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Greymouth Evening Star, 2 May 1917, Page 4

Rev Ynl" Triircrp will hold services in

St. Paul's Church this evening at 7.30, after which a social will be held ii'i the Wesley Hall. The drapery and grocery stores in Greymonth closed at noon to-day. an hour earlier than hitherto on the day of the weekly half-holiday. Don't nurse a cold —rout it quickly by taking "Nazol." Ready for use when bought. Pleasant to take; always efficacious. Sixty doses for 16. —Advt. Sufferers from bronchitis or asthma will get speedy relief by taking "Nazol" on lump or inhaling it through a Nazol Inhaler. CO doses' 1/6.—Advt. The Minister of Defence has received advice that the C, H and J Companies of the 22nd Reinforcements have reached their destination.' The other sections have not yo# arrived, hut there is no cause for anxiety legarding them, The Thinkers' writing puds, three for Is 3d, obtainable only from A. E. Kilgour, wholesale and retail bookseller and stationer, Mawhera Quay.—Advt, For some time past it has been thought that a Helping Hand Shop in Greymouth would meet with a great deal of suppoit. The ladies of the various committese connected with the Red Cross and Soldiess' Club are requested to attend a meeting at the Council Chambers in Friday at 3 p.m.. to discuss the advisability of opening one of these shops. Corsets, good makers and reliable good 9, only 3/1.1, 4/11, 5/11, 8/6, 10/6. We hold a large stock. Walker's, Boundary St. — Advt. That the retail price of footwear will shortly advance to a figure ihat has had no precedent in New Zealand is the fi'.m conviction of several leading boot manufacturers and retailers who appeared before the Military Service Board at Auckland last week,' They stated that they anticipated the retail price of moderately good boots will yet reach from £2 to £3 h pair. One witness expressed the opinion ihat in order to prevent a boot famine in New Zealand the Government should requisition all the hides produced in the Dominion and insist that they he tanned here. He knew of no attempt to make a "comer" in footwear in New

q Zealand or to force the retail price up beyond reasonable limits. You will not feel languid oven in the - hot. weather if vou get the habit of taking t STEVENS' HEALTH SALTS every morning. 2s, grocers ami chemists. — . Mvt. 1 r i We have been permitted In -V'e the following from a letter received bv Mrs ~ Whitesmith from her nephew in France: ' "We a>e getting the winter over rrraduallv. Just another month now till the [ spring. We had a long spell of frost, 1 listing, without n break", for seven weeks. ! We never experienced anvthing like it for ; cold, but it did one [rood tiling —it dried , up the everlasting mud through which we had been wading f or many months previously. . . . The troops here are dead against the way the Labor Partv. are behaving on the Coast'; they reckon they are as bad as the Huns. It is a pity (hey hadn't to defend themselves against the Germans instead of having better men out protecting them while they run amuck. They were beaten in their last strike, and now they take advantage when there is no majority against them. . . . I suppose you read in the papers about the harm the submarines are doing; it is a grave menace, but our Navy is fast dealing with them." White Aprons, suitable for Red Cross work, 2/6, 2/11, 3/6 each. Velveteen, in Navy, Saxe, Bottle-green, Red, Crimson, Brown, Tabac, Black, White, Purple, etc., 2/6 and 2/11 per yard. Also, range of .Corded Velveteen, good quality, at 3,6 . per yard. Walker's, 'Boundary Street.— ' Advt. The Good Luck Pocket Wallet containing mirror, postcards, writing pad, enve- j lopes, calendar, and a place for a photo, just the thing to send to the boys at the i front. Price 5s 6d, postage 4d extra. Now \ on sale at A. E. Kilgour's, bookseller and ' stationer, Mawhera Quay.—Adyt. r

An examination of engine-drivers .was held yesterday by Mr P. MeKenzie, :Inspeclor of Machinery, at Greymouth, when the following candidates passed:— Second class stationary: D. K. Meharrv (Cronadunj, J. J. Ooghlan (Capleston), \v. J. Evans (Reeftonj, E. P. Melbom (Reefton), T. Qnalter (Westport). Locomotive .and traction: P. R. Feary (Te Ivinga). Third class marine. A. D. Wilson. For bargains in Ladies' Wear, the only place is C. Smith's, Ltd , if you want gcod goods at low prices which are reliable.—Advt. A young man, who should yet gain considerable notoriety, unless his enterprise turns in a different direction, carlowly escaped the arms of the law about 1 o'clock on Saturday morning (says, the Southland News;. He visited the corner of St. Andrew and Mc.Master Streets, and pioceeded to drop .lighted matches in the letter box. Fortunately a postman, on a bicycle, approached before much damage could be done, but when he took out the letters he found them burnt at the edges. By this time the man had disappeared. Had the official's suspicion been aroused eailier, the identity of the culprit would probably have- been discovered. "Nazol" may be imitated, but it is still unequalled for relieving coutrhs, colds,' catarrh and sore throat. Only the genuine is labelled "Nazol.'i Refuse substitutes.—Advt. When Mr Malcolm Niccol," grand secretary of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand Freemasons, was in London, at the time of the. outbreak of war, he had the misfortune to be the victim of a theft when travelling on the underground railway, whereby he wa,s deprived of a valuable gold watch, presented to him by the Freemasons of Dunedin. Mr Niccol has just ■attained the jubilee of his admission into Freemasonry, and occasion was taken recently by a number of hi s Masonic friends in Auckland, in celebration of the event, to present him with another gold watch, similar, to that" stolen from him. The Greymouth Orchestral Society will mwt for practice this evening at 7.30. Advt. For children's hacking cough at night, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, 1/6, 2/6. —Advt. An unusual incident took place recently on the summit of the Rimutaka Ranges, Wellington, during the march from Featherston camp by one of the reinforcements to Wellington. The men were rested on the top of the range, and during the interval Mr s W. J. Napier presented to each'man a four-leaf clover in green leather for luck, with a safety pin to attach the same under the lapels of the tunics. After all had been so served, the men gave three cheers for Mrs Napier, and the whole force sang the well-known Irish ballad, "The Dear Little ShamrocK." The effect of many hundreds of voices singing the well-known song in such weird surroundings was very stirrin^. (Don't wait until influenza grips yon—get * , Nas>l" now. The best safeguard against coughs, colds, chest, and throat soreness. 60 doses 1/6. —Advt, , Lovers of music are invited to inspect the large range of sheet music at A. E. Kilgour's. Any music not in stock can be procured at the shortest notice.' View my window display and then step inside to see the stock.—Advt. All farmers who have more at stake than they can look after themselves will be interested to hear of the latest demand by a gentleman in search of a country lipme (says the Oamaru Mail). The man jwning the farm, who is well known as

"one who tieats his hands fairly well, even . going the length of morning tea to all, offered £3 a week to a general man, with a house, the mill; of one cow, and the use of ;i section of ground large enough to return a good profit on labor if planted in potatoes. The gentleman demanded £3 a week, a house with hot an4_to.ld water, a garage for his car, and the milk. of two cows. He lias not got. it, but it ia strange that, as far as is known, neither has the farmer yet secured a suitable man at his figure. We have the newest styles in Hats in Velvet, Silk, Plush, and Seal. We make up to customers' own order. Come in and inspect. Walker's, Boundary Street, Greymouth. —Advt. For office requisites, account books, tvpa writing ribbons, etc., go to A. E. Kilgour's, sole agent for the Underwood and Barlock typewriters.—Advt. An irate parent complained at the . meeting of East Christchurch householders that some of the teachers were in the habit of standing in" front of the fires at the schools warming their backs, and so preventing the heat issuing to warm the. children. This led another member of the audience to ask the chairman of the School Committee whether the fireplace in the room in 'which the meeting was held wa s typical of the others. The chairman said it was. "Well, the teachers must have frightfully broad backs." •remarked the questioner, pointing to the fireplace amid a roar of laughter—the fireplace was one of the old variety, about seven or eight feet wide. A novel, and particularly humorous, method of collecting funds for the purpose of presenting a minister of religion with a token of esteem has been adopted bv the adherents of a certain church in the Hutt Valley (says the Post). The committee who have the matter in hand have sent a small bag to every member of the .congregation, with the request that a penny for each year of their age be placed in it. Incidentally a covering note accompanies the bag, stating that the strictest secrecy will obtain in order that a person's age may not become public through the number of pence in a bag. This secrecy, it is understood, refers to the ladies, who jealously guard their cor rect age

Have vou bought one of our Laca Squares? Smart goods, in Cream and White, washable, in three sizes; price only 1/3, 1/6, 1/11 each. At Walker's, Boundary Street.—Advt. At W. Reid's* Book Arcade," Postcard Albums (usual price 6s 6dJ are now being sold at 2s 6d each. This is wonderful value, and the only' reason for selling is being overstocked. View the window and step inside. —Advt. We have received a copy of the first number of the "Defender,"" a weekly paper started in Wellington by Mr L. S. Fanning, and planned to be'helpful, to defenders, in camp, overseas, or returned, and to all folk concerned in any way with soldiers. The "Defender" explains in an editorial that it is not concerned with party politics. "The action or. inaction of the Government of. the day in regard to important matters of State will be the subject of fair and square comment whenever a good purpose, from the public viewpoint, can be served by imnsrtinl constructive criticism. The." Defender" wishes to serve only one cla«s—the. people of New Zealand and the Empire, their soldier .»ons nnd dependants. This will be woik for a broad and deen fellowship of New Zealanders to the advantage of the nation." An Anzic page is a feature of the first copv. while there is any 'amount of information regarding returned soldiers—their own plans and .'arious problems concerning them.' The ittle journal is well written and well >roduced. Cold weather i s coming. "Be prepared" vith 0. Smith's warm* fleecv Wool Coats. V single article at the wholesale price, 'all in and see them. Prices to suit all toclrei.% from 25s to 25s guineas, at C. Smith's, Ltd., the wholesale Drapers, Clohicrs, Bnpt Importers ?nd House Furlishers. Greymouth and Wellington.— i.dvt.

. The'Military Ser.vice Board leave G'reymouth by this evening's train for Hokitika With few exceptions, all exemptions granted to coal miners at the State and Paparoa coal miners under the Military Service Act have been withdrawn, vide report of Board's sitting at Greymouth, published elsewhere in this issue. About 9.3 J last evening, in Seddon Street, Kumara, a cottage occupied by Thomas Dawson was burnt to the ground. When the fire was noticed the residents rushed into the building and found the occupant asleep in a chair, and it was with great difficulty they awakened him. The fire Brigade were quickly on the scene and' succeeded in saving the adjoining buildings. Delightfully Warm Furs.—We have just opened some dainty Furs, Necklets, and Muffs, in Squirrel, Fox, etc., the good kind, 20/-,. 27/6, 30/-, 40/-, 55/- up. A cheaper line starts from 4/6. All makes and all kinds of Furs to be had from W. McKay and Son, Leading Drapers, Greymouth, Hokitika and Nelson.—Advt.