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Greymouth Evening Star, 26 February 1917, Page 4

Three brothers inet on the Wellington wharves the other day after having been separated for 53 years. During that time (hey had ,not seen anything of 'racli other. The ages of the brothers are 78,_ 71. and 63, making a total of 217 years’ between them. The occasion of the meeting was to welcome the eldest brother who had •come across from Sydney to- see the other two. The eldest and the one, 71 years of • age were amongst the first diggers on the. Hokitika, rush in 1854. The eldest bro-. ther has made money, and is now 'retired,-', living jbout 500 miles from Sydney; the brother 7T veals of age was for fbr'y years on The New Zealand .railways! and, T how a retired stationmaster, while the third and youngest is a : farmer in the ) Taranaki district. Shine your shoes with Tan-01—the bril • iiant polish that won’t rub off. In tins, liquid la, paste 6d.—Advt. * ,

j „ ■ ■ Tho West Const Times fc'uys: A feature of tho WatersidersJ picnic, in CTvs Squ-T ! on Saturday was tho really exceptionally fine playing of the Greymouth Citizens’ r.aud, and thin drew many local people to their side.Itvmy article required fur passing »w«y your spare moments jay he obtained at Reid's Book and FajJJ ' Grinds A made. Mnwhora Quay—Ad*.. Referring to the Grey mouth W«t r r- • Riders' picnic at'Hokitika on "Saturday last, Che West Coast Tjmen eaya': “vVe. v have seldom seen a gathering better or more th night-cut beforehand. There waunbroken entertainment for young and old and lire oldest seemed to. be the youngest.” A hearty laugh is a good tonic ‘Wju r,er Pie for 1917” is the hook that will make you laugh, and that right heartdv (t im worth more than the price uked, viz., Is 9d. posted i2» Prociiratile from B Dixon, Tainni Street,—Advt Little Mir.* Audrey Malfroy. between ten and eleven yeitrs of age. and daughter of Mr and Mrs C. M. Malfroy, of Hampden Street, Hokitika, died at the Westland Hospital on Saturday list, where r-he underwent an operation for appendicitis tho preceding day. From all appearances tho operation was successful; but the little one’s heart did not stand the shoc|^ Special reductions in Toys, Prams, Tri- __ cycles, Account Books, School Bags, Photo Frames, Vases, Ornaments, at A. •E. Kilgonr’s Slaughtering Sale, Mawhera Qnav. —Advt. The Minister of Education (Hon. J. A; Honan), on tho occasion of his recent visit to the Coast, went out to/Camerons with Messrs H. J. Buriell and J. Grimihond, • members of the Education Board, and he promised that a now school would be , built. The delay that has arisen, ha* been due to the fact that the Canterbury Board asked for a bigger grant than Mr Hunan had promised .Messig Bignell and Grimmcnd. The difficulty has been arranged, mid the work will be put in hand 1 immediately. 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.—Advt -• At the Magistrate’s Couit, Greymouth, this morning, before Mr T. Hutchison,, S.M., James Sweeney was chaiged witn having travelled on a railway carriage between Ahaura, and Greymouth on Decern- , bev loth, without having previously paid the piopcr fire, and contrary to by-laws. ' Guard W. H. Swift’ stated the defendant had previously offended, and iij pearly every instance in which he boarded ' u train ho gave trouble about his ticket. The defendant, who did not appear, wm con vie! ed and fined 21s. including 2s Id railway fare and 4s, costs of service of summons; in default, one week’s imprisonment. We have a few ladies’ and -children’* Hats still to clear at practically, yrtnr own j -ice. Hats from 1/-. l/ll and SFll. ' worth four to six times the money. At Walker’s, Boundary Street, GreymotiUi.—• Advt. , On Saturday was to be seen op ColiJcn Bridge.a large waggon load of hemp, etc-, drawn by six horses.’ The Iptid was sohigh as just to escape the bridge lamps. The structure vibrated somewhat, but stood the strain remarkably well, though some Cobdcn folk who witnessed the spectacle expressed their pleasure at knowing that a tender had been accepted for the. reconstruction of the supers* ip •stead of being indefinitely in peril of , something,-happening to impair the utility of this important ingnway .wi.ercoy Lu.it..; would be compelled to cease. ■We iSuve some very special lines in Ladies’ Underskirts, as follows: White Underskirts 1 , daintily trimmed. 4HLr<ii)i 1,• , 6/11 to .13/6 Princess. Skirts.; f While • Longdoth and embroidered, ifil, on, 911 to 18/6 each; also Colored' SJoirette. Underskirts, in all colors, 4/6, 4/11, 5/11, 6/11, to 18/6 each. At Walker s, Boundary Street.—Advt. ,•,© “Railway waggons are not allowed ’to gel old, me they?” said Mr: J. P. Maxwell to a witness giving evidence before the Railway Rolling-Stock Commission at Wellington on Wednesday. “The on./ peiinnucnt tiling, about, them (he added) is the number. A waggon gr/s •ne v , beariiig-spAngs, new draw bar springs, a new body, in fact ntnv everything. In, wiy, 41 years, it will not be the same waggon. Only the number will be the name.” Laughter, ’ We have some wonderful vajue in Ladies’ Hosiery as follows: 10 dozen La-, dies’ Black Hose, only Is per pair; 15 dozen plain Black Hose, per pair, or 3.pairs for 4/3; 20 dozen plain and ribbei Hose at 1/11 and 2/6 per pair; also, better makes at 2/9, 2/11, 3'6 and 3/11 per pair. At Wfilker’s, Boundary Street.— Advt. A story comes from Mount Peel distent (says the Timm u Post) .which snows what a man who k anxious' to make headway can do. It relates that the lessee.\of a -small grazing run on Mount Feel, recently acquired, this year had 1239 sheep. He is'a bachelor, and was

in.s o.wi shepherd and Jiounekeyper. Ho tirs year shore all his own sheep and baled the wool, besides cooking for him-* self. He fetched ill a “cut” of sheep every fine morning, and never shore less than 83 , a day. The man who gave this,, information, acquired from the energetic . ! settler’s neighbours, adds that this smalf sheep-owner last year gave all his war profit o» wool to patriotic'funds, enlisted ' and is noIV at the front. Special Men’s Wear now showing at W. McKay and Son’s. It will pay you to have a look at our special window display of men’s All-Wool Flannel binders, winter Shirts and Pyjamas. And these are some of the prices: Flannel binders, 4/6 to 7/6 each; Winter Shirts, 4/6 to 12/6; Pyjamas, 6/6 to 30/-. New Zealand’s lowest prices always. W, McKay and Son, the Leading Drapers, Greymouth, Hokitika, and Nelson.— Advt. yesterday one of our representatives was shown a souvenir of the trenches as' well as other articles recovered from , the battlefield on the Western Front, the proud possessor of the same being Mr J.' Hornsby, of Cobden. whose sou “Tom” is now iu Franco. The. belt is about three inches /wide, with ’f'oublo straps, and circles the, body, having affixed to- it in very close order various initials denoting • the'names of things plucked from “other v men’s bones” or, to be more correct, their covering. Included in the articles waS a miniature gold brooch Private Hornsby has sent To, his mother. Both Private

Hornsby and Private T. Pctherbridge are well, the former being attached to the Pioneers as carpenter and the latter to ' another company us cook. Some special lines in Ladies’ Dresses to clear: A few only, Crepe Dresses (new . goods) al 8/11 and 9/11, former prices were 25/- and 30/-; 10 only, White Voile and Muslin Dresses, at 13/6, 15/6 and 20/-, formerly-25/ , 30/-, 45/-j also new. Costumes. in good qualities, in navy blue*, greys, fawns, etc., prices from 50/- to £5 LOs. Note address: Walker’s, Boundary Sin-et, Greymouth.—Advb, Several fishing craft were in the Urey- - mouth offing /yesterday when the Har--boor authorities (in accordance with an understanding between the signal t. staff and fishermen) hoisted a flag as, an indication of signs of the sea making.; The fishermen were slow in heeding the signal with the result that CdakleyVlaunch. was unable to regain port last eveniuo ■ end set out in a , northerly.. direction” Blake’s launch was successful, in getting- - in but lost an open boat, which ft had ' in toif ,through the parting' of fbe tow- j>. line. The occupant, a mini named Bunsen, . cf tlie small boat which, was allowed to drift, hat? previously traushilpped to. Blake’s laufich. It is such experiences as above ;indicated that, will’’ tend toE make deeiHea. fishermen heed more, find ;V ‘ ■ appreciate the kindly offices of the harbor ' authorities in signalling ,to...them expected sudden change's in

• The first section of the 20th Reinforce‘metits to sail have arrived safely at their destinations ' . The Star of the West Lodge of Druids meets in the Lodge Room, to-night at (.oJ o’clock. Business: Agenda'. Paper. Grand Lodge meeting. —Advt. '■ ", It was intimated by the police, in a case of. tailing, to enrol being called at tiio Magistrate’s . Court. Greymouth, tMs morning, that-the person involved k?l« himself in hiding behind locked doois in order to evade being served with a su - poena. Mr Hutchison, S.M., intimated that it the police could substantiate tins ho would issue a warrant for the arrest of the man in question. School Bags, in cloth and leather, strong serviceable lines, at Is 3d, 2b, 3s, 6s, and fi»,6d each, are procurable at u. Dixons, Tainui Street. —Advt. "• The great heat expeciencecl at Reeftoii during the past week has been very try- ’ jug to residents, and all concur in the opinion that the year, so far as it has passed, has been the hottest day of a very warm week; and the laangahua Times ia informed that the thermometer in the Black’s Point school registered 128- degrees on that day, and 122 degrees the day previous—practically that of the tropics.. You will not feel languid even in the hot weather if you get the habit of taking STEVENS’ HEALTH SALTS every morning. 2s; grocers and chemists.—• Advt

When you ask for Sharland’s Fluid Magnesia don’t take anything 'just as good,” hut get Shafland’s. Best that money can buy. One shilling jjer bottle. •—Adyt.

For Akaroa in those days the harbor, presented quite a busy scene the other morning (writes a correspondent). re were actually three small coasting steamers lying alongside the main whart. two of them were busily loading grass seed, while the third) the Woottbn, was stowing away some 700 prime Peninsular sheep for delivery at the freezing works at Kaiapoi. This was her second visit, within twentyfour hours. She had steamed out early the previous evening similarly'laden. The Peninsula agent of the Kaiapdi Freezing Works, Mr Clive Parntuim, states that he hag had little trouble m booking 10,000 sheep for the season from this district. Then, as evidence that the day of the windjammer had not altogether departed, the cutter Deveroh (a frequent visitor to Akaroa) wag beating up to the head of the bay against a brisk northerly breeze. At this season, with the cocksfoot all. bagged and the dairy factories running full time, the export trade from the harbor is not at all an inconsiderable item. Sufferers from heartburn and sick bead ache* ihould take Shariand’s Fluid Slag oe«ia. Corrects acidity— give* r«nei Agreeable and pure. Only one •nilling.Advt. /

An allegation of, living a “double life" is involved in a charge of bigamy preferred against a young man named John. Hugh Hall, aged 24 years, who was arrested at Ponsonby on Saturday afternoon by Detective Cullen and Constable James, The circumstances are somewhat unusual, (says the Auckland Star). Accused was married in Auckland three or four years ago, and lived with his wife under normal conditions until about a month ago. Then, according to her story, he left the home in the Eden terrace district without explanation, and -in the course of inquiries she ascertained that he was still in the city, apparently hoarding in the Ponsonby district. She made cpmplaint about his being unduly • frequently in the company of another woman, The latter was approached on the subject, and indignantly declared that the gentleman with whom file had N A ’been was not Mr. Hall, but her husband, ‘ John Robert Smith, and that they had been married by a minister within the past month, and were living with her parents. The sequel was the airect of a man charged as. John H. Hall, alias ohn R. Smith, that, on Monday week, he committed bigmany in that, being then married, he went through the form of marriage/ with Rita Thorp. The accused came before Mr. F. V. Frazer, S. M., on Monday, and was remanded for a week, hail being fixed at one security of £IOO or two securities of £SO elich. Quality is not sacrificed for prices at McKay’s. The new goods brought out by their London buyer, Mr John Fodfn, are now showing. "New Millinery, new* Costumes, new Jackets, and new Furs, etc., and the prices are the lowest in New Zealand., Real value is always the dominant feature at W. McKay and Son’s, Leading Drapers, Greymouth, Hokitika, and Nelson.—Advt. Sharland’s Malt Vinegar is not only palatable—it is wholesome. That is gu» ran teed. No mineral acid in Sharland's At all grocers, in bulk and bottl* - Arm Does your baby’s food turn sour during digestion? Give the little one Sharlami s Fluid Magnesia. Corrects acidity -regu Uteß the bowels. One shilling pet houp