LOCAL NEWS

Grey River Argus, 30 October 1948, Page 4

LOCAL NEWS

Rimu Gold Dredging Co., Ltd.’s return for the period, October 12, to October 26, was 159 ounces of gold’ from 51,456 yards, in 232 i hours.

A six-year-ojd Jersey cow on the farm of Mr. E. Ashwin, at Aanga, Dargaville, gave birth to twin calves, a heifer and a bull, with an interval of six weeks between them.

In contrast to the weather on the West Coast, Canterbury and Otago have been enjoying exceptionally hot weather, with north-westerly winds in Canterbury. On Thursday, high temperatures were recorded at Christchurch, 83 degrees; Timaru, 88.6 degrees; Waimate, 87 degrees and Ashburton 83 degrees. The Christchurch recording was the highest for October since 1924, and the third highest in history.

A surface mail for the United Kingdom and Europe closes at Greymouth on Friday next, November 5 at 5.30 p.m. At the same time, mails for Fiji and the Pacific Islands and Central America close. A surface mail is due from Australia and the United Kingdom to-day and one from U.S.A, and Canada on November 16. The next parcel mail for the United Kingdom and Europe closes on November 13 at noon.

The Sales Tax Exemption Order number two Gazetted on Thursday evening, exempts rfom sales tax bolts nuts, rivets, washers, screws, engineers’ studs, paper pins, and split pins also unworked iron and steel.

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

At a meeting at Greymouth this week, the following officers were elected t 0 the West Coast branch of the New Zealand Transport Workers Federation. President, Mr J. Doyle; vice-president, Mr W. Green; secretary, Mr J. Kennedy; executive members, Messrs H. O’Leary and K. Sara.

Colliding with a stationary rake of trucks, a van and locomotive were seriously damaged in the marshalling yard, east of the Greymouth wharf yesterday morning. The van was forced itno the air and in descending shattered the front of the smoke- s ox of the engine. No one was injured

The Shaw Savill and Albion Company’s new liner, Ceramic, will arrive in New Zealand this year. She will leave Liverpool on her maiden voyage on November 16, and will arrive just a month later at Auckland oii December 16.

Monday night conversation in Greymouth home. Husband: “There’s good pictures on to-night, what about coming ? But I suppose you’re too tired—it’s wash day.” Wife—"No— I’ve turned over a new leaf —I’ve sent all my washing to the Westland laundrv. I’m tired of being tired on wash day.” What a wise decision. Washday fatigue gets you. And it’s not worth it when our service costs so little. ’Phone 136. Depot Sam Me Ara.—Advt.