LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Grey River Argus, 9 June 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mass will be celebrated on Sunday next as follows:—Paroa, 8.30 a.m., Blaketown, 10 a.m.—Advt. McFarlane is still at the Albion, and selling Mandi’s Bottle Beer at 1/- a bottle.—Advt. While red pine sawn timber is still hard to market, it is stated the demand for white pine keeps up well. Although tho men continue work at freezing works, the wage cuts are causing them great apprehension, and the position is uncertain. Yesterday, owing to the indisposition of Mr AV. Moldrum, S.M., the hearing of the tost case regarding Sunday football at Reefton, could not bo proceeded with. The price of cement, for the second time since March, has been reduced in price, a reduction of 6s per ton being announced at Dunedin. This means a drop of 15s a ton since the beginning of the year, but tho price is still too high. The last few days of Harley’s clearance sale of horse and cow covers. This is the opportunity for farmers to obtain good covers for the stock at greatly reduced prices—Note the address: Harleys, Greymouth. —Advt. The latest prices of dairy produce in London are:—Danish butter, 178/to 182/- (last week 184/- to 188/-); New Zealand butter, unsalted, 168/(last week 166/-" to 168/-; New Zealand butter, spited, 163/- to 166/- (last week 160/- to 166/-). Market quiet, but steady, New Zealand cheese, white, 68/- to 70/- (last week 68/- to 72/-); New Zealand cheese, coloured, 68/- to 72/- (last week v 76- to 80/-). Market slow. New Zealand first grade salted, exceptional, 170/-.

A strong Communist Party has been formed in Spain. Students of Old Country dialects had plenty of scope at the Park on WednesYesterday the ferry steamer from Wellington missed the connection with the West Coast express. Harley and Co., have for sale two Ford Cars in good order, also it sulky and gig. Full particulars •will be given on application to the firm. From Monday next Patara (private siding) will not be a stopping place for passengers. Parcels and small lots of goods will not be accepted to or from Patara. The Now River Gold Mining Company have declared a dividend (the 80th) <>f .1 per share, payable on Thursday, June 15th, the sum of £l2OO being thus returned to shareholders. 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 S“ts.—Advt. During the last period Blackwater Mines, Ltd., crushed 3770 tons yielding 1680 fine ozs. of a value of £7560. Working expenses were £4988. capital and development £545, working profit £2572 and net profits £2027. Gold is at £4 10s per fine oz. The cost of living is being reduced in Greymouth, as the Municipal Gas Department is selling three bags of coke delivered at your door for 2/6. The cheapest fuel in the Dominion. Order.; left at the Borough Office, Gas Dep: rtmeiit or with any employee of the gas office will receive prompt attention, j ’Phone 113. No order accepted without | cash.—Advt. : Hosiery for present, wear just open- ; ed direct from British mills. 120 dozen I Ladies’ Hose bought on the low market j value exception; Ladies’ black Cashi mere-finish Hose 2/11 per pair; Ladies’ Black All Wool Cashmere Hose plain • and ribbed. 3/11, 4/11 and 5/11 pair. Each pair guaranteed to be fast dye. MeGruer and Co., Greymouth, Reefton I and Hokitika.—Advt. I Yesterday Dr Valentine, Dr McKibben, and representatives from Ashburton, Timaru and Southland Hospital | Boards proceeded from Dunedin to Waipiata, to meet representatives from the Vincent and Maniototo Hospital Boards, and there form a committee to select definitely the site for the proposed consumptive sanatorium. ■ Stetson Hats for gents are famous all the world over for quality and style. Wo bought the new styles at the drop prices and can now supply the Stetson ! Fur Felt Hat in greys, fawns and i black at 52/6. The Stetson Velour Hat in assorted shades at 105/-, al- . ways first to bring the prices down. MeGruer and Co., Greymouth.—Advt. The most profllie family that New | I Zealand ever produced is jrobably one | i that resided in Palmerston North a j I few ye: rs ago (says the “Manawatu i ; Daily Times.”) Besides a quartet—- : which is exceedingly rare—two sets of • twins were produced in succeeding years. : Thus, a family of eight, was born to i the parents in three years. The family . • is said to be doing well at present ’ somewhere in Australia. I The following will represent the ( I‘‘Has Beens” of Cobden against the i Cobden Juniors at Cobden at the weekend:—Forwards, Horan, Inglis, Skeats, Smith, Crossy, Wilson, Monteith, McDonald; Half, Gilmour; Five-eighths, Smith Sherlock; Three-quarters, Inglis, Wearno, N. Kettelty; Full Back, Sexton; Emergencies, W. West, Barrowman, j Pike, Curtis, Dewar, Mclntyre, Forest, > W. Bright, Bennett, Flaherty. During the month of May. 2,504 books were issued from tho Greymouth Municipal Library, the tickets issued numbering 34. New books were added to the collection as follows: —“Brioney,” : Curtis York; ‘‘Virgin of tho Sun,” : Rider Haggard; “Woman Hater,” Ruby M. Ayers; ‘‘The Shadow of Man,” Ruby M. Ayers; ‘‘Searamouche” Rafel Sabatini; ‘‘Quills’ Widlow,” G. B. McCutcheon, ‘‘Love and | Diana,” Concordia Merrel; ‘‘Youth j j Triumphant” George Gibbs: ‘‘Beauty” I Rupert Hughes; ‘‘Wishes Limited,” W. ! lA. Darlington; ‘‘More First,” M. R. Rhinehart; ‘‘Man from the Clouds,” S. Con Isen. The cargo of tho wrecked Wiltshire included the girders for about ten 1 bridges on the Waikokupu railway line, i The loss of this material is a serious i matter for the Public Works Depart- ! merit and for the people of the dis- : trict concerned. Plate-laying is now proceeding on the line and the founda- i tions of the bridges are in place. The , loss of the girders means a. delay of nine months or a year in the comple- ‘ tion of the bridges unless the Department is willing to erect temporary ; structures. The salvage of any of the j material is considered to be highly improbable. Give them Swan’s’the pen thrt signed ’ the Treaty that ended the war. Most ; reporters of the leading newspapers, | many famous editors and authors use I the Swan Fountain Pen. A. E. Kil- ‘ gour has them: price 25/-. We also ’ stock the “Unity” self filling 14 carat | solid gold nub iridium pointed British- ! make. Price 10/-; the Oiioto self-filling i ( pen, price 20/-; Waterman’s ideal foun- ■ - tain pen; price 25/-. A large assortment . of gold-mounted fountain pens suitable 1 for presents in stock. Swan ink suitable i 1 for all fountain pens; price 1/6 a bot- 1 tie. A. E. Kilgour sells it for less. ; ( —Advt.

The vessel that made the ferry trip yesterday (and missed tho Coast ex- . press) was the inter-colonial steamer M a nukn. Y'csterdny proved probably the coldest day so far this year, there being frost visible all over the town, and I frost in Greymouth means a lower tern I perature than it does in many other places. A new motor engine is to be fitted in the Lake Kanieri launch next week, and it is hoped thereafter to have the boat in good running order. Air W. Fogwell, the now caretaker, is now preparing for the hatching of a large supply of trout ova shortly expected from the Ninth Island. Mr W. J. Jeffries, Westland County Chairman, who returned last night from Wellington, had a conference there with the Minister of Public Works on the Highways Bill on Wednesday forenoon. The conference sat in committee, discussing composition of the controlling authority, tho classification of the roads, the finance, etc. Other representations made by Mr Jeffries were favourably received by the Government. The Otira tunnel material on the Wiltshire consisted of part of the steam generating plant for use in connection with the electric haulage. The replacement of this plant will be an easier matter than the replacement of actual electrical equipment would have been. There is a possibility that some part of tho electrical equipment was also cm board, but exact information ;s not yet available owing to the non-ar-rival of documents. In a report on the Otira Tunnel works to the Canterbury Progress League, the secretary. Mr P. R. Climie, stated that the ballasting operations were the most backward of the work being done there. If the tunnel were not ready for traffic by the end of the year, a good deal of disappointment would be caused. While at the tunnel Toc-ently he had semi no sign of the overhead electrical gear being erected. Another member stated he had learned of the ballasting work being backward, and it was agreed the League’s efforts to hasten progress would have a good effect. “The Mayfair” Men and Boys Wear Specialists are absolutely knocking prices into a cocked hat. Fancy a nice dressy oilskin coat double throughout for 19/6. Do not miss this opportunity of securing one of these coats even if you have to lay it aside for the stormy weather. We only have a limited number of theis line.—Advt. It is pleasing to observe that tho efforts of the Mayor (Mr J. D. Lynch) in keeping Borough Councillors “down to business,” at the meetings are bear ing fruit, : nd tho councillors in question are gradually becoming educated to this practice. Tho business of last evening’s meeting was concluded at 9.45 p.m. A large plate glass window, in the shop of Wong Quin, fruiterer, Tainui Street, was smashed just after mid night yesterday morning. The top portion was found later to have collapsed inwards. An attempt was made to break the smaller glass pane in the door. The damage is over £5O, reported to be covered by insurance. It is stated the owner of the shop attributes the deed to a fellow countryman, but there is no clue to the perpetrator so far.