LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 19 May 1938, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Both State mines will be working to-day. ■» "Peggy” and “Aotea” Wools In all the wanted shades, 3 and 4 ply. Best quality.—H. Hamer. Kumara.- -Advt.. The annual statutory meeting of the Grey County Council for the election of Chairman, will be held on Wednesday next. Gee Mary! Must save 5/- for the Cobden Convent Ball by the 24th May.—Advt. The Greymouth Regatta Club last evening defeated a Railway Workshops forty-five team by a margin of six games An enjoyable evening was spent. Citizens’ Hall, Blaketown, to-mor-row (Friday), Shop Day. Jumble, cakes, produce, etc Funds in aid of Blaketown Sunday School. —Advt.

The Grey Electric Power Board last evening passed a resolution disagreeing with a proposal that the engineers’ and secretaries’ conferences take place four or five weeks before the main Power Boards’ Association Conference.

Early winter in Southland has been as mild as mid-spring. Even the birds have been misled, for they started to build-nests. With the weather taking a colder turn, these building operations may have been suspended till spring really does come.

Twenty-four thousand people have passed through the Coronation Hall at New Plymouth in the past two days (says a Press Assn, message) to inspect the Coronation robes, which are being taken on a tour of New Zealand.

The annual meeting of the Greymouth Branch of the Red Cross Society is being held at 7.45 o clock this evening at Miss Burgqyne’s Hall, Mawhera Quay. In addition to members, all of the public who are interested in the Red Cross Movement are cordially invited to the meeting.

Out of a total of 78 applications for the position of an additional meterreader to the Grey Electric Power Board, Mr. R. McTaggart, Jnr., of Runanga, was last evening appointed to the position. Miss Betty Rodgers, of Brunner, was appointed to the position of junior clerk from among 18 applicants.

Text Books you may want: “Compressed Air Practice in Mining” by Penman, 12/6 (6d); “Surveying Problems” by Bryson, 8/6 (4d); “Arithmetic for Miners” by McTrustry, 2/9 (4d); “Problems in Land and Mine Surveying” by Davies, 27/6 (6d); "Mining Electrician Handbook” by Fokes, 16/6 (6d); “Mine Ventilation and Ventilators” by Haddick, 25/(6d); “Reinforced Concrete Water Towers, Bunkers, Silos and Gantries” by Gray, 16/6 (6d); “Autogenous Welding” by Rosemburg, 12/6 (6d); “Electric Trains” by Dickinson, 27/6 (6d). Procurable at B. Dixon’s, Ltd., Tainui Street. —Advt.

At last evening’s meeting of the Grey Electric Power Board, the Secretary (Mr J. B. Denford), reported that no objections had been received to the Board making application to the Loans Board for its sanction tq the borrowing of £20,000 for the additional reticulation of the Board”s district.

One result of the recent heavy rains in the Urewera and Hawke’s Bay districts is the unusually high level of Lake Waikaremoana, which has risen over 6ft. in the past two weeks. This is the highest the lake has been since it rose 15ft. some 25 years ago. Lake Waikaremoana is 2000 ft. above sea level and, as it is 21 square miles in area, some indication can be gained of the tremendous rainfall necessary to raise the level to such an extent. Only the density of the bush surrounding it has prevented more serious slips on the steep bluffs that overhang the lake.

New books at B. Dixon’s, . Ltd., Tainui Street: “Across the Frontier’’ by Phillip Gibbs, 12/6 (6d); “This Publican” by Dornford Yates, 7/6 (sd); “Action at Aquila” by Hervey Allen, 10/6 (sd); “To-morrow and To-morrow” by Lyle, 7/6 (sd); “A River Starts’” by Diana Ridley, 7/6 (4d); Andels Diesel Engine Manual, 12/6 (sd); “Steel Square Pocket Book” by Stoddart, 6/6 (4d); “Behold Here’s Poison” by Heyer, 4/6 (4d); “Automatics” by Vivian, 4/6 (4d); “There Was Another” by Ruby Ayres, 4/6 (4d); “The Silver Cord” by Valentine, 4/6 (4d); “N.Z. Radio Call Book, 1938”, 1/- (3d); “The 1938 Radio Constructors’ Guide”, 2/6 (4d).—Advt.

The Grey Electric Power Board, at its monthly meeting last evening, passed a resolution that the Board make application to the Local Government Loans Board for its sanction to the borrowing of £20,000 for the extension of the electrical reticulation of the Board’s district, under the Local Bodies Loans Act, 1926, and Section 15 of the Finance Act, 1936 (No. 2). The proposed period of the loan is 25 years, the rate of interest 3i per cent., and the Special Rate for the loan will be .1237 d in the .£ on the basis of the capital value.

Books on Elocution at B. Dixon’s, Ltd.—“ Elocution and Gesture” by Horsbuck, 3/6 (3d); “The Art of Public Speaking” by Hull, 3/6 (3d); “Speak Out” by Watson, 4/- (4d); “Elements of Public Speech” by Homer, 10/6 (sd); “The Craft of Public Speaking” by Mitchell, 4/- (4d); “Training for Speaking” by Burton, 7/6 (6d); “Personality in Speaking” by Henderson, 4/- (4d); "Monologues and Duologues of To-day” by Box, 4/- (4d); “Practical Handbook on Elocution” by Gatry, 5/- (4d); Speeches and Toasts for All Occasions, 3/- (4d); “How to Become an Effective Public Speaker” by Bottomsby, 1/- (3d); “Modern Poems for Children”, 3/(4d)._Advt.