LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 13 January 1927, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

For the holiday season I have landed 0 cases WHITE HORSE WHISKY, m »ints, and concave screw top bottles, nil able for travellers. Trade only sup'lied. Also another large consignment f White Horse in ordinary bottles. Ask or it at the sports gatherings, races te., and you will appreciate the Scotch Whisky with a reputation established, inee 1742. My greetings for a Happy hristmas and Prosperous New Year. . D. Lynch.—Advt. A couple of prisoners were yesterday ought to Greymoutli from Westport I v r Constable Surgenor.

A feature of the visitors to New Zealand from overseas is the large number who hail from Australia. This is attributed to be largely due to the organised publicity which is being given to the attractions of this coun--11 y. Ihe, daily express service between («rcyniouth and Christchurch which lias just been, concluded has put the new bridge at the Omoto deviation io a good test. Despite the constant and heavy traffic, however, it has stood up to it satisfactorily. First-class Meals are obtainable at all hours at Bill Rosenberg’s 12 Mile Hotel, Buller Gorge.—Advt. Pianos on easy terms.—Witton and Witton, £65; Chas. Begg Piano, £B9; Elysian Piano, £115; Windover Piano, £125; also second-hand Leipzig Piano at £25. At A. E. Kilgour’s Piano, Gramophone and Music Warehouse, Mawhera <2uay.—Advt. 'lhe appointment is announced of Sir Robert Stout and Mr. E. 11. Bakewell, late Senior Inspector of Schools as representatives of Victoria University College on the Council of New Zealand University established under the University Act of last session. In the list of donations to the Dobson Relief Fund the subscription of the Greymouth Waterside Workers was published as 5/5. This was an error as the amount was £5/5. The donation of 12/6 by the West Coast police force is additional to £l2/2/6 already acknow lodged. Radio enthusiasts we have just landed a further shipment of King Quality Neutrodync Radio Sets which are now on view at our showrooms. Prices aie within the reach of all pockets and are the latest models procurable. With King Quality Neutrodyne you eliminate all screeching and howling.—Harley and Co., Ltd., Licensed Radio Dealers. --Advt. Fur coats, frocks, costumes, suits, and overcoats made to your own individual measurements. Velour coats frocks, silk stockings, in all the newest shades. Edwards for stylish suits and costumes, J. Scott, Threadneedle St., Dreymouth, West Coast Representative. —Advt. Until recent years wood was used almost exclusively for two purposes:— building material and fuel, but both these uses are now superseded by wood pulp, and the production of pulp keeps on increasing year by year. The story of the growth of the pulp wood in Canada should be convincing evidence of what this industry would be worth to New Zealand. Fortyfive years ago the capital invested was £20,000 and the annual output of pulp was valued at £15,000. In .1924 the ca pital invested was £85,000,000 and tl.e value of the product £50,000,000, and new pulp mills are still being erected in the Provinces of British Columbia, XDntaiio and Quebec. Never before have we had sucn big selection of economical Xmas pre seats for men, women and children Silk ties, braces, suspenders, hanefker chiefs, belts, socks done up neatly ii fancy gift boxes make ideal Xmas pre sents. Peruse our ’ price list over th page and pick out your wants ana you cannot call we will mail your or der free of postage. The Mayfair, Me and Boys’ Wear Specialists, Mawhera Quay, Phone 276, Greymouth. —Advt. Cricketers remark on the fact that the two provinces which possess professional player-coaches are to’ meet in the final of the Plunket Shield series while the other two provinces who do not have coaches are to play off for the wooden spoon.

A visitor from Nelson stated places there that usually were dried up at tliis time of the year were all green, evidencing a lot of rain. There would be some blight among the potatoes owing to *.he heavy rain, but the benefits would bo incalculable later on. The hops looked lovely. There should be a great harvest of hops all through Richmond and Stoke. Holiday Millinery.—Just to hand 100 smart ready-to-wears. Special value 19/6 each. Pay a visit of inspection. McGruer’s, the leading Milliners, Greymouth, Reef ton and Hokitika.—Advt. Very Important to Thrifty Housewives—Raspberries, as one knows, only last for a short time, hence it behoves every housewife to place her order without fail within the next few days with the leading fruiterers, Studley and Robson. 14/- bucket, freight paid anywhere N.Z. Railways. Only address Mackay Street fopp. Town Hall), Greymouth.—Advt.

Last year it cost the Wellington City Council £517.969 to keep the munici pal machine running. Next year will probably cost more, for the records of the past five years show that there has been a tendency for the expenditure tu i become heavier each year. The revenue ( last year was £517,460. Keeping the j streets clean cost £18,747, the collection : and destruction of refuse £19,099, light ing £9435, sanitary services £3107, public libraries £8340, the zoo £4251, super ’ annuation £4367. retiring pensions £2740, street works £73,177, drainage £20,705, fire brigade (now under a board) £15.567, waterworks £78,233, sa v laries £20,967, hospital and charitable aid levy £41,697, interest on loans £73,045. The rates provided £368,477. rents £53,186, licenses for various purposes £11,079, fees from reserves £6171. water £11,122, building foes £4816. and g< heavy traffic fees £6992. The zoo re- i turned £llBl. p:

Paterson’s are showing surprisingly good values in Blankets B Single bed white at 25/- pair, three- tl quarter white at 35/-, double white at It 45/-, single grey at 23/6, three-quarter pj grey at 32/6, double grey at 37/6. Also m a special purchase of white twill sheets. the price of which should appeal to economic housewives; 54-inch single at th 10/- and 13/9 pair; 80-inch double at th 15/-, 18/9, 23/6 and 25/- pair. Pillow i n slips at 2/11 and 3/3 pair. Heavy tea on fowls 1/6 each. Mail orders promptly attended to and satisfaction guaran- ajl teed. Cash with order. We pay postage. Ro The Economic, Cash . Drapers, Revell Siicet, Hokitika, Box * 86 —Advt.

At the present time coal mining at Seddonville is very brisk. The crossword puzzle was not so popular last year as in 1925, judging by the annual statistics of the Auckland City J ifiaries, issued by Mr. J. Barr, chief libarian. Mr. Barr’s figures show that 113.7.17 volumes were used during the year in the reference department and the cent ml library, compared with 117, 519 in the. previous year, and this decrease is accounted for by the lact that lin 1925 abnormal use was made of tho library by persons interested in crossword puzzle competitions. WATCH THE INDIADS GO BY.—Alf. White, Agent, Greymouth. —Advt. Special to Picnic Committees. —On and after January 3rd our entire stock of toys and dolls will be marked down to half price. Only a limited quantity. Act quickly and get double value for your money. We do not carry toys over from season to season. McGruer’s, Greymouth, Reefton and Hokitika.—Advt. In some kumaras which were imported from Fiji and purchased in Whangarei were found a large number of unidentified beetle parasite and a lot of its larvia. Judging from the appearance ot the kumaras, which had been riddled the parasite must be a very bad pest.So tar Whangarei residents having knowledge of the islands have been unablo to identify the beetle. It is intended if Mr. R, W. Tate, S.M., is unable to throw light upon the matter to send specimens to the curator of the Auckland Museum for identification. The Home of the Gramophone.—The New His Master's Voice Gramophone is a revolution in the musical world:— His Master’s Voice Portable Model, £11; His Master’s Voice Table Model, £l3 10s, £l7, £27; His Master’s Voice Cabinet, £42 10s. Obtainable from A. E. Kilgour, Piano, Gramophone and Music Dealer, Mawhera Quay.—Advt. A Buda Pest newspaper relates that a school boy at Nagyvarad in the Hungarian territory transferred to Rumania found ou buying some fruit that the paper bag intu which it had been placed, was made of an old document belonging to the municipal archives and giving an official account of th<* battle of Magenta His curiosity lining aroused he secured another bag, which was made irom an original of the Emeror Joseph, dated 1780, permitting the protestant inhabitants of Navyvarad to bury their dead to funeral chants. Investigation showed that the new Hungarian authorities had b«en selling the old archives in bulk as waste paper. The Hungarian inhabiI Units of the town hav“ now taken steps Jto save whatever can yet be recovered. k Come and hear these records: — il Ukulele Baby” fox-trot and “If you knew Susie” by Lyman’s Orchestra; “The World is Waiting for the Sunrise” and “I’ll Forget You”, Theo. Karie; “Angel’s Seranade” and “Elegie, ” sung by Elizabeth Rethberg; “Mississippi Ripples” and “Steal a Little Kiss,” Marimba Band; “Garland of Old-fashioned Roses” and “Close Your Eyes,” Marimba Band; “Christmas Morning at Clancey’s” and * 4 Santa Claus Hides in the Gramophone,” by Santa Claus Himself; “Jingles for Little Folks” and “The Story of David” for children; “When Autumn Leaves are Falling” and “Drifting and Dreaming” Foxtrots; “Valencia” and “Betty,” the foxtrots: “Remember” Waltz and *‘Just One More Waltz With You,” orchestra. They’re at A. E. Kilgour’s Musia Shop, Mawhera Quay. Greymouth. A.L