Greymouth Evening Star. AND BRUNNERTON ADVOCATE. TUESDAY, APRIL 26th, 1910.

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 April 1910, Page 2

Greymouth Evening Star. AND BRUNNERTON ADVOCATE. TUESDAY, APRIL 26th, 1910.

There were 65 civil plaints issued in the S.M. Court at Reefton last quarter. The aggregate amount sued for was £446. Hockey players! It wdl pay you to inspect the Invincible hockey stick at Barlow's sports' depot, Mackay Street. The Greymouth Orchestral Society will meet for practice this evening at 7.45. All members requested to be in attendance.—■ 'Advt. Extraordinary demands on our space, ln)th for reading and advertising matter, compel the holding over till next issue of reports, leaders, etc

The euchre tournament between the Druids and Fire. Brigade, fixed for this evening, has been postponed until Thursday at. 8 p.m. The police are advised that a man named Lionel John Melva was arrested at Reefton on Saturday on a charge of obtaining £5 from a- hotelkeeper in ■ JMotveka by means of an alleged false pretence, to wit, the alleged issue of a valueless cheque. Mr Fry. Director of the Westport School of Mines, has secured an option over a rich reef in the Poerua district, Otira line. The reef has been traced and proved to be of exceptional value for a distance of half a mile. It promises to rclipsc' anything yet discovered mi the West Coast. The stone is unusually uniform in value, ranging as high as 3jO/. of fine gold to the ton. The annual parochial meeting of Holy Trinity Church will lie held in Trinity Hall at eight o'clock this evening. Reports will be read from the churchwardens, the Superintendent of the Sunday School, the President of the Institute and the Vicar, and an election of church officers will l>e held. The vestrymen tire asked to meet at the Vicarage at 7.30 p.m to conmm 'lie minutes of the last meeting and parishioners are earnestly requested to be at the Hall at ehjht o'clock. A man named Lionel John Meloa was arrested at Reefton, in consequence of a telegram forwarded by the Westport police, and brought before Messrs Scant iebury ami Mirfin, J.P's. yesterday, on a charge of obtaining £5 from an hotelkeeper at Motueka by means of a valueless cheque. The police asked that the

accused he remanded to Motneka, and he was remanded acordinglv, bail bein gallowed in his own recognizance of £25 and one surety of £25. In order to further provide cheap build in; sections, the Grevmouth Borough Couiv il has decided to open a further area of the Blaketown reserve in the vicinity of the jwwder magazine. In all fiftv sections will bo offered at the small rental nf £1 per annum The title will be for 21 years, with right of renewal. This opportunity will be a splendid one for a man with small capital to obtain a section and meet a house for himself. The Council also decided to lease four sections adjacent to Easson's Hill and abutting on Blackmore's Lane. A private telegram has been received in Hokitika, statin- that the King Goh Mining Company (Wilberforce) was float ed on Saturday. It will be rememberer that a prospectus was issued, in which the . apital of the eompanv was to 1m £50.000. of which £15.000 was to he is >u,;\ as contributory shares. 17.500 to bf held in reserve for future issue, anc 17.500 fully paid up as part payment tc the vendors. Now that the Company has been (loafed, a ten stamp mill will be crated ai the reefs. This will be eapahh of crushing nearly three tons of ore pel stamp per day or a total of 720 tons pel month. K is" expected thai it will taki fully seven months l.w'ore crushing operation.- will be commenced. A sample n the ore to be worked was assaved hv tin New Zealand Mines Department at Wei linston, wide h gave a. result of £44 19s 4. per ton. Other samples also gave exceed o ;!v satisfactory returns. Let us hop* that the King Gol«j Mining Company bat entered upon a highly profitable under taking.—Times. The biggest, grandest, memey-ehangint event in history—the "Bis: Move" Carnivn Hart.-: Bargains in furs and jackets for on<

week ending April 30th. -A double event. There is one thing certain, you'll want a jacket or fur for the winter, and another thing, if you Jo pot look at our furs and jackets you'll want to buy, for they are a bit out of the ordinary in lowncss of price, i. elms' and maids furs 16. 2 6. 3 6, 4 9 to 8 6 each. Jackets for maids from 16'6 to 30- each. -W. Mc.Kav and Son. leading diapers Advt. The bargain week in furs and jackets at W. Mi Kay and Son's. Everything stamped with the seal of good quality, fashion, and dainty goods with prices New Zealand's lowest. In all our experience wo have never had better bargains in furs and jackets. The wee small wool necklets for girls Od each, ladies' jackets 18/6, 20'-, 22 6, 25/-, 30.'- up.—W. McKay and Son. leading drapers. Advt. Wade's "Big Move" Carnival -tarts. It's Cut! Watch for Wade's "Big Move" Kile Carnival savings in next issue. New .-toeks of sheet music in cheap sixpenny reprints jnst to hand at B. Dixon's. Taimii Street. Come tand inspect them. We receive stocks ~f the latest issues every week.—Advt.

F■■•■!' ill- in all «izrs awl stylos and in piices ranging from 3/6 to 21/ each may be purchased at 15. Dixon's, Tainui Street. Come along and inspect them. The priccf will appeal (o yon.—Advt. Hockey sticks in all grades and at all price? from 1'- to 16- each, made by the !:■■! makers: only. Al lother hockevmaterial also at B Dixon's, Tainui "Street. i"..me alons: and compare our prices. We can give you the very best value for your money.—Advt. Alexander Lennie is still at. the ClubJdvt. A good piano la a first-class investment a* well as a means of pleasure and «ulturc. Our stock of pianos includes only the world's best makes, therefore we invito you to inspect the sains without delay. Rich Lipp pianos, John Broadvvood pianos, Collinson pianos, Collard and Collard pianos, Ronisch pianos, Bohm pianos, cU:., and Bell and Imperial organs. Terms arranged to suit all. Sheet 'music and small goods a specialty. New music by every mail. Address: Ttoe Dresden Piano Company, Limited, Campbell's Buildings, Tainui Street. Manager. Mr A. J. Clarkson.—Advt.