LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 January 1923, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Stevenson’s Hotel, Reefton, superior accommodation and booking office for Nowman Bros’ motor service to Westport, Nelson and Blenheim.— Advt. North Island passengers and mails connected this morning at Christchurch with the Midland express. William Eric Smith, Mokihinui, charged with indecent assault on a male" at Gvanity, was remanded on light bail (telegraphs . our Westport correspondent). A Press Association message from ' Dunedin states that the University Senate has accepted the offer oi the Sir James G. Wilson prize by the Farmers’ Union. The prize is to be devoted to the agricultural section. The Westport-Stockton Coal Company shipped 2749 tons 11 cwt of coal last week. The Westport Coal Company, shipped 6870 tons 19 cwt of coal and 9 tons 12 cwt of coke. Local sales: 177 tons 4 cwt. The New Zealand Croquet Council decided that tho next Dominion championship should be held at Palmerston North about January 10 next and the North Island Championship at Rotorua, the date to bo arranged. —Press Association. Mr. A. Walker, of Capleston, was tho victim of a rather peculiar accident. He was driving a motor lorry on the recently formed road, in the vicinity of Cronadun when the ,vibration of the rough road caused the , -wind-screen to break, and the glass , falling on to his knee, inflicted a ■ wound which caused so much agony , that Mr. Walker had to be brought into Reefton for medical assistance. Soccer enthusiasts will bo interested to learn that an invitation from Australia to send a representative team from New Zealand to the Conil mon weal th this year, has been ac--1 cep ted and a team will probably go , over in June next. The visit of the t Australians last year did an immense amount of good for the game througuout the Dominion, and as there is a similar indication of enthusiasm for the round ball game in Australia, : the New Zealand Council is desirous of helping all it can to forward the interests of the code in tho ‘Commonwealth. Tho team will be amateur in the strictest sense. —Press Association. New lines just to hand at Dixon’s, Tainui Street: “Printer’s Pie’’ for 1523. Get one and have a jolly laugh. > “The Daily Mail Year Book,” for 1925, the little book that’s cram full of information of the world’s happenings of 1922. “The Ideal Time Table and Guide,” 1/- and “New Zealand Towns Annual” 3/6, postage 6d, two books for the travelling public. Then there’s Plunkett’s “Feeding and Care of Baby” 2/9, postage 4d —Advt. Because of an expected fall in the i cost of bringing timber from the West > Coast when the Otira Tunnel is avail- . able for ordinary traffic (telegraphs t our Christchurch correspondent) merI chants are buying very little timber based upon present railway rates. A * reporter was informed that the uni- ’ her trade expects to have to reduce . timber by 3/3 a 100 feet once supplies , are railed through the tunnel. Of , course special rates may operate on this line so that this calculation may bo upset, but the almost certain chance of a reduction is having a cramping effect on business!.- Not only arc merchants refraining from stocking up but they are meeting with a very slack demand from rue building trade. There is a fair amount of constructional work going on, but timber is in small proportion to the material being used.

Visit our up-to-date Music Room. Wo stock Pianos, Gramaphoncs, yiolins, Mandolins, etc. Sure to get the latest Records and Music! “Julio,” “I Want a Boy,” “I’ve Got the Red White and Blues,’’ “Smiling Through,” “Dreamy Honolulu,” “Hindostan,” “Fools Paradise,” “I’vo Got the Time, I’vo Got the Place, but it’s hard to find the Girl.’’ Thousands of other songs, waltzes, Fox Trots and marches to select from. Price 2/-. Postage Id extra. A. E. Kilgour, Up-to-Datc Piano, Gramaphone, and Music Warehouse. —Advt.

! In pre-war days, evening dress was . “the thing” for both ladies and gentlemen at Grey-mouth musical functions. The Great War, however, up- ’ set the custom, as it did, in fact near- ' lv every other custom. Tentative attempts to reintroduce evening dress have been made on several occasions, ■ bill, the efforts have died a natural death, and to-day the formal apparel is still the exception. At last evening’s concert at the Opera House, less than a dozen gentlemen including the performers, appeared in full evening regalia, while the ladies on the stage were the only ones noticed in evening dress. The prevailing mode appears t> bo a compromise. Present-day audiences are democratic as regards the clothes they wear, and the semievening dress of crepe-de-chinc or geor gi He. rubs shoulders with the humble blouse. Contrasts are even more noticeable among the male sex, and last evening a gentleman in full evening dress had for a, near neighbour a. gentleman who did not sport even a collar or a tie! But “a man’s a man for a’ that.” 'file value we are offering in our Showroom Department is out on its own ! Children’s Washing Frocks and Rompers 2/11, now 1/-, 3/6 for 1/6, 6/11 for 2/11; Washing Bonnets 3/6, for ]/-; Women’s Panama Hats 2/11, now 1/6; Straw Hats all shapes from 5/6 to 17-26; Women’s Washing Fricks 6'll, 8/6, 10/6. One only, Grey Striped Tweed Costume, 79/6 now 42/-; Ladies’ Washing Skirts, 10/6 for 611; Trimmed Millinery from 5/11; Cashmere Dressing Jacket, 15/6 for 3/1.1; Crepe de Chine Blouses 27/6 for 8/6. —C. Smith, Ltd., Genuine Sale.’--Advt.

The Greymouth Gas Department notifies the general public that a large shipment of gas cookers, Hottentot grillers, gas wash coppers, gas irons, boiling rings, gas caiitonts (for quickly heating water for baths) have just been landed. The manufacturers have greatly reduced the price of all these lines, and the whole shipment is to be disposed of at practically cost price to the consumers. Early inspection invited at the Gas Show Rooms, r l'ainui Street.—Advt, Several cases of slight poisoning at Auckland have been traced to the eating of tomatoes which have been sprayed with chemicals to arrest blight. On the Palmerston Bowling Club’s green, no fewer than nine nests of busy ants made their house beneath the surface. The caretaker got nd of them by cutting a small hole, pouring in a little kerosene, and plugging it in such a way that the little swarms were suffocated by the fumes. At Tauranga a shed on piles a short distance from the shore, containing 75 tons of cement for use in connection with the railway bridge across the harbour collapsed and i'efl into the sea. About 10 tons was saved, if is presumed that the cause was the activity of the teredo below’ low water causing the piles to collapse. No one was working in the shed at the time. A blind arithmetical prodigy of 50 who has the mind of a child, b’ut never forgets a date, is- described by Dr. W. McAlister', in the “Lancet.” On being told the age and date of birth of a man he can tell the day of the week on which he was born, and how often his birthday ofccui's on. that day. When asked how it is done, he replies : It is done by leap year. Particular cooks stipulate Sharland’s ' Vinegar—brewed from pure cane sugar. Rich and piquant.—Advt. Mr. J. Lyons, secretary of the General Labourers’ Union, wrote asking the New Plymouth Harbour Board to refrain from collecting the 3s per week reduction as pronounced by the Arbitration Court, as it was considered a great hardship. It was a great strain even at present to live on the present wages. The executive of the union asked the board to receive a deputation to discuss the matter. The board decided to adhere to the decision of the Arbitration Court. The latest novel that everyone is waiting for—something worth reading “Peter Jackson, the Cigar Merchant” price 4/9. Drop in and inspect our direct importation of up-to-date 2/6 novels. A. E. Kilgour, Bookseller and Stationer.—Advt. The Soldiers’ War Memorial on the Haiti Esplanade, Gisborne, is now beginning to take definite shape, the base being now practically completed, while tho marble column is just beginning to rise above the tangle of timber and scaffolding which surrounds it (states the ‘.‘Gisborne Times”). The marble statuary, which is to be used in connection with the memorial has now arrived in Gisborne it is .believed all well, though the cases have not yet been opened. They contain the lions) which are to be mounted around the base of the column, and the figure of the soldier with which it is to be surmounted. Lovers of Adam Lindsay Gordon and all associations with his poems may be interested to know that there is in a benevolent institution in Brisbane a man who claims to be “tim Stockrider Alec.” referred to by Gor don in “The Ride from the Wreck.” This man, by name Charles Mulaley, is understood to bo over 100 years ot age, but is active, and shows but little evidence of mental senility. He is an interesting figure, and .an attempt is being made to trace his earlier life for confirmation of the story that he is the “Alee.” who got a break from Gordon on the occasion of the ride described in the poem. Our summer sale is still going strong! A few snips from our Boot Department: Ladies’ White Lace High-leg Boots to clear at t5/ll pair; Ladies ’Button Boots, only 6/11 pair; Ladies Black Court Glace Shoes, uniy 22/9 pair; Men’s Heavy Full-back Shooters, pegged and nailed, Saie Price 27/6 pair. We pay postage on all cash orders. C. Smith, Ltd. — Advt. Tho unpleasant reaction of motion pictures on super-sensitive people provides a frequent source of amusement for the spectators, if not for those most intimately concerned. So realistic are tho films nowadays that it is even possible to have an attack of mal-de-mer without going to sea. A case in point was related to a “Taranaki Herald” reporter by Mr. W. IT. Skinner, who recently returned from the Science Conference at Wellington. In connection with Sir Douglas Mawson’s address on t’he Antarctic, he related, a number of very interesting motion pictures of

bird life in the ice-bound regions was shown. But there was one very realistic scene of a ship tossing in a stormy sea. Waves rose mountains high; one minute the vessel was visible, then it would bo lost to sight in a gi-cen-walled valley of turbulent water. Suddenly a lady in the audience made a hurried retreat to the vestibule of the Town Hall, where the lecture was being given. The “movies” had proved too much for her; she was sea-sick. After the holidays the young people are anxious and willing to make good. To enable them to do so purchase their school supplies at A. E.

Kilgour’s, whoso prices are the lows cst. Exercises 2d, 4d and 6d; Draw2 ing Books sd, 6d, 9d; School Slates, best quality, 1/2, 1/4, 1/6; School / Bags 2/11, 3/6, 4/11, 6/11, 7/6, 10/6, 12/6; Compases 9d and 1/-; Rubbers / Id, 2d, 6d; Lead Pencils 10gd, 1/11, 5 2/11 dozen; Wood Slate Pencils 10-gd j and 2/11 dozen. A. E. Kilgour for all J School Supplies.—Advt. s A new coalfield, which promises to 1 become of the greatest value to house- ’ holders and commercial users" in Wai- ■ hate, has been discovered on the pro3 perty of Mr. Campbell Johnstone, at J Whatawhata, Waikato. Everywhere ’’ round the property, which is of an ’ undulating nature, there are immense > outcrops, and for years settlers in - the vicinity have been taking enough ’ coal for their requirements by r simply > going along with a few tools and a ■ cait. Now a drive has been made in- ; to the face of the hill in several direc- ! lions, and the seam, which is 12ft at ■ the entrance, thickens out to 14ft in • the distance of a few chains. A party of miners is at work there, and the seam, which is exceedingly easy to work, with a good, firm roof to the drive, is providing many tons a day by crude and simple hewing. The Minister of Mines (the Hon. G. J. Anderson) has interested himself in ' the discovery, and has strongly ad- : vised further boring operations to de- - termine the exact scope of the field. 1 He intimated that there might be a • possibility of a diamond drill belong- * iug to the Government being loaned 1 for the’purpose, when certain opera- ’ lions on which it is at present on- 1 gaged are completed. 1 Barraclough’s Magic Nervine stops < Toothache. —1/6. —Advt j

The place to stay when in Greymcuth is the Royal Hotel, close to the Railway Station. Early breakfast to meet trains. First-class dining room with the' best of attention. Booking office for Newman’s Motor Service.; — Avt. ‘ I’m going to the races, and will take up' a position near the totalisator,” was tiie remark of a Foxton man, who added, ‘‘l have some debts to collect.” Shark fever is running high in New Plymouth. The other day seven sharks, one of which was declared to be 20 feet long, were reported off the beach, says the “Taranaki Daily News,” but subsequent investigations showed that the seven “sharks” were in reality seven logs. s* A White Leghorn pullet, owned by Mrs. L. J. Barber, public school, Cotta Walla, New South ’Wales, has laid an egg weighing half a pound. The circumference from end to end was nine inches, and it was three and a half inches long. For birds under a year the performance is claimed to be a. world’s record. Lovers of a good wholesome beverage should try M’Gavin’s Oatmalt Stout. It is considered the best brewed article in New Zealand. Griffen and Smith, Ltd., are the local agents.— ( A. ‘ The mass of the people have not the foggiest idea of the meaning of some of the words in the marriage service,” said the Rev. S. F. Bernays, a London clergyman, recently. “The oilier day I was marrying a couple, and the man said : ‘I plank thee my troth,’ as though it were his last dollar, and he hoped he was putting" it on a winner. There is something in having a town water supply from, an artdsian well like Patea’s after all, says the Patea, “Press,” for - according to the'“News ’ a dead, horse was found in the river from which New Plymouth draws its water supply on January Ist. In reporting this to'' the ’Borough Council, Mr. D. Ray said that the horse had then been dead about a month. There was no chance of finding the owner, but the body had been removed and burned. Fli-Keelo has the largest sale of any insect powder in New Zealand. Deal out death to Flies and other vermin with Fli-Keelo. Sold everywhere 1/- tin. —A. 5. A certain young man wrote the following letter to a prominent business linn, ordering a razor: Dear Sirs,— Please find enclosed 5s for one of your razors., as iadvertised, and oblige.— John Jones. P.S.—I forgot to enclose the ss, but no doubt a firm, of your high standing will send the razor any way. The firm received the letter, and replied as follows: Dear Sir, —Your most valued order received the other day, and will say in reply that we are sending the razor as per request, and hope that it will prove satisfactory. p.S.—We forgot to enclose the razor, but no doubt a man with your cheek will have no need of it. ,A candle of chemically treated beeswax five feet circumference at the base, 16 feet high, and weighing one ton, known as the Enrico Caruso memorial candle, has just been completed. It cost £750 and was made on the order of an orphan asylum in New York to which Caruso was a generous benefactor. The candle will be placed in the Church of Our Lady at Pompeii, where Caruso last worshipped. It is expected to last 18 centuries, burning at the suggestion of Cardinal Vanutelli, 24 hours on each All Souls Day, which occurs on November 2. Five men spent four months making it. Lower priced school .bags! New stocks just opened show a marked decrease in price. Heavy Leather Hide Bags which retailed at 10/6 last year are now sold at 6/6; larger sizes ere similarly reduced. Strong Cloth Bags for boys and girls may be bought at 2/6. Basil Leather at 4/6 and Heavy Hide at 6/6, 7/6, 8/6 and 10/6 each at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street. Best values in town here —Advt. A. peculiar medical case, and one which, it is stated, is interesting a number of doctors in New Zealand, is that of Mr. F. W. Tostevin, an employee of the Manawatu County Council, who lost the use of his right eye as a result of an accident six years ago. When he wrote to the council this week, stating that he intended proceeding against that body for compensation, it Was stated by councillors that two examinations had been made, the specialists in each instance declaring thatf every organ of the eye was in good working condition, and there was no reason why the man could not see. However, he cannot see with the eye in question, and the council referred his letter to an insurance company concerned in tho matter.

The preliminary contributions to the Auckland War Memorial Museum fund, and the accumulated interest on the amount already paid to the representative committee now total £140,000. Of that sum donations [represent £134,000, and accrued interest £6OOO. It is claimed that the result, in the circumstances, is a unique achievement, and a notable record for the Dominion. A comprehensive public appeal has yet to be made. This fact makes the initial effort something to ponder over, since more than half of the estimated sum required for th® building of the Memorial on Obsei-va-

. lory hill, in the Domain, has been ob- . tained by the gentle art of personal appeal to representative firms and individuals with obvious resources. The final direct appeal to all people of ; this prosperous province should be notably successful. All School Books.-and Requisites for School use are procurable at the lowest possible prices at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street. Prices of paper having dropped considerably nearly all lines show a marked increase in size; in fact it’s safe to say that many lines are equal in every way to pre-war values. School Teachers and Committees are liberally dealt with.—Advt. Ono meets some strange selfish souls in travelling on the New Zealand railways (says the “Pahiatua Herald”). The wild scramble at wayside stations for refreshments, which includes allegedly fresh sandwiches, is often where both dignity and courtesy are missing. Those of gentle or delicate constitution stand little chance in the stampede.. At Aramoho the other day a man who carried a big tea jug about with him got quite impatient and impetuous because tlfe waitress hastened to serve those who had some time previously paid , for a drink and were fearful of the train not waiting for them to consume it. Another man flopped his bag on an unreserved seat at the same station/ and then disappeared elsewhere lor over an hour. Two little girls in the < meantime, who would otherwise‘have • had to stand, took the seat. When the male passenger returned he reminded them it belonged to him, but ? the girls, encouraged by the advice of onlookers, held fast till the end of the" journey.