LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 August 1941, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

As the result of being struck by a fall of coal in the Dobson mine, yesterday afternoon, William Percival Page, 48, married, of Cobden, suffered injuries to ihe right foot. He was admitted to the Grey Hospital.

The net proceeds from the recent patriotic golf match at Titirangi, when Murray defeated Hornabrook, and Murray and Brinsden beat Hornabrook and Jeffery, resulted in a net sum of £558/8/6 being realised. Auction sales in the clubhouse accounted for £212/15/3 and an art union added £202/2/6.

Representation’s have been made by the Greymouth Automobile Association to Greymouth funeral directors, that in order to conserve petrol all funerals should be conducted at a speed of 15 miles an hour in future. This would mean that all people attending funerals would have to make arangements to travel by bus or car, walking at funerals, a long-estab-lished custom on the West Coast, being eliminated. Arrangements, however, have not yet been completed.

New Zealand’s overseas trade returns for June show reductions in both exports and imports compared with June a year ago, and the excess of exports has fallen from £4,595,000 to £1,630,000. The export excess for the six months to June is also substantially below that of the corresponding figure a year ago, but an export excess of £19,581,000 in the last 12 months compares favourably with that of £19,789,000 from July, 1939, to June, 1940.

Many women who have been making 51b. fruit cakes to send to friends and relatives in Britain are only now discovering the recent regulations imposing restrictions on gift parcels. For the benefit of those who are still in doubt, the following may be useful: no one parcel may contain any one article of food weighing more than 21b. and the 51b. limit to each parcel must be made up of articles not weighing more than 21b each. The restrictions do not apply to parcels for New Zealanders serving with British units provided the parcels are addressed to care of the New Zealand War Services Association, New Zealand House, 415 Strand, London, W.C.2. Nor do the restrictions apply to clothing, except that there is the same 51b. limit to each parcel.

The echo of a reported statement made by Mr J. A. Lee in the House on Friday, was heard at the sitting of No. 1 Armed Forces Appeal Board at Auckland, when the Chairman/Mr Orr Walker) asked an appellant if he found any member of the Board “ferocious.” Appellant replied that he did not. Mr Walker said he was pleased to refer to the matter of “the gross misrepresentation made by a public man against a member of the Board.” Mr Lee was reported to have said so many people seemed to have been appointed to the tribunals wno had not been soldiers in the last war, and in Auckland the Labour representative on the tribunal, seemed to have taken up a most ferocious attitude towards conscientious objectors. —Press Assn.

Mass will be celebrated on nex Sunday, August 17, at Ruru, 8 a.ni. and at Kokiri, 10.15 a.m. —Advt.

Important developments in the general practitioner service under the Social Security Act are expected soon (states a Wellington message). Legislation offering a fee for service, alternative to the 15/- per annum per caput offered to doctors who accept cards under the act, is being drafted, and the bill will make its appearance in the present session of Parliament. So far the proposed legislation has gone no further than the drafting stage, and its final terms have yet to be anproved by the Government, it is reliably understood. By fixing a settled fee for each consultation by a doctor, instead of a fixed annual sum for calls by patients, the deadlock which has been general through - out the Dominion, with only one or two exceptions, will be overcome, it is expected. No details of the Government’s new proposals have been released.

Will all residents on town side of Sawyers Creek please remember to send their monthly donations to Soldiers’ Shop Day, Friday.—Advt.

A letter expressing appreciation of New Zealand’s war effort by the Women of Britain has been received by the Acting-Prime Minister (Mr. Nash) from Mrs. E. Ward, of Bolton, Lancashire, England. A portion of the letter states: “I write to you to express on behalf of millions of other women in the British Isles our very deep gratitude to the women of your wonderful country who send their menfolk—their free and beloved menfolk—so far across the world to fight and die in order to help and save us.” Mr. Nash, replying and thanking Mrs. Ward, states: “We have every reason to be proud of our menfolk in the armed forces and of the endeavour which our womenfolk are making to ensure that Britain receives from the Dominion all possible assistance in the present conflict. He adds: “The spirit shown by the men and women of Britain constitutes an inspiration to all of us to concentrate on that a n -’inportant effort.”

Rev. E. O. Osmers, of Christchurch, has been appointed referee of the Seddon Shield match on Saturday. Mr. Osmers was formerly stationed at Ross, and is now chaplain at the Royal New Zealand Air Force station, at Wigram. He refereed the West CoastCanterbury match at Christchurch, earlier this season.

The Runanga Pati'iotic Society acknowledges the following donations: Old Runanga Co-op. Party (C. Boyd, W. Rafferty, N. Robertson, E. Kennedy, J. F. Pattinson) four months £5, State School collections (five months) £l2/6/7, Co-operative Ladies’ Guild 10/-, Mrs I. Tyson 10/-, Mrs D. Kendrick 10/-, Mr T. Green 5/-.

The Army Department has taken a lease of the top storey of Ross and Glendining’s building in Mackay Street and alterations are now being carried out to fit it for use as the Army Office at Greymouth. It is expected that the Army staff will commence work in the new offices at the end of this week. The existing small Army Office, in Lord Street, which has proved inadequate since the outbreak of war, will be closed.

“We respectfully ask you to consider whether it 4s necessary in war time to call together a grand jury when it is known definitely beforehand that there are no cases for consideration,” said Mr. M. A. Spence, foreman of the grand jury, at the opening of the Supreme- Court at Napier. It was a perfectly proper presentment, and one with which he was bound to say that he had every sympathy, said Mr. Justice Northcroft. He assured the jury that he would transmit the presentment to the Chief Justice.

Reference was made by the chairman (Mr. J. Mulcare), at last evening’s meeting of the Grey Hospital Board, to the fact that a former employee of the Board, Lieutenant G. Brown, who was previously reported missing, is now known to be a prisoner of war. While they could scarcely congratulate Lieutenant Brown upon being a prisoner, said Mr. Mulcare, he would move that a letter be forwarded to,him from the Board, stating they were pleased to know he was still alive, and hoping to have him back on the hospital staff at an early date. The motion was seconded by Mr. J. Smeaton, and carried.

An inspection was made, this morning, of the area in the west level at the foot of the Anderson dip in the Liverpool mine, where considerable heating resulted in the mine being idle yesterday. The section is very gassy, and Inspector J. McArthur did not proceed to the place where stoppings have been put in. He decided that 48 hours must be allowed to elapse from 11- o’clock last night, when the stoppings were completed. The stoppings and the area affected will be inspected to-morrow afternoon, when a decision will be made as to the resumption of work in the mine. There will thus be no work to-morrow.

Golden Bay (challengers) wiL play West Coast for the Seddon Shield at Rugby Park, on Saturday next. — Advt.

Authority for the writing-off of articles broken or not fit for further use, valued at the amounts indicated, was given last evening by the Grey Hosoital Board: Instruments, etc., £39 2/2; crockery, £4B/1/4; hardware, £67/2/7; linen, £74/14/5. Mr. J. Smeaton, referring to the item for crockery, asked whether it were worse or better than previously. “Mostly on a par,” replied the secretary (Mr. J. E. A. McKeefry). In reply to Mrs. C. E. Broad, he said that the period involved was from April 1 to June 30. As a matter of fact, it was slightly better, owing to the purchase of. some unbreakable ware. It was not very popular, but it had reduced the breakages. Mr. Smeaton: “Never mind about popularity, so long as it is saving the Board money.” Mr. F. J. Oakley: “The patients do not seem to agree with it at all.”' Seddon Shield match. Golden BayMotueka v. West Coast, Rugby Park, 3 p.m., Saturday.—Advt.

Speaking on behalf of the Runanga Borough Council, Mr F. J. Oakley asked the Grey Hospital Board, last evening, whether it would be possible to have a shelter-shed constructed near the bus stop, for the use of people visiting the hospital. Mr J. B. Kent said <it might be done .by arrangement between the Hospital Board, the Borough Council, and the bus proprietors. Mr J. Smeaton: “Why the Hospital Board? It would not be fair to use hospital moneys for that purpose. There is no question that a shelter is required, but it is a matter for the Borough Council and the bus proprietors to erect it.” Mr Oakley said that the Board mieht bring some pressure to bear. He moved that the matter be brought to the attention of the Borough Council. The motion was seconded by Mr Smeaton, and carried.

Ever feel lonely? Then join the throng at the weekly dances at the Blaketown Hall to-night. There’s fun for everyone.—Advt,

Mr Norman Stouppe, of Barry and Stouppe, Ltd., opticians, is in Greymouth. and may be consulted for sight-testing to-morrow (Thursday, 14th) at the surgery of Mr D. McBrearty, dentist.—-Advt.

West Coast will defend the Seddon Shield against Golden Bay-Motueka, at Rugby Park, on Saturday.—Ml.'l.

Children’s Woollen Ankle Sox. A choice selection of shades. Small sizes 2/9 to 3/3 pair. Brown Marl in sizes 7 to 10, 3/6 ad 3/9 pair.—C. Smith’s. —Advt.

Don’t forget to make your daily call at White’s Big Winter Fashion Sale; the values overshadow them all. White’s Corner, Your Fashion Centre.—Advt.

We have a large stock of Girls’ Black Cashmere Gym Hose. Obtainable in sizes 2,3, 4, at 3/11 pair and sizes 5 and 6 at 4/6 pair.—C. Smith’s. —Advt.