GENERAL NEWS £2000 Prize Won By Oamaru Farmer

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 October 1948, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS £2000 Prize Won By Oamaru Farmer

The results of the latest Tattersail’s consultation, which reached Oamaru last week, showed that ticket 164,157, with the nom 'de plume “45194, Ngapara,” was the winner of the second prize of £2OOO. It was thought that 45194 might be the army number in World War I of Mr A. Dobson, a farmer of Ngapara, and when inquiries were made by telephone this was confirmed by' Mrs Dobson. Mr Dobson was with his sheep on the farm at the time, but Mrs Dobson undertook to find him, and when he telephoned a few minutes later he confirmed the fact that he was tfie holder of the ticket. Rise In Lakes' Levels

. The level ; of both Lake Taupo and Lake Waikaremoana rose about one foot during the week ended this morning. The Mangahao dams are almost full.—(P.A.)

Fine For Drunkenness

A statutory first offender, arrested for drunkenness at Wallsend yesterday, was fined 10s, the amount of his bail, by Mr E. O. Henry, J.P. m the Police Court at Grey mouth this morning.

No More Paralysis Cases No further cases, suspect or positive, of poliomyelitis have been admitted to the Grey Hospital since Monday last. The foui- children now in hospital suffering from infantile paralysis were reported today to be making good progress.

Footballer Injured While playing Association football for the Rugby League referees’ team against the Rugby Union referees’ team at Rugby Park, Greymouth, on Saturday afternoon, Brian Casey, aged 43, of Alexander street, suffered head injuries which necessitated his admission to the Grey Hospital. His condition today was reported to be satisfactory.

Fire Brigades Called Out The Greymouth and Cobden Fire Brigades were called out to the home of Mrs E. Warnes, Shakespeare, street, about 3.30 p.m. yesterday, but their services were not required. An electric iron, which had been left switched on, burned its way through a table, but the occupants of the house had extinguished the fir.e before the arrival of the brigades.

Smaller Potato Acreage A decreased acreage of main crop potatoes is indicated in most areas throughout New Zealand this year, no doubt as the result of the glut of table potatoes in the past season. The number of entries for certification made to the Department of Agriculture by potato growers reveals a decrease for the South Island of about 20 per cent, on the number of entries last year. Roadside Lawns

There are now 240 roadside lawns in Hokitika, according to the annual report of the Hokitika Beautifying Society, this being an increase of 24 on last year and 50 on 1945. The society, which arranges to provide soil where residents agree to establish roadside lawns outside their homes, is now proposing to issue certificates of citizenship to residents preparing roadside lawns in a general effort to improve the appearance of the town. .... Hokitika Post Office

The suggestion that price changes caused by the exchange alteration may have caused tenders to have been sought for the third time for the building of the proposed new Hokitika Post Office, were unfounded. Mr J. B. Kent M.P. has advised that a contract could not be arranged as the lowest tender- had been withdrawn before formalities could be completed and it had been deemed advisable by the Tenders Board to decline all tenders and re-advertise the work. New Club-Rooms

SBy an almost unanimous vote — only one member voted in opposition —the Greymouth Workingmen’s Club yesterday decided to adopt a recommendation of the executive committee that it purchase for club-rooms the Mawhera quay building owned by Hallenstein Bros. The shop, which is on the corner of Albert street and Mawhera quay, will be vacated shortly, and it is expected that the new club-rooms will be ready for occupation in December. The club’s former premises were destroyed by fire in July. There was an attendance of about 60 members at yesterday’s meeting.

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