LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 July 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The indications are for variable and moderate breezes, easterly winds moderate to strong prevailing and freshening. Increasing haze ana cloudiness ior T.. change snortly. Tlie barometer has a falling tendency. Tides and sea moderate. Several school football matches were "layt'il uuru'g the v.-" k. V" \> ■• n day Mavist B, met Cobden B, and deieuceu tlio.ii uy sia i-j 11.1 'iuc niu-.w-ing day Mavist A. met and defeated State A by 20 points to six. The school match, BiackwaUr v. \vanua. fu'ayiM ac Waiuta on Thursday, resulted in a win for the former by six points to three. The funeral of the late Jose],*. Hose left St. Patrick's Church at 9 a.m. today for the Greymouth cemetery,when a number of friends assembled to pay the last tribute of respect. Before leaving the Church Requiem Aiasb was celebrated by the Rev. Fath r Fcc'eton and was well attended. The prayers at the graveside were said by tlie Rev. Father La Croix.

-Irritation in tlie throat, stuffiness in the head banished by "Nazol''. Instant relief. Get a Nazol Inhaler.— Advt.

Mr. W. O'Malley's farming property ana homestead at Inangahua, consisting of 2044 acres has been disosed of to Messrs Shields and J. Wallace. Mr. Wallace is well known in racing circles in Christchurch. The partners will take possession in a month's time. The sale was effected by Mr. J. A. Mckenzie, iccal manager of X. M. and A. Coy., Greymouth. U is stated that the price is satisfactory to both parties.

Carry it in your pocket. "Nazol" protects from colds, coughs and sure throats. Penetrating, pleasant, mi'h and convenient. 1/6 buys 60 doses.— NazoUnhaler.—Advt..

A record of Over twenty-nine thousand prescriptions from medical practitioners from ail parts of the Dominion, the Commonwealth and other parts of the world should, one would think, supply a remedy for every known complaint or sickness. This is the list that. Parkinson and Co. have on their books up to date. All are carefully filed, tabulated and indexed and it is no trouble to repeat a prescription that wfs obtained any time within the last 25 years. All medicines made up by this firm are compounded with the utmost care, the finest ingredients only are used, and the b' ttle or package is numbered so that a certain and correct record is kept, every prescription being coni'd i hi.; is the firm to do your prescription work.

When the tratnn steamer "Pr>duce" berthed in- the Grey river yesterday a crowd of curious and eager Onlookers appeared on the wharf. With the steamer still in mid-river, it was noticed that the decks were lined wit 1 Chinese. After berthage tlie Asiatic crew went about their work unconcerned, and desoite the coldness of the weather, waTiced the decks barefooted. The crew is composed entirely of Chinese while the officers are Norwegians. The 26 Chinese on the "Produce' were articled at Swatow, afterwards s"ilin? from Hong Kong to the Pacific Islands and from thence, with phosphates to Port Chalmers. From the last named port, the "Produce came on to Gr"vmcuth where she is at nresent loading 600,000 feet of timber, from Butler Bros, mill, for Sydney. From Sydney fhe goes to Tai-yeng. When chatting with a 'Star" reporter, Captain Wisnes said hat in no part of the world had .he experienced (such delightful weather .is be had met with when travel ling round the New Zealand coast.