LOCAL NEWS

Grey River Argus, 8 September 1948, Page 4

LOCAL NEWS

Tiie Greymouth branch of the New Zealand Labour Party, at its montnly meeting last evening decided to forward a letter to the ivimiscer or nuance, the Rt. Hon. W. Nash, congratulating him on the budget, and particularly on the decision to bring the exchange rate to parity and on the soundness of the country's finances Mr C. Cunningham, i formerly manager of Garvey's Creek State mine, Reefton, has taken over the management of Wallsend mine and been replaced by Mr J. Rarity ,of Blacxbaii. Mr J. Baird, formerly manager a L Wallsend has left for Ngaruawahia, where he will manage the Wilton colliery. Reginald Dobbin, the 26-year-old man who was injured when struck by a railway engine on Mawhera Quay early on Monday morning, is still seriously ill at the Grey Hospital. The police have not yet been able to interview him, but it is learned that he returned from Japan with the recent J. Force draft and has a sister in Christchurch. The Atarau dredge for the week ended September 4, recovered 414 ounces from 34,300 yards in IzoU dredging hours.

Rugby Football: All boys taking billets for Canterbury teams, meet the express to-morrow (Thursday). Advt. A compound fracture of the left arm was sustained by Margaret Treacy, aged four years, daugnter oi Mr and Mrs M. Treacy, Blaketown, wnen she fell between the rocks on the south breakwater while playing on Sunday evening. Her condition is satisfactory. The Runanga v. Marist (Auckland) League match at Carlaw Park. Auckland, on September 25, will be broadcast by Stations IYA Auckland and 3YZ Greymouth, the West Coast Rugby League has been advised. Preliminary consideration of the 26 applicants for the position of Town Clerk will be given at a special committee meeting of the Greymouth Borough Council to-morrow night. Both North and South Island electricity consumers exceeded their allocation iast week. Much of the excess resulted from a use of credits established earlier during the power rationing periods. The North island exceeded its allpcation by 2,526,009 units or 7.85 per cent, and the South isiand by 763 units or 5.85 per cent. > A golf ball leaves the club at 120 ni.p.h., says a statistician. Or a trifle faster than Andy leaves the clubhouse. Tis a golfer’s wife’s delight to keep their husband’s tea on a Sunday night. Dancers, come to the Ikamatua Golf «Ball on Saturday night, September 11. ’Buses leaving Greymouth and Blackball 8.30. Ring 514 for bookings.—Advt. One case of tuberculosis, one of malaria and one of poliomyelitis were notified on the West Coast last week. Three persons in Canterbury died from tuberculosis last week, it was reported to the Department of Health in Christchurch. During the week five cases of scarlet fever, one of diphtheria .eight of tuberculosis, and one of enteric fever weer notified to the department.

The s.s. Holmlea which was ready to sail with coal for Wanganui on Monday, was delayed because two members of the crew had been arrested on charges of theft. The men were fined in the Greymouth Police Court yesterday afternoon. The vessel was expected to sail at 2 a.m. to-day. Have you seen Jeff’s new bar ? Empire Hotel, Ross. —Advt.

The re-discovery of an extensive field of coal in the Murchison district was referred to by Mr Neale (Nat., Nelson in the House of Representatives. He considered that the report male by the Government geologist was made after a cursory examination. Although the Minister of Mmes Hon. A McLagan, had said that it. was of high sulphur content, Mr Neale held that only some of the coal came in this category and that other coal was equal in quality to that of the Liverpool State mine. Another report described the coal as being equal to the best bituminous coal in the southern hemisphere. Nearly 2000 tons of food parcels for overseas were sent from the Wellington area in the year ended June 30. This meant that on an average, 8,328 parcels were posted each week in the area of which Wellington is the main postal centre. Supplies of suitable coal are barely sufficient for the Dunedin gass works to produce 50 per cent, of the city’s needs. The latest information is that no immediate relief is likely and consumers will be rationed immediately on a vountary basis. If this is not successful the pressure will be reduced.