LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 29 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 of the Company to employ a qualified electrician capable of handling all classes of electrical motort and installations. A Wellington telegram states the Marine Department lias received advice that a bottle thrown overboard from the schooner Coronation oil Matakawa. Point, near Eaist Cape, on May 21. 1922, was picked up recently on the beach of Green I slam I, fourteen miles east of ('airns. on the Great Barrier Reef. The bottle thus took over three years to drift, 1500 odjd miles. A light soi|th4easterly breeze was blowing when the bottle was east overboard. The Atlas Assurance Co., Ltd. Personal Accident and Sickness policy table eleven provides £5OO compensation for death by accident or £5 weekly temporary disablement for 52 weeks. Full information upon application to J. D. Lynch, Managing Director, Mark Sprot and Co., Ltd., Attorneys for Atlas Assurance Co. Ltd.. Greymouth.

Rin er l-'nnt Irill Club tu.niglit |i c |,| ,-i ' '■lii'lll-e lu|ini<;v til li u i i;i ng.-i Gvm ii.-isiiun 11.-'ll. ■ A'-i j k- .Beilamy, uuderla ker, Grey .n.d ItmlH.i., Orders 101 l with (’. I'<. Hubbard, Reefton, will rrceivprompt attention,—Advt Ihe pievalum-r of \\ci weather pr<’_ Yeu’ed any Inotiiall being played in the Grey and Westland districts ’luring the past week-end. Ihe system of keeping bees in ordinary boxes, instead of the regulation hives, was 17 years behind the. limes, stated the Inspector of Apiaries in the Oaniaru Magistrate’s ('ourt recently. v% A (’Uli I'HE IMH /\NS GO BY The Soulh Olago I'Tcezing Company closed down the works for the season last Monday, the butehers linishing up before noon. 'i'h-- estimated population of Wanganui has now reached the 2(1,000 mark. Invercargill is next with 21,000. Dunedin, the fourth city of the dominion, has 78,000 people. I’or wear in your garden or on your farm in all weathers, the Bess G. I’. Rubber Boot is ti’iirivalled in lightness, ’comfort and durability. r l’he Bess 800 l is made from pure rubber at the large up-to-date works of Gutta Percha Ltd., Canada, and is worn by farmers in all parts of the world. Your retailer sloi'ks it.—(i. (< revniout h ami tin 1 surrounding districts seem to have become, a happy hunting ground tor house.to.housc canvassers at the present time, those most in ex idem-e being agents for phot ogra ph enlargenients. II has been decided by the Glutha l\i\(’i' Board to make application to ha.\’e the sum of £1(1(10 renewed on the Public Works E.stimates towards Ihe cost of keeping the riser open for navigation. Eight men are now employed in the Invercargill Corporation Gardens, miller the Returned Soldiers’ Association’s subsidised scheme. There is a probability of more men being placed in wor.. shortly (says the Southland News'). At. present there are 2S unemployed returned soldiers on the books of the association. 'l’he long spell of line weather that has this year prevailed on the West ('oast- detinitely concluded over the week-end. when the conditions were cold, windy and wet. 'l’he rain will prove welcome to some of the sawmills, while it will raise the level of the rivers, which, fur some time past, have been unusually low. H will, however, require a good fresh in the Grey River to remove the shoaling on the bar, ami enable the shipping' to handle larger cargoes. I A wonderful crop of grapes was | gathered nt Manutuke this season by a well-known grower, oxer 750 gallons of wine beiniy made from the grapes groxvn on three-quarters of an acre of land (states the Poverty Bay Herald). It takes about 101 b of grapes to make a gallon of wine, so that the grapes grown would work out at 10,0001 b to the acre, or (dose on 41 tons. The crop this year was both heavy and of good quality, and mi the figures given it can be seen that there is a good margin of profit tor the grower. There’s nothing on the Coast can touch us for prices and value. Suits, Costumes, Frocks and Overcoats, made to your own individual measurements frmn the world’s best, serges, worsteds, tweeds, vicunas, gaberdines and over coatings. Prom £3 10s upwards. Shape, wear, dyes and satisfaction guaranteed, or your money cheerfullrefunded Edwards, Christchurch, for Suits that Sat isfy—Frocks that Fit—Costumes that Cahrni. Velour Coats, Fur Coats, Rain coats, Evening Dresses. The high qua'ity and reasonable prices make it a pleasure to show you our goods. J. Scott. Threadneedle Street, Greyrnonth Coast Representative.— Advt A trip through South Canterbury at. the present time reveals the fact that wherexer weather conditions permit, th(‘ plough is at work, and farmers are making strenuous endeavours to get in as much wheat as possible (states the Timaru Herald). In many cases the autumn_sown wheat is now showing well above, the ground, and the young crops have a healthy appearance. All the’ indications tire for a much heavier sowing of wheat this year than last year.

jn accordance witli the new code of canon law, the Catholic Archdiocese, Wellington, which, embraces the districts of Taranaki, Hawke’s Bay, Manawatu, Wairarapa, and the West Coast, as far s Reefton, has been divided into six districts or deaneries, i and each district or deanery will be under the control of a Vicar Forane. The Vicar Forane will .visit each parish within his district and make a report of such visitation to the Archbishop. In his office he has also certain other administrative powers within his district. Over twenty years ago we s.od to Christ’s College, Christchurch, a Collin son piano. Hundreds and hundreds of students have practised and received their lessons on this beautiful instru meet, and although it has received very hard wear, to.day it is as good as ever. This is the way all our Col •inson pianos wear. No doubt you are thinking of purchasing a piano—if so do not let the selection worrf you —just make up your mind to pur chase a Collinson piano. You will not be disappointed. Our terms for purchase are so very easy that you need not worry about the size of the pav ments. They will be adjusted for yut Please call at the Bristol Piano Coy . Greymouth, and ask our Manager (Mr Denne) to explain our easy time payment system. You will not regret it. Reef-ton representative, Mr Nicholas Lawn. —Advt.

, Up to the present lime, before? a x\ itness in the Alagist iate’s Court could be allowed expenses, it had been ruled that a subpoena had to be taken out for him. Instructions have now been received from the Justice Department that it is no longer necessary to issue a subpoena in order that a ■witness may receive his expenses. One of the men who repair the telephone slots told in 1 that they had an awful job fixing them up. He said that children split up match-boxes and pushed the pieces in the slots, as well as wooden matches and button . and hairpins,’’ said Mr T. lalk in dor, chairman of tin* Addington Burgesses Association, al a recent meeting of “Alum! Aly feed are so cold.” Wise parents always warm the little ones’ feet with a “UNIQUE” HOT WATER BOTTLE—th ’ safe and sure way. Afade by North B-’tish Rubber Co. —3 A cow which was being driven through the streets 01. North Clyde’ the other day was so chivvied by a number of street dogs that it became excited, and, entering the bar of the Ferry Hotel, was only ejected by force (says the Napier Telegraph). Nothing daunted, the animal next entered a new brick building on the opposite side of the street, and assailed a partition wall. It next paid a visit to a fancy goods shop, and came off best in a contest with a sewing machine, and was only subdued aftci a grea amount of trouble. “A Truce to this Unpleasantness. D’Aubrev. Nothing is more inconvenlent and unpleasant than an Autumn cou<-h nr '"hl. Occurring right at the commencement of the cold season, such complaints may lead to serious compilations unless treated at once. The ideal reinedv, of course, is Baxter > Lung preserver—the rich, warming, penetrative specific that is always to be relied upon. A dose in time max sa . trouble later on. Also a splendid tonic Generous-sized bottle 2/6; family size, 4/t; ('bemists and stores. But be sure yon’ get “Baxter’s”! —1. Robert Louis Stevenson once de. clarred, according to one °f Uis biographers: ‘‘No woman should marry a man who doesn't, smoke,” and Stevenson, it must be admitted, knew human nature. Another famous man of leL ters, I’.ulwer-LyttO'n, wrote (see his novel, “What will he do with it?”). <<Ue who doth not smoke hath either |.;„own !io greater grief, orf refuseth liimself th'- softest consolation next to that which comes from heaven. As Io the liarmfulness of the habit much very much —depends upon the tobacco Brands heavily charged with nicotine are best avoided. In that respect and in other respects onr own New Zealand grown tobaccos hold pride of place, be"ause they contain comparatively little nictoine and may therefore be indulged in ad. lib. without affecting nerves or heart. Doubtless that is why they are finding favour with so many smok. ers They are on sale everywhere, and are'adapted to all tastes. '‘Riverhead Gold” is mild aromatic, ‘Toasted Navy Cut'’ (Bulldog) a. delightful medium, a„,I “Cut Plug No. 10” (Bull’s Head label) a fine full-flavoured tobacco.—24