LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 3 September 1934, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Next Monday will be busy in Court and legal circles at Greymouth. The Supreme Court, the Magistrate s Court, and the Assessment Court are all on the list of engagements.

The primary schools of th© Grey district, and the Marist and Convent Secondary Schools will re-open tomorrow 1 , after the second teim holidays. The Greymouth Technical High School will re-open on September 11. „ ■

James and Wallsend mines- are expected to work five days this week, and Blackball four. Liverpool minewill be idle to-morrow, but will ( most likely work on the following three days. Dobson mine, idle to-day. will work to-morrow.

At Otaki, a goods train, early on Sunday morning, ran into a platform barrow, smashing it to pieces. How the obstacle came on the line is a mystery. The police are investigating.—Press Assn.

Clear blue sky was reported from twelve of the fourteen centres in the Dominion at 9 o’clock this morning, temperatures- ranging from 50 degrees at Farewell Spit to 28 at Arthur’s Pass. Showery weather, with overcast skies, was reported from Bluff, and Puysegur Point, in the South.

Daylight saving will begin on the last Sunday in September.each year, instead of the second Sunday in October, and will end on the last Sunday in April instead of on the third Sunday in March. The alteration was made so that the Easter holidays would always occur within the summer time period. Therefore on Sunday, September 30, the clocks will be put on half an hour.

Mi- William D. Murray, florist, of Albert Street, was, this afternoon, reported missing. Mr Murray, who has been on the West Coast for many years, left his home about 8 o’clock this morning, for his shop. He was seen about 8.45 a.m. on the wharf, opposite Albert Street, with a box of rubbish, which he evidently proposed to' throw into the river, but he has not been, seen since. Mr Murray is 52 years of age, and resides with his wife and family in Shakespeare Street.

White gloves are to be presented to Mr Justice Johnston, when he opens the Greymouth sitting of the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, there being no criminal cases. This will be the second occasion in the past seven years, that the presiding Judge has received white gloves. The Court is to sit at Westport on Thursday, and the Greymouth sitting will be resumed on Friday, continuing on Saturday Monday next.

Writing to a Greymouth friend, a Christchurch resident tells an amusing story concerning a Persian cat, which exhausted its stock of nine iives, and died. Living in a modern flat, the lady found it difficult to find a suitable burial ground for the body, and she finally decided to make a neat parcel of pussy’s remains, and consign them to the sad sea waves at Sumner. She therefore boarded a tram. On arrival at Sumner, an obliging young man assisted her to alight, and also carried her parcel. Apparently feeling that he had earned a reward, he decamped with the parcel. The tram conductor set off in pursuit, but was recalled by the lady, who explained the contents of the thief’s haul. She and the conductor saw the joke plainly, and it was certainly “on” the thief, when he opened the parcel.

Sp.aking at the Home Science Conference in Dunedin on the subject of children’s idiosyncrasies in diet, Dr Ada Paterson, director of school hygiene, instanced the case of a boy whose mother informed her when he was being taken to a health camp, that whenever he ate butter he was sick. “Immediately on arrival at camp,” Dr Paterson said, “he informed us very ostentatiously that he could not eat butter'. ‘Oh, is that so,’ we said, and commenced to eat butter, taking no more notice of him. When he found that no one really cared whether he ate butter or not, he started to follow- the fashion, and before he left the camp he was eating butter with the best.”

New Books at B. Dixon’s, Ltd. — “Stabilised Money,” by Field 1/6; Radio Calls of the World,” 1934, 1/-; “Forty Years for Labrador,” by Grenfell 9/6, postage 6d; “Three Men and Diana,” by Norris 7/-; “The Half Open Door,” by Albanesi, 7/-; “The Free Fishers,” by Buchan, 7/-; “The Secret Adventure,” by Binns, 7/-, postage 3d; “The Ivory Spires,” by Boreham, 7/-, postage 4d; “A Vagabond of the Bush,” by Boreham, lOd, postage 2d. —Advt. ■ >

Men of the world, men with education, Who have travelled widely, and men with a natural good taste, all say “Dewar’s Please!” For many years past Dewar’s Imperial Whisky has held a record for absolute purity and quality that has never been excelled and to-day, this famous brand is undoubtedly/the most popular spirit on the market. Griffen and Smith, Ltd., Agents, Greymouth, Hokitika, and Westport—Advt.

Employees of breweries are to have an increase of 5 per cent, in wages. All Canterbury brewers and maltsters and New Zealand Breweries, Ltd., in all branches, have agreed to a general increase.

Over thirty nominations have so far been received for the West Coast amateur boxing championships, which are to be. conducted by th© Karoro Sports Club in the Greymouth Town Hall on Saturday next. This number includes nine from Westport, but the Inangahua and Waiuta nominations have yet to come in. It is expected that there will be nearly forty nominations in all.

Through a premature fall of stone at Duggan and Party’s mine, at Rewanui, on Saturday, Mr. W. Richmond, uf Runanga, married, suffered severe bruises. He was preparing to place a prop under a piece of bad stone, when the stone came way, facing on him. He was attended by Dr. G. W. Meade, and is now confined to his home.

Seven New Zealand delegates to the Pan-Pacific Women’s Conference returned to Auckland by the Niagara to-day. The Conference adopted four resolutions protesting against manufacture of arms for private profit, appealing to women of the Pacific to do everything to promote peace, declaring women should be free to engage in gainful occupation irrespective of marriage, and women of - all countries should strive for better films.—Press Assn.

Apparently the Edinburgh air excited in Arthur Mailey, the Australian cricket writer, the dry humour so common to folk north of the Tweed. In his notes on the Australia v. Scotland game he writes: “At the Edinburgh match there were at least 100 faces looking over the fence from outside the ground. * I understand that the committee considered the cost of a high wall, but decided that if it built one those at present looking over would refuse to attend the match at all!”

The Stuart Wilson Cup, for competition among boys and girl’s agricultural clubs, Was been - won this year by Miss E. Scott, of Romahapa . School, Otago, who grew a crop of turnips which yielded at the rate of 88 tons Bcwt per acre. In forwarding his recommendation, the Director of the Fields Division also made special reference to Master Graham Cald- , well, of Warea North, Taranaki, aged 12, who grew on one of the poorest soil types in Taranaki, a crop of carrots yielding 681 tons per acre.—Press Assn.

For a maximum catch use quality Whitebait Nettings from C. Smith, Ltd. They always give satisfaction. Call in to-day.—Advt.

To make the home beautiful and comfortable. Artistic good quality upholstery of wonderful value always ready to adorn your home. Give White’s your order, and comfort and beauty will be yours. S. Burnett White, West Coast’s High Grade Furnisher. —Advt.

Gardening Books at B. Dixon’s, Ltd. “Practical Gardening in 'New Zealand,” by Tannock 5/-; Boards, 6/-, postage 4d; “All About Gardening,” by Coults, 7/6, postage 6d; “Book of Gardening,” by Coults, 3/6, postage 4d; “Rose Growing,” by Hart, 3/6, postage 3d; “Easy Guide to N.Z. Gardening,” by Sinclair, 2/-, postage 2d; “Chrysanthemums for Amateurs,” by Thomas 2/6, postage 3d. —Advt.

Books on Dogs.—“ The Cocker Spaniel,” “The Pekingese,” “The Sealyham,” “The Alsatian” 3/6 each, postage 3d; Cheap editions at 9d each, postage Id, of “Violas and Pansies,” “Border Carnations,” “How to Prune,” “Antirrhiniums and Penstemons,” “Rabbit Keeping,” “Canary Keeping,” Procurable at B. Dixon’s, Ltd.—Advt.