LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 24 July 1942, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth passed its National Savings quota for the week (£622) yesterday. When the office closed last evening the U't-nl amount was £647 Ils.

Gordon Dryden, aged eleven years, of 135 Bright Street, Cobden, suffered concussion when he fell off his bicycle yesterday. He was admitted to the Grey River Hospital, where his condition last evening was reported to be satisfactory. Black Worsted School Hose, coloured bands at top; size 4, 3-9; 5, 4/-; 6, 4/6; 7, 4/9; 8, 4/11; 9, 5/3; 10, 5/6. Nice fine quality. Post free.—H. Hamer, Kumara. —Advt.

1 In future any person other than a passenger going aboard inier-Island passenger vessels or any ship sailing between New Zealand and Australia will be required to show a permit tb the guards which will now be placed at the gangways of such ships.—P.A.

An increase in the price of whey butter will take place from August 1, according to a circular received by Taranaki manufacturing companies and licensed distributors. The retail price of creamery butter will remain at Is 6d, but whey butter whey butter will be sold at Is sd, an increase of 2d.—P.A.

After being delayed a couple ot years, work on the construction ot the suspension bridge over the river Arawata in far South Westland should shortly be resumed. The delay has been due to the lack of four large cables, which each weigh five tons, have now reached Hokitika, and are to be shipped to South Westland.

James Henry Wearne, aged 27, single, employed as an oiler on the Barrytown Dredge, received serious head injuries apparently through being struck by a winch-handle about 9 o’clock on Wednesday night. After being attended by Dr T. Ongley, of Runanga, he was admitted to the Grey River Hospital. He was last evening reported to be progressing satisfactorily.

The Dominion conference of the National Party yesterday passed a remit advocating that military defaulters be kept under detention and deprived of civil rights for ten years and should not be set free until all members of the New Zealand Forces have been rehabihated to civil life. An amendment to permit the retention of civil rights after the war was defeated.

An unusual consignment of stock reached the Haiti freezing works, Gisborne, in the shape of 1000 goats. They came from the back country, where they were used to control blackberry. They had done such a good job that there was little now for them to eat but grass, which, was required for .more valuable stock. There is no market for goats .in this d.strict and their carcases are only suitable for boiling down for by-pro-ducts.

Residents of Runanga will be pleased to know that the Westland Laundry, Ltd., Greymouth, will be picking up laundry on Wednesdays and returning Fridays. D. Manderson, Runanga, will supply all information and nrice lists.—Advt.

The removal of plants from the garden plots on the front boundary of the Blaketown School on Mondav night will lean to. the taking of proceedings by the Committee unless th P plants are returned. The Secretary. Mr. M. B. K. Sheard. said that committee members had put in a great deal of work to establish the garden plots, a large quantity of soil and rocks having to be carted to form the beds. Thp school children had supplied the plants and felt the loss keenly.

Hundreds of workmen throughout Westland send to H. Hamer, Kumara for their Working Boots, knowing they are reliable, and the best value possible.—Advt.

The following are the results of the election of members to the Canterbury Education Board. —Christchurch urban area (two seats), William Taylor Langley (152), John James Hurlev (85). Arnold Green,wood (81); Timaru urban area (one seat), John William Preen (23). Frank Oxford (10); north-west ward (one seat), Frederick Lovell Turley X 183), John Tennent (111). William Lewis Wright (91); middle ward, Francis Grev Armstrong, elected unopposed; south ward, Stanley Smith elected unopposed.

An extension of the Electrical Appliances Control Order, gazetted last night, adds the following to the prohibited list of manufactures: Clip-on. table, pedestral and standard electric lamps, electric wringers for clothes, refrigerators and vacuum cleaners. Commenting on these extensions, the Minister of Supply (Mr Sullivan), said that the metals and materials used in manufacturing the items involved were vitally necessary to New Zealand's programme of essential manufacture and nroduefion of munitions.—P.A.

White’s big fashion sale continues. Bigger and brighter bargains than ever. This unique opportunity to purchase real clothing at such a big discount in cash and coupons will not occur again. Get in early. Call at White’s Fashion Corner to-day.— Advt.

A finely-built Jersey bull peacefully grazing in a well-fenced paddock is a pleasing sight, but the effect is not so pleasing when the bull takes it into his head to do a Little shopwalking, as one decided to do in Frankton recently. Entering the drapery shop of R. McCreesh, it sauntered past the counters and after gracefully overcoming a obstacle in the shape of a mirror it proceeded through the back of the shop into the proprietor’s residential quarters. Having made its inspection of both the shop and residence it took its departure from the back door, much to the relief of both the proprietor and his employees.'

Last week 63 towns, throughout the Dominion obtained their quotas of National Saving of the eighteen postal districts, Canterbury and Southland were the most prominent, with eight successive towns each, Auckland and Taranaki being next, with five towns. Places which have attained their quotas during the last seven consecutive weeks are: Invercargill. Wanganui, New Plymouth, Ashburton, Hawera, Dannevirke, Marton. Hokitika, Arahoho, Bluff. Kaikoura, Riverton, Tuakau. Takaka, Hunterville, Taradale. Tuatapere, Hawarden, Cheviot, Kohukohu, Norsewood. Rawene, Pongaroa. AwakinoMokau. Kerikeri, Central Waikari, UrenuL and Weber.

Have you tried our thrifty service? This is a service to suit the housekeeping allowance of every housewife. ‘Price 5/- for a bag of 181bs.. all flat work returned dried and ironed, personal wear returned ready for ironing. 'Phone 136. Westland Laundry Ltd.. Gresson St. Depot: 27 Albert Street. —Advt.

Last week only two centres on the West Coast exceeded their National Savings quota, Hokitika and Otira. Hokitika invested £271 Is (surplus £59 Is), exceeding its quota for the thirty-sixth week in . succession, Otira invested £26, a surpus of £B. Figures for the othei’ centres (with the deficiencies in parentheses) are: Greymouth £336 16s 5d J£2Bs 3s 7d), Runanga £ll 3s -(£114 17s), Reefton £35 12s (£6B 8s), Kurhara £1 3s (£37 17s). Waiuta £7 5s (£36 ss), Ross £6 Is (£34 19s), Blackball £4O 16s (£24 4s). JBrunnerton £39 14 (£23 Gs) a Jackson Bav nil (£l5), Stillwater 5s (£ll 15s), Ngahere nil (£11), Moana 13s (£6 7s), Ikamatua £l4 17s (£5 -3s). The total for the whole district was only £792 3s sd. out of a quota of £1399, a deficiency cf £606 16s 7d.

The brilliant use made of a smoke screen was told by Major Rangi Royal, M.C., in an address at Gisborne on aspects of the Miaori Battalion’s part in the desert compaigning. Major Royal returned recently from service with the battalion in the Middle East. On one day, he said, enemy tanks had tied the Maoris down from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tired of being shot at, the Maoris dev.’sed a smoke screen, and while a few of them made as much noise as they could with a haka the remainder attacked under the protective smoke screen. The enemy promptly surrendered when the Maoris appeared from the smoke screen and when they found out they had been fooled by only very small numbers, it was too late to resist. In that encounter Maoris captured 289 prisoners, killed 265, and sent 70 to the R.A.P., so that a whole panzer battalion was wiped out.