LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 August 1935, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Liverpool and James mines wil work on Monday.

The air mail which left New Zea land on July 26 arrived at London or August 12. —Press Assn.

All Rugby Union fixtures set down for this afternoon, were postponed on account of the unfavourable weather.

Apologising for Hie absence of Mr. Walter Nash. M.P.. from the postponed Arhor Day celebrations, neid at the Hutt V illey High School on Wednesday, the principal. Mr. J. N. Millard, said that Mr. Nash had informed him that lie had desired to peak on "What we owe to trees." “When," said Mr. Millard. "I looked round the room, 1 was surprised to find how much we really did owe to the trees. Almost everything owed something to trees, even the cane in the corner." (Laughter). Later. Mr. J. W. Andrews (Mayor) referred to this statement as "the most unkindest cut of all."

“The whole tragedy was a story of an ill-prepared tramp.” commented Mr. A. J. Graham, Coroner, who inquired yesterday, tit Palmerston N., into the circumstances surrounding the death of John Manuel Hart, electrician, aged 21, who died from exhaustion on the Tararuas. alter becoming lost, a fortnight ago. The Coroner stated that tramping parties undertaking trips at these times ot the year, would he well advised to carry sufficient food for 21 hours. They should bo properiy clad and provided with a compass. There was riot the slightest doubt that deceased’s companion. Abraham, did all he could until such time that he. too. was affected by his trying experiences. —Press Assn.

Although winter sports enthusiasts have reason to complain of the scarcity of snow this season mi the lower Canterbury ski grounds, there have been exceptionally heavy falls in tile higher mountain levels. The debris of a huge avalanche, declared by those familiar witlt the Arthurs Pass National Park to be the largest in the district for many years, provides evidence of this in tile I pper Otira X’tdley. An enormous muss ot snow lias broken away from the high • nowfields above tin- precipices o! Mount Philistine some time during th<- ia-t week or two, and now chokes the valley for a distance of l')b yards or more. Climbers in the National Park during the week-end limited; that the debris cmisistied largely ot j ti'.iiith-pack.-d blue -now which had, almost the const-lem v m ice, I lie. \ :il!,.y is raked each season !■} , a\ulam-hes trmn the < lift- of Mmim i I hilist ine. but thi falls ai <■ i arely | t f the magnitude of th. mm ref.-rr<-d t, Thei. uni-i he t-mne thousand-; tom; of .-now and ic- in the d.-b-j rD. Mr w A. (Dirk) Clarke has been appointed District Chief Avmit mr t the Yorkshire Insurance <’■>.. Ltd . j-.revi<iusl> lield by Dalg.-ty ami • o.| Ltd. New Address: Werita Stt<-m. Phom- KM. B<>x Advt. Since way hack’ le-fma- the (oeat War Immlrvds of w<.m<-n have iis.-.l regttlarl) (’. Smith’s No 2 I'ublv.u Imd Mill Sh.-'-t inr Alw s llm sumWhy ■' U< re’s tlm an -w.-i ’ li.-t <■ tin finer valm 4 pro< urabtc in tlm Do minion than this sttper qu.'ility Hrlti-li product ’ 5 tin ’.’ 7"in 2 K,, u* 2j ] Otiiv obtainable t:om ( ’ Smith’s. —Ad vt

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.

The Mines Department has decided to make a geophysical survey of the Inangahua County. In the meantime, all applications for mining privileges in the County other than residence or business site licenses, will require the consent of the Minister of Mines, before being granted.

When Mr. J. Skow was speaking to the Whangarei Rotary Club about the activities of the Automobile Association. he related an amusing incident (says the Northern Advocate). He had occasion to wait on a Maori member of the association to advise him about new number plates. Calling at a house, an elderly woman came to the door. She could not tell him where the man was. “Is he at home.?’’ “No. he away.” “Will he be back soon?” “Oh, 1 don't know.” - “Has he gone far?” “Oh, I think he gone to Auckland.” “is that so?” said the caller, who added,. “I wanted to tell him about his number plates.” A change came into the face of the lady. “Oh, you the A.A. man? I thought von were the policeman. That, his house over there.” Reference to the granting of the Jubileo Medal to a large number of people in New Zealand last May was made by Nir. H. L. Paterson when reporting to a meeting at Dunedin of returned soldiers on Wednesday night, what had taken place at the Dominion' conference of the association (states the Otago Daily Times). A remit, he said, had come forward from a branch regaining the method by which honours had been awarded, but it was thrown out “as beneath the dignity of the Returned Soldiers’ Association.” Mr. Paterson went on to say that exception had been taken to the fact that “a certain medal had been given freely all over New Zealand, and in, many cases to men who had never rendered an'- service to their country.” “During the 25 ears of his Majesty’s reign.” he added, “the greatest event had been the war. and men who had served through it. any in many other capacities since, had been overlooked, while deliberate shirkers and conscientious objectors had been granted medals.” “We thought.” Mr. Paterson concluded, “that it was beenath our dignity to comment on the posh tion. 1 leave it to you Diggers to judge for yourselves.”

No single medicine can relieve or cure all the troublesome ailments which the human race is heir to, although there are some who- would have us believe otherwise. There is no such thing as a panacea, and a remedy which may work wonders for one type of complaint, is very likely to prove absolutely ineffective when used for another. It is, of course, true that a remedy may be so constituted as to give a certain amount of relief for the maximum number of maladies, but in such a case its potency with regard to any particular complaint is obviously impaired. That is why Parkinson's influenza Specific is so efficacious, it is a specific for a single ailment —in other words, all its curative properties are concentrated on the ’flu germ, just as if a large number of guns were trained on a small section of the enemy. Parkinson’s Influenza Specific is not a "cureall," but it certainly cures influenza.

Rugs, Carpets, Linoleums—Spring turns thoughts to new Floor Coverings. Spring cleaning and carpet heating days often show people how worn, faded, and lifeless their floor coverings really are. If you find this is so, don’t “beat about" with the old, but. get right down to WHITE’S where beauty and value, in floor coverings reign supreme.—S. Burnett White, West. Coast's High-grade Furnisher. —Advt.

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