LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 14 November 1949, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Australian Prime Minister,. Mr Chifley, has appealed to Australians to give accommodation in their homes to 80,000 British migrants next year. Mr Chifley said Australia had an immigration opportunity which it should “grasp with both hands”. He said he would announce the details of a new plan in the next few weeks. “This year more than 60,000 British people have begun new lives in Australia. Next year we want to welcome at. least 80,000 more”, added Mr Chilley. Five charges of committing breaches of regulations concerning the drug tincture of opinium were preferred against a firm of Wellington chemists, J. R. Cunningham, Ltd., in the Magistrate’s Court. Pleas of guilty were entered to all charges. The ‘Magistrate adjourned the fixing of a penalty to enable further written submissions to be made. Have you seen Jeff's new bar ? Empire Hotel. Ross—Advt. A new record in gate takings for the Metropolitan Show at' Addington was set on Friday, namely £4250, making £5073 for two days, or £277 above the previous record of 1947.

Take “De Reszke”—See Wally Haybittle’s New Look Railway Hotel, Kumara Junction..—Advt. *