LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 May 1937, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

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

A gift of £lOOO to the King George V. Memorial Fund has been received by the Acting-Prime Minister (the Hon. P. Fraser) from.the Stock and Station Agents Association. Responding generously to a street appeal yesterday for the King George V Memorial Fund, Christchurch citizens added more than £740 to the big total already collected.

Thirty undefended petitions for divorce were heard before Mr. Justice Northcroft in the Supreme Court. Christchurch, yesterday. Decree nisi, to be made absolute in three months, was granted to Willie Armstrong, of Christchurch, relief worker (Mr. D. J. Hewitt), versus Ellen May Armstrong. of Greymouth. on the ground of separation.

The national summer dress of New Zealanders, it has been stated, is a blazer and a pair of flannel “bags"— for women as well as men —but it is unfortunate for the old boys of Wellington College that their blazer is of popular colour and design. In their travels old boys have seen it worn by other than okf boys, and it was stated at the annual meeting of the Old Boys’ Association that it was exceedingly popular with King Country Maoris. The suggestion that the blazer be altered met with support.

“Coronation Commentary." the book by Geoffrey Dennis which aroused great interest on publication in Loudon, will not be seen by Now Zealand readers (states the Auckland “Star"). Its publishers, Messrs Heinemanns, have given instructions to i their agents in Australia and New Zealand, that, supplies, believed now to be in transit, are to be returned to England. An accou'nt has been taken of all copies dispatched from London and all have to be returned. This action follows ihe issue of a writ against the publishers by the. Duke of Windsor. It is possible that some copies of the book purchased privately in England before it was withdrawn from sale have reached New Zealand, but present indications are that none will be offered for sale in this country.

. Colds are prevalent at Greymouth this winter, and the chemists report a brisk demand for remedies. Prevention is always better than cure and the wise West Coaster knows a great preventative —a Dewar’s a day keeps colds at bay! Dewar’s Imperial Whisky holds the record for purity and maturity. Stocked by all the leading hotels. Messrs Griffen and Smith, Ltd., Distributors, Greymouth, Hokitika, and Westport.—Advt.

As a result of a set of interlocked points being run through and damaged, the departure of the 5.13 p.m. Greymouth— Dunollie train yesterday, was delayed a little over an hour, while repairs were effected.

At the Christchurch Competitions festival yesterday, Miss Nancy Harrie (Greymouth) won the piano solo, Begg’s Scholarship, 15 and under 18 (own selection), with 169 points. The judge, Mr. Alfred Bunz, commented that it was a very fine performance.

In view of the interruption of studies of a large number of University entrance examination candidates among post-primary pupils by the infantile paralysis epidemic, the executive committee of the Senate of the University of New Zealand has directed the ViceChancellor to make such arrangements with the examiners and the results committee as will prevent, so far as may be possible, injustice to candidates presenting themselves this year.—Press Association.

“It is established that when a vehicle is travelling at a speed of 20 miles an hour it will travel 20 feet at least before the driver will react either by thought or action to any circumstance that may arise,” said Mr. IS. Levien, S.M., during the hearing of a case in the Pukekohe Magistrate’s Court, Auckland. Defendant had said that on seeing another vehicle about 12 feet away he had turned his car further toward the correct side of the road. “I cannot believe that at all,” said Mr. Levien. “You would have only onetenth of-a second—not time to lift your little finger off the wheel.”

Negotiations for the sale of radio broadcasting station 3ZM to the Government have not yet reached finality, according to a statement made to “The Press” last evening by the Minister at present in charge of broadcasting, the Hon. F. Jones, who was interviewed by telephone. Mr. Jones was asked about a report current in the city that negotiations had been completed for the sale of the Christchurch B station for £lOOO. “The negotiations have not yet been completed,” the Minister said, “and it is too early even to say whether there will be a sale. We have completed negotiations for the purchase by the Government of several B stations in the Dominion, but we have not released details, pending the completion of the negotiations with 3ZM.”

Employers throughout New Zealand who have openings to fill are learning of an acute shortage of typists and shorthand-typists. The principal of an Auckland commercial college said there was no need for any girl at all bright to be out of a job. Business was definitely expanding, and he had from six to eight inquiries from employers every day. There were not enough trained girls available, however, with the result that to get a job under present conditions many girls did not need to have much training. Further, while 15/- was the statutory minimum starting wage, the average competent girl was being offered as much as 25/- a week to begin with. Shorthand-typists, the principal said, were particularly scarce. He mentioned a human factor in the position. “I believe more girls are getting married,” he said.

The Minister of Public Works (the Hon. R. Semple) and his party found themselves adrift on Monday in a broken-down launch on the swift and turbulent Tarawera River, in the course of an inspection of the western end of the Whakatane County (states a Whakatane correspondent). About 11 a.m. the party was met at the Tarawera Bridge by a settler, who pointed out the detrimental effect on pasture land of the recent flood and invited the Minister to take a short trip on the river, so that a. closer inspection could be made. The party motored some miles up the AwakapongaOnepu Road, and boarded a large launch. In mid-stream the engine failed and the uncontrolled craft raced down the river, which is always fastflowing, and was still in slight spate on Monday. The party were never in danger, fortunately, and after an enforced cruise of some three miles their craft came inshore close enough to be moored to a dredge near the bank. A rough cross-country trek followed until the waiting cars were reached.

All accounts owing to me are to be paid into the same office —enter through the Land Agency door. —S. Burnett White, Mackay Street. —Advt.

Artists’ Materials for workers in oil, water colour, or black and white pen and pencil are. always procurable at B. Dixon’s, at reasonable prices. Colours, brushes, sketching blocks and books. canvas, academy boards, palettes, palette knives, oils and mediums, drawing paper and pencils.— Advt.