LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 30 June 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

New that the Power Board anticipates supplying electricity in four months, we advise those who intend being up-to-date to arrange at once for its" installation and so save being disappointed if unable, to be connected when the power is available. The Dispatch Foundry Company have now two cleetrifinns who arc competent, to carry out the work. —Advt.

T he price <»f sugar has coiuc clown I .mother /'J per ton on ;i|| grades as from Saturday. T’he Atlas Assurance Co., Ltd. “I’AiniEßS’ SPECIAL" Personal j Accident ami Sickness Policy provides | 1400 at death. ,I*4 weekly for Temporary Total Disablement. Annual premium .Cl, no medical exam, required. Mark Sprot and Co Ltd., Attorneys. Fullest information from .1. 1). Lynch, Director, F. W. Baillie, Secretary.— Experienced travellers who know the ad\antages ol booking through the Go\einnient Tourist Department always travel with their tickets. Why not you? R l> .Butkimy, undertaker, Grey‘•ouih and Reefton. Orders left with G. E. Hubbard, Reefton, will receive prom pt a t tention.—Advt. < I lie sale ot a fourteen thous.imt ■ acre farm in the Tokoroa district North Island, is reported at a pr’ce of about £'.500,000. Three m onins previously it changed hands at a much lower figure. It is understood there is likely to be another case at Westport in con nexion with the police campaign to suppress bookmaking. The owner <>i a b’lliards saloon is to be with using his premises as a common gaming house. WATCH THE INDIANS GO. The Leader of the Opposition (Air T. M. Wiltord) asked the Prime Alinister (Hon .1. G. Coates) whether he proposed to present to the House a statement regarding the Security Pact. Mr Holland: is that the Reform-Lib-eral pact?

Il is suggested that of a shipping strike are inducing Australian mining companies to semi extrai quantities of coal to New Zeeland, and that this is one reason why so many miners in this country cannot make more wages. At the Magistrate’s « ourt yc.'terday, two lirsl-offending inebriates were dealt with in the customary manner. Thomas Skilton, on a charge ol using obscene language to a mine official at the Paparoa Mine, Roa, on June LSth last, was convicted and ordmed to pay There's nothing on lhe Coast can 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 cheerfulH refunded Edwards, Christchurch, fur Suits that Sat isfy—Frocks that Fit—Costumes that Cahrin. Velour Coats, Fur Coats, Rain coats. Evening Dresses. The high quality and reasonable prices make it a pleasure to show you our goods. J. Scott, Thrtndneedle Street, Greymouth. Coast Ru p rese uta ti ve. — Advt. Sturdy Kitchen Chairs, Tables, Cabinets. etc., that will stand up to all the knocks ami blows to which kitchen furniture is subjected, are found very reasonably priced at Harley’s. Good to look upon too—they are exactly what you require ami al a price you will willingly pay. Call at Harley’s when ha town. Harley and Co., Greymouth. A lesson in how to analyse statistics was given by Air Gordon Fraser at llic annual meeting of the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce (says the News). ‘‘Often the row of numerals in a statistical table conveys no concrete picture,’’ Air Fraser said. ‘‘For example, the imports of cigarettes were 1,14.8,79!! pounds weight. 'This conveys nothing. Turn them into actual cigarettes and we find they amount to £459,511,600. Divide this by the days of the year and the answer is that we are smoking 1,.‘.’50,000 cigarettes a day. or one per day for every man, woman, and child in the dominion. ’ ’ in the year 1x2(1. or o\er a <ent!iry ago. Hour mills were brought to Queen Charlotte Sound. Marlborough. I>y a man naine<l Jackson. In the ‘thirties it was not uncommon for over .TOO Europeans to be engaged in the whaling industry and in wheat-growing round about Queen Charlotte Sound. Alanv of these men married, Alaori women, and Jackson was the man who formed the link in the arrangements which the white men were trying to make with lhe Natives. He intrudin'ed Colonel Wakefield in 1839 to il Dicky’’ Barrett, who was closely related to To Waripori, a prominent lighting chief, and thus paved the way for the settlers to make their homes in comparative safety. Over twenty years ago we svid t» Christ’s College, Christchurch, a Collin son piano. Hundreds and hundreds of students have practised and received their lessons on this beautiful instru inent, 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 worry you —just make up your mind to pur 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«i 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 Beef ton representative. Mr Nicholas Lawn —Advt.

The Colonial Sugar Company announces a li'dmdiun of £1 per ton on all grades ol raw ami refined sugar. I lie Crev County Council has ac:‘’piei (he temler of llallum ami Party fur the const nirl ion of the Big River-Rough River Koad, Totara Flat. ►Sunday was the wcllcM day experienced this year, 1.16 inches of rain tailing. Un Saturday the fall was .98 inches. Success s claimed lor the new policy of through booking of passengeis and goods by rad and steamer, re cciitly inaugurated by the Hailw i\ i h'paii tmenl. From May lltii to June 20th the number of passengers booked through from island to islaiu* was 1032. For the. week which uii i cd on Juno 20th, 150 tons of go<ni.' and parcels were booked through un--1 dvr the new scheme. \\ hat should prove a very popular attraction is the long night plain and fancy dress dance at Columba Hall tomorrow night. The promoters have spared no effort to make the occasion iuost enjoyable, everything being right up to date, and there is every prospect of a large assemblage rewarding -.heir efforts. embers of Cow ra (New i-muth Wales) “All Blacks’’ football team arc the all blacks all right. Everyone of them is true to name and colour. .‘■ '•os. all, they provide a first class combination, and already this season .•ire piling up winning brackets. The Cowra aboriginals 1> a capable forward line, and they can streak like •Chnriev Samuels. District white teams don’t draw the colour line. The Executive of the Canterbury Automobile Association will arrive from Christchurch by this afternoon’s express on a visit to the various branches. They will proceed to Hokitika. where a meeting will be held this evening, returning to Greymouth to-nmrrow. In the evening they will proceed to Reefion and Westport. On I’relay they will return to Greymouth. „ml a meeting of motorists will be held that night. Three maintenance cases were heard at the Ala gist rate’s Court yesterday. John Smith, of Rewanui. was charged with the disobedience of a maintenance order in respect to his wife, Julia Alaria Smith. Defendant was £1 1 in arrears, and an order was made for the payment ol th? arrears. S. (’. Aloss, of Napier, was ordered to pay in weekly instalments of 2s bd, £J-» arrears in respect to his illegitimate child. No order was made in the case of James Keeney v. Ellen Keeney, an application for a maintenance order. The hearing of the case will b e <Oll- - at Kotorua. Between forty ami fitty tables were required to accommodate the players at the euchre tourney last night at Columba Hall, the object of which to augment the fund tor the erectnm . f the Convent. The play proven most enjoyable ami the prize-winne’ •> were:—First, Mrs .1- Nelson ■ worth of goods); second Mrs Curran (eiderdown qiult) ; third Alls Be !■ junr; fourth Mrs Quimi, fifth .dr. R ise; sixth, Miss Aloliy Scebvck. “A Truce to this Unpleasantness.” D’Aubrey. Nothing is more inconvenient ami unpleasant than an Autumn cough or cold. Occurring right at the commencement of the cold season, such complaints may lead to serious complications unless treated at once. The ideal remedy, of course, is Baxter’s Lung Preserver —the rich, warming, penetrative specific that is always to be relied upon. A dose in time may save trouble later on. Also a splendid tonic. Generous-sized bottle 2/6; family size 4/6. Chemists and stores. But be sure you get ‘‘Baxter’s”! —4. “I would never advise anybody who wanted his son to make money quickly to let him enter the medical profession,” said Dr J. P. Hastings in a lecture at. Auckland. “It is estimated there are about ">OOO doctors out of employment in England, and a number of them are sleeping on the Thames nnbankment.” A similar position threatened to arise in Australia and New Zealand. “Medicine as a moneymaking profession is done." concluded the lecturer. | The Hon G. J. Anderson. Alinister in Charge of Publicity, informed a deputation at Wellington yesterday that he. intended to semi a lecturer and pressman to America to boost New Zealand’s scenic beauties. Anv excuse is supposed to be better than none. The price of butter is being raised. The reason given is that a rise has taken place in the Dondon market price. If it fell much, though, the New Zealand price would noi follow suit! Speaking at Kaetihi recently. Air F. Langstone, AI.P., quoted from a bunkers’ magazine which, said that “capital must protect itself in ('very -|4 O ssibi'‘ manner by combination and L'oislatimi. Combination meant combines and trusts, and legislation meant control of the Government. . . When people were deprived of their homes ti.ev would be more tractable.” That, was the idea—keep the workers steeped in poverty If the workers were f ree :( nd independent they would not. be so tractable.