LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 June 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Stevenson’s Hotel, Reefton, eupenoi accommodation, and booking office io J Newman Bros., Motor Service to Westport, Nelson atad Blenheim.—Advt,

George Kitchingham’s big bicycle sale is now raging. Buy now and save money.—Advt, Travel the Government Tourist Department way; ■ It saves all worry and needless waste of t.me. Try it. Address, Mackay Street. —Advt.

It is understood that the result of the All Black match in Australia .on Saturday was picked up by wireless at Ross, and transmitted to Hokitika, the news circulating shortly afterwards.

There was almost a. clean charge sheet at the Greymouth Magistrate’s Court to-day, only one case being listed fot the attention of Mr W. Meldrum, S.M. A first offender, found after legal hours upon licensed prehi-is-es at' Wallsend, was convicted and ordered to pay costs (7/-). Mr XV. O. Clark left Wellington on Thursday by the Corinthic ter Home to give evidence at the trial of the German named Swaboda, who is accused ot murdering Lance-Corporal Cromar, of the Otago Regiment, at Mullieim, in February, 19.i9..

Mrs Adeline Jessie Jones was granted at Aldershot Police Court a separation order against her Hugn Jones, a miner, of Conway, Wales. She stated that lie ill-treated her and refused' to speak to her in English. Her husband and all his family spoke Welsh to annoy her.

We have just received a new shipment of striped and plain coir mat ting at the following prices:—Plain 18in wide, 1/11 yd; 27 in at 2/11 yard; 36in, 3/9 yard; 45m, 4/11 yard: Striped 27in at 3/11; 36m at 4/11 yard.- All mattings of the best quality.—U. Smith Ltd., House Furnishers, Greymouth.— Advt.

In the export of butter for the pres, ent season, the two local factories stand high on the list, of West Coast exporters. The Westland Co. (Hokitika) is placed first, Overland (Gfeyniouth) second, and West Coast I‘arin. ers’ (Greymouth) third, out of a t0t..l of ten factories operating on the Coast.

Just the thing for the long winter evenings to keep one employed at home. Templeton’s Ayr lingering Wools in pink, blue, green, and grey, wine, natural, helio, and fancy mari shades at lOd skein. We also stock Ayr . Double Knitting Wools in two ounce skeins at 1/6. (Jom petit ions ■ fur all garments made with the above wool close August 31. —C. Smith Ltd., drapers, Greymouth.—Advt.

.Commendable community spirit is in evidence in Shakespeare Street, where the example of a number of the residents in High Street is being emu. lated, and the grass patches' between the footpath and the road are being levelled off and grassed. At the entrance to Rewa Hospital the vacant triangle has been dug over, and shrubs and ferns planted.

Technical School students interested in mechanical drawing should call and inspect the new stocks of mathematical Diawing instruments in full and half sets, spring bow compasses, T squares, celluloid set squares, boxwood scales, technical scales, etc., etc., just arrived direct from the English factories. The splendid values and low prices charged at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street, are equal to anv in the Dominion.— Advt.

“It’s not fair to let him play in these matches,” exclaimed a fair spec, tafor at Cass Square on Saturday, as she watched Jack Steel run away from tho XVestland defenders with the ball safely tucked under his arm. to score three of his bag of fourteen points. “You’re right, miss,” responded the humorist nearby ; ‘‘be ought to be in the fifth grade!”

Large and varied stocks of the latest in armlets in all colours and shades and assorted designs at from 2/. to 7/havo just arrived from London at B. Dixon's. Tainui Street. Here’s a bar. gain for the ladies: Our complete stock of fancy bead necklets in glass, jet, and aeronoid in all colours are offered at half the.usual price. Come in and sco these lines. —Advt.

Mr IL Belshaw, M.A., well known at- Greymouth, formerly of Canterbury College, where subsequent to his graduation with, first class.' honours tin economics, he was tutorial class lecturer in that subject, is pursuing research work for the Cambridge Ph.D. degree. Writing from Gonvillo and Cains College to the Registrar of the University of New Zealand, he mentions that he was last year awarded a prize, under the British Empire Peace Award, for an essay on the subject, “How to Restore Peace and Prosperity to Great Britain and Europe through International Co-operation,” being placed first of the competitors outside the British Isles. There were 4700 competitors. Mr Belshaw will leave Cambridge about twelve months hence to take up an appointment -as lecturer-in economics' in the 1 University of Tasmania. '

The hotel to stay at when in Grey mouth, is the Royal, close h the Rail way Station. First .class diniiig room, with every attention. Speight’s afid local ales always 'on tap. Booking office for Newman’S Motor Service. P. Crannitch;' late of Tifatara and Lyttelton, Proprietor.—‘Advt. Good progress is being made with the ndw Convent.in Taintti’ Street, and also with the Old' Peoplb’s 1 Home. Both buildings are ready for roofing, and in each case tile ottfeide work is well advanced.-

A big sale of bicycles and accessories is now in full swing at George Kitchingham’s, Boundary Street.-—Advt,.

A syndicate is being formed in Christchurch to exploit rhe Lake Hochstetler gold sluicing scheme, which was abandoned by the .Australian company some years ago'. Should results prove satisfactory it is possible arrangements will be made to recommence development work by a now company.

It is not generally known, perhaps, that McGruer’.s Ltd.,- are sole agents, lor the New Miracle Corset Reducer. This remarkable weight reducer is stocked in Several styles and full •particulars can be given on application.— Advt.

Ar.y.ono who had entered the Greymouth Magistrate’s : Court this morning would have been struck immediate, ly by the contrast with the usual Monday morning conditions. The Magistrate was present, so was the Clerk, but the only others were a uniformed sergeant and constable,' and a solitary pressman. Only, one defendant was called, and only echo answered. The case was dealt with in ten seconds, and the Court, usually so busy on a Monday, was deserted a few seconds later.

“When I was a boy we used to play Indian and cowboy when we wanted real excitement,” writes a -correspondent of the “Napier Telegraph.” “But those games &eem too tame for the kids of to-day. Two boys the other day were seen playing with a waggon. At first they couldn’t figure out what to do with two boys and only one wagon. Finally one decided the- question. ‘This will be my car,’ said he.. “I’ll be drivin’ and you be walkin’ across the street, and you see if you can get across the street before I run over you.”

Attractive and desirable are the new silk : velvets for evening frocks showing at McGfiler’s. Beautiful shades and luxurious pile make this fabric a decided favourite for the ballroom.—Advt.

The Plunket Society met on Friday last, Mrs Carr presiding, 'there being also present Mesdames Smythe, Cuttie, O'Brien, Barrett, Martin, and Misses Anderson and* Broadwood. Mesdames Parfitt, Dennehy, McLean and Brailsforu sent apologies for absence. It was decided to hold a Coin Afternoon on Juiy 15. Nurse-Spring submitted her report, showing that visits! to homes had numbered 18, old cases 53, total 71; visits to. office,, idults 90; babies 75; total 165. Nurse Spring, who visits Hokitika fortnight, ly, reported that visits to homes there numbered nine, and visits to the office adults 15, babies 12. The Plunket Society’s shop did good business on Saturday, the sum of £l7/6/5 being raised. Mrs J. O’Brien had charge of the shop on the occasion. Jhe dinner was won by Mr P. o’l‘arrell. Thanks are offered to customers and donors of /cods.

New novels at B. .Dixon’s, Tainui Street —“Buckskin Peat,’’ by A. Of Hales; “Cottonwood Gulch,” by Mulford, 6/ each ; “Trailing; Back,” by Seltzer 6/-; “The Flockmaster of Poison Creek,” by Ogden, 3/6; “Never the Twain Shall Meet,” by Kyne, 3/6; “The Beloved Dawn,” by Titus, 2/6; “Tho Wilderness Trail,” by Jackson Gregory, 2/6; “Yen of the Y.D.” by Stead, 2/6; “The Baron of Diamond frail,” by Ogden, 2/6; “Deep Sea Hunters,” by Virrell, .2/6; “Claim Number 1,” bv Ogden, 2/6; “Rustlers’ A’alley,” by Mulford, 2/6; “The Eyes of the World,” by Wright, 2/6.—Advt.

“I have never seen so large or horrible a fish,” declared the skipper of a Lowestoft steam drifter, fishing off the Scilly Isles, in describing recently his struggle with an unknown monster of lire sea. When the nets were being hauled in during the night, the weight was so great that the hawser was strained to its utmost. Entangled in the nets was found a mammoth fish syeighing from eight to ten tons, with a head three feet wide, an enormous mouth, and five large ruffles round the neck. When smooth water was reached in daylight, the crew fixed hawsers to the tail of the monstci, which, by means of a steam winch, was hauled on board, where if was severed. It measured ten feet in length. The earcase ot the strangled 'sea elephant” disappeared in the water. “It looked like an elephant,” added tlie skipper, “yet the fins somewhat resembled those of a shark, although they were much larger.” '

Over twenty years ago we sold tc Christ’s College, Christchurch, a Collinson piano. Hundreds and hundreds of students have practised and received their lessons on this beautiful, instrument, and although it has received very hard wear, to-day it is as good as ever. This is the way all our Collinson pianos wear. No doubt you are thinking of purchasing a piano—if so do not lst the selection worry you just make u>’ your mind to purchase a Collinson piano. You will not be disappointed. Our terms for purchase are so very easy that vou need not worry about the size of the payments. They will be adjusted for you. Please call at the Bristol Piano Coy., Greymouth and ask our manager, Mr Denne to explain our easy time payment. syS. tem. You will not regret it. Reefton representative —Mr Nicholas Lawn. Advt.

Mr Thomas Buxton, who is at present Dominion organiser for the New Zealand Farmers’ Union, has been appointed Dominion organiser and lecturer for New Zealand for the League of Nations. Mr Buxton was Member for Geraldine from J 908 to 1914. and was Minister of Industries and Commerce in the MacKenzie Ministry in 1912. His work with the Farmers’ Unibn, which has-extended over the last three- years, has been of great value to that organisation, and between five and six thousand new members have been enrolled as the direct result of his efforts. The new office which Mr Buxton will hold has been created at' the request and with the approval of both Geneva'and Lon. don, and the appointment was made unanimously al‘ a League of Nations conference in Wellington, which discussed "the possibilities of a strong Dominion backing for- the Geneva centre. ’ Mr Buxton’s first activities will include organising visits' to the four cities, and after that he will visit the smaller centres in a campaign for the enrolment of members, and-for linking rip local bodies and other organisations with the work of the League. It is hoped by the Dominion conference'that Mr Buxton’s political experience', and also his organisation in - " eontiectibn with nat’onal efficiency in the South Tslnnd durum the war. should help in build we'•■up’ very Strong’ branch of the League in New Zealand,