THE WEATHER

Grey River Argus, 31 December 1920, Page 3

THE WEATHER

*•» ■ . ■,-•■.■■ : ■ •■■•'. Mr Bates reports that the weatherhas beeivAvatni, and Viair to. cloudy at times, with-, a scattered rainfall in the northern and southernmost districts. The atmospheric .pressure has been unsteady, and the ; winds moderate l and variable;. - Tlie present indications are fo iv. 'variable 1 i breezes, .with westerlies prevailing, and .freshening in and southward of ' Cook Strait. "Warm and hazy conditions are probable in the East Coast districts, and cloudy to , overcast elgewhere. with occasional drizzling, rain in the western and south crn districts. The barometer is unsteady, with a falling tendency. \he ■■' sights of the city in their eagerness to see the contest,.- which, inlocal cricket circles ,causeS a greater stir 'than the recent Au&traliaJ&iglisa^ '■match.' ,-. ■; _ \y\ : " : -- .*":• - : ;v '•• -y' 1 Bro. Gooding .acted as • and gave general gatisfactdon to both sides. Bros. Wetihie (Westport). and Newton (Dennistoii) were umpires.

To-morrow Saturday) being New Tear's Day, the "Grey River Argus' 5 will not bo published. Tho Defenep authorities hnve docid- I cd that in future the fees 'for medical board's will be £1 1/- for the first case and 10/6 for each subsequent ease. '.- • . '• •.'•»• l .AyChristchurch message reports the v defth of. Mr Joseph O. He'lmore, barrister and solicitor, aged 89. He had practised in Christchurch continuously for the past 59 years. ... Twenty»one German machine guns arrived in Wanganui the other day. They .UTe to bo .'distributed amongst the vari- , pus. schools in the district. And are sown the seeds of wars to come! • Reports £rom Auckland state that fruit (morlsV 'especially . strawberries, peaches , nnel plums) is plentiful, but the prospects of "abundant apple and pear crops 'are doubtful. The nurses, at the Wellington Hospital arp w to roceivo ,one day's holiday per montli as from January 1. Hitherto thny.^havo not been, giyw. any .holiday saye 1 annual leave. Tho Mayor of Mataura has received intimation from the Defence Department that two machine guns, trophies of the war, have been forwarded to Mataura. ;, . Carpenters are notified, in another column that tenders are called for additions and alterations to Granity Convent School. Full particulars in the advertisement. • • ■ . Says a Press Association wire rereceived' from Christchurch yesterday nfternoori :— ' 'Herbert John Crowther . agjpd 68, and formerly Collector of Customs at Westport, who retired on a pension in 1911 died this morning. He'leayes ,a widow, and one son." The Reef ton" boxing tourney oh race night is attracting considerable interest, especially the bout between Robbo Blackball) and " "McAleer (ChristLchurch), and that between Dunn and HM^vgan. - . gold nugget representing the in the Labour Carnival Art not yet been claimed by the .(Vatos iho "Southlfindf The wining number was the ticket was sold in the the second day of the Gore uncommon in the Irlani disowing to the exof houses, for beds Shift work obtains and as one man leaves -ready to "pop iv" a?ul that Australia's will reach 129,000,000 46,800,000 last year, 1 1918-19. This year's P er bushel, the basis consumption, , will be (PBi £58,000,W 0 - ' Such a thinlas a midnight wedding may be posaiDM.. in melodrama, but it cannot be stageu&n Teal life in New Zealand. Until th\ Marriage Amendjnent Act, 1920 ;/ f4me into operation marriages could nit be solemnised after 4 p.m. Now thf hour is extended to 8 p.m. j By Ordcr-in-Cfuncil published in the latest Gazette, jfcc revocation of the naturalisation or Henry Nicolai Christian Joosten is annulled. The case of 2vlr Joosten was |hore than once mentioned during tho Veeent session of Parliament by members who • considered that his naturalisation should not have Jieen revoked. The team to represent Canterbury In '-their coming match with Auckland •will be selected fTom the following:— B. C. Blunt, E. Brosriahan, A. GTant, J. McEwin, W. R. Patrick, D. Reese, D. m. Reese, R. Read, D. M. Sandman, H. M.- Taylor, H. Watson, and F. Woodsi Last year Canterbury received a severe ■drubbing) from the Aucklanders: and their prospects against this formidable side are none too bright.. Visitors and Tesidents of Greymouth at© reminded of the euchre, social and dance, to be held in St. : Columba Hall ion Monday evening, Jan. 3, at 8 o'clock. Judging by the sale of ticki ets, the committee are assured of the evening being a success, and have had the floor specially prepared and the * Tooms well ventilated. Mrs. Wm. Donovan" will have charge of the supper, aßsi/?ted by a numerous ladies' jßommittoe. "There has been a good deal talke6r\recently about discipline," said the Rev. Dr Gibb at the Scots Colle|;e priize.gxving ceremony at Wellington recently. '* Several of the heads of scholastic institutions have been speaking 'about it; and whatever one may think of military discipline, there is * *io question thaMi^iP 11^ 5 , is * he salt of life. The noiion^hat you caii bring np a boy-or a jfeV iff that pasw ~- Witliout discipline— well, what is lti I would call it: the slush of ineffectual sentimentalism." (Applause.) Bui ©xternal discipline njuW.be accom l?y inward discipline— that oJ *nPdbnß6ienc9. ifit were not itwoulc Tttiffortli anything. Education was not oy^L^p gelf^dißcipline. There wa! Teallyto imj^ - without th< " Ot ]Sfcnd that was really th< fear of d '^;< Allege, ,«nd others Taason why l^si^ C e. The commu tad comedo .^^ cix \ O . reg ar, but a man might be a very exc\^ specialist in the ministry, m the p^c S» ot medicine, or in the pursuit « a w,andyetbeon^.avery^ tradesman « wvd Nothing wen??, inntess he had Jk culture i*'wAich ihe M? W^t

7 -.->:;;;•■ y- - ■: :-v •• . . ; -^ The Blackball Co-operative Socrety are tidvertisiug for a hakci- for bread and small goods. , • I A London cable states that Waih,i minuig shares are quoted at 23/9 nnd j 26/3. Quite a large nunib.ej of Runanga residents are at present absent on holiday visits to other parts of the^ Dominion. At ♦midnight to-night, the firebell at . tlic Central Piro Station will ho rung to mark the transition from the year : 1920 to the year 1921. Mr. Thomas Feary called • at. the "Argus" office yesterday; Mr. Feary wishes to debate with any . member of the Labour Party on the Labpur Party's platform. ■ . Will the person who borrowed a Chinese Rig-out from Mr. J. McGrath some weeks ago kindly return same to this office this morning without fail. ; — . .Advt.- '„.'..'..,_ . ... ... , .. ,. A, Sydney cabje . last night stated: "The weather is again extremely sultry throughout Australia." Mr. J. Bertram, a former' resident of. Blackball, and Well known in West Coast Rugby football' circles, is at present in Qreymputh , for the racing carnival. ' .- „ . ..• ■''••.-■ ■■^•* ! At a meeting of milk vendors at Ohristclmrcii, after a disciissioki., in which reference was made to the increased cost of labour and machinery iit was, unanimously decided; '. 'That the price, of milk on the farms shall be Is 6d'a'gal)on till March '3i,;i92i:" '.' !'"•' .' ".'".'■ ,V ~~* Buller Farmers' Co-operative Dairy Factory last week maoiiifactured five tons 12 cwt of butter, besides having cream sales", and Expects to turn but six totis this week. The New Big River GoldM ine re-, turns for tile months of November and December are: Battery, 532 ozs 5 dwts melted gold from .525 tons. Cyanide, 43ois 18 dwts' bullion tram. 250 tons of sand treated. Total estimated value £2642. There was quite a record crowd in Greymoutli for yesterday's races, visitors flocking in from . al over fhe West ' Coast. The fine weather enabled one and all to enjoy, thoroughly the af • ternoon's sport on the Omoto racc-i course, and everything passed off with- 1 out any mishap. An exceptionally . large tonnage . of i new vessels for the year ended June 30 is recordod. During fhai period the new tonnage was 4,250,000, compared with 3,800,000 in the, previous year, while. at the end. of June 4,930,340 tons of merchant shipping ' wa's under construction. Oil fuel ships numbered 426 vessels of 1,995,788 tong, as against. 1,193,050 of the previous year. la In connection with the Greymouth Troting Club's Summer Meeting, and for the convenience of visitors, -ladies' trotting tickets will be on t sale at Kilgour's Book Arcade. If'y ou P ur ' chase your ticket at the shop it will save time at the gates. Ladies tickets, admission to lawn, 2/6. — Advt. Dr Rollin, the Hamburg internal diseases specialist, announcing the retreatment of cancer of the stomach, says he has achieved a certain measure of success. In two cases, in each of which the disease was in an advanced stage, the patients have been so far relieved that they have been able to return to their normal occupations. Ob* serving tli'at 'cancer attacks only persons over 30,. he transfused into his patients blood of their own children. Professor KcmmoL, of the Eppendor Hospital, recently discharged as ' ' cured" a patient who has been treated by this method, after all^ previous ; treatments had failed , "The discharged conyiet should receive "what aid and encouragement we can give him to obtain suitable cm- ' ployment, etc., and redeem his character, ' '. says Commissioner O 'Donovan in his. address to the police force of the ['' Dominion, just issued. At the very | least the police should place no obstacle in his way. A delicate and dif- ' ileult question, arises, however, whon ' there "is conflict between the interest \ of the man and the interest of the public. Such a question may arise, for instance, when a convicted thief obtains employment, say, in a hotel ' where many travellers are accommodated. What should the police doT Should ' a hint of his character be given to his employer? The result would be in- • stant loss of employment: ' The action " of the police, often falsely alleged, in r such ensos has .been so 'unequivocally ! condmened that it is deemed best to let things take their oSvh course." r ■ -.' f Very many friends ■ledrned with deep - regret of the death at Hokitika on t Wednesday of Mrs. Michael Ryan, of - Rotomanu, and formerly for many f years resident of MaVai. Deceasea i was 72 years of age, and landed half s a century ago in the} Dominion. She s was a native of^ Dalai s, '. County Kerryj c Ireland. The late Mrs. Ryan' was a 0; woman of most kindly nature, and was 3, \ highly esteemed .by all who knew her. i- Ma;ny pioneers .will remember her foi d kindnesses'^one ,1^: ,day,s gone , .by, She rf, leaves a |iusband, .'"daughiers. :e, Mrs. Thompson (Dannevirkc), Mrs 1; Orr ..gsketahuna), Mrs. Arthur Robin it son (Moana) and four sons, John anc 3- James . (Rotomanu), Michael (Paeka £' kariki),' and ,(Pannevirke), ,be I. V sides 15 grandchildren .to mourn theii s, ' V s * 8 ' The dee P es^ sympathy will b( 'e 'i 'ex]bended to the sorrowing family ii a tSeir bereavement.