RUNANGA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 30 November 1920, Page 5

RUNANGA NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent.) -'

The heavy rain we had last week brought down* a slip on the ReAvanui line last Friday morning. The first train got up alright, but Avhen the second train Avith the workmen for the Liver-^ pool No 1 Mine got up alright, but when the second train with the men tor the Liverpool No 3 Mine bad got up, a feAV tons of earth a-nd the barrel of an old tree came down blocking the 1 trri'in .from getting through between the tAvo tunnels. After waiting for about an hour the miners left the train ar.d rotmimed home.. -The slip was cleared away about eleven that mornThe men at tbe Seven Mile tunnel have struck the. coal at the first bore ho!ea seam about (3ft. Gins.) but they - have to drive another 20 chains to another seam the main one of Bft. The housing shortage is very actute, and Mr James- the General Manager for the State Mine came down here about tAvo months ago, and along Avitli a representative of the Borough Avenc around the township and secured 12 suitable sections Avith a view to building homes on them, but up to the present nothing further has been done, and 1 guess this will be a similar promise, notwithstanding the shortage the oi coal. and tho No l s ' Liverpool Mine only half manned and no houses to put men in avlio come looking for work. Mr T Moore of Pollards Pictures gave a benefit picture entertainment in aid of the State School Prize Fund and was a great finaincial success. Mr o' Fly .m the Headmaster returned thanks to Mr Moore and all those who helped to make the show such a success and stated that on account of the high price of books it would not be possible to give every child a prize, therefore, they wold be given in order of merit. Mr W. S. Clark (Scotty) lias resigned his position as Deputy at the mine to take over the stationary and booksellers business so sucessfully carried ou by Mr J. Ward avlio is retiring and leaving the district on account of his wife's health. The Town Clerk, Mr G. R. Hunter, wiio has been in the Grey River Hospital for about six AVeeks and underwent an operation for appendicits. returned home last Wednesday, but ] regret to state that he is still confined to his bed. • J Mr Jonas Masters Avho is still in ' the hospital is making great progress towards recovery and he is expested to be well enough to come home earl next week. Miss M. Diiggjan, 'school teacher, who has been confined to her bed for the past week with the measles, •is well again.

In November, 11)18, the- paper money in -(.-ircula-tion ii Poland was 830 million marks. ]Jy April 1920, this amount had increased to 10,000 million. Then came the Polish offensive against Russia and by the following July 1, the paper in circulation had a face value of 26,000 million ma-rks. On July 31 this had jumped to :*3,000 millions. The Polish worki's, of course, suffered for this inflation by increased prices.