QUEEN’S ADDRESS

Grey River Argus, 15 April 1940, Page 6

QUEEN’S ADDRESS

To Y.W.C.A. CHRISTIANITY CHALLENGED. [British Official Wireless]. (Received April 14, 7,p.m.) RUGBY, April IS. The Queen attended a reception co celebrate the eighty-fifth anmve-rsary of the founding of the Young Women’s Christian Association, and, in the course of a broadcast, which was re.-ayed to Canada and the United States, Her Majesty said: “Never, I suppose, has the Association had -• more resnonsible part to play in tne world than to-day. Chr.stian standards and values are being challenged at all points, and a purely material conception of life is offered in tneir place. It is for you younger members to take up that challenge, as individuals, you can each do your past in witness.ng to the eternal truths, But as one great fellowship, pledged to Christian ideals, your influence will be invincible, and will spread, as your symbol, the blue triangle, has spread already, across live continents, encircling the world. In the strength of the unbreakable bond which unites the members of thari great international association, I wish) you all, wherever you may be, God[ Speed on your way and God’s bessing on your work.”

Four more enlistments at Greymouth have brought the effective district total to 566. F. H. Green, J. A. Airey and C. R. Elcocks are three ol the recruits the other name not being available for publication.

Protection from any kind of bad weather is assured by wearing one ol our Llamy Coats. Cut out our advertisement and keep our address for future reference. —H. Hamer, Kumara.—Advt.

Heavy snow on the Otira Gorge on Friday made for difficult progress for cars at the week-end. There was more than a two-inch fall in some parts of the Gorge, and at Arthur’s Pass.

New nooks at B. Dixon's, Tainui Street. (Postages in brackets):— “Luke’s Circus” by Ruth ManningSanders, 9/6 (8d); “The Valiant Heart” by George Blake, 9/6 (Sd); “History of the War” by Stephen K'ng-Hall. New Edition 2/9 (6d); “The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1918,” new edition, 11/6 (8d); “My New Zealand” by A. J. Harrop, 9/6 (8d); “How to Use Your M nd” iy H. Ernest Hunt, 5/6 <6d); “FiveFold Salute to Adventure” by John uuchan; An Omnibus of His Historical Novels. 8/6 (Bd).—Advt.

Late on Friday night Leslie Harold Paterson, single, aged 25 years, was admitted to the Grey Hospital suffering from lacerated wounds of the left leg. Paterson was tnc- d.'iw

of a car which left the road abotr. a quarter of a mile on the Greymouth sdo of Ahaura. The injured m.n was pinned beneath the vehicle, but was promptly rescued and conveyed to hospital by Constable A. Honey, oi. Ahaura. His condition last night was satisfactory.

Walter Fowler Perry, ag:d 45 years, employed at the Dobson Mme, was picked up on the Dobson straight about a quarter of a mile from Doeson, yesterday afternoon in an unconscious cond'tion. He was adm tted to the Grey Hospital suffering from abrasions and minor wounds on the face. Ferry, who was eye bag, is thought to have fallen from his machine. His condition last even ng was satisfactory.