LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 10 September 1941, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Thp following- lenders were adopted by the Grev Hosoital Board at last evening's meeting for supplies for the three months to December 31 next: Fish. J. Norc’.iffe: bread: W. Robertson: and meat: Stewart and Sons. White’s tn the fore again w’th the verv latest in fashion goods. You are invited to view them anv time from now on. White’s Corner, your fashion centre. —Advt. Last week freight hauled through the Otira tunnel from the West Coast to Canterburv amounted to 15.321 tons, compared with 16,72 1 tons in the corresnonding week of last year, a decrease of 1,390 tons. In 1939. the corresponding total was 1 3.055 tons. The Greymouth Boxing and Wrestling Assn, has arranged for a professional wrestling contest between Fred Atkins, Australia, and Pat Meehan, Canada, to take place at the Grevmouth Town Hall on Saturday, evening. Both contestants have ap-j neared at Grevmouth this season, but have not previously been matched.

Lambing is proceeding at present with fairly good prospects in the West Coast farming areas, according to Mr. J. Fleming, Inspector of Stock. Except for the past weekend, the weather has been favourable for lambs, although the conditions in 'ome areas have been detrimental to ewes. To deal with the matter of the application of Westland" Laundry, Ltd., for a permit to enable the company to proceed with the Installation of machinery _ and alterations to * the “Fernhiir” ' Skating Rink, a special meeting of the Greymouth Borough Council will be held to-morrow (Thursday) evening, at 8 o’clock. The Ikamatua Red Cross has received the following articles and forwarded them to Greymouth:— Scarves, Mesdames Thorn, Flynn, Feary. Tibbles and Purvis; mittens, Mesdames Nicholson and Keith; balaclavas,, Mesdames Black. Mclnroe and Vents; _ covers,. Mrs W. O’Malley. Mr Norman Stouppe, of Barry and Stouppe, Ltd., Opticians, is in Greymouth and may be consulted for sight-testing to-morrow (Thursday, Sept. ID, at the surgerv of Mr D. Mcßrearty. Dentist.—Advt. Items were contributed bv the following at a concert party, directed by Mr W. Ford, helcl in the Seddon Ward of the Grey River Hospital, on Monday evening:—Misses Sweeney, J. Holt. McDonnell. M. Cawley, Mrs L. Dumbleton, Mrs Roper, and Messrs K Fehsenfeld. R. Bierworth, and J. Patterson. The party were entertained at supper. As a result" of a defect in the fan, which developed on Mondav evening, the Wallsend Mine was idle yesterday. At 6 o’clock yesterday morning the “no work’’ whistle blew at the mine, and those employees who had not been advised of the mishap and had arrived for work, were compelled to return to their homes. The repairs to the fan have been completed, and work will be resumed today. “The Mayor of Greymouth has had several tilts at x the Hospital smoke eliminator and has been saying that it is not satisfactory,” said Mr J. Smeaton at last night’s meeting of the Grev Hospital Board He moved that the Engineer be reauested to submit a report to the Board at the next meeting relative to lhe smoke nuisance, the motion being c-poonded bv the chairman (Mr J. Mulcare) and carried without discussion. At the September meeting of the Runanga Women’s Institute. Mrs Johnson' presided. The Motto was: “Chop Your Own Wood, and it Warms You Twice.” The roll call was Is for soldiers’ parcels It was decided to send, a donation to the Makpgai Leper Fund. Final arrangements were made for the birthday of the Institute. The competition (something new from something o’d) was won by_Mrs Oakley. The October competition is a sugar-bag article.

Barrytown Institute held its monthly meeting at the residence of Mrs H. Langridge, with Mesdames Rowe and'Butterworth assisting as hostesses. The cooking competition was won by Mrs H. Weaver. Miss T. Wafer read the ‘‘Golden Thread” talk on “Sincerity.” The roll call was “What I Would Do to Hitler.” Miss Robins’ visit was'discussed, and it was decided that classes in dressmaking and upholstery should be formed An invitation to the birthday celebrations of the Runanga Institute was accepted. Warm garments for the Lady Galway Guild were handed in. and comforts for the soldiers were collected. The singing of the National Anthem concluded the meeting, and afternoon tea was then served. The Catholic Nurses’ Guild entermembers of the Registered Nurses’ Assn., at the Nurses’ Home, on Monday evening. Items were given by the following artists: Misses Coll, D 7 Willis. J. Walker, M. Cawley, t M. Sinnot. Staff Nurse Sanson, 'Nurses Coll. Tlorrack, Hanley, and Quinn. "A presented by the Class_D nurses. Misses Robinson arid Bell, members of the Assn., who are leaving the district, were farewelled during the evening, presentations of books being made by the Matron (Miss N. Moffatt) who referred to the service given the Association by the departing members, and wished them well jn their new districts. Supper was served, and dancing occupied the remainder of the evening.

White’s Fashion Corner in a background of beautiful flowers will present a Mannequin Parade, showing exclusive Spring Fashions. The Parade will be supported by best musical talent. Sweets will be for sale. Flowers sold at end of function. Town Hall, to-morrow (Thurs.) at 8 p.m. Proceeds in aid of St. John Ambulance & Home Nursing Division. Admission 1/6.—Advt.

The danger of allowing youngchildren to light fires near houses was illustrated at Greymouth yester-da-v afternoon, when the Fire Brigade was summoned at about 4 o’clock to quench a tire in Alexander Street. .A house owned by Mr P. Blanchfield, and occupied by Mr Finlay, which had been left unoccupied during the afternoon, was menaced when a lire lit by voung children playing- near the house set alight a wooden' box and other material, and crept up the_niles to burn the weather boards on the side of the house. The’ lire had a good hold when observed bv neighbours, * whose quick aetipn. in dousing the flames with I buckets of water, and summoning the Brigade, undoubtedly saved the property from more serious damage. Apart from the pulling off of a number of boards, the services of the Brigade were not required. Londoners are drinking considerr'blv less beer than they did. but, smoking four times as much tobacco! —according to the latest statistics.; Well, it's the same storv in New! Zealand, and the greatly increased' demand fcr the weed is not alto- ’

gether due to the increase in population. It's largely attributable to the mte at which we all live now and the rush and hurrv of monern life. People crave for something to relieve the nervous tension. and find that tobacco helps considerably. The ever-growing demand for the latter has been far mere marked in New Zealand since the introduction of “toasted.” which has fairly cantured the nubl’c taste and is actually preferred bv smokers innumerable to the imported article. This is by no means surprising, because (“toasted” is not only of the very highest grade, but so freee, comparatively, from nicotine, thanks to tdasting, as to be safe for even the heaviest smoker. The five) brands. Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Qut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), Cavendish. Riverhead Gold and uesert Gold, are as near perfection as tobacco c-n well he—Advt.