General News

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 September 1950, Page 4

General News

United Kingdom Mails Surface mails for the United Kingdom will close at the Chief Post Office, Greymouth, on October 4 at 5.30 p.m., and October 7 at noon. The next parcel dispatch will close on October 3 at 4.30 p.m. An inward surface mail is due at Greymouth on October 7 (ex Karamea). They Imitate The Teacher A carelessness in dress among some pupils of post-primary schools has been noticed by the Minister of Education (Mr Algie). At the annual conference of the New Zealand Tech- ; nical Education Association, held in - Wellington, he said the child was essentially an imitator. He looks, consciously or unconsciously, to his teachers as his models. The Minister suggested that the example in dress set by the teacher would be reflected in the pupil.

New Fishing Trawler Under the command of Captain E. Tregidga, the fishing trawler Dannevic, arrived at Westport last evening from Sydney after a fast crossing of the Tasman Sea. The vessel will join the Westport fishing fleet and will operate off the West Coast of the South Island. The Dannevic is 76ft in length and has a beam of 19ft and a draught of Bft. It is powered by a four-cylinder heavy diesel 180 h.p. engine and has accommodation for 10 passengers fore and aft. The vessel left Sydney for its trip across the Tasman at 6 p.m. on Wednesday of last week. Precautions Against Polio

Doubt whether schools play any significant part in spreading infantile paralysis in New Zealand is expressed in the annual report of the Health Department, presented to the House of Representatives yesterday. The general opinion of medical officers of health according to the report is that the opening or closing of ■schools during the most recent outbreak did not affect the course of the epidemic. The Director of the Division of Public Hygiene (Dr F. S Mac Lean) says that in one district, a diligent inquiry failed to prove any association between cases through a school. In this instance a child remained at school during an attack of the disease, which was recognised only later, when some degree of paralysis became evident. No other case occurred in the school.— (P.A.)