LOCAL NEWS

Grey River Argus, 17 December 1948, Page 4

LOCAL NEWS

Babies born in Kawatiri Maternity Hospital, Westport, have their names written on an arm-band at birth and not removed until discharge from the hospital. This prevents any possible confusion. Arahura dredge won 429 ounces of gold for 223 hours from 106,000 yards and Kanieri dredge 174 ounces to--238 hours from 140,000 vards during the first half of the present month. Closely related to the great Kindergarten, Bambalina will ’be one of the favoured runners at the Westland R.C. meeting at Hokitika to-morrow. First race at noon.—Advt. Knocked from her cycle at the northern approach to Cobden Bridge by a motor car driven by Mr J. W. Jope, Cobden, Elaine Williams, 15, of Coal Creek, yesterday suffered an injury to the left leg, abrasions and shock. She was admitted, to Grey River Hosnital, where her condition is reported' to be satisfactory. .

With the 1 track in first class repair and the going tops there will be keen and interesting racing at the Westland R.C. meeting to-morrow at Hokitika. First race at noon. Suitable bus arrangements from all parts of province. Train leaves Greymouth 8.40 a.m., returning after races at 6.25 p.m. and connecting with Christchurch train at Greymouth.—Advt.

A first offender for drunkenness was fined 10s by Mr R. J. Truman. J.P., in Greymouth Police Court yesterday.

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

The Greymouth Municipal Library in November issued 3905 books. There were 12 additions to stock and receipts totalled £l3 11s.

In November, 12 building permits, valued at £3970 were issued by the Greymbuth Borough Council.

Buses at regular intervals from Greymouth for the Westland races at Hokitika to-morrow. Train leaves Greymouth 8.40 a.m., returning 6.25 p.m. to connect with Christchurch train. First race at noon.—Advt.

Installation of new equipment at the radio and meteorological station at Raoul (Sunday Island), largest of the Kermadec group, has been completed by a Government engineer. Mr G. Pulley ,who has been engaged on this work for nearly a year, and who returned on the Maui Pomare yesterday to Auckland. . Raoul, 600 miles north-east of New Zealand, is the only weather station between Auckland and Suva. Raoul is now an important link in the chain of ah’ route bases. Fourteen white men maintain the station, assisted by a number of Niue Islanders, and reports are radioed frequently to the weather office in Wellington.

The Minister of Marine, Mr F. Hackett, announces that the Government steamer Matai has ceased to be essential for the servicing of lighthouses. Negotiations were in progress for her future disposition.

Leading horsemen and runners of the quality that must inspire interest among racegoers at the Westland races at Hokitika to-morrow (Sat.), starting at noon. The club is catering for a record crowd. Don’t miss. Ee there. —Advt.

Hon. F. Hackett, Postmaster General, stated yesterday that there was no short cut whereby telephones could be given to people one by one as construction work went on. As well as telephones, it was necessary to build complete exchanges and set up whole reticulation systems. As the exchanges were finished and reticulated, said Mr Hackett; they would give telephones to hundreds of people at a time. There was no alternative to waiting until construction and reticulation were completed. They were all big jobs, and that meant it was going to take time.

Be up-to-date in your knowledge for the Christmas racing and trotting circuit. Many winners at subsequent meetings have emerged from the form indicated at Hokitika in the past. So on your way to the Westland races to-morrow, and start the circuit right. First race at noon. Buses and trains to s.uit patrons.— Advt.-

Applications for State houses at November 30 totalled 48,328, some 13,193 coming from ex-servicemen in the preferential category and 35,135 were in the civilian classification. From the inception of the scheme to the end of November, 27,394 new tenancies had been made available to applicants in both categories.

Anticipating record crowd from all parts of the West Coast, the Westland Racing Club is catering along such lines for its meeting to-morrow Always a popular fixture, a great day’s outing, with every facility and comfort, is assured. Don’t miss the first race at mid-day, on the sunny Hokitika course.—Advt.

Hon. R. Semple, on arrival at Auckland yesterday, stated finality has been reached on a master plan for the development of railways and public works for the Auckland district, popularly known as the “lO.year plan”. It will be submitted to Cabinet on January 12 and, if approved, will be brought to Auckland by Mr Semple and explained to a conference of local bodies. “This plan for Auckland is a mighty big job”, Mr Semple said. “It is not a 10-year plan, but a 100-year plan. With the rapid increase in population, it is essential that we look far into the future and make sure we are right”. It co-ordinates ideas of the Public Works and Railway Departments.

“I would say 20 thousands,” said Tic, discussing the prospects for tote turnover at Hokitika to-morrow (Sat.). “No show, more like 25,” said Tac. Such is the interest in the Westland R.C. meeting. They will be there from all parts of the province looking for a guide to form for the Christmas and New Year Racing.— Advt.

-At the close of the final meeting of the Greymouth Borough Council, for 1948, last night, the Mayor (Mr F. F. Bcustridge) entertained Councillors at an informal Christmas gathering. He congratulated Councillors .on their keen attention to and interest in civic matters, and expressed his thanks to the staff for its loyalty, co-operation and excellent work during the year. The press, he added, had always been scrupulously fair in its reports, and the thanks of the whole Council were due to the newspapers for their handling of Council matters.

French Brandy absolutely pre-war, most suitable for invalids; also some post-war French Brandy at 10s per bottle cheaper. Vanguard Whisky 30s per bottle, Gin-30s per bottle, Sherry from 10s per bottle. I am saving my Scotch Whisky for West Coasters and if you call yourself, you can see for yourself and go away satisfied. I have left, some great Spanish Sherry unprocurable at present in New Zealand and this I am bringing into stock for Xmas sale along with some Gilbey’s English Gin and Gordon’s English Gin. Any cash orders will be promptly attended to by DDowell, Albion Hotel, Greymouth. Advt.

The first prize in the latest Tasmanian consultation has made an addition of £lO.OOO to the fortunes of a Hawera syndicate, holders of tne winning ticket.

Dunedin’s wholly feminine Otago School of Home Science, is to be invaded by a second male teacher, who has been appointed as a lecturer in clothing and dress design. He is M. Rene Thevemot, couturier, of Faris, but beyond that, the only thing known in Dunedin about him is that he is “young and able.” M. Thevemot, who has been engaged for 1949 only, will join Mr J. E. P. Murphy, lecturer in design at the school.

The Wellington Catholic Education Board has attending its 23 schools in 16 parishes, some 3329 children—there being 84 teachers. The parishes bear maintenance charges and capitation costs. In addition to these, the costs to the board are, per child, £2 Is 8d per annum.

A Swedish motor ship, the “Parra Kiala” arrived at Auckland on Tuesday from Oslo with passengers of 10 nationalities including Swedes, Norwegians, Danes, Britons, Australians, New Zealanders, Estonians, a Finn, a Hungarian and a Swiss. Some of them are for Melbourne.

Mr G. W. Agar, of Wellington, managing director of Atlas Products Overseas, Ltd., said that Australiandesigned machinery for making concrete tiles may soon be earning 500,000 dollars yearly in America for Australia. He said he had completed negotiations for a big American corporation to manufacture the tilemaking machinery designed by an Australian engineer under - licence.

West Coast sawmills, in January, will begin cutting approximately 1,000,000 board feet of rimu for the Australian market. The Matthew Flinders is expected in Greymouth on January 25 to load the timber.

Residents of the hill area in Cobden had been neglecting to keep paths free of growth, and this impeded the work of the night soil man, said the Inspector of Nuisances (Mr J. Guerin), reporting to the Greymouth Borough Council last night. He had interviewed a number of people on the matter.

On Tuesday morning forty-five British immigrants will arrive at Auckland from Sydney in a specially chartered plane. They have reached Sydney by sea, but could not complete the voyage because of the seasonal Tasman shipping shortage. The flight was arranged at the request of the New Zealand Government. The Skymaster will leave Auckland two hours later for Sydney, with 45 passengers.

The chief postmaster at Greymoutn, Mr H. R. Fool, has been advised by Head Office that the following conditions are applicable forthwith for telegrams to Costa Rica: Telegrams are subject to censorship; they must contain the full name and address of the addressee, and the full signatuie, telegraphic code addresses _ are not permitted; and code and cipher are prohibited in private . telegrams and the text must be in English or Spanish.

A woman from. the Bay of Plenty, who does not wish to disclose her name is the holder of the ticket which won tlm first prize in the two thousand sterling “Prizes for Xmas” Art Uifion She is staying with Mr and Mrs E. Baddeley on their farm, at Aknktahi on the Wanganui-Raetihi rood When asked if she had'bought many tickets in art unions, the holder of the ticket, in a telephone conversation with a reporter, replied: “Bought many? I should think that T have just about bought the first nrize'” She said that she was crossino- a street and she decided to have one more try, and she thus used the nom de plume, "Try Again”.—Pres? Assn.

The Inspector of Nuisances (Mr J. Guerin) sought the guidance of the Greymouth Borough Council last night on the matter of business people displaying goods on footpaths. He said that f/zeral people to whom he had spoken, said they had never heard of anyone being prosecuted. If the by-law covering the matter was tq be enforced, he would need advice from the Council. The Mayor (Mr F. F. Boustridge) said there was a by-law covering the matter. Mr Guerin was instructed to report specific cases to the Town Clerk (Mr N. E. Clemens! for action.