LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 5 June 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

[Stevenson's Hotel Keefton, supeno Accomnwu.atio.ii and uvuKing ouic lor Newman Bros, motor service t Westport, Nelson and Blenheim.Advt. Greynioiith. Masonic Lodge No. 123 E.C., meets to morow (Tuesday) a 7.30 p.m. Visiting brethren invited.Advt. The number of valuations made J Cobden was 375, said Mi. cA, Mackie, representing the Valuatio Department, at the Greymouth sitimj. of the Assessment Court to-day, an there were only 14 objections regr tered, half of that number emauatin from one person. He considered tin was evidence of the fairness of th valuation.

Th 0 Public Works Minister, tl Hon. J. G. Coav.s, yesterday inforim a reporter that among the cargo lo on the Wiltshire was a consiuerab amount of electrical equipment f< the work in progress at the Otira luj nel. Mr. Coates emphasised the dm culties that his department had ha to contend with and also intimate that the loss of equipment on tl Wiltshire would also hamper matter A few of our specials which lw just arrived: White Lace Curtain 10/9, 14/6, 19/6; 48in. Bordered Cas ment (special value) 3/11; Mohair an Axminster Door Slips, 7/6, 8/6 an 10/6; Hearth Bugs, 16/6, 18/9, 25/c 18in. Cocoanut Matting, 2/6 yard. < Smith, Ltd.—Advt.

The Governor-General forwarded th following telegram to the King, 0 the occasion of His Majesty’s birtl day: —“I beg to tender, on behalf c the Government and people of Ne’ Zealand respectful good wishes on th occasion of Your Majesty’s birthday together with a renewed assurance 0 the unswerving loyalty and devotion of your Majesty’s New Zealand sue jects to the Throne and Empire.(Signed) Jellicoe. Storekeepers will oblige by forward ing us their requirements early for th famous “Golden Rule” Writing fab lets, “Thinker” brand note books and “Thinker” School Exercise Books Duncan McLean, Ltd., Wholesale Dis tributors. —16. Next week will see a' determine) canvas of the Grey district made b the R.S.A., in aid of the funds fo the erection of tho war memorial. Th appeal promises to be very successfu now that a dofinito scheme of collet tion has been formulated. MessiGuinness and Kitchingham hav offered to donate £25 to the fund, 0 condition that nine other similar de nations are made. Mr. J. Greenslaa offers £lO if 49 other similar amount are given. Detailed notice of nex week’s canvas will be given in du course. The undermentioned tenders wer received for the purchase of the Gran ville school building: Wm. Beg (Totara Flat) £9 13s; Thos. Baybut (Ngahere) £8 10s; D. Methven (TotalFlat) £6 6s; A. Williams (Totar. Flat) £4. Wm. Bdgg’s tender was ac cepted. The gross proceeds of sale wu be donated towards the erection of th Old People’s Home. This donatio) will carry a Government subsidy o 24/- in the £. A vote of thanks was ac corded Mr. Baybutt for the interest h has taken in the building for so man; years. Act Quickly! Last three? days 0 sale—Thursday, Friday Monday June Pto 5. We challenge competi tion in quality and price. Yon ge the goods you want at bedrock P nCO during these three days of swift sell ing. McGruer and Co., Greymoutn Reefton and Hokitika. —Aavt.

“Did anything you saw at tiie pictures make you do this,” asked Mr. ‘ Dyer, S.M., of a young boy charged ' with theft at tiie Napier Juvenile > Court. "Yes, sir,” replied the boy 5 promptly. Asked what picture had in > iiuenced him, he said it was a picture in which a man who stole became a great man. “Oh, dearie me, I daresay you’re right,’ said Mr. Dyei. Some idea of the size of the pro- - polling machinery of a big steamer L’ may be gathered from details of the 1 work now being done on the Tredenham at the Central wharf, Auckland. ‘ Each of the nine nuts which hold a r propeller blades on to the bolts l on the boss of the shaft ? has to be cut from a 301 b block of D bronze. And bronze is half a crown a - pound. S When the small bird nuisance was , mentioned at the Horowhenua County , Council meeting, and the expenditure f that it involved, a councillor stated .. that some of the boys who collected I- eggs were “farming” the birds instead j of "destroying them. They left one eggin the nests as an inducement to the l ~ hen birds to go and produce another lot, which very often happened. “The e boys these days,“ said the councillor is amidst laughter, “know too much alii together.” The council, however, deu cided to reduce the price payable for eggs during the coming year. s “Unique” Hot Water Bottles make V cold feet warm ! Made and guaranteed I. by North British Rubber Co. Look n for word “Unique” on stopper of each bottle.—4.

In connection with a suggestion re!S cently made to the British Postmasters General, that considerable revenue e might bo raised by the sale of rights ,O to print advertisements on the backs of postage stamps, the following letk ter, which appeared in the London S “Daily Chronicle” of April 11th, is inforesting :—“Postage Stamp ‘Ads. : Sir, <1 —“Advertising on stamps is not a is brand new notion. I have a Queen ie Victoria’s head stamp of New Zealand , r (Id, rose), 1882-1895 issue, upon the I back of which appears: ‘For men s II and boys’ clothing, go or send to Strange and Coy.’—J. M. Bamford, in London, 5.5 V.” 1L -e This is the day of decreasing prices. r.l New stocks arriving show this in a very marked degree. For instance en1S velopes that were selling three months r_ ago at 1/6, 1/3 and 1/- are now 1/-, 9d 1- and 8d a packet. ‘ Writing Pads are al also down in price, the 1/- values are it far in advance of anything yet offered L 0 for the money. The quality of these goods is still the same —the best pro1S curable— that’s the kind you get at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street. —Advt.

!S c- “It was an intense relief to get [y over here after the greyness and flatness of the bulk of Australia,” said 1 ’ Professor Goode, formerly of~Manchester University, to a Lyttelton Times 'e reporter” and to be amongst mountain t- and green fields again. What I have 1, seen here would make an Australian farmer absolutely green himself—with envy.” Regarding his visit to Taranaki, he said: “I think Egmont, seen under .the conditions I enjoyed morning, noon, and evening, would impress the most blase sighteeer in the world. i It is to me really a wonderful mountain and the character of the country round about it is so rich and good that I am not at all surprised that the Cornish people, whom I know to thoroughly well, had the happy idea - of settling round it.” Staggering prices! Last three days >3 of sale, Thursday, Friday, and Monat day. Consider how important this — great sale with its drastic reauctions is to you. Height of season goods at end of season price; that s the posiat tion in brief. Why pay more to gam I. less? Here every pound will produce in what you pay 30/- for elsewhere. Me gs brought the prices down. Me keep the id prices down. Quick quit quotations m is- every department, McGruer and Co , ig Greymouth, Reef Lon and Hokitika, at —Advt. ie ’ ( _ .

“Has New York reverted to the condition of affairs that prevailed in San Francisco and other cities of the Wild West a quarter of a century ago, -‘ d when a ‘gun’ was part of every gentle,st man’s equipment?” This question 1S le asked by the “New York World” in 01 commenting on the figures it has obtained from police authorities showing the number of permits to carry reld revolvers taken out by citizens of Now York since January Ist The total is 25,000. This represents twice as many ■s. revolvers are possessed by the whole police force of the city. Meanwhile, ve the public, led by the newspapers, arc 13 , protesting vigorously against what is ,e- described as the failure of the police M to cope with a wave of crime that has id been rising steadily for the last six 5 • months.

J , ' y ‘ New books in cheap editions: “The Valley of Silent Men,” by Curwood. “Joy Beaucarnis,” by Hales. “Three io of Hearts,” by -Bertha Ruck. ‘The in Desire of the Moth,” by E. M. h- Rhodes. “Betty Zane,” by Zane Grey, of “McGlusky the Gold Seeker,” by w Hales, price 2/6 each, postage 3d exie tin Also The Daily Mail Year Book y, f0r’1922, 21-, post 6d and “The New of Zealand Motorists’ Road Guide fli /South Island) latest edition 3/-, postb- age Bd. From B. Dixon, Tamm — Street.—Advt. Sir Andrew Russell, who will con- -- test the Hawkes Bay seat at the Genie oral Election, will stand as an Indeo- pendent. “Independence,” he states, s, “means to me not only freedom to s. offer criticism, but also freedom to s- vote and act according to _ carefully considered judgment of the issue. A representative who is definitely comi mitted beforehand to the support of a party or policy on issue yet unknown 1 , is very largely reduced to a cog in the party machine, and would not be able l< ? to exercise his judgment if it can't flicted -with party interests. t At the t „ present time, on a vote of want ot confidence .in the Government, I ' G should frankly vote for it, on the m grounds that the interests of tins ? country would not be served by a * e change. On such points as the present Government’s policy as I_am acquainted with, I should be prepared 10 to give it my support. But I am not prepared to sign a blank cheque in favour of this or any other GovernL 0 meht.” iiLetter writing made easy by using good quality materials. A. E. Kilgour ' :i can supply you with the best at the a lowest prices in the Dombi ion. The 9’ Wyvern Writing Tablet, 50 sheets " tinted bank paper, 3 for 1/3; The 10 Graphic Educational Writing Tablet, superfine thick writing paper, ruled faint and margin both sides, 2 for c - 1/-; The Letter Writer’s Tablet, sup--10 erfine bank paper, 3 for 2/-; The ‘y Waterman Ideal Writing Tablet, 2 for 1/9; The Exquisite Lawn Writing f Tablet, Quaker Grey and Cream Cambric, 2 for 3/-; White Manilla Envelopes, 3 packets for 1/-; Size 7 V White Commercial Envelopes, 2 packets for 1/-; White Liiien-finish EnJ s velopes, 2 packets for 1/6; Exquisite p Envelopes, 2 packets for 1/6. A. E. Kilgour, Bookseller and Stationer sells it for less. —Advt.

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me L/aiuieviTKe uiauixvu ing for the coming of electricity. The poies to carry the current from Mangahao are being distributed along the route and their erection will follow in due course. “If there is anything we stand for, it is loyalty to tne Tnrone, the L!impire, and the Dominion,’ said Mr. P. Thomson at the annual meeting of the Taranaki Provincial Scottish Society. “I got into communication with a local firm of carters,” said a witness in the Masterton Supreme Court. “You mean you saw a local firm of carters,” interposed his Honour. “It’s much shorter.” “You were having an animated discussion about the pace of the motorcars at funerals?” asked Mr. Treadwell of a witness in a case at the Wanganui court. “I don’t know about animated,” replied the witness. ‘ Well, perhaps it is not the right word to apply to funerals,” said counsel. A Wellington motor-cyclist, who made a business tour of the Wairarapa and Manawatu districts last week, had occasion rto replenish his supply of benzine at three towns and in each case the price of the spirit, differed. At Featherston, Masterton and Foxton he purchased half a gallon, and the respective charges were: 2s 6d, 2s, ana 3s. Between Masterton and Foxton there was thus a difference of x 50 per cent.

Notwithstanding the fact that there are dozens of sawmills and thousands ’ of acres of bush on the West Coast, 3 the secretary of the Grey District ’ High School Committee stated on 3 day evening that he had experienced the greatest difficulty in securing 1 loads of firewood for the schools. He " had rung up a timber firm and also ’ several sawmills, with no result, and 1 finally secured a few loads of firewood ! through the good offices of another 1 resident who had been more success--3 ful in his search. No doubt 13 S another result of the activities of ‘Mri 3 Slump,” as it is probably not worth ’ while for the mills to work for the purpose of supplying only the comparatively small demand for fire- _ wood. ' /

a. s “Lessons in Elocution and Public 1 Speaking” by John Rigg (formerly e member of the Legislative Council o e New Zealand and Teacher of Elocu--3 tion and Public Speaking at Banks e Commercial College) is an entirely new i- work on the subject. Each subject is t expounded clearly and in fullest detail and the chapter on breathing ana voice production should be of immense t value to singers as well as to aspiring . elocutionists. Cloth-bound 7/6, postage 1 6d from B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street.— j. Advt. a The question, “Is there a twang?” e recently asked in connection with the u speech of New Zealand school chilli dren, may also be applied to adults. - The answer may well be, “Yes, a i Yankee twang.” Americanisms are .- now becoming fairly prevalent m the s speech of New Zealanders, and have .. even penetrated the ranks of School .- Committee. The Chairman of a West - Coast committee was explaining a 1 point to one of the members, and con--1 eluded his remarks in real Yankee v style: “Get me?” His departure from i pure English was apparently not no, ticed by the members. Are the muchmaligned “movies” also to blame for s the “Americanisation” of New Zear - land ? s

! Tho Paihia (Bay of Islands) Church “ claims to have the oldest church or- ' gan in New Zealand, it having been 11 sent out by the Church Missionary e Society about 1850. Owing, however, 6 to rats having eaten holes in many ® of the leaden pipes and minor faults, it was rendered useless some two years ’ ago. It was then considered that only an expert could repair it, and at considerable expense, after the Synod, . Archbishop Julius spent a week at Paihia, and, seeing the position of the q organ, undertook to put it in working order again, which he did. It is now ’ in better order than for many years s past.

, No home need be without a piano. <t A. E. Kilgour stocks the best makers. “ Nothing in this world approaches ,v music as a source of inspiration and s lasting joy. Call in to-day, and let us v explain to you our system of easj e payments. It is easy for you to obtaiT >, one of the world’s best instrument! •e without laying out a lot of money ims mediately. Our music room is replete e with the latest ideas in music. Thous,s ands of up-to-date songs, waltzes anc x marches to select from, A. E. Kilgour Up-to-date, Piano, Gramaphone anc Music Warehouse. —Advt. e L A salutary punishment of sis a months in gaol was imposed upon a e young man named George Arthur Thompson by the Wanganui S.M., the '■ offence being the giving of a false fire y alarm. Having given the alarm from > the box near the Opera House, he k took cover in a right-of-way to watch v the result. The brigade answered the call promptly, and on finding no fire, Superintendent Williams, on looking * round, found Thompson emerging from the right-of-way. On being confronted, he denied the offence, but - could not explain why there was blood - on his right hand, and then the lat- - ter admitted that he fell against the , alarm. His going to gaol (says the a “Herald”).should serve, as a warning a to others who might be tempted to V interfere with the alarms. 1

PRICES DOWN! Every day sees the decline of prices in paper goods- and general lines of stationery. New goods arriving show a sharp decrease in price and our stocks are marked down 'to correspond so that our clients may have the benent. As of yore, wg_ can be depended upon to give the best quality procurable for the lowest price possible. That’s the reason why the buying public nave confidence in us. Large stocks, bes qualities, low prices, and an efficient and courteous service are the foundations on which B. Dixon’s business »8 built. —Advi-. An amusing story that is going the rounds of Patutahi (near Gisborne) illustrates that stolen fruit may SODao i times prove very costly. It is stated that some time back some young men hired a gig in town, and on reaching a well-loaded orchard in that district, went inside to admire its portable contents. But the owner became aware of their unwelcome presence on his property and sent his son on a roundabout journey, which resulted in the horse being detached from the vehicle and placed in custody at the back of the homestead. Then the fruitgrower 1 and liis son sallied forth into the orchard to interview the visitors, all but one of whom fled precipitately. The upshot, it is understood, was that the unlawful intruders, rather than face publicity, decided to. atone for their misbehaviour by making a handsome cash donation to a charitable institution.