LOCAL & GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 7 January 1946, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

The search party which left The Hermitage on Friday to look for the two climbers missing in the Mount Cook area was not expected to return before last night or this morning, and up till last night no- further news had been received of the missing men. The two climbers, Messrs A C. Lees, aged 43, and H, R. Lerchenthal, aged 24, both single, of Christchurch, left The Hermitage on December 23 with the intention of climbing Mount Cook.

Another increase in the price of export mutton takes effect to-day. The New Zealand Meat. Producers’ Board advises that the wether schedule in the South Island will be increased by one-eighth of a penny per lb, commencing to-day. This increase is accounted for by wool growth and low average carcase weights.—Press Assn.

In the year 1945, road fatalities numbered 129, the lowest total on record. In 1944 there were 140 deaths. Of the 129 persons killed, 68 were occupants of motor vehicles, 15 were motor-cyclists or pillion riders, 33 pedestrians, and 13 cyclists. In 1944 the corresponding figures were 56 occupants of motor' vehicles, 17 motor-cyclists, 42 pedestrians, 23 cyclists and two others.

Call in and view our smart millinery selection. White’s Corner, Your Fashion Centre. —Advt.

Road traffic during the holidays has been moderately heavy, but. not up to pre-war volumes, according to the Transport Department. From the north to the south the traffic inspectors report that road conduct has on the whole been very good, traffic has been orderly, and serious accidents very rare. These reports are borne out by the fact that only five fatal accidents were recorded from December 23 to January 1, inclusive.

Quite a number of cases of measles and chickenpox have been reported in the Greymouth district in the last week or so, and with others reported from the surrounding' district, something like a mild epidemic might be said to exist.

For the next three weeks, Air Training Corps cadets from Greymouth, Hokitika and Westport will be attending a course of instruction at Wigram aerodrome. The eight members who will Greymouth left for Christchurch on Saturday morning.

“White as snow,” “Clean as a whistle,” “Quick, as a wink.” Only three of the many phrases heard every day in Greymouth relating to our complete laundry service. And here are the main reasons why our laundry work is so superior. All laundry is done under most hygienic conditions —we actually use 7 different waters, and all water is firstly passed through a Zeolite Water Softener which removes all hardness and impurities from the water. Only the finest laundry soap is used, while Lux chips are used to wash blankets and woollens. Our modern washing and ironing machines cannot domage your clothes. 'Phone 136. Depot: Sam McAra, Mackay Street. The Westland Laundry Ltd. —Advt.

Regarded before transport improvements of the last ten years as being perhaps the most isolated racecourse on the. West Coast, that at. Reef ton has become the most central, being accessible by road and rail from Buller, Grey, Westland and Murchison people. The fact was illustrated on Saturday by the large crowd at the Reefton Jockey Club’s mid-summer meeting, as in addition to West Coast followers of the sport of kings, practically every province in the South Island was represented. That West Coast weather can be really warm was indicated by the fact that the soft drink stall was sold out after handling approximately 100 dozen bottles of drink, before 3.30 p.m. The caterers in the tea-rooms were also kept busy throughout the day, and before 4 p.m. they aLso had to hang out the “Sold Out” sign.

The W.A.A.C. camp' at Miramar is to be utilised as a transit camp for Dutch evacuees from the Netherlands Indies, and work will begin to-day concerting it to that purpose, states a Wellington Press Association message. Originally housing 600 members of the W.A.A.C., it will accommodate about 240 people, plus the staff Evacuees will stay a few weeks before going elsewhere. The camp will he known as Kolonie Miramar. Arrangements have been made to take over the Levin Memorial Home for children at Berhampore for six to eight Dutch families, and negotiations are in progress to acquire a large building in Wellington. The ship with the evacuees is expected towards the end of the month.’

The Ngahere Gold Dredging return for the two weeks ended January 4, was 450 oz from 87,017 yards worked in 184 hours. The return from the Snowy River dredge, for the past two weeks, was 141 oz from 35,400 yards in 198 hours.