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Greymouth Evening Star, 22 February 1917, Page 4

The Hon. Secretary of the Soldiers Tobacco and Comfort Fund begs to acknowledge with thanks receipt of £1 10s from Mrs. E. C. Rickards ,Ahaura, towards the above fund. Mrs. Rickards and the Ahaura people are always.well to the fore in doing gool work for out boys at the front. The Abstract of Statistics (Government • publication) gives the principal causes, of. death in the four chief centres for December last: Organic diseases of tht heart accounted for 54, tuberculosis and cancer 25 deaths each and senility 25, the total deatTis for Auckland, Welling-, ton, Christchurch and Dunedin being. 273. A hearty laugh ifl a good tonic. "Win ter Pie for 1917" is the book that will make you laugh, and that right heartily It is worth more than the: price asked, viz., la 9d, posted 2a. Procurable froni B. Dixon, Tainui Street.—Advt Butter valued at £14,627 was exported from Hokitika last year, coin par-kI with £B,llB in 1915 and* £B3B in 1914; For the' twelve months ended 31st December ' last 2758 cwt of cheese was exported from Hokitika, the value being £9,637. For the year 1915, 2702 cwt valued at £7,828 was exported. From these figures it will be readily seen that cheese which was worth roughly £3 10s per cw't in 1916 was only worth £2 18s per cwt in 1915. We have some very special lines in Ladies' Underskirts,* as follows: White Underskirts, daintilv trimmed, 4/11, bill, 6/11 to 12/6 j Princess Skirts, White Longcloth and embroidered, 7/11, 8/11, 9/11 to 18/6 each; also Colored' Moirette Underskirts, in all colors, 4/6, 4/11, 5&1, 6/11, to 18/6 each. At Walker's, Boundary Street.—Advt.

A Wanganui business man put in liree daps, plus overtime, at the wharf ud his earnings per day were £l, £l Is Id, and £1 7s 4d, which averages out at the rate of over £4oo*per year. "This is more than the average professional man is earning." he remarked. "A watersider, ought be able to retire in ten yearsA Nature intended us to regulate the system with natural fruits, and though these may .be unobtainable, everyone can get their concentrated goodness in STEVENS HEALTH SALT—the salt that sweetens life and breath. 2s, , all chemists and stores.—Advt , * In a case heard in the Wellington Magistrate's Court recently, Mr 0. (J. Mazangarb, counsel for the defendant, informed the court that the word "sterling," commonly used to describe articles of gold and silver, owes its origin to Germany. The "Standard Dictionary" quotes Max Muller as writing "Eastj'halian traders were known in England by the name of Easterlings; and their money being of the purest quality easterling, shortened to sterling, became the general name of pure and sterling money,"

We have just opened up a new range of Velveteens in all colors. These will be in good demand .this season. At Walker's, Boundary Street.—Adrfc. Urging that railwaymen should be employed to 'their fullest capacity at

the present time, Mr. M. J. Mack, at Saturday's sitting of the. Third Military Service Board at Wellington, referred to men who, disrated through sorrie slight indiscretion, were at present holding itions much below their capabilities. "Supposing there were a strike of railwaymen tomorrow."* he asked the.Dls : trict Traffic Manager, ''would you not be glad to employ these men in better work?" On receiving a reply in, the affirmative, 'and that it was being done to, a certain extent,.". Mr, Mack exclaimed: "Well, now that there is a strike against the nation should you not do so allths more?" /''New days are on your track.''—Bernal. Though you suffer from a, cold or sore throat to-day you will begin to feel better to-morrow 'if you start to take. Baxter's Lung Preserver at once. This famous tested remedy gives new health to those who have weak lungs or are run down. It is a tonic medicine as well as. a lunsf preserver. Splendid for young and old.. Pleasant to take, t a.nd "every dose benefits. ' Prove its. goodness ajnf:reliability now. Ask your chemist or storekeeper for a big 1/10 bottle, but he sure you obtain "Baxter'a. "--Advti" "

\ Grey District High School Books -a . now on sale at A. E. Kilgour's, -Bobi 1 bw.._.:*«,Hd Mawriera Quay. - Advt. :\ : "v y. ;' • " ' V . We have to acknWoledge the receipt: £ a copy of "John Bull's Register," am i monthly publication. .The"; paper,, whi | is, on the lines of* the Syney "BuUeth ■!■ explains its purpose as follows :—To/ c 1 tivate as widely as possible an unpfjie i combination among buyers and sejters \ deal withjio goods that can either direc ' or indirectly be traced "to enemy sourci t to cultivate a strong • spirit of trade-1 f' perialism, and in every way to further! trade interests of the Empire as oppos to the far-reaching .commercial machii s iions of Germany and her Allies. Eve " care is. being taken to, ensure the ntm - accuracy in the intimate details wh . we aim at securing in regard fl "operali a and operations'* in foreign goods, ; x We have a few ladies' and childrei , Hats still to clear at practically yo ' own pice. Mats from 1/-, l/ll; and 2/3 \ worth four to six times the money, t Walker's, Boundary Street, Grejhnouth. j Advt. ■■■ - •' \ ■-?: 1 "Shouting is not. a crime,',' said A; 5 Kenrick, fa.Ml, at the Feilding % Cot ) on Wednesday. 'The anti-shouting" regt ~ ation was introduced because tue-autfcu . ities wished" to -lessen the amount - money spent in '.drink in order ,to pe ' niit of more being spent l in necessary a 1 tides." Mr. Kenrick went on to say . r this, was the method adopted-in'.'N< 2 Zealand instead of closing trie bars p 6 o'clock. More restrictions were ben j placed upon the sal© of liquor in Englan and he thought it was more thait; like in New. Zealand the Government won , much further restrict the sale,, esp'ecjal 3 in view iof tlie fact that the antj-shou t ing regulation was being so little.regar< B td ' ': \ :','-*," p Quality is not sacrificed for prices -i 3 McKay's. The new goods brought oufc b their London, buyer, Mr John Foden,-si ■ now showing. New Millinery, new Co " tumes, new Jackets, and new Fura, "et< t and the prices : are the lowest in Ne i Zealand. Real value is always .the don) i nant feature at W. McKay and. Son' r Leading Drapers, Greym'outh, Hokitik and Nelson.—Advt. T The manufacture of pig iron from iro sand will be commenced early in March " the works now ,in course of erection. Moturoa by the New Zealand Iron Oi . Smelting, and Manufacturing Compan The works consist chiefly of a magnet ' separator, which separates the iron fro >• the sand; a coal disintegrator, which p» 1 verises the coal; a mixer, where the co J dust and iron-sand are mixed with a;,sol , tion; retorts, where the coal and iron a made into coke; and the. furnace, whe * the coal is burnt 1 and the molten met i is drawn off into pigs ready for.-use. Tl j\ various portions of the plant are i exc« lently arranged, and the best advantaf is taken of the law of gravitation. 1 branch line connects the works,'* which 1 i within easy distance of the Breakwat) I wharf, with, the Governments raihva line. '• .'■..-. '■ For bargains in Ladies' Wear, the on! |. place is C. Smith's, Ltd., if you want goo goodo at low prices which are reliable.*<m. . . ~ In the course of his lecture to the Phi - osophical Society at ' Palm'erSton North ~r ■ cently, Mr M. A. lEliott said that in tr . sixties and 'seventies. in. New ,Zealan< sheep had increased so rapidly that thlei was no means of' dealing profitably wit " the surplus stock. Boiling down for the ! sake of the. tallow was the only outlet, and . large numbers of sheep were often sold for 6d or Is a head. Sheep were grown solely for the wool, the carcase being practcally of no value. Indeed,-it . is related that the surplus flocks in some districts were driven over the cliffs into the sea, this being the only practicable 1 means of getting rid of them. Even forty years ago it was not an uncommon thing for prime legs of mutton to be ; sold' for Gd-each. Mr C. "J. Munro states that in Nelson he remembers a line of 1000 prime wethers being sold for £SO i'or^the' lot. For pickling there's no on the market than Shetland's. Brewed from malt and sugar. Free from mineral icni. Sold iu balk and bottle. All po« oern.—Advt. - Economies, many and strange, are being practised in England during the present time of stress. A curious oiie was brought under notice recently in the form of an old parchment mortgage deed dated far, back as 1851, w-nereon is is- related' that a certain'sum of money had' been loaned oil a niece of land situated in South Lambeth, London. This document, drawn in perfect copperplate handwriting, was dscovered as the tym-l panum of a boy's toy drum ] purchased.' in a Wellington toy shop at Christmas. Some bright soul in the toy-making line has, in view of the increased cost of clean parchment, had the wit to think of the vast stores of old deeds that must have accumulated in old-established legal chambers during the past century, and is utilising them in the making of toy drums for Britain's soldiers of to morrow. We have.some wonderful value in Ladies' Hosiery as follows: 10. dozen La* djes' Black Hose, only Is per pair; L 5 dozen plain Black Hose, 1/6 per pair, or 3. pairs for 4/3 ; 20 dozen plain and ribbti Hose a't 1/11 and 2/6 per pair,- also, better makes at 2/9, 2/11, 3/6 and 3/11 per pair. At Walker's, Boundary .Street.— Advt. _,

danger, of lying with the head* exposed to the strong rays of the sun was given by Dr C. E. A. Coldieutt at the Supreme Court, Auckland, recently, in the course of the hearing of tv charge of attempted murder. It was stated by various witnesses that the accused pe'rson had been lying in the sun on the deck of a launch, and fl was inferred by medical witnesses that as a consequence he was suffering from partial sunstroke. The effect of sunstroke was described by Dr Coldieutt. He said that constant exposure of thehead, to the strong rays ot the stin produced congestion of-the cerebral cortex—the outward part of the brain. Congestion like that described' was known to produce an epileptic form and condition during the period of. which the subject was likely to commit a purposeful act unconsciousty,. and have no subsequent knowledge of the act. During the period of this form of insanity it frequently happened that the person affected would attack those near and dear to him. When congestion of the cerebral cortex; set An one glass of beer or intoxicating liquor. was sufficient to aggravate and intensify the congestion. '

Tan-Ol doea much and costs little. Renovates leather, shines ton. shoes, polishes furniture, brightens flcoAiidth. Quick, easy, and economical. In/tins, liquid la, paste 1 6d.—-Advt. ' " - r Among the many stories told of the late Duke'of Norfolk, whose death was announced recently, are several hinging around his distaste for new clothes. He was frequently called the worst-dressed man in England. On one occasion, when he had thrown the lovely . grounds of Arundel Castle open to th'e public two Irishwomen were among those ' who availed themselves of the privilege. sently, to their horror, they saw a shab-v. bily-dressed man leave the path and walk! across a strip of the ground despite the notice, "Please keep, off the grass.*' One of them called after the offender indignantly, "Hi; Come back here! Come back here!" The duke—for;it was he— turned ' and came back to the two women/ Then one of them . burst forth: "Why don't you stick to the path? Can't you read what the sign says? It's the like of you as keep the likes of us out of many a decent place." On his. watch-chain he wore a sixpenny piece. *„He said he pre-'-served, it in that fashion because it is the first money he ever earned! He chanced to be standing outside of a railway station when a lady came .out hurriedly, and, J edging from his 'appearance that "he was hanging around for a, job, said to him: '.'Fetch me a cab, and be quick about it. I,am late for my engagement/* The duke meekly trotted off to .execute her command, and pocketed ! the coin with which she rewarded him. '