LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Grey River Argus, 18 May 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mass will In- eelelirntc’d on tli'i Olii-n. line :is follows: Sunday, 21st hist, Kotiikn. 8 a.m.; I'urii. 11 a.m.; Afonday 22ml inst., Ttotornanu 9 a.m.; Tuesday, 23rd inst., i H> lil>ouiiie, 8 a.inA<l vt. The local agents for the Ford ears and trucks, Messrs .Mark Sprot- and Co. have just been instructed to reduce prices substantially. The Ford cars are therefore now reduced from £225 to £203 while Ford trucks are reduced from £250 to £230. Added charm is given io the house bv having attractive pattern floor coverings. Harley ’s have just landed direct from the manufacturers a shipment ol Linoleums and Dado Oilcloth at greatly reduced prices and whuh can be inspected at the firm’s showrooms, Richmond Quay. The Minister of Customs (the lion. Downie StewaH) Ims wntten to Mr Seddon, Aid’., in reply to a request lor information, he cannot divulge as yet. what arrangements lie ■proposes making with Australia in the matter of Customs tariff on timber. No doubt the Minis! er fears there would be a lot of ‘Hobbving” ami log-rolling long be fore Hie tariff is before rarliament it he made its outlines known meantim It is suggested at Christchurch that shipping .-.freights on coail prom the W est Coast arc likely to be shortly reduced ,aml consequently the price of coal. J; is considered the coal com* pai ies, with the wage cuts and reduced running costs, could reduce prices, and retailers are to include cheaper prices in a competitive spirit. However, the public can count on real reductions only when they are made. The lion J. G. Coates has informed Mr T. F. Y. Seddon that representations by residents of Tlari ITari to have a (unstable placed there, and a suggestion to move the constable there From Okarito, have been considered by the Minister of Justice who has indicated that it is not considered desirable nt present to close the Okarito station, but when a man can be spared for Hart Hari, Hie question of opening a station there will be considered. Owing to their inability to secure a lease of suitable premises (Masson and Co. announce that they are closing down their Grevmouth branch and have disposed of the‘stock to Messrs MeGruer and Co. In future readers in need of a smart tailored to-measurc suit arc advised to write to GJasson and Co., 96 Lichfield Street, Christchurch, w’hen a comprehensive range or samples, together with easy measurement form will reach them by return mail. —Advt. Last year the excess of Revenue over the previous year on tire Westland suction of railways was £13,945. The expenditure amounted to £85,58.1 as compared with £93,703 last year. The revenue per mile worked out at £3207/0/6, and ;lie expenditure £2377/5/2. Seeing that the Westland and Westport railway sections are the best paying ones in the South Island, it is about time that the Department improved the services. At the present tini-o they arc far short of requirements. It is a reflection on New Zealand industrially that, being one of tire greati wool-producing countries, its wool manufacturing efforts arc so much behind the times that Dominion mills arc not yet able to meet fully the demand within the eouidiy. The firms in question must bo making a good thing anyway seeing that raw material has fallen relatively «so much more Tn price than the manufactured article. If the Board of Trade got busy, it might explain the anomaly. It is announced that a Tennent. Lever Watch is one. that plays no tricks. In these days of climatic uncertainty, it is certainly desirable to possess a watch that is always right. That the Tennent Lever Watch is meeting the requirements of the miner, the artisan, and other workers is evidenced by its everincreasing salute Of late, Mr Tennent has sold an extraordinarily large num her of these watches that bear his name, and they have been found to be unequalled for quality and workmanship, because they stand the rough usage, wear and. tear, of West Const -weather. Selling at the low price of 45/- the way is ; now open to every man and w’ofiian to procure a. good, reliable timekeeper at a price to suit the most slender purse,— Advti /_

Au election to fill a vacancy on Brunner Borough Council, is advertised Io take place (if necessary) on June 7. It is probable that Robert Smillie ‘will stand against Lord Birkenhead at the coming election in England. Hina! Throat, the Sure, (.’lire.— If you ■wake up with a sore throat or a tightness in your chest, beat that cold by buying a bottle of if Kofgo,” the wonderful Cough Cure. relieves, one bottle cures a cold. .15 ’The Tourist Department has autliot ised a vote of £SO to be spent by the Resident Engineer in repairing Copeland J’ass Track, South Westlaud. . Alary PiclHord recently declared her income- at xTIO.OUO a year—her first salary for kinema work was about £7 10/- a week. The unemployed in England have been threatening for some months forcibly to prevent the working of overtime in factories. /This is the probable explanation of the rioting ar Sheffield ami elsewhere. Air AV. MacFarlane (late of the Royal Hotel) has taken over the Albion Hotel, Ureymouth. Afr Afacfarlane hopes by catering for the public with his usual thoroughness, io merit a fair share of patronage. The dining room will be under the personal supervision of Mrs Ataciarm&e. —Ad»t. It is understood that the Government is still considering the question of a steamer for tin* South AVostland trade, and negotiatious in. regard to this matter in respect to a steamer of the Anchor service being available, are now before ihe Hon .Minister of Alarine. ■Make letter-writing easy? A. r. Kilgour stocks the latest ideas Tn fountain pens. The Nnity, self filling 14 carat gold nib, fountain pen, 10s; The Swan, the latest self filler, 255, gold mounted 30s, 355, 4()s; The i Waterman’s Ideal fountain pm, 255. A. E. Kilgour, Bookseller and Stationer—Advt. Al tiny people are under the‘lmpression that Ihe subscript ions to the Appeal for Iho Blind Fund are limited 1o 1/-: and wo are requested by the Committee to state that this is not so. The Commit lee will be thankful for any amount subscribed no matter how small or how largm Saturday next, at 2.15 p.iu., Harley and Co., Ltd., will sell a large quantity of second-hand furniture, including Duchess Chest, Wood and B.R Bedstead, Kapok and Wire Alattresses, Blankets, Linoleum and Cougoleum, Crockery, etc. As all these lines are to be sold without reserve buyers will do Well to attend this sale. The following are Ihe latest quotations for Canadian Eord ears and trucks: Car chassis £IGS, Runabout Car £1.91, Touring £203, Cope £2BO, Sedan ,£3OB. Truck Chassis with •'’demountable front rims ami solid or pneumatic roar tyres £230. Prices are f.0.b., Wellington. Grevmouth Alotors. Ltd., District Dealers.—Advt. The - Nelson City Council has been authorised by Order-in-Council to raise its loan of £21.800 for the ren-ewal of its gas and ■water loan at an increased rate of interest, not exceeding 61 per sent. Big drop in envelope prices at A. E. KiJgom ’s! j ollow-wovo <‘iiv eiopcs, 8s fid per thousand ; A'iciory white manUln envelopes, 10s per thousand; Economic white-wove ■envelopes, 15s. per thousand—the cheapest in the Dominion. A. E. Kilgour, Bookseller and Stationer.—Advt. Ar. Hokitika at least thre prosecutions are being instituted in regard to heavily laden \ chicles being taken over roads and bridges whereon the weight of the traffic has been restricted. The milling industry is responsible for the heavy traffic on Westland roads. E<-r two weeks only, The Alayfair, Alcn ami Boys’ wear specialists, are going to give the public a treat of bargain prices. We are holding a stupendous sale of seasonable goods from Friday, Alay 19, to June 2. Every article in men’s and boys’ wear marked down to bed ro c k—- Adv t. Thus Air Alassey bombastically in his recent Fielding speech:—”l am not making a party speech. I do not wsih to attack anybody, but if anybody attacks me, may the Lord help him.” Alovc money now, this is the occasion of good investment. Special big purchase of Glasson and Co., Greymouth and Westport, stocks, bought at a silly price for cash. Great Sale commences Friday, May 19. Nowhere in or out of New Zealand can the values of this great, clearance be excelled. Look outfor big price list. AlcGruer and Co., Cash Drapers, Greymouth, Reefton and Hokitika.—Advt. Despite the fact that a number of dances are being held in Greymouth at the present time, a large number ot amusement-seekers have signified their intention of attending the first periodical dance of the season under the auspices of the A 1.8.0.8. Football Club. This Club <au not only hold its own ou the football field but as social entertainers the, members are well and favourably known throughout the district. To-night’s dance, will be no exception to the rule. Special Big Purchase, Glasson and Co., £IOOO stocks, bought, at a great discount, for cash. This is one of the best value purchases we ever made. We, can now give you extraordinary value. Great Clearance Sale commences Friday, May 19. Scnsatioanl savings if you. act promptly. McGruer and Co., Greymouth, Reefton and Hokitika. —Advt. Now the cold weather is set in it will pay you to secure one of The AP.yfair stylish overcoats. On Alonday, Alay Ist, we arc holding a Stupendous Sale of all kinds of Gents Overcoats in gaberdine, Tweeds, Canvas, Oilskin etc., ranging from 32/6 to 75/-. Do not miss this opportunity, our loss is your gain. The Alayfair Men and Boys AVcar Specialists, Mawera Quay, Greymouth, ’phone 276. —Advt.