LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 20 January 1940, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

All of the district coal mines will be working, on Monday,

Nominations for chopping events at the Karoro Sports Club’s annual meeting on February 3, close on Wednesday next, January 24.-—Advt.

Severe concussion was suffered^. by a 14-year-old boy, Raymond Smith, vhen he fell from a bicycle in Preston Road. The accident was witnessed by a bus driver, who conveyed the boy to his home, in an unconscious condition. He is progressing satisfactorily.

Remanded in custody since Monday for medical attention,- a statutary first offender charged with drunkenness, was convicted and discharged and ordered to pay 11/- expenses in the Magistrate’s Court at Greymojtttn yesterday before Mr. G. G. Chisholm, S.M. ' ■

Bathers at the Blaketown beach are warned to keep wilthin the . flags placed as a guide by the' Greymouth Surf Life Saving Club. During the week, Mr. Bidgood got into .difficulties outside the flagged area and had to be assisted by a member of the Club, Mr. L. Harrington.

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At the first meeting of the year of the Nelson Creek Women’s Institute Mrs Donnellan presided over a fair attendance. An ex-president was welcomed back into the Institute. It was decided that all members knit a balaclava to hand to men the district going into camp. The competition for something new from something old was won by Mrs Ross with Mrs Williams second. The social hal;hour was spent in continuation of the reading' of the personality of Fanny Burney. The hostesses for the month were Mrs Nyberg and Mrs Ord.

As the steamer “Omana” was about to swing preparatory to sailing last evening, a number of member.; of the crew jumped off the ship. IL is. stated that the men had complained that the stacking of the deck cargo, in view -of certain war regulations as to lighting, would , endanger them whilst at sea. As are suit, of their action, the ship’s departure was delayed until 5.30 o’clock this morning, but at a late hour last night it was not known if the membets of the crew, who left the ship, would return to duty. The “Omana” is fully laden with timber for Auckland.

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The last remaining debenture owing on the Blaketown Hall was paid off a few- days, ago, and, the hall will now be presented to the residents of Blaketown and Preston Road at a suitable gathering arranged for Sunday, February 11. The -total cost of the hall was about £l,OOO, and the efforts of the Hall Committee to raise the necessary money to leave the hall free of debt, are deserving of commendation. In view of the winding up of its affairs, the committee, by notice in this issue, request that all accounts owing to them be paid before February 1. when it is hoped to completely finalise matters.

Estates of a value of £443,965, were reported and accepted for administration by the Public Trustee during the month of December, 1939. The total value of the estates and funds under administration by the Public Trustee on the 31st. March, 1939. .was £61,715,713, and the new bus:-’ ness for the nine months ended 31st. December was £4,391,892. Grants of administration made by the Court in favour of the Public Trustee numbered 158 for the month. During the month, 596 new wills, appointing the Public Trustee executor, were prepared on behalf x>f testators and lodged , for safe custody, and 334 existing wills were revised to provide for changes desired by testators/ The total number of wills now held in the Public Trust Office on behalf of living persons is 96,210.

The popular host at the Tramway Hotel, Taramakau, “Drum” McMeekan would give you the top brick off his chimney if you really needed it! There a hearty welcome always awaits all good folk, and besides there is every facility for campers, with picnic and sports grounds, and ideal swimming and fishing localities. And then there is a refreshing glass of ale and the best of cuisine, under the personal supervision of Mrs McMeekan —

Two well-known dogs owned by equally well-known citizens of Greymouth, staged what appeared likely to develop -into a war to the death near the Post Office about five o’clock yesterday afternoon. The combatants came to grips on the footpath, and their noise soon attracted a large crowd of onlookers who confined their activities to a study of the efforts of both owners to separate the canines. In this, they were unsuccessful for some time, and it was only when the dogs went down into the gutter that one owner was able to pin the head of the assailant dog with his foot and pull his own dog away. The assailant an ageing Fox Terrier, who proceeded on his journey with only three legs in action, was the only sufferer, although the spotless white of the other animal would require restoring by bath soap and brush.

Severe bruising, shock and possible internal injuries, were sustained by Harry Becker, 28, married,\ residing in Willis Street,' whdh he was pinned against the .side of the trench by the skip of the hoist; weighing several hundredweight, at the. sewerage works in Buccieugh Street. The cooperative party, of which the injured mam is a member, had. been shifting the excavation plant, and had left the skip of the hoist resting on two toms across the trench. Before "commencing excavation again, the injured man was dow» below, fixing a screw tom, with a view to the later removal of the toms on which the skip was resting He apparently over-tightened the, screw tom, thus releasing one of the toms on which the skip was resting,, with tlie result that the appliance slipped and pinned him against the side of the trencn. He was quickly released by his workmates and was admitted to the Grey Hospital. His condition is reported to be. satisfactory.

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