LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 26 June 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Atlas Assurance Co., Ltd. Personal Accident and Sickness policy table eleven provides £5OO compensation for death by accident or £u [ weekly temporary disablement for 5weeks. Full information upon application to J. D. Lynch, Managing Direct or, Mark Sprot and Co., Ltd., Attorneys. for Atlas Assurance Co.. Ltd., Greymouth. The. tender of Mr W. Williamson has accepted for the erection oi a 1 new boiler house, at the Grey iver Hospital. Three other tenders were rc. . WATCH THE INDIANS GO BY“We have fresh applicants for char, itable aid at every meeting, and we are going to get more, sai i ; Greaney at. the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board meeting yesterday. During the past month four patients were admitted to Bewa HospitaL There were four births during the same period, one baby dying three days after birth.

lhe Dispafi-b Foundry Company has decided to establish an electrical branch in conjunction with their already extensile business. It is the intention of the Company to employ a qualified electrician capable of handling all classes of electrical inoton. » • ’ mint ions. I briievi I am sate in saying that 7-> per cent of the signature of Auckland business men are unreadable.’’ said Air R. G. Clark, chairman of the One Tree Hill Road Board, last week. £< It is fashionable nowadays,” said a nuunber. ‘* It is handy on a cheque,’’ added a second—‘or in a breach of promise ease” responded a third. Satm <l.-iy, .lune 27. the day. Nine o clock | b.e time. McGruer’s the place. Huge Winter Sale. Record reductions 1° ; ‘U per cent., off many lines. Worth waiting for. True ecC’iiomy. McGruer’s. Greymouth. Reefton and Hokitika . There is one feature in which later expeditions have benefited bv our experience,” said Air D. R. Ford, a member of Captain Scott’s first polar ex. T'‘‘<lition. in a lecture at Auckland last, week. ‘‘We had two cooks. One I 'would not. cook and the other could ’ not. Other expeditions have done better in this direction.”—(Laughter). We can’t grumble about business,” said the manager of a. well-known drapery house to a reporter yesterday, ‘‘it lias been an exceptionally good winter in many respects (weather included) and although money is not over-plentiful, it is not scarce.” Other business people s4a(ed that trade was i\cll up to the winter mark. Kxtraord inary announce men I— G rca t “Alayfair” sale commences Friday, June 26th. Money goes further at this busy store. Hurry in before the last of the great bargains are hurried out. The °Mayfair,” men’s and hoys’ wear specialists, Afawhera Quay. ’Phone 27G, Grcymoutb. The Grey Hospital Board has been advised that the first instalment of £5OOO of the loan of £25,000, for hospital additions will he available on August 18th next. T’he balance will thereafter be available in quarterly instalments of £5OOO. The Greymouth Power Board, after careful consideration, purchased a Chrystcr Maxwell touring ear, which is the greatest value for money offered in four.cylindcr cars. It is designed and manufactured by one of lhe most distinguished motor engineers <d the dav. Harley and Co. are flip West Coast agents, and will he pleased to give bona fide buyers full particulars and free demonstrations of the Chrysler Maxwell on application. — Advt. 'There is a good demand for the superior iype, of residence in AVanganm at the present time, ami there are a great many buyers of properties rang ing in price from £L>fkl to £_(HMI. AVhen a retailer secures a seas n able line of goods at a very attractive figure, he can either take the chance of holding the stock longer than occasion warrants by selling at the usual price and making a huge profit, or d‘> as Paterson’s are doing Recently they secured a very attractive line of Tweed, Noff Cloth, Velour, and Covert Overcoats at a substantial discount, and being wise, are offering the complete line at half the usual prices. Wise womenfolk will avail themselves of this exceptional opportunity and call early. Paterson’s, Box BG, Revell Street, Hokitika. A little-known fact—that notaries public still receive their faculty of hppointment from the Archbishop of Canterbury—was mentioned at a meeting of the New Plymouth Accountant ‘'Students’ Society last week. A poll will be taken this week to bleet 1(1 councillors to the newly-con-stituted Chatham Islands County Council. ’Two councillors for each of the Tivp ridings are required. lhe. Borough Council last night lecidecl to ask the. Grcymouth High School committee to “put on the clock’’ ten minutes to.militate against the scholars entering and leaving the school grounds at busy hours, when the traffic in Tainui street was particularly heavy. Negotiations for the taking over by the State of Stuart and Chapman’s tramway between Ross and Wait aha, and its extension southwards, were nM-omuiendeJ to the Government by the recent conference of the o"' neis O f the line and representatives of the. Railwav Department, Westland Coun. tv Council and Farmers’ Lnion. Wait for Saturday, June 27 ; opening day of McGruer’s huge winter sale. Record reductions, 40 to 50 per cent., off manv lines. Now is the great time to buy. Look out for big price list. See the windows. McGruer’s, Grey mouth, Reefton and Hokitika. ‘‘Some congestion in Queen sired may be due to the parking of private ears.” said the chief traffic, inspector in giving evidence in the Supreme* ’Court at Auckland. lie added tha a ‘tally taken on a recent Saturday m<ruing disclosed that no fewer than 260 cars were parked between the Tnvn Hall and Customs street at one tbie. Over twenty years ago we sud t » Christ’s College, Christchurch, a Collinson piano. Hundreds and hundr«ds of ftudents have practised and received their lessons on this beautiful instru ment, and although it has rceived very hard wear, to.day it is ;8 good as ever. This is the way all *ur Collinson pianos wear. No doibt yon aro thinking of purchasing a piano—it so do not let the selection worrf you—just make up your min ( to pur chase a Collinson piano. Yoi will not be disappointed. Our terms for pur. chase are so very easy that you need not worry about the size o J the payments. They will be adjust?! for y^ u - Please call at the Bristol ]iano Coy., Greymouth, and ask our M nager (Mr Denne) to explain our eas; time payment system. You will nt regret it. Beefton representative, 3r Nicholas La-rm.—Advt.

Work \\il| be resumed al the K«‘waiiui mine to.day. 'There was a (dean sheet at the Magistrate's Court yesterday. In a ladies’ hockey match on Wednesday, Ihdiitika Imai State Collieries by three goals to one. 'The Wellington City Council has voted £5OO for another health week, to be held in October. 'The Grey County Council will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday next. Proved as the best and only way to comfortably travel, by booking all your travelling tickets through the Govern- ! ment Tourist Bureau, Alackay Street, i (i reymout h.—Advt. Everyone in town is of the opinion that the price of gas should be reduced, remarked Cr Dooga«i) at the Borough Council meeting last night. A handsome gold and silver cnj> has been presented to the West Coast Hockey Association by Air A. Seal. iiier. The cup is to be com peled for in a seven-aside tournament, to be played at an early date. Another new theatre, the Rialto, was opened in Auckland on Tuesdav. It is situated on Broadway. Newmarket. A new district high school, to cost I £15,000, has been commenced : i Lower Hutt. Numbers of people on Mawhera Quay yesterday were interested in the operations of the diver, Air Canning, whom the Grey Harbour Board recently engaged to make an exam in at foil of the wharf piles.

The absence of crime in Dreymouth has been very noticeable for some time past, and was the subject uf congratulatory remarks by his lloi.iu- (Mr Justice Alpers) at the re< -nt Supreme (’ourt sittings. With the exception of a few by-law cases, and :i •‘drunk” or two, there has been nothing of note to occupy the attention of the police for weeks past. Massage t reatments at I lie Auckland Hospital totalled 8070 list month, an increase of about 2000 on the total for the. previous month. Pxtieuts concerned numbered 234. In the X-ray de partment it was reported that 345 photographic examinations had been made, and the staff could scarcely get through with the woik. TwcntyJivc used i iot<»r cars, ranging from a Sunbeam to Fords, were sold at auction at Auckland last week for about £BOO. 'Th s works out at an average of a little -ver £3O a car. The sale was held on ehnlf of the Post and 'Telegraph Dei art ment, which was clearing its AuckTmd garage of cars considered to be 1-ast work unless considerable outlay was made lor repairs. There’s noth ng on rhe Coast can touch us for prices and value. Suits, Costumes, Frocks and Overcoats, made to your own individual measurement' from the world’s lust serges, worsteds, tweeds, virun:gaberdines and over coatings. From £3 10s upwards. Shape, wear, dyes an I satisfaction guaranteed, or your money cheerfull a refunded Edwards. Christ hurch, for Suits that Sat isfy—Frocks that. Fit —Costumes that Cahrm. Vel »ur Coats, Fur Coats, Rain coats. Even ng Dresses. The high qual ity and reasonable prices make it a pleasure t( show you our goods. J. Scott, Thr-ad needle Street, Greymouth Coast Represen ta ti ve.—Advt. At the .•nnual meeting of the United Literary ind Debating Society, the following officers were elected: —Patron, Air EL H. Allison; President. Air A. Adans: Vice Presidents. Alessrs J. AlcGrith, J. B. Kent and I. Baker. Coimnitt.'C, Alessrs H. Trouland, J. Booth, I. B. Chalk, and J. IT. Price; Secreta'y and Treasurer, Air A. E. AVeaver: Auditor, Air I. Baker; com. petitioi team, selectors. Alessrs A. Adams I. Lord; Delegates to competitions Society. Alessrs 1. Lord. J. B. Kent ind A. Adams. Five new members vere proposed. A goods special which left Greynioiich for Ahaura at -1.21) a.m. yestenay was delayed for twenty h'.e miiutes through meeting with an ob strtction on the Omoto Ra.ihtaj viadu<t iu the shape of a wandering cow, winch bad apparently become pan'.est'ieken at the approaching engme h ( ad-light and stampeded on to the viidue.t. where the legs of the nnf(rtunaite beast became wedged letveen the sleepers, and its body lay ■ cross the rails. In the. pitch darkness tlie task of lifting the beast vas ao light one. but after many c.mrts the obstruction was removed and 11 fore the train proceeded on its joto„ev the cow was mercifully pul out of misery.

Yesterilav His Worship the Mr AV 11. Parfitt) interviewed the kiTO-h-t 'Engineer of Railway, and the several other officials, who have bee ... xi,Coast regarding sexer.u matters of importance to the town. The was the unsightly appearance of ,/ railwav line opposite the Messrs' McGruer’s Ltd. and the niis e was made that the nnsightb l.bstaeles would be removed In re ,| t „ the construction ot a kadi „ bank at Karoro (brought up at the la.t meeting of the Council) the officials ~r o mised that a report would be prend in readiness for the next Couiv L meeting. The third matter vas with respect to an area of land . lion - si, e the railway land in Petrie Avenue, . lt present held by Mr Sampson "ho, t Im Mayor explained is willing to . »- ~o,e of the lease. The request of the M-ivor that the Council should be given nr'ofcrenee over the land, for the purpose of extending its beautifying ehome in that locality, received tS -f„. conskVaHou. am the pro mis" was made that it would In- given effect to. ~ What kind of tobacco do you pretcr -mild medium or full.’ £ y" u . ha '' been long a worshipper at the ' \lv Ladv Nicotine you have doubtless 'sa'mpled' all sorts of brands at we time or another, and have you, pref erenees. But have you e ? ei tned toasted tobacco? It is qm te a ’"'j dea. The leaf is carefully toasted and this process develops the flavour and aroma in quite a surprising waj It’s like eating salt with nuts ard with beef or cheese. You can test this for yourself because the Ne Zealand tobacco, now so much in o'i. deuce, are all toasted. Hence lightful fraganee and flavour And unlike most of the imported brands they contain such a small percentag .

of nicotine that they may be smoked pipe after pipe. ‘Hill the cows come home without unpleasant or harmful consequences. They won’t bite the tongue, and appeal to all tastes. “Riverhead Gold” is aromatic. “.Toasted Navy Cut” (Bulldog) a ]deasing medium. and “Cut Plug No. 10” (Bull’s Head) a fine full flavoured tobacco.—23 Telephone accounts show there is a stupendous flood. Loss of sttotctqt stupendous flood. Loss of stock is reported at Murupara, where the Rangi, taiki is at the highest level ever ro corded, and is still rising. The work of salvaging the Cyrena cargo as it was washed ashore at Uastlecliff was prosecuted vigorously, the number of men employed being augmented by a band or women and girls, all of whom were anxious to participate in the good remuneration offering. The other day some of the workers were paid 5s an hour for picking up tins of benzine, but later on willing helpers came forward in such numbers that it was only necessary to pay 2s Gd an hour. Never since Oliver Twist’s outrageous demand had such a thing occurred in any circles of education, leave alone the Hokowhit’i school committee (says the “Afanawatu Tinies”). It was a petition from 73 of th c Hokowhitu school children, asking the chairman of the committee that the school be granted one whole instead of one halfday in which to attend the A. and P. Show: Like the porridge dispenser of the earlier incident, the committee said “No!” but as has already been The report of the Traffic Inspector (Air A. J. Sloss) at last night’s Borough Council meeting, stated that 206 drivers and 19 heavy traffic licenses had been issued. Thc report added that Grcymouth seemed to be the only / place that was collecting licenses. 1 Christchurch seemed to be hanging fire in that direction. Mid thc lure of a thousand temptations Which subvert all the goodness we plan. We continue our wild dissipations. And intend to be good when we can. Good intentions arc wise in their way, But immediate action makes sure. For a cold there's sad risk in delay— Take Woods’ Great Pepprrmint ■ Cure. 65