LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 22 June 1939, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Probate of two large estates was granted to-day, at Dunedin, those of Charles W. Rattray, merchant, £50,000, and John Swan, retired, £20,000.

“Child Slavery” was the term employed by the chairman of the Taranaki Education Board (Mr. J. A. Valentine) to describe the undue employment of children in farm duties, instances of which were reported to a meeting of the board yesterday. The board gave instructions that teachers in charge of schools should be asked for confidential reports of any such cases. “I feel that the use of children hi farm duties is growing,” said the senioi’ inspector (Mr. R. R. Hunter), who reported two, cases. “Such use is detrimental to the mental and physical development of the children concerned, who do not get a fair chance.” —Press Assn.

Draughtsmen are reminded that all requisites are stocked at B. Dixon’s, Ltd., Tainui Street. Stocks comprise Mathematical Drawing Sets 7/6 to £8 each; Drawing Boards 16/6, T Squares 2/3 to 21/-, Rules 4/6 to 16/6 each, Parallel Rulers 10/6 to 27/6, Drawing Papers in all sizes, Set Squares in wood or celluloid in all sizes; Drawing Pens, Pencils and Rubbers, etc., etc., all at reasonable prices.—Advt.

Consistency ih the secret spirit ol 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 for throughout the world by judges of 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 the .best. Messrs. Griffen and Smith, Ltd., Distributors, Greymouth, Hokitika and Westport.—Advt.

Mr. E. C. Bathurst, of Allenton, was yesterday elected to the Ashburton Borough Council to fill the vacancy caused by the recent death of Mr. Robert Kerr, Deputy-Mayor. Mr. Bathurst defeated the other candidate, Mr. John A. Smith, by 874 votes to 448. The total number of votes cast was 1322, the rolls containing the names of 4236 electors.

The Engineer (Mr. Sinclair. Trotter) reported to the Grey Electric. Power Board, last evening, that since the last monthly meeting 21 new’ applications for supply had- been received, making the total to date 4,576. Twenty-five new consumers 1 hadi been connected, bringing the. total number of consumers' up to 4,596. Extensions and alterations, to 98 existing installations had been carried out. Nine electric ranges, 16 washing machines and 40 radio sets had! been connected.

The first instruction class of the St. John Ambulance Brigade was held in the Forresters’ Hall, last evening, there being a good’ attendance of students andl members. A talk on the work of the Brigade was given by the District Superintendent, Mr. E. J. Rose (Kumara), and instruction and a short lecture was given by the local Superintendent, Mr. J. H. Griffiths. The lectures are to be continued: every Wednesday.

When a first offender was fined 5/and order,ed to pay costs for being found on licensed premises without a lawful excuse on Sunday June 18, in the Magistrate’s Court, Westport, yesterday, Mr. Raymond Ferner, S.M., asked Sergeant H. H. Russell if Sunday drinking was prevalent at Westport. The sergeant said that Sunday drinking had increased so much that he had decided to warn all licensees. It was on his rounds that he caught the offender. The S.M. said that these offences would have to stop.

In the Magistrate’s Court, Westport, yesterday, Patrick James McKenzie pleaded not guilty to changes of selling milk containing 31 per cent, added water and another of selling milk containig 24 per cent, added water. Sergeant H. H. Russell said McKenzie admitted to him the sale of the milk and recognition of the analyst’s certificate. He said a leaking cooler must have let water into the milk. He also said that he had brought some old cows in at the time, but turned them out when the complaint was made. McKenzie was fined £5 on the first charge and convicted and ordered to pay costs on the second.

At the monthly meeting of the Grey Electric Power Board, last evening, it was 1 reported that at the Finance Committee meeting the previous evening, it was decided to give £lOO towards the Grey district centennial memorial, the. combined Blanket and rest-rooms I .' Mr. J. Mulcare had asked that his vote be recorded 1 , against the motion. It was further decided, in connection with the lighting; for the Centennial, that no definite decision be made regarding the expense to which the Board should: go in the direction of decorating the town, until the Engineer hadi had an opportunity of finding out exactly what was required.

How accident-prone drivers will be liable to lose their licenses, if the Transport Bill is passed during the forthcoming session of Parliament, was indicated at the, meeting of the New Zealand Road Safety Council, at Wellington, yesterday, when certain provisions of the Bill were: laid be 1 fore the meeting by Mr. Semple. The Minister said that the Bill would provide that the licenses of accidentprone driversI—drivers 1 —drivers who could never learn to become safe or efficient drivers —could be revoked by the Commissioner of Transport, subject to the right of appeal to the Courts, if such revocation were necessary in the public interest. —Press' Assn.

The estimates l for the 1939-19'40 financial year, and a report on them, were adopted at the Finance Committee meeting of the Grey Electric Power Board 1 on Tuesday evening. At the open meeting, last evening, Mr. J. Smeaton congratulated-the, secretary (Mr. C. H. McClymont) and the 1 Engineer (Mr. Sinclair Trotter) -on the excellent manner in which they had presented the annual accounts and estimates. The estimates were as follow: Income: Public lighting £1550; domestic services l £24,386; commercial services: £11,160; power £35,414; discounts lost £600; sundries £5; trading £500; total' £73,615. Expenditure: Cost of bulk power £32,085; distribution maintenance £5970; management and general £7950; capital charges—interest £8900; repayment of loans and sinking funds £9050; depreciation £1000; total £64,955; surplus on year’s working £8660.

Call at White’s— they have the fashionable goods at the best price.— White’s Fashion Corner.—Advt.

Don’t wait until the restrictions limit your choice of linoleums. Choose them now, pay a deposit, and C. Smith’s will hold them for you. Linoleums are available in Oft, Oft and 42ft widths in patterns to suit all rooms. C. Smith Ltd. —Advt.

Save time. Use a fountain pen of reliable make. We stock the best British makes, viz.:Conway-Stewart. 5/6 to 45/-; Swan, 9/6 to 40/-; Onoto 9/6 to 35/-; Relief 12/6 to 35/-; Schaeffer 15/- to 80/-; Waverley, 6/6 to 18/6; Burnham 10/6 to 17/6. All fitted with gold nibs, Iridiumtipped. Inspect these lines at B. Dixon’s, Ltd’., Tainui Street.—Advt.

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(6d); “Who Pays?” by M. Mitchell, 7/6 (6d) ; “Outside the Law in New Zealand,” by O. Belton, 4/6 (4d); “On the Edge of the Primeval Forest,” by A. Schweitzer, 2/9 (4d); “English Cavalcade,” by W. J. Blyton, 10/6 (7d); “On Leaving School,” by Lord Wakefield, 2/9 (4d); “Vigilantes,” by Sir Norman Angell, 1/- (2d); Poems of Francis Thompson, 2/4 (4d); “How to Plan Your House,” by M. S. Briggs. 12/6 (7d); “Modern Furniture.” 5/6 (7d). Postages in brackets. —Advt.