General News

Greymouth Evening Star, 22 September 1949, Page 4

General News

Tug On Slipway s The Greymouth Harbour Board’s tug, Kumea, was placed on the lagoon slip this morning, for annual overhaul. An inspection after the vessel was clear of the water disclosed that it is in excellent oi'der, but the overhaul is expected to take three or four days.

Footballers Injured Three members of the West Coast Rugby League fifth grade representative team, which played the curtainraiser at Victoria Park yesterday, were injured and two of them required hospital attention. George Skinner, aged 16, was admitted to hospital with concussion, Kevin Tinnelly was treated at the out-patients’ department of the hospital for a fractured collarbone and Jack Rooney received attention from St John Ambulance officer's at the ground for a twisted knee. Australian Surf Team . If the present tentative itinerary is adhered 10, Westport residents will have the chance of seeing in action the Australian surf team which will compete at the Empire Games and in contests with New Zealand representatives. The itinerary provides foi' the visiting team, which includes a number of top-ranking swimmers, to compete at a carnival at Westport cn February 22, and it is hoped also that they be able to give a display of life-saving at Carter’s beach. A visit to Greymouth is also included in the itinerary,- provided a sufficient guarantee is available from this centre. Butter Coupons The present issue of butter coupons expires in four weeks’ time, but as yet no information has been received about the new issue. It is not known in Greymouth whether or not the coupons have been printed, as the Government to date has made no statement. Recently, it was reported in Auckland that the ration for the incoming term weald be increased from 6 ounces to eight ounces—which was the original ration —but it has been pointed out that until some official announcement is made housewives would be wise to disregard rumours. (t Australian Team’s Defeat “We didn’t care about being beaten, but we like to be beaten fairly. At n A Greymouth we were not beaten oil our merits,” said the manager of the touring Australian Rugby team (Mr R. L. Walden) in an address to the Christchurch Catholic Businessmen’s Club yesterday. Mr'Walden said he did not wish to discuss the match now; it would all come out at the proper time. The defeat, however, had done a great deal of good, he added. “It released us from the strain of maintaining our unbeaten record, and we are not worried about it, ’ he said. Excursion Train Bookings The excursion rates available on the special train which leaves Grey-' mouth early on Saturday morning carrying football enthusiasts 'to Christchurch are proving popular with the public. Today five carriages had been booked completely and a Railway’s Department official estimated that many more reservations would be made this afternoon and tomorrow. The train will leave Christchurch on return to Greymouth on. Saturday at 6.30 p.m. The sporting attractions at Christchurch are the Rugby match, West Coast v Canterbury, and the Rugby League fixture, South Island v Australia. There is also a race meeting at New Brighton.

Assaults On Women He had no jurisdiction to instruct that heavier penalties be imposed by the Courts in cases of assaults on wo 2 men,'said the Attorney-General (Mr H. G. R. Mason) yesterday in a written reply to a question asked in the House of Representatives by Mr T. P. Shand (Opposition, Marlborough). Mr Shand had quoted the instance of a young man being fined £l2 10s for an assault on a woman. Mr W. H. Fortune (Opposition, Eden) commenting on the answer, said many women throughout New Zealand were concerned about these cases. “Women feel that- when men act as animals they should be treated as animals, and a birching would be a '■ useful deterrent,” said Mr Fortune. —(P.A.)