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Greymouth Evening Star, 8 November 1944, Page 4

The Karu, which arrived on Sunday morning to lift timber for Wellington, is not able to complete her loading before to-morrow. She has been delayed because of not being able to use the timber berth, where dredging operations are taking place. The Poolta will not now load for the North Island in time to sail late to-night. The monthly stop-work meeting was held by the Waterside Workers’ Union, this morning, lasting about four hours —twice as long as usual. The arrival of the Rata has depleted the labour available for the Karu, and with the onset of the rain coupled with the fact that -the wharf was idle this morning, the Karu and Poolta will be delayed.

Twenty West Coast students seeking admission to the Christchurch Teachers’ Training College were interviewed at Greymouth, this morning, by the selection committee, Messrs A. E. Lawrence (chairman of the appointments’ committee of the Canterbury Education Board), S. J. Irwin (senior inspector), D. McKay (principal of the Training College), and L. E. Rowley (secretary of the Canterbury Education Board). There are over 200 applicants this year for the 100 places available to Canterbury and Westland students. This afternoon the members of the committee, with Mr F. L. Turley, of Greymouth, a member of the Board, visited Hokitika for the openins of the new swimming bath at the Hokitika District High School.

Performing in three-quarters of an hour a job which would probably take three days if done without machinery, a special cable-layer brought from Canterbury, and used on the West Coast for the first time, to-day laid 15J chains of 25-pair cable across the Greymouth Aerodrome in connection with the new aeradio station. The work, which was performed under the direction of Mr W. A. West, Overseer of the Post and Telegraph Department, was done with the assistance of a four-ton tractor lent by the Public Works Deportment. The complete operation of cutting the turf, laying the one-inch diameter cable 18 inches under the surface, and re-turfing was done in the one act, and there was nothing to indicate ihe turf nad ever been displaced. The machinery acts on the principle of the mole drain plough. The remainder of the cable will be laid to the transmitter by manual labour. View our range of Summer Felts in pastel tonings and smart styles Priced from 19/11. —C. Smith Ltd.— Advt. Whatever type of life you lead, White’s have the Frocks to make you look smart ... to suit every occasion and they’re priced for every purse. Call early while the selection is at its best.—White’s Corner, Your Fashion Centre.—Advt. I dreamt I was eating flannel cakes, and when I woke up the blanket was gone! Well, perhaps Mum had decided to send it to the Westland Laundry. The Westland make such a wonderful job of laundering blankets, using onl;- lux chips. You’ll be delighted with their fluffy freshness and whiteness and results surpass the most careful home washing. But most important, we save you the back-breaking, heavy lifting and strain which is the bugbear of blanket washing. Eiderdowns’ and curtains and drapings, tinted to the : exact shade you desire are also part ; of our service. Westland Laundry Ad. ’Phone 136. Depot: 27 Albert : Street.—Advt.