LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 January 1939, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Five more houses are ready for cccupation in the State Housing block at Cobden, and two more will be completed next week. Seventeen are already occupied.

As the result of a collision between a, motor cycle he was riding and a motor car, near Wainihinihi on the Ki’inat a-Otira road, yesterday morning, Stanley Watson, married, of Greymeuth, suffered a broken left leg. He was admitted to the Grey Hospital.

Six cases of infections disease in Canterbury were notified to the Health Department during the past week. They were: Diphtheria 1. tuberculosis 2, hydatids 2. eclampsia 1. Diphtheria caused one death. Only one case of scarlet fever was reported. It. oeeurred on the West Coast.

Freight hauled through the Otira tunnel from west to east last week amounted to 8,329 tons, as compared with 12,554 tons in Ihe corresponding period last year, a decrease of 4,225 tons. In 1937, the corresponding total was 10,673 tons. Slips on the Otira- line last week, held up goods traffic for one day.

In connection with the conference of importers to be held in Christchurch next week, a meeting of importers and others interested will be held in Greymouth in a few days. An endeavour is being made fo secure the attendance of Westport and Hokitika importers.

A contract has been let to West Coast. United Contractors Ltd., for the construction of a reinforced concrete culvert, 25 foot long, and approaches, over Nelly’s Creek, on. the Christ-church-Kuinara Junction State Highway, three miles on the Otira side of Jackson's School, and 43 miles from Griymouth. The contract price was £1,498.

The policy of the Government Tourist and Publicity Department, in advertising Nev; Zealand’s scenic attractions as "'a world in miniature,” has borno fruit. A letter received liom abroad by the Tourist Bureau. Wellington, on behalf of a tourist travelling in New Zealand was addressed to “Miss , c/o the Government Tourist Bureau, Wellington, The World."

From day to day strange anomalies in rhe working out of the import control regulations are being experienced by importers (says the New Zealand “Herald"). One man who has been in I he habit of importing heavy chemicals from Japan finds that these are no longer olrainable there. He therefore applied for a licence to import a similar quantity from England, at the same time disclosing that last year he imported so much from Japan. The baffling reply of the Department has been ro refuse him a permit to import from England, but to grant him one to import from Japan.

One Auckland resident who keeps I two young men boarders on the “one i of the family” basis has had her faith in human nature badlj' shaken. Recently she left for a well-earned holiday on one of the Coast beaches, being solemnly assured by the two boarders that they would look after themselves and keep the house in order. Returning unexpectedly (says the “Star”), she found every sign that the boarders had looked after themselves veiy well-indeed. Empty cupboards and the greater part of a week’s dirty dishes piled in a grease-coated sink, cigarette butts and burnt matches littering the floor testified mutely to that. Under the table was a box containing two dozen beer bottles, all empty,

After such a summer? There's no doubt about the bargains in Frocks at Ct Smith’s Sale. Prices have been .'.laughtorc'd for quick clearance. See for yourself the savings on up-to-the-minute fashion styles.—Advt.

Nev; Year hospitality will certainly call for the best Whisky. Therefore we earnestly recommend Dewar's Imperial as the New Year Spirit. It can safely be said that each bottle of Dewar’s has seen several New Years before the lever is prised, and it is the ageing process that brings to Dewar’s that unique flavour which appeals so greatly to all men who value good matured whisky. Griffen and Smith, Ltd., Distributors, Greyniouth, Hokitika and Westport. —zAdvt.

Since Christmas only ,04in of rain lias been recorded at Whangarei, which, is experiencing the driest sum-

in' r for seven years, in some cases dairy output has declined by nearly half in a month. —Press Assn.

In keening with his annual practice the Commissioner of Taxes has selected February 3 as the day on which income tax is due for payment It is announced that the demands will be posted on or about February 1. In the event of the tax not having been paid by March 1, an additional tax of 10 per cent will be imposed.

After some twelve years in the Newtown Park Zoo (Wellington), the black bear which was a favourite of child visitors, has died, and the skull has been acquired by the Dominion Museum. Death was apparently due to natural causes, stated the Zoo curator. The bear originally came from America. Four more bears are expected shortly frbm Vancouver. — Press Assn.

Whilst at his work in the develop merit of the new State mine at the

Nine Mile, yesterday afternoon. Alexander Coppersmith, married, of Runanga, slipped and fell on his back, in the Cannell Creek tunnel. He suffered injuries to his back and after attention by Dr. W. J. Dickel, was admitted to the Grey Hospital. His condition to-day, was reported to be satisfactory.

“For nearly 500 miles after leaving Sydney on Friday we felt the effects of the intense heat, and bush-fires- in Australia,” said Captain A. H. Davey, master of the liner Awatea, which arrived at Auckland from Sydney yesterday. “The weather was hazy, with low' visibility and a red-looking sun,” he added.,. Captain Davey said the

heat in Sydney was intense, and that even at sea on the first day out the weather was close and dull. There was a. change on Sunday, however, when glorious weather was experienced.

Proposals for building children’s hospitals under the national health camp scheme will be considered at a meeting at 'Wellington next month oi the Dominion Advisory Board administering the King George V. Memorial Fund. The fund amounts to about £183,000. In announcing yesterday that proposals for establishing children’s hospitals at the four main centres would be considered at the conference, the chairman of the Christchurch district executive of the Federation of Health Camps (Mr L. Kelvin Scott) said that the conference would also have to decide on the method of spending the balance of the money in the fund.

Ability to learn is more evident in adults up to the age of 80 years than it is during normal school years, according to Mr. H. C. D. Somerset, of the Feilding High School, who gave an address on “Adult Education in the Community” at the teachers’ Summer school in Napier last week. At what ages did people learn best? asked Mr. Somerset. The time at school was the worst. That did not mean that children should not go to school. A person’s ability to learn was maintained at practically 100 per cent, between .20 years and 40 years of age, and the percentage dropped very little up to the age of 80. In fact, during the latter period, it was better than during school age. It was a scientific fact, said Mr. Somerset, that the decrease in 40 years was negligible, so that a person was “never too late to learn.”

Pinned under the running board, when a four-door sedan motor car which he was driving, skidded and capsized, near McAra’s corner, on the Omoto road, last evening, about 9.30 o'clock, Michael Molloy, a carrier, aged 22, residing at Kotuku, suffered a deep cut on the forehead and abrasions to the left hip. After skidding, the car turned over on its right side and the running board pinned Molloy to the ground by his legs. His passenger, Ronald Kirkwood, aged 25 years, of Kotuku, was uninjured, but was unable to lift, the car and summoned help from Greymouth. Constables R. Wooding and L. Andrell hastened to the scene of the accident and released the injured man with the aid of jacks. He was attended by Dr. J. F. C. Moore and admitted to the Grey Hospital, in an unconscious condition. He later recovered consciousness and his injuries were not. as serious as first thought. His condition, to-day, was reported to be satisfactory.

Australia has been experiencing oppressive temperatures during the last, few weeks. Nothing compared to the- “warm time” that awaits dancers at the- Blackball Sports Club Ball on February 4. —Advt.

The- fortunately small number of deaths by drowning on the beaches- of the- Dominion during the Christmas holidays was mentioned by the Minister for Internal Affairs (Hon. W. E. Parry) in paying a compliment yesterday to the work of the men of the life-saving societies. “Always on guard, and ready for action the moment the danger signal is given, the life-saving people resemble fire brigadesmen in several ways, and they merit in their work full public support,” the Minister said. “The self-reliance of the men or their societies in, to a large extent, spending their own money to equip themselves is a. splendid feature, calling for all support and congratulation. If the grants made to life-saving organisations by the Government were doubled it would not be recompensing the men for either the time spent or the value of the work done for the public.” Mr Parry said the augmented ranks of the beach life-savers had no doubt been responsible for the few drowning cases reported during the Christmas holidays.—Press Assn.

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