LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 4 June 1938, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The “Greymouth Evening Star” will be published at 1 p.m. on, Monday (King’s Birthday). Advertisers 1 will please note.

Now that the site of the Onekaka steel works is a foregone conclusion, it is freely stated that the Government will find that there is no certainty of retaining the Buller seat for Labour (says to-day’s “Westport News”).

July 1 has been fixed as the date for the issue of the Dominion’s new penny stamp. This is similar in design to the recently-issued half-penny stamp, but the colour is a rich red. Stocks of these new penny stamps have been on hand for some time, but its issue has been delayed until the exhaustion of stocks of the current penny stamp with the kiwi design, which it will supplant.

The removal of slips, and repair of damage, on the railways track between Dunollie and Rewanui is expected to be cleared, this afternoon, and the track will be open for traffic to-morrow, when an excursion train is scheduled for Rewanui. Approximately 40 men have been engaged on the job throughout the week. It is expected that the James and Liverpool mines will resume on Tuesday, after being idle all this week.

As a result of the activities of the State Placement Service at Greymouth, this week, six men were put in permanent positions (bushman, carpenter, general labourer, farm labourer, gold miner, and trucker). Temporary employment was found for two general labourers, and casual employment for three similar workers. Two men were placed in permanent employment, and one in temporary employment, with State Departments, or in subsidised full-time employment. Four youths were placed in permanent employment (shop assistant, surveyor’s assistant, delivery roundsman, and one unclassified).

Table Games in an endless, variety suitable for adults or child are procurable at B. Dixon’s, Ltd. “Monopoly” 14/6: “Stock Exchange” 7/6; “Scallywag” 2/6, 3/6, 7/6 and 13/6; Table Tennis Sets 2/-, 3/-, 8/6, to. 19/6 a set. Table Tennis Balls, best quality British 4d each. Lexicon 4/6; Pitt 1/-; also hundreds of other new and old favourites. Chessmen 5/6, 6/6. 8/6 to 30/- a set. Draughtsmen 9d to 2/6 each; Draught and Chess Boards 1/-, 1/6, 2/-, 2/6 each; Dominoes 1/3 to 3/6 a set. —Advt,

Alilk supply, and the question of quality, is attracting much' interest in Greymouth, at present, and there is no doubt that the’ matter is' one of first importance. The beneficial properties of first-grade milk are generally recognised, particularly when the welfare of the rising generation is considered, and nothing should be avoided that, will ensure 100 per cent, quality. No. risks ishould he taken with the health of the community. This fact has been recognised for ages by the distillers' of Dewar’s Imperial Whisky. it is a healthy beverage at all times, possessing great value, and many people regard whisky-and-milk as a top-hole stimulant. Dewar’s Imperial Whistky has no superior.—Griffen and Smith, Ltd., Distributors, Greymouth, Hokitika and Westport.—Advt. A decision to ask Hon. Adam Hamilton to make a concise and clear statement over the air on Monday night, on the means to be adopted by the Party, if returned, to pay the compensated' price, was reached al a meeting of the Waikato Farmers’ Union, yesterday.—Press Assn.

The special train which left Greymouth for Christchurch at 11.35 o’clock last night, carried 161 passengers. The train was scheduled to arrive at Christchurch at 6 a.m. A special train from Christchurch arrived at Greymouth at 5.30 a.m., today, carrying 77 passengers.

The latest available figures show that there are 1 now more than 21,000 Public Works employees' directly or indirectly on the Government payroll. This is a new record for the Dominion, exceeding the previous record established in the 1930-31 years, and in excess too of the 18,000 men the Government said! it would l place on public works, when it assumed office.

“Farmers would do a lot to help themselves by dropping this eternal mournful countenance," said Mr C. C. Stanley at a. meeting of the Teinuka branch of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union last evening. “The farmer is not. so badly off as might be gathered from the newspapers. He decries his own industry and says that the other fellow is getting the long end of the stick; but he is not always right. No doubt we see a lot of mud, but we are inclined to forget pay day on the twentieth of the month."

The view that, in its present form, the matriculation (university entrance) examination had a doubtful prognostic value, that, it was too rigid in its requirements, and- that most secondary schools- were conscious of the futility of much of their academic labours, was advanced by Mr N. Matheson yesterday in his- presidential address to the annual meeting of the Otago Educational Institute. He said that the compulsory learning of a, foreign language- caused' more misery and drudgery than everything elite, except compulsory mathematics. —Press Assn.

Whereas the New- Zealand Educational Institute is- against the holding of devotional exercises in schools, the Otago branch, at its annual meetingyesterday, decided that the present opportunity afforded- to teachers to conduct devotional- exercises before the daily opening of school work should not be interfered- with. The following resolution was carried: ‘■That this annual meeting of the Otago branch of the New Zealand Educational Institute is- of opinion that the opportunity afforded by the boards' with the concurrence- of the school committees, to conduct devotional exercises in the schools for five minutes before the daily opening should not be interfered with. ’ Press Assn.

The incidence of book-making in a few hotels in the city was mentioned by Inspector H. Martin, of the Central Police Station, at the annual meeting of the Christchurfti Licensing Committee yesterday. “I would like licensees’ to know that the police are mot blind,” he said. “We do not want (o take any unorthodox steps to combat tou-ts in hotels, but we can adopt means to prevent it.” The chairman of the committee (Mr H. A. Young S.M.), quoting from Inspector Martin’s report on hotels, said that during the year convictions- were recorded against five persons, of whom two were barmen, tor breaches of the Gaming Acts in hotels. There was nothing to indicate that the licensees of the hotels were aware of what was going on. Nevertheless, it was considered that if the licensees, were exercising the control they should, then s-onie knowledge must -eventually come to them of these offences.

Guests at Revin-gton’s- include: —Mr Cummings, Mis-s Cummings- (Marlborough). Mr H. Petenf-i (Perth, W. Aust), Mr and Mrs- 11. C. Jones, Mis-s Jones (Luton, Eng.). Mr 11. Anderson (Auckland), Mr S. Burridge (Masterton) .

The most modern Mantle Department on the West Coast has been opened by S. B. White and Co., corner Mackay and Tainui Streets. — Advt.

“Monopoly” the new game and the rage everywhere. Exciting! Amusing. Everyone’s playing it. Make sure of your set now Price 13/6 at C. Smith, Ltd. —Advt.

All materials for the artist in oil and water colour work. Canvas, Academy Boards, Brushes, Paints and Colours, Palettes, Colour Boxes, Mediums, Palette Knives, also S:’k Art Work, work in Wax and Charcoal work. All stocks are at reasonable prices at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street. —Advt.

There’s smartness and colour in Tartans, the season’s most fashionable designs. Here they are: Wallace, Cameron, Gordon, McGregor, Royal Stewart and Black Watch. 36ins wide, and only 2/11 yard at C. Smith’s. —Advt.

Fountain Pens of Dependable quality are always procurable at B. Dixon’s, Ltd. Best British makes are Swan 10/6 to 45/-; Conway Stewart 5/6 to 45/-; Onoto 10/6 to 35/-; Waterman 9/6 to 27/6; Sheaffers 15/- to 75/-; Regent 5/- to 12/6; Relief Pen 12/6 to 35/-; Waverlc-y 4/6 to 12/6; Burnham 7/6 to 17/6. Also large range of propelling Pencils at from 1/6 to 30/- each. —Advt.