LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Grey River Argus, 5 June 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

McFarlane is still at the Albion, and selling Mandi’s Bottle Beer at 1/- a bottle.—Advt. The ladies hockey match on Saturday at Hokitika resulted in tho Mawhera Club’s team winning from Hokitika Club by 3 goals to 2. A New York cable states that Sir Ernest Raeburn, Director-General in the United States of the British Ministry of Shipping, died of pneumonia, after a five days’ illness. Engineering for Boys. —A. E. Kilgour has Meccano Sets. Encourage the talent your boy possesses. Inspect our stock. No. 0 8/6 set, No. 1 A. 14/-, No. 1 14/6 set. A. E. Kilgour, local agent for Meccano Sets. —Advt. The native population in Samoa for the 16 years from 1902 to September 1918, increased by 5487. Then came the epidemic, and the population dropped from 38,302 to 30,738. During the succeeding two and a-half years to April, 1921, the increase was 2215. Mr H. H. Smith, the motor expert, has kindly volunteered to provide the necessary motor cars to convey the Australian Soccer footballers, upon the arrival of the express on Tuesday evening, from the Railway Station to the Albion Hotel. They will be headed by the Municipal Band, and will be officially welcomed by His Worship tho Mayor (Mr J. D. Lynch). Special values in horse and eow covers are offered by Barley’s, Ltd., Greymouth, for 14 days. Owners of stock should take advantage of the reductions which will save money. Advt. His many friends will learn with regret that Mr Robert Russell, proprietoi of the Park Hotel, is at present confined to bed with a severe illness. Box 27, Greymouth, will always find Glasson and Co.’s representative on the West Coast. When requiring a smart tailored to measure suit or costume drop a line to this address and you will be waited on with a splendid assortment of samples.—Advt. A recent visitor from Canterbury to the Mangahao hydro-electric scheme, near Shannon, was impressed by two aspects of what he saw. First, the many evidences that the work was being expediously pushed forward, and secondly the number of unemployed still unable to find work. Not only the tunnelling, but all outside work also, is being carried out with three shifts per day, 334 men being employed, and work is proceeding on every detail of the whole scheme. Give them Swan’s tho pen that signed the Treaty that ended the war. Most reporters of the leading newspapers, many famous editors and authors use the Swan Fountain Pen. A. E. Kilgour has them; price 25/-. We also stock tho “Unity” self filling 14 carat solid gold nub iridium pointed Britishmake. Price 10/-; the Onoto self-filling peu, price 20/-; Waterman’s ideal fountain pen; price 25/-. A large assortment of gold-mounted fountain pens suitable for presents in stock. Swan ink suitable for all fountain pens; price 1/6 a bottle. A. E. Kilgour sells it for less. —Advt. To-night and to-morrow night at the Opera House, Greymouth, the public will have an opportunity of viewing a magnificent staging of the Juvenile Opera, ‘ ‘ Princess Chrysanthemum. ’ ’ The piece is being produced by the talented Mrs Wm. Stavcly of Hokitika, and will consist of seventy carefully trained juvenile performers. A production by Mrs Stavely is always pleasing to the audience and guarantees the success of the piece. The booking shows that a crowded house will greet the performers this evening. Special scenery has been prepared by Messrs Caigou and Kent, and Mr F. Rcstieaux will wield the baton as musical director. The above combination assures a production of tho highest order and those who have not secured seats will need to be bright and early at the doors. Staggering prices. Last three days of sale—Thursday, Friday and Monday. Consider how important this great Sale with its drastic reductions is to you. ; Height of Season Goods at end of Sea- j son prices, that’s the position in brief. ; Why pay more to gain less, here every j pound will produce what you pay 30/- j for elsewhere. We brought the prices down. We keep the prices down. Quick quit quotations in every department. McGruer and Co., Greymouth, Reef ton and Hokitika. —Advt.

Sir Andrew Russell, who will contest the Hawke’s Bay seat at the general election, will stand as an Independent. “Independence,” he states, “means to me not only freedom to offer criticism, but also freedom to vote and act according to carefully considered judgment of the issue. A representative who is definitely committed beforehand to the support of a party or policy on an issue unknown is very largely reduced to a cog in the party machine, and would not be able to exercise his judgment if it conflicted with party interests. At the present time, on a vote of want of confidence in the Government, I should frankly vote for it, on the grounds that tho interests of this country would not be served by a change. On such points as the present Government’s policy as I am acquainted with, I should be prepared to give it my support. But I am not prep: red to sign a blank cheque in favour of this or any other Government. ’ ’ Act quickly; last three days of sale Thursday, Friday and Monday, Jun© Ist to June sth. We challenge competition in quality and price. You get the goods you want at bedrock prices during these three days of swift selling. McGruer and Co., Greymouth, Reefton and Hokitika.—Advt. Introduced by the secretary of the Christchurch R.S.A., three men trained as fitters at the Addington workshops, waited on Mr Massey and asked that their wages should not be cut down from £3 a week, with subsidy to £2/16/-. That “cut” had taken place under the retrenchment scheme but it did not seem to have been intended. Two of the men were married. They were all returned soldiers, and they hail received training under arrangements made by the Repatriations Department. Mr Massey said, he did not know whether there were many eases of this kind. These were the first lie had heard of. Regulations had been drafted to deal with cases of hard ship aud he thought members of the deputation would come under these regulations. He would look into the matter personally on his return to Wellington. It was quite certain; he thought, that he would find a way to help tho men. For two weeks only, the Mayfair, men anl boys’ wear specialists, are holding a special bargain sale of seasonable goods. Our stocks comprise the ' cry latest goods bought on the lowest market possible. Every article in men and boys’ wear has been marked down to bedrock. Salo finishes June 2.—Advt,