LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Grey River Argus, 9 December 1926, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The “Clyno” Engineering Coy., Ltd.. Wolverhampton, England,, present their new programme for 1926 of English made cars. I will have pleasure in illustrating, and quote prices and terms. A beautiful four door Saloon Car for delivery before Xmas is available.—J. D. Lynch, Mark Sprot and Co., Ltd.

The Greym ou th Harbour Board ha donated £lO 10 s towards the Sailors Rest, which the Board regards as be ing a useful rendezvous for tb© sea faring folk.

A London cabl e states that tho Australian Federal Cabinet has assented to the Duke of A ork planting trees at Canberra. Premier Bruce has requested Mr. Hills to select the troe s and send them to Australia.

Tho wish was expressed by the Grey District Progress League recently that a public meeting should bo, called at Cobden for the purpose of explaining the aims and objects of the newly formed body. It has been decided by the Town Board to call a meeting immediately after Christmas holidays. ! WATCH THE INDI ADS GO BY.Alf. AVhite, Agent, Greymouth.—Advt. As apprehended the receding of the river’s level was yesterday 'responsible for a renewal of tho railway line subsidence at Omoto the material sinking at the (>astern end towards even- - ing rather quickly. Ballasting was kept, up all day, and it is proving equal to the situation. The Speed Ball will bo set. rolling 1 on Friday evening next in the Town Hall. The Ball which is in honour of the visiting riders promises to be an even greater success than any Ball • previously held. A large ladies com mittee have the supper arrangements well in hand, while the General Committee report that everything in regard to the decorations and Boot will be unsurpassed, so roll up and have the time of your lives at the Speed Ball. The Railway Department advertise in this issue that the morning train for Reef ton will be despatched from Greymouth at the usual time (7.20 a.m.) and will not be held until 7.40 a.m. which was rendered necessary through the slip at Omoto. The Best of Spanish, Italian and French Wines, also Cigars, at Bill Rosenberg’s Twelve-Mile Hotel. —Advt. Under new management, the Arcadia Private Hotel, Moorhouse Avenue Christchurch, i s a place that can be confidently recommended to AA’est Coasters for comfortable board and residence at moderate terms. It has been recently renovated by tho proprietress, Mrs M. M. O'Brien, who guarantees permanent and other guest s a good home. Being near the Railway Station ? it is very convenient for AVest Coast travellers. As a result of finalising- during the visit of Mr. G. T. Nloss the finances of tbe Greymouth Orchestral Society which was dissolved about eighteen months ago the Greymouth Hospital Board will benefit to th© extent of 1 .£165, this amount being handed over in accordance with the Society’s peso- 1 lution. The Chairman of the Hospital ' Board (Mr. J. W. Hannan) expresses - his thanks for the donation which with a £ for £ subsidy means that i i £330 will be available. What about a new piano for Xmas. | Light and Dark Oak Pianos £BB. Ir I speetion invited and easy terms ar-1 ranged.—A. E. Kilgour, Piano, Gramo-1 phone and Music Dealer, Mawhera) Quay.—Advt. i Mr. Gipsy Smith is no lover of mo- i dern dancing. “Many a soul,” he] says, 4 ‘hag been lost through the dance. You know a s well a s I do that you tolerate in tho jazz room what > you would not tolerate anywhere else v 1 in the world. If you saw your hus- I band °r wife in the same attitude out- I' side that you do in the dance room to ], th© accompaniment of music, you would sue for a divorce.”

AVhen the Poolta was otherwise ready to sail for Westport en route to Melbourne on Tuesday evening she was unable to muster a full crew and consequently her departure was held up The steamer was short of one fireman who came aboard at 2 a.m. yesterday. the tide was missed & wait- had to be made for next highwater and in the interval the errant seaman strolled off the vessel again but was placed on board at ten o‘clck Any further desires to quit the ship were thwarted and the Poolta sailed but as it proved with a man short namely tho second cook whose ]ircscnco, however, wa s not so necessary to the progress of the steamer. In regard to allegations made by Mr. AV. P. McCarthy at the Warden’s Court on Tuesday of delay by tho Court officials in respect of an application for a coal lease, Mr. W. Carver, Cflerk of Court and Mining Registrar interviewed by an “Argus” representative, stated that there had been no delay as alleged on the part of the Court officials. Mr. Carver was not present at the tim e the complaint was made, but if he had been ho would, he stated, have answered the solicitor in open court. A few suggestions for Xmas Gifts. — Stationery Cabinets, 1/-, 2/-, 2/6, 3/6. 4/6, to 37/6; Manicure Sets 8/6, 12/6. 17/6, 20/-, to 65/-; Ladies’ and Gents' Dressing Cases 20/-, 25/-, 30/-; latest in Ladies’ Handbags 7/6, 12/6, 15/-. 20/-, to 65/-; Writing Cases 7/6, 12/6. 25/-, to 45/-; Ladies’ ami Gents’ Brush Sots, 5/6, 13/-, 15/-, 17/6 to 45/-; Fountain Pens, 2/6, 4/6. 7/6, 21/-, 25/-, to 35/-; Pocket Knives 1/-, 2/-, to 5/- each; Gents’ Wallets 5/6. 7/6, 10/-, 12/6, 20/-, to 30/-; 1927 Calendars 1/-, 2/6, to 4/6; fancy Cups and Saucers 1/-, 1/6, 2/6, to 4/6 each.— Obtainable from A. E. Kilgour, the shop for prizes. Special discount to schools. '-Advt.

The Secretary of the West Coast A. and P. Association (Mr C. H. Rose) acknowledges the following additional donations to Special Prize Fund:— Greymouth Harbour Board £lO 10s, Kodak (Australasia) Pty., Ltd. £5 15s, Greymouth Evening Star Co., £2 2s, Monteith and Phoenix Brewery Co. £2 2s, Mandi and Co. £2 2s, Greymouth Motors Ltd. £1 Is, Trist and Small Ltd. trophy £1 Is, Smith and Jarden Ltd. £1 Is, Dr J. AV. Mcßrearty £1 Is, Leykind Motors Ltd. £1 Is, Pyne Gould ami Guinness Ltd. £1 Is, Texas Oil Co (Aust.) Ltd, per Dalgety and Co., £1 Is, Grey Valley Farmers Union per J. Mulcare £l* Is. Ho forgot the tobacco! A backblocks settler in the Far North, where there arc no trains or coaches, makes monthly trips by dray to the nearest township fur stores. Last time he disr covered on getting home that he had • forgotten the month’s sujtply of toba<- ; co. There was consternation in tbe r camp! The men had rather he had forr gotten anything than that- Nothing r daunted, the boss harnessed up aeain • next day, and started for the distant township once more for the tobacco. Tho weed is almost as necessary as food to the men of the outback. So it is to other men. The great thing is to pick a brand as free from nicotine as possible. Most of the imported brands are full of it. That’s why they differ from our Now Zealand-grown tobaccos, which contain so little nicotine that they may he smoked all day, even to excess, without the slightest after-ef-fects. They are toasted and do not affect tho heart or throat. Ask for , “Riverhead Gold,” mild; “Navy Cut” ‘ (Bulldog), medium; or “Cut Plug No. -• 10” (Bullshead) full strength.—44. 1 Gift Books for boys and girls. Go to A. E. Kilgour’s:— Chums 16/6, Boys’ and Girls Own Annuals 16/6, Golden 5 Annual 6/6, Strang’s Annual 7/-, New Zealand Boys’ and Girls’ Annuals 7/6, Partridge’s Children’s Annual 7/6, Schoolboys’ and Schoolgirls’ Annuals ■ 5/6, Little Folks 7/-, Puck 8/-, Playbox 8/-, School Girl’s Own 8/-. —Obtainable from A. E. Kilgour, the shop for presents, and prizes. Special discount allowed to schools.—Advt. Fur coats, frocks, costumes, suits, and overcoats made to your own individual measurements. Velour coals frocks, silk stockings, in all the newest shades. Edwards for stylish suits and costumes, J. Scott, Threadneedle St., Frreymouth, West Coast Representative. —Advt. Two more Commonwealth ships, the ex-enemy steamers Boorara and Bulla, have been sold to Greek buyers. The I vessels have been laid up at Falmouth because they were too slow and expensive to earn profits. An attempt to put the obsolete vessels, in addition to j the Carina, on the England-Australian service, with the Ferndale and Fords- ( dale, proved a bad move. The chief! concern of the Shipping Board at pre-1 sent seems to be the running of an; efficient passenger and cargo service between Australia and London and! Hull. AVith the exception of the Car-i ina, all the unsuitable tonnage of thej line has been now disposed of, and no| doubt negotiations for her disposal] would be readily undertaken. A fleet j of seven vessels, comprising the five! “Bay” steamers which are at present; sharing largely in the passenger traffic | and cargo shipments to the United Kingdom, and the two cargo steamers I Ferndale and Fordsdale, now constitutes the entire strength of the Commonwealth lino of steamers. Prepare for the chilly nights when “Jack Frost” descends with his nippy pranks. Paterson’s are showing surprisingly good values in Blankets. 1 Single bed white at 25/- pair, three quarter white at 35/-, double white at , 45/-, single grey at 23/6, three-quarter - grey at 32/6, double grey at 37/6. Also a special purchase of white twill sheets, the price cf which should appeal toll economic housewives; 54-inch single at h 10/- and 13/9 pair; 80-inch double at I 15/-, 18/9, 23/6 and 25/- pair. Pillow l< slips at 2/11 and 3/3 pair. Heavy tea h towls 1/6 each. Mail orders promptly 1 attended to and satisfaction guaran-;! toed. Cash with order. We pay postage. I < “Paterson’s” The Economic, CashL Drapers, Revell Street, Hokitika, Box t 86 —Advt. £

Reference to the musical uce of a former member "of the G<ey t mjouth Municipal Ba.nd > Mr. Johnny • Robertson, was made at u meeting of the Band. At a recent contest held in 1 Melbourne he secured 98 points out of r 100 practically perfection and added to his meritorious effort by winning the soprano contest and acquitting himself well in other classes. He was 3 set on the right track by his former tutor, Mr. A. McMasters out of whose 3 hands ho had not been out six months 1 before leaving fcr Melbourne. It was decided to send the congratulations ’ of the band to their distinguished forc me r colleague. Nir. Robertson is re- - turning to New Zealand to particir pate in th© contests at AA’ellington I when he wil] plav solo cornet for the Greymouth Municipal Rand. Special reductions in Gramophones ‘ and Pianos for Christmas. — Pixie Grip- ! pa 75/-, Lyric 90/-. Jedson £lO, Decca £6/10/-, Jedson Cabinet £2O. £25; Hig ' Master’s A’oice Portable £11; light and i dark oak pianos £88; AVitton and AVitton £65. £7O. Easy terms arranged.— A. E. Kilgour. Piano. Gramophone and Music Dealer, Mawhera Quay.—Advt. “She was just a. sailor’s sweetjheart”—but she left her gallant sailort man in England, came out to New ZeaJia nd, and married another. Those are J the elements in a remarkable coinciJ deuce described by a AVanganui busiJness man who returned not long ago from England. Tn a tube railway in • London he got into casual conversaJtion with a naval ofiic»»r, M-ho said he (knew nothing about Now Zealand, exJcept that his prospective bride had J gone there some time previously and Jhad not answered his letters. He had J concluded that she was now married to • someone else and had given him a [ fictitious address. The address he spelt ..'out to his new acquaintance was a , number in a well known street in AVanganui. Reassured as to the authenticity of the address, the naval man gave the New Zealander his own 1 address and specific instructions to learn what had happened to the girl. It developed that his supposition had boon correct —she had married another. but was now widowed and working in AVanganui. So the returned tourist sot to work to arrange that tho next letter tho naval man sent to Wanganui did not go unanswered. And tho subsequent happy result is the renewal of the old engagement and the early prospect of another marriage. On Saturday next the 11th inst., at |2 p.m., Harley and Co Ltd. will sell at I their rooms,'Richmond Quay, household furniture, etc including handsome [oak sideboard, second-hand Koch Sohn I piano, divan chair, three piece suite, tables, chairs, dresser, sewing machine, 2 handsome Axminster carpets, 12 rolls of linoleum, hall stand, crockery, kitchen utensils, etc., etc. This will be the last opportunity this year of securing bargains at these popular sales.