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Grey River Argus, 2 July 1914, Page 4

At 9 o'clock this morning McKay and Son commence their huge stocktaking sale. Bargains in every department.

The Colonial Sugar and Refining Co. a reduction- in price of 15s per ton from yesterday, July Ist.

All creditors having claims against the estate of the late Charles Harald Hansen are required to send them, with particulars, on the forms provided to the manager of the Public Trust Office, Greymouth.. on or before September 21, 1914. . .

The funeral of the late Mrs. Alice Bro,wn took place yesterday morning, the cortege leaving her late residence, Chapel Street, at 11 0 'clock. ■ ■ The remains were followed to the grave by a large concourse of mourners, most noticeable being the older identities of the town who have been associat*-" 1 with the deceased lady and her respited husband and family for many years.

A man named Frank Walshe was charged a the Magistrate 's Court, Greymouth, yesterday morning with being a rogue and a vagabond within the rtifij-i-H i-f in Police h having been found by night unlawfulin an outhouse near Paroa. The defendant said he pleaded not guilty to being a rogue and vagabond; he admitted having slept in an outhouse, but had been given permission to occupy the satm^by a butcher. Sergeant Egan stated that the house did not belong <o the butcher in question, and that, tne accused had been arrested as a insult of a complaint by the owner of the premises. The defendant was cne of a batch of men who had been sent by the Labour Department from Christchurch to work in the Ross mine, and he, with others, had been dismissed as not having the required experienced in alluvial mining. The police did not giveth eaccused a good character owing to his insobriety. Mr. Hewitt, S.M., said the Labour Department had sent men who had not undrestood the work required of them at Boss; many of them were only employed for about three shifts, or sufficiently long to reimburse the Department for expenses advanced. The accused asked to be given a chance -to get out of the town, saying he would do his best to get work elsewhere. The case was adjourned for two weeks, his Worship remarking that if the accused failed to go to work he would have to go to gaol.

The usual weekly meeting of ; the West Coast Pioneer Lodge No. 47 was held in the Presbyterian Schoolroom on Tuseday evening] There was a good attendance of members, one new member, being initiated into the order. After the business of the evening was gone through, Bro. Orams, C.T., renorte'd having sent a wire of condolence, to Bro. Satchell, sympathising with him in the death of his wif,e, also a telegram be sent to the Grand Secretary, Bro. Peterickj congratulating him on attaining his silver wedd>ng day. After this the Lodge then *vent into harmony, the following taking part: Sisters Nellie Lee, Nelson, Pelts, Barthomelow, and ."Walton and Pros. Or:\ms s Goodman, and Johnsen, the latter told some Of his experiences whilst on a recent trip to .Sweden, and describe the different lodges he met on the route. The items were yery < TPTmueh enjoyed by those present and the lodge was closed^in due form- by Bro. Oi-ams, C.T. .. , ;

Word. has been received. in Town that a. church cnoir from Westport is nearly certain to take part in the Choir Contest at the Competitions Festival in September. Should a Westport Choir compete it will increase the interest in, the Competitions tremendously. So far we have not heard of any of the local choirs as certain to compete and it is to be ' sincerely hoped that we shall have at least a couple of lccal choirs to .meet our northern visitors. ' Probably, the fact that; an outside choir intends to complete will stimulate interest locally and we hope to hear ere long that our local choirs are in active .practice. It would indeed be a' sorry state of affairs if 'our northern choir enthusiasts* have tci be told that we cannot raise a local choir to give them a contest. The mention of the foregoing will, we- trust, merit the attention of those concerned in the management of .our various Greymouth. church choirs.