LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 7 April 1943, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Associated Gold Dredges’ returns for the week ended April 3 were 188ozs from 88.500 yards in 361 dredging hours.

The Austral (New Zealand) mining report for the fortnight ended April 3, states that 412 ounces of bullion were produced in 237 hours. —P.A.

A start has been made on the construction of the Dunollie branch of the Runanga Co-operative Society store by the contractor, Mr. W. Robin. The building will consist of a shop and store room.

There were five cases of tuberculosis reported from Canterbury last week, four of septic abortion, one of puerperal phrexia, one of cerebro-spinal meningitis, and six of poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis). There were two deaths from tuberculosis in Canterbury, and one from poliomyelitis. There was one death from the latter disease oh the West Coast, and two additional cases notified.

White’s will answer your winter coat problem. All styles and sizes in stock and remember that every coat from White’s carries with it their guarantee. —Advt.

.Two matters gave ground, for criticism of householders in Greymouth bv wardens during the recent black-out trial. One was that in two cases where wardens visited houses where lights wfei’e showing the occupants switched on further lights before opening the door or, opened the door without switching off the hall ’light, thus making matters worse. In another case a woman was abusive to the wardens It was found, however that a vase had been broken or some other mishap had occurred in the black-out and no action will be taken.

Blackwater mines report the following development work carried out during March: No. 14 level south backshunt north at 1295: Advanced 19 feet on reef averaging 19,66 dwts. over 2.7 inches. No. 15 level drive north: Advanced seven feet, of which the last two feet were on reef averaging 23.5 dwts. over 24 inches. No. 15 level-drive south: Advanced 24 feet on reef averaging 18.01 dwts. over 34 inches. No. 15 level rise at 2,070: Advanced 20 feet on reef averaging 18.61 dwts. over 27 inches. No. 15 level rise at 3.005: Advanced 17 feet on reef averaging 20.20 dwts. over 25 inches.

Commenting on the egg shortage, Hon. J. G. Barclay said yesterday, at Wellington, that the Plunket Society had been very helpful in the distribution of oranges during the time ot shortage and it had also co-operated with the Marketing Division in authorising, by means of chits, supplies of eggs to nursing mothers and children under the age of live years. This had applied only to Wellington and Auckland, but, now that shortages were occurring in other centres, the Marketing Division would be glad to receive> -the co-operation and help of the Plunket Society in arranging priorities for eggs and oranges, when available, during times of insufficiency for normal civil needs. —Press Assn.

It is reported from London that an incendiary bomb-detector system for installation in private houses and business premists has been invented by two Manchester men employed in the electrical department of an insurance company. A small metal ball is set in a tray affixed to a roof beam. Vibrations caused by the impact of an incendiary bomb on the building roof dislodge the ball which rolls from the tray on to a metal rod to complete an electrical circuit. This rings a bell - which can be set in the fire-guard’s quarters or some other convenient place. There is also an electrical indicator which flags the point of impact. This device yyould be likely to cause false alarms in such a country as New Zealand, where even minoi' earthquake shocks might put the apparatus into action.

“Pardon me, Madam, 5 have you the' time ” Have you the time to do all you would like to do in civilian defence, Red Cross work and other war activities. Think what you could accomplish with one extra day each week by using our Laundry Service. Think of the freedom too, from that weekly drudgery of home laundering. You’ll save not only time but energy, and most important, your health. Hanging clothes in a cold, windy yard is risky at this time of the year. Your clothes will benefit too, we know exactly what temperature, what suds and what method to use for each type of fabric and colour. You’ll find your white things whiter, your coloured th’ngs brighter.—• Westland Laundry Ltd.. ’Phone 136. Depot: 27 Albert Street.—Advt.

A welcome to Rev. W. R- Martin and his mother was extended^-at a social held on Monday in St. John’s Hall. Mr. A. Kilpatrick, who presided, said that with Rev. A. D. Horwell in camp, they were in much the same position as other charges, but they were fortunate in being able to have Mr. Martin’s services as supply for the next six months. Mr. Martin acknowledged the welcome. The programme was as follows: —Pianoforte solos, Misses Learmont and Jarvis; vocal solos. Misses Freeman-Brown. C. Brown and Chisholm; accompanistes Misses Jarvis and Brown; recitations, Mrs., Broad. Thanks were accorded the performers and those responsible for arranging the social. A sale of produce from the Harvest Festival, on behalf of the Presbyterian Orphanage, was held, and supper was served.

Advices received by the local secretary of the War-Purposes Loan Committee from the Reserve Bank show that up to March 31 last, 523 applications for £2,556,530, advance subscriptions, had been received for the next War Loan. National Institutions with 29 applications for £l,445,000 head the list, the remaining £1,111,530 having been received from the following: Auckland £520,650, Wellington £249,880, Invercargill £90,540, New Plymouth £54,600, Dunedin £35,800, Christchurch £34,600, Napier £29,190, Palmerston North £22,470, Nelson £20,460, Gisborne £14,420, Hamilton £9,905, Wanganui £7 800, Greymouth £6,900, Timaru £6,360, Thames £5,360, Oamaru £1,565, Blenheim £l,OOO Westport nil. The Greymouth total was made up from four applications, two from the Hokitika Savings Bank amounting to £5,500, one from a Hokitika resident for. £l,OOO, and a further one for £4OO.

Another Lucky Purchase: Men’s and O.S. Navy Sleeveless Bush Shirts, 7/6, 8/6, 9/6—with small sleeves—l/extra. Wonderful value. —H. Hamer, Kumara. —Advt.

Most brands of tobacco possess some distinguishing peculiarity. The peculiarity of our - New Zealand brands' (produced by the National Tobacco Co. Ltd., pioneers of the N.Z. tobacco industry;, is that once you acquire a taste for them —and it doesn’t take long—they “spoil” you for all other kinds. As for the imported tobaccos, their peculiarity is that they are all more or less loaded with nicotine, so that their constant use is bound, sooner or later, to affect heart or nerves, or develop “smoker’s throat.” Thanks to the small percentage of nicotine in the New Zealand brands - (already referred to) they are quite safe, and may be indulged in without fear of consequences. These line tobaccos owe their wonderful purity largely to the fact that they are toasted, which not only helps to eliminate nicotine, but makes them delicious smoking. There are various brands, those chiefly in demand being Riverhead Gold and Desert Gold (aromatic), Pocket Edition, Navy Cut No. 3 (a choice blend) and Cut Plug No. 10 (rich, dark and full-flavoured).—Advt.

Outstanding success marked the National Wai- Savings quota operations for the first week of the new financial year, 143 places including sixteen of the eighteen provincial centres having attained their quotas. Although the number of successes is the highest recorded for several months this is not the only gratifying feature. The fifteen postal districts attained their full district quotas, sufficient surpluses, having been recorded at some places to offset deficiencies at others. At Darfield (Canterbury) for example, where the weekly quota is £39, the sum raised last week was no less than £2037, which is £9 in excess of its annual quota. Another- notable feature of the week’s operation’s was the attainment of! the weekly quotas in the Auckland and Christchurch metropolitan areas, where for some months the investments had fallen short of the prescribed amounts. At Christchurch, where the weekly quota is £7450, the results were exceptional, investments for the week having exceeded £40,000.

Five of the party of seven Red Cross Voluntary Aids from the Greymouth district who have been in Wellington during the last week for the annual inspection of Dominion .Voluntary Aids by the Commander-in-Chief, Lady Newall, returned bv the express yesterday afternoon. They are Mesdames O. McLean, (local Commandant), A. J. Fairmaid, J. Reeves, Misses N. Brislane and L. Brown. Mrs. James (Blackball) and Miss T. Hill (Dobson) remained in Christchurch. Owing to wet weather, a reception in the ballroom at. Government House on Saturday took the place of the parade and march past. Lady Newall was presented with a badge of office, and district commandants, including Mrs. McLean, were entertained at afternoon tea at Government House. Other activities included visits to the Prisoners of War Department and the Aotea Clearing Station for returned wounded men on Friday, church parades at the Wellington Pro-Cathedral and the Church of St. Mary of the Angels on Sunday, and visitors were later entertained to lunch/ bv the Wellington V.A.D., and in the afternoon visited the American Red Cross Hospital at Silverstream. There were some 700 voluntary aids in Wellington for the occasion __ Hokitika also sent a party under the charge of Mrs. Harrison.