LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 25 February 1943, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Another consignment -of oranges has arrived at the Plunket rooms for distribution.

The steamer express did not sail from Lyttelton to Wellington on Tuesday night at the Government s request.

Big fields will be the feature of Saturday’s racing at Omoto. —Advt.

Some three bales of waste paper were received at the Town Hall depot yesterday. Forty-five bales are now ready for consignment to the Mataura mills.

The instruction that |no further women were to be posted to the W.A.A.C. has now been cancelled Thirty women in the Greymouth district have applied for service in the Armed Forces since last May. The leading Canterbury jockeys will be riding at Greymouth on Saturday.—Advt.

T,he Union Steam Ship Company announce that an extra sailing each way between Wellington and Lyttelton has been arranged. Particulars may be obtained from the company’s office.

Men’s and O.S. Men’s Navy Sleeveless Knitted Bush Shirts; 7/6 each. Post free from H. Hamer, Kumara.—Advt.

Closing days for shops as from March 1 ar e declared in a Gazette notice as follows: Grey County, Thursday; Westland, Buller and Inangahua Counties, Saturday; Boroughs of Kumara and Ross, Wednesday; Borough of Brunner, Thursday.

A total of 2.62 inches of rain fell in Greymouth in the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. yesterday. This made the year’s rainfall so far 19.05 inches. A slip occurred on the Coast road at the Ten Mile Bluff, near Baty’s Hill, but it was soon cleared. There was a four-knot fresh in the Grey River.

Associated Gold Dredges (N.Z.) Ltd’s, return for the week ended February 20 was 189 oz from 78.000 yards in 3631 dredging houis. The Slab Hut return was 50oz from 16,500 yards in 114 hours. The Gillespie’s Beach return was 21oz Bdwt for 116 hours and 10,824 yards.

Now is the time to buy fashion goods and buy them at White’s Big Fashion Sale. You will buy- them todav at less than half of what you will pay in a month or two. Yes, you can lay-by if you wish.—Advt.

Two appeals for release from the sawmilling industry were considered bv the Timber Trades Advisory Committee, which met in Greymouth this week Mr F. J. Perham, Conservator of State Forests, Hokitika,, presided. One release was recommended to the District Manpower Officer, and the decision in the other case was deferred.

Go to the races, on Saturday and forget about the wet weather. The tonic will do you good.—Advt.

The immediate relaxation of restrictions on grocery deliveries is indicated by the Minister of Transport (Hon. J. O’Brien) in advice received by the N.Z. Master Grocers’ Fedeiation. Mr O’Brien said that there would be no minimum restriction on the size or weight of parcels in delivery, though in most parts of the Dominion there would be only one retail delivery of groceries a week. All of the primary schools in Christchurch and suburbs were closed yesterday. This is a precaution against any outbreak of infantile paralysis. Isolated c-nses ot the disease ha\<e been occurring for the last three months, but the number ot the notifications has increased-during the last week. It is understood that children under the age of fourteen years will now be excluded from places of entertainment.—Press Assn.

National Savings results last week show that 62 towns attained thenquotas. Seven of the eighteen provincial centres were successful, namely: Invercargill, Napier. Nelson, NewPlymouth, Thames, Wanganui and Wellington. There are now approximately 324.000 national savings depositors, including 127,000 group contributors, who operate principally by way of regular salary or wage deductions.

To-day the watchword is Save. The housewife is the finance member in the home. Here is a way for her to save fuel, power and supplies. Our Laundry Services are thrifty in more ways than one. They prolong the life of your linen and gets clothes cleaner with less wear and friction. They save your time too and, most important saves your health and energy. ’Phone 136, we have a special service to fit every home and pocket.—-Westland Laundry Ltd., Gresson Street. Depot: 27 Albert St. —Advt.

At a sitting of the Magistrate’s Court ir-.t Greymouth, yesterday, before Mr. J. M. Bunt, J.P., Benjamin Lawson, alias Alfred Bernard Lawson, labourer, aged 70, was charged with /being found on February -23 without lawful excuse on enclosed premises, a’ shed in the yard of the 1 Royal Hotel. Senior Sergeant G. F. Bonisch said the police had been very tolerant and tried to get him to work, but without result. Lawson said he did no harm. He- explained that he; had not taken a farm job at Rotomanu because he would have had to work from 4.30 a.m. t’.ll 730 p.m. A sentence of three months' imprisonment was imposed. “Is the strain of war work beginning to tell on workers?” was a question put to the Hon. A. H. Nordmeyer, Minister of Health, at Dunedin yesterday morning. “The general opinion of those who are competent to express an opinion,” said the Minister, “is that fatigue is beginning to make itself shown.” He added that this was to be expected because of the long hours many people were working and because a number of them who were used to an outdoor life were now employed indoors. One factor which the Minister said was causing him concern was the report of school medical officers and nurses that there had been evidence for some time of a deterioration in the standard of children’s health. The number of sub-standard children had increased appreciably. H e said no definite opinion could be expressed except, to say that in many cases the deterioration had obviously been caused through lack of rest and sleep.

Two civil actions and two divorce petitions are set down for hearing at the Supreme Court, which will commence a sitting in Greymouth on Monday. Mr. Justice Northcroft will preside. Details are: Matthew Patrick McQuilkin, roperoad worker employed at the Strongman mine v. the Crown, claiming £967 4s 5d damages arising out of an accident at the mine. Henry Wiseman, of Denniston v. Westport Coal Company, Ltd., claiming £1324 4s 6d damages, doctors’ and hospital expenses for personal injuries arising out of an accident at the Denniston mine. In divorce: —James Alexander, miner, of Rutherglen v. Irene Elizabeth Alexander, of Sydney, petition for divorce on alternative grounds of desertion or separation. Jessie Roberts, now of Christchurch, v. Walter Everett Roberts watersider of Greymouth, petition for divorce on ground of separation.