LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 4 September 1934, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Freight hauled through the Otira tunnel last week amounted to 10,551 tons, as compared with 10,341 tons during the corresponding week of last year, and 9,759 tons in 1932. An announcement that it had been decided to send a Maori Rugby team to tour Australia in 1935 was made at Rotorua on Saturday by Mr S. S. Dean, Chairman of the management committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union. —Auckland Press Association message.. Five cases of notifiable diseases were reported to the Health Department during last week. Two were puerperal sepsis, one scarlet fever, one tuberculosis, and one eclampsia. They were all from the Canterbury district, there being none from the West Coast. There were two deaths from tuberculosis, one in Canterbury and one on the West Coast. The Treasury Department acknowledges the receipt of the following amounts forwarded by persons unknown as conscience money to the Government: 10/-, 13/-, and £4 forwarded to the Treasury; £1 10/- to the Lands and Survey Department; 4d and £1 to the Railway Department, 5/- to the Customs Department; 1/2 and 3/3 to the Marine Department; and 5/- and £2 10/- to the Post and Telegraph Department.

The sound of a hammer was carried three miles by air line and 500 feet up on Mount Egmont. Guide Arthur (says an exchange.) was mending the roof of the northern hostel when a party of climbers at Humphries Castle heard distinctly the tap, tap of his hammer. That was considered astounding, but later*a party returned from the crater to report that they had heard the sounds at the summit. The day was clear and still, but a north-easterly drift no doubt helped to carry the sound up the mountain.

The result of th© West . Coast boys’ and girls’ choumoellier growing competition, judged by Mr. ’Johnstone, Agricultural Instructor to the Canterbury Education Board, has been announced as follows: —Ray Hahn

(Ahaura), 85 points, (yield, 411 tons per acre), 1; G. Bradley (Humphries), 78pts., (yield, 651 tons per acre), 2; fohn O’Malley (Ikamat.ua), 72pts., (yield, 551 tons per acre), 3. in this competition the highest percentage of points was awarded for the keeping of the records regarding work, treatment and weather conditons, hence the plot with th© highest yield not winning first prize.

The same guaranteed quality fabric featuring designs more exquisite than ever will make Tobralco the popular choice for summer wash frocks. Remember every yard is guaranteed both to retain its original colour and give satisfactory service. The new Tobralco is now showing in wonderful variety at C. Smith, Ltd. —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 hedd 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. The Liverpool and James mines will both be working to-morrow. Mr Forbes announced to-day, that the time for the Dairy Coihmission’s report, had been extended till the end of the present month. —Press Assn. The lambing season on the West Coast has been fairly good so far, and no serious losses have been reported on account of bad weather. Conditions have been favourable in the Rotomanu district, where on several farms, the lambing season is about finished. Though a vigilant search has been conducted by the police and private citizens, the whereabouts of Mr William D. Murray, the Albert Street florist, who was yesterday, reported missing, remain a mystery. Enquiries so far, reveal that he was not seen after going to the wharf to deposit rubbish into the river. .For the first time in the history of sheep-farming on the West Coast, and probably in the South Island, a farmer has had his ewes wintering on ensilage. The farmer concerned is Mr. Kennedy of Totara Flat, who has wintered about 700 ewes bn this feed. The practice has become fairly general in the North Island.

Under the will of the late William George Brown, of Wellington, the whole of his estate, after a number of specified relatives have received income from it during their lifetime, is to be used for charitable or educational purposes in Wellington. The amounts mentioned total £24,000, which, together with any residue from the estate, is to be controlled by a board of trustees. A clause directs that no purpose or institutions connected in any way with the Roman Catholic Church shall benefit.—Press Assn.

"Before we grant licenses in future we will require operators to supply statements detailing the amounts of goods which they carry during the year,” said Mr R. F. Gambrill, chairman of the No. 4 District Transport Licensing Authority, at the sitting of the authority in Napier, when an application by a firm of general carriers for a renewal of their license was being considered. "It is no good to us,” Mr Gambrill continued, "if a carrier obtains a license and oply carries a few loads in the year. His holding the license may mean that one cannot be granted to another man. We do not intend to grant licenses if we are not satisfied that they are necessary.”

"Who is going to the Centenary Celebrations?” Before you leave, don’t forget to come to the "Back to Childhood” Ball at Barrytown on Saturday flight.—-Advt.

The recent visit of Bishop WestWatson and Mrs West-Watson to the West Coast was no holiday tour. In his letter in the current issue of the "Church News” the bishop says: “I find that our visit to the Coast is apt to be regarded as a holiday excursion! Well, we covered more than GOO miles this time in the car and on horseback, and I took part in or conducted some 20 services, while my wife addressed four missionary union gatherings in the fortnight, so that it was not altogether a holiday.” The bishop was able to get as far south as Bruce Bay, where he held a confirmation service in the new church there. He adds in his letter that he was struck by the development going on on the Coast. It seemed that the charge of the very large area covered by the parochial district of Ross was going to be too large for the one man, and that the church would have to think of forming another district before very long. x

Mr C. M. Bowden, of Bowden, Bass and Coy., Wellington, who is just back from a visit to the Old Country and America, interviewed, said that he was much impressed by the cheerful atmosphere pervading in London. He said there was not an over consumption of our chief products. It was interested parties who had raiseu that cry. Facts and figures did not prove it. The city welcomed intimation that the exchange rate would be maintained at 125 for some time to come. With this assurance it was anticipated that delayed orders would be placed, also in conjunction with the lowered deposit rates in New Zealand, this would possibly have the effect of calling back to 'London funds which had been allowed to accumulate in New Zealand, in the hope of a fall in the exchange. Ho paid a tribute to the work of the New Zealand office in London. Mr Bowden said that New Zealand, to his mind, should peg along and continue to produce and expand and above all, bend every endeavour to place with Britain an ever-increasing percentage of the import requirements. —Press Assn.

Three of the newest Spring. Fabrics which are creating a sensation for value are ‘‘Sponge Crepe” 2/6; “Cordosyl Crepe” 2/11, and “Syblis Cord” 2/11. All are 36 inches wide and are procurable in the lovely new shades at C. Smith, Ltd.—Advt.

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, p.ostage 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.

Books on Dogs.—“ The Cooker Spaniel,” “Th© 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. Gardening Books at B. Dixon’s, Ltd. “Practical Gardening in New Zealand,” by Tannock 5/-; Boards, fi/-, 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.