LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Grey River Argus, 3 April 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Last month 12 1-3 inches of rain fell in Groymouth, there being rain on 21 days, close on two inches falling on the 14th.

The Methodist congregation cf Greymouth arc at present holding the usual harvest festival, there being special service yesterday at St Paul’s Churcti.

Messrs Stratford and Blair’s new sawmill at South Beach, to work the bush known as Perotti’s, is now in course of erection, and should be cutting before very long.

The six children at the Grey River Hospital who arc suffering from scarlet fever arc all making good progress towards recovery, three of them being already able to l be up and about. The attacks are evidently of a very mild character.

Mr W. Macfarlane (late of the Royal Hotel) has taken over the Albion Hotel, Greymouth. Mr Macfarlane hopes by catering for the public with his usual thoroughness, to merit a fair share of patronage. The dining room will be under the personal supervision of Airs Macfarlane.—

The bicycle thieves continue their deprecation in Groymouth. Yesterday

morning a lady’s machine was taken while every day there arc complaints about cycles being taken away for some distance, and then abandoned by those who have just made a convenience of them. It is fo Tic hoped the measures being taken by the police will result in the offenders being apprehended. An important conference of all the Australian Porestory authorities is proceeding at Brisbane, attended by all the official forest services of the Australian States. Delegates attended from New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, and Queensland. Among those present were Air G. 11. Knibbs, Director of Science and Industry for the Commonwealth Government. An

invitation was extended fo New Zea land, but could not be accepted.

You are cordially invited to call in and try on a few of the Ladies’ New Winter Coats now showing at Giasson’s Mackay Street. You will not bo pressed to purchase, and an inspection will show styles and prices that will make an instant appeal, no matter what how much you want to go to: 29/6, 65/-, 75/-, 85/-, or if you prefer to have your own coat tailored to your own measures, in a special style, in velour or tweeds, you

can do so at practically the same price as a ready made. Men’s Overcoats are also being; shown. —Advt.

Ihe Labour Party’s opening dance and card tourney of the winter season takes place at the Driuds Hall turn evening. The Superintendent of Cashmere Consumptives' Sanitorium is urgently appending for funds as the disease is increasing in New Zealand, and many breadwinners are being affected. The Mayor of Christchurch states the coining winter is going to see strikes there.' among , the people out of work, and the Coal and Blanket Fund Committee is being called together. Some idle people refuse charity and demand work. The daily disinfection of the house, the office, the factory’, the school, and all places where people congregate, is absolutely necessary and Jcye’s Fbiio has for 50 years been acknowledge the best disinfectant. Use Jcyes Fluid for the purpose. Nothing bet ter.—Advt.

A Sydney cable states that the firm of Gilchrist, Watts and Anderson have been appointed agents of a new German line, to trade to Australia, by arrangement with the owners of the Blue Fui(nel Li;ne. The now Hue will be admitted to members'll ip of the Australian Conference

For one- week we offer special bargains in Sheetings. Our prices are always noted as the lowest with quality goods. At Harley’s, the House Furnishers.—Advt.

It is stated the Parliamentary Committee that has enquired into the Licensing Laws, though it will not report till the session starts, proposes to attempt to devise a system to abolish trafficking hotel goodwills and to urge also that license fees shall be in proportion to the bar area and opportunities for the sale of liquor.

Relegate the knife-board to the copper fire for you’ll need it no more if you uso Stainless Knives as sold by Harley’s, the People’s House Furnishers, Greymouth. A shipment have just arrived direct from the works at Sheffield-, made by Firth’s Stainless Steel. The prices are within the reach of all and as the supply’ is limited, you should place your order early. Alost suitable for a wedding present or gift to your friends.—Adx t. Tho A!avo” of u >■ '- gton savs the

unemploym- nt position there is very acute at present. All day long

streams of people, clerks, statesmen, labourers, and others, simply stream to tho Alunicipal offices looking for work, and something will have to be- done for the great number who are out of work.

A meeting of the stewards of the Inangahua Trotting Club was held last evening when the protest lodged by Air R. L. Pascoe, against the stakes in the Welcome Handicap being awarded to Prince Alac was reopened, the matter having been referred back to the Club from the N.Z. Trotting Asso-

ciation. Evidence was taken at great length, at the conclusion of which the stewards decided to affirm their previous decision and not disturb flic the judge’s decision.

Extraordinary value giving finish of sale 1/-, sale 1/- you will never know how far a shilling can bo stretched until you have visited this great sale. You can buy more for a shilling than a shilling ever bought before, but you must act quickly; 1/- Sale for three

days only commencing Friday, Alarch 31st. AlcGrucr and Co, Greymouth, Re-cfton and Hokitika.—Advt.

On Easter Saturday a first class fight will take place at Greymouth between Bert Faeoorey (Australia), and George Curran. (Greymouth).The weight limit is Sstone 12 lbs., and the purse will be worth £lOO. If Curran is successful, the- local association will match him with Jim Rolmson in the N. Z feather weight championship. However, Faeoorey is a tough

proposition, who fights hard all t’ne way, and will probably make the local

man go all out for the full fifteen rounds. He arrives hole, to-mor-row week to complete his training. On the same night there will be three special pmateur bouts);' viz, Phelan (Reefton), v. Kerr (Blackball; Robbo v. Devescovy; and Nash (Greymouth), v. Thompson (Blackball).

“The Afayfair” Alons and Boys Wear Specialists have laid themselves out to cater for all, especially the working man. It would pay bushmen, roadmen, miners etc to get a full stock of their winter requirements while our sale is in full swing. We have in stock the latest shape butterfly cape, ■aterproof flannels, bushmans’ knitted singlets, navy jerseys, striped football jerseys, lammies, Leroy canvas coats, Leroy thigh leggins, knee leggins, canvas trousers with bib and straps over shoulders especially made for bushmen. See our prices in “The Alayfair” advertisement. —Advt. A painful accident occurred during one of the sawing events at Roto, manu Sports on Saturday. Two of the competitors!, Messrs Hines and son, had the misfortune to break their saw,with the result that a. portion of it sprang back and cut the younger man's forearm rather severely. It seems a. chip blocked the tooth of the saw at the edge of the cut, and the slant push caused the saw to , break ilito four pieces, one- of which, struck young Hines on the arm, and severed a. vein and tendons. Constable Coll well, of Otira, who is a firstaid expert, rendered assistance to the sufferer, who was later removed to the Grey River Hospital, where he received medical attention. He is progressing, but will be incapacitated for some time as a* result of his injury.

Richard Haslam Smith, who was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for forgery and uttering at Groymouth, has appealed against his sentence.

A London cable states that Germany has promised to pay Holland an indemnity for the sinking of the Turbantia on Alarch 16th, 1916. Hitherto Germany has always accused Britain of sinking tire Turbantia. The rainfall in Greymouth during Alarch totalled 12.33 inches, rain falling on 21 days. The maximum fall was on Tuesday, the 14th, when IS7 points of rain were recorded. The shipping returns for the month of Alarch are as follows: Inwards 30 vessels, steam 19,457 tons, and two sailing vessels, 804 tons —total 32 vessels of a tonnage 20,261 tons. The outward vessels numbered 25—24 steam with a tonnage. of 15,-60 tons and one sailer of 337 tons. The interest in the forthcoming sports meeting is getting keener every day. and yesterday morning there were a surprising number of spectators looking at the athletes in training in the Park. The gathering was so large that somebody remarked that it looked as if a sports meeting was really in progress. The meeting of o’Callaghan, Steel and O'Rourke in the big event is causing t remendous excitement. A few shillings will buy a big parcel iat AlcGrucr and Co’s Great 1/- Sale Alauy thousands of articles worth from 2/- to 70/- each now being swept out at the mad price of 1/- each. This great sale for three days only commencing Friday, Alarch 31st. Positively the last days of sale. —Advt. The screamingly funny comedy “Skirts” was screened to crowded audiences at the Peerless Pictures on Friday and Saturday. As a result of I numerous requests the management has consented to screen the comedy again this evenink. The picture is out of the ordinary run of movie comedy and is an assured laugh producer. A conference of the Alarxian Econoinic Classes of the Buller and Grey districts will be held in Reefton at Easter. The conference will commence on Easter Saturday, and delegates will assemble in Reefton on the Friday evening. It is expected that the conference will decide on the formation of branches of the Communist Party of New Zealand. Against several judgement debtors Air J. S. Evans, S.AL, last week refused to make orders. One of the debtors was a carpenter cut of work. He had a wife and nine children to support, and was paying 35/- a week in rent. He had a son employed as a telegraph messenger. The lad was earning- 24/- a week. Another of the debt-

ors was a labouring man who owed £3-8. A labourer, the Aiagistrate observed, could not possibly have accumulated since January 28 (the date of the

judgement) the amount required to wipe off this debt.

Hokitika Beautifying Associafion, a* its annual meeting, showed a credit balance of £47. The Executive were re-elected. It was announced Air Haile,

the new caretaker, would commence his duties on Alonday, and that an entertainment in aid of the funds would be held on Alay 24th., while the Association is now engaged improving Cass Square for the Cycling Club’s Sports at Easter.

Competitors at the foithcoming Easter Athletic Meeting in Greymouth are reminded that acceptances close with the secretaries, Box 97, Greymouth, next Saturday, April S. Those who neglect to forward fees due will be omitted from the programme. In the sawing events, big “Al” bush saws will be the only ones allowed. Winners of any event since the publication of handicaps may be re-handicapped. Members of the General Committee are reminded that a meeting will be held to-morrow' evening at 7.30 for the purpose of arranging details in connection with the sports, when a full attendance is requested. Two residents of the Geraldine distrist had a remarkably narrow escape from death. They were motoring from Fairlie towards Beautiful A T alley and reached a place known as Sharatt’s cutting, between seven and eight o’clock at night (relates the “Lyttelton Times” correspondent). The road at this place is narrow and the drakness was intensified by a thick mist. The driver was proceeding slowly and cautiously and, on feeling his left-hand front wheel slip, he Flopped the car. and he and his friend got out to see their position. Wliethcr or not the clutch was put in, seems uncertain, but as they were trying to put the car further on the road it moved forward knocking the driver down and then plunged down the hill, the engine running. Below r the road the hill hill slopes at an angle of 45 degrees till near the bottom when There is a sheer drop to a water-course which is some 300 feet below the road. The car went down headfirst, apparently j for a distance and then turned over j more than once. Til the car were three j dogs one of them being free, but the other two were chained, the chains be-| ing made fast, The free dog made its ( escape at once, out in some way, the I chains of the other two were snapped, | and all three dogs got to their home ■ before their owner, and were unhurt. The driver was not so fortunate, for in I addition to an injured knee and a severe gash on the forehead he had two or three ribs broken.