General News

Greymouth Evening Star, 31 March 1950, Page 4

General News

Hotel Changes Ownership The Dominion Hotel at Blackball will change ownership today. The new licensee will be Mr C. Cutbush, formerly of Ngahere. For the past five years the licensee has been Mr A. McDonald. Footballer Injured

Arthur Robert Rae, of Blackball, suffered a fractured left arm below the elbow , when he fell heavily at football practice this week at the Blackball domain. Rae, who is aged 15, ■'■was admitted to the Greymouth Hospital.

Mails For Britain Surface mails for letters only for the United Kingdom, Eire and Europe, except the Balkan States and Italy, will close at the Chief Post Office, Greymouth, at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4, and Monday, April 10. The next parcel mail will close at 4.30 p.m. on April 18. Surface mails are due at Greymouth from the United Kingdom on April 16 and April 19.

Refunds On Apples As a result of the representations made on behalf of Greymouth grocers and fruiterers yesterday, the Internal Marketing Department modified its original instructions regarding the sudden drop in the price of Cox’s Orange apples, so that retailers who bought at Monday’s price of £ 1 0s 9d a case would not be'penalised. The department ruled that all Cox’s Orange apples bought this week at Greymouth should be charged at the new price of 10s 9d a case and, where necessary, refunds are being made to the retailers. It is stated that the retailers are in turn making refunds to customers who bought case lots a’ day or two days before the big price drop.