LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 November 1939, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Work will be resumed at the Liverpool mine to-morrow, after two idle days through an accumulation of coal.

To-morrow will be the thirty-fourth anniversary of the discovery of the Blackwater Mines, the reef being located on November 9, 190.5, by Messrs Bannan, Martin, Ross and Meates.

The main sewer outfall into the Grey River has now been completed, thus enabling residents of Blaketown on the gravity portion of the sewerage to connect up.

About 8000 bales of wool of this season’s clip are now in wool stores in Auckland awaiting appraisement under the Government’s purchase scheme. Stocks are being added to by 800 bales a day, according to estimates, but until the Government completes its appraising arrangements operations in the store consist merely of weighing bales and stacking them away as they arrive. This is beingdone without the necessity of employing casual hands as is usual at this period.

People are always- ready to popularise something distinctive, and it is this that contributes to the great selling success which Dewar’s Imperial Whisky is now meeting with. No whisky can compare with the rare and appealing flavour of Dewar’s it is mild and smooth , to the palate, a true friend to all men. You would be wise to procure a bottle of De : war’s, as its distinctive palatable flavour will meet with the greatest approval at all, times. Messrs Guffen and Smith, Ltd., Distributors, Greymouth, Westport and Hokitika. Advt.

According to communications received by the council of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association at a meeting last night no team of athletes from overseas will visit the Dominion this season. —Press Assn.

In the Magistrate’s Court, Hokitika, to-(?ay, Hyla Denzil MacDonald, on a charge of committing misclpef and wilfully destroying a hut and its contents, valued at £5O, the property of William White, on Octobei’ 13, reserved his defence and was committed for trial. John Joseph Coombes was fined £5, and his wife £2, for aggravated assault on a child aged eight years.— Press Assn.

“There was a lot of favourable comment from people who attended the band concert on Sunday about the fine display of wallflowers in the Children’s Park and by the baths,” said the Mayor (Mr. F. A. Kitchingham), today. “I think the Superintendent of our reserves deserves a w T ord of praise for the work he is doing in this connection.”

The negotiations that had taken place between himself and the 1 fruit industry during the last week were outlined by the Minister for Marketing (Mr. Nash) in a broadcast address last evening. Mr. Nash revealed that the Government had informed the Fruit Export Control Board that it was prepared to increase the original offer to buy 1,000,000 cases at 6/9 a case, f.0.b., by 3d a case, and, subject to the Cabinet’s approval, to provide in addition £lO,OOO for advertising fruit. However, representatives of the industry replied that the industry could not accept the proposal, and would prefei* marketing control, plus a minimum guarantee of 5/- a case at assembly point.—Press Assn.

The D.H. Rapide planes operated by Cook Strait Airways, having, been taken over by the Government for training purposes, will cease the service after to-morrow, and, by arrangement with Union Airways, the. company will maintain the Wellington, Blenheim, and Nelson services with Lockheed Electras. The number of trips will be reduced, but the increased carrying capacity of the planes will enable approximately the same number of passengers to be carried. The Nelson-West Coast section will be maintained by Air Travel (N.Z.) Ltd. —Press Assn.

An appeal to the public to support the Health Camp campaign by buying "health stamps or by forwarding donations to the Chief Postmaster, Greymouth, or to himself, was made today, by the Mayor (Mr. F. A. Kitchingham), who said that 15 boys and 15 girls were sent each year from the Greymouth district to the Rangiora health camp. The cost was borne each year by the local committee, and its only revenue was from the sale of health stamps and donations. The cost for each child was £1 per week for four weeks, plus fares. All contributions received in Greymouth district were used solely for the children of the district. The Mayor added that the value of the health camps to the physical well-being of the children was beyond doubt. The camps were doing much to promote what wa>s most desirable and necessary, a healthier community.

Some time last night, the offices of the Grey Electric Power Board, in Mackay ’street, were entered, and an unsuccessful attempt was made to force open the door of the strong room. Two electric irons and a pair of skates, that had been removed from a cupboard in one of the rooms, were found lying in the yard, this morning, but, whether the thieves took anything else will not be 1 known until there has been an opportunity for stock-taking. The intruders gained entrance by a small window at the back of the building. Though they did not create any disorder by ransacking the rooms it is certain from the fact that articles of furniture were moved from their customary places, that they entered and searched every room. However, none of the rooms contained much likely to be attractive to a thief. The only money in the building was lodged in the strong-room, and it is probable that the intruders spent most of their time trying to open this. The only result of their efforts, which are thought to have been amateurish, was that they succeeded in damaging the lock, so that this morning it was found impossible to open the door in the ordinary way. There was no money in the cash register, which is always left open at night.

Mass will be. celebrated on next Sunday, November 12, at Kotuku, 8 a.m., and at Rotonianu, 10.15 a.m. — Advt.

A meeting of the Publicity and Information Committee of the Greymouth Emergency Precautions Organisation was held yesterday afternoon, mere being present, Mr. H. Herring, convenor (chairman), the Mayor (Mr. F. A. Kitchingham), Messrs C. W. Browne (Chief Postmaster), R. Trevor Smith (District Public Works Engineer), R. A. L. Kay, W. J. Butler and J. R. O’Shaughnessy (Journalists’ Association), G. G. M. Mitchell (Registrar, Social Security Department), A. Wiffin and' B. Low (3ZR), W. H. Parfitt (secretary). Apologies were received from Messrs J. A. Mclnroe and 11. Rollinson. The Chairman outlined the business of the meeting, and the functions of the Committee, in the event, of a. national or local emergency. It was agreed to gather all necessary information, and that a sub-committee, consisting of the convenor, representatives of the newspapers and'broadcasting service bring down a report. It. was decided that it be a recommendation from the Committee that, in case of a flood, the Harbourmaster and the Superintendent of the Fire Brigade should' confer and make arrangements for the ringing of the fire bell as an alarm; also that arrangements should be made for 3ZR to remain on the air all night, to give residents and shopkeepers ample time to lift their stocks above flood level.

Choose your frocks at White’s and you will obtain satisfaction. Numerous new styles now showing indisputably smart and inexpensively priced. White’s Fashion Corner. —Advt.

And still the best place in town for materials is C. Smith’s, where good quality is priced so moderately.—Advt.