LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 11 May 1944, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

When rope boys employed at the Liverpool State mine found that the temperature in their bath house .was too low, yesterday morning, they returned home, and as a result the mine did not work. The mine is expected to work to-day.

Fur Coats for to-day .and to-mor-row are at White’s.—Advt.

The Greymouth Waterside Workers’ Union held their monthly stopwork meeting yesterday morning, commencing at 8 a.m., and lasting ail morning. Work resumed at 1 p.m. The election of officers for the Union has taken place as follows:— President: Mr. A. Panther; Vice-Presi-dent: Mr. W. Meates; Secretary, Mr. E. Hillman. All were unopposed. A meeting will be held shortly to elect an executive committee.

Mass will be celebrated on next Sunday, May 14, at Rotomanu, 8 a.m. and at Kotuku 10.15 a.m.—Advt.

This week onlv twenty-seven trucks of live stock, 18 of sheep, seven of cattle and two of pigs, have been consigned from the West Coast to Canterbury. Of these, four trucks or sheep left last evening and three are to go this evening. Six trucks or cattle, seven of sheep and two of pigs comprised the largest consignment which left on Tuesday for yesterday’s Addington market. Four trucks of sheep and one of cattle left on Monday. • . If it rains, read our Advt. We supply all Wet Weather Goods at the best value in Westland. —H. Hamer, Kumara. —Advt.

Concrete and stone work on the South Breakwater was carried out on twelve days only during April, according to the monthly report of the Greymouth Harbour Board Engineer (Mr. D. S. Kennedy), who stated that seas had broken over the job on several days and that for the remainder of the time the men had worked on the dreage job. Between piers 53 and 54, 276 tons of concrete and approximately 150 tons of stone had been placed and the work there was now nearing completion.

M.V. Karu is loading timber for Wellington, but owing to delays is not expected to sail till to-night. S.S. Poolta is 'loading coal for the North Island, but because of insufficient labour is not expected to sail before to-morrow. S.S. Rata is expected to sail at noon to-day with coal for Tarakohe. S.S. Gabriella is expected this morning from New Plymouth to load coal for Wellington. S.S. Holmlea is expected on Sunday to load coal for Picton. S.S. Titoki is expected on Monday to load coal for New Plymouth.

Yes, it's Mother’s Day on Sunday! Good old Mum! She cooks and washes for us all the year, with never a complaint, except when she’s feeling tired and nervy after a big day. Now, this is a serious talk to families. Have you ever thought that the family wash is becoming just too much for Mum—those tired and nervy spells are becoming more frequent. Well, take the law into your own hands and insist that she sends her washing to the Westland Laundry. Perhaps Mum is one of the old school who prides herself on the snowy whiteness of hei’ washing. Well, you tell Mum that the work of the Westland Laundry has a professional finish that no housewife can achieve, and furthermore, oui-up-to-date washing and ironing machines are very easy on the clothes. Make your Mother’s Day Gift a trial order at the Westland Laundry. Mum will be so pleased she will continue the service. ’Phone 136. Depot: 27 Albert St. —Advt.

Only two towns in the Westland National War Saving’s district, actually attained their quotas, last week, though nine out of the ten towns were returned as having achieved their proportion, seven by the use of surpluses. The district it« self attained its object. The two officers actually successful were Hokitika which contributed £496 8s 10, a surplus of £326 8s 10, and Waiuta which with a total .of £42 10s, exceeded its quota by £7 10s. Hokitika’s effort was a particularly fine one, that town lodging 47 per cent, of the district’s total. Kumara, Blackball and Ross failed by only small amounts. Details of towns other than Hokitika and Waiuta', are as follows, the deficiencies being m parentheses: — Greymouth £270 19s (£217 Is); Runanga £l6 2s (£B4 18s); Reefton £55 Is (£27 9s); Brunnerton £29 12s 3d (£2O 7s 9d); Otira £8 (£6); Ross £29 3s 6d (£2 16s 6d); Blackball £49 Ils (£2 9s); Kumara £23 Is 6d (£1 18s 6d).