LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 27 January 1943, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The war insurance rate for New Zealand coastal voyages has been reduced to fifteen shillings per cent — Press Assn.

The Buller Gorge railway will not be taken over from the Public Works Department by the Railway Department until after June, as the work of construction will continue until then.

Hats; Hats; Hats. Hundreds of beautiful Hats. 5s in the £ discount off them all at White’s Corner. Your Fashion Centre. —Advt.

Anniversary Day (December 1) is not to be observed at a public holiday by the Cuctoms Department at Greymouth and Hokitika, according to a notice in the Gazette.

A small consignment of oranges, will be for sale at the Greymoutn Plunket rooms to-day. In iuture if it can be arranged, oranges will tie rationed fortnightly without the necessity of advertising.

A Canberra cable states: Swine fever has cost the Australian pig industry one million pounds. In New South Wales alone, eight hundred tons of pigs have had to be destroyed.

Have you tried the new Tobacco — “Invincible”? Carefully blended to suit the palates of cigarettes and pipe smokers. It is a product i f New Zealand and is procurable from all Tobacconists and Stores. —Advt.

At a meeting of the Westland Hotel Workers' Union held on Monday evening a motion of sympathy was extended Io the relatives ot their late members Messrs Geo. Merriman and W. Reddington. The members standing in silence.

Ladies’ soft Felt Slippers. Any size, any colour. Exceptional value, 5/6 per pair. Post free. —H. Hamer, Kumara. —Advt.

Recently it has been necessary to work the’ railway goods-sned up til 11 p.m. in order to release wagons, and it was stated yesterday that tne prompt removal of goods from the sheds would greatly relieve the congestion there and reduce the risk ot goods being interfered with.

A collision occurred late yesterday afternoon between a truck belonging to the .firm of M. McDonnell, which was proceeding from High Street into Cowper Street, and a' car driven by Dr. Kent, which was turning from Cowper Street on to tne hospital bridge. The side of the car was driven in .about nine inches, the left mudguard badly dented and the windows and windscreen were damaged. The front of the radiator of the truck was pushed in. and the radiator punctured. A headlight was also damaged. Dr. Kent’s car was able to proceed on its own power, but the truck had to be towed away. No one was injured. New Year Resolutions: Study your health and happiness. This can be made easy by sending your laundry to a professional laundry. Try our thrifty service! You will be surprised at the value. 181 b. dry weight for 5/- all flat work returned ironed. Weigh 181 b. of clothes yourself and see the large quantity of linen it represents. A thrifty wash will do an average family two weeks which works out at 2/6 per week. Why bother lighting the copper. ’Phone 136 and 'Westland Laundry will do the rest.—-Advt.

In the National Savings quota results for the week ended January 23. following the resumption of national savings activities after the holidays, 67 towns attained their national savings quotas., Six provincial .centres were successful, namely: Gisborne. Invercargill, Napier, New Plymouth, Wanganui and Westport. In point of numbers, pride of place for the week was held by the Canterbury district, with twelve successes, and the second place by Taranaki, with nine successes, the latter, however, being the highest on a percentage basis. Nine places still record an unbroken series of successes since the inception of the quota scheme in October, 1941. These are New Plymouth, Ashburton, Hawera, Kaikoura, Hunterville. Hawarden, Cheviot, Urenui and Weber,.

In a recent Adelaide breach of promise case, it transpired that the engagement was broken off by the ladv because her intended (a bitter foe” of the weed) objected to her smoking. She told him laughingly that when a man didn’t smoke it was usually because he couldn’t! It was then that he lost h s temper, and decided to adopt the rather unusual course of sneing her for breach. An unsympathetic jury .twaded him nominal damages. But the girl was right. Many men have tried to smoke and failed. They overlooked the fact that the best tobacco for (he novice to start with is a very mild aromatic, such as Riverhead Gold or Desert Gold, two of our five famous New Zealand toasted brands. The toasting practically eliminates the nicotine so that even a beginner can enjoy a smoke! The other three brands art' Navy Cut No. 3, Pocket Edition and Cut Plug No. 10. All five tobaccos are quite harmless. They vary in strength from very mild to “full.” All are renowned for flavour and bouquet.—Advt.