PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 24 April 1948, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr G. Elley is at present on a business visit to Christchurch.

Messrs E. Patterson and R. Mason left by car yesterday for Invercargill.

M'r A. Sherriff returned recently from his annual vacation in Dunedin and Invercargill.

Misses R. and E, O’Neill, of Runanga, will leave for Auckland by the express this morning. Mrs A. Schultze, of Cobden, returned yesterday from Dunedin, where she had been attending a conference of Co-operative Women’s Guilds.

Mr W. L. McKenzie-King, the Canadian Prime Minister, on Wednesday, established a British Empire record by holding office for 7629 cays thereby exceeding Walbole’s recore from 1721 to 1742.

Mr W. J. Butler, of the reporting staff of the “Grey River Argus”, left last, evening by goods train, en route for Dunedin where he will attend the annual conference of the Federation of Labour 'next week and the New Zealand Labour Party Conference the following week.

President. Truman has announced that Mr Charles Sawyer ex-ambassa-dor to Belgium, has accepted the appointment of Secretary of Commerce in succession to Mr Averell Harriman who has resigned to become Am-bassador-at-larg under the European recovery programme.

A London cable says: LieutenantGeneral Sir Frederick Browning, Comptroller of Princess Elizabeth's household, has been appointed Commandant of the British Olympics team He was formerly an army hurdles champion.

The condition of Mr W. Skelton, who was knocked from his bicvcle by a runaway horse in Cobden on Wednesday, and was admitted to the Grey Hospital suffering from head injuries, was reported yesterday tn be satisfactory.

It is officially announced at London, that Their Majesties and Princess’ Margaret will sail from Devonport in H.M.S. Vanguard on Januarv 27, 1949. They will arrive in New Zealand on February 28 and remain until March 31. They will reach Australia on April 4 and reman there approximately until June 13.

A resident of Greymouth for a number of years, Mr Martin Molloy, died at Auckland yesterday after a short illness. The son of the late Mr and Mrs P. Molloy, of this town, Mr Molloy was 43 years of age. He is survived by his wife, a sister-, Mrs J. Kennedy, of Greymouth, and by five brothers, Charles (Auckland), James, John, George and Joseph (Christchurch). He was educated at the Marist Brothers’ School, Greymouth.

' Count Guillaume de Beauharnals, a great-grandson of Napoleon’s wife Josephine, was found dead through .malnutrition in the cellar of a bombed house near Marseilles. The Count, in his youth, joined a band of touring comedians, but after the war he became a window cleaner. He was aged 44,

Although there has been delay in completing necessary investigations, the price tribunal still intends to proceed with its inquiry into liouor prices, as reported on February 6. last. Officers of the Price Investigation Tribunal have been making inquiries for some months, and it is expected that a public hearing will take place in about a month’s time. The inquiry arises out of criticism of the Price Tribunal contained in the report of the Royal Commission on Licensing. One of the principal concerns of the tribunal will be the various measures used for supply of beer in hotel bars —Press Assn

Don’t forget! The R.S.A. Anzac Concert to-morrow night (Sunday), Regent Theatre, 8 o’clock. Bus services advertised on Page 1 of this paper.—Advt.

Restrictions on the use of eelctricity in Invercargill will be introduced on Monday. Domestic users will not suffer comoulsory cuts meantime, but are asked to co-operate with the city electricity department by reducing consumption to a minimum. Consumption must be reduced by 15 per cent, of what was used in 1946. From Monday there will be a complete prohibition on all electric sign lighting, luxury, and advertising lighting, and under-verandah illumination. Southland Electric Power Board has appealed to its consumers to co-operate. Press Assn.

Have you seen Jeff’s new bar ? Empire Hotel, Ross. —Advt.

Mrs Longstaff presided over a good attendance of members at the April meeting of the Blaketown Women’s Institute, .at which three new members were welcomed. Mrs Harris read the aspirations and Mrs Smart read the motto. Mesdames McVee and Dowdall were appointed delegates to the Federation meeting and Mrs Moreland was appointed delegate to the Dominion Conference. It was decided to hold a bring-and-buy social afternoon cn Tuesday, May 4, and to hold the Birthday Part?/ on Ma?/ 22. A good number of peggy squares and other knitted articles were handed in for the Corso appeal. The Wandering Shilling was won by Mrs Moreland. An interesting talk on Early Davs in Greymouth was given by Mrs Hodgkinson. Competition winners were: —Knitted bed jacket: Mesdames Viceli 1, Mathieson 2, J. Garden 3. Best arranged bowl oi flowers: Mesdames J. Garden, Meaghan 2, Stewart 3. Preserved nears, Mesdames, McDowall 1, J. Garden 2, McNee 3.

The monthly meeting of the Cobden Women’s Institute was held in the Cobden School Hall, Mrs McKenzie presiding of a good attendance of members. Two now members were welcomed. The motto was “All that glitters is not Gold.” Mesdames, McKenzie and Sumner wore appointed to attend the Federation Council meeting. It was decided to hold evening meetings every second Tuesday in the month, commencing at 7.30 D.m. Competition winners were as follows: Date Scones: Mesdames Smith, Watkin and Burn 1 (equal/; Saucer Posy. Mrs F. Lindbom. Special Comuetition: Programme Ideas, Mrs Smith. Mystery parcel, Mrs Smith. A tatting demonstration was -riven by Mrs Green. The social halfhour was conducted by members of the Greymouth Women’s Institute. A play, “Aunt Lizzie’s Millions” was thoroughly enjoyed by all present. Mesdames Jones, McKenzie, Meade and Mitchell were hostesses.

“Rain, rain, go a wav, come again another dav.” How often we repeat this old childhood rhyme on washdays ? But rainy washdays don’t mean a thing to the WesUand Laundry. The housewife who is wise enough to send us all her washing is always certain of getting it washed, dried and ironed and returned to her just when she wants it. And the perfection of our "work has been broved. Our scientific methods do not wear the clothes as much as the nld-time scrub board, and the snowy finish of the clothes v/ill more than nlease. And now—tha+ imnortant item—cost. When you take'into consderation the cost of soap, firing, etc., and the hard work entailed, there is practically noth'ny to he gained hv home wash'ng. ’Phone 136 now. Denot: Sam Me Ara, Mackav Street—Advt.

During the last three months of 1947, internal commercial air services in New Zealand maintained 99 per cent, regularity, according to statistics issued by the Air Department. Paraparaumu' handled the largest number of air traveller. ar * rivals and departures totalling 19,303. The aggregate figure for all other aerodromes was 55,277.

At the annual meeting of the Greymouth branch of the New Zealand Harbour Boards Employees’ Union on Thursday evening, the following officers were elected: President, Mr K. Sara; vice-president, Mr H. M. Hughes; secretary-treasurer, Mr J. Walton; executive committee, Messrs C. Douglas, P. Affleck, E. Collins, M. O’Grady and M. Ellis; Trades Council and L.R.C. delegate, Mr-U. Mettrick, national delegate, Mr J. Walton.