position. The wish is, no doubt, father to the thought, when he states that it will not be long before the whole of the North Island will be consolidated into Ruby League. Although League was played again after many years at both New Plymouth and Napier, it suffered a setback in Wellington, in the Waikato and other districts in the North Island, as well as a very severe setback in the South Island. —Press Assn.

The Minister of Public Works (Mr Bitchener) has written as follows to Mr J. O’Brien, M.P. —On the 14th August and again on the 2nd October, you made representations to me concerning the continuation of formation on the road up the Ahaura Valley. I have since received a report on the matter and as a result thereof I am pleased to say that your convictions in regard to the importance of this work received considerable support from my Departmental representatives. Though it is not possible to provide the funds necessary in the meantime to form the road as far as you would no doubt desire it to be formed, arrangements have been made to extend the work at present in hand to a point near where the Waikiti River junctions with the Ahaura. These arrangements have been made possible largely as the result of assistance which is being granted to the Department by the Unemployment Board, and, in accordance with its stipulations when granting such assistance, the work will be reserved for registered and keligible married men. The District Engineer is being advised immediately concerning the abovementioned decision and there should be no' delay in the prosecution of the ■work now approved.

New Season’s Christmas Cards, 2d‘ to 2/- each, Christmas Stationery 1/to 3/6 a box; Try Calendars for 1934, 3d to 3/-; Boxes of Assorted Cards 1/3 to 3/6; Packets of Assorted Cards 1/- to 1/6; Fancy Book Marks 6d to 2/-; Christmas Seal Stickers and Tieon Tags 6d, 7d, and 1/-a packet; Plum Pudding Charms 1/- to 2/6 a card; Christmas Crackers, assorted colours1/- to 7/6 a box of 12. At B. Dixon, Ltd., Tainui Street, Greymouth.— Advt.

Throughout New Zealand men acclaim “Canterbury Locknit” the ideal underwear for summer. It is comfortable and wears and -washes without equal. Get a set to-day and you’ll know why so many are demanding it. Athletic singlets and new style shorts with elastic waistband can now be had in pink, blue or cream at the amazingly low price of 5/6 a garment at C. Smith, Ltd. —Advt.