LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 30 June 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Football players are warned about the practice of leaving money in their clothing while playing in matches. Two instances of thefts were reported at Wingham Park yesterday afternoon from the dressing rooms while players were absent on the playing field.

Frank Rodgers, a miner, 35, single, of Cronadun, sustained spinal injuries and crushing of the left hand when struck by a fall of coal in Alborn’s mine at Capleston

The schooner Huia, which was forced 250 miles off her course in the Tasman Sea on a run from Auckland to Melbourne, put into Sydney on Friday. This crossing of the Tasman was the longest for the 54-year-old vessel. After four days’ progress, the vessel ran into terrific gales on June 9, and had them for almost 18 days.

In order to permit repairs to be effected, the Blaketown footbridge in Gresson Street will be closed to-mor-row morning and Wednesday morning, between the hours of 8 o’clock and 10 o’clock.

The monthly meeting of the Greymouth branch of the New Zealand Labour Party will be held in the Lyceum Hall to-morrow (Tuesday) evening at 8 o’clock. Executive meeting 7.45. —Advt.

The delicensing of radio manufacture as a licensed industry is provided foi in a notice gazetted last evening. The notice is to come into force on July 10. The Minister of Industries and Commerce (Mr A. H. Nordmeyer) said the radio industry was apparently now anxious to stand on its own feet, and as the purpose of the licensing it had been achieved no good purpose could be served by its continuing as a licensed industry.

Beef killing in the Auckland province is about 33,000 head of cattle behind expectations because of the prolongation into the sixth week of the butchers’ “go Mow” attitude at five freezing works. This policy has meant that the beef season has not tailed off as it Avould have done in ordinary circumstances. Export stores are still well stocked to ensure continuity if supplies for Britain, but farmers may lose heavily if cattle reach the works in poor condition through being held too long on winter pastures.