LOCAL & GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 20 September 1945, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

When playing from the first tee in a tournament at the Lochiel Club’s links, Hamilton, Mr. A. E. McDonald, of St. Andrew’s Club, hit a sparrow on the wing. The bird was killed.

In the foi’tnight ended September 15, Austral-New Zealand Mining returned 693 ounces in 252 hours.

Three statutory first offenders for drunkenness, arrested in Boundary Street, Greymouth, early yesterday morning, were each convicted and fined 10s in the Magistrate’s Court at Greymouth yesterday. ■' Mr M. J. Fogarty, J.P., was on the Bench.

Yesterday the price of whitebait came down in Greymouth to three shillings a pint. This followed a run in the Grey River. It was the best since the season began, and some good catches were made.

A big selection of Spring Millinery now showing at White’s Fashion Corner. New creations arriving every day. We invite you to call and view the gay Spring display.—-Advt.

Smokers may continue to experience scarcity in supplies. Yesterday in Parliament Hon. D. G. Sullivan, answering a question by. Mr T. L. Macdonald (Nat., Mataura), said that the latest report from the F'actory Controller said that it would be difficult, even to maintain the recently slightly increased allocations of tobacco and cigarettes, but every effort to obtain workers and to increase the production was being maintained. Mr Sullivan said that the prospective manpower situation was such that the immediate future held out little hope of higher allocations. —P.A.

In little more than a week the H. McGlashan Memorial Bridge, which is being constructed in the Children’s Park, Greymouth, across Sawyer’s Creek, should be completed. One approach has been completed, and work will proceed shortly on the Tainui Street approach. This work and the removal of the. stringers and other framework will complete the job, and it is probable that the bridge will be officially opened shortly after.

Hokitika and district residents are advised that Mr. E. W. Heenan is your representative for W. W. Buchanan, Karoro. Your orders for distinctive wreaths and sprays and exquisite wedding floristry will receive prompt attention at Heenan’s Bookstall, Revell Street.—Advt.

The Greymouth tobacco shortage, which lasted two weeks, was relieved by the arrival yesterday of the district quota of tobacco and cigarettes for a four-week period. The last large consignment arrived early in August.

The annual election of officers of the Westland Gold Dredge Workers’ Union has been announced by the Returning Officer (Mr W. Milligan) as follows: President, J. Meikle (Ngahere Dredge); vice-president, C. Harrison (Arahura Dredge); executive (Hokitika district), W. Hayes and A. Duncan (Arahura Dredge), F. Groufsky (Kanieri Dredge); Blackball district, E. Logie (Redjacks Workshop) unopposed; Ikamatua district, W. White (Grey River Dredge) unopposed; delegates to South Island Gold Dredge Workers’ Association, R. McDonald, W. Hayes, C. Harrison, J. Meikle.

All prospective shareholders of the Co-operative, Society are requested to note that an important meeting will take place in the Lyceum Hall on Sunday Next, at 2 p.m.—Advt.

No 'prc.spectis of additional train services being run are held out by the Railways Department. The coal stock position in Christchurch has improved recently, yet it is still far iron?, satisfactory. “We are struggling along; but the coal stocks do not give us much on which to come and go,” said Mr J. Binsted, locomotive engineer for the Canterbury district. “Stocks have been built up a little in the last week by shipments fi’om the West Coast, but we are very far from being in the position in which we would like to be—with anything up to between 10 to 12 week’s supply in hand.” -