LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Grey River Argus, 18 June 1927, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

During the Shooting Season now open a license to shoot hares and wild duck costs only 10/- but when making up your hamper put in a handy pint flask of WHITE HORSE WHISKY, “the Spirit of the Age”. Screw top flasks to fit the back pocket are obtainable at ail good hotels on my recommendation. J. D. Lynch.—Advt.

As elsewhere recorded by our Kumara correspondent the American dredging enterprise is reported to be obtaining good gold prospects in the Tercmakau River district.

The West Coast Amateur Boxing Championships will be held in the Town Hall Greymouth on Saturday, July 23rd. It behoves all amateurs to get into training as the team for the New Zealand Championship will be selected after the JVest .Coast tourney,

John McNeil was charged at the Police Court yesterday before Mr. A. Nay lor, J.P., with being found in a helpless state of drunkenness at Punakaikai in April 16th. Accused was remanded to appear on Monday in order that no might receive medical treatment in the meantime.

The Ah aura Gun Club is holding the Barnes Cup and Shield matches at To tara Flat to-morrow. No doubt, the gun clubs will make a point of competing

The Minister of Education has further wired Mr. H. E. Holland, M.P., that he has received an assurance from the Cantor burv Education Board that the remodelling of the Taylorville School will be put in hand at once.

Visit sunny Paroa and Burger’s Health Resort. Beautiful >irch Bush and good Beach and Bter. Afternoon Tea a speciality. The best of Wines and Spirits stocked. Peaius’ Beer on tap Bus passes aoor. G. Burger’s Hotel.—Advt.

Negotiations arc pending concerning the sale • of the site adjoining Messrs Harley and Company’s premises in Boundary Street., in which a prominent motor transport company is in tcrestccL If finality is reached in the matter it is understood that it is the intention of the Company to use the site for the erection of a garage. It is stated that another transport company is desirious of obtaining a site in Greymouth for a similar purpose.

A Press Association message states that the Supreme Court sittings were held yesterday at Westpore before Mr. Justice Adams. There were no crim inal cases and white gloves were presented to Tlis Honour who congratulated the district on the freedom from crime. He also stated that the whole West Coast showed a gratifying ab sence of crime.

Three ways to please your husband —take your choice —give him Gransalo wafers for lunch, Milderson’s Shortette for Tea, or Jam Tit Bit for Supper; 1/6 per lb. from Haglund Bros. —Advt.

The Bank of New Zealand annual report stated: An important Institution connected with the Bank and Staff is the Officers’ Guarantee and Provident Association. The total funds now reach the satisfactory sum of £1,126, 285 variously invested outside of the Bank. The annual contributio by the Staff is at the rate of per cent on salary received, the Bank supplementing this by contributing 74 per cent, m the same basis. There are 140 pensioners on the list, and pensions range from the minimum £225 (at present augmented by High Cost of Living Bonus to those drawing less than £350 per annum) to £7OO which is the maximum.

Annual Stock-taking Clearance at McGruer’s. Further reduced prices. Unbleached table damask 1/- yd; 38in Crepe-de-chine in white, black and al l the latest shades, 4/11 yd. We brought the prices down. We keep the prices down. —McGruer’s, best for values, Greymouth.—Advt. Tn his annual address to shareholders yesterday the Acting Chairman of the Bank of New Zealand Directors stated the flocks of New Zealand we = e at their highest in 1918, with a total of 26,538,302 sheep, which gradually shrunk to 22,222,259 in 1922: since which date them has been a steady increase, reaching 24,904,993 in 1926. Australia heads the list of the sheep flocks of the world with (1925) 93,154, 953; The United States have (1926) •41,003,000; Britain (1925) 26,221,141; an increase of about 4,000 000 since 1922; New Zealand (1926) 24,904,993.

Great Stock-taking Sftle at McGruer’s. Further reduced prices to bring stocks to the minimum for annual stock-tak-ing. The great clean up of all oddments. Many articles at less than wholesale cost prices.—McGruer’s, “Always Busy,” Greymouth. —Advt.

Officers of the Railway Department tare at presnet making an examination of the accounts of the maintenance branches at many of the offices throughout the Dominion. This is the outcome of the recent cases at Christchurch, where two clerks were each sentenced to four years’ imprison ment on charges of defrauding the department systematically from 1922 to 1927. Recently departmental officers have been working from station . to, station and systematically examining accounts. Apparently no loop-holes arc to be left in the system in future.

First-class Meals are obtainable at all hours at Bill Rosenberg’s 12 Mile Hotel, Buller rge. —Advt.

The total amount of freight convey ed through the Otira Tunnel during the past week was 9787 tons.

A Sydney cable states: Arrange ments are being made under the aus pices of the Federal and State Gov ernments for holding an Australian New Zealand and International Exhibition in Sydney in 1931.

Our Great Selling-off Boot Sale is in full swing. We are offering Emberkay Soccer Boots 12/6, English and Colo nial Rugby and Soccer Boots 12/6 and 14/6, 100 pairs Men’s White Rubber soled Yachting Boots 4/-- pair. The Mayfair Men and Boy’s Wear Special ists. ’Phone 59. Greymouth.—Advt.

Member* of the Commis'sion enquiring into the cause of the Dobson Colliery Disaster visited the State Mines and the Dobson Mine yesterday. They were accompanied by Messrs A. H Kimbell (Under-Secretary for Mines). O. J. Davis (District Inspector), C. J. Strongman (ex-District Inspector), Mr J. Smeaton (President of the Miners’ Union) and others interested in the enquiry. The party first of all visited the No. 2 section of the

Liverpool Colliery and the Kimbell Section and then proceeded to the Janies Mine. Members of the Commission were given an opportunity whih at. the Liverpool Colliery of seeing the process of shot-firing—the making of the cut etc., tamping the hole with clay; the connecting up with the battery, and the actual firing of the shot. The method of stone-dusting was also demonstrated, and the system of ventilation inspected. At the James Mine, the working places in the dip sections were visited. The party then proceeded to the Dobson mine where a thorough inspection was made of the various workings.

One of the oldest ecclesiastical building in Greymouth is doomed shortly to be. demolished, this being the Presbyterian Sunday School, situate! at the corner of Guinness and Tarapu hi Streets. This ancient edifice was the first Presbyterian Church to be built in C icymouth, and was used as such until the Church in Tainui Street v.as constructed. It is understood that the site of the old building has been bought by Messrs Toohey Bros, of Hokitika, for £lOOO, for the purpose of erecting an up-to-date garage thereon.

The tender of James Burke (Barrytown) for the Mabel Bay section <f the Grey-Westport-Coast road, has been accepted by the Public Works Department. The contract price is approximately £26_.000.

The Under-Sccretary Land and Surveys Department, has notified tho Chamber of Commerce that the leasing of the Point Elizabeth Scenic Reserve for grazing purposes has not been under consideration and that the Department has no intention of alienat•n<r the reserve or interfering with it in & anv wav. The Commissioner of Crown'Lands recently intimated his intention of leasing the reserve, and his proposed action aroused a storm, of protest bv all the local bodies. Apparentlv' the' protest has proved effectual.

We draw attention to the advertisement in this issue of Mr. G. G. Wea pf Nelson, who offers Flowering ‘nd Ornamental shrubs, Boses ete This i, a good time of the year to plant these particular lines, and the fact thit 1 > shrubs can reach their destination Jho " dav following despatch should commend itself to those intending to plant The trees are all grown in tha open without any coddling whatever, and there is no reason why Nelson plants should not do well on file coast. —Adit,- ?