LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 May 1938, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

In the- Children’s Conn. Grey-mouth, to-day, a boy, aged nine years, was dealt with, on theft charges by Mr Raymond Ferner. S.M.

Mr. H. C. Veitch, 8.A., 8.C0m., A.R.A.N.Z., Wanganui, has been selected to contest the Wanganui seat at the forthcoming election in the National Party’s interests. Mr. Veitch is 34 years of age, and was born at Cross' Creek. He is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Veitch.

A clear sky and lack of wind spoilt the opening of the duck shooting season at Lake Ellesmere, largest duck area in Canterbury. Small bag's resulted. Mr. Semple and Mr. Webb followed their usual custom of putting in a day’s shooting at the opening of the season. —Press Assn.

A collision between a motor cycle, ridden by William Dalziel, 19, single, of Runanga, and a motor-car, driven by Henry James I-lende, of Gladstone, took place in High Street, near the Grey Hospital on Saturday night. Dalziel suffered a fracture of his right leg, bruises and abrasions, and was admitted to the Grey Hospital, where he is progressing satisfactorily. John Kirby, a pillion rider on the motorcycle, was thrown heavily, but escaped with abrasions. The motor cycle, was considerably damaged.

Two timber loading punts were lost by the Bruce Bay Timber Company during a recent visit of the steamci Kauri to load a consignment of timber for Sydney. The punts were ready for loading, and were anchored at the floating buoy. Both were severely buffeted and eventually broke away from the moorings, and were wrecked. The loss of the punts will not permit of any further shipments of timber from the bay until new punts can be constructed. It was considered advisable to close the mill until the punts wore built, but. later the company decided to continue cutting, .and hasten the building of the punts, when favourable conditions would permit of rapid shipments being made.

Napier headmasters are concerned about the distribution of “dodgers” at school gates, and consider that this constitutes a danger to school children, who frequently walk carelessly along the streets reading such material, says an exchange. A further cause for complaint, is that this practice results in an untidy condition of school surroundings. A letter from the Napiei Headmasters’ Association brought the matter before the Hawke’s Bay Education Board at a recent meeting, and the chairman, Mr. G. A. Maddison, explained that neither the board nor the school committees had any juiisdic-, tion in such a matter. However, he suggested that school committees be advised that local authorities had power to stop the practice if the committees asked them to act.

I Do you require a section? S. Burnett White has exactly the one you want. —Advt.

Games for the adult. Chessmen Draughtsmen 1/-, 1/3, 1/6. 2/-, a set. Chess and Draught Boards 9d, 1/3, ■ 1/6, 2/-, 2/6 each. Dominoes 1/-, 1/3, 1/6 2/-, 2/6, 3/-, 3/6 a set. Best 5/6’ 7/6, 10/6, 15/- to 30/- a set. , quality British goods only at B. Dixon’s, Ltd., Tainui Street, —Advt.

Consistency is the secret spirit of success and one of the most successful 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 consistently called o throughout the world by judges o 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 best. Messrs Griffen and Smith, Ltd., Distributors, Greymouth, Hokitika and Westport.—Advt.

Honorary Child Welfare Officers reappointed on the West Coast include. Verv Rev. Father J. Long, Archdeacon .1. A. Jermyn (Greymouth), Mr W. 1a Mackay (Hokitika), C. Tanner (Reefton), Mr Geoige E. J. Taylor (Westport), Air J. McAllister (Millerton), and Mrs Margaret V. Wyllie (Murchison). .

The Cobden bridge was blocked for a lengthy period this afternoon, while the Harbour Board’s steam navvj, which has been engaged on the Omoto slip, was returned to Cobden. The margin of clearance on the bridge was small, resulting in maximum time and care being taken in manoeuvring the navvy. Long lines of traiT’c were controlled by the Borough Traffic Inspector (Mr. H. Lane).

Tho Johnson quadruplets, of Dunedin, who celebrated their third birthday on March 6, have now begun their school career at the Kaikorai Fiee Kindergarten. They entered on this new phase of their life with enthusiasm and were warmly welcomed by the other children. Bruce led his three sisters, Vera, Kathleen, and Mary, into the school, and they were soon sharing in what the kindergarten had to offer, including the morning ration of milk and raisins.

April was a very busy month for Union Airways. Altogether 321 passengers were carried from Christchurch. Of these, 72 went to Dunedin, 152 to Blenheim, 69 to Palmerston North, and 28 direct to Wellington. A direct service to Wellington is not. included in the ordinary schedule, but special trips were made at Ivastei, when there was a very large volume of traffic. Of the passengers for Blenheim, 88 went on to Wellington by air hv Cook Strait Airways, and 18 to Nelson. Of those for Palmerston Nortn, 29 went on to Auckland, five to New Plymouth, and four to Gisborne.

The Dunedin Savings Bank paid out £2197/18/- in grants during its year ended March 31. Grants were allocated as follows:—Salvation Army £47/18/-; King George V. Memorial Fund £500; Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children (Dunedin branch), £500; Otago Hospital Board’s children s health camp, £100; Dunedin Sea Scouts Group Committee, £5O; Dunedin Returned Soldiers’ Association, £150; Young Women’s Christian Association, £100; Otago High School Board of Governors, £250; and University of Otago, £5OO.

“Curiosity killed the cat" is an old saying, which had practical illustration at Greymouth yesterday afternoon, but the cat in this case suffered a period of torture, not death. . The cat took too close an interest in the activities of two small hoys who were fishing at the wharf, and finding baited hocks lying unattended, it took all three of tliem, in a gulp. With the ‘.linker hanging from its mouth, the cat performed all sorts of evolutions in attempting to rid itself of the hooks, before it was ultimately cornered by eno of the boys, who managed to remove all three of the- hooks, only the barb of one regaining.

Mr N. Stouppe of Barry and Stouppe, Ltd., Opticians, is in Cie) mouth and may be consulted for sight testing to-morrow (Tuesday), at the surgery of Mr D. Mcßrearty, Dentist. —Advt.

. Many farmer Anzae.s travelled on the Maunganui. which returned to Wellington from Sydney, _tliis morning. Both on 4 he way over to Australia and on the return journey to New Zealand, they discussed a number of matters concerning the farmer, and the Farmers’ Union. A meeting of farmer returned soldiers was held aboard the Maunganui, last night, over which Mr. A. H. Blackmore, a member of the Auckland Executive of the New Zealand Farmers Union presided, when a resolution was passed to tlfe effect “That this representative meeting of returned soldier farmers advocates in our own districts, compulsory unionism for farmers.” There was only one dissentient vote against the resolution. Press Assn.

A dispute has arisen over the price for carrying 2,600 tons of dredge parts and equipment for a gold-dredging company which is to start operations at Ngahere. Mr. T. Langford, Licensing Authority for the No. 3 Transport District, will arrive to-morrow, from Christchurch, to inquire into the dispute. The dredge, which is being built for the company by the Railways Department at the Addington workshops, is being conveyed by rail to Ngahere, where a special siding has been put to facilitate handling. From the siding it; will be taken by road transport to the top of the hill above the town where the dredge site is. The dispute has arisen over the price for the contract for this section of the work.

New Table Games for Winter Evenings. “Stock Exchange” the very latest, is an exciting, fascinating and’ entertaining game, full of pep and fun. Price is 7/6 postage 6d. Wall Dart Sets, all the rage in England' just now. Price 1/- and 2/- a set. Table Tennis Sets in all sizes, British made. 2/-, 3/-, 5/-, 8/6, 10/6 to 19/6 a set. Hundreds of other table games new and old at B. Dixon’s, Ltd., Tainui Street. Send in for lists. —Advt.

“That a Royal Commission be set up to inquire into the unsatisfactory conditions on the waterfront,” was a motion held over at the meeting of the Southland executive of the Farmers’ Union last week. It was staled that the Dominion executive of the Union had discussed the matter, which the meeting decided to bold over until advice was received of the action taken in Wellington. In speaking to the motion, which was in the form of a remit. from the Waiau branch, Mr. D. H. O’Brien said that ships were loaded and unloaded twice as fast in Australia ns in New Zealand. There was adequate machinery on the wharves for the rapid handling of goods, but all the same there was trouble on the waterfront. The shipping companies declared that the mon were responsible for any slowness or hold-up, while the men complained of alleged pin-pricking through their being forced to handle cargo twice. ’