LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 March 1937, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Twenty-eight trucks of sheep for Canterbury freezing works, and for the Addington market to-morrow, and. five trucks of cattle for the market, will be railed to Christchurch from the West Coast by this evening’s goods train.

Freight hauled through the Otira tunnel last week, from west to east, amounted to 13,726 tons, as compared with 12,146 tons, in the corresponding week of last year, an increase of 1,580 tons. In 1935, the corresponding total was 11,228 tons.

At a general meeting of the Greymouth Trades Picnic Committee, last evening, it was decided that the annual picnic should take the form of an excursion to the South Island Air Pageant at Hokitika on Saturday next.

In the Magistrate’s Court at Greymouth. to-day, Mr. Raymond Ferner, S.M., pointed out to counsel that it was not possible for him to make an order for costs on an application for the variation of a judgment summons. The question, he said, had been tested, and there were authorities on it. One of the counsel appearing in the case suggested, in that event, solicitors would have to collect the costs beforehand. “No doubt there will be expedients that will suggest themselves to counsel,” remarked the S.M.

Hand Bags for Easter. The latest styles in designs and colourings, from 10/6 to 45/-. Cheaper lines from 1/6 to 6/- each. A wonderful line of large shopping bags in all colours with zipp top. 4/G each, at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street. —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 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., Distributors, Greymouth, Hokitika and Westport.—Advt.

A new system for the collection of trade' refuse is to be introduced in Wellington. In future trades people may purchase coupons at a cost of each, and this coupon will entitle the tradesmen to have a load of refuse removed. The City Council approved of the system at its meeting last week.

While landing at the Hokitika aerodrome yesterday afternoon, the West Coast United Aero Club’s plane, ZK —ADZ, was damaged, the longeron being broken. Repairs will necessitate the dismantling of the machine. Mrs J. S. Langford was the pilot at. the time.

The West Coast returned a “clean bill of health” last week so far as notifications of diseases were concerned. In the Canterbury district there were fourteen cases notified, and also two deaths from tuberculosis, but on the West Coast there were no new cases and no deaths. The cases notified in Canterbury were as follows:' Scarlet fever 6, septic abortion- 2, cerebro spinal meningitis 1, infantile paralysis 5.

An extraordinary chicken was recently hatched at the home of an Auckland resident. It had fotir per-fectly-formed legs, and was from a single-yolked egg; it lived for about an hour. Another chicken from the same clutch has a unique method of feeding itself. It picks up the food in the ordinary "way, and then throws back its head as far as the tail before swallowing.. The peculiarities of the same fowlyard do not end there, however. The rooster comes from Manaia, where he was well known to the Maoris, who dubbed him “Motu,” because he posessed only two toes on each foot.

The first spoon dredge used in New Zealand for the recovery of gold from river beds has been acquired by the Minister for Mines (Hon. P. C. Webb), and it is likely that the crude instrument will find a resting place in the Dominion Museum. It will not be a clumsy exhibit, the spoon alone being retained as a pioneer engineering method for winning gold from river beds. Mi’ Webb, who flew from Dunedin yesterday to Wellington in four hours, said he had been much impressed by the opening, of the Clutha River Company’s .new dredging operations. It had been easy for him to pull the lever that started' the works, and he hoped the machine would justify the confidence of the English company in the wealth of the famous river.—Press Assn.

At to-day’s civil sitting of the Magistrate’s Court at Greymouth, Mr. Raymond Ferner, S.M., gave judgment for the plaintiff, by default, with costs, in the following debt cases: — ■F. G. and G. A. Hahn y. C. O’Regan, £5/8/1, costs £l/10/6; Grey Hospital Board v. Mervyn Gage £2O/5/-, costs £4/5/6; same v. R. Rinaldi • £B/2/-, costs £l/12/6; same v. Dudley Pollard £9/18/6, costs £l/11/6; same ,v. J. W. Baxter costs only £l/8/-; same v. Emmett O’Brien £2l/4/6, costs £4/5/6; Rose Coates v. Clem Magon £6/10/-, costs 15/- On a judgment summons, D. 11. McKenzie was ordered to pay to the Malvern Electric Power Board £6/14/8, with 15/6 costs, forthwith, in default eight days’ imprisonment, warrant not to issue for seven days after service of order.

At a meeting of the Loyal Greymouth Lodge, M.U.1.0.0.F., last evening, Bro. Baxter presided over a large attendance of members. The delegates to the district conference, held at Kumara, presented their report and made a general appeal for increased membership' to lodges. On behalf of the Lodge, Bros. Congreve and Clarke welcomed the district Grand Master, Bro. McLuskie and deputy-district Grand Master Bro. W. Green on their first visit, and extended congratulations to the newly appointed officers. A discussion took place on the notice of motion before the summoned meeting and a vote was taken on the question of admitting lady members to the Lodge. After being fully discussed it was resolved that lady members be not admitted, but that a ladies’ social club be formed and a committee was appointed to go into the formation of this club. It was resolved that the Lodge be represented at the annual Hibernian ball. Two candidates were proposed for membership. The next meeting was fixed for Monday, April 12, when it was decided to hold a social evening after the Lodge meeting. The reports, of- the sick visitors were received and sick pay was passed for payment.

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.

You can thank the weather for these bargains in materials: —36in Uncrushable Crepes, usually 2/11 and 3/11, now 1/11; 36in Floral Voiles, usually itp 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/C and 2/11, now 1/3. These are only a few of the markdowns now offered at C. Smith’s —Advt.

Coronation Badges for the buttonhole. Coloured with pin 3d each; Photo Print Corners, fid a box all colours; Photo Albums 1/- to 8/6 each, all sizes and styles; Stamp Albums in all sizes 1/- to 21/- each; Foreign Stamps in packets 3d to 8/G a packet; Stamp Mounts 3d to 1/3 a packet; Autograph Albums 1/- to 5/G each. Best values are at B. Dixon’s, Ltd., Tainui Street. —Advt.

New Sporting Papers available at B. Dixon’s. “N.Z. Sports Post Weekly,” 2d; “N.Z. Sporting Life” 4d; “Popular Flying Monthly,” “N.Z. Yachtsman” 1/-. Other new publications: “The N.Z. Farmer” Weekly, fid; “The Romance of Nature,” in fortnightly parts 1/3 each; “Building Progress” in N.Z. monthly, 1/-. procurable at B. Dixon’s, Ltd.-—Advt.