LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 June 1943, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Red Cross Society’s shop day, held in Mackay Street, Greymouth, yesterday, netted £25.

Members of the transport and cycling sections of the Greymouth W.W.S.A. have been transferred to the Communications unit of the E.P.S., and will be required to take the lectures with other members of the Communications Unit.

Through a fall of coal in the Dobson State mine, yesterday afternoon, William Wilde, 46, miner, married, of Dobson, received a fracture ol the right arm. He was admitted to the Grey Hospital and was, to-day, reported to be in a satisfactory condition.

“It has been suggested that butter should be rationed in this country. We should not have to ration butter; we should produce it, and that could be done if there was a satisfactory adjustment of labour and Army requirements.” This comment was made by the Northern Ward member of the Dairy Board (Mr. A. J Murdoch) in an address to the Northland Dairy Association.

Some discussion took place at the meeting held on Thursday evening at Greymouth in connection with tn_ Third Liberty Loan regarding con tributions from firms which had branches on the West Coast but then head offices in other districts. Mr _ V. A. Bendall, manager of Beaths Dtd at Greymouth, has received advice that the firm will invest £1,2al in the loan at Greymouth.

Notification of diphtheria had been received from four households, the cases had been investigated and precautions taken to prevent the spread of the disease. Mr V . A. Satchwell, Health Inspector lor the Buller district, reported to the Westport Borough Council this week. M Satchwell added that the normal period of incubation of the disease had now passed.

A further shipment of oranges arrived in Greymouth tn is week and was distributed to retailers yesterday. The oranges were in good condition, -and were larger generally than the oranges in the previous shipment some weeks ago. A Greymouth retailer stated to-day that shipments of oranges could be expected about every six weeks from now on, provided the shipping space iwas available.

The aim of the Government is £35,000,000 in war loans. The aim of the Runanga Volunteer Fire Brigade at their first annual balk to beheld in the Runanga Miners Hall, on Friday, June 18, is the presence ol one thousand couples.—Advt.

“Many young mothers with babies have considerable distances to go to attend Plunket rooms,” said Mrs. M. M Dreaver (Government, Waitemata) in the House of Representatives. She gave notice to ask the Minister of Housing whether he would consider building mothers’ clinic rooms wherever he built a large colony ol State houses.

The Railways Department's engine depot at Hokitika is to be closed as from Monday, and the Hokitika engine driver and fireman arc co be transferred to Greymouth. The closing of the depot, which has been open since 1893, is stated to be a war measure. AU trains operating on the Ross and Greymouth stations will now be run from the two terminal points. Some alterations have been made in the time-table on the line.

Up to the present the admission charge for Sunday evening concerts has generally been limited to 1/6, plus a 6d booking fee, but the City Council has decided that charge for [admission to patriotic concerts may be 2/6, and for other charity concerts on Sunday evenings 2/- (says the Wellington “Evening Post”). Gone, then, are the nights of “collection at door” and the slightly sterner nights of the “silver coin,” when the multitudinous thrupenny bit easily sufficed and when houses packed to the aisles returned such mathematically impossible takings as £3/11/41. National Savings Hags will not be flown on Post Offices for the duration of the Third Liberty Loan campaign for the reason that investments will be considerably increased during that period, and no district will have any difficulty in securing.its ordinary quota. National Savings investments at Greymouth this wee.< amounted to £1,268/10/-, exclusive of £ 1.980 invested in the Loan at the Greymouth Post Office. In addition, £730 has been invested in the Loan at Post Offices in the country districts. A number of applications have been received at the Post Office Savings Bank for the transfer of money from accounts to National Savings and the Loan.

Ladies’ Dressing Gowns, in cosy materials. House-coats and wrapover styles, showing in All-Wool materials and Chenille. Rose, green, wine and blue. Priced from 67/6, at C. Smith’s. —Advt.

For Women .in White Uniforms. — Maids’ and nurses’ uniforms call for immaculate freshness. Our expert laundering provides that impeccable cleanliness, sterilised cleanliness. And only professional pressing equipment will give uniforms that crisp finish, the unwrinkled smoothness that makes them look their best. Pleats and tucks are finished with skilled precision. For coloured uniforms our safe laundering methods are unexcelled. Colours remain bright and clear. ’Phone 136, Westland Laundry Ltd. Depot, 27 Albert Street. —Advt.