LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Grey River Argus, 17 July 1923, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Influenza starts with getting a chill*; a great, preventative is Lawn’s Allwool Warm Sweater Coats at 17/6, or a plain Sweater in Heather or Grey at J 12/6.—Advt. La.-t mon I h 142,700 feet of timber was exported from Westport. There are a number of cases of diphtheria in the Grey district at present, three being reported from Cobden. The seriousness of the influenza epidemic locally was evidenced yesterday by the absence from work of no fewer than 19 members of the Railway Workshops staff. A Wellington Press message status that yesterday’s Stock Exchange sales included:—Bank of New Zealand £3 3/- (cum rights) Bank of Australasia £1.5 12/6; Bank of Now Zealand, £3 3/-. The takings at Saturday’s Rugby match at Westport totalled £Bl, or only £lO less than at Grcymouth when the same rep. teams met the previous Saiu rd ay. A Chicago cable records a further drop in wheat prices, consequent ou the record harvests this season in North America. July wheat has slumped to 98$ cents a bushel, and September to 98$. The local Ga.s Works are finding a market for tlieir surplus coke in Canterbury. The Railway Department has purchased seven or eight trucks to be sent through to Addington, when proper trucks can be obtained. The new police station is not to be built in Tainui Street, as lias been rumoured, an u Argus” representative was informed by a police official yesterday. “If one is built,” he said,, “it will be built somewhere on the present grounds. Possibly something will be put on the Estimates.’ 1 The “Mercantile Gazette” records the registration of the Calliope Coal Mining Co., Murray Creek, Rcefton, on .lulw 3. The office is at 162 Manchester Street, Christchurch. Capital: £lO,OOO, into 10,000 ordinary shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Christchurch— ; W. H. Brice 3000, A. G. Sanderson 125, < A. W. Jones 125, L. E. Brice 65, Irene < E. Brice 60, T. A. Neale GO, and J. 1 B. Neale 65. Objects: To purchase vr < acquire, mineral estates, ironworks, and f collieries-known as “The* Victory Coal < Mine,” together with seams of coal at f Murray Crock, Reefton, and to carry : on business of coal miners. 1

Last month a party of co-operative miners at Dunollic cleared £BO each out of their month’s work. Two first offenders for drunkenness were convicted and fined the amount of their bail (5/-) in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Vi oi k on the wharf has boon very slack lately, due chiefly to a shortage of timber and coal. Trucks have been in short supply too. About 70 men obtained employment yesterday out of a roll of 250. I’etrie Avenue has suffered greatly at the hands (or rather feet) of the children ami grown-ups of late. Whole beds of bulbs have been trampled underfoot and in one instance a man’s boot-marks were traced for about half a chain along one bed. The Borough Gardener. (Mr A. IT. M e Kane) has been engaged lately in planting a number of pohutukawas, in Turuniaha Street. In High Street a large number of rhododendrons have been replaced and there are about 150 trees growing there now. The Returned Soldiers’ Shop in Tainui Street, organised to help in raising funds for the Old People’s Home realised £6 8/- clear profit on Satur day. The fact that most of the goods came from the country shows the interest that is being taken in the Home project t here. Just landed: “Cumberland’’ Cooke’s special improved steel logging ropes; Newlands and Sanderson’s Circular Saws; Atkins's Silver Steel Cross-cut Saws; Reddaway’s Camel-hair belting; •Steel Pulleys and Raildogs. Apply Dispatch Foundry Co., Ltd.—Advt. An Auckland telegram states that Harry England, farmer of Matamata, was killed on Saturday night. The dray he was driving overturned in the darkness and buried him under a load of hay. His wife, searching, found the overturned vehicle and fell unconscious through shock. The husband’s bodv was not found until Sunday morning. “There are one and a half million cattle in New Zealand, 500,000 of which are in the Auckland province, which

has the largest number of pedigree stock.” said Mr R. AT. Somerville at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Ayrshire Cattle .Bi’ded’.'rs ’ Associa--1 ion. The “Mercantile Gazette” reports the registration of the West Coast British and International Exhibition Association (inc.), Regd. under the Incorporated Societies Act, ]9OB, July 7, 1923. Office: Westland County Chambers, Hokitika. Subscribers: Hokitika. — T’rquhart M. 11. Houston, P. Renton, J. ,1. Mclntosh, T AV. Duff, G. W. Keller. R. Wild, AV. J. Butler, A. E. Benjamin, A. Aitken, Geo. Davidson, Hon. 11. L. Michel, M.L.C., D. J. Evans, E. Teichelman, G. Perry, Guardian and Times Co. Objects: The promotion and management of an exhibition, etc. “The Cure of Your Orchard’’ is an interesting booklet issued by the Vacuum Oil Co. It gives a detailed account of the principal orchard insect pests, illustrating various species with excellent photographs obtained by noted authorities. The habits and characteristics of a wide variety of insects, which prey on fruits, flowers, and domestic, animals are scientifically set forth in an interesting series of articles. The financial losses due to in.'.ccts are also indicated, and last, but not least, there is explained a remedy to which many farmers and orchardists testify in the pamphlet. This is Gargoyle Spraying Oil, the fame of which is steadily growing throughout this and other countries. It seems obvious that every orchardist will save money and make money by learning the facts about this remedy, and the same is true also of horticulturists, farmers and others who have to fight pestiferous insects.

Some very attractive costumes were to be seen on Friday evening at the Children.'s Fancy Dress Ball at Carey’s Hall, Cobden, including:— Misses Al. Kirkwood and A. AVhite (Two Scarecrows), L. Moss (Highlander Milk), A . Richardson (Stars and Stripes), L. Thompson (Topsy), V. (.'ampbell (Washing Day), J. Raleigh (Cook), J. Robertson' (A. Parcel), L. Barlow (18th Century Lady), R. Quinn (Jauky V. ogan), R. Barlow (100 of Flour), T. Barlow (Sailor Boy), A'. Aioore (Dutch Girl), P. Forsyth and R. Smith (Two Dorothy Bags), AV. Moore (Runner), R. Tomlin (Swagger), ( . Moore (Jacky Coogan), P. Forsyth (Baker), R. O’Neil] (Japan ese Lady), G. O’Neill (Rose Bud), C O'Reilly (Japanese Lady), C. Horne (Daffodil), H. Case (Sunbeam), Al. Earl (Spring), E. Tomlin (Page Boy), G. Raleigh (Spanish Dancer), G. East (Brownie), K. Horne (Nigger), r F Thompson (Little Eva), N. Horne (Swagger), J. Moss (Jockey). The prizes for the most original costumes were awarded to the “Two Two Scarecrows,’’ and the “Swagger”; for the best dressed girl, to the “Rosebud,” and best dressed boy the “Jockey.” Mr R. Baird ably controlled the floor, and Aliss N. Taylor (Runanga) supplied the music, which was appreciated by all. Record business on Saturday! Cash Sales exceed £1000! There is a reason for business of such large dimensions. The Insurance Underwriters are the. losers. The low prices arc. possible only because we bought all salvage stocks from Alayfair Building at our own prices. Great record-breaking Fire Salvage , Sale, now proceeding. Call again. Two shops. McGruer’s (Westland) Ltd., Grcymouth.-—Advt.

On Saturday 110 tons of coal were taken through the Otira Tunnel. Most of it came from Rcefton and Rowan ui. Yesterday Public AVorks’ men were engaged in the Otira Tunnel “clear-ing-up.” To-day it is expected the work will be finished. All the yard work at Otira is now finished. Air Caulfield, formerly Town Clerk of Ross, and now of Christchurch, has been recommended lor the position of Town Clerk of Groytown by a committee of the Borough Coirncil there. The Co-operative Coal Mines at Dunollie are doing exceptionallv ■well at the present time. They are unable to supply half the demand for tlieir coal, which is of the best quality. A shortage of trucks lias hampered their output considerably also. Alessrs A. Goodyear and F. AVoods (coach drivers), who were in town yesterday, state that Arthur’s Pass is in a bad condition with snow, and is .so slippery that traffic is dangerous. Afotor lorries with heavy loads are unable to negotiate the Pass at present, and either a day or so’s sunshine, or a good warm rain, are needed to melt the snow. There is a shortage of coal in Greymouth at present, and local merchants are unable to fulfil orders. In one instance out of five bugs of coal ordered by a resident the merchant was able to supply one bag only yesterday. The shipments of Reefton and other coals that arc being taken through the Tunnel are being blamed for the local shortage. Last week over 13.909 tnms < f coal was exported from AVesfport. Westport Coal Company shipped 7s>s tons, and sold 214 tons locally. Last month over 60,000 tons of coal was •tx*portcd from I Westport. A\ est port Company shipped 41.71<> tons, Stockton ('ey 16,651 tons, and the Co-operative miners 4065. Close on 4700 tons was exported to foreign pa rts. The settlers of Love,- AVaturon, South Westland, have been advised that a vote for the improvement of the* road on the south bank of the AVatarou river will this year be placed on the Esti-

mates and this is considered good news, as there has for years been a desire in the locality to have this road improved, so as to give access to th.e flat lands of the Lower Wat a ma. “Business has been looking up considerably since Christinas,” said Air 1. Nelson, to an “Argus’’ representative yesterday. “'The past two Saturdays have been very good, and a number of business men have told me that they are doing well. 1 think the town is daily going ahead, and we are looking forward to the Otira Tunnel opening.’’ Another business man said that during the winter business had been very good in the clothing trade. Mercery, heavy underwear and bedding had shown record sales. This was due no doubt to the severe winter.

On a charge of false pretences, on Mrs AlcAlister, storekeeper at To Kinga, Claude Randolph Marmont (alias Jimmy Smith) appeared yesterday morning in the Aiagistrato’s Court before Air AV. Aleldrum, S.Af. “I’ve never been a loafer,” said Afarnionr to the A'lagistrate. It had been hard, he said, to get work. “He does not seem to be able to help himself,’’ said Senior-Sergeant McCarthy, in outlining accused’s record for false pretences. “Your record is a bad one,” said the Magistrate. A sentence of 14 days’ imprisonment was imposed. Air Cecil Carter, of Reefton Railway staff, who has arirved here on transfer, was, before leaving Reef ton, presented with gifts from the AVesleyan Sunday School children. Air Dennington, of Christchurch, succeeds him at Reefton. At the Magistrate’s Court at Hoki tika, before Alessrs AV. Wilson and A. E. Benjamin, Justices, Henry C. Doyle was charged with on 13th July 1 1 Ilari Hari the theft from AV. A’incent of

a watch valued at £8 15/-, and Richard K. Smith, witii receiving same know ing it to be dishonestly obtained. Snr geaiif Fryer applied far a reman 1, which was granted in each ease till the 21st, bail being allowed in accused £2O each and a surety each of £29. It is many years since AVestport last held musical and el oe fit io.i ary competitions. The time is op t untune for resuming them. Probably nowhere in the world ’an suck an extraordinary tree growth be shown, with pinus insignis lines as in New Zealand (states the NeLon “Evening Mail”). Here is a typical in ; per. Air T. Hunt, c-n his property ;it “llighfield.” near AV:<kctiei-l. recently foiled fifteen large trees. ’These were certified as being 36 years old ,and Ihe yield in sawn timber from the fifteen trees wa.s 22,000 feet, or enough to build a large house. Another instance: Mi’ i Herbert Hunt, on the adjoining farm, •felled several twenty-yeaijohl treess which averaged 750 feet per tree. These trees, with timber, firewood ami seed, netted the owner over £5 per tree. The significance of these figures can be gauged when it is stated almost all our native trees would take 390 to 500 years to produce the sanre. And still the rush goes on! Record business, fhe envy of the. trade, the delight of the public! Call again and again. Fresh lay out of Salvage. Goods every day. The position is unique. No other firm can copy the low prices and live. The Insurance Underwriters are the losers. Record-breaking Fire Salvage Sale now travelling fast. Two big shops, the centres of business activities and savings. AlcGruer’s (Wesjland), Ltd., Greymouth.—Advt.