LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 11 February 1941, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr J. O’Brien, M.P., has received a letter "from the Hon. H - Tstrong, Minister of Public Works, the effect that he will endeavour to make a trip to Westland to inspect public works in that electorate a_ soon as possible, and probably belou the House sits in March.

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

The Court of Arbitration will sit at Greymouth on February 27 and 28, with Mr Justice Tindill, president and Messrs A. L. Monteith and W. Cecil Prime, assessors. On the first day the butchers’ dispute will be heard and the dredge-workers’ dispute will be heard on February 28.

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

For riding cycles at night, without lights, Albert Joseph Rohloff, was convicted and fined 5s with 10s costs, and Jack Boswell and James Donald Clancy, who made voluntary appearances, were convicted and fined 5s with 3s costs, before Messrs P. J. McLean and N.V. Lovell, J’s.P., at a sitting of the Magistrate’s Court at Greymouth yesterday. Asked if he. had any excuse Boswell said that it was dark when he started for home, so he had taken a chance, but it did not come off.

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.

Fire destroyed a six-valve console radio set, the property of Mr E. J. Rundle, at his residence, Shakespeare Street,' Greymouth, at about 11.15 o’clock yesterday morning. No one was in the house at the time, andi when the outbreak was discovered by a neighbour, Mrs R. McQuinn, the radio was blazing. The Greymouth Fire Brigade was summoned, and in the meantime, Mrs McQuinn, despite the smoke, threw buckets of water on the kitchen wall, which had been set alight from the radio. On the arrival of the Fire Brigade, the tire on the wall and window frame was extinguished by bucket pump and the remains of the charred radio were carried outside. As the radio had not been switched on yesterday morning, the fire had apparently originated in the set itself, reducing the chassis and most of the cabinet to a twisted mass. The damage to the kitchen was small and the building and its contents are covered by insurance.

Hundreds were turned away from the capacity Christchurch meeting addressed by Mr J. A. Lee, D.C.M., M.P., Leader of the Democratic Labour Party. Hear him speak at Runanga to-morrow night, or at Greymouth on Thursday night. He fights for New Zealand!—Advt.