LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 March 1930, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Otago Fund on behalf of the establishment of an Obstetrical Chair now exceeds £2,000. This is exclusive of the Southland contributions.—Press Assn.

Asked if the Railway Department proposed to run workers’ excursions from the West Coast, to Christchurch and Otago, on lines similar to the farmers’ excursions, the Hon. W. B. Taverner, Minister for Railways, said that he had not had such a proposal submitted to him.

Ask for it! Your health demands it! Paeroa mineral water and mineral and lemon makes bad whiskey good and good whiskey better. All hotels. —Advt.

After partaking of a meal together at Sumner, three nurses on the staff of the Christchurch Hospital and two children suffered from a mild attack of food poisoning, with the usual accompaniment of severe abdominal pains. All have now recovered except one nurse, who is a patient at the Hospital.

Motorists! Have your hoods renewed or repaired by a Specialist. I have done hundreds on the Coast, and all satisfied. P. G. Willis, car upholsterer, Mackay Street —Advt.

At a meeting of the Drama and Opera Circle held recently, officers were elected as follow: —Leader, Mrs. Nightingale; Deputy Leaders: Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. 'Oliver; Secretary, Mr. W. Bicheno; Press Agent, Miss R. Howes. It was decided when the present course in Drama and Opera was finished to begin a new one in Music, Art and Literature. This will be more varied than last year’s and will comprise opera, studies of various composers, and schools of music, appreciation of art, drama and general literature. The circle began the reading of J. M. Barrie’s “Dear Brutus.” Next Tuesday, besides completing “Dear Brutus” the circle will study the Gilbert and Sullivan opera “Trial by Jury.”

An enjoyable Sunday may be had tomorrow at the Sunday School Anniversary at St. Paul’s Methodist Church. Rev. G. Knowles-Smith of Hokitika will preach at the morning service, and a great treat is assured from this magnetic speaker. The children will sing sweet hymns (specially procured from England) at each service. Dora Critchley will sing at the morning and evening services. At the afternoon services all the parents are particularly asked to be present with the children. The prizes will be given out at the 3 o’clock service. The Rev. G. E. Brown will preach at the evening service. This is children’s day, and all parents should make a point of being present at the services to encourage the children, and to show appreciation of the work of the school officials during the year in the spiritual training of the young people.—Advt.

Although there are lecturers in practical journalism at Auckland and Christchurch, a request for such an appointment at Victoria University College, made by thirty-three students, was declined by the College Council. Professor Rankine Brown moved that no steps be taken in the matter. He said that there were two difficulties in the way of appointing such a lecturer. First, he had noticed that two-thirds of the names on the list were those of women for whom there were really no openings in journalism in New Zea-, land. Secondly, it was very doubtful if they could procure a tutor. It was not an easy subject to teach. He drew I attention to the fact that a diploma] would not be granted unless a student had six months’ practical experience in a newspaper office. It was very difficult for students to gfet the necessary experience. He had interviewed a Wellington editor, and he had completelj' endorsed the views of the Professorial Board that the scheme was quite visionary and would lead to nothing. A course in journalism was intended for those actively engaged in the journalistic profession who wished to improve their knowledge of such, and not for anyone not so employed. The motion was carried.

Horse Covers from 37/6. Cow Covers, greenproof, from 18/6. Only the best materials used. P. G. Willis, Motor Car Upholsterer, Mackay Street. —Advt.

Winter is approaching! The best of Oil Canvas Coats is the Le Roy; carries a guarantee. Stocked by P. G. Willis, car upholsterer, Mackay Street. —Advt.

Listeners are amazed at the tone of the three new His Master’s Voice Gramophones, Upright Grand and Table Models £l2/10/-, £l7 and £26. A. E. Kilgour is making a special window display of Gramophones. A personal demonstration will be given and you need in no way feel obliged to buy.— A. E. Kilgour, Piano, Gramophone, Radio and Music Dealer. Catalogues posted free to any address, and easy terms arranged.—Advt.

The unsatisfactory state of the Grey bar has caused a great deal of unrest, due to the fact that the district industries are dependent on shipping. The Harbour Board has now decided to give the Stewart scheme a trial. Some are dubious as to whether it will serve the purpose; others are sure of its success. However, time will be the deciding factor. Fortunately, the other bars in Greymouth may be relied upon to supply the goods every time. There is no better whisky than Dewar’s Imperial. It is consistently called for at the bar of public favour. Griffen and Smith,- agents.—Advt.

At Auckland yesterday in the annual Plunket Day street appeal, £9OO was collected. —Press Assn.

The travelling public are notified that Arthur Chettle is at the Exchange Hotel, Reefton. Only thj best stocked. —Advt. <

The Milford Sounds track will be closed to tourist traffic from April 24 to the beginning of November of this year. The track is closed annually during tile winter months.

Only about 150 people joined in the excursion to-day from Christchurch to Greymouth and Hokitika. The train arrived in Greymouth shortly before noon, and the big majority of the visitors remained in Greymouth.

The Grey Hospital Board at its meeting on Thursday evening passed a resolution expressing its very best thanks to the ladies who organised the Hospital Day appeal recently, and to all who assisted in it. The result was a total of £241 19s 2d, made up as follows:—Nurses’ Hospital Day collection £55 6s; Ladies’ Committee collection, £59 9s 4d; Hospital Ball £56 0s 3d; Jumble Stall £6l; Guessing Competition £2 3s; donations from Grey Valley Miners £B.

Special Autumn display of New Tweed Coats and Costumes, smartly cut and tailored, now showing at C. Smith Ltd., Drapers, Greymouth.— Advt. Winter is coming on. —Time to think of Lime Syrup, Influenza Specific, Inhalant and other medicines to have in readiness for the cold wet weather now approaching.—Parkinson and Co., chemists, Tainui Street, can supply all winter requirements, and an inspection of their large and complete stocks of all necessities for the winter season will demonstrate the fact that they carry a comprehensive range of everything necessary to combat and alleviate all ailments. They are now located in new premises, Tainui Street, centrally situated opposite the new portion of the Post Office, and will be pleased to see you.—Advt. Just arrived: New indent of beautiful Nappa Kid Gloves with fancy gauntlet and turn-back fur tops; also a special line in Plain 2-dome Wrist Kid Gloves in shades of brown, selling at 8/11, 10/6, 12/6 per pair at C. Smith Ltd., Drapers, Greymouth. — Advt. Complaints have been made that visitors to Porarari from the Westport end had made a practice of taking home many young nikau and other plants from the scenic reserves in that part of the coastal region. Mr F. A. Kitchingham, vice-president of the Greymouth Chamber of Commerce, in a letter to the Westport Automobile. Association dealing with the subject of scenic reserves, asked the lattei* body to do all in its power to stop depredations on the finest block of scenery in the district. It was admitted that for a while visitors from 'the Greymouth . end had offended in the same way, but publicity had considerably reduced the evil, and taxidrivers had rendered assistance in discouraging the practice. It was especially deplorable, as it was in only about one case in' a thousand that a young nikau survived after being transplanted.

Wedding goods that count. Special lines in Serviettes with silver design 1/- and 1/6 a packet. Redding D’Oyleys in silver, gold or colours 1/6, 2/- and 2/6 a packet. Confetti 3d a packet. Horse Shoe Confetti 8d and I/- a packet. Rose Leaf Confetti 1/- a packet. Silver Plates 3d each. Wedding Cake Boxes 6d each, 5/- a dozen. Silver Leaves 2/- a box of 60 at B. Dixons Ltd., Tainui Street. —Advt.

If you asked the average New Zealander where to find the driest place in the world, he would probably plump for Central Australia, where rain fell last year after a drought that lasted for seven years-. The average New Zealander would, however, be wrong, because there are some parts of South America where, a seven years’ drought is nothing, and a man can out the Psalmist’s “three score years and ten” without ever seeing a drop of rain. Of course, it may rain sometimes. Lord Ernest Hamilton has described the coming of rain in Lima, the capital of Peru, during a visit he paid there. “We were fortunate enough to be favoured with the only shower which Lima had enjoyed fox’ 70 years,” he writes in his book, “Forty Years On.” “For five minutes it rained solid tropical rain. The terrorstricken inhabitants thought the end of the world had come.” But if America can boast of some of the driest places in the world, it contains some of the wettest. Greytown,’ in Nicaragua, has had as much as 297 inches of rain in a single year.

Here is £our list of the latest issues of His Master’s Voice records:Any of these played on on© of the new H.M.V. Gramophones will make you believe that you are hearing the original performance:—“Songs of Scotland” and “Songs of Ireland” sung by a mixed chorus, 6/-; “Valentine” and “Les Ananas” sung by Maurice Chevalier; “Love” and “Serenade” (Toselli) sung by Gloria Swanson; “If I had a Talking Picture of You” and “I’m a Dreamer, aren’t we all,” sung by Johnny Marvin, price 4/- each Call and hear fhem at A. E. Kilgour’s Piano, Gramophone and Music Shop, Mawhera Quay.—Advt.