LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 October 1939, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The best run of whitebait so far this season was experienced in the Grey River yesterday, and some good catches were made, mainly on the Cobden side of the river. The retail price in Greymouth remained at 3/6. but in some cases purchasers were able to obtain quantities direct from the fishermen at a much-lower figure.

The Grevmouth office of the Stale Placement Service made 17 private placements this week. Five females were included among those found employment, two domestics, two house-maid-waitresses, and one probationer nurse. The positions found for men included two sawmill hands, a farm labourer, a painter, and a motor mechanic. One youth was placed as a grocer's assistant.

Further evidence of the friendly relations existing between Australians and New Zealanders is given by an incident which occurred recently on a Manurewa farm. The owner of the farm had been to market, and on returning home dumped his purchases in a. shod. When he dropped a cask of bran there was an unexpected bump as a hard substance met the floor. The farmer opened the sack and burrowed into the bran, to retrieve a bottle. The bottle contained a pint of good Australian beer and written across the label was a message for the farmer. It read: “Here’s a toast to Anzac.” The day was hot and the toast was honoured in the little shed on a Manurewa farm with gusto.

New war maps in black and white, size 22Mn. by 17Mn, with full details, price 6d, postage 2d. Large size war map in six colours, new edition, price 1/6, postage 2d, to arrive at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street —Advt.

For sending overseas: New Christmas gift lines at B. Dixon’s Ltd. N-Z--made fancy suede articles with N.Z. scenery, Maori heads, etc., thereon, a large variety to choose from. N.Z. calendars depicting N.Z. towns and scenery, Christmas cards with N.L. scenery and Maori heads. Come in and see them. —Advt»

' Consistency la the secret spirit ut 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.

With the words “Maetsuycker, Holland,” printed in huge letters on. her sides and the tricolours of the Netherlands painted on her bows, the Dutch liner, Maetsuycker, arrived at Auckland yesterday morning from the Dutch East Indies with 48 cabin passengers and 500 tons of cargo.—-Press Assn.

The fact that 20 ministers of the Presbyterian Church in New Zealand had offered to serve anywhere as chaplains with the forces was disclosed to the Auckland Presbytery by Rev. J. W. McKenzie. He added that eight or 10 others were making .inquiries. Two Presbyterian chaplains had already been appointed, and it would be three months before another two would be- needed.

The provision of “wet” canteens in military camps of the special force received the support of the Auckland Anglican Diocesan Synod at its sitting yesterday. After considerable discussion, Synod passed a motion stating that it was preferable to have “wet” canteens in camps where they would be under control. An amendment that no pronouncement should be made on the subject was defeated by a large majority.—Press Assn.

“It is a pretty worthless way of proving service,” said Mr. Justice Callan in the Auckland Supreme Court when a husband with some hesitation identified handwriting on an affidavit of service. “Some day someone is go-

ing to fal lin about it,” his Honour continued. “This business of the spouse standing up and saying, ‘That is the handwriting of the other spouse,’ is developing into a meaningless farce, and some day it will he pronounced insufficient.”

Varying estimates place New Zealand’s wheat area in the coming season at between 280,000 and 300,000 acres, compared with only 180,000 acres last year. This will be more than enough to supply the Dominion’s requirements if the yeld is near the average of 32 bushels to the acre, and will approach the bumper crop of 1932-33, when 302,531 acres were grown to yield 11,000,000 bushels. New Zealand’s annual wheat consumption is about 9,000,000 bushels.

When reference was made at a meeting of the Auckland Hospital Board to the fact that two of the doctors had been called up for military service, the chairman, Mr. Allan J. Moody, expressed the opinion that the sooner the Government introduced conscription' the better. “We would then know how we stand,” he added. Mr. Moody gave an assurance that the calling up of doctors for military service would not affect the efficiency of the hospital, measures having been taken with that thought in view. { Advice that applications for licenses must, be lodged forthwith by all operators of transport services recently brought under the- Transport Licensing Act has been received from the Transport Department by Mr. H. J. Knight, secretary of the New Zealand Carriers’ Federation, and of the Taxi Proprietors’ Federation, 'Wellington. Town carriers, taxi proprietors, and a section of the ancillary users were now required to hold transport licenses. and the fact that they might bold local .body licenses did not except them from this, Mr. Knight said. Those concerned should realise that the lodging of applications was a matter of urgency.—Press Assn.

“I am going to take up the attitude from the start that we should not be called upon to provide any patriotic funds,” said Mr. R. G. Young at a meeting of the Waikato County Council, when the Council received a letter from the Hamilton Borough Council inviting it to send representatives to a conference to consider steps to be taken for the collection and administration of patriotic funds. “This is the thin edge of the wedge,” added Mr. Young. “We have not got the money.” Mr. G. M. Watt asked why the council should collect money for the Government to control. On the motion of Mr Young it was decided to inform the Borough Council that as the Waikato County Council did not intend to make any contribution to patriotic funds it did not intend to he represented at the conference.

“It appears that the time is opportune for a complete removal of the present regulations so far as they affect the United Kingdom—ships should come out from the United Kingdom full of goods and go back full of produce. We know the Government is endeavouring to arrive at an early decision about the basis of allocations of licenses of 1940, but the position is now one of the greatest urgency,” comments the United Kingdom Manufacturers’ and New Zealand Representatives’ Association on the import regulations. ■ “Our considered opinion is that, having regard to available 'funds, New Zealand should stock to the limit with all classes of United Kingdom goods. We know of cases where agents of United Kingdom manufacturers have to refuse orders which their factories could fulfil immediately, because no licenses have been issued. The position must be remedied now before it is too late, otherwise New Zealand will be faced with the grave position of empty warehouses and factories.” Coming next week! Miss Marie Berlei. corsetiere from Berlei House, Auckland, to advice and fit you without extra charge. Secure, your appointment now! C. Smith, Ltd.—Advt. The nicest coats in town find ideal setting in the lovely showrooms a’ White’s, as also do the exclusive frocks and millinery. You are invited to see them now. White’s Fashion Corner. —Advt. New books and reprints at B. Dixon’s. Postages in brackets. “The V.A.D. Nursing Handbook,” 1/6 (2d). “Anchor Comes Pack,” by Humfrey Jordon, 9/6, (7d). “West"of the Pecos,” by Zane Grey, 4/6 (4d). “The Citadel,” by Cronin, 4/6 (sd). “Prospecting for Gold,” by Irdiess 5/6 (4d). “Maori Grammar and Conversation,” by Hon. Ngata, 2/6 (3d). “Madman’s Island,” by Idriess, 6/6 (s<’L “The Clans and Tartans of Scotland.” by Robert Bain, 6/6 (6d). “The Australian Lettering Book,” 1/6 (Id). “A Course in Machine Drawing and Sketching,” by J. Dale, 7/6 (4d).