LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 31 May 1948, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The appeal for children has been extended until June 19. So far there has been £lOO,OOO raised. At its recent meeting, the Greymouth Plunket Society founded a Mothers’ Club for social and cultural aims. Officers elected were.— Chairwoman, Mrs M. Ri. Carson; vicechairwoman, Mrs de Montalk; secre-tary-treasurer, Mrs K. Sheldon; committee, Mesdames M. D. Gaffaney Manning, Watson, B. W. Cauiton, McGready, Hopkinson, W., A. Gilbert, Mosley, M. Kilgour, Brown, Musgrove and Phillips. Have you seen Jeff’s new bar ? Empire Hotel, Ross. —Advt. Officers elected at the annual meeting of the Plunket Society in Greymouth, were: Patron, Mr W. A. Meldrum; president Mr A. J. Fairmaid: vice-presidents, Mesdames R. Reid, F. A. Kitchingham and A. Smith; sercetary, Mrs A. Walters; assistant scretary, Miss Brislane; treasurer, Mr O. McLean; auditor, Mr W. Prmg committee: Mesdames Fairmaid, O. McLean, White, Grant, O’Hara, Innes Cooper, Olsen, Jones, Misses B. Wilson M. Cambridge, Nesbit, I. Reid, and Mr C. Neville. The monthly meeting of the Greymouth branch of the New Zealand Labour Party will be held in tne Lyceum Hall to-morrow (Tuesday) evening at 8 o’clock. Executive meeting, 7.0 o’clock sharp.—Advt. About £lOO,OOO is to hand in the New Zealand Appeal for Children, stated the chairman of the national committtee, Mr C. S. Falconer. The appeal organiser said the closing date had been extended from Mav 31 to June 19 in order to permit business firms to arrange their ' contributions and those of staffs. It is estimated that the recent floods cause £250,000 damage in the Gisborne district. The biggest item is £67,000 for the loss of grazing and for re-sowing. Other losses include livestock £33.000; maize crops £26.200; hay £10,000; fencing £9300: poultry £3500; silted drains £1150; making a total of nearly £163,000 c? which has to be added damage to house property, furniture, and motor vehicles.

To love, honour, obey and do the washing. No that last line isn’t in the marriage ceremony. But many a bride has found that its part of the job expected of her. You wash and lug a heavy basket of clothes out into the yard to dry no matte’’ if the weather is heavy going. Then there is the ironing and he expects to come home and f ; nd lhat sweet tempered bride. Don’t take chances, send your washing to the Westland Laundrv and retain that new bride look. ’Phone 136, and make our telephone line your clothes line.—• Advt.

Recently boxes for the disposal ol waste paper and other rubbish, were placed in Mackay Street. Some irresponsible persons saw to it during we week-end. that some of these were badly damaged. Several of the iron boxes have been -considerably bent, and will require no little work to right them.

The plans of the new Post Office for Hokitika, for which tends are now being called, indicate a State outlay of aoout £40,000, there being two storeys of reinforced concrete. Four large windows will face Weld Street, lighting the counters, while the entrance, facing Sewell Street, will have a ramp leading to it. Upstairs will be tour compartments which it is intended to let. At the Sewell Street end will be the telegraphic, telephone and mail compartments, and box lobby. At the eastern end will be a luncheon and social room, and kitchen, and the paymaster’s office. In a short tower will be a clock facing Sewell Street. The building will be some distance back from the streets, with lawns and concrete fences. The successful tenderer has eighteen months to do the job.

An unexpectedly large quantity of milk—two thousand gallons—arrived in Wellington yesterday morning from Christchurch. Only seven hundred gallons had been expected. With this large supply from the south and' a slight improvemerit in the local production, it may be possible to remove all Wellington milk cuts temporarily. This will be decided to-day. The general manager of Wellington city milk department, Mr E. L. Benseman, states further milk supplies are expected by the inter-island steamer to-day, and later in the week. Although the position was now more hopeful, and it was possible that all cuts would be lifted temporarily, it was essential for the public to be as economical as possible.—P.A.

Wellington City Council is cutting down milk rations by voluntary means, to winter and other’ effects reducing supply. To avord drastic rationing, the public is asired to reduce demand to the bearest. No milk will be available for shops or offices for cups of tea. The school milk service has ceased. Milk will not be supplied for ice cream. Only half supplies will be available for tearooms, restaurants and milk bars. If the voluntary response is insufficient, an alternative will be the introduction of milkless days.

At the Labour Party’s usual dance at the Lyceum Hall on Saturday evening, there was a large attendance, when the waltzing competition, held over a series of four dances, was decided. In the semi-final .twelve couples competed, from whom the judge, Mr P. Symons (Runanga) chose four couples for the final, Mr and Mrs P. Clarke, Mr Earl and partner, Mr A. Hines and partner, and Mr Reinheimer and partner. The winners were Mr and Mrs Clarke, who were presented with miniature cups. ‘The Social Committee of the Labour Party presented the judge with a silver cigarette case in recognition of his services.