LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 27 June 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Dispatch Foundry Company has decided to establish an electrical branch in conjunction with their already extensive business. It is the intention ot the Company to employ a qualified electrician capable of handling all classes of electrical motor'•"i mstniJations. Under the revised railway tariff, it is proposed to carry racehorses on (hr return journey at half rales. Work at the State Mines lias been very slack nt’ late, some of the men having been oil tor a fortnight owing to lack "f orders. The Allas A.-suratiee ;.0.. Ltd. I'm s.mal Accident and Sickness , table eleven provides £SOU cumpensi tion lor death by accident or £."i weekly temporary disablement for 52 weeks. Full information upon application to J. D. Lynch. Managing Direct or, Mark Sprot and Co., Ltd., Attorneys for Atlas Assurance Co. Ltd. G‘ reyniouth. A steam boiler of 60 to SO b.p. o f at least SOlbs pressure (self i-ontai’iieil or miilfitubular) is advertised for in) this issue, by Mr P. F. Peoples, see. rotary of the Mahakipawa Goldfields, T.ld., 110 Hereford Street, Christchurch H E Bellamy, undertaker, Grey’■emh and Roeftcm. Orders left with G. R. Hubbard, Reeftim, will receive prompt attention.—Advt Mr T. Armstrong, M.P., is asking flic Minister of Railways to reduce Hie freight charges on ' thc Midland railway, and many empty trains are at present running from Christchurch to the West Coast.’ Lo-day at 2 p.m. Harley and Co. Ltd., will sell at their rooms, Richmond Quay, furniture including bedroom, dining and kitchen furniture; also ,me H.B. Suite, Sheets, Blankets’ Quilts, Towels, etc., Potatoes Apples, and Gents Bicycle, six fowls.’ An opportunity not to In- missed. We advise our renders to attend this sale.—4 The usual . weekly euchre tourney will be held in Columba Hall on Alon ‘lay night at eight o’clock. As the season goes on, these euchre drives continue to grow in popularity. Along with the £lO aggregate prize being competed for, the prizes this week are 'J - exceptional value. Come along and join the merry throng, and enjov a nigh; 's amusement. WAfi ii itih INDIANS GO BY. The Grey Afolor Cycle Club lias decided to run an art union in aid of the prize fund for next year’s sports, subject to the necessary permit being granted. The next sports fixture is sei down for Alarch 13, 1926, and a run to Mitchell’s will take place on July 5. It has now been definitely decided that twelve destroyers, two light mine. lovers, and the tender Alelville, of the United States fleet, will visit Dunedin and that twelve destroyers and the tender Alteir will visit Lyttelton. The Member for Westland has intimated in the House that he would like the Minister of Public Works to have an inquiry made into the reports on the hydro-electric scheme submitted to the Grey Power Board bv the National Company. The reports from this Company, he stated, were very contradictory, and the ratepayers were compelled to accept a steam scheme contrary to their wishes. The ratepayers should be protected by tin* Govern. . mont. A reduction in the price of milk in Greymouth seems imminent. A few - months ago a Christchurch firm made its presence fell by buying up several small ‘‘rounds’’ and reducing the price, the local vendors quickly I oilowing suit. The new combination, it . is understood, has now submitted a proposal to the other vendors that the price be increased to eightpence a quart, but this the latter refuse to do. So much so, in fact, that afurthcr re- ; duetion of one half.penny per quart 1 is more than likely. i . .N" fewer than 244 players sat down ’ to euchre in the Blaketown Hall last eveni’iig. 61 tables being occupied. ; Miss M. Sullivan and Mrs Cooper, with nine wins each, tied for the first prize, the play.off being won by - Miss Sullivan. Mrs Cooper was awarded second prize. Seven played off for the third and fourth prizes, haviing eight wins each. The third . prize went to Airs P. Willis, and thc fourth to Airs Hodgkiss. These tournaments are proving exceedingly popular, and the results : re gratifying to the committee, the proceeds being devoted to the Hall Fund. Late on Thursday, Constable Houston arrested a young man named Alexander Rea (alias Alexander) of Hamilton, on a charge of breaking and entering the premises of Albert Ernest Gifford, tailor, of Auckland, on April 22nd last, and stealing a large quantity of worsted (doth, valued at £47. Yesterday Rea. appeared at the Magistrate’s Court, before Mr A. Naylor, J.P., to answer the charge, and was remanded to appear nt Auckland on Friday, July 3rd. Over twenty years ago we suid to Christ’s College, Christchurch, a Collinson piano. Hundreds and hundreds of rtudents have practised and received their lessons on this beautiful instru ment, and although it has received very hard wear, to.day it is as good as ever. This is tlxe way all our Col llnson pianos wear. No doubt you are thinking of purchasing a piano—if so do not let the selection worr? you —just make up your mind to put chase a Collinson piano. You will not be disappointed. Our terms for pur. chase are so very easy that you need not worry about the size of the pav ments. They will be adjusted for y? Please call at the Bristol Piano Coy Greymouth, and ask our Manager (Mr Denne) to explain our easy time piyment system. You will not regret it Reefton representative, Mr Nicholas Lawn. —Advt.

At Hokitika S.M. Court two persons charged with being unlawfully on the premises ol the Masonic Hotel were convicted, one being lined 5s with costs 7s. and the other ordered to pav costs 7s. Judgment for plaintiffs bv default were given in A. Dowell v. G. Wright, claim £2 Us costs 23s 6d. Theodore Foote v. Charles Foote, claim £ll2 10s_, wncosts £6 6s 3d. Ollivcr and Duff v .1. A. Dukes judgment summons £6 js id. Order made for payment forthwith. There’s nothing on the Coast vai touch us for prices and value. Suits. : Costumes, Frocks and Overcoats, made to your own individual measurements from the world’s best serges, worsteds, tweeds, vicunas, gaberdines and over coatings. From £3 10s upwards. Shape, wear, dyes and satisfaction guaranteed, or your money cheerfulrefunded ixd wards, Christchurch, for Suits that Sat j s f y -Frocks that Fit—Costumes that Cahrm. Velour Coats, Fur Coats, Rain coats, Evening Dresses. The high qual ity and reasonable prices make it a pleasure to show you our goods. JScott. Threa.lneedle Street, Grcymoutb Const Representative. —Advt. In connection with the drawing of the Gigantic Art Union in Christ. churclEthis week, the Dominican Secretarv informs us that close on 300,000 tickets were sold by the retailers in various parts of the Dominion, the gross receipts being about £30,000. The net proceeds will be between £lB.OOO anil £19,000. The main expenses incurred in the campaign were: Adver. tisin.g ££tmoo and prizes £4OOO. The amount of tickets sold on the Coast was about £450. Mr John Becker, of Nelson Creek, was the winner of a £]li prize. The proceeds of the art union are to be divided between the Cricket and Lawn Tennis Associations of Canterbury, to provide additional grounds and professional coaches for these bodies. At the last meeting of the Grey Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, when the case of a recipient was under review, it was stated mat the woman was receiving the sum of ten shillings a week for cleaning out a certain chureli. This munificent sum was the subject of some comment on the part ~f die Board members, and while de. eiding to continue the monthly grant, the decision was also arrived at to eoniniunicate with the authorities of the church in question asking if it would not be possible to increase the woman’s remuneration to Si per week. A request from the West Coast liugby League to the Borough Council that the use of the Pavilion on Hie Recreation ground be granted the I eni'iie, has been referred to the Mayor and Deputy Mayor to confer with the parties concerned.