LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 October 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A West Coaster’s house —Tattersail’s Hotel, Christchurch, the most central and most popular for accommodation, with W. A. Stapleton as proprietor. —Advt.

One hundred and twelve tins of whitebait were sent to Canterbury by this morning’s express, most of it having come from Hokitika.

The vital statistics for Westport for September are: —Births 5, deaths 13, marriages 3. The number of deaths tor the month is believed to be a record. During the month of November, 1918, when the influenza raged .so severely there were 11 deaths in the district.

Just arrived: 40 cases and 4 bales of new season summer goods. Watch window displays. A most select range of all the latest fashions. C. Smith, Ltd., Drapers, Greymouth.—Advt.

The Auckland War Memorial Museum will shortly be completed at a cost approaching £200,000 (telegraphed our Auckland correspondent). The returned soldiers have now sent an open letter to the Citizens’ Museum Committee, asserting the primary object of tlie building has been unduly subordinated. In effect, the protest is that the building is a museum, but only to a small extent a war memorial.

A special window display of the most fashionable and latest in summer frocks in voiles, reppes, in all the newest designs and colourings; also lovely smart black reppe silk coats. Now showing at C. Smith, Ltd.. Drapers, G r ey m on th .—Ad v t.

The one million sterling mark in value of building permits issued by the Auckland City Council for the nine months of the present year was topped as a result of September activity in the trade. The total this year stands at .£1,(137,332, against £657,960 last, year; this total does not include £326,001) for the new railway station contract.

When in Greymoutlx 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.

At present there is 29ft. G ins. of water on the Greymouth bar, constituting a record depth since Greymouth’s inception as a harbour. The scouring is due to a prolonged fresh in the river a week ago.

Lovers of a good wholesome beverage should try McGavin’s Oatmalt Stout. It is considered the finest brewed article in New Zealand. Griffin and Smith, Ltd., are the local agents.— Advt.

The new mill of A. R. Wallis at Waipuna, near Ikamatua, has commenced cutting timber. About fifteen men are employed, and four cottages and several huts have been erected for their accommodation.

New season’s stocks of Dean’s Toys and Dolls, representing all the latest novelties, and new stocks of the latest in Ladies’ Hand Bags, Wrist Bags and Arm Bags have arrived at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street. Your inspection is invited. —Advt.

Mr. R. Adamson, of Riccarton, formerly of Wataroa, continues to take a close interest in the welfare of the Westland Racing Club, of which he is a member. As further evidence of his interest he has just donated a silver cup to the Club for competition at the Club’s meeting on the Hokitika racecourse at Christmas. The cup is very handsome and will endow the Westland Mile Handicap, the principal event of the meeting.

New books at B. Dixon’s, Ltd.: ’’Pictorial Golf,” by Martin, 8/6; “Harold, the Webbed” by Horn, 7/6; “The Story of the Southern Cross Trans-Pacific Flight” by Smith and Ulm, 8/6; “Women Are ?” by Nicol, 2/6; “While Rivers Run” by Walsh, 6/-; “Swan Song” by John Galsworthy, 6/-; “Tide of Empire” by Peter B. Kyne, 6/-; “Dust” by Tempski, 6/-; “The Sun Hawk” by Chambers, 6/-; “Lights Up” by Grace Richmond, 6/-. New reprints at 3/6: “The Carolinian” by Sabatini; “Bellarion,” by Sabatini. —Advt.

“When he was courting his wife, he could put his hand over his good eye, and with the sight given by his bad eye could put the engagement ring on her finger,” said Mr T. J. Fleming in the Arbitration Court at Auckland, in referring to his client’s eyesight before an accident, in a claim for compensation. “A man should be able to do that with both eyes shut,” commented Mr F. L. G. West, who was opposing the claim. Mr Fleming replied that it all depended on how much practice a man had (laughter).

Kilgour’s special prices:—Exquisite Pads 1/-, Pucca Pars 1/-, Zealandia School Pads 1/-, The Bargain Pad (400 pages) 1/3, Our Feathered Friends’ Writing Pad 6d, Pembury Bond Pads 1/-, Exquisite Enveloped 6d, Service Envelopes 6d. Large range of Typewriting Paper, Letter Books, Pen and Pencil Manifold Books, Ledgers, Account Books. Price list on application to A. E. Kilgour, Bookseller and Stationer, Mawhera, Quay, Phone 259. —Advt.

Over 3000 Natives of the Tokerau district have petitioned Parliament through the Northern Maori member, Mr Tau Henare, praying that at the coming Parliamentary elections scrutineers on behalf of Maori candidates be allowed to sit with the returning officers. “We humbly pray that this power be given us so that the feelings of uneasiness on the part of Maoris as to the genuineness of Maori votes cast may be allayed, and in order to carry out the provisions of the Treaty of Waitangi, which ‘imparts to them all the rights, and privileges of British subjects.’ ”

The Christmas Number of the “Auckland Weekly News,” “Christchurch Press,” “Otago Witness,” “Free Lance,” and “Brett’s Annual” are due early in October. Each paper has a special supplement in the form of a colored plate illustrating some phase of New Zealand life or scenery. An ideal gift to send to the Homeland. The price is 2/- each; postage Id. extra. Orders are being taken now, so leave yours as early as possible with B. Dixon, Tainui Street. —Advt.

“The safe arrival of a Are appliance at a fire is of more importance than the saving of a minute at the risk of life and limb,” is a maxim in the manual of instruction issued to the members of the Wellington City Fire Brigade, which the Fire Board insists on being observed. An appliance travelled to a recent fire at between 35 to 40 miles an hour, narrowly escaping running over a hoy on a bicycle, and its speed was the subject of complaint by a traffic inspector. As a result, the officer in charge was disrated for a period by the superintendent, and this action was confirmed by the Fire Board. It was stated that the maximum speed allowed when going to a fire was 30 miles an hour, but when returning an engine had to take its place in the ordinary line of traffic.

Useful hand books:—“Graining and Marbling”; “Odd Jobs About the House,” “How to Makd an Evening Go,” “Carpentry for the Amateur,” “Electric Lighting and Wiring,” “Ticket and Sign Writers’ Alphabet,” “Plumbing,” “Paints and Colours,” “Electric Bells,” “Upholstery,” “Photography,” “New and Original Tricks,” “Boot-mending,” “Correct English,” “Bricklaying,” “Dog Ailments,” “Valve Sets,” “Drawing for Pleasure and Profit,” “How to Talk and Debate,” “Popular Indoor Games,” “The Book of Luck,” “Good Stories, riddles and jokes,” “Twelve Best Indoor Games,” ‘‘How’to Talk Correctly,” “Correct Conduct,” “Business Letter Writing,” ‘How to Conduct Meetings,” “Public Speaking.” Price 1/3 each. Obtainable from A. E. Kilgour, Bookseller and Stationer, Mawhera Quay.—Advt.

From Rissington (Hawke’s Bay), comes the story of a young man who had been heard to wonder what was the sensation accompanying a knockout blow, and whose curiosity was gratified in a strange but very convincing manner. While riding his horse over a stretch of rough country, the animal put one of its forefeet in a. hole, throwing the young man forward. In attempting to recover itself the horse threw up its head and hit the rider on the side of the jaw, the effect on the recipient being immediate and profound unconsciousness, and a fall from the horse of which he was totally unaware. After a. few seconds he awoke, remounted his steed and continued his journey, none the worse for his enforced forty winks. “Now I know the sensation of a knock-out,” lie said. "There’s no sensation at all!”

The amount of Sotheran Bros, tender, accepted by the Greymouth Borough Council for alterations and repairs to the roof of the Town Hall, was £492.

Special One-price Sale for three days only begins Saturday, September 29. Over 2,000 lots, worth from 3/11 to 59/6, all one price 2/6. The greatest half-crown sale bargain ever offered. Doors open at 9.30. Thorpy’s Economy Warehouse, Greymouth. Advt.

Anglers report good sport in the different streams throughout the district. Between, fifteen and twenty were out trying their luck yesterday. One fisherman landed seven fish, anothex* six, while two accounted for seventeen between them. One fortunate angler secured a catch of thirteen, in the Grey River. All were nice sized fish, the largest caught, being landed near Peyman’s, opposite the Racecourse. Excellent sports was provided, a number of fish getting away from the hook.

Special One-price Sale, 2.000 lots 2/6 each. Ladies’ Waterproof and Velour Coats 2/6; Men’s and Boys’ Shirts 2/6; Ladies’ Art Silk Hose, 2 pairs for 2/6; Damask Table Cloths 2/6; Ladies’ and Children’s Soiled Underclothing, 2 for 2/6. Sale begins 9.30, Saturday, September 29. Thorpy’s Economy Warehouse, Greymouth. —Advt.

What will be regarded in conservative ecclesiastical circles as a bold venture of faith, is a decision of the vestry of St. Paul’s Anglican Church Auckland, to banish from its services the collection-plate, that, in many churches, has long been considered almost as indispensable to public worship as the parson himself (states the “Sun”). This resolution does not mean that the church requires no further monetary support from the congiegation. It merely upsets a hoary custom that the vicar, the Rev. Cecil Watson, looks upon as pernicious. He is of opinion that “shoving a plate undei the nose of worshippers” has outlived its dignity, although perhaps not its usefulness. Furthermore, the principle is wrong. The method to be tried for three months is that the people will be asked to place their offerings in boxes at the doors as they enter or leave the church. The scheme, a sort of painless extraction, is in vogue in other parts and has generally proved successful. One Auckland parish, that of Northcote, adopted the idea some months ago, with satisfactory results. In a Southern church it is recorded that free-will offerings have shown a remarkable increase.

Popular books: —Special prices for' two weeks only at A. E. Kilgour’s: “Beau Geste,” by P. C. Wren; “The Little Gentleman” and “The Channay Syndicate,” by Phillip Oppenheim; “Sheep Limit” and “The Land of Last Chance” by Ogden; “The Green, Archer,” “The Northing Tramp,” “The Daw of the Four Just Men,” by Edgar Wallace; “The Mine with the Iron Door,” “The Winning of Barbara Worth,” “The Shepherd of the Hills” by H. B. Wright “Channing Comes Through,” “Lonesome Ranch,” “The Way of the Buffalo,” “Slow Burgess,” “Trailing Back” by Charles Alden Seltzer; “The Wilderness Trail,” “The Desert Thoroughbred,” “Daughter of the Sun,” “The Everlasting Whisper” by Jackson Gregory; “The Singing Bone” by R. A. Freeman.” Price 2/3 each; postage 4d extra. Obtainable from A. E. Kilgour, Bookseller and Stationer, the Shop for Presents and Prizes. —Advt.

It is customary when miners are “tributing,” or “fossicking,” to keep the wolf from the tent door with the aid of the nearest storekeeper and the local butcher (says a writer in the Auckland “Star”). The trustful tradesmen rely on the possibility of the fossicker striking pay dirt, or the tributer getting a good crushing. This is the true story of the tributer who hoped for good stone but had to carry on while he was mining worthless mullock. He asked his friend the butcher to stand by him during his unfinancial spin, but he of the sausage factory declined pointedly. “Theft’s final, is it?” asked the miner, and, being told it was, he pushed off at the trail and returned to his booby hatch on the side of the hill. His immediate business in life was to make the butcher regret his decision. It was the busy day in the little township, and the butcher’s shop was • crowded with miners’ wives and children. The tributer arrived carrying two dead dressed cats (with the tails on), threw them on the block, saying, “Here you are, Joe, this makes a dozen; don’t bother about squaring up for ’em now. I see you’re busy,” and returned to his place on the hill. The narrator mentions that the customers rather suspected that the luscious sausages had a feline basis and that the butcher’s business “flickered and fluttered and finally expired,” while the tributer struck good quartz and spent a good portion of the proceeds in quarts.