LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 6 February 1941, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Entries for the A. and P. Show close on Saturday next. —Advt.

So far there have been over 24,00'J balaclavas, over 24,000 pairs of mittens, and over 14,000 starves sent overseas to New Zealand forces from the Patriotic Fund Board’s Wellington store.

Mass will be celebrated on next Sunday, February 9, at Kotuku, 8 a.m., and at Rotomanu, 10.15 a.m.— Advt.

Mr J. Roberts, President of the North Canterbury L.R.C., and one oi the New Zealand delegates to the International Labour Conference at Geneva in 1939, will visit Greymouth on Monday next. At 8 p.m., on Monday he will give an account of his travels in a public address at the Lyceum Hall.

Entries for all sections of the A. and P. Show (excepting flowers) close on Saturday next.—Advt.

It is expected that a trotting meeting will be held here on March 24, in aid of the Patriotic Minds, the Greymouth Club having offered to conduct it. The Patriotic Council last evening appointed Messrs J. G’Brien, M.P., F. A. Kitchingham (Mayor), J. B Kent and T. P. Ryan to co-operate with the Club in the matter.

Tenders are invited by the Public Works Dept, for the supply of Diesel Crawler type Tractors.—Advt.

Blood donors are required in Greymouth, and those wishing to assist are invited to communicate immediately with the Secretary of the St. John Zmbulance Brigade (Mr W. P. Moore). Although there are already a number of donors in Greymouth, it has been found that the number is totally inadequate to meet current demands, and it is hoped that many citizens will co-operate in this useful form of service to others.

Buy your Fashion Goods at the home of style, quality and value.— White’s Corner, your Fashion Centre. —Advt.

The slip which came down near the Rewanui Railway Station early on Monday morning will not be cleared until midday to-day and the Liverpool Mine, which was idle yesterday, will not work to-day. An accumulation of coal at the mine has tilled the binns, despite a restricted output on Tuesday, when about 100 men did not work, and the impossibility of getting trucks to the mine preventeu work being done yesterday. After the line is cleared to-day, the binns will be able to be emptied and the mine will resume to-morrow.

Blackberry pickers:—Consign your berries to Richard McMleekan, 89 Packe Street, Christchurch. You receive 3/6 dozen lb. I pay freight and supply tins. —Write to-day.—Advt.

The Greymouth Labour Party’s weekly euchre tournament at the new Lyceum Hall, last evening, ended in rather a unique manner, when seven players, (Mesdames Moore, Richardson, J'u’dge, Leckie, Coom McCaffrey and Mr C. Goodall) tied' for first place. When the call “winners of 10 games ?’’ was answered with seven tickets being held aloft, by enthusiastic owners, the large attendance thoroughly enjoyed the situation. This was later “topped off” when a wellknown euchre player won the prize for the last seven games with a 1 ticket showing hardly a win during the first seven games.

Black Gym. Hose, best quality, sizes 5 & 6, 6/6 pair; 7, 6/11 pair; 8 & 9, 7/6 pair.—H. Hamer, Kumara.— Advt.

At a meeting of the Westland Centennial Council, last evening, a letter was received from the winner of the Centennial Scholarship, Mr A. G. McLeod, stating that owing to sickness, he had been unable to qualify for the first year’s class at the Canterbury University and thus could not proceed to Lincoln College this year, and as his father had removed to Dunedin, he asked permission, to enrol at the Otago University for a iirst-year course. The Secretary (Mr D. J. Evans) said that he had referred the letter to Mr I'. A. Kitchmgham, wno had agreed to the taking of the course at Dunedin. He had therefore advised Mr McLeod, that he would be permitted to enrol at the Otago University, subject to the endorsement of the Council. It was decided to endorse the Secretary’s reply.

Bring your boots and shoes to Chalk’s Footwear Repairing Depot, opposite Haglund’s Store, High Street, Greymouth (formerly Mr. J. Murphy’s). Good leather, laces, polishes, etc., at town prices. Absolute satisfaction guaranteed.—Advt.

The committee of the Grey Surf Club met at the Blaketown Shed on Tuesday evening, presided over by Mr J. B. Kent. The building site committee reported that the new concrete station was near completion, but the lining would be left until funds were available. The Secretary reported that donations had been received from several citizens, which was greatly appreciated. Mr J. Steel, Dr. Logan and Mr D. Harnet were elect-

ed and added to the list of Vice-Pre-sidents. Several new members were elected. It was decided to allow school boys up to 14 years of age to join at a small fee of Is. The matter of procuring a J. Sparklet Gun for resuscitation was held over. The chairman congratulated the members on the great work they were doing in practising the surf life-saving methods and for the competitions every suitable Sunday.

“At Dunkirk one Britain lost the war, at Dunkirk another Britain was born to snatch destiny out of the hands that had sent it out to die. A nation belongs to the people who will die to save it. At Dunkirk was demonstrated that the little men of England would die to save it. Great Britain has not belonged to the people. That beautiful hierarchy of title and wealth and commoners was a political democracy, but no social democracy. But Dunkirk is almost an allegory for a strange sort of social revolution. That social revolution goes on now from day to day. Day by day the little men of Britain make Britain again great, and increasingly impossible for any human soul to become a Nazi. And that in itself is a victory,” said Miss Dorothy Thompson in a recent address to America.