LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 April 1934, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Liverpool and James mines win both be idle, again, to-morrow.

The back shift will not be worked at the Wallsend mine to-night, owing to the shortage of trucks due to the washouts on the line. There will be no work at the mine to-morrow on the day shift, and the back shift is uncertain.

Tn attempting to pass a car, which was approaching on the Reefton Road, on Sunday afternoon, Mr Wicksteed, of Wellington, had his Dodge salon car leave the highway. The machine collided with a telegraph pole, and came to rest against a farm gate. The windscreen was broken, and the front of the car damaged, but the occupants were not injured.

Park fees collected from visitors to the Stratford side of Mt. Egmont by the last committee show a phenomenal increase. In 1926, the first year of the Committee’s operations, the fees were £l9. For the year ended March 31, 1934, the fees totalled £331. The- plateau road, enabling motorists to travel halfway up the mountain, has been the chief attraction. —Press Assn.

A small debit balance on the year’s working of the Greymouth R.S.A. was disclosed at last evening’s annual meeting. The President (Mr A. H. McKane) said that while this was regretted, it was not the aim of the Association to retain money that could be well spent in assisting com. rades in distress. “That’s a good way of explaining a debit balance,' said a member.

The working agreement between the Coalmine Owners’ Association, and the West Coast Miners’ District Council, expired at the end ot January, and a conference between representatives of both parties, commenced in Greymouth this morning. The object of the conference is to consider proposals put forward by the Miners’ Union, in regard to the new agreement.

Members of the West Coast Executive of the New Zealand Farmers Union visited' Dobson, yesterday afternoon, and inspected the old power house. The building was considered suitable for the establishment of a bacon factory, and it was decided that all branches be asked to discuss the proposal, and appoint delegates to attend a conference at Greymouth. The inspection was made as a result of discussion of a letter read from the Power Board regarding the disposal of the building, at yesterday’s Farmers Conference, and reported in the “Star” of yesterday.

Trv Robertson’s, Tainui Street, foi Tasty Small Goods. Home-made Pickles, Cooked Ham, Pies, Saveloys. Bread for sandwiches sliced. ’Phone 350.—Advt.

An A.B. class railway' engine, the first of its type to visit the West Coast, arrived at Greymouth from Christchurch yesterday. These engines which are used on many tiams in Canterbury and other parts of New Zealand, are automatic track testers in addition to ordinary locomotives. Whenever such an engine passes over a in the track a small spray of white paint is deposited on the depression. The point serves as a. guide to the maintenance bianch, in the care of the railway tracks, and facilitates the discovery of depressions and bumps in the tracks. The engine left last evening, on return to Christchurch.

A motor collision occurred at the corner of Herbert and Boundary streets, about 1.30 p.m., to-day, between one of Coburn’s buses and a Hilman Minx car, driven by Miss K. Higgins. The car was proceeding along Herbert Street, and was heading for Gresson Street, when it was struck broadside on J>y the ’bus, which came along Boundary Street from the dnection of the Fire Station. The car was considerably damaged, and wa piled up against the steps of the Band Rotunda. Neither the Miss Higgins, .nor her father, the c .ountj Engineer, who was a. passenger in the car, was injured, though both suffered shock and a few scratches. The bus escaped with slight damage.

Wool prices have advanced but you can still buy Blankets at the old prices. Single 17/6, 19/6, 27/6, 32/6. Double 22/6, 25/6, 29/ 6 , 31/6, Large Double 31/-, 37/6, 39/6, 45/6, 49/6, at C. Smith, Ltd.—Advt.

Ladies! The new designs in Fash ionable Furniture and Furnishings arc now on display at S. Burnett White s, Mackay Street. You are invited to call and view the latest creations. Advt.

New Books and Reprints. “Superstition Corner,” by Sheila K. Smith, 8/6; “I Was a. Pagan” (Oxford Group Book) by Kitchen 5/6; “A Thatched Roof” sequel to “Down the Garden Path,” a delightful book by Beverly Nicols, 10/6; “Glorious Liberty” (from Dartmoor to Calvary) by Wood 4/-; “Kingdom Come,” by Redwood 1/3. 100 more O. Henry Stories” 9/6, postage extra at B. Dixon’s,. Tainui Street. —Advt.

Consistency is the secret spirit qf success, and one of the most successful consistent ‘‘Spirits” is Dewar’s. Imperial Whisky. All those good qualities of fine, matured whisky are found in Dewar’s and this is the reason it is so constantly called for throughout the world by judges of good whisky. Man is gifted with a very sensitive taste when choosing his eatables, wearables, etc., and why not use that same good taste in the choice of his drinkables, and drink the best whisky. Dewar’s can be obtained at air leading hotels. Griffin and Smith, Ltd., agents, Greymouch, Hokitika and Westport.—Advt. •

A start has been made by a party, under the control of the Buller Mining Committee, with the carrying out of research work on pakihi gold, from a grant made from an art union.— Press Assn.

The Wellington. City Council has decided to purchase a five-storeyed reinforced-concrete building in Lower Cuba Street for £36,000, in order to house its electricity and tramways departments. The building was formerly occupied by Mackay, Logan, Caldwell, Ltd—Press Assn.

An application for a grant of £3B for fencing at a West Coast school came before Monday’s meeting of the Nelson Education Board (says the “Mail”), it being pointed out that at the present time goats entered the ground and ate the children’s lunches. “It would be cheaper to shoot the goats,” commented one member.

“It is as well for me to , mention here,” said the Secretary (Mr T. P. Ryan) at last evening’s annual meeting of the Greymouth R.S.A., when asking for volunteers to take the collection plates at the Anzac Day Service, “that it is a condition that either one-armed men take the plrites, or, in the case of others, each man must carry a live blow-fly in one hand, and must return with the blow-fly alive."

Two Lower Hutt bridge players, Miss Bunny ano* Mrs W. J. Hutchison, have been adjudicated winners of the New Zealand section of worldwide contract bridge competition, conducted on February 1. The, competition vliich is held annually, is organised by leading players, in America, and is popular in almost every civilised country in the world. This year's entries were limited to 200,000 and 600 people competed in New Zealand. — Press Assn.

General underwriting business will bo transacted abroad by the general manager of the State Fire Insurance Department, Mr. J. H. Jerram, who left Wellington by the Maunganui for San Francisco yesterday. Mr. Jerram, who will proceed to Great Britain, expects to be abroad about five months. He will investigate the question of earthquake risks and developments in accident insurance in relation to the Workers’ Compensation Act, and other developments in insurance practice.—Press Assn.

The Waihi Borough Council received at its recent meeting an applicar tion from the secretary of Wirth’s Circus for a reduction of the fee charged (£ 5) when the circus was at Waihi. The writer stated that the expenses amounted to £l7O per day, and that the recent tour in New Zealand had resulted in a loss of £2500. During the last four years there had been a total loss of £40.000. It was decided to reply that the council regretted it could not accede to the request.

Several members at last evening’s meeting of the Greymouth R.S.A. asked where they could obtain ribbons, for the display of their medals on Anzac Day, and were referred by the Secretary, to the Records Office. One member said he had written to one man for ribbons, but the charge for them would have been 19/7. The President stated that the ribbons had been bought for shillings by one man, who wanted to sell them to exservicemen for pounds.

At the instigation /of the Otago Motor Club, blue warning lights were recently installed at the four corners of the Dunedin public hospital block. At a meeting of the committee of the Club last evening, it was reported that the new system had proved an undoubted success. It was decided to suggest to the South Island Motor Union that it should take up the matter with (he authorities at Wellington in an endeavour to have such a system adopted throughout New Zealand in respect to both public and private hospitals.—Press Assn.

Interviewed at Christchurch, last evening, after his West Coast tour, Mr. Savage, Leader of the Opposition, said, referring to the InangahuaWestport railway, “Whatever might be the rights or wrongs of it, someone committed an unpardonable sin, Either the line should not have been started, or it should not have been stopped. For my own part, I think it should have been completed. It is something of a tragedy that it has been stopped when only twelve miles to go. Miles of the line were rusting, while the rails, not used, had been shipped to the North Island. Workmen’s cottages had been sold at ridiculously low prices, and feeling ran high on the Coast over the matter.” — Press Assn.

The new Congoleum Squares overcome any objection housewives have hitherto held. Exceptionally long wearing, beautiful designs and low prices make them the ideal floor covering. 9x9, 42/-; 9xloft 6in, 49/6, at C. Smith, Ltd. —Advt.

“New Zealand Radio Guide for 1934,” is now on sale. It contains all the latest information for the Home Constructor. Also new design charts and tables, with the latest valve characteristic chart. Price is 2/-, postage 3d, at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street. —Advt.