LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 27 November 1943, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The special race train which left Greymouth for Christchurch late last evening was of seven carriages and carried 158 passengers when it left S'tillwater.

Because of considerable heating which was discovered by a deputy yesterday morning in the No. 3 bank in the Kimbell east section of the Liverpool mine, the mine did not work yesterday. It will be necessary to put in three stoppings, but the mine will probably resume on Monday. White’s are showing glamorous headlines in Hats.—Advt.

Greymouth experienced about the warmest day of the year yesterday, and the evidence of women in shortsleeved frocks who were numerous in the town during the afternoon was borne out by the thermometer which rose steadily from 60 degrees at 9 a.m. to 64 at noon, 69 at 3 p.m., and 70 a 6 o’clock last evening. At nine o’clock it had dropped to 62 degrees.

The Secretary of the Westland Shop Assistants Union (Mr. T. Bond) said yesterday that grocers, butchers drapers, and other general businesses will be closed for the full Christmas and New Year week-ends, including the Monday in each. anniversary Day, Monday, January 10, will also be kept as a holiday. M.V. Karu sailed last evening with timber for Wellington... S.S. Titoki sailed last evening with coal _ for Tarakohe. M.V. Alexander arrived yesterday afternoon and sailed at about midnight with coal for Dargaville. S.S. Gabriella arrived yesterday mornino- to load coal and timber for Wellington. S.S. Kiwitea is expected to-day to load coal for Wellington. S.S. Holmlea is expected on Monday to load for the North Island.

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

Delegates from the Greymouth, Cobden, ' Greymouth Railway, Hokitika, Kumara, Otira, Reeicon, Runanga, Denniston, Westport, Granity, and Ross h ire Brigades attended the annual conference of the West Coast Fire Brigades’ Association at Otira last evening. Today ten brigades will compete for various shields at the annual demonstration.

The civil action between Henry Jamieson, retired miner, Blackball,, as administrritor in the estate of Gordon Jamieson, trucker, deceased, and the Mutual Life and Citizens' Assurance Co., Ltd.,' set down for hearing at the sitting of the Supreme Court which opens at Greymouth on Monday has been withdrawn as a settlerrient has been reached. It is now expected that the sitting will last till Tuesday morning only.

Fourteen more houses are to be built in the State housing .settlement at Cobden and tenders will be called almost immediately. This is in line with the relaxation of the ban on the building of private houses, for which materials are again being made available. It is announced that a complete survey of manpower in the building industry in Canterbury, and Westland is to be undertaken by the building committee appointed for this area under the Essential Worxs Order.

Attention West Coast Farmers: Now is the time to improve your stock. Standing at Greymouth is the Arab bred Stallion, “Arabian Knight’’ by the imported Arab “Ingnaan.” Fee £5/5/-. Consign mares to Greymouth. For further particulars write A. F. Cunningham, Box 199, Greymouth.—Advt. | A fruit dehydration plant for the Nelson district is to be established at Motueka, a site of nine acres having been obtained adjacent to Thompson and Hills’ canning factory. It is expected that the plant will be workin March next in time for the apnle season. The production target is 150,000 bushels in a season with three shifts a day, but probably only one shift will operate for the first season. Vegetables will not be processed at first but it is expected that a unit for this purpose will be added. |A new mobile cinema van built at a cost of almos't £2OOO by money; subscribed by motion picture exhibitors throughout the Dominion has arrived | in the Middle East for the use of the New Zealand Y.M.C.A. states the New Zealand Official News Service in a message from Cairo. The interior of the van is a complete cinema projection booth, equipped with all apparatus for screening, comparable with that in any city theatre. Several successful trial screenings have been made, and the unit has now taken its place with four other mobile cinemas which the' New Zealand Y.M.C.A. has in action. National War Savings investments on tne West Coast last week were £291 short pf the district quota. Greymouth, Blackball, and Hokitika' exceeded their quotas, and Boss and Kunanga almost attained tneir quotas by the use of accumulated surpluses. Details of investments with the quotas in parenthesis are as follows: — Greymouth £516 17s (£497); Blackball £56 14s 6d (£52); Hokitika £l7l 13s Id (£170); Brunnerton, £l6 ios lOd (£52); Kumara, £ll 15s lOd (£31); Otira, £6 19s (£14); Reefton £5l 2s (£83); Ross, £2B 12s (£32); Runanga £8 7s (£101); Waiuta £6 3s (£35). A back-to-childhood social in the Wesley Bicentennial Hall on Thursday evening concluded the year’s programme of the St. Faul’s Methodist Men's Society. Thei’e was a large attendanc. . The programme, conducted by Mr. F. Lindbom, include topical choruses and a burlesque folk dancing display, by members of the Society. Mr. W. A. Marten, the first Secretary of the Mens Society, who is visiting Greymouth was welcomed during the evening by Rev. E. S. Hoddinott. “Secrets of Popularity by. & Greymouth Hostess. When ed as to the reason for her success as a hostess, a Greymouth la'dy ex plained that her first “secret was most important—she always saw it that she felt her best—.and in.this she was materially assisted by' sending all washing to the Westland Laundry. Why not end the wony and drudgery of the weekly wash and send your clothes to the Westland Laundry/ It’s so dependable toowet weather means nothing to us—and you’ll appreciate the’ quick, thorough and economical service. Try our No. 2 Thrifty Service —5/for 18 lbs. flat work—washed and perfectly ironed—the equivalent of 2/6 per week for the average household. Enquire to-day. ’Phone 136.1 Depot 27 Albert Street. Westland Laundry Ltd.—Advt.