LOCAL NEWS

Grey River Argus, 18 December 1948, Page 4

LOCAL NEWS

The December meeting of the Kotuku Women’s Institute was presided over by Mrs Brereton. The roll call, “What I’d Like for Christmas” was well responded to. During the evening an exchange of gifts was, made and Mrs Pickering donated ice cream to all members. Plays entitled “Solo and Duet” given by Mesdames Waller and Guenole, and “Clothesline Gossip” by Mesdames J. Dalzell and P. Brereton were much appreciated. The "wandering shilling” was won by Mrs Priest, and other competitions resulted: Xmas Card, Mrs V. O’Neill 1, Mesdames Bell, J. Dalzell and W. Pickering, equal 2; flowers, Mrs Priest 1, Mrs P. Brereton 2. Mesdames Pickering and Dalzell gave musical items, and supper was served by the hostesses, Mesdames Waller and Priest. Mr Hamid U 1 Haq Chaudri, Minister of Finance and Industries in the East Pakistan Government, in an interview in Rotorua said he hoped to learn details of rural and commercial problems common to East Pakistan and New Zealand. Both were countries dependent largely on primary production. “My object is to find out which plans and schemes in operation here are adaptable to our country, he said. Accompanied by his secretary (Mr W. A. Kadri) and M. E. B. Glanville, of the Department of Agriculture Mr Chaudri has visited rural projects, dairy factories, and hydroelectric plants, preapanng for large; scale hydro development. Mr Chaudri said social security was also a in which he was concerned, as Pakistan intended to operate simila schemes. “But it may be something of a problem as we have a population of 80 000 000.” He looked forward to a closer’ relationship between New Zealand and Pakistan through trade and commerce.

A few seats still available in bus leaving 10 a.m. for Hoffitffia ra g|’ ’Phone Kennedy Bros., Ltd., No. zoo. —Advt.

French Brandy absolutely Sherry from 10s per bottle. I am saz ing my Scotch Whisky for W Co S astei’s and if you call yourself you pan see for yourself and go away sat isfied. I have left, some S r eat Spanish Sherrv 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 — Dowell, Albion Hotel, Greymoutn. Advt.

A premature baby, weighing twenty-five ounces, was born at tne Taumarunui Hospital about 6 p.m. Wednesday. It was still al ve last night. Its birth is believed to have been premature by three months. The child is being fed with drops from pipette. Though not a record i New Zealand, said a medical authority in Taranaki, the birth of a baoy after the twenty-six week of pregnancy and weighing so little was sufficiently rare to be remarkaoie, particularly so if the child survived —F.A.

A shortage of sugar being experienced in parts of New Zealand .yas due entirely to the failure of the merchants to place their orders in sufficient quant.itities, stated tne Minister of Supply, the Hon A H Nordmeyer last night. He added that there had been a series accumulation of sugar at the works, and said thai ample shipping space was available, to move the stocks months ago. la suggest that the Government was to blame for the position was ridiculous said the Minister. An announcement concerning the method of dealing with stocks held by the wholesalers at the time of the price change was necessarily delayed until the stock? built up from the sugar imported before the exchange adjustment had been cleared.—P.A.

Food parcels posted to Britain from New Zealand during November numbered 162,002. They weighed 1,567,2221 b. The Postmaster General Hon. F. Hackett to-day stated that in the last three months 427,892 parcels of a weight of 4,151,2481 b., were posted. Both of these totals are slightly less than those for the corresponding periods last year, said Mr Hackett. During the last four months there had been small decreases both in number and in weight in food parcels posted to Britain.