LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 27 February 1943, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A Rugby message states that double summer time in Britain starts on April 4, and ends on August 15.

Big fields will be the feature of to-day’s racing at Omoto.—Advt.

Rihiu Gold Dredging Company’s return was 251.150 z from 65.457 yards in 238” hours from January 2b to February 23, 1943.

The Cobden-Blaketown shop day yesterday realised £37 12s 6d for the Patriotic Fund. The promoters are most grateful to their patrons fox' sustained support.

The- Grey Electric Power Board has decided to do some urgent maintenance work at Greymouth on Sunday, ancL particulars of the cutting oil of the power are advertised in this sue. Work on the power system at Dunollie which the Board had intended to carry out, can not now be gone on with because of the necessity for continuity of supply to' deal with an unexpected inrush of water 'at one of the co-operative mines.

Members of the Greymouth branch of the New Zealand Labour Party are invited to be present at the Lvceum Hall at 2 . p.m. to-morrow (Sunday) to meet members of the Westport Branch, who will arrive in Greymouth by the rail-car. —Advt.

The secretary of the Greymouth Jockey Club (Mr M. J. Fogarty) to whom inquiries as to the granting of free admission to the meeting at Omoto to-day, said that the privileges would be extended to members of the overseas forces, returned men and members of the Merchant. Navy. It was stated by a member of the latter service last evening that the men should wear their badges and carry theix - cards. The recent reduction to one mile as the minimum which applicants for new bic'y'cle tyres must travel to work is to 'apply only to essential workers whose hours of employment are irregular and long; in all other cases the one and a-half mile limit is to be retained. This advice has beeki received by the Greymouth Pedal C'ytle- Tyre Control Committee from the Bicycle Tyre Controller, Wellington.

Record acceptances for to-day’s races. Be there and enjoy the outing.—Advt. The Maori Gold dredge which became holed and sank on Thursday of last week was successfully raised this Thursday. Temporary, repairs to the pontoons were effected and by the use of the bilge pump the pontoons are now kept reasonably dry. Repairs of a more permanent nature will be undertaken at once and electrical geax - and equipment damaged by watex - will be nut in order. It is anticipated that dredging will be resumed about the end-of next week.

Fresh horses have arrived for the races at Omoto to-dr- (Saturday).— Advt.

The evening school classes at the Greymouth Technical High School will open for the 1943 session on Monday. Soldiers who wish to take advantage of the Army Education and Welfare Scheme by enrolling in the classes should first of all register with the education officers of their units. All intending students are reminded that enrolment early in the session is necessary so l that it may be ascertained what classes are to be held. Details are advertised in this issue.

The earthquake yesterday morning felt in Greymouth at 1.35 o’clock, was experienced also at Hokitika, but it was more severe in the Wellington area. There, says a Press Association message, a sharp jolt, recording six on the Rossi Forel scale, awakened people at 1.34 a.m. Some chimneys, probably damaged earlier, fell. The centre is believed to have been 30 miles from Wellington, but the direction has not been determin,ed. No reports of damage anywhere outside Wellington have been received.

The leading Canterbury jockeys will be riding at Omoto to-day.— Advt.

Saying that no fresh cases of infantile paralysis had been notified in Christchurch, Dr. E. R. Reay, president of the Christchurch branch of the British Medical Association, last evening asked parents to keep calm about the closing of schools as a precautionary measure. He said that so far there had been only 10 cases in 'Canterbury in three weeks. The prevalence of a form of influenza was confusing some parents, Dr. Reay thought. He repeated that too many demands on doctors would break down the whole service of medical attention.

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

This week in foothills/of the Southern Alps, on the Canterbury side, a field firing shoot with big guns ha's been held by a South Island divisional artillery unit, the climax of a two-day manoeuvre that took a big convoy miles off the beaten track into country] inhabited only by sneep and wild ducks and black swans from the mountain lakes. To reach 'the 'firing point high in the hills overlooking a deserted alpine valley, tae convoy hlad to travel across miles of back-country roads and finally climb a half-formed road, boulder strewn and with sharp turns, far into the hills. Quads towing big guns, Brengun carriers, motor-cycles, had lo go through fords and up steep grades for hours.

Men’s Heavy Huka Plaiding Flannels, navy and chocolate, 12/6 each. Post free, as good as a “Swandri.” — H. Hamer, Kumara. —Advt. Mr Harry Gray, who is well-known in theatrical circles and was on the West Coast as organiser of the baby competitions and also with the Stanley McKay and other companies, is visiting Greymouth. He is now a membei’ of the Merchant Navy, and this is his second visit to Greymouth since he joined the service. He was here al Christmas with Mrs Gray, who at that time paid hex- first visit to the Coast. • She had travelled extensively in Europe .and was in Munich just before the beginning of the war. On one of his visits to the Coast during his theatrical days, Mr Gray was accompanied by Mr Findlay Currie, who is now engaged in screen work and has taken roles in both England and American productions.

Go to . the races to-day and forget about the wet weather. The tonic will do you good.—Advt.

Owing to an unforseen inrush of water at one of the Co-operative mines, the Grey Electric Power Board has been compelled in the meantime to abandon\work at Dunollie on the power system to-morrow- (Sunday), in order not to interfere with the continuity of power supply there under the circumstances. It has therefore been decided to do some urgent maintenance work in Grey-| mouth on that day. and consumers’ at J tention is drawn to the advertisement referring to power cut-off tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon, 28th. February.—Advt. *

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.

Mr. F. A. Kitchingham presided at a meeting of the Liberty Loan Committee' on Wednesday. Information was received from the Reserve Bank that advance subscriptions were coming in freely 1 for the 1943 War Purposes Loan, and that up to February 13, £1,188,830 had been received from 86 applications. Up to that date £905,000 had been subscribed by the Dominion’s national institutions, £168,360 from Auckland, £50,400 from Invercargill, £31,400 from Wellington, £15,410 from Napier, £8,500 from Christchurch, £2,450 from Palmerston North, £1,400 from Dunedin, £lOOO each from Oamaru, Timaru and Wanganui, £930 from Gisborne. £7lO from Nelson, £520 from Hamilton, £4OO from Grteymouth, £3OO from New Plymouth and £lO from Thames. While there will be no grand jurors required for the Supremo Court sittings opening here on Monday the common jurors summoned must attend: The Judge, however, will he presented with white gloves, there being no criminal cases on the calendar, and there is but. one civil case to come before the Judge and a jury of 12. This is the first occasion here, and the second on record in the Dominion, that there is no need of a grand jury.. On four previous occasions, however, white gloves have been presented in Greymouth, viz., at the September sessions in 1933. 1934, 1936, and 1937. One case a claim, Henry Wiseman, of Denn’ston, against the Westnort Coal Co., Ltd., for £1324 4s 6d damages has been settled.

In order to allow for re-adjust-ments in fertiliser rationing, the Primary Industries Controller has indicated by advertisement in this issue that 'appeals may be lodged with the Chairman of Fertiliser Committees. between the dates of the Ist March and the 30th April, 1943. Fertiliser granted under the appeal procedure will not be available until next rationing period, i.e., after Ist July. The grounds of appeal are defined as follows:—(1) Where’, through misunderstanding o r inability the owner of a property did not' lodge an application or appeal under the Phosphatic Fertiliser Control Notice, 1941. (2) Where is can be demonstrated by documentary evidence that the two years ended 31st May 1941 were not a true indication of the average amount of topdressing used. All appeals must be lodged with a Fertiliser Committee prior to April 30.