BLACKBALL NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 29 October 1926, Page 2

BLACKBALL NOTES.

(Our Own Correspondent.) BLACKBALL, Oct. 28. Tlie Blackball mine has worked only one clay this week, the reason for the idle time being given as no shipping. A public meeting to deal witli the baths question is scheduled for Mettrick’s Hall on Sunday next at 6.30 p.m. The “Labour Day” handed out by the boss class was a quiet affair so far as this place was concerned. Those in search of sport visited the Grey Trots, while the Blackball Silver Band held a dance with the object, of swelling the Band funds. Thc Soccer game in the knock-oni competition between Blackball and the Rods eventuated on Sunday before a fair gathering of spectators, Blackball winning by three goals (two of the gift variety) to one. The game was spoiled by one incident Avhich ended in three players being ordered off about ten minutes after the start. This left the Blackball Club with ten players to their opponents’ nine. Aleikle and Adamson (2) scored for Blackball, and Nuttall for the Reds. Blackball tried a new player from Otago, but his display in this game was nothing out of the or--6 in ary. It is reported that there are two or throe T.B. cases in Blackball which will necessitate treatment at the Cashmere Hills sanatorium. Last Sunday sa\v a record house at the Afiners’ Pictures. A small boy named A 7. Goodall had the misfortune to have his leg broken as the result of being run into by a cyclist, and the next, day another boy was upset and knocked about somewhat. in the same manner. The benefit picture show for the British miners given by the Blackball Communist Party resulted in a profit of over £ll being shown. At its last regular meeting the Minors’ Union derided to invest a further £25 in the “Grey River Argus.” Jt also donated £lO to the Communist Party’s press fundOne day last week (58 railway trucks of coal w’ore screened at the Blackball Aline. If they could keep this up a dividend would be declared. Judging from appearances, Jimmy must have lost his turn book. Same old squad all the time when it comes to ovpr.ime or double time. Air Taff Williams, of Favorsham, had th'* misfortune, to lose his Overland car, which was completely destroyed liy fire, a few miles out from Kumara. The Blackball circulation of the “Argus” is now al a very hieh mark, th*' agent’s early delivery being very popular. Alosi of the new electrical machinerv which the Blackball Coal Company ar«’ installing, has arrived, and it expected to ho ready for use early next year Afr AVhite, of Wellington, who is ev’dently the Great ATognl of the 8.8. Co., was in Blackball over the weekend, and received (avo or three deputations. Judging bv the rate al which Britain’s surplus labour power is arrr iog New Zealand will soon have an unemployed and dole problem to solve for its'df.