LOCAL NEWS

Grey River Argus, 17 November 1948, Page 4

LOCAL NEWS

Members of the Seventh-day Adventist churches in New Zealand will join with Adventists throughout the world in giving a famine relief offering on November 27. Large coloured posters have .been prepared for all churches, and each member will receive an illustrated folder depicting famine conditions in Europe and the work of the Adventist European Relief Organisation as observed by the Avorld President (Pastor J. L. McElhany) the world, secretary (Pastor E. D. Dick) and the world treasurer (Pastor W. E. Nelson), who visited Europe in June. Adventists in Australasia gave over £12,000 as a famine relief offering last year.

There 'was a good response by school children and others for arum lilies, which were to be incorporated in a floral carpet, as part of an appeal for funds, in aid of the Christchurch Free Kindergarten. The appeal was issued last week by the Mayoress of Greymouth, Mrs F. F. Boustridge. A small committee under her guidance, packed the lilies for dispatch to Christchurch by Monday night’s goods train. Gold Mines of N.Z. dredge returns for the first half of November are: Arahura, 230 hours, 125,000 cubic yards, 430 ounces; Kaniere, 211 hours, 89,000 cubic yards, 186ozs. For the week ended November 12, the Atarau dredge recovered 50oz. from 21,280 yards in 931 dredging hours. Bulolo Gold Dredging Ltd. for the-month of September handled 845,600 cubic yards of gravel for a total recovery of approximately 5458 ounces of fine gold.

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

A cold front passed over Greymouth between 5 and 6 p.m. yesterday. A sou’-westerly that had been blowincr in the early part of the afternoon gradually changed direction, until 5 p.m., when a strong easterly brought with it heavy rain squall. Thunder and lightning, also heavy hail showers accompanied the front. Further inland, torrential rain and hail showers were experienced, but fortunately they were not of lonjr duration. The front, which was described as a light thunderstorm, moved off in a northerly direction. The temperature dropped very sharply, recordings taken at the Signal Station on the south breakwater, showing a fall of ten degrees in almost as many minutes. At 9 a.m. yesterday 52 degrees was recorded, and the subsequent readings showed: Noon 53 deg., 3 p.m., 58 deg., 5 p.m. 48 deg., the latter recording remaining somewhat the same at 10 p.m. The Paparoa Ranges bore a mantle of snow last evening, which, in some respects, accounted for the sudden change in the atmosphere. ________