LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 August 1928, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A West Coaster's house —Tattersail’s Hotel Christchurch, the most central ami most popular for accomodation. with W. A. Stapleton as proprietor.—Advt. 'rite Liverpool Mint* will lie idle on Monday. Barry and Sargeant, opticians, will visit. Greymouth on August 15, 16, and 17. Rooms. .Jubilee Buildings, Mackay Street. —Advt. Mr W. Meldrum, S.M., gave his decision yesterday in the case against th 1 managers of the Oddfellows’ euchre at Reefton. they being convicted and ordered to pay costs. A poll was taken yesterday by the Grey County Council among the ratepayers in lhe Moonlight district, in connection with the raising of a loan for Hit. erection of the Moonlight Creek bridge. About twenty votes were recorded, all being in favour of the proposed loan. The bridge will remove the isolation of the Atarau ratepayers.

When in Greymouth stay at the Hotel Dominion, the sporting and commercial house, one minute from Railway Station, G.P.O. and Banks. Superior service, excellent table. Papers delivered to bedroom with morning tea. Speight’s and Monteith’s Ales on tap. E. Kiely, Proprietor.—Advt.

Scarlet fever is stated io be prevalent at Bell Hill. Three cases were admitted to the Greymouth Hospital yesterday.

Barry and Sargeant, opticians, will visit Greymouth on August 15, 16, 17. —Advt.

Quite a village is being formed at Waipuna, where Messrs A. R. Wallis Ltd., are commencing sawmilling operations. It has been suggested that the little township should be named Mackleyville. Dwellings and other buildings are in course of erection.

Those who have defective eyesight should avail themselves of the opportunity of visiting Barry and Sargeant, Jubilee Buildings.—Advt.

By refusing to allow the purchase of a site on the instalment system (telegraphed our Auckland correspondent) the Acting Minister of Internal Affairs has upset the scheme of the Birkenhead Borough Council for the securing of land, on which to build a new Town Hall.

The optical specialists, Barry and Sargeant, will visit Greymouth on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, August 15. 16, and 17. —Advt.

“Do you bet?” asked examining counsel of a bankrupt in New Plymouth the other day. “Oh, I went to the last, two meetings in New Plymouth.” “How much did you take along?” “About .Cl 17/- to be correct.” “What did you take away?” Bankrupt, reflected. “About £l7. I was lucky,” he added. “Yes,” commented the questioner, “it’s a pity you didn’t take £l7 in the the first place.”

Half price specials at Thorpy’s Winter Clearance Sale. —Ladies’ Velour Coats, fur collars, 19/11; ladies’ fleecy Cardigans, sleeveless 2/11, with sleeves 3/llJd; llleecy Bloomers 1/llld; Fleecy Bodices 1/8 and 1/11; Creme Winceyette Chemises 3/10. We sell for less, Thorpy’s Ltd., Greymouth and Reefton. —Advt.

Crop growers in the Canterbury district are longing for rain. Seed that was put in during autumn is not coming away very fast, and a good rain is wanted to give the crops a start. The past winer was very mild, and the rainfall was just about four inches below the normal for the past 26 years. The rainfall so far this year has been 11.796 inches, and last winter, which was even milder than this, the fall was 10.334 inches.

Men’s Wear Bargains at Thorpy’s. —Fleecy-lined Singlets and Pants 2/6, Woven Stripe Neglige Shorts 4/4, all Wool Cardigans and Pullovers 9/11, good quality Ribbed Woollen Socks 1/3, Pyjama Suits 6/4, Tweed Trousers with cuff bottoms 8/6, Coloured Border and White Handkerchiefs 6 for 2/11. We sell for less. Thorpy’s Economy Warehouse, Greymouth.— Advt.

A meeting of the Mount Eden School Committee was held to hear the report of the headmaster on the effects of abolition of homework 18 months ago. The discussion showed that the new system was greatly appreciated by both parents and scholars. Children approached their studies in the mornings with' freshness and' concentration, which made up for the eliminated evening’s study (telegraphed our Auckland correspondent). z

The success of Parkinson’s Inhalant as a. prophiplactic against Influenza and in the cure of the common “cold” is now an established fact. The reason is obvious. It keeps the nasal passage clear, enabling one to breathe through the nose, thus warming and filtering the air before it reaches the lungs. It is a pleasant and effective remedy and we strongly recommend its use in keeping the breathing apparatus in good order. The price is 1/6 ands 2/6 per bottle and full instructions for use are plainly printed on the label. —Advt.

A Wanganui resident had a number of large daisies growing in his garden resembling somewhat the ox-eye daisy, a specimen that the farmers do not altogether view with friendly eyes. Some months ago a Wellington friend visited the local resident and suggested that there was money in the daisies if sent to the Empire City for sale, and he offered to make arrangements for regular supplies. The resident was surprised when his first cheque came to £7 and a more recent one amounted to nearly £9.

Useful lines:—Restringing Outfits for Pearl Beads, 1/- each; Confetti 3/- doz.: Carnival Ribbons, 20 streamers in packets for 5/9 doz. packets; Rainbow Streamers 2/6 doz; World Wide Crepe Paper, all shades, 8/6 doz packets; Dennison Crepe Paper, all shades 1/- packet or 10/6 doz. packets; Mura Decorated Paper 1/9 per packet; Genuine Gillette Safety Razors 1/6 each; Metal Cigarette Cases 1/- each; Hand Mirrors 1/-, 1/11, 2/6, 3/6 to 25/-; 3 tablets bath soap for 1/3; 3 tablets Castile Soap for 1/3; Rexona Soap 1/3. On sale at A. E. Kilgour’s, The Shop for Value. —Advt.

A thief at New York, in the act of robbing a poor-box, was detected automatically and arrested on the steps of the church, as he was making away with £3, the contents of the box. As he prized it open, there was a muffled report, and a flashlight, and an identifiable photograph was obtained by a hidden lens. At the same time a buzzer was set ringing in the presbytery, and an alarm call sent to the detective station, just a few doors away, so that, detectives were able to apprehend the man as he Was leaving. The new device is now in operation in banks and other institutions.

Sale-time is bargain-time at B. Dixon's. Tainui Street. Stocktaking has brought forth hundreds of lines that we must, quit at any price, find so the pencil has been busy marking down goods at prices that will help them to go early. Your opportunity is now. Come in and inspect cur bargain tables. You will be surprised at the bargains offered. —Advt.

August specials at A. E. Kilgour’s: “The Feathered Friends Competition Writing pad,’’ 6d: “The Forest Giant Pad” 200 pages ruled. 1/2 each; “Pucca. Pads 1/- each or 3 for 2/9; “Pembury Bond Pads” 1/- .each or 2 for 1/9; “Exquisite Pads” 1/- each or 2 for 1/9; “Zealandia School Pad" 1/each or 2 for 1/9; “Bargain Pad” 400 pages, 1/6 each; 100 cake cups in boxes for 6d; Pucca Envelopes (id : Exquisite Envelopes, 6 packet; Secret Service Envelopes, 6d packet. A. E. Kilgour, Bookseller and Stationer, for best value. —Advt.

By the location of a wonderful spring of natural gas (says the “Murchison Standard”), still another link has been forged in the chain of evidence which goes to prove that the Murchison district is entitled to be seriously considered as a potential oil-field. The gas “blow,” which is situated up the Blackwater Valley, some five miles from its junction with the Mangles, and about, twelve miles from the Murchison township, is escaping under such pressure that it lifts the water several inches in the small crater surrounding it, and when ignited the gas throws a column of flame varying from four to six feet in height.

Special Sale Bargains in Furnishing Department: Tapestry Sofa Squares 23/9 each; Velvet Pile 31/6 and 39/6; Cretonnes 9£d, 101 d, and 1/1 per yard at C. Smith, Ltd., House Furnishers, Mawhera Quay.-—Advt. New books at B. Dixon’s Ltd., “Where the White Man Treads” by W. Bauche 8/6; “Dragon Lizards of Komodo” by Burden 15/-; “New Zealand Trees and Shrubs” by Allan 6/6; “The Maori, Past and Present” by T. E. Donne 22/6; “Rod Fishing in New Zealand” by Donne 15/-; “The Man Before the Mast” by Sorrell 7/6; “The Glamour of Near East. Excavation” by Baikio 15/-; "Human Migration and the Future” by J. W. Gregory 12/6; “The Menace of Colour” by Gregory, 12/6; “N.Z. Motor Traffic Regulations” 1/-; “N.Z. Motorists’ Road Guide” new edition, 3/6; at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street. —Advt.