LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 15 January 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mark Sprot and Co., Ltd., 165 Manchester Street, Christchurch, ’phone 3335, Auctioneers Valuators, Licensed Land Agents, Fire Life, Marino and Accident Insurance Agents. West Coasters desiring properties in Canterbury should call or write for our extensive property lists particularly of suitable freehold house properties at reasonable prices. F. W. Cochrane. Manager; W. Hulston Auctioneer and Licensed Land Agent. Any enquiries through Mark Sprot. and Co. Ltd., Mackay Street, Greymouth, will have prompt attention. J. D. Lynch, Managing Director; AV. J Joyce Junr. Secretary.—Advt. A shortage of water in the tanks :it several West Coast towns is. reported at present. The reduction of the price <>l le.ithr in Wellington by Id per lb all round is in keeping with a decrease in the export price. In this issue the Colonial Sugar Relining Coy. Ltd., announce a reduction of £1 per ton in the prices of all grades of sugars, golden syrup and treacle. The quantity of timber at present being railed here for shipment is much below the average, especially in the case of rod pine, and ii may bo some lii lie time before some uf 11m mills resume cutting. A boxing contest to take place at Creymoulh on February 21st has been arranged between Dick Pascoe (Greymouth) and Jimmy Carr (Buller). On the same occasion there wil bo a number of amateur bouts. The Westport trawler Mary Ellen arrived in Groymouth shortly after midday yesterday with a fair quantity of turbot, sole, flounder, gurnet, schnapper, and groper, as well as a nice specimen of ling. Needless to say. t lm fish met with a ready sale. Holiday makers during the past few -weeks have made the Hokitika Gorge rendezvous the spot being a very picturesque one, while the motor journey thither through the Kokatahi —Koitcrangi farming district is a very pleasant, one. <'onsiderablo quantities of Otago fruit have been coming to the Coast since the Midland Railway has provided better transport facilities, as the fruit in Centra] Otago ripens earlier than in Nelson, and thus secures the early market. A good season is being experienced by the Norwegian whalers in Ross Sea in the Antarctic. A wireless from Ross Sea (according to a Press message), reports the whalers up to a week ago (January Sth) had taken fourteen thou sand casks of oil. The fleet is expected back at Stewart Island in the second week in March. Final Flutter for used Cycles—Three gents real sturdy bicycles'in good order suit schoolboy or man for handwork £3 £4 jq/. nnr -| £- p p Wade & Co.—Advt. The To Kuitj railway bookings for Lhe holiday period, from December 17th to January 3rd, show an increase of nearly 30 per cent, upon the passenger business last year. The figures include, besides the actual bookings at ttie To Kuiti office, those of the other stations on the Te Kufti section. There were exactly 900 more passengers this year than last year, the figures being against 2982. The increase in revenue was /?200. On Monday evening (say-- the Hokitika Guardian) a collision between a motor car and motor jigger on the i railway line, had all the elements of a possible serious accident. A large ear carrying seven persons was returning to Hokitika from Stafford, while a jigger with men employe! on the permanent way was proceed,ng north. The collision occurred at the Stafford road crossing near Mr Keech’s residence.. Fortunately just before the impact ihe jigger was seen and the driver of ihe ear was able to swerve sufficiently to avoid a head on eollission. The ear, however failed to clear the iig.rer' which struck the Year part, of the car, and received dnr.-tga. '”] 10SP r „, tho jigger were thrown off, but, fortunately escaped with only a shaking. The accident as it turned out, proved a fortunate one.

r/C/T , WaHt a got if to-day at Wade s—Three Gents used bicycles in good order, suit schoolboy or'man for hand work ,C 3 £4 10/- and £5 nt F. C. Wade S- Co.—Advt.

It is reported that Hie new Big Kier Alining Company is <lr-.‘!aring di.ideni.l this month. Millerton Mine lias been idle for i lie past two days, owing to lack of snip Eor th,- Holer Gorge Railway 175 tons of rails have jus: been landed ar Westport. The sailing boa! “Rose’’ which eapsizeil in Wesljort reads! va J ,oi M mday, with five persons aboard, has not bene found, ahlmugii a search lias been made for it. On Sitmlav N’ewni.'ui’s Motors will run an excursion to Funnknik.al leaving Post. Office at 9 a.m. Seats reserved ai White Star Offie... P.ook early — Advt. .Mrs Matson, wi low of Hi.' first harbourmaster of N. w Plymouth, who arrived in the Dominion in I :12, dud at New Plymouth on Monday, she ‘wrre 98 years of age. Mr J. J. MeTntosh, of Hokitika, has decided to contest the vacant southern sea, on the '.Vcstla.nd County Council, formerly held by the late Hou J. Grimmond. The ;>ol! takes place „ n Wednesday rext You .no. eer I am! v prompt in Grey-'"-ntlh.” said Hi,- Hon. R. | . p.Mlard till Monday, speaking io a deputation regarding the proposed removal of the railway workshops. ’'These are only recommendations,” said the Minister. -‘They may not he adopted yet.” i 11. ’ was the response from several \\ e believe in getting in early.” The cheapest paint is the paint which lasts the longest, which gives the maximum of protection to the surface to which it is applied. This is Ferrador. It is superior to, and has double the covering power of Red Lead. Have vour roof painted with it. Dispatch Foundry Co.. Agents.—Advt. Mr C. J. Evans, of Invercargill, who returned from a trip to the Sounds, says that they were very little troubled with blowflies while in the bush, and found this hard to understand. One day, however, while out on the Sound they found swarms of blowflies passing, all heading up the coast in a thick cloud. To what destination this strange migration is bo ing made it is impossible to say. Ihe following donations have- been iorwarded to the Wesn Coast Agricultural Pastoral and Industrial Association in support of the Special Prize Fund:—F. Badger, £1 Is; C. Uddstrom, Trophy; Well-wisher, Trophy; Wild and Robertson, £1 Is; Richmond and Reynolds, £1 Is; G. S. Gray and Co, £1 Is; T. Crankshaw, IDs 6d; T. B. Baty, Ltd, Is Greymouth Motors Ltd., £1 1 8 . Walter Scott and Co., Tropny. In linitio a young man £.l at the Magistrate’s Court yesterdaj' for stealing a bottle of beer His Worship (Mr w. Mel,hum. S.M.) asked DetectiveSergeant Young the question; "was the beer macle good?” A smile hovered about the faces of counsel and reporters for an appreciable length of time after the somewhat ambiguous query, and even the ste-n-visaged policeman by the door allowed his face to relax for the fraction of a second. All the latest in Art Silk, Fugi Silk, ami “Langley Frocks,’’ Silk Jumpers ami Silk Stockings. Edwards Suits that satisfy, made from the best English serges, worsteds, and tweeds, co! unial worsteds and gabardines. From £3/15/- to £9. Edwards Tailoring Co., Christchurch. J. Scott, Threadneedle Street, Greymouth. West Coast representative.— Advt. “I understand that you have had a lot of rain hereabouts,” remarked the Hon. R. F. Bollard at a meeting held at Leeston, “but that the dry spell of the last few days Has given the farmers good heart. As a practical farmer, I was greatly impressed with the crops I saw along the route I travelled. I would much prefer to see a good crop of oats, wheat, or barley than see the finest oil painting in an art ghllery. There is notKmg like Nature’s pictures, and they are provided in Canterbury just now. The annaul picnic of St. Paul’s Methodist Sunday-school scholars wag held yesterday at the Seven Mile beach. A crowded train took a very large number of children and adults to Rapahoe, and the perfect weather prevailing, together with the ideal locality, sports arffi games ensured a day, the enjoyment of Which was only tempered by the regret that evening closed in all too quickly. It was a happy tired crowd that returned to Greymouth last night, and that is how a> picnic crowd should be at “the end of a perfect Hay.” This is the first occasion on which a speciaal picnic train Ims run over the line. What nicer present in the home than a Piano Gramophone, Violin, or Ac-,-ordeon. Wo stbek all the above instruments; also a number of other useful articles suitable for presents: Brass Trumpets, Saxophones Flutes, Ukeleles, Bound Music Books, etc., etc.,. Please call and we will take a delight in showing you our stock. The Bristol Piano Co. Ltd., Tainui Street, Greymouth. Mr n. G. Denne, Manager, Reefton, Representative: Mr Nicholas Lawn. Advt.

Ihe number of honeymoon couples at Wanganui for Christmas and New Year holidays was phenomenal, showing (says the Wanganui Herald) that the parsons elsewhere have had their busy time also. Some of these couples when, walking up the avenue tried to look old married folks, but they could not throw off the freshness of their newly-acquired state. It was impossible lor them to look like old-timers so happy were their expressions.

I here were thirty bankruptcies in Palmerston North during 1924. There was a record attendance ot 6000 'at the Auckland zoo on Snriday last. The long legal vacation ended yesterday, when Mr. W. Meldrmn, S.M.. resumed his seat on the Magistrate’s Court bench. Buildings to the value of £244,000 were erected in Wanganui last year, ns against £197,000 for the previous W.-MCil THE INDIANS GO BY!— A Christchurch wag, on hearing that the All Black-French match was played in Paris on Sunday remarked that “Paris was getting more like TTreymouth every day.” TSn Weffisgton City engineer estimates that the value of buildings erecled in tho capital city during 1924 will be well over £LOOO,OOO t Tho final figures ara. nof complete yet. It is now expected that a start with preliminary work at. the Wallsend mine /■will b< i mndo in about a fortnight s lime, following the arriv.-il <•!’ the »-n gineer, Mr James Bishop. At Inst night ’s meeting of Ihe Kai ata and Omnto Ratepayers’ Association. a Vigilance <Mmn.iiiri- was set up to note the numbei' of motorists travelling at excessive speed, with a view to taking legal proceedings against offenders. A concert was given last evening at the Grey River Hospital and was greatly enjoyed by the patients, the contributors to the programme being: Misses D. Broad. R. "Watson. E. James F. Broad, and Messrs A. Parkinson, and J. Hadland. Among tin? Christmas messages received by Mr. H. E. Holland, M.P., was a hand-painted card from Hongkong sent by Wong Tin Eik, coach of the Chinese Soccer team, which visited New Zealand recently. Wo*ng Tin Sik is on the staff of the Hongkong University. and is taking a deep interest :n New Zealand's industrial aud social legislation. Further entries from Canterbury for th<- West Bowling Touriinmcnf include rinks from the Lyttelton, llrathcoir :iud Sydenham <'hil»s. Se\en rinks have nov\ entered from Canter bury. It was resolved at last night ’e meeting of tho Kaiata and Omoto Ratepayers’ \sso<|iation that Messrs J B. Kent and \\ . Hill be appointed .1 deputation to wait upon the Chairof the Borough Works Committee nnd bring under his notice the dangerous state (J the Borough portion of ihe Omnto Itoad. V ’ I'ho most striking feature revealed by an analysis of tho vital statistics for the Hamilton district for 1921 is the except io na 11 \ low mortality rate enjoyed by the town. The deaths recorded number 181, and show a decided decrease on last year’s figures. They represent .016 per cent, of the town’s population, and from tho undertaker’s point of view ‘‘business has been bad.’’ This low percentage of deaths approaches a world’s record. The health report shows that during the week ended nt noon on Monday 42 cases of infectious disease were notified in the Canterbury-Westland Health District. There was a large increase in the cases of scarlet fever, which totall ed twenty-two. as against nine last week. Thp following arc the details: Westland, diphtheria 3; tuberculosis 2; Canterbury: Scarlet fever 22; diphtheria 3; tuberculosis 4; pneumonia 3; puerperal septicaemia 5. The small-minded move in mysterious ways to obtain amusement. Recently some of these people have been creating a little diversion for themselves and much annoyance to motorists, by placing tin tacks across the highway on that portion of the Paroa road between (‘lough’s Road and the Paroa school. One motorist had five punctures in two days, and discovered nine tacks in the tyres of his machine. A number of boys are responsible for this despicable trick of which the police have been notified.