LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 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.

The Liverpool Mine will be idle on Monday.

Curing the past week’s stormy weather, whitebait has been a scarce commodity. This morning 26 tins were dispatched to Christchurch, where last week the price of the fish fell to 7d. per pint, owing to the heavy stocks which arrived there from all parts.

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.

The amount of goods, in timber, coal, stock, produce and general merchandise conveyed through the Otira tunnel for the week ended to-day, was 10,597 tons. As compared with the amount transported for the corresponding period in 1927, 8,104 tons, this represents an increase of 2583 tons. The amount handled for the period in 1926 was 10,161 tons.

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.

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.

A bronze-winged cuckoo has made its temporary home at the Memorial Park, Hamilton. The cuckoo was first seen by the caretaker, Mr W. A. Wallis, on September 28. It can he heard or seen daily by visitors to the park.

First shipments of Christmas and New Year Cards suitable for sending from New Zealand await your inspection at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street.— Advt.

Taranaki opossum trappers have been particularly pleased with their reurtns for the season just closed. The average price realised by two New Plymouth men for their catch was about 15/- per skin. Blues made highest prices, varying from about 20/- to 24/-.

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.

Mr Seddon, M.P., was instrumental' in having £6OO placed on the Supplementary Estimates for the extension of the road from Kumara Junction to Kapitea. The vote is on the basis of £3 for £1 subsidy. A vote of £l5OO on account, was also placed on the Supplementary Estimates for the extension of the main South Road. This is for its continuance towards Haast. The work is to be put in hand at once.

The new season’s Gift Stationery in Cabinets and Compendiums is now open for inspection at B. Dixon’s, Taimu Street. ■ It comprises all that is new in shape, design, and colouring. The quality and values are the best procurable. The prices range from 1/3 to 21/- each. The largest selection on the Coast is at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street. —Advt.

Two mock suns appeared in the western sky yesterday at about 5 p.m. (telegraphed our Christchurch correspondent) They were at the edges of a yellowish cloud, in a horizontal line with the sun, apparently forming part of the solar halo parhelia. They are rather unusual in these latitudes but common in the Antarctic. There four mock suns often appear in a parabola around the sun parhelia, and are said to be due to ice crystals in the air. In the case noted yesterday, it is suggested that dust was in suspension in the air, the thin yellow cloud in which the mock suns appeared having a dusty" tinge.

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 Sdiled Underclothing, 2 for 2/6. Sale begins 9.30, Saturday, September 29. Thorpy\s Economy Warehouse, Greymouth. —Advt.

A Dunedin resident has won the distinction of producing the first wax model suitable for the displaying of draperies in New Zealand. The inventor is Mr Thomas Herbert Kelsey, modeller at the Otago Medical School, and at one time attached to the staff of Dr Pickerill, for whom he kept a complete records of his work with the most exacting of models. He has many other noteworthy works of art to his credit, including that greatly discussed model of two farmsteads which was on view at the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition. His latest innovation is a beautiful work of art'in the form of a draper’s model made in reinforced wax with the necessary colouring to give the figure life and expression. Mr Kelsey has produced a figure which has been claimed by one of Dunedin’s largest drapery houses as equal in every respect to the very best imported Parisian models.

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

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.

We have pleasure in inviting the ladies to inspect our beautiful display of British and Parisian models in millinery. A very select range to choose from in the smartest and newest fashions now showing. C. Smith, Ltd., Greymouth.—Advt.

New books and supplies at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street: —“Pleasant Jim” by Max Brand, 6/-; “What Would You Have Done?” by Travy, 6/-; “Roofs Off” by Crompton, 6/-; “Gifford of Weare” by Farnol, 6/-; “Mesquite Jenkins” by Mulford, 6/-; “Nevada” by Zane Grey, 6/-; “Jew Suss” by Feuchwanger, 6/-; “The Lively Peggy” by Weyman, 6/-; “One Good Turn” by Money, 6/-; “While Rivers Run” by Walsh, 6/-; “War Birds” by an Unknown Aaviator, 2/6; “Days of ’49” by Young, 2/6; “Love’s Miracle” by Swan, 2/6; “The Quaint Companions” bv Merrick, 2/6.—Advt.