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Grey River Argus, 9 May 1912, Page 4

Lodffo Mawhera, No. 136, meet ■this 1 evening. .'.,.„ . . The.- Makura, Tahiti^. -Ulimaroa, .Wim riiera and Zealaiidia will probably be i.wthiii wireless range to-nig"lit The .steward ■ of- a Chicago - hotel has mvenjed a .machine that will wash and dry 18,000 dishes^dr plates in an hour. i KFJio, Sydney .Qjiy Council referred to. r the Finance ■Comniitee a proposal to .- Inviiltte the British 'fteiefr 'to ' visi*: Australia: 1 .'>->^u--- - ■' •.• ■■■:■ - '■:■ - '■•-- J-v : <- v ■(■ •-■ ■-■■'■ ' .-•;.. , ..■ '■•;'"■■■■■ • Tlie" New' South Wales Government lias decided to : complete the Central railway station , at Svdncy at a cost of £165,000.; y \^y.'.^ v . . An, alleged Bn-tisher, arrested at Marseilles, admitted: stealing- the Mahara^ah of -Alwar's iewels, valued at £24ipO(X - ':■•■■....■■ ' . „ „/... , ; , A v depu'tatioh presented King Gus■tayiipf -.-> Sweden -with 12,000,000 kroney publicly subscribed in ~ 100 days to Jauild battleshipi,^ y - Ladies .interested, in" ••Stencil Work arii' invited: to call and-inspect the new .stocks v of Stencil Designs just opened upv'dt Ji:- : Dixon'sV 'Tainui Street.— . TEo. lip-rto-datc dosign- ; -iinish--and ease /of. ruririirig:— are special 'features of the new artistically' finished prams " : ab-\VADE'S'.; ■>■.-•-■ .-■•--■ -^ ■•■■'■

We understand tha-t!., Mr. Philip Newbury ,the great' tenor, and Madam i Spada, the celebrated prima donna "I and ithcir full concert party are short- V Iy to pay us a visit. . , \ The Presiden-.ial primaries for Man--land resulted hi favour of Mr.- Roosevelt by a single vote. The Hemocrats voted for Mr. Champ Clark. .. . In Dendon"the rate for a telephone with unlimited service is £17 10s a year, while for the same facilities in ;Denmark the charge . ' The contestts in three Legislative Council electorates in Tasmania'have been concluded resulting* in ■the-si't-ting Liberals being- re-elected. . . r A BerHn message states .that ex-V perts have exploded the story of mis-' stonary Liebe's fabulous wealth. The gems discovered in his cabinet are mostly imitations and are valueless. The firm of Thomas and Mcßeath have a change of advertisement in this issue dealing Aviith a dasMng, style of hat. Their stock -is enormous . and unique, and is now displayed ready for inspection. , „ The directors of the New Big River Company dedared a 39th dividend of one shill'mg- per 24,000 th share, ■'■'' equal to payable on and after .Friday next, being the result of oper«ir tions during the month of April. '-/ PJ: the annual conference of the •Federated-Miners.of Australia, the report urged that it was imperative that mihei-s should become an active political organisation. .. . • Mr. Harris said to be from Christ-, church^ was fined £5 for assaulting a cad&t while a parade was in progress at Waihi. He refused r.o pay the fine; arid was sentenced to thirty days'hard labour in default. Prisoner has ibeen taken to iraol. _ :. A number of cases of refusing to register and attend drills were heard - in the Waihi S.M. Court yesterday, morning. Fines of £2 and costs were inflicted in each case. Six cadets charged with insubordination at drill were convicted and ordered "to pay COSts. ■ •— ■ ■■-.'.;. In connection with the West Coast Musical- and Elocutionary Competitions 1912 to be held on October 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12th the Book of Words is now available and. copies may be obtailned from local stationers or on application to the Secretary J. F. .W'-lso-ri, P.O. Box 97, Greymouth. • , . Tlie Japanese of Ihe United States is typified by the'arrival"-'at San Francisco .of-seventy-five Japanese \yomen, selected through Japanese matrimonial agencies for Japanese lwing in California. The women were married immediately on arrival. The immigration' offidiats st'aife !that;': 'the Japanese are coming to ■"■California! at" the: rate 'of 4,000 yearly. ■ ..- : . A Dunedin Press Association telegram says that the demands": of :'.hc operative bootmakers 1 represent,- it is» ' understood, an increase, in wages to the extent of about 18 per cent, on the cost of labour. Negotiations so far • have failed to brinjj- about an agreement between the employers and employees and the parties will therefore meet in the Conciliation Council at Auckland on May 13th. Two dwellings were destroyed by fire 1. ■ a-: iWornington early yesterday morning, /'me was owned by J. >G. S- ' Johnson, and valued -.v £050. The house was insured for and the . contents for £140 in the Standard office. The other house, owned and occupied by Peter. Wilson, was valued at- .£450 in the Standard' office.; Mr. Wilson, in checking the fife with a hose, badly buimed his hands and . head; .: With the object of giving- a chance in life to bo^^s being- reared in objectionable surroundings, the Wellington Diocesan authorities have opened; a rescue home at the Lower Hutt. The building consists of six rooms, with nearly an acre of land attached, and \^ has been leased with the right of purchase. There is accommodation for eight boys. Though at present' the' home ' has only one juvenile inm ate-i v tjie official opening •ceremony^ itook place on Saturday afternoon, *in the presence of a faiiy large assemblage. Reserved judgments .were --delivered in Wellingiton in the cases of Public Trustee and Pilkington and in 'the International Investment Company, Ltd., y. Andrews. Ita. tho former case in which the Question was' _> whether an adopted daughter was entitled to tho rdsiduan' of an estate, the court held . thait Mrs. Pilk'ington (adopted daugh^ ter) was included and ;took^he residuary of *he estate... In ihe latter case/the court held > thait. tl;e-/deter-mination of .the maguta-ate 'was.correct and dismissed the "appeal. _ . 'Tho^Vool. Sales have closed with a very firm market, compared .with clos. iiig ra-tes .'of Jast series- iF'ine-haired .t^evior. '"airV.o good, inferior': scoured Merinos are' all 5 per • cent higher. Crossbeds, Fino and medium qualities unchange"d. Coarse qualities and scoured crossbreds are's per ceni: higher. . Shabby and diaigy -par 'to' 5 per cent lower.. The total quantity' ...--. of wool di'snosed of .was as {ollows-r- ! • So;ld to America 19,0000: bales;; /sold for Home consumption 145,000. bales; ■sbld for Con:Hnent 100,000 baleSl; 10,000 bales, were not offered arid 20, 000 have been carried forward to next series. , . :■■). ~\{•'.->';

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An highly enjoyable social evening^was spent at the rooms of the Xaß'S Men's Club last evening. Some 4flßbuples were present. The evening v^V devoted to progressiyo euchre and dancing interspersed with song and music and games. The prizes for •the .euchre were won by Miss Maggie Fliritoff first prize, Miss Mullins consolation. A games comtost was held Mis s .o' Gorman being placed firs: in •the ladies and Mr. McGlashan first in the men's division- It as intended to hold further social functions during 'the winter. Mr. Bre.-imer had a great surprise in store with his illumination at the Town Hall last night. The electricians were working all day yesterday preparing the illuminations. The casual passer-by would notice the many strands of wire being put into place and ; the little brass couplings attached. It led one to think it was jus*: a telephone repair of some description. But when dark set in a surprise awaited onlookers. The dark ou<tside walls were - picked out with fairy lamps beautiful to look on. Mr. Breamer deserves jrreat praise for the enterprising" manner in which he runs his entertainment. __ "I confess that I like it he- American commercial man's manner better. than the Englishman's," said Mr. M. Manthel, who has just returned from a trip to-the Unked States. "When you go into- a big English commerical house and state that you wish to see :he manager, you arc, as a rule, looked up and down, , cross-questioned as to your business* told that th© manager is a very busy man, etc., etc. In fact, they, do "all they can to freeze you and 'put you off' so to speak before they have any idea of what youi business. may be, and of what'advantage it may be to the. firm for the manager to see you. Contrast this with the American. Go into an American office, ask the same question, and everyone will try and help you to see him as soon as possible — everyone in the office is trained to be pleasant and polite, and you arc made to feel at ease right away. The manager welcomes you warmly, listens attentively to what you have ito say, and even if it does not lead to business lift preserves the same charminfr air, and is courteous ' and hospitable to the last." We are showing this week some very effective lines in dress tweed in grys, browns, green, heathers, etc., from 8s 6d to los the dress piece. Navy serves Is lid, 2s 6d, 3s 4d to os per yard. Habiit and Face Cloths 2 S 6d, 2s lid and -3s 6d. Golf Cloths for. BdouiSes 8M and Hd per yard. Then a clearing li<ne on all wool blouse flannels former price 2s 3d now Is 6d per yard. Also a full range of ._ cream radiantas, unshrinkable with all the appearance of silk at Is Bd, Is 9d, 2s, 2s 6d, 3s per yard. Trathcn and Co., Boundary street. — Advt. '"' '