LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 March 1937, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Tho James and Liverpool mines wall work on Monday.

Owing- to the Arbitration Court award, the Napier watersiders will have distributed amongst them within the next few days a sum totalling .several thousand pounds in back pay to October 1. the exact sum not being known.—Press Assn.

To purchase New Zealand sheep, a Russian buying Commission arrived at Wellington by the Rangitata, this morning. The Commission recently completed a contract for the purchase of sheep from the Dominion, and the present visit is to make selections to fulfil that contract. —Press Assn.

An amusing incident was recounted by Sir .lames Elliott, chairman of the Wellington (’em re of the St. John Ambulance Association, in his address to the members of the Wellington P.lood Transfusion Service at the annual I meeting. Years ago, ho said, he had [been attending a patient, and, on alighting from his gig with his little black bag in his hand, he noticed several small children watching him closely. As ho walked by he heard one of-the hoys remark: “That man’s a doctor.” and another reply: ‘‘Oh, no, he’s not.” “Yes, he is,” rejoined the first lad. “I can smell him.” “Then| what’s he got in his bag?” someone queried. A little girl decided that it must have been a baby, but one nt the hoys quashed that idea. “Of course, it’s not,” he said. “Il’s .blood!” Quality Stationery at B. Dixon’s Ltd. Writing Pads in all sizes and colours from 6d, 9d, 1/-, 1/3, i/g each. Envelopes in all sizes, machine and hand made papers, and in colours, 3d. ■ld, Gd, Bd, 9d, 1/-, 1/3 to 2/6 a packet. Compendiums of paper and envelopes in white or colours 1/-, 1/3, 1/6, 2/- 2/6 to 4/6 each. Boxed Stationery in white jr colours 1/- to 12/6 a box.—Advt

Consistency is the secret spirit of success, and one of the most successfully consistent “Spirits” is Dewar's Imperial Whisky. All those good qualities of fine matured w’hisky 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., Distributors, Greymouth, Hokitika and Westport.—Advt.

While carrying out shunting operations on the Greymouth whaijf, about two o’clock this morning, a \V class engine missed a set of points opposite the Phoenix Chambers and was completely derailed, although it remained upright. It did not travel far after the wheels left the rails, however, and the track was not damaged. A gang of workmen was engaged throughout the morning in restoring the engine to the rails.

While prospecting in a claim at Back Creek on Thursday, in an open face, a fall of earth came down burying Cliff Freitas, single, about 20 years of age, to the waist (says the Hokitika Guardian”). Two lads were working ; with him, and dug him out. •Freitas received a wound on the forehead that needed seven stitches, and a wound in the leg that required four stitches, besides considerable bruising. He was taken to the hospital, but later went to his home at Woodstock.

' The Placement Officer at Greymouth (Mr. F. R. Palliser Smith) reports that 19 placements were made during this week, in the following classifications: —Permanent: 11 men and two youths; casual: three men; temporary, three men. In addition, 13 men were placed on State works, makjng a total of 661 in that category. The private placements at Greymouth have now reached 634, the totals in the various classes being:— Permanent, 415 men and 80 youths; casual, 48 men and three youths; temporary, 76 men and 12 youths.

A promise that Labour candidates who have reached the rank of Cabinet Ministers do not intend to forsake the “soap box” during the next election campaign was given in Auckland by Hon. P. Fraser, Minister of Education, at the civic function to the Prime Minister. “The open air meetings at street corners have been wonderful schools, at least, political kindergartens, and even universities, for many Labour representatives,” said . Mr. Fraser, “and the same procedure will be adopted by Cabinet Ministers as w'ell as others, at the next election.”

“It is not exactly a happy place for a honeymoon couple,” said counsel in the Palmerston North Magistrate’s Court, when stating that a man who had built a house and let it just prior to his marriage had been compelled to live in a. flat because he was unable to secure possession of his own home (reports a Palmerston North correspondent). The tenants of the house, stated to be in arrears with the rent, were a woman and four children. An order compelling them to leave the house was sought under the Fair Rents Act, and this the Magistrate granted, to be effective in a fortnight.

’ An echo of the recent rail-car smash at Arahura was heard at this week’s meeting of - the Masterton County Council, when a request was received from the Railways Department that loose metal be cleared away from the vicinity of level crossings so that a similar accident should not occur again. In cases where road graders were used, the council was asked to impress upon drivers the danger of grading loose metal on to or near level crossings, iand to instruct them and workmen to keep loose metal graded away from the railway line. The actual cause of the derailment referred to, it was stated, was a stray stone which had been kicked on to the rail at a sealed crossing by a passing herd of cattle. It was decided to carry out the suggestions of the Department.

Old Greymouth bandsmen will be interested in the following paragraph which- appeared in the Liverpool (England) Weekly Post,” of January 2 last: “Members of the Llandudno Town Band have made a presentation to Mr F. Lucio Traversi, the bandmaster for twenty-seven years. The , presentation was to celebrate Mr Tra-j versi’s fiftieth year of turning out to i play Christmas music with various 1 bands. His first turnout was in New i Zealand, where he remained twelve | years. Then followed ten years in the North of England, before he went to Llandudno. The presentation was made by a boy member of the Band.” Mr Traversi is a native of Ross, and for a lengthy period was bandmaster of the old Greyniouth Town Band, prior to his leaving’for England about

28 years ago. Mr W. M. Garth, who still takes an active part in the affairs of, the Greymouth Municipal Band, was a member of the Town Band at the same time as Mr Traversi.

Remnants, oddments and discounted

lines clearing for less than cost at, C. Smith’s. Save money now by buying your materials during this markdown period.—Advt.

Country Customers:—You are this week-end cordially invited to attend White’s £B,OOO Get Out Sale. You will be well treated to a feast of bargains in Rugs, Carpets, Linos, Curtainings, in fact, everything that helps to make a home.—Advt.

The latest issues of English and American, weekly, monthly or quarterly papers and magazirc-s arrive by every incoming mail at B. Dixon’s. English papers arrive direct, from the publishers 35 days after publication. Any paper or magazine not in stock promptly ordered. Best service available is at B. Dixon’s. Ltd.. Tainui Streel. — Advt.

You can thank tho weather for these bargains in materials:— 36in Uncrushable Crepes, usually 2/11 and 3/11, now 1/11; 36in Floral Voiles, usually up to 4/11, now 1/-; Floral Silk Linens 2/11 for 1/11; 36in Plain Silk Linens 2/3 for 1/9; 36in Floral Marocain, usually 2/6 and 2/11, now 1/3. These are only a few of the markdowns now offered at C. Smith’s I —Advt. I

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