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Grey River Argus, 17 December 1910, Page 4

At Harley and Co.'s .auction mart this after6on:a, quantity of- furniture, glassware, bedding, etc., etc., will be offered. To-day at Paroa, the Grey Golf 'Clu v bwill hold an outing when prizes won. during- the past season will be presented; •

. "The appointment of Mr. R. \ouse .to the position of Town. Clerk .of Kumara creates an extraordinary 'vacancy in the Council. An election to fill that vacancy will shortly te' Held. We are to prone nowadays 1 says the Courier (Toronto), to make heroes of our millionaries, politicians, and sportsmen, and to forget the heroes of the pulpit, the teaching profession, the hospitals, and even the farm. J 'lt is worth (noting. -that Parnell accepted decil Rhodes' gift of £10,---000 on the express (condition that no Parliament should be. granted to Ireland which could not be extended to any (subordinate) part, of the Empire," says 'the Nation. , Just arrived laidies muslin and coloured blouses. We have a magnificent range. Prices right 3s 6d to 15s 6d etch. Tirathen (and [Coy.— Advt. .. ' ._■-.. The Government offices throughout the Dominion will observe the following holidays at 'Christmas and New Year :— Monday, Tuesday, and •Wednesday, 26th,'27th and 28th Decber and Monday arid Tuesday, 26th December, and Monday and Tuesday, 2nd and 3rd January. Among the passengers who, have booked for London by the P. and O. liner Macedonia, which is to leave Auckland on 'February 15th, are : The Hon. A. Baldey, M.L.C. ; Mr G. A. U. Tapper, inspector "r'or the Bank of | New Zealand, and Mrs. Tapper; Mr . Campbell, manager of the Banlc of I New Zealand, Wanganui, and • Mrs i Campbell. Mr William Coleman of Richmond, (says the Sydney Colonist) has been requested, and has consented, to act as judge of live stock at the Westland A .and P. Association Show, to be held at Hokitika on the 15th February next, This will be the : seventh occasion on which Mr Colemar. has acted at' Hokitika. A Stafford correspondent writes.:: — . The many friends of Master C. L3^ons,. son of Mr Benjamin Lyons, of .StafI ford, will be pleased to learn that he was recently appointed to a position on the. clerical staff of the firm of Duncan McLean, Greymouth. Master Lyons was deservedly popular in this district and the firm has made a v*Ve choice in securing his services. '

A rather important development has .occurred which threatens to seriously affect the export of white pine to Sydney for butter-boxes. A big Syd-ney-butter-bo_x firm has .ordered ; three . million feet of Japanese timber, which has been tested and found to be quite satisfactory for butter-box maunfacture. The Japanese timber can be landed in Sydney cheaper than the New Zealand whitei pine.

In connection with the Christmas services at Holy Trinity Churchy the loan of pot plants, such' as palms, ferns, and ornamental shrubs will be gratefully accepted. . These and green, cry and flowers for decoration should i be left at the Church on Saturday morning,' 24th inst. Yesterday was an exceedingly hot day, with but little breeze, the thermometer registering 86 degrees in the shade. A thunder shower about 4 b'card. A thunder shower about.4 o'clock had the effect of considerablj'cooling the atmosphere. . '.'.' - •:

It will be several weeks before the promised Royal Commission, on mining can be set up. The matter is being gone into very carefully by the Minister of Mines (Hon. R. McKenzie), and the probability is that a fairly wide order of reference will be provided. The inquiry will cover conditions in both coal and ffold mining.

The rigiht to proviieges ({No. 1 and No. 2 booths) for the Midsummer and Autumn Meeting of the Greymouth Jockey Club will be submitted to auction at the Albion Hotel, this afternoon, at 3 o'clock. This is the first occasion on which the right has been submitted for two meetings at once. No doubt there will be very spirited bidding seeing that the Club have such excellent prospects of a successful gathering ahead. Xmas Presents. All useful r^rlc* such as gloves, fancy neck-wear, sunshades, handkerchiefs, etc v , etc. Trathen and Coy.— Advt. The travelling public are evidently apreciating the coach service between Otira and Cass as"" we learn they have had heavy bookings on either trip and to-day the agents were .forced -to stop booking before the departure of the mail train their available space being already filled. Competition is the soul of business and as the public are reaping the advantage they are riot slow in availing themselves of the new route, which should get a liberal share of the tiublic patronage. Tie Ross Hospital Sports have been put back a day and will Le r\m ( ff on Tuesday, December 27th. The Ambling Contest, which was event 8 on the programme, 'has been altered to a jumping- contest over three flights of hurdles. Nominations for all events will now be received on the ground and the last six performances of any competitor must be given in writing. Special trains will be run on the day and the attraction for the evening will be the Hosiptal Eall, so those staying over -night will- be to attend. S. I. Beton has just purchased at a very large discount nine gents's^tail-or-made suits left undaime&y Tbe suits are exceptionally we^ made, the material the best, and the prices well. Call and see for yourselves. S. I. Beton, Mawhera Quay, Greymouth. — Advt. . Xmas is here again and H. W. " Lloyd, the well known jeweller, of Mawhera Quay, is making a gigantic display of jewellery which will, no doubt, be the centre of interest right through the holiday season. This •display cannot be described and must therefore be seen to be appreciated. When in town do not fail to look in ar this shop the magnitude of the goods surpasses anything yet seen in this town and would do credit to the largest city in the Dominion. The whole display is a feature of astonishment, and as the prices are right the enterprising manager intends to do the business. In Monday's issue n change of advertisement will appear. ' ' "I notice that Mr Asquith, in a recent speech, enforced the necessity for a good sound all-round genecal education," remarked Mr. C. F. Bev-an-Brown at the Boys' High School prize-giving ceremony, "and deplored the modern tendency to specialising and vocational training." '■The lat^Rr, however, said Mr Bevan-Brown was often necessary where the family circumstances required that a lad must soon become a bread-winner, but the former was preferable when it might be had and in the^ong run was of most service in the battle of life ; and it was this sound general training that a High School should aim at. Parents, urged on by their sons, were frequently too much in a hurry for a boy to begin business, and eventually it was often a penny wise, pound foolish policy. He had often had many an old boy come to him and say he wished he had stayed longed at school. School days cculd never return. In any case a boy had' to be a man, and a citizen as well' as a money-getter, and they, at the" school, wanted him to take his _ part in life, well-equipped, quite apait from immediate so-called success or the amount of money he would m^ke. Xmas ! Xmas I— Those pre*ou«.s you intend buying are worrying you. Come to me and I will assist you. Leather goods, ornaments, boys and girls' books, Xmas cards, toys ano ■dolls, vvhich cannot be beaten on the Coast. You visit the shop and you can rely on getting the best, value iit -money will buy.— Reid's Toy and Doll Store (late' Parkinson's), next to dough's butchery.— Advt.

Qn Monday 'at Preston Yards Mark Sprot and Co. will submit to auction 35 fat cattle and 250 sheep and lambs.