NEWS OF THE DAY

Grey River Argus, 17 April 1920, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

At last night's meeting of tho Grey School Committee a motion of sympathy was passed with Mr H. A!li*on in the loss of his father. The motior, was carried, members standing.

Tho loan proposal of a million am a-half for the Lake Monowai hydro electric scheme for Southland was carried by 6531 votes for to 416 against.

The mails which left New Zealand on the 9th of March, arrived in London on i-he 12th inst..

If you war.t to k»ow why labour slavery is uncalled for in Samoa } heal" Mr Holla r : d's lecture to-morrow at 3 p.m. at the Opera House.

The Canterbury Education' Board has appointed Mr G. M. McKenssie ; o ihe position of assistant at the secondary department of the Greymouth District High School.

The Maheno made a fast run of three days seven hours 25 minutes to Sydney on her last trip from Auckland.

Christchurch railway officials report that the service is very hard pressed for labour at the present time. This applies to the second division, the shortage being particularly marked in the North Island.

4 Lands set apart as provisional State forests include two blocks in the Gisborne district of 2200 acres and 1L.G50 acres.

Mr E. Lcvvey. S.M., presided at a sitting of the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, at which George AVilli.im Olliver was charged with helpless drunkenness. The Magistrate warned him that if he appeared before him again he would go to Pakatpa. Accused was fined 20/_ and costs in default 7 days imprisonment.

According to Mr W. J. O'Donnell, Borough Engiuccr, Iho water supply for Greymouth will cea^o shortly unless rain falls up country ar.'d the Grey River consequently rises. Owing to the present lowness of tho water in the river Iho pumps are unable to work at their full capacity, and consumers are asked to conserve a,s much as possible their use of water until the position is rectified.

Profiteering in house property apparently exists in Wcllingon aJid suburbs. A single woman, who owns a hou^e in Wellington, lias it let for a term of years at two .guineas' a week, and at the present moment the lesse is getting seven guineas a week for it. It is furnished, but is not a very good house. At the Lower Hutb a house was sold , for £1450, and a few days afterwards a land agent advertised it for sale for £1650. It is still unoccupied. Auother house was sold for £800.

In connection- with the coming school committee election, it was mentioned at last night's meeting of the Grey School Committee that all the present members except Mr Orams were stand, ing. Mr Orams, who is living at Cobden, thanked the committee, for the help £l\en him ir the past and wished tho iicliGol and staff a happy and prosperous year. Other speakers paid a tribute to Mr Oram 's work and wished him every success.

A private cable .was received by an ■Auftkn./rid firm to the effect that American banks were calling in all loans, thus causing merchant failures owing to the stringency created in the coney market. A hint is also given by the sender that clients would be wise to exorcise caution in trading for the time being. Other Auckland firms said the report should be received with caution.

The case for Free Labour in Samoa will be stated by Mr H. E. Holland in a lecture at the Oper a House to-mor-row afternoon.

It was intimated at last night's meeting of the Grey School Committee by the Canterbury Education Board that ifc had appointed Mrs A. Wise as assistant mistress- at the Greymouth District High School.

The tarring a portion of Tainul Street on the western side has been started by the Borough Council staff.

Prices in Auckland and elsewhere in New Zealand arc higher than those ruling in Australia, says a Sydney visitor at present in Auckland.

Tho main office at Fuller's Opera House, Haymarkct^ Sydney, was broken into recently and £12 in cash auu

about £4000 in cheques stolen,

A grand Anzac Ball will be held in the Town Hall on Monday, April 26th, at S p.m., to which all returned soldiers and friends are invited.

All who wish to . know tho truth about" Samoa should "ot miss the lecture by Mr H. E. Holland t o -morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock ai the Opera House on the Parliamentary visit to Samoa.

An application was received at last night's meeting of the Greymouth School Committee from A 'r K. J. McGrath for permission to visit ie Blaketown school once a week after school hours, for the purpose of giving religious instruction, to the Catholic children attending that school. Tlie application was granted.

Tho Bluit Borough Council has decided to put before the ratepayers a loan proposal involving £12,3000, of which £10,000 will be for town im. provements, £2000 for a town hall, and £300 for banh<

The increased cost of paper is indicated by a recent quotation for brown paper at £S-1 per ton, f.o.b. Melbourne. This represents 9d per lb. and by the time the paper is landed and delivered in New Zealand tho cost would be at least Is per lb.

* One thousand five hundred and thir. ty-five homes have been provided by tho Workers' Homes Board of Westcm Australia without cost to the tax. payer. The board buys and builds for applicants, who repay the cost in fortnightly instalments.

Wo arc informed of another large land deal having been effected up North (says the Auckland Star), the property consisting of 9041 acres, opposite Bucklands, on the Kaipara. The purchaser is a well-known Foxton settler; the stock, comprising 6000 sheep and about 1600 head of cattle, were also disposed of to the same purchaser, the price being close on £100,000. -

Contributions towards the X-Eay Fund arc still coming to hand with pleasing regularity and to-day the amount required to make up the ncccs. &ary £400 is £64 17s Sd. To date the follow in g is a list of contributions. : Al--raedy acknowledged, £317 10s 4d; proceeds of social at Totara Flat, per Mr W. T. Begg, £13 4s; McQueen and Barl rytown, £2 2s; Hanwell Williams, £1 Is; Mrs Bichardson, 5/.; ,Thos Franklin. £1; total, £335 2s 4d. Further contributions are awaited and will be thankfully received. .W_hen the Prince of Wales visits Greymouth, tho train arriving on May 13th, 10.30 a.m., His Royal Highness will be met at the railway station by tho Major (Mr J. D. Lynch), the Chairman of the Harbour Board ai-d County Council, > ai;d members of these bodies. A procession will then travel along Mawhcra Quay and Boundary Street* to Victpria Park. The cars will go on the track and stop opposite the stand. A platform will be erected immediately in front of the pavilion, where addresses will be presented to the Prince. The school children will bo in the grandstand enclosure, together with the bodyguard and returned soldiers. The general- public will be outside th c enclosure. ;

The Greymouth Citizens' Band hitvo decided to render a .special programme of music at the Hospital on Sunday next at 2.30 p.m. sharp, when a collection will be taken up in aid of the XI\ay Fund. The above Band has pui in a lot of hard practice for this special occasion and it behoves the public to roll up in large numbers and let the bandsirftm see you appreciate their ef. forts, in helping to get funds for such a good cause. The bandsmen realise that the Hospital is a long way out ;of town, but while they are helping such good thing as the X-Eay, Uhey arc-

also cheering the unfortunate patients in the Hospital. And as this band ha? worked hard for the X-Eay Fund we tope? to hear of a rScord collection.

The keynote of racing reports for the past three months of the presrn< year has been the consistent increase in speculation as registered by the totalisator. It is hard to trace an instance in which the receipts for the previous year have not been surpassed, while in many cases the increase has been little short of phenomenal. These circumstances are. attributed to a degree to the growing popularity of racing, as evidenced by the record at. tendances. During the meetings held over the Easter period (states the "Auckland Star"), the flood of wealth has in no manner waned, and the- statistics for four two-day carnivals show an increase in speculation of £135,233 over the aggregate receipts for the same period in 1919,-

The Premier asks all denominations to hold services on Anzac Day as it falls on a Sunday.

- A £200 Government subsidy makes it certain Rifleman Croxton and

Sergeant Loveday will go to shoot at Bisley.

Gratuity payments are nearly concluded and £4 966,147 0s 6d has beeu paid to date. ;