WORK RESUMED AT LINTON

Grey River Argus, 27 November 1942, Page 4

WORK RESUMED AT LINTON

INCREASE IN TRUCKING RATES.

P.A. INVERCARGILL, Nov. 26. Work was resumed, to-day at the Linton coal mine, which was idle on Wednesday because of an alleged delay on the part of the Coal Mmes Council in deciding the terms of the trucking contract, which was referred to the Council when it visited Southland about a fortnight ago. The new conditions provide for an increase of at least 10 per cent, in contract trucking rates, retrospec five to the date of the Councils visit.

A New York cable stated: The eighth anniversary of the “Alcoholics Anonymous,” Park Avenue, was a brilliant success. The Society was formed when a specialist told a notorious drunkard there was no hope for his cure, whereupon the drunkard determined to cure himself and succeeded. He persuaded others >to follow his example cased on the formula that one ex-drunkard cftn cure another after all other methods fail. The Society’s membership is now 9000.

Mr E. Cholerton, Optical Specialist, proprietor of “Procters,” the premier opticians, Christchurch, arrived in Greymouth last evening and may be consulted on all defects of eyesight at Grev Motor Bldgs. (Opposite Post Office) upstairs, to-day, (Friday) J a.m. to 5 p.m. and to-morrow (Saturday) 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., not later. Appointments can now be made by ringing Miss Pfeifer, ’Phone No. 47d. —Advt.

The re-examination of Grade 2 and 3 men will not commenc on the West Coast before February 1, 1943. inc re-examination will be held in orae_ of ballots, commencing with men drawn in the first overseas ballot on December 4, 1940. This instruct.i will not affect the men who from time to time become available tor re ".' ” amination such as those men who a . recommended for rd-examination some stated period. A survey isn being made of all men who aie camp, with guards at vital engaged in clerical duties, and six-monthly re-examinations ot tnmen are being completed. eral, the effect of the regulat.ms u to ensure that should an>’ ehai » the medical standard have takt £ A e since the original examu ation man’s grading be alteiedaco at f ec t The appeal position does not an the re-examinations.

Schoolboys employed o*’ /reino the Christmas vacation hia> i main in their jobs after..Lm-nino- " 'to have ended instead ot ie ''from school holidays. Applea - . o j s made to notify prmoPa s oi schools m these cases. 1 here na.. been no general extension oi IchoolbSs d ?n Weymouth for igrrn with^b^th^^hrFstch^urch' mittee by December 5 but in tain cases boys may 110 P fi ie pon farms till some time aftei then school holidays commence. So f<about 100 applications have been received in the Greymouth and Hokirestricts A rail concession is ( being granted for boys, travelling to, farm work on the basis of 60 per cent, of the ordinary adult, return I fnre but these tickets will not beIvailnS " the raUhear between Greymouth and Christchurch,