LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 22 November 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Governor of Fiji I*ft Suva t.-ist night in the yacht Pioneer fro Tonga. - The friends of Mr. and Mrs W. Fisher will regret to learn, of the death of their infant son . which took place yesterday at the residence of its grandparents Mr. and Mrs H. Lynch. It is urged at Hokitika. that in , view of the increased timber output and the lack of stacking room, the Rnihvny yards should be extended up Gibson's Quay, where a line coulde be put down very easily. Mr. W.. .Smith, formerly of Cobden who underwent an operation a. few days ago at the Cbristohureli Hospital, has, his many "friends will be glad to "learn, taken a turn 'for the hotter, and is now progressing towards recovery.

A Victorian cablegram states the Niagara sailed on Wednesday last for New Zealand. ' ; In our advertising columns Mr Jas. Ring* photographer, notifies that he . will be absent from Greymouth for a period of one week from to-day. 7 The Citizens' Band wrote to the Greymouth Jockey Club, requesting arrangements for the forthcoming meeting. It was decided to take no action at present. The next mail for Australian States, Soutth Africa, and the East, via Svduey (per Moana), will close at the Greymouth Post Office to-morrow at 7.40 a.in. Yesterday saw the youth 0 £ the town ' disporting themselves vi ihe water at several of I hair popular bathing places, and surfing will now t.'.t-übtless become popular in view of the aiTiva-l of the warm woMther. Mr. Orr-Walkcr, S.M., gave his reserved decision on Saturday morning in the case against Robert Russell, licensee of the Park Hotel. Defendant [ was convicted and lined £5 and costs for exposing liquor, the other four informatians being dismissed. On Saturday at the Methodist Church, Grcymout'h, Rev. T. J. Willis officiating, the marriage took place of Miss Mabel Kempthorne (third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kempthorne, Shakespeare Street) and Mr. R. Harold Baillic( eldest son of Mrs. Hall, of New Plymouth). The Grey Jockey Club at its last meeting vpted £5 os towards a memorial to the late James Colvin in Westport. The caretaker reported that the grass had been cut • on . the", main course, and the sand track was now in good order. It was decided that tho Club rua refreshment booth at the next race meeting. Last evening the steamer Waimea towed in a couple of fishing boats from the roadstead. It seems the boats, along with ,the oil launch,, of Mr. Schroeder, were earlier signalled that a sea was making, but delayed i.i putting back, and the stea-mer stopped and picked them up. The launch came in half an hour later. At the Granity Band contest on Saturday the :Wcstport GarrisonBand won both the test selections and the quickstep. Westport Garrison No. 2. the quartette, A. 'McMasters, the cornet solo, *J. LJwe, euphonium, J. Sara-, trombone, W. Rennie, tenor horn, A. Fass, B. Flat, Bass, and J. King, Ijoys rouet solo. At a .meeting of the Grey Jockey Club District Committee, trainers' licenses were granted to F. Faulkener (Grcymouth)y A. Hargreaves (Matanui), Charles Wasley (Hokitika), and N. Dale (Hokitika). Jockeys' licenses .wore granted to P. Faulkencr and 0. Wasley, while F. Homes 's application was deferred till next ' meeting. Permits to train Irheir own horses were granted to J. L. Murphy (Miirchison) and J. Colcman (Richmond). The programme £for the .Nelson Jockey Club's meeting on March 3rd and 4th was received, but as it was not quite in order consideration was deerred. ' On Saturday the death took place at Wellington of Mr. Gerald O'Kane, chemist, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Tvm. O'Kane, of Greymouth. At the start of the war the late Mr. O 'Kane went on service as Sergeant Instructor to to rthc 4th reinforcements and oil his return to New Zealand went to Egypt with the Sixth Reinforcements. After .his return he commenced business on his own account and had worked up a nice business connection. He was 37 years of age. He leaves a wife and child and mother and father to whom the deepest sympathy of a large circle of friencls ds extended. "H. 8 ." Straws arc most comfortable, combined with style, and great quality, carrying with them the spirit of sunshine and holiday. " H.B. 's ' ' advertise a very fine selection of Straw Hats this weefc, making as a special offer a limited number of children's real panamas, at the ridiculously low price 5/11. There is no need for you to look further for smarter straws thaau those showing in {the ;?'H.B." windows this week. These goods are worth double the price. — Advt. Parliament, says an exchange, is being reduced to an absurdity. There is no "full" discussion on anything, and the "free" discussion is practically confined to the Labor Benches, Tho Liberals have absolutely no "punch" and the Government supporters are • clearly. under orders, to sp ea k as little as possible. When a Reform member does thiwk it necessary to ventilate his views a growl from the Prime Minister that "we've had enough vow, w or the shaking of his waving and threatening finger, is just sufficient to make him subside like a punctured toy balloon. The New Zealand Parliament is a Dictatorship of the Exploiting Class. The workers can make it an executive of the majority — in fact an instrument for carrying out the will o*f the -working class, if they show sufficie.it euergy to do so. Parliament must be captured before any revolutionary change is „ possible in New Zealand. Parliament can be captured at next election if the workers put enough, energy, determination and unity into the contest. While they are arguing, about methods of attack the Capitalistic dass is attacking them by all methods. The least of these methods i§ by no means the Executive committee of the ruling class which goes by the. name of\ the Government. The lesson is surety obvious; -.„