LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 October 1928, Page 6

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.

Mr T. W. Bannan, of Blackwater, who has conducted a butchery business for a number of years has taken his son into partnership.

The cost of running an “Electrolux” in your home is not 1/- an hour, as stated in last evening’s issue. An “Electrolux” will work for six hours and consume only one unit of electricity, works out at less than one penny an hour. —Ad.

St. Columba debating and elocutionary teams journeyed to Hokitika last evening, and joined in friendly competition with teams of St. Mary’s. The Hokitika debating team were successful. A dance and social was tendered the visitors, all of whom thoroughly enjoyed the visit.

A splendid tonic is a glass of stout. McGavin’s Dunedin are now brewing their famous Oatmalt. It is wholesome and nutritious and does you good. Stocked by all hotels. Griffen and Smith, Ltd., are the agents. Advt.

The Board of Directors of the Royal Humane Society have made the following awards: Leonard Gordon Hatch, aged 13, Wanganui, for rescuing a man from drowning on September 1, Bronze Medal. Frederick Manning Langdon, aged 22, Auckland, for rescuing a child from drowning at Onehunga on January 30. Bronze Medal.—-Press Assn.

Telegraphic communication on the lines, north of Greymouth, was interrupted to-day owing to a tree falling across the line at Kamaka. The East lines were put out of action owing to a falling tree breaking four eighty yard spans of line near Wainihinihi. Linesmen were at work to-day restoring communication. The ChristchurehGreymonth telephone service has not. yet been restored. Owing to the electrical storm yesterday fusing has interfered with the Greymouth telephone service, but. repairs are being effected as speedily as possible.

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.

An. interesting address will be given in the Town Hall to-morrow evening at eight o’clock by Mr Gorringe, Government Instructor in Pig Husbandry. An invitation to attend is given to all interested.

Handbags of all the latest designs are on show at A. E. Kilgour’s.—Advt.

A trimmer on the s.s. Kanna, Christopher Scanlon was arrested at Westport on Saturday on a warrant from Dunedin for failure to comply with a maintenance order in respect of his wife. He appeared before Mr. E. R. Fox, J. P., and was remanded to appear at Dunedin on October 11.

A. E. Kilgour has just opened up a large range of the latest designs in Gift Stationery. Inspection invited and by paying a small deposit, you can secure a Gift Box to be put aside for you till Christmas. Get in early — Advt.

Mr. Janies Moore Hickson, the world-famous Anglican missioner of spiritual healing, who has been spending six months privately in New Zealand quietly recuperating and resting from his world-wide missions, now intends concentrating on smaller groups and on individuals.

Start now and save, and join A. E. Kilgour’s Christmas Club. You pay in a small deposit and take out goods to the value you pay in plus 10 per cent. A. E. Kilgour, the House for Presents and Prizes. —Advt.

At a special meeting of the Cobden Town Board last evening, the following rates on the rateable unimproved value of property in Cobden were struck for the ensuing year:—General rate 6 7-12 d. in £; Hospital 4 l-24d. in the £; Street Lighting lid. in the £; making a total of Hid. in the £.

Just Labeled.—A large shipment of boys’ tricycles. Have one put aside for your boy for Christinas. You pay a small deposit. A. E. Kilgour, Bookseller, Stationer .and Fancy Goods Dealer, Mawhera Quay.—Advt.

The revenue of the Grey Electric Power Board for five months, from March 1928, was: —April £1922, May £1854, June £lB4O, July £1873, August £1863. With the exception of April, when the New River Dredge was operating, the foregoing figures are exclusive of power consumed by the dredge or at sawmills.

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. /

Fifty years ago to-day, the steamer Kennedy, when crossing the bar outward bound in the morning, touched bottom. Nothing was noticed until the vessel was a mile out, when the steward informed the captain (Captain Palmer) that the saloon was flooding rapidly. The Kennedy was turned, and all speed made to get her back alongside the Greymouth wharf, when the water had reached the top of the saloon table. The hole was patched up and the ship able to proceed outwards a few days later.

A special novelty display of fancy neckwear in smart lace collars and jabots, beautiful silk and art silk; also crepe de chine scarves, allover laces, woven in silk in the choice shades of peach, blue silver; also black and white, now showing at C. Smith’s, Ltd., Drapers, Greymouth. —Advt.

The work of erecting the bridges on the Main South Road is proceeding steadily. One of the most troublesome crossings on the road to Waiho Gorge —Slatey Creek —is now in hand, and the structure is to be ready' for traffic before Christmas. The concrete bridge at Horseshoe Bend, on the Ross Road, will be opened for traffic very shortly. McCullough Creek is likely to be the next bridge placed in hand for construction. The sites for other .bridges have been surveyed, and the plans for construction are now being prepared.—“Guardian.”

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.

After three months of strenuous conflict the rate war of the Auckland taxi companies is over: An agreement -has been reached by representatives of the companies operating in the city, and new rates came into force yesterday. It was decided to re-introduce the scale of fares adopted three years ago. The fares will be 1/3 for the first third of a mile, and sixpence for every other third. Waiting time will be on the basis of sixpence for five minutes. A year ago the rates were the same except that the initial charge, commonly known as the “flag pull,” was 1/6 instead of 1/3, with extras eliminated. When the rate war opened the charges came down to two-thirds of this amount.

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. 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.

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-