LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 25 June 1925, 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;

• The Rewanui mine was again idle to-day. There has been no work at the.mine on two days this week, and three days last week. Work will resume to-morrow.

It is understood (says the “.Guardian”), that suits by the .police on be-, half of the Marine Department against .sawmillers depositing sawdust in the Hokitika river have been’ withdrawn. Further enquiry is to be made into the matter.

Wait for Saturday, June 27, opening day of McGruer’s Huge Winter Sale. Record reductions, 40 to 50 per cent off many lines. Now is the great time to buy; look out for the big price list. See the windows. —McGruer’s, Greymouth, Reefton, Hokitika.— Advt. ' v,

The outcome of the conference held at Ross on Monday, between representatives of the- Railway Department, Westland County Council, Farmers’ Union and Messrs Stuart and Chapman, with reference to the future of the- Ross-Waitaha tramway was a recommendation to the Government that ic enter .into negotiations with Messrs Stuart and Chapman with a view - to taking over the tramline, and extending it further to the south.

Technical School students interested in mechanical drawing should call and inspect the new stocks of mathematical Drawing 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 any in the Dominion. — Advt.

Sawmills will be active in the Ashburton County for the next few years. The County Council has .sold blocks of pin us insignis to three .sawmilling companies, which will employ a large number of men. There is, a groat demand for this class of wood for timber and firewood, and the council has sold a small block of standing pines in a favourable locality at a royalty of 5/a cord.

Bargains in our showroom department. Ladies’ costumes and frocks at cost price. Six only black and white check costumes, sale price 10/6 each. One only smart cream gaberdine costume, usual price six guineas, sale price 19/6. Six only ladies’ blark serge costumes, usual price £5, now 19/6. One dozen ladies’ navy serge costumes, sale price 10/6 to 59/6. —C. Smith, Ltd., the house for bargams, Gre vm outh. —Adv t.

Politeness pays, but only within limits, apparently. A Wellington land agent a few days ago 'motored a prospective buyer to inspect a property at Karori, and ■as the wind was chilly, provided him with an overcoat—a good one, for it pays land agents to act handsomely, in anticipation of a hand, some return. Back at the office the buyer decided that he should send «. wire to his wife, discovered that he had no small change, or large notes either, for that matter, borrowed a couple of .shillings, and hurried to th e Post Office. So did the coat, The two shilling piece was neither here nor there, but the loss of a perfectly good coat to a buyer who looked perfectly good rather burns in that agent’s mind.

The great joy of good music! Just unpacked direct from the makers, the world’s best gramophones, sold at wholesale prices. English manufacture, polished oak, good motor, fitted with two doors on piano hinges, price £5; table grand model, finest English manufacture with dome shaped lid, polished mahogany, best quality motor, two doors with piano hinges, nickelplated needle cups, price £7/10/-; Cabinet, a beautiful article of furniture and polished a full mahogany finish, large compartment for record albums, new model powerful double spring, silent hectical wind, price £2O. You can have one of these perfect machines in your home to-day by paying a small deposit and the balance in easy instill ments. —A. E. Kilgour, the home of the world’s best gramophones.—Advt.

On Wednesday afternoon a demonstration of the Wehr one man tractor was given' at Reefton before the mem. bers of the In'angaliua County Council 'and .Engineer, Mr W. F,. Brett. Mr AV. Steer operated the machine, and the site chosen was a piece of street which is to be enclosed in the District High School new playground, the surface-of which was fairly hard and contained some large, ugly boulders. The machine had all the pick points—some eight—-in action, and though the boulders at’ times hung it up, the general opinion of. its work was favourable. • The speed at which it travelled and its cheapness for operatin’'. commended’it-to the onlookers. This machine, made by the Ford people, is to ba used for demonstrating right along th® Coast- _ -

The Hotel to stay at when in Grey; mouth, is the Royal, close to the Railway Station. Jlirst class dining room with every attention. Speight’s and local ales always on tap. Booking office for Newman’s Motor Service. P. Crannitch, late of Timaru and Lyttelton, Proprietor. —Advt.

It is reported that a Chinese “bank” not far from Gfeyinouth, was hit to leg for £4O yesterday. Our sale started to-day, and judging by the numerous ladies who paid a visit to our shop, all are well satisfied with the bargains they received. Our advice is to get in early and procure the best bargains ever offering on the West Coast.—C. Smith, Ltd,, Greymouth.—Advt.

Speaking of the Tents which are charged in Wellington for one-room dwellings, Councillor Troup said at the meeting of the Wellington City Council last week that there were 8b people paying 20/. to 22/6, 65 paying 25/-to 27/6, 17 paying 27/6 to 30/-, 40 paying 30/- to 32/6, 14 paying 35/- to 37/6, two paying 37/6 to 40/-, 7 paying 40/- to 45/-, and two paying 50/- to 60/-. The total number of people pay. ing 20/- or more for one room was 263.

Saturday, June 27, is the day, nine o’clock the time, McGruer’s the place. Huge Winter Sale—record reductions, 40 to 50 per cent off many lines. Worth waiting for ! True economy ' — McGruer’s, Greymouth, Reefton and Hokitika.—Advt.

After making a purchase in a New Plymouth shop the other day, a Maori spied a gaily-coloured dressing gown. It made a strong appeal to him, but, unfortunately, was too .small. The eager salesman produced a similar gar. ment, which, despite an eloquent tribute to its qualities, failed to please the native. “Hum, plenty manure,” said he, after listening thoughtfully for a while. Indignantly the shopmah replied that the ’.material was pare wool. “Oh yes, I know that,” replied the Maori, “but te farmer, he put plenty manure to make crops grow. You put on te plenty talk to make te t’ing sell.”

Large and varied stocks of the latest in armlets in all colours and shades and assorted designs at from 2/to 7/have just arrived from London at B. Dixon s, Tainui Street. Here’s a bar. gain for the ladies : Our complete stock of 1 fancy bead necklets in glass, jet, and aeronoid in all colours are offered at half the usual price. Come in and see these lines. —Advt.

Regret and surprise have often been expressed by white people that priceless Maori relics and heirlooms have, upon different occasions, been present, cd to distinguished visitors to New Zealand. Aii explanation of this was given at Auckland last week by Dr. P. H. Buck, in an address at the Leys Institute. “When the pakeha sees the Maori giving away some old tribal relic he says, ‘What a foolish thing to do, to part with that priceless heirloom!’ ” said the lecturer, “but these gifts are made in accordance with Maori custom. The prestige of the family must -be maintained; the chief must make these gifts because it is expected of him. That is why so many of the families of great chiefs are so poor to-day. They must entertain vis.itors right royally and must give them anything they may desire. From many points of view, it is therefore better for the Maori race to become civilised as speedily as possible.”

Gramophone records; greatest artists and finest recording; Kreisler, GalliCurci, Dal Monte, Melba, Paderewski. Chaliapine, Ruffo; “Hungarian Dance in G. Minor,” “Gavotte E. Major,” by Fritz Kreisler; “Hymne au Soleil,” “Chanson Hindoue,” by Galli-Curci; “El Relicario,” “El Guitarrico,” by Ruffo; “Chanson Triste',” “By the Waters of Minnetonka,” by Madame Melba; “In the Town of Kasan,” “Song of Galitzky,” by Chaliapine; “Ma Giche Note,” “Serenade Espagnole,” by Caruso; “Molly Bannigan,” “Mother Machree,” by John McCormack. —A. E. Kilgour, agent for “His Master’s Voice,” “Brunswick,” and “Zonophone” Gramophones and Records.—Advt.

Sitting idle for sometimes hours at a time is one of the minor evils of the taxi-driver’s job (says' the Auckland “Star”). On the ranks they have their busy weeks and slack weeks ; and when a slack week comes in the middle of winter it is cheerless enough away from the-heaters and the sun. But it is a part of the wasteful system that compels men to stay idle until someone gives them a call, and they console themselves with the prospect of having one or two of these even on bad days. If a call is for a long distance run, the hire often amounts' to a considerable bill. Recently an Auckland taxi, owner had a trip to the Far North. He got through without mishap and was offered a cheque for £45 in payment of the fare. The change amounted to £lO and he handed this in notes to his erstwhile passenger. Upon arriving back in Auckland, the taxi-man presented the cheque to be cashed, and was told that it was valueless' It was one of the risks of the job, remarked a driver, and was only a degree worse than the other kind of fraud, who took: a motorist for a long country tour on shady “false pretences.”

Over twenty years ago we sold to 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 let the selection worry you—just make u n 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. tern. You will not regret it. Reefton representative—Mr Nicholas Lawn. — Advt.

In November, 1923, the Government removed the protection on deer- in certain portions of the acclimatisation dis-, tricts of Marlborough, Nelson, North Canterbury, Waitaki, Otago, Southland and Westland, and' a grant of £lOOO was made for the purpose of assisting settlers in the thinning out of the’animals. The amount was divided among the districts concerned in proportion to the number of deer estimated to be in eacli district. In each case onethird of the amount was available for the Acclimatisation Societies at the rate of 1/- per tail for every animal killed by them,- qr on their behalf, in those portions of their districts where protection had not been removed: TFremaining two. thirds has been distributed at the rate of .2/- per deer'tail to any person who killed deer in the areas wherein protection had been re. moved, and produced the tails Ho the person authorised to receive the same. The amount granted has now been al. most completely exhausted,'and as (the deer are still present in large numbers the Government has granted an addition al sum of £lOOO ’ fori the /nurpAse of further assisting’the work. This lias been allocated betw’eeffrthq districts corceined.- jn.' proportion to the numbers of deer killed in such districts un-