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Greymouth Evening Star, 22 February 1917, Page 6

. .■'.:■■■.■• ;' ! A;';.- ';' ':"' -'■'■'■•■.;'. ■ .■■ Fresh 'fish, flounders and soles. King 'phone 230-S. Mills, Mackny Street . Open this evening.—Advt. A third draft of recruits for flip , Twenty-Sixth were farowelled at' the Town HaH, Greymotith, this afternoon. The men depart for Wellington by the Mapourika which js posted to leave Greymonth wharf at M • u.m. to-morrow. The names of the men going forward were not available to the '■press to-day. •< Yon won't keep a cold or aore throak . above a day or two if you use "Nazol." ' Act* like a charm. Get it to-day. 60 doaea, 1/6.—Advt. A number of sheep have been worried and destroyed by dogs; in-the Ahauva . district.: Only yesterday one farmer had ithree killed and had, to -kill three others, "which liad 'been severely injured". 1 This •means .considerable I loss, an£ a notice V; inserted in this issue,is to the effect that ' al trespassers will be prosecuted and all .''flogs destroyed. *' A London daily describes' a picture •"of the moat ilu'rid and (nelodramatic /.type: "Foot after foot of flickering film with blood'.; and thunder in every inch of ■.':.■ it .was reeled off before a spell-bomid audience. At length the inevitable climax arrived, and the spectators,: with shud-. dering but pleasurable interest, settled down to watch the-villain dispatch his '■ wife with all the pomp' and circumstance of a film murder. And as he warmed to his jbask, the lady pianist, her, fingers keyboard, but her thoughts eise- • where, gentty drifted into the languorous stTains of "The End of a Perfect Day." Some special lines in Ladies' Dresses to clear: A few only, Crepe Dresses (new goods) at 8/11 and 9/11, former prices were 25/- and 30/- 10 only, White Voile' and Muslin Dresses, atl2/6, 15/6 and 20/-, formerly 25/-, 30/-, 45/-; also new Cos 1 . tumes, in good qualities, in navy blues, greys,'fawns, etc., prices, from 50/- to £5 10s. * Note address: Walker's, Boundary Street, Greymouth.—Advt. The story is told of a West Coaster, liaid to be a "distant" "relative of. George Washington. He had returned from the front; and, in f the bosom of' his family was tellihg some of the experiences. -The . family wanted to see some Telic, and, growing impatient, at last asked if the returned soldier, had none. "Yes," he <ewe*t to his room, shortly returniny with ,an ordinary door-knob, The family was disappointed and asked if that was the' only relic he had. "Relic enough,"- he said. "Do you know,. I went to/the where my mates were staying, and, just as I took hold of the.knob of the door to open it, the building was blown to pieces with a great sheTl, but I; was left standing with the knob of the qo«r in my hand !" > < ShaTland's Malt Vinegar makes delightful salads.. Br wed f ram malt and sugar. Free, from mineral acids. Conforms to r«qmraenta of Food and Drugs Act. All ffOOCTS. —Advt. One' the shores of many Norwegian fiord there-sit, in sentry boxes elevated upon Btilts,-. watch-boys, whose duty is to give warning when there is an* aproaching fish .The sentry-box of eacll watcher | is made of wood, and here the boy waits, j gazing out across the sea, using his keen eyes for the benefit of the farmers who are depending upon him to give the alarm when a shoal of fish shall appear. The farmers work contentedly in their fields, secure in the belief that their watch-boy will let them know when it is time to reap a harvest from the sea instead of frof the land. When the signal is given they leave thejr work, throw their big nets over their shoulders, and hurry off to the:boats .Sentinel boxes, similar to those employed in Norway, wert anciently in use among the fishermen on the shores of the Mediterranean, arid it is supposed that the Vikings brought back , with them from some of their piratical raids the idea that has been put in practice ever since in Norway. v

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