LOCAL NEWS

Grey River Argus, 18 February 1949, Page 4

LOCAL NEWS

Arahura dredge obtained 269 ozs of for the first half of this, month 86,000 yards in 166 hours; and BHanieri dredge 291 ozs from 113.000 in 222 hours. '.‘■on March twenty-sixth, the West Association, of Christpropose to hold a picnic at Park, Greymouth. The’ ashas a large membership and is expected that 400 or more will the excursion. It is planned |H|Mpt the train will arrive here early • ■ the morning of Saturday and leave its return about midnight. ■■rhe usual bus and train arrangements will function from all parts of West Coast for the Westland Rac- ■ • '■? Club’s meeting at Hokitika raceHHurse, Saturday and Monday next, l9 and 21. —Advt. ■Strong opposition to suggested legB|Hition intended to give the Comof Transport the right to ancel motor driving licences, was exat the quarterly meeting of North Island Motor Union in yesterday. The council exthe opinion by resolution that commissioner should be empoweronly to apply to a magistrate for order of the court to cancel a licin a proper case. You must see Bambalina opposed |B the open sprinters at the Westland Club’s meeting at Hokitika ■■cecourse, Saturday and Monday Feb. 19 and 21.—Advt. Due to a fault in the circuit, an of the town including Mackay SMtreet. Mawhera Quay and -the interstreets were without lighting the early part of last night, ' and the two previous nights. Residents the streets had to depend on the BH;hts from shop windows. The fault detected and power restored 9.30 last night. First race at noon each day at the ■Westland Racing Clubs’ meeting at on Saturday and Monday ■next, Feb. 19 and 21. Good fields, exracing assured. Excellent arrangements as usual. — A member of a Wellington plumbconcern, Mr J. Levestam, and his ■ foreman plumber, Mr J. Hickey, are joint winners of a £lO,OOO prize an overseas lottery. Have you seen Jeff’s new bar ? Hotel. Ross. —Advt. "We are very pleased about it, for have been trying to get a reducfor a long period' now,” said a Wellington baker, when askto comment on the reduced exrate for flour, which, from l, will be 78 per cent, instead the present 80 per cent. We cannot until we start using it just how the bread will be, but palatacolour, and keeping qualities. be improved. “But what we want make bread really palatable is more to put on it—more . . . ah, yes, more butter.” Leading horsemen and several horses will be on hand for the Racing Club’s meeting at ■B-lokitika racecourse, Saturday and next* Feb. 19 and 21. —Advt. Pierino Gamba, an Italian boy conis acclaimed as the musical of the- century. Last month ten-year-old boy conducted one England’s finest orchestras, the at a series of Royal Hall concerts. One programme the Schubert “Unfinished” Dvorak “New World” symand another was an allprogramme. According to eminent critic, Gambas’ perform“lacked some solidarity but of the utmost loveliness, and proving that music is in the of his bones.” Huge English have been completely capby this youthful genius. Don’t miss the concluding two racing on the West Coast cirAttend the Westland R.C. on Saturday and Monday Feb. 19 and 21. Usual bus and timetables from all parts of province.—Advt. The Te Kuiti Borough Council has for submission to the Local Loans Board a revised street and footpaths loan proRates will be 2 l-6d higher loan charges by 1952. Next Wednesday, 450 members of New Zealand Professional EnginAssociation will hold a threeconfeernce with the aid of commicrophone loud-speaker teleequipment. Seated in rooms in four main centres, the engineers use 1130 miles of circuit, in the telephone link-up ever atin the Dominion.