LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 22 August 1944, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Strongman State Mine was idle yesterday, as a result of the bathhouse being below the required temperature. Work is expected to be resumed to-day.

Only 1,452 tons of goods traffic was railed to Canterbury from the West Coast, last week, as compared with 17,376 tons in the similar period of last year and 15,638 tons in the corresponding week of 1942.

The s.s. Pakura is expected to-day to load coal for Miramar. The s.s. Kiwitea is exoected to-day to load coal for the North Island. The s.s. Rata is expected to-night to load coal tor New Plymouth.

Last season our Seeds gave wonderful results. We have just opened our new season’s reliable Flower and Vegetable Seeds; 3d .and 6d packets. Post free from H. Hamer, Kumara. —Advt.

Motorists and others who complained during the week-end about the muddy state of the road around the Greymouth aerodrome might have felt that it was worth putting up with had they known that the work recently done on the road was in preparation for its tar-sealing during the coming season. It is hoped to start this season’s Borough tar-sealing programme early in November, and the aerodrome road will probably be done near the beginning of the season. The sealing will be carried’ right up to the abbatoir.

Advanced Spring Fashions now showing at White’s Fashion Corner. -r-Advt.

In recognition of their service under the E.IP.S. scheme, presentations were made to Deputy-Superintendent T. McKay, Foreman McKay; and Dep-uty-Foreman C. Tyler, at a social held bv the Greymouth Auxiliary Fire Brigade on Saturday. The toast list was as follows: —“U.F.B.A. and W.C. A.,” Mr. A. Tyler—Mr. A. White and Mr. F. McEnaney. "Fire Board’’ Mr. T. Gilmour—Mr. W. H. Parfitt. "Visiting Brigades,” Mr. Parfitt—Superintendents A. White and J. Luff and Deputy - Superintendent Hamer. “Borough Council,” Mr. T. McKay— Mr. J. B. Kent. “Boys Overseas,” Mr. McEnaney—Flight-Lieut. R. Watson. "Auxiliary Brigades under E.P.S. Control,” Mr.’ G. Harker—Messrs J. Saunders, B. Dixon and T. McKay. “Demolition Squad,” Mr. A. Tyler—Mr. J. Lenihan.

“As You Like It’’—one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays. And “as you like it’’ fully sums up our laundry work. Our laundering attains that perfection of finish that only a first class laundry can give, completely surpassing that of homelaundered clothes. All laundry is hygienically washed and sterilised in seven different waters. All water passes through a Zeolite water softener, which removes all hardness and impurities from the water. Nothing 1 but the best Lux chips are used to wash blankets and woollens. a service to suit all requrements, and our regular customers tell us they agree entirely that it simply ffioes not pay to do the family wash at home. Try our No. 2 Thrifty Service. 181 b. flat work fully laundered for only 5/-. The Westland Laundry Ltd. ’Phone 136. Denot: 27 Albert Street.—Advt. Air Commodore Sir Robert ClarkHall, addressing successful trainees at Wigram aerodrome contrasted the respect shown New Zealand Air Force members in Britain with the attitude of certain people to the Dominion towards them.x In England, they could be proud of their uniform and were accorded respect and admiration. At this moment, that is unfortunately not the case in this country,” he continued. “It has got to such a stage that we are subjected to sneering and insulting remarks levelled at us in the streets, trains and trams. Requests have even been received that civilian clothes may be worn in towns when on duty. This lamentable state of affairs has been chiefly brought about by numerous letters which have appeared m various newspapers. Doubtless there are defects in our organisation, but most of the criticisms are either grossly exacffercited or quite untrue. Most oi these letters have, I strongly suspect, been written by people who wish neither to work nor to fight. Ihe war is not, as many people seem to think practically over. The R.N.Z. A.F. has still a large and important part to play in it.. I trust that our personnel realise this, and also understand that the responsible people who matteL fully realise that practically all of them are woikmg haid ana loyally.” . ' . 1