LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 24 February 1942, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Book at the Regent for the Big Hollywood Parade by White’s Fashion Corner. —Advt. Support the Big Patriotic Effort in the Regent to-morrow at 8 p.m. £20.000 worth of Hollywood Frocks to be paraded by White’s Fashion Corner. Watch for the programme. Book you seat at the Regent. —Advt. Fresh consignment of oysters arrived by yesterday’s . express.— Mundy's, "Boundary Street. —Advt. - Fried oysters and chips. Oysters in cartons to take away.—-Mundy s, Boundary Street. —Advt. Will any residents in South End who have grey blankets or old travelling rugs and who are willing to lend them to emergency dressing stations please ’phone 432 or 224 before 9 a.m. or after 6 p.m. —Advt. New appointments to the Arthur's Pass National Park Board of Control for the three years from February 18 1942, are:—Sir Heaton Rhodes, Messrs K. G. Archer, F. W. Freeman. C. E. Warden, G. G. Lockwood, W. McKay, T. T. Robins, C. E. Foweraker, G. H. Chapman, J. K. McAlpine, R. Twyneham, Mrs. M. I. Tracy, the Mayor of Christchurcn, the District Traffic Manager, New Zealand Railways, Christchurch, the Conservator of Forests for the Westland Conservancy, the Commissioner of Crown Lands for the'Canterbury Land District, and the chairman of the Waimakariri River Trust.

The following donations to the Greymouth Patriotic Committee’ All Purposes appeal are as follows:— Mrs A. Richardson ss; Mrs Absolam ss; Mr Schwelie’7s 6d; Mr D. Steel £1- Mr Rodder ss; Mr Keating 10s; Mrs Millett ss; Mr Blanchfield £2 2s; Mr Bullimore ss; Sundry amounts under 5s £1 7s. Total £39 18s.

The Soldiers’ Shop in Greymouth on Fridav resulted in £27 Is 6d being raised. The thanks of the committee are sent to those who made donations or patronised the shop.