GENERAL NEWS Liverpool Mine Idled By Slip On Railway

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 October 1947, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS Liverpool Mine Idled By Slip On Railway

The Liverpool State coal mine at Rewanui was idle today because of a slip which came down on the railway line about half a mile below Rewanui last night. The slip was fairly extensive and the centre line of the track was broken and buckled. The line was open for .traffic again by mid-day today. The miners were advised of the slip before the scheduled time of departure of their trains this morning.

Labour Day Holiday. The Greymouth Evening Star will not be published on Monday next, Labour Day. Minesweeper Sold

The former Navy minesweeper, Hautapu, has been sold to New Zealand Fisheries Ltd by the War Assets Realisation Board to -replace the Futurist, which, was wrecked some months ago.— (P.A.)

Slip Blocks Road The main south road has been blocked by a slip between Waiho and Weheka, near Waikukupa. The obstruction occurred on a section of the road that traverses a hill on which the surface is continually moving, and was the result of heavy rain in South Westland yesterday. The road may be reopened about Monday.

Price of Bread To consider the Government’s refusal to allow an increase in the price of bread, a special meeting of the council of the New Zealand Master Bakers’ Federation has been called for Wednesday next in Wellington. It is reported that bakers throughout New Zealand are dissatisfied with the Government’s decision,»but any action to be taken will not be determined until the council meets. — (P-A.)

Coal Mine in School Playground

A seam of coal 25 feet to 30 feet thick has been found to run below part of the school playground at Charleston. It is estimated that it will yield 1200 tons to every foot of thickness over the acre of land concerned. An application for the taking over of the land so that the coal, which is of good quality, can be mined has been granted by the Nelson Education Board.

Butter Registrations Registration for butter supplies will still be necessary in the new rationing period beginning next week. Some doubt has existed on this point among shopkeepers and the public, but the Master Grocers’ Association stated in Wellington today that it had been advised by the Minister of Industries and Commerce, Mr Nordmeyer, that the system of butter registrations would be continued in the new rationing period as in the past.—(P.A.)

Judge’s Term of Office Extension of the term of office of Sir Archibald Blair as a judge of the Supreme Court until April 30, 1948, is provided for in the Judicature Amendment Bill introduced in the House of Representatives yesterday. The Attorney-General (Mr H. G. R. Mason) said the extension was for six months to enable His Honor to complete work in hand. Actually the time required to do this would probably be less. Mr R. G. Gerard (Opposition, Ashburton): Is the honourable Minister going to take his place? —(P.A.) Many Operations In the three and a-half months since Dr D. R .Ryder has been medical superintendent of the Buller Hospital he has performed a total of .195 operations, which have included major procedures in every branch of surgery, orthopaedics, gynaecology, etc. In this- series there have been three deaths, one being from misadventure 16 days after an operation and the remaining two from inopei’able cancer. That surgical record compares more than favourably with most hospitals, it was stated at this week’s meeting of the board.

Schoolgirl Nurses The possibilities of interesting secondary school girls, not only at Westport, but Reefton, in hospital work with a view to their eventually being encouraged to take positions on the staff were discussed at the monthly meeting of the Buller Hospital Board yesterday. It was stated that the inauguration of a nursing course at the Technical High School with the co-operation of the Buller Hospital staff, might help to solve the staffing problem in the near future. It -was stated that some such scheme was being considered at Reefton. The board decided to investigate the proposal. Communist Infiltration

The Prime Minister, Mr P. Fraser, answering Mr G. H. Mackley (Opposition, Wairarapa), in the House of Representatives yesterday said that inquiries had revealed that there was no present necessity for the issue of a householder pamphlet warning the people as to the activities of the Communist organisation overseas, and the danger of their infiltration into this country. If, however, at any time, the occasion should arise, the Government would not hesitate to take all necessary means to counteract any subversive propaganda or activities by means of the widest publicity or otherwise.— (P.A.)

Heavy Rain Although the rainfall in Greymouth for the 24 hours up to 9 a.m. yesterday amounted to little more than three-quarters of an inch, reports from inland districts indicate that heavy rain has been experienced and that rivers are in steadily rising flood. The state of the Grey river prevented the Gabriella sailing for Wellington yesterday. Loading of the Kaimiro and Karu has also been delayed by the rain. The level of the Hokitika river rose sharply, but there is no prospect of town flooding as the present outlet is in good order. No damage has so far been reported from country districts. “His Own Master”

One great advantage that labouring men in Australia possessed was that they could easily become the proprietors of their own houses, said Cardinal Gilroy in an interview at Christchurch. They could take advantage of the facilities of the trading banks, savings banks, Government aids, and co-operative societies to acquire their own homes. The oosse r '- sion by a man of his own home brought with it a dignity and independence that that he would not otherwise have. “Australia is outstanding in that regard,” said his Eminence. “It was with a kind of regret that I learned that the New Zealand Government, with a magnificent housing scheme, intends remaining the proprietor of the houses it builds. If that is so, it is a great pity, because a man never becomes his own master without his own home.”