GENERAL NEWS Minister At Moscow Is Silent On Work

Greymouth Evening Star, 7 June 1948, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS Minister At Moscow Is Silent On Work

The New Zealand Minister to Moscow (Mr C.' W. Boswell) had no comment to make on any phase of his work in Russia in an interview before he left Auckland by the Ruahirie'for London. Mr Boswell returned from Moscow last December to take home leave, to renew contacts and refresh his knowledge of conditions in the Dominion. Mr Boswell was reminded that his failure to make any public statement since his arrival had drawn a certain amolmt of comment, arid he was invited to make a final gesture. Jle srhiled and said: “I have just been out for a holiday, and the holiday is up.”—(P.A.) First Offender

A statutory first offender for drunkenness, who was arrested in Cobden last evening, was convicted and fined 10s, the amount of his bail, when the case was heard this morning in the Magistrate’s Court at Greymouth, before Mr E. P. Stratford, M.P.

Sharp Frost The sharpest frost of the year was experienced at Greymouth this morning, the minimum grass temperature being 26.6 degrees, or more than five degrees below- freezing point. Though a cold wind made conditions more unpleasant yesterday morning, only a slight frost was recorded, the temperature being 30.1.

Footballers Injured Two- Rugby League footballers were, admitted to the Grey Hospital yesterday, suffering from concussion. They were George Menzies, aged 17 years, a member of the Runanga senior team, and John Costello, aged 17 years, of William street, Greymouth,' a member of the Kohinoor fourth grade team. The condition of both was today reported to be satisfactory.

Big Transport Ends Flight The Handley Page Hastings military transport aircraft has returned to Britain after a 35,000-mile flight to New Zealand and Australia. Air Vice-Marshal E/J. Cuckney said that the Hastings’s performance was remarkable, as it was the first time a prototype aeroplane had been “weaned” on a 35,000-mile journey. —London, June 5.

Farm Finances Describing the financial condition of the West Coast Federated Farmers as “rather shattering,” the secretary of the Auckland organisation, Mr H. Rogers, told the conference at Westport on Friday that a system of “block subscriptions” was used .in Auckland. By this method, which savoured of compulsory unionism, he he said, but preserved the individual’s right to withdrawal at any time, a subscription at the rate of 30s was paid by dairy companies for each of its members, being deducted from the butter-fat cheque. Not each member paid 30s, however, lor the amount was levied on subscribers on a pro-rata basis with the wealthier man paying most.

Working hard, yet getting nowhere! There are many people who find themselves doing that. It may be a job with nothing in it for the future —or it may be that week after week you re slaving over the wash tub and getting nothing but a pain in the back. For the little you may save in cash in doing the family wash at home, “you are taking it out of yourself.” Our work is so wonderfully done —our modern washing and ironing machines are not so hard on the laundry as the old fashioned scrub board. Phone 136. Depot: Sam McAra Mackay street, The Westlano Laundry Ltd.—Advt.