LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 21 October 1943, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Armed Forces ’ Appeal Board will sit at Greymouth this morning to hear the first appeals lodged l by men included in the furlough dratt for their exemption from further service.

That help in the, home for women with three or more young children be declared an essential industry dm-> mediately, was the text of a resolution passed at the annual meeting of the Canterbury Housewives’ Union on Monday evening. i

Cargo was worked as usual .on the ferry, steamer at Lyttelton yesterday, following the failure to work cargo on Tuesday. Some of the racehorses which were to have gone north on Tuesday were shipped yesterday, and others will go to-day.—Press Assn.

Men! Here’s a chance to save at least 3/- per garment. We are overstocked in fine all wool singlets and underpants. Natural colour. 12/6 per garment.—H. Hamer, Kumara. Post free.—Advt.

Sittings of the Armed Forces Appeal Board set down for Greymouth in November are for the 16th, inn and 18th commencing at 10.30 each morning. On Wednesday November 10 the Board will sit at Westport, commencing at 2 p.m., and on the following Friday a sitting is set down for Hokitika to commence at 1.30 p.m. The train due to leave Reefton at 7.45 a.m. and arriving at Greymoutn at 10.42 a.m., did not run yesterday owing to a mechanical defect in the engine. However, the passengers and mail were transferred to the Westport-Greymouth rail-car and arrived in Greymouth less than ‘half an hour behind schedule.

In this issue the Railway Department advertises alterations to the Reefton-Greymouth train service and additional stops for the WestportGrevmouth rail-cars.—Advt.

Owing to the many requests received from the commercial market gardeners the Internal Marketing Division has agreed to accept contracts under specified conditions, for the supply of carrots, parsnips, cabbage and swedes at prices previously advised to growers’ associations. The conditions under which application for contracts can be made are notified by advertisement in this issue.

After the turbulent seas that have been present on the West Coast for many weeks, yesterday’s conditions offered a complete contrast. The sea was so calm that fishermen were able to fish completely undisturbed off the breakwaters.: There was barelv a ripple on the sea, the surface being as smooth as that of the river. In spite of these ideal conditions, the run of whitebait was negligible. The Spring Millinerv at White’s is something to talk about and really bewitching to wear.—Advt.

There were no infectious diseases notified.on the West Coast last ween. Notifications in the Canterbury district were: Scarlet fever, 3; diphtheria, 4; tuberculosis, 5; cerebrospinal meningitis, 2; puerperal sepsis, 1; septic abortion, 1; tetanus, 1; hydatids, 1; lead poisoning, 1; food poisoning, 1. There were two deaths from tuberculosis and one from eclampsia. The District Medical Officer of Health (Dr. T. Fletcher Telford) said that tinned food was suspected as the cause of the case of food poisoning, but the tin had been submitted to the bacteriologist, whose tests proved negative for anything in the food poisoning group of organisms. •Solemn Requiem Mass TO-DAY, (Thursday) 9 a.m., at St. Patrick’s Church for the Repose of the Soul of the late Right Reverend Matthew Joseph Brodie, Bishop of Christchurch. — Advl. The balance in the Power Fund account on October ,13 was £11.330 is 4d, states the monthly report: of the secretary to the Grey Electric Power Board (Mr. W. S'. McClymont). Heavy payments this month include £10,663 15s for electric power and total, as nearly as can be ascertained now, £12,144 Os sd. The large power readings for October totalled £4,428 Ils sd. None of the Septemoer readings are outstanding. The advances made to consumers under the Board’s financial assistance scheme now total £11,019 15s 3d of wmcn £2,130 Ils 2id is still outstanding. During September, Group “B” readings were completed, all country accounts, and totalled £2,089 14s 1 revenue. A direct comparison with the August and September, readings for 1942, is not possible but the meters in this area at the October, 1942 reading produced £1,960 in round figures. ' ..This covers all but the large power, readings already mentioned,

William Eurns, aged 43, married, onsetter, was struck on the head by a descending cage at about 12.45 p.m. yesterday while at his work in the Wallsenci mine. He was admitted to the Grey River Hospital.

At the earliest it will be almost seven weeks before the new Parliament meets. By a Gazette Extraordinary, published yesterday, the Governor-General has extended .the prorogation of Parliament until Thursday, December 9.—Press Assn.

Ln response to numerous requests, Station uZR will broadcast a recording, at 9.25 p.m. this evening of the League match, Blackball v. Manukau, played at Carlaw Park, Auckland, last Saturday. The duration of the broadcast is expected to oe about an hour and twenty minutes.

The West Coast reached its district quota last week in the National Savings campaign depositing fl, 134 oiled over the quota. . Blackball, Greymouth and Runanga reached their quotas while accumulated surpluses enabled Hokitika, Reefton and Ross to reach theirs. Hokitika is now among the few towns in the Dominion that has had 100 quota successes. The figures for the individual offices (with surpluses or deficiencies in parenthesis) are: Blackball LlUo (£5l surplus), Greymouth £689 (£192), Runanga £ll5 (£l4), Hokitika £l3l (£39 deficiency), Brunner £33 (£l7 deficienc'y'i), Ross £l9 (£l3), Kumara £lB (£l3), Otira £6 (£8), Reefton £lb (£67), Waiuta £2 (£33).

Noah didn’t wait until it rained before he built the Ark! No, he had the foresight to get going before the big flood. And it’s the same with washing, don’t wait till you have the clothes on the line and the showers start, before you wish you’d had the foresight to send all your washing to the Westland Laundry. Think of the time you save! Think how much better your health will be! Make inquiries now about our No. 2 Thrifty Service. This covers 181bs. flat work dried and ironed for only 5/- and comprises 8 sheets, 9 pillowslips, 9 towels, 6 tea towels and 3 tablecloths—3s articles, or the equivalent representing the average household’s fortnightly wash, working out at 2/6 a week. ’Phone 136 now 1 and try out our No. 2 Thrifty Service—we’re certain vou’ll be more than satisfied. Westland Laundry Ltd. Depot: 27 Albert Street.—Advt.

Additions to the Municipal library in the past month are as follows: Nonfiction: “Don’t Think 1 Hasn’t Been Fun,” Quentin Reynolds; “The Waiting Hills,” M. H. Holcroft; “I Saw the Fall of the Philippines,” Colonel Carlos Romulo; “We Landed at Dawn,” A. B. Austin; “A War-time Pilgrimage,” H. L. Gee; “Coricanchi,” A F Tschiffely; “Inside Information,” H. Koehler; “The Flying Tigers," Russell Whelan; “American Hazard" and “Combined Operations’’ both by F W. Ranier; “Tattered Battlements,” A Fighter Pilot; “Pacific Charter,” Hallett Abend. Fiction: “Quietly My Captain Waits,” Evelyn Eaton; “Private Gallants,” Naomi Jacob; “Mildensee,” Naomi Royde Smith; “The Fall of Paris,’” Ilya Ehrenburg; “No Surrender,” Marina Albrand; “April, May and June,” Isohel M. Peacocke. “The Redfields,-' Grace Richmond; “Spring Serenade, ' Hilda Hewett; “You’re Best Alone," Peter Curtis; “Christophe Carol,” Winifred Graham; “Dangerous Guide,” E. Charles Vivian; “The Ciock Strikes,” Princess P. Troubetzkoy; “We’ll Soldier No More,” Michael Burt. Juvenile: “Carib Gold,” A. H. Verrill; “The Silver Canon,” G. M. Tenn.

The special cup for annual competition for baconer pigs in the, area covered by the Canterbury Pig Recording Club was won for the first time, this year, bv\ a West Coast animal, owned by Mr. H. Hodgkinson, of Rotomanu. In a function on Monday evening, Mr. B. Grant, Principal instructor of the Agricultural Department presented the trophy. Mr. ,1. Ryan, chairman of the West Coast Fedeiraitton, presided. Others present included Mr. H. W. Mclntosh, Supervisor of Fig Clubs, Mr. D. Binnie, Meat Inspector, and Mr. J. Fleming, Stock Inspector. The conditions of the competition were that the carcase had to be of the best quality, had to come from a pig which was one of a large litter matured in the shortest possible time, and had to secure the highest points as cured bacon. Mr. Grant said the winner had achieved a line record in obtaining 83 points which was incidently 11 more points than the winner three years ago secured, reflecting the improvement in strain. All the pigs were the progeny of the original Pig Club sow sent over from Christchurch some years ago. One daughter of that animal had produced the present winner and the other the New Zealand record in litter production with 10 pigs weighing 1921 b at three weeks and 6521 b at eight weeks on official records.

The line staff has been engaged on maintenance of overhead lines, connecting new consumers, dismantling an old line where a deviation was made at Ngahere, and re arranging low tension mains, states the monthly report of the Grey Electric Power Board engineer (Mr. Sinclair Trotter). Since last meeting seven new applications for power have been received and permits issued. Six new consumers have been connected. Applications now total 5,250 and consumers now total 5,345. The work of repairing and overhauling consumers’ apparatus and installations is growing rapidly, and some difficulty is being experienced in dealing with trie volume of work. During the quarter ended September 30 the units purchased were 8,040,000 and the maximum demand b,640 k.v.a. Last year’s figures for tue same period were 7,168,000 units purchased and maximum demand 5,103 k.v.a. The comparative figures for the half-yearly period ended September 30 for tnis year as against last year (last year s figures in parenthesis) are as rollows: Units purchased 15,464,000 (13,580,000); maximum demand k.v.a. 5,640 (5,103). These increases are accounted for almost solely by increased consumption for industrial purposes but line up very closely with the estimated figures. No serioustrouble causing inconvenience to consumers has been experienced and no heavy maintenance due to storm damage has been necessary. The load for the month is: Light, 2.700 kw.; heat and aon, 20.000 kw.; water heat, 1.200 kw.; power, 8.2 b hp.; cooking, 22.800 kw. The load for the month was 54.950 kw., and the load at the last meeting 30530.206 kw., making a total load to date of 30585.156 kw.