LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 8 October 1941, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The following are two additional postings to the Armv Tank Brigade, NZE.F.: —P C. Clayton, Otira, and H 6. Buckman, Brunnerton.

Home Guard Banquet at Herb 'Moore’s, to-night, at 8 o’clock. —Advl.

The annual meeting; of the Marist Cricket Club, to which new as well as old memßers are invited, will be held at the school to-morrow at 8 p.m.

.All Chinese business premises in Greymouth will be closed all day on Friday next, October 10, in commemoration of the 30th. anniversary of the Republic of China. Owing to the war, there will be no celebrations this year.

Home Guard Banquet at Herb Moore’s, to-night, at 8 o’clock. —Aavt.

Last week freight hauled through the Otira tunnel from the West Coast to Canterbury, amounted to 17,568 tons, compared with 16,087 tons in the corresponding week of last year, an increase of 1,481 tons. In 1939, the corresponding total was 15,846 tons.

■. There were no notifications of infectious disease on the West Coast last week. The Health Department, had the following notifications in Canterbury:—Tuberculosis, 1; eclampsia, 1; undulant fever, 1. There were five deaths from tuberculosis, all from Canterbury. One case of cerebro-spinal meningitis was notified, a woman in Christchurch, who is now in hospital.

Watch White’s windows. Make your choice and lay-by. It will pay you.—White’s Fashion Corner.—Advt.

“I have managed to read the mecucal report,” stated counsel in a case before the Armed Forces Appeal Board yesterday afternoon at Greymouth. “I don’t know' if it would be of any assistance if I read it to the Board,” he added, with a smile, but the chairman (Mr W. Meldrum), who was then persuing the reports did not take advantage of the opportuity offered by counsel in making a correct interpretation of the writing of a medical man.

With the co-operation of owners of motor trucks of not less than tw'o and a half tons, the Motor Transport Company (lines of communication) of the Home Guard, which has been formed in Greymouth, has reached a strength of fiftv vehicles. Parades are held every Sundav. when instruction is given in signals and convoy spacing. The detachment will be under Army orders in the event of an emergency.

The monthly meeting of the Runanga W.I. w'as held in the Druids’ Hall, Mrs Johnson presiding. Mrs Patterson read the aspirations, members standing in silence for members who had lost relatives. The remits for the half-yearly Council meeting, to be held in Greymouth were discussed and Mrs Barker and Mrs Timlin were chosen as delegates. Names to form the classes for the Home Science groups to be held next year were called for and classes will be formed. The roll call was donations to the Leper Annual Appeal. Competition results were: Best Sugar Bag Article —Mrs Pattinson Ist., Mrs Oaklev 2nd. During the social half-hour after supper, Mrs Barker and Mrs Timlin won the Monte Carlo, Mrs Murray won the fund competition.

Home Guard Banquet at Hero Moore’s, to-night, at 8 o'clock.—Advt. The second Health Camp to be built in New Zealand out of the King George V Memorial Fund, will be officially opened at Gisborne bv the Minister of Health (Hon. A. H. Nordmeyer) on Saturday, ine camp, which cost about £7,000 to build and equip, is situated at the picturesque Park Domain about a mile outside the Borough boundary. The first twenty-eight children to be accommodated in the camp have now' taken up residence. A feature of the opening ceremony will be the establishment for the afternoon of a special Post Office for the sale of first dav Health Stamp covets.— Press Assn.

Mr Norman Stouppe, of Barry & Stouppe Ltd., Opticians, is in Greymouth, and may be consulted for sight testing to-morrow (Thursday), October 9. at the surgery of Mr D. Mcßrearty, Dentist—Advt. *

When a recent draft of West Coast soldiers left for Papakura .Camp, they were successful in coaxing a black and white Spaniel dog on to the express at Greymouth. The soldiers took the dog to the camp, where h P has become the camo mascot. The problem now facing the West Coast soldiers is what to do with the doe- when they proceed overseas, as they have learned that, although export might present no difficulties, importation into another country' is another question. So that the dog might have a good home, a friend of one of rhe soldiers has written on their behalf, asking if the owner of the dog'desires its return, he or she should write immediately to the Papakura Camp, when, no doubt, the soldiers will make suitable arrangements for its return to Greymouth.