LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 June 1923, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Stevenson’s Hotel, Pasefton. superior accommodation, and booking office for Newman Bros.’ motor services to Westport, Nelson and Blenheim.--Advt.

The ballot by the State Miners’ Union for the appointment of a delegate to the Miners’ Conference next month resulted : J. F. Pattinson 153; T. Feary ill; informal 5.

It is understood (telegraphed our Wellington correspondent) that Sir J. Allen’s term of office as High Commission of New Zealand has been extended for twelve months. The original appointment expires in July next.

The U.S.A. Old People's Homo Fund has further benefited by the following :—Quill, Morris and Co., Ltd.. Christchurch £3 3s; N.Z. Soap and Candle Co., Ltd., Wellington, Goods; David Strang Ltd., Invercargill, Goods; D.1.C., Christchurch, Goods; Nestles and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co., Goods.

A qualified engineer, to be paid a salary of £7OO a year, plus £lOO motorallowance, is t to be appointed for the borough of Napier. This decision was arrived at at a special meeting of the Borough Council this week, the council being of the unanimous opinion that the present state of affairs in the. borough—the condition of the roads, storm-water drainage, water-supply, etc. —called for the advice and guidance of an expert.

An anomaly in the Act controlling th-.r purchase of explosives was pointed cut at the Morrinsville Magistrate’s Court, when a Morrinsville firm was charged with procuring five cases of gelignite without being in possession of a permit. Counsel for tlie defence (Mr. S. S. Allen) said the Act allowed the purchase without a- permit of gelignite from outside tire Dominion, while to obtain it from a scarce inside New Zealand a permit was required.

Mens’ High Class Tailored (Suits to measure from the best quality all wool Colonial Tweed, measured by an expert and cut by one of the best cutters in the world; from 97/6 upwards.—C. Smith Ltd. —Advt

For Hie purpose of raising funds for the Ohl People’s Home builciing scheme, the members of the Makura Croquet Club, arranged a social in the Druids’ Hall on Thursday afternoon. Bridge and 500 were played, and during an interval afternoon tea was dispensed. Mrs W. H.'Johnston donated a prize for the 500, and Mrs Allan Smith one for the bridge. These wore won by Mrs Brown and Mrs Wade, respectively. As a- result of this effort the fund will benefit to l extent of £l2 when the Government subsidy is added. The Croquet Club wish to thank the members of the Druids’ Lodge for the use of the hall free of charge. Books you may want:—“Rugby Guide and How to Play Kugby,” 1/6; “Hockey for Men and Wome.n,” 1/6 ; “Golf and How to Play It,” 1/6; “How to Play Bowls,” 1/6; “Distance and Cross Country Running,” 1/6; “How to Sprint,” 1/6;' “Boxing at a Glance,” 2/-; “Wrestling in the Catch-hold and* Graeco-Roman Style,” 2/-; “Modern Photography for Amateurs,” 2/-; “Complete Science of Wrestling,” by Hackenschmidt, 4/-. Post free from B. Dixon, Tainui St. —Advt.

The amazing spectacle of great flocks of wild ducks, swans and geese being swept over the Horseshoe Falls at Niagara was witnessed in April. It was migrating time for the birds, ami immense- numbers, trailing sometimes tor miles across the. sky like the smoke uf a. liner at se.i, wore winging from I| l(! South Io (he Northern feeding grounds. The wind was so high that thousands settled on the Niagara river above the Falls, and were, swept along in the current of the upper rapids, which 'load Io lhe tremendous precipice. Here the birds were unable to rise until they reached ' the brink, where they were shot off into lhe air. 'lhe ducks, for lhe most part, being lhe more powerful fliers, extricated themselves. Swans and geese seemed, helpless, and were swept down the wall of water to the pool beneath, where Iht usands of dead and maimed fowl were home out and disappeared in the v. hirjpuol.

The hotel to stay at when in Greyinouth is the Royal, close to tks Railway Station. First class dining room, with e very Booking office, for Newman’s Motor Service.—Advi;.

Millais’s picture, “The Rescue,” has been sold at Christie’s, London, for 1400 guineas. The National Gallery, Melbourne, bought it.

Radio experts are confident that an invention will be perfected within two years, enabling listeners-in,/ by means of “tele-vision,” also to see the periormance which is being broadcasted.

To become a ; ‘‘scratch” player, one golf expert estimates that it is necessary to swing a club two million times and walk a distance equal to journeying half round the. world.

Speaking of the damage done oy rabbits to trees, Mr. Page, of tne Forestry Department, lecturing on “Tree Planting” at the Stratford Farmers’ School, said he had known cases where rabbits had destroyed a thousand trees in one night.

Owing to increased business, May Morris is extending her stay in Greymouth until Tuesday next. Inspection is cordially invited of her stocks of attractive wearing apparel showing at McKay’s Sample Rooms, opposite Keating’s Store.—Advt.

A young sailor, Lewis Walsh, was admitted to the Auckland Hospital, suffering from injuries to his logs, sustained through falling from tne top of the funnel of the Canadian Miller. The injured man was engaged in erecting a platform to enable workmen to effect repairs to the funnel, when, he lost his hold and fell to the deck, a distance of 30 feet.

There is apparently a recrudescence of “snowdropping” in some parts of the city (says the Otago ‘Daily Times’). The otlier‘evening a recently married couple while out spending the evenjag returned to find the week’s washing non est. Another household was similarly unfortunate, but in this case the thief cut the clothes line at both ends and decamped with the pegs as well. Householders would do well to be on their guard. t

Quite a mild sensation was created at a bridge party yesterday when one of those present declared that the beautiful Seal Musquash Coat, trimmed with Real Skunk, that she v as wearing had cost her less than the wholesale price. It was obtained from Madame Meneue, corner Cashel and Colombo Streets, Christchurch, who sells by mail.—Advt.

Books for the Practical Man.— “Painters’ Work,” “Plumbers’ Work” “Gas Fitting,” “Handrailing,” “Metal Plate Work,” “Staircase Joinery,” “Sanitary Conveniences and Drainage,” cloth bound, 3/- each. /‘House Painting and Decorating,” Knotting and Splicing of Ropes and Cordage,/ “Taxidermy/’ “Pumps and Hydraulic Rams,” “Rustic Carpentry,” “Soldering. Brazing and Welding,” “The Handyman’s 1000 Receipts,” price 2/6 each, postage free, from B. Dixon, Tainui Street. —Advt.

Recently the Post and Telegraph Department eariq-d the gratitude of iiscrr of the road, by removing the huge posts carrying their overhead wires from the busy street corners in Palmerston North (says the Alanawatu Times). Now those responsible for reticulating the borough for the coming of electricity are busily engaged planting their decidedly ugly posts square on the corners at the intersection of busy thoroughfares. It should be an axiom in all busy towns that corners leading into the arterial thoroughfares should be rounded. ■Surely” (says the “Times”), “lire Borough Council is not looking very far ahead when it fails to- see the inevitable consequences of its present policy in this matter.”

New numbers of the Bestway Books. —Crochet, Dress Trimmings and Real Filet Lace, 9d; Silk Jumpers, 9d; Children’s Dresses, Cqats and Suits, 9d; Laces and Insertions in Knitting and Crochet, 9d ; Modem Furnishing for the Home, 9d; Knitted and Crochet Dresses and Coats, 9d; Fancy Dress, 9d ; Leaches Fancy Dress, 1/6. Postage free from B. Dixon, Tainui Street. —Advt.

An unusual method of quelling a Belfast riot was described by Lieutenant Mi lls in the c ourse of his a cldress at the Otago Officers’ Club (says the Otago “Daily Times”). A parly of loyalists at one end of a street were “exchanging compliments” with a party of Sinn Feiners at the other, and in the middle of the road was a patrol, the duty of which was to prevent a clash between the rival parties. The officer in charge of the patrol approached the Loyalist party, and offered to give it a. Sinn Fein flag which he possessed if the members would go quietly home. This was eventually agreed up, and the party, after burning the flag in view of its opponents, dispersed.

A few weeks ago (says the Melbourne ‘Argus’) a woman, who is living apart from her husband, received a telegram warning her that a parcel which was being sent to her through the ]>ost contained poison. Some clays later the woman received a parcel, and took it unopened to her solicitor, who sent for Detective M’W’lliams of the Postal Department. The parcel contained a cake of chocolate, which, on being analysed by the Government .Analyst, was found to contain strychnine. Inquiries were inade by Detectives M'Kerral and Davey, who obtained a statement from the woman that she had sent the teleon her husband. She said also that so, she said, was to throw suspicion on her husband. She sail also that she was in hopes that the detectives would question her husband and ascertain whether he was living with another woman. She denied having sent the chocolate through the post.

Ladies’ all wool cashmere hose new wide fancy stripe in black and colours.,/price 6.6 pair. New velour coalings in 1\ 1 iigli.-lier, moles. Fawn. Beaver, and Nigger, prices 17/6, 19/6, and 25 6 yard. McGruer’s, Westlaud, Ltd., Greymouth, Hokitika, and Veefton.—Advt. “I claim to know intimately the procedure of brewing in a large number of breweries in this country, and 1 say that I know of nothing used in brewing that is unwholesome, or even of questionable wholesomeness, and that I knjpw beer to be of the highest attainable purity.” Thus observed Mr. E. R. Morris, president of the Institute of Brewing, when he replied to "wild charges that beer is a chemical concoction,” at the Institute’s annual dinner, which was held in Lon--don. Mr. Sydney Nevile, chairman of the Research Committee of the Institute, said beer was brewed entirely I rom the products of agriculture, the majority of which were grown in this country. Before the war, agriculture, like brewing, had been badly treated by the community; it was speedily recognised in the early days of the war as essential to the country's existence, but had been left to lapse into worse than its former unfortunate position as soon as the war was over and foreign supplies of food appeared to be assured.

“Within the next fifteen years says the “Sunset Magazine” (America), “there will not be a daily jpaper in the United States that will ask a smaller price than five cents. In fifteen years the dailies will not only be mol'e expensive, but 'they will be mucn smaller in size and bulk than they ai’e to-day.

We have just landed our new Kapoc Quilts: Just the thing to keep you warm during these cold nights,- double size 29/6 j single 21/6 j cot. size 7/o, C. Smith Ltd., Drapers and House furnishers. Advt.

The Mayor of Palmerston North recently found it necessary to reprimand a workman for “loafing on his job.” The latter replied by forwarding an impertinent letter to the Mayor, wkere upon the Mayor suspended the writer. At the subsequent meeting of the Council the action of the Mayor was endorsed, and the man, who had been punished by the loss of a fortnight’s work during suspension, was re-in-stated. , ■'

The Supa Self-filling Fountain Pen, heavily gold-plated nib. The mechanism of this pen is equal to that of the most expensive lever action pen in the world, with three extra nibs for 2/11, obtainable only from A. E.’ Kilgour the Fountain-pen Doctor, Mawhera Quay.—Advt.

Shortly before one o’clock on a recent afternoon the appearance of a waterspout at New Plymouth approaching shore from the northwards, attracted the attention of business people returning from lunch, and a considerable crowd watched the phenomenon from near the station. The spout seemed to have originated tar out to sea, and as the huge column of' water slowly approached land it gradually diminished, finally expanding itself into a cloud of spray on the reef near the municipal baths.

Useful! Books: “Small Lathes,” “Oxy-Acetylene Welding,” “Incubators and Chicken Rearers,” “Electric Lighting,” “Rustic Carpentry,” “Beehives and Appliances,” “Electric Accumulators,” “Workshop Hints,” “House Painting and "Decorating,’’ “Photography Simplified,” “Electric Bells and Telephones,” “Fishing Reds and Tackle,” “Ticket Writing,” “Gilding and Bronzing.” Price 2/6, postage free. On sale at A. E. Kilgour’s, the. Leading Bookseller. — Advt.

The latest salt-water yarn is not about the sea serpent—it will have to look to its laurels now. All aliye-oh, there has been harpooned off Knight’s Bay, Florida, a. fish which makes the old and particular orthodox in the States rejoice, for that it goes far to substantiate Jonah’s .claim as to his submarine experiences. According toscientists of the Smithsonian Institute and a Smithsonian is as devoid of imagination as the binomial theorem (says the “Morning Post”), the creatine is large enough to accommodate a man in its belly. At thickest it is 23ft 9in round, in length 45ft, and in weight is 15 tons, with a mouth 4ft 2in wide and 3ft 7in deep. This fish wh'ch is an infant of its species, belongs to the whale-sharks, whose hunting waters lie some 2000 ft from the surface. Some valcanic. or other disturbance had damaged its diving firns.

Something quite new: . “Leach’s Crochet Jumpers,” “Leach’s Baby Book,” “Leach’s Girls’ Junipers,” “Leach’s Character Reading,” “Loach’s Baby Woollies,” “Leach’s Animals Transfers,” “Bestway Homemade Toys,” “Bestway Etiquette,” “Bestway Bead work,” “Bestway Arts and Craft Book,” “Bestway Laces and Insertions,” “Bestway Boys’ Wear,” “Bestway Knitted Dresses and Coats,” “Bestway Children’s Dresses,” “Harmsworth’s Jumpers, Dresses, and Children’s Woollies.” Price 9d, postage free, from A. E. Kilgour, the Leading Bookseller and Stationer, Mawhera Quay.—Advt.

The granting of a year’s leave of absence on full pay to a former salaried officer of the Auckland City C< uncil gave rise to some discussion at the meeting of that body last weeK. The action taken was that a committee which had been “authorised” by the council at a meeting held a fortnight ago to make tire payments extend for twelve months, and had taken suclj “authorisation” as an instruction. I’he committee had originally recommended a term on six months on full pay, but this recommendation had been referred back to it. Certain councillors, including members of the committe concerned, protested against the extension of the term of the ex-officer’s leave of absence, and one' sought to move an amendent to reernd the decision. This was ruled out of order, however, the I.'oputy-Mayor, Mr G. Baildon, stating that notice of motion must be given. An effort was made by Mr T. Bloodworth to have twelve months’ leave of absence on full pay, instead of six months as recommended by another committee, granted to a retiring wages employee of the council (reports the“ New Zealand Herald”). He contended that all employees, whether on salary /or wages, should be treated alike. 1 His motion was, however, defeated.

These are stirring times for NewZealand Grocers, thanks to “No Rubbing” Laundry Help, “Keep Smiling” Boot Polish and “Golden Rule” Candles. Duncan McLean Ltd., Wholesale distributors.—Advt.

Singing, as it is at present practised in some of the schools under the jurisdiction of the Wellington Education Board, is not quite as birdlike as it might be, in fact, at Thursday night’s meeting of the Community Singing Committee, Mr. E. Palliser described the surging taught in some of the schools as a calamity (says, the "Post”). Mr. Palliser said the Competitions Society found that the schools had not entered the choral contests as freely as it was expected they ■would. On enquiry, it had been found that while some of tire'denominational schools had the advice of a> musician teaching the children to smg, the public schools had not. Like the Competitions Society, he thought the Community Singing Committee miidrt commit itself to an expenditure of £25 per year for three years towards obtaining the services of a professional instructor* for school singing. Mr. Palliser said the teachers were not to blame for the quality of the singing. The executive of the Competitions Society on Tuesday night decided to vote to the Education Board a sum ■ of £25 annually for three years as a subsidy towards the salary of a singing master to organise and take complete control of singing in the schools, under the jurisdiction of the Board, conditional on the Board of Education Department making a grant for the same object, and the Community Singing Committee resolved to co-operate in the matter. People are very often apt to neglect a cold, preferrin to let it take its course. Such a policy is dangerous, leading often as it dbse to serious complications. A cough can be easily cured by a few doses of Kofgo, obtainable at 2/6 a bottle from leading chemists and grocers.—Bl4.