LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 March 1939, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The coronation of Pope Pius XII will be celebrated throughout the Christchurch diocese on Sunday. High Mass will be celebrated at St. Patrick’s Church, Greymouth, at 10 a.m., and sermons appropriate to the occasion will be preached at that Mass, and at the evening service. Good progress is being made with the construction of the Ngahere Gold Dredging Company’s dredge, and it will be further expedited by the arrival, per the s.s. Matthew Flinders, of a. quantity of die machinery from Australia, this week. The unloading of the machinery necessitated some heavy lifts, of up to ten tons.

A minor accident occurred in Bright Street, Cobden, at 11.10 o’clock last night, when a motor-car, driven by Mr Albert N. I). Mathieson, collided with a motor-cycle, standing in the roadway. It was raining heavily at the time, and the motorist, in swerving to avoid two men, struck the back of the motor-cycle, which was slightly damaged. The monthly meeting of the Paroa Women’s Institute was held at the residence of Mrs. Price. Miss Ramsay was presented with a cup, saucer and plate for herself, and a glass cake plate for her mother, in appreciation of their good fellowship and work while with the Institute. Mrs, and Miss. Ramsay left for' Christchurch, on Wednesday, where they intend to reside.

“It has been brought under my notice during the past month that a good deal of shooting'practice is being done by some individuals along the shore between Ohiro Bay and the Red Rocks.” said Mr. R. A. Nicol, inspector for the Wellington Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, recently. “These young sportsmen have developed a habit of potting the seagulls, and I have seen several dead and dying birds as the result of such wanton cruelty. 1 would remind these people that seagulls are protected. and that those who destroy them can be prosecuted.”

Certain named ships arriving in New Zealand at the end of June and the first two weeks of July will come under import licenses granted for the period January to June, according tn a ruling given by the Customs Department. The Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, realising that ships due to* arrive at the end of June might unavoidably be delayed and arrive early in July, made representations to the New Zealand Importers’ Federation. The inquiry went a step further when the Overseas Shipowners’ Allotment Committee took up the question with the Customs Department. The department has now ruled that the following vessels will be admitted under licenses granted for the January-June period: —The Sussex, due July 6: the Coptic, due July lb; and the Malaroa. duo July 13. The Rangitiki is due on June 28 and the Tongariro on Juno 29. If either of those ships is delayed into the early days of July, they will , also be admitted tinder licenses for ihe- first six months.

Jam. pot covers in parchment or collophane, made to fit lib and 21b jars, 3d and Gd a. packet. Obtainable at B. Dixons Ltd., Tainui Street.— Advt.

Men of the world, men with education who have travelled widely and men with a natural good taste, all say “Dewar’s Please!” For many years Dewar’s Imperial Whisky has held a record for absolute purity and quality that has never been exceeded, and today this famous brand is undoubtedly the most popular spirit on the market. “Don’t say a drop of whisky please —say a drop of Dewar’s please.” Griffen and Smith, Ltd., Distributors, Greymouth, Hokitika, and Westport. — Advt.

Electric power will be disconnected on Sunday at Blackball and Roa between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.. and at the Grey Valley, Blackwater and Waiuta between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.

In spite of passing through a typhoon 50 New Zealand Jersey heifers and three hunters were safely delivered to a dairy farm in Shanghai by Mr. W. H. Garland, of Henderson, who returned to Auckland yesterday by the steamer Sydney Marti. The cattle, were sent, by Mr. A. S. Tetzner, of Patumahoe, who took 40 head of cattle to China in 1937. —Press Assn.

The West Coast Surfing Championships, which were to have been held on the Blaketown beach on Sunday, under the auspices of the newlyformed West Coast District Surf LifeSaving Association, have been postponed until March 19, when, it is expected, a number of Canterbury teams will travel by the excursion train from Christchurch.

Good progress is being made by the contractors, Messrs Bruhn and'Hendry, with the construction of the Nelson Creek (South Beach) overbridge, which is expected to be completed in another three months. The abutments and one pier have been concreted in the first month of work. The bridge is

to be 110 feet long in three spans, two each of 30 feet, and one of 50 feet, the latter being directly over the railway track.

The honey section of the Internal Marketing Division has recently announced an increase of Id per lb. in the price of its standard quality honey. A circular to distributors states that because of the demand for standard quality being out of proportion to the supply the marketing division was compelled to bring about the necessary adjustment of demand to supply by increasing the price of all packs of this quality. The advance took effect from February 23.

“After all you are in control of establishments,” remarked one of the assessors for the workers while the timber workers’ dispute was being argued in Conciliation Council in Wellington. “Not a bit of it,” replied Mr G. Trippner, n timber merchant of Auckland. “All we do to supply the plant and capital.” “I thought the general impression was that the employers had the ball at their feet,” remarked Mr. M. J. Reardon, Conciliation Commisisoner. “My impression is.” retorted Mr. G. Trippner, - that the workers have the employers by the throat.”

The area of swampy land between Sawyer’s Creek, behind Cowper Street and the railway line, is rapidly becoming a sanctuary for native birds. At present the bird population includes two wild ducks, each with half a dozen young ducklings, three adult pukeko, also with young, a white heron, and a large black shag. Thus it appears that the old order of the native game being exterminated with the advance of settlement is being reversed. and that the birds find the safest refuge near the centre of the town, which is an impossible field for poachers, and where their natural enemies are less plentiful than in the bush country.

The proposal of the Government to build a block of 75 flats in Grafton Gully, Auckland, has been abandoned, according to a statement by Mr. J. A. Lee, Parliamentary Under-Secretary in charge of housing. He said the Government’s move had been an exploratory one and the scheme was abandoned in view of the Auckland City Council’s intention to buy the land concerned. Grafton was chosen for exploration because it was a recognised flatting district, continued Mr. Lee, who gave instances of large, groups of flats on the property of the late Sir Arthur Myers. Where land abutted upon open spaces was the best site for building flats, which was obviously better than industrial development in such areas.

In St. Louis, Missouri, there are no taxi stands in the main streets, stated Mr. S. G. Scoular, city engineer for Dunedin, when he returned by the Niagara from an overseas tour. All the stands are on back streets, but there are taxi telephones at intervals in the main streets, and if a taxi is wanted the pedestrian merely uses the telephone provided and a taxi conies to him in a few moments. In a number of other cities there is the clock system of parking in main roads. There were clocks and a red light at each parking space, and the motorist paid five cents for an hour’s parking. That acted as a deterrent to unnecessary parking. He noticed also the increasing tendency to insist that all public utility services—electric wires and so on—should be put underground. In some American cities only the actual lamp standards were above ground.

Intending competitors are reminded that nominations for St. Patrick’s Sports close to-morrow night.—Advt.

In spite of repeated searches by parties of police constables and the untiring efforts of the Allan family, Frank Allan, the 17-year-old youth who has been missing from his home in Wakari. Dunedin, for over a month, is still roaming the bush west of the city. The present spell of cold, wet weather must bo making his stay out of doors most unpleasant, as ho has no bedding and no clothing except that in which he left home. Conditions last night were particularly stormy, with a high wind and driving rain. During one of their searches on Wednesday afternoon police found one of the youth's lairs. In a sack in a. nook in the bush were some crusts of bread and remains of turnips. In the hope of surprising the youth sleeping, police set out at midnight on Wednesday and surrounded the newly-discovered hiding-place. They crawled on all fours through the bus’ l , until they had reached the hidingr.lace. When (hey rushed the spot tb.cv found the youth was not there.

End of season bargains at C. Smith's. 36-ineh plain and floral SilkLinens, usually 1/11 to 3/6, now 1/6 yard. Printed Silk Crepes, were 2/3. for 1/3. 36-ineh Tweeds. 5/6, reduced to 4/6. 54-inch green and grey Novelty Tweed, 11/6, for 4/11. Check uncrushable Silk Crepe, 2/11, for 1/-. etc., etc. C. Smith, Ltd. —Advt