LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 August 1935, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The James and Liverpool mines wi work to-morrow.

Freight hauled through the Otira tunnel last week, amounted to 12.730 tons, an increase of 2.09 S tons, over the total (10,632 tons) for the corresponding week of last year. In 1933. the total was 10,377 tons.

A proposal that the Government should set up a special tribunal to determine wages, hours and conditions of Railway servants, with possible expansion of the system, to cover the whole of public servants was made to Sir A. Ransom, to-day, by a private deputation representing the A.S.R.S Later, it was stated that Sir A. Ransom informed the deputation that the matter would be referred to the Minister of Railways (Mr Forbes) on his return, and then be considered by Cabinet.— Press Assn.

Complaint that court work was ham iered because doctors were denied ae-

ess to hospital records was voiced n the Arbitration Court by the Wei ington city solicitor, Mr. J. O'Shea le stated that this denial rendered

very difficult to prepare evidence

in many cases. Opposing counsel, Mr. O. C. Mazengarb, retorted that the probable reason was that some doctors had made improper use of information obtained from the records.

At the last meeting of the Auckland ity Council, it was proposed that an mergency organisation should bo pre-

pared for operation in circumstances such as those created by earthquake or a major epidemic. Speaking at a St. John Ambulance meeting, to-day, the Mayor. Mr. Ernest Davis. referred to the proposal and pointed out the possibilities in connection wit it gas attacks in future. It was possible, he said, that in a few years the people of Auckland would be brought under the same rules as had now been introduced in European cities, and they should be I reput ed for such an occasion. People abroad were now Item;', taught what to do in case of gas attack, and to be prepared was right.—Press Assn.

There was a good attendance at tile meeting of the Star of the West Lodge last evening. A challenge from Soddon Lodge to a ping pong match was accepted. Bor. F. I’. McGirr was appointed to choose a team. Sick pay of .L’ls/1 -4 was passed for payment. A candidate was balloted for and will be installed next meeting, and a further candidate was proposed. The following ollieers of Westland Lodge visited Star of tho We-u and conducted the initiation of a new member: A.D. Bro. W I Stickle: V.A D. Bro. .1. Tinetti: Ji’.A. Sr. Maunders: Secretary I’. A. Bro. J. Fox : M.('. i’.A Bro. J . ('onnine ; 1< I Sr. M Tinetti: O.G Bro. I. Davin: .X.D.B. Pros. Benm-lt and Lodge: V.A.LB. Bros. I<<nm-dy and Pear on;’ A !• B. Bio. H Williams is P aving thel listrict .ind VXD B. Bro .1. Herring;' was appointi-d in ills stead, and nomin-i atiotis were t aii"d for V.A.D . Bro J j Kroening h>-ing ehcii-ii, DP. Bro. ,l.|

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The uncertainty of Rugby has been well evidenced this season in the defeat of West Coast for the Rundle Cup, and in Hokitika’s victory in the Dittman Shield match. But two things are certain—the All Blacks will have a royal time, and that Dewar's Imperial Whisky still retains its absolute purity and popularity the world over. Dewar’s can be obtained at all leading hotels. Griffen and Smith Ltd.. Agents. Greymouth, Hokitika and Westport.—Advt.

Entries for the Dominion grand opera contest to be staged at the Wellington Competitions Festival from August 24th to September 7th, closed yesterday. It is anticipated that more than fifty aspirants from all parts of New Zealand will compete.—Press Assn.

The net profit from the Seddon Shield football match against West Coast (says the Marlborough Express) amounted to £26S/S/2, of which the Coast Union takes a half share —i.e., £134/4/1. The gross gate receipts amounted to £306/12/-, but amusement tax accounted for £29/3/10, and the expenses of the referee, who was brought over from Wellington. were £9. These two sums were taken off the gross receipts before either union obtained its share.

The information that Presbyterian Church services which are broadcast are more largely attended than others has been elicited in reply to a questionnaire circulated by the Broadcasting Committee of the Presbyterian General Assembly. The questionnaire was considered at a meeting of the Dunedin Presbytery last week, and replies to it were approved. It was stated that the attendances at evening services were affected to only’ a small extent by broadcasts from other churches. Broadcasts of actual services were preferred to services specially 7 broadcast from the studios.

The effect of the law which allows timber to be taken from State forests for mining purposes without payment of any royalty was criticised by the president of the New Zealand Forestry League. Mr. E. Phillips Turner, at the annual meeting last week. “Though, in the early of colonisation, when timber was superabundant, such action may have been justified, it most certainly 7 is not so now.” he said. “If such an ephemeral, destructive, and generally unprofitable activity as raining is in most cases is to receive subsidies. the subsidies, should be paid direct from the Consolidated Fund, and not by gifts from our State forest capital,"

Mr. W. A. (Dick) Clarke has been appointed District Chief Agent for the Yorkshire Insurance Co., Ltd., previously held by Dalgety* and Co., Ltd. New Address: Werita Street, Phone 164, Box 93.—Advt.

A motor driver’s license issued in New Zealand apparently receives full recognition iu England. The chief traffic inspector in Christchurch (Mr. H. Macintosh) has received a letter from Dr. W. Irving, who is now in England, mentioning that when Dr. Irving applied for a license there he was asked whether he had ever taken one out previously. He advised the authorities that he had a Christchurch license, and was immediately issued with the English one without having to undergo any examination. In his letter Dr. Irving stated that thousands of drivers were “on the lists” waiting for examination for the renewal of their licenses, and he was saved a long delay.

The thousands of tons of scrap iron that are being sent from New Zealand to Japan, has caused a Papakura blacksmith to make some interesting remarks (says the “New Zealand Herald”). A caller nt his shop asked whether ho was selling as "scrap" the iron in many forms that had accumulaed in his shop. "How is it that we cannot make use of it in Now Zealand?" queried the smith in reply. "There are ironworks here.” He said

that new iron cost 22/- a cwt., but the price ottered for scrap iron for Japan was 5/- a ton, or 3d a cwt. Some cart and waggon axles were piled in a cor net

He mentioned that a brothersmith had sold some scrap iron, including eight of these —at one time worth £2/10/- each. He said he preferred to keep them. Even in these days of

motor transport there was an occa sional call for one. when he could get Cl for it.

Cruelty in the use of traps to catch opossums has been fully realised by a number of trappers in this district (says the ‘‘Poverty Ray Herald"), The possibility of avoiding inflicting unnecessary pain on the animals has been discussed by trappers on their visits to town, and in order to overcome the difficulty some trappers have adopted the use of snares, with con-

siderable success. Instead of tho opossum being held by the front feet all night, and often a severely cold one, in the jaws of a trap the animal in the case of the snare method is merely held until the trapper arrives to give it a humane dispatch. The opossum runs into the noose of a snare, which pull- tight, and holds him tighter as he struggles to get away. In using this method trappers often find the animals sitting in a comfortable position awaiting their arrival. The great advantage of the snares to the trapper is the fact that he can carry hundreds of snares which comprise only a loop of wire on a swivel, whereas with the traps he is burdened with onlv a few.

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