LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 12 April 1948, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Seldom have the Southern Alps been seen with less snow than at present, all of the lower peaks being almost entirely bare. This condition of the ranges is indicative of the mildness of the autumn weather.

Have you seen Jeff’s new bar ? Empire Hotel, Ross. —Advt. The Greymouth Motor Cycle and Light Car Club, held an outing yesterday at Lake Kanieri. Two events were run. One resulted: Richards (Aeriel) 1; Ash (8.5. A. 2. The acceleration race resulted: Warings (Aeriel) 1; Curtis (ATS) 2. I can still give you a good Three Star brandy in half or full bottles. Pre-war Portuguese Invalid wine and cocktails from the best of Italian and French Vermouths also in stock. If you are contemplating a party call and see me for your claret cup and cocktails.—-D. R. Dowell, Albion Hotel. —Advt.

A huge wheat crop, says an American cable, is forecast in the United States. The Department of Agriculture expects a crop of more than 1,000,000,000 bushels. It would be only the fifth crop of that size in American history, and it would be big enough to supply domestic needs for the new crop year beginning July 1 and continue the large volume of exports to the remainder of the world. The Department forecast the winter crop sown last autumn at 860,521,000 bushels, and said that a spring crop of 272,000,000 bushels is possible, making a combined production of about 1,132,000,000 bushels.

Like having someone else do the dishes. You enjoy a meal a lot more when you know that someone else will wash the dishes. It’s the same way with the clothes—you have the same sense of freedom of extra pleasure when you know that your clothes will come back sparkling fresh from the Westland Laundry without hours of wash-day drudgery for you. ’Phone 136 and let us take dredge out of wash-day.—Advt.

All restrictions on the draught of vessels leaving the port of Greymouth, have now been lifted, following a further improvement of the bar. On Friday the depth on the bar at low water was 14ft 6in, and at high tide it was 24ft 2in.