LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 March 1926, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

■The depth of water in the Borough reservoir at 9 a.m. to-day was 14ft 3in. •

Now showing. Our Autumn and winter millinery. C. Smith, Ltd, Drapers, ■ Greymouth.—Advt.

It is intended to arrange.for pupils of the Grey Technical School to visit the Dunedin Exhibition at the time when pupils of other secondary schools are making the trip.

This morning a stock train, containing about’ one thousand sheep and lambs, and forty pigs, from South Westland, left for Canterbury. The pigs were sent front Hari Hart- and •comprised a nice line of baconers.

Half-price sale at McGruer’s; commencing, Saturday March 6. All summer goods for speedy clearance. Hall prices, and in cases, less than Kali prices prevail in every department. McGruer\s, Greymouth, Reefton and Hokitika.—Advt.

The Education Department has approved of a' grant of £49 6s 6d towards plumbing equipment for the Grey Technical School, to replace that lost in the fire in Richmond Quay last November. Mr W. Kyle suggested at last night’s meeting of the Grey Technical School Board, that the school wireless should be made available of an evening te pupils who wish to; hear the band of the 93rd. Highlanders’ programme broadcasted from Dunedin. Tire Director said he would arrange to have this done.

Week-end. specials from our dress department—Lovely embossed velvets, 27in. wide, 6/11 a yard; cream Fuji silk, 30in wide, beautiful quality, only 2/11 a yard; navy fine coating serge, Priestley's fast Jndigo datyes, 544 n wide, 12/6 a yd. ; extra special navy serge, fine twill, fast Indigo dye, 54in wide, a splendid serge, for costumes and college wear, only 9/11 a yd.; navy dress flannel, 54in wide, 7/11 a yard. C. Smith, Drapers. —Advt. -

Another reciprocal visit has been ar. ranged between the pupils of the Grey and Ashburton Technical Schools. A party of about fifty pupils of the Grey Technical School will visit Ashburton at Easter. Ashburton will visit Grey mouth in June. On each trip, school matches appropriate to the season will be arranged.

Seasonable lines you' may want. Jam pot covers, 25 in packet, 4d a packet; crepe serviettes, 25 in packet, 9d and 1/- pkt. ; Picnic plates, in three sizes, 1/-. 1/5, 1/9 a doz. ; paper d’oyles, 9d, 1/-, 1/3 a doz. Packets of 48 assorted sizes, 1 1- pkt. Confetti, 3d a pkt. Wedding cake boxes, 5/6 a doz.; wedding invitations cards and envelopes, 2/- and 3/- a box. Best values are at B. Dixon’s, Tainui street —Advt.

Mr Thomas Syme, an employee in the Forest Sawmilling Coy., Ltd., while stacking timber at Ngahere, on Saturday, sustained a fractured deg, through being struck by a piece oi falling timber. He was conveyed to the Grey Hospital where he received surgical attention. He is reported today to be making good progress.

New novels at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street. “The Goose Woman.” by Rex Beach, 6/-; “To-mon-ow’s Tangle,” by Pedlar, 6/-; “The Flight of the Heron” by Vroster, 6/-; “A Man Under Authority” by Ethel Dell, 6/-; “‘David Blaise” by Benson, 2/6; “More About the Doctor” by Cameron, 2/6; “The Golden Road” by Montgomery, 2/6; “And It Was So” by Graham, 2/6; “The Story Girl” by Montgomery, 2/6; “Breakers on the Sand’-’ by Graham, 2/6; “The • Magic of Love” by Annie Swan, 3/6. —Advt.

• At the meeting of the Grey Power Board last evening, the Chairman (Mr ’D. Tennent) stated that MrLythgoefh* engineer, and himself had spent three evenings till 11 o’clock, going through the applications for snift engineers for the Power House. “Didn’t you go out and have a spot?” naively queriea Mr A. Robinson. “No, we didn’t have time for that,” promptly -came the chairman’s reply.

Gramophones on easy terms. Two cabinet models, superior British manufacture, bought direst from the makers. No. 751 A Pedestal Model, Chippendale style, fitted with dome-shaped lid, record cupboard and needle cups; height 43 inches. £25. No. 2798 Cabinet Jacobean Period Model, solid oak, large compartment for record albums powerful double spring motor £25 Either of these perfect tcr.e models forwarded to your home at once by paying a small deposit and the balance on easy monthly instalments. A. E. Kilgour, for gramophones on easy terms. —Advt.

The annual meeting of the Greymouth Male< Choir took place last evening,, Mr F. Harley presiding over an attendance of fourteen members. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows: —President: Mr I. Nelson Conductor, ‘Mr F. Smith; Deputy-Conductor, Mr J. Hadland; Pianiste, MiSs Lena Higgins (L.A.8., A.T.C.L.); Acting Secretary-Treasurer, Mr Harley; Librarians, Messrs Crump-: ton and Harding; the officers to be the committee. It was decided to resume the usual practices on Monday, March 15. After the business had been, disposed pf, the members and friends present spent the rest of the evening with songs, pianoforte selections, recitations and gramophone selections.-

The Hotel to stay it when in Greymouth, is the Royal, close to the Railway Station. First-class dining room, with, every attention. Speight s andlocal ales always on tap. Booking office for Newman’s Motor Service, -r. Urannitch (late of Timaru and Lyttelton) proprietor.—Advt. An incipient fire was discovered on the Ngahere-Blackball, combined traffic bridge about half .past three on. Saturday afternoon, some of the decking having caught alight, it is thought, from the ash of a passing engine. Ihe fire was extinguished before any material damage was done.

Not every elector knows how to fill in an application for enrolment cor. rectly. ‘‘Some of these applications went back to the electors as many as six or seyen times before they were finally in order,” said Mr H.,G. F. Coles, Retumingl Officer for Westland, giving evidence before the Electoral Court. '•*

, Commencing, Saturday, March 6.' Half-price days at McGruer’s. Drastic reductions. Room must be found for new Autumn shipments. Half-price specials in every department. . McGruer’s, Greymouth, Reefton and Hokitika.—Advt. ;

“I. know that matay people think that youngsters in school nowadays have a very good time, and not only a very good time, but such a. good time that they waste time,” said Professor, J. S. Tftnnant, speaking at, the Wellington Concert Chamber on “Adjustment to Environment.” “Well, I know the product of the old ‘thorough’ days when the lessons and the time-table were monotonous and the seats were particularly monotonous — and I know., the product of. the new point of view, and I can assure you that there is no comparison.”-

Travelling requisites. 'Only the best kept. Bought direct from the makers. Solid leather suit cases, large, size, 65/-, 70/-; fiberkane suit cases, all sizes, 11/6, 12/6, 13/6; fiberkane lunch cases 2/6, ■ 3/3, 4/6; fiberkane attache cases 6/11, 7/11, 8/11. ‘Best leather straps, with handles, 3/11; leather handles for bags, parcels, etc'at A. E. Kilgour’s, for all leather goods bought direct from, the makers. Advt.

It was reported at a meeting of the committee of the Wellington Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals that efforts were being, made to have legislation introduced to regulate trainers of performing animals in New Zealand. . Under the British Performing Animal Regulation Act, 1925, which began to operate on Janiiaty .1, 1926, all performers . must be registered. Power is .given to th,e police, to enter any premises where animals are trained or exhibited, and if it is found that the animals are cruelly treated, application will be made to the Court to prohibit or restrain the exhibition. It was thought by the committee that a- similar Act would do a great deal of good in this country., . .

Although ten out of the twelve men who formed , the crew of the wrecked steamer Kara escaped with their lives, they were not so fortunate with resppct to their worldly possessions. Several lost sums of money oh board, in some cases running up to £2O, and all are minus the clothing and articles of. a personal nature they had on shipboard. One/of the officers estimates that he is the loser of property to. a total value of £lOO, including a pearl necklace;' a sextant recently purchased, a pair of binoculars and a dress suit. Those who were unable . to obtain second-hand garments to replace those the seas stripped from their backs wore clothes which to them ,at Te Hapuna. By the irony of fate, the two men who. lost their lives in the wreck were both good swimmers, while two of those who were saved could hot swim a stroke. The latter were support-: ed in the water by- reason of their- lifebelts, and, although choked with water and rendered unconscious, were washed ashore alive by the force of the surf breaking in on. the . beach.

Sure to get the latest records at A. E. Kilgour’s: “Hornpipe Medley,’’ “Humours of Dorny Brook,” “I Love the Sunshine,” “It’s a-man every time” “The Toy Drum Major,” “Shanghai,” “Silva.” “The Voyagers.” The finest selection on the Coast to choose from at A. E. Kilgour’s, Sole Greymouth agent for “His Master’s Voice,” Brunswick and 1 Zonophone records.— Advt.

Motorists themselves have resolved to take action against those of their number who indiscriminately strew the roads they traverse with discarded 'empty benzine tins. The North Island Motor Union decided to draw the attention of all motor associations to the disfigurement of the main and rural roads by the numbers of benzine tins left on the roadside, and to ask the associations to request their members to desist i from the practice, otherwise legislation might be brought in making it an offence. The oil companies are to be asked to attach a tag to each tin, urging that it should be disposed of in an out-of-the-way place where it would not be unsightly, and making suggestions as to the danger of throwing aside tins still containing a small quantity of benzine. “Anyway, the benzine tin question will settle itself 500 n,,” remarked one speaker, referring to the change over- from the tin to the bulk system supply. “No,” corrected another delegate, “the oil people , are making more tins now than were ever made before.”

New text books at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street. “Daily Mail Year Book,” 1/6; “The Practical. Engineer’s Mechanical Pocket Book and Diary for 1926,” 3/-; “British. Oil Engines” by. Tookey, new edition, 3/6 ; “Spoil’s Electrical Pocket Book” 10/6; “Practical Electrical Wiring for Lighting Installations” by Metcalfe, 8/6; “Practical Electrical Engineering for Elementary Students” by Ibbetson, 3/9; “Alternating Currents” _ by A. Hay, 9/6; “Induction Coil Design” by McCodd, 21/-; ./‘Simple Furnishing and Arrangement” by" Gloag, 1(W; ‘‘Simple Schemes for Decoration” by Gloag, 7/6; “Pumps and Pumping Machinery” by Colyer, two volumes, 37/6 the set; “The Construction of the Morern Locomotive”, by Hughes, 12/6; “Pumping, and Water Power” by Bradley, 8/6; “Steam Turbines and Engines” by Walker, 14/6. —Advt.

Late letters from London report Archbishop Julius as in good health and enjoying his visit to England immensely (states the “Church News”). He has bought a car, and has been touring England in it after' the fashion of his son the Archdeacon. From January to March, he intended to visit the Continent as far east as Rome and this month he was due back in England, as he was to be the speaker at a Mothers’ Union gathering in Norwich this month. He had seen the new Bishop of Christchurch, and he expressed his entire delight at the. ap v pointment, being of opinion that he was “just the man” wanted. He spent an afternoon with Bishop West-Watson discussing the diocese, and he formed the most favourable opinion of him personally, and of his fitness for the episcopal work in the diocese. The Archbishop is able to walk about with greater comfort. It appears uncertain as to when he will return to New Zealand, but the news Bishop expressed the hope that he would return to make his home in Christchurch'. •' i