LOCAL NEWS

Grey River Argus, 20 August 1949, Page 4

LOCAL NEWS

The estimates of expenditure for the three Services on defence for the current year is £10,696,376 compared 'with £8,986,611 for 1948-49.

Yesterday’ morning Mount Ngauruhoe was very active, A large shot was observed at 8.15. The weather was clear yesterday and sunny. Another heavy frost, one of 10 degrees, was registered at Taupo.

The Belle of the Annual Celtic Ball will be judged at 10.30 p.m. in Sturge Street Hall, next Tuesday, August 23—Advt.

A Lisbon cable states: Ex-King Carol of Rumania on Thursday night went through a private wedding ceremony, at his house, near Lisbon, with Madame Lupescu. She is known as Princess Helena of Rumania. Carol and Lupescu, two years ago, in Rio de Janiero, went through a bedside “marriage” ceremony, when she was ill, and was thought unlikely to live.

Since 1947 the Government has paid £llO,OOO in subsidies for hostels and other residential places provided by religious bodies in the Dominion (said Mr. Nash on Thursday night). These subsidies for approved proposals are normally provided on the basis of one-third of the capital value of land and buildings. Where necessary, further Government assistance by way of loan is arranged. Homes are being built by the Government for older people and pensioners who will rent them on much the same basis as other State houses made available. Suitable i 1 blocks of flats are being erected throughout New Zealand. Special | arrarngements have been .made to commodation for Public Service typville, near Christchurch. Hostel accommoation for Public Seiwice typists, cadets and other employees has been extended over the past year, and further hostels will be operating shortly.

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

James Patrick Ward, aged 23, married, a fitter and turner of Runanga, was granted a further remand when he appeared before Mr M. J. Fogarty, J.P., in the Police Court at Greymouth, yesterday. The application for a remand until August 23 was made by Detective-Sergeant N. Thompson. On the request of counsel for accused, Mr W. D. Taylor, bail was renewed in the accused’s own recognisance of £5O and one surety of £5O, with the condition that he report daily to the police.

Schools in the Grey district broke up yesterday for the second term holidays. Primary schools will have two weeks holiday, resuming on September 5, and secondary schools will resume on September 13. M °pt schools closed at noon to allow the teachers to attend a lecture by Dr E. Lawrence Palmer, of Cornell University on rural education.

On Thursday, “Miss New Zealand” (Miss Mary Woodward) visited Hare-< wood House, residence of the Princess Royal, who conducted her over magnificent state rooms and round the beautiful grounds of the estate. “It was really thrilling to meet the Princess Royal”, Miss Woodward said. “She was so sweet and natural. I can quite understand why the British people love the Royal Family”. Miss Woodward visited nearby Harrogate and had tea with the Mayor. She ended the day by attending a dance at Leeds. She will rest in the Lake District over the week-end. I can’t go on like this without a break. It has been pretty exhausting, but delightful”, she said.

The next parcel mail for the United Kingdom, Eire and Europe, closes here at 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mails close to-day at noon for Australia, India, South and East Africa, . and Southern Europe, and, on Wtednesday at 5.30 p.m. for South and Central America. An Australian mail is due on. Thursday.

National savings in the Greymouth postal district last week totalled £2117, or £lOOl above the quota. Runanga with £1034 last week has attained its annual quota with 102 per cent. Investments at the several offices with the respective quotas in parenthesis were: Greymouth (quota £530), £576; Blackball. (£55). £140; Brunnerton (£6O), £7; Hokitika (£195), £206; Kumara (£26), £34; Otira (£10), £10; Reefton (£9O), £81; Ross (£25), £25; Runanga (£100), £1034; Waiuta (£25, £4.

What may be possibly a record for one day in matter of weddings at Holy Trinity Church, Greymouth, will' be set to-day when the Vicar, ’the Rev. K. G. Auberey, will tie the nuptial knots in no fewer than-four happy couples.

To date, Cobden is leading in the Rugby-Basketball Queen Carnival. The central committee announced that Star is second, Celtic third, Blaketown fourth, and United fifth.

The Stafford Creek bridge, on the Dillmanstown-Awatuna road, which was closed to traffic on Thursday was reopened yesterday for light traffic up to three tons.

The one-legged kiwi, named David, is expected to be on exhibition at the Auckland Zoo tomorrow. It will oe brought to Auckland by motorcar. This kiwi lost part of its right foot after it was caught in a trap in the Opotoko district one night in June. —P.A.

Mr D. Coleman, Labour M.P. for Gisborne, has been ordered by his medical adviser to take three weeks complete rest in bed. He is remaining in Wellington. If he is well enough to do so, he will return at the end of his rest period to his home. Mr Coleman intends to retire from political life at the end of this Parliament. He was last m the House of Representatives on Wednesday afternoon. He then submitted a report from a select committee of the House. The House, meanwhile, has granted him-11 days leave of absence because of ill-health-His place, as a member of the Local Bills Committee has been taken by Mr A .E. Armstrong, M.P. for Napier while Mr J. B. Kent, M.P. for Wet land, will replace Mr Coleman on the Statutes Revision Committee. —P.A.