LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 June 1936, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A medical writer giving evidence at the Manurewa Water Commission produced a bottle of Manurewa water, which certainly did not look inviting. At the same time the doctor remarked that Manurewa had the highest birth rate and lowest death rate among the surrounding districts, and then as an after-thought he added —and no cemetery. A member of the commission interjected: “Surely that statement, coupled with the sample of water, is a good advertisement for bad water."

With a view to covering the cost of any future by-election it was recently suggested to the Auckland City Council by a member, Mr G. G. Grant, that the council should approach some insuring authority with regard to a proposal to cover any expense likely to be incurred on account of the death or resignation of a member of the council. The Finance Committee of the council, which had considered this proposal, reported to the council at its meeting that it had no recommendation to make, but would later consider the framing of a remit for submission to the next Municipal Conference.

A policeman at Lower Hutt was urgently summoned, last night, to unravel a human .knot. Two wellknown residents, both keen followers o£ wrestling, experimented with Blcmfield’s much discussed octopus clamp. Guided by diagrams and instructions, one man tried to pur the liold on the other. He succeeded, and then to his horror found he was unable to loosen it. For fully ten minutes he manoeuvred gingerlv to his own discomfort and the intense pain of the man on whom the hold was applied. but without avail. A member of the family was hastily despatched for a policeman, who soon had’ the clamp unloosened, without damage to either party. —Press Assn.

New Books you may want. “N.Z. Radio Record Cookery Book,” 1/-. “1936 Radio Constructor’s Guide Book,” 2/6; “Word Games and Word Puzzles,” 1/-; “Life Began Yesterday,” the latest book on the Oxford Group Movement, 6/-; “By Patience and the Word,” the story of the Moravian Missions, 5/6; “Gone Afield,” by Cecil Roberts, 7/-; “A Pjlgrim’s Way in New Zealand,” by Mulgan 15/-. Procurable at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street. Postage extra. —Advt.

Consistency is the secret spirit of success, and one of the most success fully consistent “spirits” is Dewar’s Imperial Whisky. All those good qualities of fine matured whisky are found in Dewar’s, and this is the reason it is so constantly called for throughout the world by judges of good whisky. Man is gifted with a very sensitive taste when choosing his eatables, wearables, etc., and why not use that same good taste in the choice of his drinkables, and drink the best whisky. Messrs Griffen and Smith, Ltd., Agents, Greymouth, Hokitika, and Westport.—Advt.

The Liverpool and James mines will both be working, on Monday.

In the Magistrate’s Court, Greymouth, to-day, Barney Solomon appeared on remand, charged that, on March 8, at Greymouth, he committed the theft of a quantity of gold, valued at £4/14/6. the property of Alfred Hector Helem. On the application of Detective-Sergeant H. E. Knight, accused was further remanded, in custody, until Monday. Mr. J. M. Bunt, J.P., was on the Bench. Personal.

The manner in which measurements were taken by the police at the scenes of accidents invited brief comment from Mr. Justice Fair in the Supreme Court at Hamilton. Answering counsel, a police witness had stated that there were occasions when a tape measure was not obtainable at the police station and officers paced out the distances. “Surely when measurements which may be very important have to be taken, a tape measure should be used,” observed His Honor.

A decision to appeal to the Prime Minister (Mr. Savage), who is also Native Minister, for elimination oi legislative differentiation between Maori and European citizens was the outcome of a lengthy discussion held during a tribal conference at Tikitiki when representatives of a number of North Island tribes were present, and expressed their conviction that a great opportunity was presented to the new Government to wipe out anomalies in Statutes under which Native interests have suffered.

“Despite its critics,” said Mr. G. F. Petheram, addressing the New Plymouth Rotary Club on his memories of the Gold Coast of Africa, “the English public school does seem to pro--duce a type that no other system produces—the man fitted to govern. In West Africa there is the finest type of administrator I have yet seem Ed-o-ar Wallace’s ‘Sanders of the River explained what I mean. It is not uncommon to see men of 30 years of age in sole control of a district as , lar |® as Taranaki, and doing the job justly and well.”

The need for giving licensing committees power to order the ment of out-of-date hotel buildings was mentioned by the chairman, Mi Wyvern Wilson, sen., at the annual meeting of the Waitemata Licensing Committee. The committee was dealing with an application foi the renewal of the licence of an hotel at Devonport, and Mr Wilson pointed out that the building was over sixty vears old. He said the committee should have power to order the iebuilding of such a structure in • a suburb like Devonport. The application was adjourned for three weeks to allow a contract to be let for repairs.

The cold weather continues, and the demand for Parkinson’s winter specialities is keeping strong. “Influenza Specific” is doing great work keeping the dreaded ’flu at bay, while “Lime Syrup” is having a great run now. '[■’his favourite cough mixture has caught on properly and sales this winter will exceed those of any other season. You should always keep a bottle in the house as an insurance against coughs, colds or bronchial affection of any kind. “SneezoT’.is doing yeoman service for colds in tne head. It is one of the most effective inhalants on the market. Remember Parkinson’s three winter specialities:, “Influenza Specific,” “Lime Syrup,” and “Sneezol.” —2.

Geologically speaking, it was not so very long ago that there was no Cook Strait separating the two islands of New- Zealand, and thus there was no bar to the spread of vegetation from one island to the other, remarked Mr J. Scott Thomson when lecturing to members of the Wellington Horticultural Society on the South Island’s vegetation. And yet, he continued, there was the remarkable fact that out of the 1430 species of plants found in the South Island, no fewer than 505 were endemic, that is, not found in the North Island. The nature of the South Island made it the headquarters of New Zealand’s alpine flora, and it was interesting to note that some species of lichens found there were the same as those observed on the slopes of Mount Everest.

The Secretary of the Timber Workers’ Union (Mr F. L. Turley) reports the following resolutions were come to at a meeting of the Nelson Creek sawmill workers, held yesterday, before commencing work: —“That this stop work meeting of the Nelson Creek sawmill workers are considerably perturbed at the failure of the Government to fulfil its undertaking to restore wage cuts before the close of the present session, and request that the matter of wage-cuts be treated by Cabinet as one of urgency, viewing this restoration as the very first step in industrial reorganisation.” “That this meeting of the Nelson Creek sawmill workers view with .apprehension the newspaper report that the Arbitration Court proposed to abandon its July sittings in Greymouth and protests emphatically that such procedure if acted upon will cause considerable injustice to the workers concerned.”

Table Games for Winter evenings. A wonderful selection of all the latest as well as the old favourites await your inspection at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street. Prices range from 1/- to 10/6 each. Best quality British made goods, at reasonable prices. View our special window display.—Advt.

Our Winter Sale offers Special Dress goods. 36in Checked Tweeds, usually 3/11 yard, now 2/11. 36in Flecked Tweeds, usually 4/11 yard, now 3/11 yard. 54in Coating Tweeds, usually 8/11 yard, sale price 7/6 yard. 54in Chevron Coatings, usually 8/11 yard, now 7/6 yard.—C. Smith, Ltd., Winter Sale.—Advt.

Young man, sooner or later you will require a home. Why not commence now by purchasing a Freehold Section in the new Marsden Rond block? Only 10 p.c. deposit required. Balance on easy terms Make the ry-*'-ment of one of these sections a banking system. You can easily spare approximately 10/- per week. Art nnw the benefit is yours.—S Burnett White Land Agent, Mackay Street. — Advt.