LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 August 1939, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The West Coast Norman Cox Cup League team left, this morning, for Christchurch, where they will play Canterbury on Saturday. Mr. J. Stokes is manager of the team.

The Minister of Transport (Mr. Semple) stated to-day that the Transport Amendment Bill, providing for greater road safety, will be introduced next week.—Press Assn.

A recommendation by the works committee “that the board take into consideration the matter of purchasing a suitable dredge for the Nelson Harbour Board provided the Oamaru Harbour Board will enter into an agreement to hire the dredge foi’ periods to be arranged,” was adopted by the Nelson Harbour Board, at a recent meeting.

At the Dunedin Competitions Society’s festival on Monday evening, Mr. T. A. Tarrant, of Dunedin, and formerly of Greymouth, won the men’s recitation (open), “In the Eagle’s Ways” (Laurence Binyon), 11 marks ahead of the second competitor. The judge was Mr. Rupert Harvey, of London? Mr. Tarrant was formerly a successful competitor at Greymouth Competitions festivals.

To wear the new Spring fashions successfully, you must have correct foundation garments. . . . Barlei can give you figure-glamour with comfort. Be fitted free at C. Smith’s now! — Advt.

Consistency la 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 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 driuk the best. Messrs. Griffen and Smith, Ltd., Distributors, Greymouth, Hokitika and Westport.—Advt.

A party of 26 members of the crew of the Port Bowen, which has been ashore off Wanganui for the past six weeks, will be returned to England bji the Rangitata, leaving Auckland today. The men are largely from the engine-room department of the stranded ship.—Press Assn.

The Buller Hospital Board decided at its monthly meeting to adopt a course suggested by the North Canterbury Board, that the charge tor patients from other districts should be 15/- a day for adults and B’/- for children from July 1, but that special charges for X-ray, massage, and pathological examinations will be discontinued.

On the score of expense, the proposed re-enactment of Captain Hobson’s landing as a centennial event was abandoned by the metropolitan executive of the Auckland Provincial Centennial Council yesterday. A plea for its retention by the naval and military sub-committee was rejected. The Mayor (Sir Ernest Davis) stated that it was with considerable reluctance that the recommendation for, its abandonment had been made. Colonel Dawson said the Navy would be very disappointed.—Press Assn.

Exemption from the added petrol tax of farmers using petrol for agriculture was advocated at a meeting of the North Canterbury district executive of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union yesterday, and a motion protesting against the tax being levied on a certain section of the people' was carried. Instances were mentioned by members where small dairy farmers estimated that they would be faced with an increase of £5 a year in the running costs of milking machine engines, while others using tractors with petrol engines would be faced with as much as £3O a year. The hardship, it was stated, was not caused by the tax on petrol used in a farmer’s private car, but on his 1 farm machinery.

Members of the House of Representatives and the Legislative Council favour, by an overwhelming majority, the continuance of the sale of liquor within the precincts of Parliament buildings. When the House assembled yesterday the Speaker (Mr. Barnard) announced that a poll of legislators had been taken on this question, as required by statute. This had resulted in a majority of 69 in favour of the sale of liquor. Details of the votings are as follow* Legislative Council: For the sale of liquar, 28; against, 4. House of Representatives: For the sale, 60; against, 15. This decision remains effective until the next poll is held during the first session of next Parliament.

Two motor-cars met in a head-on collision, on the Mill Creek bridge at Dobson about 3.30 p.m. yesterday. The driver of one of the cars was Mr. V. J. Robinson, of Ngahere, who was accompanied by his wife. The windscreen of his car was shattered, and Mrs. Robinson sustained a cut over an eye and a cut on the neck. She was attended by Dr. W. A. Bird. Her injuries, it is reported, are not serious. The othei’ car. a threeseater in which three men were travelling - , was driven by Mr. A. Elliott. Both cays were considerably damaged. The bridge at Mill Creek is a one-way bridge, and it appears from statements made to the police that each driver thought that the ether was going to give the right of way.

A complaint that small businessmen were being crowded out at Westport by firms which had a monopoly over certain sections of industry and bus! ness was made by Cr. C. H. Thomas at a meeting of the Westport Borough Council last evening. In moving that a committee be appointed to investigate the many complaints being macle by old-established businessmen of the town for submission to the Minister for Industries and Commerce, Cr. Thomas claimed that if the present “racket” increased some of the oldestablished firms would have to go to the wall. He said that he had distinct knowledge of several cases which should be investigated. The motion was seconded by the Mayor (Mr. J. Kilkenny), who, with Crs. J. Bird and Thomas, was appointed to a committee to deal with the matter.

The Westport Borough Council decided last evening to accept the latest figures submitted by the Westport Coal Company for supplying electric current from Denniston to the town as a basis for negotiations, and the" Town Clerk (Mr. A. Taylor), the Electrical .Engineer (Mr. T. Weekes), and the Consulting Engineer (Mr. C. F. Schadick) were appointed to negotiate with the company’s representatives, and were given power to accept the terms if considered favourable. For some considerable time there has been a shortage of electric power at Westport because of the hydro-station at Fairdown being unable to cope with the increasing industrial activities. An auxiliary gas plant has been supplementing the Fairdown supply for some time, and for long periods bulldozer tractors have been used to generate power. The move to link up with the supply at Denniston is generally favoured.

We manufacture small goods by the ton, known as the best from Wellington to South Westland. Mawhera Meat Co., Tainui Street. —Advt,

Cool, crisp and delightfully new! Summer Breeze in a fascinating range of stripes, florals, spots, just opened at C. Smith’s. —Advt.

New books and reprints at B. Dixon’s Ltd., Tainui Street. Postages in brackets: “The Cruise of the Raider Wolf,” bj r Roy Alexander 8/6 (6d). “Reaching for the Stars,” by Nora Wain, 9/6 (Gd.) “The Dark Lady,” by B. Tunstall, 7/G (sd). “Disgrace Abounding,” by Douglas Reed, 13/6 (Gd). “The Man Who Killed Hitler,” by Anonymous, 4/6 (4d). “A Desert Journal,” by E. French and M. Cable, 2/9 (4d). “By Way of Cape Horn,” by Alan Villiers. 2/9 (4d). “Guns or Butter,” by R. H. Lockhart, 12/6 (Gd). “Insanity Fair,” by Douglas Reed, 13/6 (6d). “The Stars Look Down,” by Dr. Cronin, 4/6 (Gd). —Advt.