LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 6 May 1940, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

There have been two further enlistments in the Expeditionary Force at Greymouth, raising the effective district total to 602. One of the names was not available for publication- and the other was W. A. Jackson.

Following a report >on the annual conference of the New Zealand Labour Party, the Westport branch passed a resolution that “We unanimously congratulate the good choice of Mr Fraser as Prime Minister, and demand * the resignations of Mr Barnard and Mr Lee as representatives of Labour electorates. —Press Association.

A motor cycle, the property of Douglas Richards, was removed from out; side his residence, 18 Puketahi Street, on Saturday night and was later found in a damaged condition, at Roper’s bridge, Coal Creek. The unauthorised rider of the cycle had apparently collided with the, bridge.

Mrs. Mason presided over a good attendance of the Blackball W.I. held in the Druids’ Hall. Mrs. Park read the aspirations. An apology for absence was received from Mrs. Chilton. The delegates to the Federation . meeting gave a satisfactory report. A presentation. of a crystal vase was made by the pioneer member (Mrs.- Park) to Mrs. McKeiner, who was married recently. Hostesses’ competitions were won by Mesdames Ware. Aylward, and McKeiner. The roll-call “Uses of Olive Oil” brought forth some new ideas. Supper was served by the hostesses, Mesdames Penman, Parks, and Collins.

Suitable Games . for Winter Evenings. Something amusing for both adult and child. New and old games are included in this series. Prices range from 1/6 to 10/6 each. Cope in and inspect them at B. Dixon’s Ltd., Tainui Street.—Advt.

Two additional £5 donations, from Cymri-am-byth and • Hay’s Ltd., have raised the total of the Greymouth Patriotic Appeal Fund to £1,430/3/-.

. Interest-free loans to the Government now total £1,814,215. Saturday s acknowledgements include Brownlee and Company (Kilbirnie), £2,000 cash and “investments for the duration and six months; and Golden Bay Cement Company, £5,000 for the duration and six months.—’Press Assn.

Conducted by the Corsair Social Chib, a special train reached Greymoiith from Christchurch shortly after midday yesterday, carrying approximately 360 excursionists, many of whom visited Rewanui. The train left on return to Christchurch last evem ing. • '

Monday, March 11, marked the commencement of meat rationing in England. The vicar of Christ Church, Ealing, pointed out in the London Times that one of the appointed psalms for evening prayer that day was the hßyninth, the fifteenth verse of which reads: “They will run here and there for meat; and grudge if they be not satisfied.”

“It is no offence to be intoxicated in charge of a car on a private road;even though the Act does not make that distinction,” Mr. J. Miller, S.M.,_ pointed out during a case in the Napier Magistrate’s Court recently. “It cannot be an offence to drive a car on a private road inside a paddock,” he added.

Motorists wishing to travel to Christchurch from the West v Coast are advised that thej' cannot drive further than Arthur’s Pass, and they should rail their cars from Otira to Springfield, until further notice. The secretary of the Greymouth Branch of the Automobile Association received advice, to-day,' that snow has been falling all night, and that it is 12 inches deep at Starvation Gully, on this side of Porter’s Pass, and the grader is unable to get through to clear the road.

The signing of a release of a mortgage which had been with the Auckland Savings Bank for nearly 80 years formed opo of the last official duties of Mr Oliver Nicholson before retiring from the position of president of the bank. First taken out on a farm property in 1861 for 12 months, the. mortgage was allowed to continue, the interest being paid regularly. During the whole of this period the mortgage remained witji the same family, being handed down to the mortgagor’s son and finally to his grandson.

With an absence of wind to keep the birds down, duck shooters who were out on Saturday and yesterday, for the opening of the shooting season in the Grej' district found that many of the ducks were well out of range of the guns, but some satisfactory bags were secured at various parts of the Otira Line and Grey Valley districts. The ducks were in good condition and the number of young birds taken indicated that there had been a successful breeding season. Although they were flying -high, many ducks were seen by the shooting parties and indication were that there had been no decrease in the number of ducks in the district.

Over 400 young people attended the first combined service, in connection with the “Coast for Christ” campaign, at Holy Trinity Church, yesterday afternoon. Rev. F. A. Parry conf-ducted-the special service, assisted by Rev. A. A. Bensley. The scripture was read by Miss J. McNiven, and Rev. F. H. Robertson, of Runanga, preached the occasional sermon, appealing to the youth of the churches to take their part in the campaign, which opens to-morrow. A feature of the unique gathering was the singing. A double quartet was sung by members of the St. John’s Choir, a duet by Mesdames Truman and Jones, and a solo by Master R. Bierworth.

The monthly meeting of the Runanga W.-I. was held in the Druids’ Hall, Mrs. Braithwaite presiding. Apologies for absence were received from several members. The meeting opened with the Institute song, Mrs. Long reading the aspirations. Motto, “Anything worth doing, is worth doing well. After the general business was dealt with, a social half-hour, in charge of Mesdames Graham and Williams, with Mrs. Kennedy at the 1 piano, was spent. Supper was served by the hostesses. Mesdames Graham, Williams, Hill, Sadler, Airns and Erikson. Competition winners were:,. Mrs. S. Braithwaite, Something new from something old; Mrs. J. Braithwaite, jam tarts; Mrs. Oakley, junr.. Fund competition.

Mr Norman Stouppe, of Barry and Stouppe, opticians, is in Greymouth and may be consulted for sight-test-ing'to-morrow (Tuesday) at Mr McBrearty’s Dental Surgery.—Advt.

“A wrong impression appears to exist about the allowance for newlymarried wives of soldiers,” said ••Captain H. P. Conyers-Brown, officer in charge of the Whangarei Army Office. “Men have approached me and stated that they would be enlisting later; after they had been married for six months. When asked for their reasons for this delay, they have said that they understood that their wives would not receive an allowance unless they had been married for that period. This is entirely incorrect. The allotment is paid immediately the man goes into camp, even if he may just have been married. The same conditions apply to a soldier marrying on final leave. His wife receives her allotment immediately.”

Claude Mason .(late N.Z.R., Greymouth), has taken over the late George Anderson’s Bookstall and Lending Library (near Railway Station, Mackay St.). Orders for daily and weekly newspapers, periodicals, etc., will receive prompt and efficient attention. —Advt.

Litigation known as the Hall Estate case, which promises to break all records for long Court proceedings in New Zealand, if it has not already done so, continues to occupy the attention of Mr. Justice Callan at the Supreme Court at Gisborne. When the case began on March 7 it was estimated that it would last three weeks/but the end is not yet in sight. Two weeks ago there were some hopes if Teaching the final stages this'week but last week the proceedings embir.kcd on a new phase which may proti ret it considerably. The case is one in which F. T. Hall and others allege con; pTacy and wrongful acts in the administration of the estate of the late Fred Hall and claim £52,000 from the Union Bank 1 of Australia, the Guardian Trust and' Executors’ Company, Ltd., Frank | Wrey Nolan, and the Bank of New Zealand. The hearing iias passed the' end of the eighth week, biU this period included the Easter vacation.