GENERAL NEWS Charges Against Bread Bakers Dismissed

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 August 1948, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS Charges Against Bread Bakers Dismissed

Holding that Mathieson Parkes Ltd had taken all reasonable steps to ensure that their bread was not contaminated, the Magistrate, Mr F. H. Levien, in the Auckland Police Court today dismissed two charges against the company of selling food unfit for human consumption. The Magistrate will later give his decision on a third charge of permitting bread to become liable to pollution. Mr Levien said today that at the hearing he thought there had been carelessness in. not having a mesh which would have prevented the mouse skeleton found in the bread from going with the flour into the bread, but a visit to the bakehouse had shown there was no way a mouse could get through the mesh. The bakery was well set up and very modern. —(P.A.) Overseas Mails

A surface mail for letters only for the United Kingdom, Eire, and Europe, with the exception of the Balkan States and Italy, will close at the Chief Post Office, Greymouth, at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 18. Favourable Season

According to observations made by the district ranger, Mr R. Roigard, the trout spawning season in Grey district streams, which is now over, was the most successful for many years. For almost the whole of the season the rivers and small streams 'in which most of the spawning takes place were in good condition and were not disturbed by severe floods. A large number of spawning fish was seen in all of the streams, as many as 60 fish being counted in large holes in streams in the Lake Brunner district.

Pamir’s Progress The Pamir was 343 miles from New Zealand yesterday, according to a radio message received yesterday afternoon from Captain H. S. Collier, master of the barque, by the Union Steam Ship. Company. The Pamir, making six knots, was roughly west-south-west of Cape Reinga, northernmost point of New Zealand. She covered 120 miles on Wednesday and 781 miles in the last seven days. She is now 520 miles from Auckland, where she should arrive early next week. —(P.A.)

Cost of Living The war-time price index at June 15, according to last evening’s Gazette, was 1110 (on the base December, 1942, 1000). This indicates that the general level of prices of commodities, etc., included in the wartime price index was 11 per cent, higher .at June 15 than at December 15, 1942. The rate of increase, quickened last year by the abolition of some subsidies, has slowed down again. Last March the general level of prices was 1.3 per cent, above that of December, 1942. It then rose as follows: June, 1947, 2.7 per cent; September, 1947, 3.2 per cent.; December, 1947, 8.5 per cent; March, 1948, 10.3 per cent. —(P.A.)

Off-Schedule Trip An unexpected trip, which was not part of their schedule, was enjoyed by several members of the visiting Australian hockey team yesterday. “Taking over” a Dragonfly aircraft chartered from the Canterbury Aero Club to transport Mr W. Williamson, a member- of the New Zealand Hockey Association, to Westport and Greymouth for the matches played there on Wednesday and yesterday, several members of the team were flown over the South Westland glaciers. Leaving Greymouth at 10.30 yesterday morning, the plane with the Australian visitors arrived back at 12.30,) the flight taking only two hours. The Dragonfly, which is not quite as large as the Dominie aircraft, which cannot now use the aerodrome, took off last evening on return to Christchurch.

Yes it is Islington. Greymouth’s gifts are going there. Be ready for Tomorrow morning’s collection.— Advt.

The historic town of Islington made famous by John Gilpin’s ride is the destination of Greymouth’s gifts. Collection Tomorrow morning.—Advt.

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