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Grey River Argus, 27 April 1945, Page 4

The s.s. Kartigi is loading coal for the North Island. The s.s. Rata was expected in the roadstead during the night, and on berthing will load coal for the North Island. The s.s. Rata is expected to-night to load coal for New Plymouth.

With the new financial year now quotas continue to be maintained at a satisfactory level. Last week, 226 towns recorded successes, five more than in the preceding week. All the principal centres were successful, and in seventeen of the nineteen postal districts, the full district quota was reached.

Unmistakably the latest and best are the Fashions at White’s. —Advt.

Amendments to the Sea _ Fisheries Regulations gazetted last night make provision for the extension of the closed season for the taking of seals for a further three years to March 31 1948. They also establish a closed season for the taking of toheioas on the Ninety Mile Beach until March 31, 1946.

To take part in the annual competitions to-morrow and on Sunday, »of the Catholic Secondary Schools of the Canterbury Diocese, teams from the Marist and Convent Schools, Greymouth, and from the Hokitika Convent School have left for Christchurch. The trophy for the winning team is the Bishop Lyons Shield, and competitions will be held in debating, elocution, impromptu speaking, oratory, religious questions and tennis. The subject for the debate, is “That War Can be Prevented.” 'Taking the affirmative, the Greymouth Marist Brothers’ School meet Xavier CoUege (Christchurch); and Hokitika Convent A meet St. Bede’s College B. Taking the negative, St. Marys Convent, Greymouth, meet Villa Maria Convent; and Hokitika Convent B meet Ashburton Convent B. “Chin up! Cheerio! Carry On,! That’s all right in some ways, but it s pretty awful when a man has to keep his chin up to keep his collar fron making angry gashes in his neck, ah because his wife insists on laundermg his collars to save a few pence. Ana it’s really hard work, too. But, niens collars are only a small part of the laundry service the Westland Laundry gives the housewives of Greymouth. There's a service for everyone. Eggwash, Fully Finished, Thrifty—we launder and tint curtains and drapings, blankets, eiderdowns and woollens of all kinds. Our high quality work and economy prices speak for themselves. Why not give us a iriai. ' 'Phone 13G; Depot, 27 Albert Street. —Advt.