LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Grey River Argus, 15 July 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At 9 a.m. yesterday the depth of water in. the Grey reservoir was 14ft 2 inches. Special meeting of the Municipal Band at 10 a.m., to-morrow, (Sundav). —Advt. Alexander Galbraith, who was fined £25 for sedition in Wellington this week, had been chosen as the Communist candidate for the Napier seat as a candidate of the Labour Party, he polled over 2000 votes at Last election. The Westport deputation who went to Wellington to protest to the Government against the raising of the wharfage charges on coal exports was informed that the new charge must remain till the port becomes self-sup-porting. Musical Instruments.— Drop prices nt A. E. Kilgour’s best quality A«-cor-deous, made in Czechoslovakia, special, just opened, 39/6 and 45/-. Violins, good, reliable instruments 85/-, 125 -, 150/-; Mouth Organs, good tone, 2/6, 3/6, 4/6, 5/C), 7/6. A. E. Kilgour, Music Warehouse. —Advt. At Denniston, before Mr Maunsell. S.M., Win. Bromley was charged with being in possession of an unregistered revolver. He was fined £1 and 7s costs. Horace Barker, for procuring a revolver without a permit was fined £3. The Magistrate forfeited the revolver and stated that in all future cases of this kind he would do likewise. The following final amounts were collected in Runanga Borough on behalf of the Russian Famine Fund by Messrs F. O’Flynn and* Jas Southward: —F. O’Flynn 10/-, Jas Southward 10/-, H. Creigh 10/-, Mrs Murphy 10/-, 11. McConnell, J. P. 10/-, W. Buddy 5/-, Mr Hester 5/-, P. Storey 10/-, T. Bowes 5/, A. S. Alien 5/-, G. O’Connell 2/6, B. Satterthwaite 2/6, Anonymous 2/6, D. S. 2/6, B. Satterthwaite 5/-. Total, £l/15/-.

From present indications, the concert being organised by the Hibernian Society on next Tuesday evening in aid of the Marist Brothers Re-building Fund will be a great succ-css, as the sale of tickets indicate that a bumper house is assured. It can safely be said that the artists will justify their appearance. Concerts are always popular where the Marist Brothers students take part. One attractive item will be the solo competition, which will be judged by Mr Eric Moss. The St. Columba Club will make its debut in solo work, as well as in duet and quartette. The prices for admission are reasonable. The 3/- tickets can be reserved at the Bristol.

Judgment was given for plaintiffs in the following cases at Reefton Magistrate’s Court, on Thursday (Mr W. Meldrum, S.M., presiding): —Hallenstein Bros. v. P. Mitchell, £2 4/10, with costs £1 8/6; W. P. Monteith v. F. W. Woolhouse, £4l 18/-, with costs £3 4/6; T. Lcannont v. J. L. D’Arcy Irvine, £l7, with costs, £2 14/-; E. IL Scott v. Fred Cook £5 5/-, with costs £l/0/6: J. V. Burns v. P. Tobin, £2 6/-. with costs £1 3/6; Public Trustee (in the estate of E. J. Montgomery) v. A. McDonald (£l4 2/6, costs £2 14/-. Three residents for being on licensed premises during illegal hours were convicted and ordered to pay costs. Two others were each fined £1 and costs 7/-. The licensee of the Exchange Hotel was fined £2 with costs for exposing liquor for sale after hours. It seemed natural during the war to pay big prices for necessities. To-day we have quite a different aspect and every one requires to be thrifty and get the utmost value for every £ spent. There is no doubt that the greatest value obtainable for your money in furniture and furnishings is at Harley’s, the furnishing warehouse, who keep anything from a kitchen shovel to a drawing-room suite. —Advt. A Dannevirke resident is the proud owner of a marvellous parrot. It imitates the sound of every animate oi inanimate thing, from the crow of a rooster to the drover’s whistle or shriek of a railway engine. The usual cry of the drover to his dogs is “Come here,” punctuated by whistles and other things. On a raw, wet day two men were driving a mob of sheep past the house of the imitative bird. They were delighted to hear what they thought was a hospitable whistle and a call of ‘‘Come here.” They put the sh-eep through the side-gate and stepped on the verandah with anticipations of something warm, only to hear, ‘‘Go away! good-bye!” from the cage. 'When they realised the source of the invitation they departed, almost as voluble as the parrot!

'rhe freight on oats from New Zealand to Britain has been reduced to 55/- a ton. The alterations to the kitchen department of the Albion Hotel have now been completed, and the dining room is now open.—Advt. The Taranaki Acclimatisation Society is procuring 180,000 rainbow and brown trout from Rotorua and South Island hatcheries. Bicycle thieving appears to be rampant in Nelson, and the police seem to be powerless to check it or to bring the thieves to book (states the Mail). It is stated that about 120 bicycles have been reported lost or stolen in Nelson during the past six months. Special Bargains—Boys’ Oilskin Coats now 17/6, Boys’ Mackintosh Coats usually 39/6 now 19/6, Men’s Double-lined Oilcoats now 19/6. MeGruer and Co., Greymouth, Reef ton and Hokitika.—Advt. Following the recent severe frosts in Masterton, one plumber (states the Age) was called on to repair between 30 and 40 burst taps and pipes, some of them being insid-e the houses in connection with the hot water service. Some were repaired one day and burst again the next. An attempt to rais-e the Lusitania, which has been lying for seven years at a depth of 250 feet off the Irish coast, has been undertaken by a salvage company of Philadelphia. Naval and salvage authorities in England, however, regard the project as impracticable and commercially unsound. Lovers of cats will be interested in knowing that Mr C. A. House, the wellknown English authority on poultry and other fancies, who is at present visiting the dominion, was the first man to breed red tabby female cats (says the Christchurch Press). ’Previously they were as rare as tortoiseshell toms. In his breeding of cats Mr House produced .six red female tabbies, and from these have descended all the red female tabbi-es. Look out for special cut price-list this week. All our new and up-to-date stock marked down regardless of cost. We must effect a complete

clearance to make room for our summer goods. Our special cut sale starts on Saturday, July 15. The Mayfair Men’s and Boys’ Wear Specialists, Ma whera Quay, Greymouth. —Advt.

‘‘There are other questions that may be raised about gambling and the hardship on Chinese who have for a sixpenny lottery been heavily fined,” said the Chief Justice, Sir Robert Stout, while delivering judgment in the pakapoo cases last week. “They can, however, gamble in the manner approved by our laws by using the totalisator.

That this form of gambling is very popular in our midst is proved from the fact that in a recent year more than £3,000,000 was pledged on that instrument.

The Government gave a nebulous answer in Parliament when a Labour 'Member asked why the report from th Judg'e of the Arbitration Court showed 73.3 per cent increase in the whole I cost of living at March, 1920, whereas ■ the increase show-n by the Acting-Go-vernment Statistician in the Ap 1920, ‘‘Abstract for March,” 1920 was 63 per cent., and in the September “Abstract,” 1920, the Government Statistician also shows 63 per cent for March, 1920. One Minister said, “It didn’t matter.” Sitting in an easy chair on one side of the room and resting your fc-et on the opposite wall, was given as one of the comforts of life in a flat by a witness in a tenement case at the Wellington Magistrat-e’s Court. Witness said that ho paid three guineas a week for a fairly large room, which, had been cut in two. There were also extras, such as 6d per hour for the us-e of the laundry, and 6d for the use of the bathroom key. Mr F. K. Hunt. S.M., “How much did you pay to walk in the garden?”—(Laughter.) Witness said that walking in the garden was one of the free items. The Martin Family have been in the carrying business for over 43 years, and have nevej yet failed the public. Nothing too small or too large for us to handle. All trains met and goods consigned to ur will bo delivered with our customary guaranteed punctuality. 11. Martin, No. 1 Carrier, Greymouth.— Advt.