LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 10 September 1940, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Returned soldier members of the National Reserve are required at Greymouth, although the two platoons of the Reserve are now at tun strength. It is desired to have as many returned men as possible on register, in view of the possibility that the strength may be increased.

Call at White’s to-day and view their wonder display of Spring Fashion goods.—White Corner. Your

Readiness.of the citizens of.Whanganui to co-operate in the collection of waste metals to aid the. war effort has been emphasised by the action of one man, who has handed in crass hinges which he was intending to use for doors in his house. This was reported by the Town Clerk (Mr C R. White 1 to a recent meeting of the Wanganui Collection of Waste Committee.

The use of dirty and rusty tins by retailers of whitebait at Greymouth was commented on yesterday by the Inspector of Health, Mr J. Linford. He said that men had been observed selling whitebait from rusty tins and other similar unhygienic containers, but the Act was definite that the tins so used must be clean, and those using rusty tins were leaving themselves open to prosecution.

The Car Raffle ends this coming Saturday, the 14th, and will be drawn at the Regent Concert on September 24th.—Advt.

At a sitting of the Children’s Court at Greymouth yesterday, three boys, aged 14 years, 12 years and 11 years, were charged with committing mischief by doing damage to the extent of £1 6s to a railway wagon. They were admonished and discharged, their parents being ordered to pay the amount of the damage. Two boys, both aged 13 years, were admonished and discharged for the theft of a' pair of brass bearings valued at £3 from an engine on the wharf, the stolen articles having been recovered.

All shopkeepers and various organisations holding raffle tickets are requested to give earnest attention to their sale this week, as the Raffle closes on Saturday next.—Advt.

The award of a medal and an annuity for meritorious service has been made by the British War Office to an Imperial soldier, Mr M. McLachlan, of Grey Lynn. The notification has occasioned surprise, as 23 years has elapsed since the recipient of the honour retired from service with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, which he joined in Scotland in 1883. The belated recognition is said to be due to the custom of allocating a limited number of annuities and this particular decoration to the regiment.

Every afternoon during our sale, special bargains will be displayed with noon and evening. All goods marked at Real Bargain Prices.—H. Hamer, Kumara. —Advt.

It will probably be too sweeping a statement to say that no one at all has yet gone bathing in sea or river this season, but certainly there have been few cases of such hardinood reported. One instance of swimming in the sea has received a certain amount of publicity over the last few days, however; it was the effort of a Napier youth who put out to sea in a canoe. An unexpected wave capsized his frail craft, and, although it was not the original purpose of his trip out, he was seen floundering about for some time before he could right the canoe.