LOCAL & GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 10 November 1944, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

During October 19 vessels aggregating 11,192 tons arrived at Greymouth and 20 vessels aggregating 12,105 tons sailed from the port. This was reported to the Harbour Board on Wednesday evening by the harbourmaster (Captain PI, Moard).

The Greymouth Harbour Board has empowered the engineer, (Mr. D. B. Kennedy) to make application for the services of an engineering student from Canterbury University College, to help with the harbour model. Mr. Kennedy, in reporting to the Boarn on Wednesday night regarding progress made with the construction or the model, said that a student migiu be available at the beginning of next year.

Another draft of sick .and wounded members of the New Zealand Armed Forces have arrived in New Zealand after service in the Mediterranean theatre. Hncluded in the draft are six West Coast soldiers, two from Greymouth, three from Westport, and one from Granity. They are: — Pte. R. Wilson-Croft, Westport: Pte. W. C. Ferris, Westport; Pte. R. R. Kirkwood, Granity; Tpr. M. A. McColl, Greymouth; Pte. A. A. Parkhill, Westport; T/Cpl. F. A. Sadler, Greymouth.

Railwaymen: We are again able to supply Llamyo, the genuine article, length 42in to 52in. Double breast, long sleeves and belt. Price £3. Post free from H. Hamer.—Kumara.

Damage to a piano, doors, panels and chairs in the Gymnasium Hall at Runanga led the Borough Council at its meeting this week deciding to obtain an estimate of the damage and place the matter in the hands of the police for action against those responsible. The Council was criticised for allowing the hall to fall into disrepair. Councillors said extensive renovation was required, also a caretaker, but that there should be a guarantee that the hall would maintain itself.

Notice that the Mi l H ste L °L rcef; fence has released - and ‘ from their obligations ail pities w ? entered into agreements with him io -. the hire of horses, to him for the dm ation of the war is contained m last, night’s gazette.—P.A.

The conference to discuss a new agreement for employees of the mining industry in the Buller and Giey districts, which began at Greymoutn on Wednesday, has not yet ended. Remits from the various unions had been disposed of by about the middle of yesterday afternoon, when the conference adjourned to give the representatives of the managements an opportunity of discussing the points raised and arriving at a decision. The conference will resume this morning.

Summer time Hats are showing in rich arrav at White’s Corner, Your Fashion Centre—Advt.

A competition for the McLean Rose Bowl, valued at 25 guineas, which is to be awarded for t-.ie best garden as seen from the road or footpath, is to be held this year by the West Coast Horticultural Society, according to a decision reached at a meeting of the Society last evening. Mr O Jackson presided over a good attendance. The competition will be held from November to. the end of February, and gardens entered will be judged at .intervals during that time. All entrants must notify their intention. to compete. An entrance fee cf 6d was decided on. Gardens having a fence or hedge along the road will be judged from inside the gate. The Society also decided to hold a chrysanthemum show this season.

An application for a continuous goods service license by a returned serviceman, Glanville Nicholson, has been refused, in a reserved decision by the No. 3 Transport Licensing Authority, Mr. T. H. Langford. The application has been refused, because Nicholson has advised the authority that he has accepted employment in his own trade as a coach trimmer in Greymouth. He has formally withdrawn his application for a continuous goods service license without pre.? judice to any subsequent application he might decide to make for a similar license.

Now is the time to have your chimneys cleaned by G. D. White. 'Phone 576 M. Clean, reliable and reasonable.—Advt.

Referring to - progress made with work in preparation for the restora-, tion of the half-tide training wan, the Engineer to the Greymouth Harbour Board (Mr. D. S. Kennedy) iq his monthly report states that planning of the new punt is now complete-1 ly finished and caulking is in progress. Difficulty is being experienced in obtaining materials for this work and it may mean using makeshift means to comolete the job. It is hoped to launch the punt in November. Foundations have been placed ready for the jetty to load stone on to the punt. The quarry staff have assisted with the tug overhaul, cleaning up gorse on Blaketown reserves and salvaging gear for the proposed new stone wagons.

Two new members, Mesdames Coleman and Hughes, were welcomed at the monthly meeting of the Greymouth branch of the , Plunket Society. Remits were considered for the Dominion Conference, which is to be held in Wellington this month, the local branch to be represented by Mrs. J. O’Brien and Mrs. E. Timlin. The half-yearly subsidy on nurses’ wages was received, also notification of tne payment of a uniform allowance ana a; cheque for Head Office’s share ot same. It was decided to defer discussion on the purchase of a car until the annual meet’ng. when subbranches would ge represented. A totall of £22 18s 5d was paid in by members as a result of the annual collections.

I dreamt I was eating flannel cakes, and when I woke up the blanket was gone! Well, perhaps Mum had decided to send it to the Westland Laundry. The Westland make such a wonderful job of laundering blankets, using only lux chips. You’ll be delighted with their fluffy freshness and whiteness and results surpass the most careful home washing. But most important, we save you the backbreaking, heavy lifting and strain which is the bugbear of blanket washing. Eiderdowns and curtains and drapings, tinted to the exact shade you desire are also part of our service. Westland - Laundry Ltd. ’Phone 136. Depot: 27 Albert St.— Advt.

Though the oil bore at No Town has proved negative, it is not apparent that N.Z. Petroleum Ltd., have exhausted their exploration work in the district. No announcement has been made since early last month, but the chief geologist and general manager of the company, Mr G. F. ’Barnwell, has now indicates that future lines of action may be announced next week. He declined, however, to comment on a suggestion that a bore was to be sunk in the Dobson area. Mr T. D. Foster, an oil field superintendent who was forced to leave the Vacuum Oil Co.’s field in one of the Dutch East Indies after Japanese conquest of the islands, is now in Greymoutn And he will supervise drilling operations here.

Some of the latest Auckland tramcars, instead of being divided into smoking and non-smoking compartments, now consist of one long car into which smokers and non-smokers crowd indiscriminately, and if the non-smkoers don’t like it they can lump it. Good! Railways please copy. Separate compartments or carriages were provided on the trains and trams when a whiff of tobacco smoke made lady passengers “ill”—or so they said. But now. they smoke anything themselves! Of course, if someone puffs a foul old pipe charged with rank tobacco and sits alongside you, his proximity may be unpleasant. But most folks smoke “toasted” now and even' non-smokers can hardly object, the bouquet is so delightful. There are other points, too, about toasted. The flavour is really extraordinarily good, and toasting absorbs the nicotine and makes the only genuine toasted brands, Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish Riverhead Gold, Desert Gold and Pocket Edition, safe for the smoker. But don’t get “stung” when you buy! The imitations are worthless! —Advt. .

Warm temperatures were recorded at Greymouth throughout yesterday, the highest reading being 62 degrees at noon. Other readings were 58 degrees at 9 a.m., 60 degrees at 3 p.m., and 5.30 p.m., and 57 degrees at nine o’clock last evening. The strong northerly wind that was exnerienced, especially during the afternoon, was followed by heavy rain, which began late in th eafternoon and continued steadily well into the night. The s.s. Kaimiro arrived yesterday morning to load coal for the Nortn Island. ' The s.S. Rata sailed early yesterday morning with coal for Nelson and will return on Sunday to Load for Tarakohe. The s.s. Bakura, with coal for Miramar, and the s.s. Poolta, with coal for the . JNortn Island, are expected to sail this, morning. The m.v. Karu, with timber for Wellington, is expected to sail to-night. \ .