LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 March 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

— — Stevenson’s Hotel Reefton, superior accommodation and booking . office for Newman Bros, motor service to Westport, Nelson and Blenheim. Advt. An emergency meeting of Lazar Lodge will be held this Monday evening in the Masonic Hall, Tainui Street at 8 o’clock. Visiting brethren cordially invited. —Advt.

Although still uncompleted the premises of the Greymouth. Motors, Ltd., were brilliantly lighted by electricity on Saturday night, transforming the whole vicinity of the Post Office. Not only has th e town secured an up-to-date motor service, but it has had one of its most important thoroughfares ’ brightened and made business-like. The Government has assented to the raising of the following loans: Palerston North Borough Council (consolidated loans), £186,400; Invercargill Borough Council (for electricity), £50,000; Invercargill Borough Council (for reclamation works) £1500; Whangarei Borough Council (for eroding workers’ dwellings), £5000; Cobden Town Board, £2,500 for liquidating debt to the Grey County Council. Sure to get it at A. E. Kilgour’s Book Arcade. Make certain of securing one of these entertaining and delightful novels, “The Man of the Forest,” by Zane Grey; “Kindred of the Dust,” and “Gappy Ricks/’ by Peter B. Kyne, well bound, good paper, large print, price 3/6. —Advt.

$ “Unfortunately we have a Labour 3 Government in New South Wales,’-’ remarked Mr. R. Abrahams, a memb ber of the New South Wales Justices’ ' Association, at last Thursday’s meet- ' ing of the Wellington Justices’ Asso- > ciation. “They are making justices ■ whether they can read or cannot read. This is a thing which I am up against . tooth and nail.” Very large quantities of wheat are • being rejected at Lyttelton at present as not being of milling quality. Grad- ■ ers are kept busily at work handling > consignments. The cost of retrucking I and placing this wheat in store is „ considerable, and is a charge on the ; grower in addition to the lower figure that he will receive for it as fowl wheat. It is understood that a shipment of 500 sacks was rejected from I a small coastal steamer, which was de- • layed a day in consequence. Why make easy work hard, toil- ’ ing at the wash tub? Simply use “No- - Rubbing” Laundry Help the ! work disappears.—Advt. ; The weather has now changed from ■ warm and dry conditions, and as a , consequence the health of many per- ’ sons is affected. Sore throats and colds ’ are common, and diphtheria cases are ■ reported. In connection with these, v • contact should be avoided. Contacts i with patients should not frequent ’buses or public places or visit homes , of others, particularly where there are young children. In this way death has been known to be carried from a patient to other children, who have succumbed, while the patient immediately began to recover. It is to be hoped this warning will be heeded. Ladies I I invite your inspection of the following knitting and crocheting books: “The Minerva Knitting Book” price 3/-; “The* Columbia Book of Yarns,” 2/9; “Fancy Dress,” 100 bright ideas, with a beautiful coloured supplement. Every design exclusive and easy to make. Price 1/6 at A. E. Kilgour’s Book Arcade, Music Warehouse.—;Advt. Green was the prevailing colour at the Irish National gathering at the Auckland Domain last Saturday afternoon (states the “Star”), although the Papal gold and white was also very conspicuous. The green, combined, with the music for the dancing section, had an exhilarating effect on an elderly dame from the Emerald Isle. On the section being completed she could no longer retain her enthusiasm and, ascending the platform with the consent of the judge, and liberally bespattered with her native green, she found full vent to her feelings m a jig. The incident was most amusing, and in a few moments the old lady had a large and appreciative audience. Two books you may want: “The Man of the Forest,” by Zane Grey, now published in cheap edition at 3/6, postage 6d; “The Story of Two Campaigns,” being the official history of the Auckland Mounted Rifle Regiment 1914-1919, by Sergeant C. G. Nicol, price 10/6, postage 8d from B. Uixon, Tainui Street.—Advt. During the wool sale at Wanganui a section of the spectators were holding animated discussions, which evidently distracted the attention of the buyers, and an appeal was made to the auctioneer, who intimated that the buyers themselves could make enough noise without the public trying to add their quota. Some of the buyers in the front benches were certainly experts in this respect. One portly buyer, who divested himself of his coat, and finding it still too hot, discarded his vest, possessed a stentorian voice, which could easily eclipse any of his colleagues. There was another who had a voice like a cracked tenor, but one which he could pitch with marvellous penetrating force calculated almost to knock the auctioneer clean off his perch. Hand books for the handy man: “Furniture Making,” by Jones, • 12/6, postage lOd; “Home Carpentry,” by Bernard, 3/6, postage 4d; “Carpentry

and Cabinet Malting for Amateurs,” 5/6, postage 6d; Soldering, Brazing and Welding, 2/6 j Handyman’s 1000 Practical Receipts 2/6; “Wood Finishing,” 2/6; “Rustic Carpentry,” 2/6; “Practical Bookbinding,” 2/3; “House Painting and Decorating, ’ 2/6; e “Wood Carving for Amateurs,” 2/-; )_ “Polishes and Stains for Wood,” 2/-, postage 3d each, from B. Dixon, ' Tainui Street.—Advt. The road race to Paroa on Saturday L" provided at least two examples of the s spirit which makes West Coasters e known as good sports wherever they e may go. The scratch man, D. Wright, _ met with an accident while -working Q during the week, and had six stitches put in his right arm. However, he ? appeared at the starting post with his I bandaged arm, and rode a splendid e race, securing second place and fastest f time. The. other instance of gamee ness was provided by T. McKay. Just after starting a part of his handlebars ’ broke away. Nothing daunted, how- " ever, he borrowed another bicycle and ’ completed the course, although he lost r most of his start of 120 seconds i through the mishap. Again, the 'fact 3 that the ten miles were covered L despite wind and heavy rain, was a tribute to tho spirit of all the competitors. Useful books of reference: “Practical Nursing,” by Maxwell and lope 12/6, postage ‘6d; “Watson’s Handbook for Nurses, 10/6, postage 6d; “Domestic Hygiene for Nurses,’’ 4/-, postage 6d; “Testing Milk and its ■ Products” by Wool, 10/6, postage 6d; ' “Profitable Pig Breeding,” by Allen, 1 5/6, postage 6d; “Feeding and Care of Baby,’’ by Plunkett, 2/9, postage 4d; “Everyman’s Encyclopaedia,” 8/6, postage 8d; “Lawn Tennis,” by Heirons, 3/6, postage 6d; “The Art of Modern Conjuring,” at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street.—Advt. Is New Zealand butter being sold in America under false labels? Professor J. C. Herbsman in his lecture on Saturday, said that when he returned to America this was one matter he would investigate. “It is a strange thing,’’ said the speaker, “that Australian and New Zealand butter never appears on the American market as such. It may be sold under other labels or mixed up with other classes of butter. I am going to take a few boxes of your butter back with me, and I will see just what happens to New Zealand buttei* when it gets to America, and why it does not appear under its right category!” Later the lecturer referred to the deplorable ignorance of other countries on the position and importance of the Dominion. “There are few Americans who could tell one where New Zealand is,’’ he said. “Some would put your country alongside China and even Africa and some would get you somewhere in the Pacific but would not say whether it was the South Pacific. 'Considering among other things, that New Zealand for a country of its size, has the finest scenery in the world, it is time the country was advertised—and advertised vigorously—in countries such as the United States of America!” . . ‘rtf*'. i