LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 February 1935, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Gisborne- Borough Council has received Cabinet sanction to the conversion of loans domiciled in New Zealand, totalling £364,000, ensuring a substantial relief in interest burdens and the repayment of the principal.—Press Assn.

First prize in the competition for designs for the Hastings clock tower has been awarded to Sidney G. Chaplin, of Hastings, and the second prize to Clifford Sanderson, of Auckland. The first prize is 25 guineas, and the second 10 guineas.. The borough council has already set aside the money. Tenders will be called when the final plans and specifications are prepared. —Press Assn.

A suggestion that the Government might be asked to make a film demonstrating the dangers of fire and methods of prevention was advanced by a delegate to the annual conference of tho New Zealand branch of the Institution of Fire Engineers at Christchurch. Copies of his film, he thought might be distributed to the theatres as part of the propaganda for Fire Prevention AA'eek. Several other suggestions were made for the improvement of the work done by the brigades . in teaching methods of preventing fire. Fire Prevention Week will be hold this year in tho middle of March.

Yon miisn't miss hearing Johnnie Robertson, world-famed cornetist, and Champion B Grade Band, Town JU 1 "- to-night. Prices: Circle l/i>-. Stalls 1/-.—Advt.

The opinion was expressed by Mr W. J. Girling at a meeting of the Marlborough Automobile Association that there would be fewer collisions at street intersections if drivers kept towaids the middle of the road instead of hugging their correct sides. In Wellington the traffic inspectors insisted on pupil drivers adopting that piccedure. Mr Girling said. The idea vas that a ear proceeding along the centto ot the street came more quickly into view of approaching vehicles, and all parties had more room and longer time to avoid trouble.

The ‘’Fainting Lady,” well-known in] the cities, has arrived on the West Coast, and is awaiting widespread introductions, confident that the impression made will be charming. The “Fainting Lady” is not, as the name may imply, a representative of the fair sex, but is the name bestowed upon the new midget, containers of Dewar’s Imperial Whisky, containing three nips of this world-famous spirit. A boon to the travelling public, and just the thing for ladies’ handbags. On sale at all hotels. Get acquainted to-day. Mesters Griffen and Smith, Ltd., agents, Greymouth, Hokitika, and Westport.—Advt.

The London air mail despatched on February 9 will arrive at Auckland by tho Wanganella, on Saturday morning. —Press Assn.

The Mayor (Mr. G. W. Hutchison) was to-day unanimously re-elected chairman of the Auckland Milk Council. Mr. Hutchison, who will not be a candidate for re-election to the Mayoralty, is one of the three nominees of the City, Council upon the Milk Council. —Press Assn.

A Maori, appearing in the Opunakc Magistrate’s Court on a judgment summons told the magistrate, Mr W. H. Woodward, S.M., that he, his wife, and their five children, lived with his brother, who had a wife and one child. He had always lived there and did not do any work, his' • brother keeping him. When asked why he did not do at least as much work on ■.he farm as his brother he remarked: “I’m just too lazy, I suppose.”

With reference to a claim by AV. R. Rope, Ltd., contractors, lor £950 for alleged loss sustained by reason of inaccuracies discovered in the scales provided by the Wanganui Harbour Board for the purpose of weighing the stone delivered under the contract, the board has decided that it is unable to admit any liability whatsoevei' for the payment of the sum claimed, reports tho AA 7 anganui “Herald.” The board will, however, without prejudice and without in any way admitting liability, offer the contractors the sum of £5O in full settlement of any claim they may feel they have against the board in respect of the inaccuracies disclosed on the testing of the scales.

The Post and Telegraph Department’s engineering branch has been busy during the past week restoring services in the Westland district which were damaged by the recent floods on the West Coast. When a span of the Kanieri bridge was swept away the main line circuit south of Hokitika was broken, but temporary repairs were made and the service was soon restored. When the floods were at their height there was a foot of water in the Post Office at Hokitika, and the water leaked through into the telephone exchange. Some of the cables got wet and the service to subscribers was affected. The line between Springfield and Cass is being strengthened.

Harold Prescott’s Pupils and other leading artists, in conjunction with ‘■he champion B Grade Band and Johnnie Robertson, world-famed cornetist, Town Hall, to-night.—Advt.

In the House of Representatives, yesterdav, stated a Press Association message* the Public Petitipns ComImittee recommended, on the petition of Eileen Wood, that the Government should favourably consider the request for relief, owing to the position she was placed in because of the payment of death and succession duties iff connection with the estate of her father, Sir Joseph Ward. Rev. Clyde Carr, supporting the recommendation, ?aid that owing to the necessity tor tlie payment of death and - succession duties.* the interest due to the bank had fallen behind. The bank was insisting on the payment of every payment due. and as a result the petitioner had received practically no benefit from the estate up to the present.

Civ-* the Champion B Grade Band and Johnnie Robertson, world-famed cornetist, a real West Coast welcome, Town Hall, to-night. Prices 1/- and 1/6. —Advt.

Before Mr H. Morgan, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court. at Greymouth, yesterday, Harry Ornio, of Kokiri,

was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment, with hard labour, on a charge of using obscene language in a railway carriage between Grey-

mouth and Stillwater, on February 6. On a charge of drunkenness on tho Greymouth Railway Station, he was convicted and discharged. Defendant pleaded guilty to both charges. Robert AVilliftm Milne was granted- a re-hearing of a charge of disobedience of a maintenance order, the arrears to January 1, 1935, amounting to £9B/2/6. At Monday’s sitting of the Court, defendant did not appear, and was convicted and sentenced to three months’ imprisonment, to be released on payment of £2O off the arrears. At the re-hearing yesterday, defendant gave evidence, and the S.M. ordered him to pay £l5 forthwith, in default three months’ imprisonment.

So menacing was the attitude of a large Alsatian dog in the vestibule of the Avondale Public Library, on Tuesday evening,- that several subscribers were unable to gain admittance, while other persons in the building had to leave by a back door. The first indication that a dangerous dog was on the premises was when several people were about, to leave the library after 8 o’clock, and they found their way barred by the snarling Alsatian. Several tried to coax the animal into a better frame of mind, but it replied to their overtures with bared teeth and fierce barks. The dog whipped itself into a frenzy, leaping at an old lady who. however, was able to get behind a man next to her. It turned fiercely on anyone attempting to enter or leave the building, and eventually those inside had to leave by the back entrance. Constable Maisey then arrived with a shot gun, and after baring its teeth at tho offiei r the animal slunk off.

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