LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 October 1939, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Freight hauled through the Otira tunnel last week from west, to east amounted to 15,126 tons, compared with 14,899 tons in the corresponding week of last year, and 13,766 tons in 19)7.

Only one enlistment, that of ITeib< rl .'fames Hagen, of Ross, was made at Grevnioulli <>-tlay, in the Special Miliiar’v For-.e. raising the total m 273 Tnere were no enlistments yesterday. About 30 men, enrolled at Greymouth, are awaiting medical examination, but, only a small P I 2T , > 01 ' Lion of this number reside in the Grev district.

Owners of higher-powered cars, those over 14.5 horse-power, are entitled to five gallons additional petrol this month, but since yesterday morning. when the issue of coupons foi the ration commenced, there has been no rush of applicants at Greymouth. Up to this afternoon, approximately 20 sets of coupons for the additional five gallons had been issued. However, it can be expected that more owners of the bigger cars will wish to take advantage of the opporrunity to obtain more petrol towards the end of the month, when the normal ten-gallon ration for all cars is almost used.

The biggest and brightest ball of 1939, Schaef’s Hall, next Monday (Labour night).—Advt.

Consistency is the secret spirit uf success and one o£ 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.

The Synod of the Diocese of Waiami passed the following' resolution last night: “That this Synod approves of the principle of ‘wet’ canteens to safeguard the morale of the troops and recommends that this resolution be sent to the proper authorities.” —Press Assn.

Deficiencies between the tax assessments and stuns found to be due amounted to more than £3OO, it was stated in the New Plymouth Magistrate’s Court, when Charles Alfred Percy Wood, a stock dealer, was fined £4O for failing to furnish incometax returns for 1935, 1936, 1937, and a return under the Employment Proomotion Act, for 1937. —Press Assn.

The New Zealand representatives of the Port Line are still awaiting advice from the head office in London as to whether the stranded Port Bowen is to be abandoned. ■ In the meantime, all the salvage gear is being brought ashore from the steamer in lorries at low tide. The piles of the unloadingramp have been sold and will be drawn from the sand this week. The Port Bowen became stranded ■ off Castlecliff at midnight on July 19, when inward bound to Wanganui roadstead from Picton.

“There are no restrictions whatever on petrol supplies in Australia,” said Mr. J. B. Scott, an executive of the Shell Oil Company of Australia for the past five years, who passed through Auckland en route to a new appointment in Trinidad. Mr. Scott said there had been no suggestion of a petrol shortage in Australia, where additional storage space had been completed within the last year. Tankers were still running to schedule, paying regular calls at Australian ports, and maintaining the country’s fuel supplies.

That the farms of- to-day can be quickly and easily developed at a fairly low cost with the aid of modern machinery is ably demonstrated on land owned by Mrs. Toll, Messrs Carter, Harney, and Archer, of Nine Mile Road, Buller. These members of the farming community have taken advantage of the opportunity offered them and have had within a short space of just over a month more- than 100 acres of otherwise useless- land cleared of heavy bush and brought under productive cultivation. —Press Assn.

There is to be a hymn contest in connection with the Centennial brass band contest to be held in Wellington next February. Recently one band secretary wrote to the secretary of the New Zealand Brass Bands’ Association asking the simple question: What is a hymn? The reply was that it was a composition which appeared in any church hymnal, but. did not include the Psalms or an anthem. Dictionaries give a wider interpretation. Their description of a hymn is, variously,’ “a song of adoration to a superior being." “praise in song,” or “an ode to God.”

“It is a great pity for the general good of New Zealand that there are not more experienced businessmen directly connected with the government of the country.” said the retiring president, Mr. F. IT. Belhwaito, at the annual meeting of the Wanganui Chamber of Commerce. Members, he said, had seen laws and regulations, probably all in good faith, brought into force overnight, which though intended to be for the good of the community, had had so many repercussions as to be almost negative instead of constructive.

The first prosecution by the Wellington City Council of a motorist for not dipping headlights resulted in a driver being fined £1 by Mr. J. L. Stout, S.M. An inspector said he< saw the defendant’s car approaching with dazzling lights, which were not dipped, in spite of the fact that there- was traffic in rhe other direction. The defendant’s excuse was that he did not realise that the light switch was not in the position which caused the beams to be deflected. The prosecution was brought under the recent amendment of the traffic, regulations.

A total of 45 rescues with belt and line and 111 without belt and line were effected by 43 clubs during the 193839 season, says the annual report of the New Zealand Surf Life-saving Association. Twenty persons received resuscitation- treatment and 151 firstaid treatment. The report comments: “The value of the operations of the surf life-saving movement to the community is reflected in the. foregoing figures and indicate s the great national value of the work done by the clubs in the Dominion. To those who in any way assisted io rescue those in distress, we express our heartfelt, appreciation.”

Thirteen cases of whitebait from Karangarua (South Westland) were railed to a Christchurch market by the express from Greymouth this morning. An Air Travel (N.Z.) Ltd. ’plane left Karangarua at 9.5 a.m., today, with the consignment, weighing about 500 lbs., and arrived at Greymouth. at. 10.15 a.m., the 100-mile journey taking about an hour and ten minutes. 1 From the aerodrome the cases of fish were taken to the station by ear, the express being delayed for about five minutes, awaiting their arrival.

Here until Friday! Miss Mario Perlei, expert corsetior?, to advise and tit you free of all ex ra charge. She’ll be in big demand so make sure. of your appointment now! ('. Smith, Ltd.—Advt.

Berlei. the secret of new figure joy. now being demonstrated at C. Smith’s by a charming cori-etiere from Borlei House. Bookings ;".m heavy, so don’t delay making yarn- appointment.— Advt.

The new ChriHr as gift goods are opening up at B. IV.:;n’s, Ltd. A large selection of all tin.- latest productions in fancy china, I. dishware, ladies’ handbags, pocket v.allots and pluses, collar boxes, fane-’ novelties, scents and soaps, fountain pens, mottoes and text cards. Bibles and hymn nooks, books of travel, biography, and latest novels, 1940 calen-’ i’~ and d’aries. prize anti reward b oks, gilt books and booklets. Your inspection is invited. —Advt.