LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Grey River Argus, 20 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 all good hotels on my recommendation. J. D. Lynch.—Advt.

For two jobs for able-bodied men nt Auckland, there were over six hua dred applications.

There arc five hundred applications for the position of Film Censor.

A week-end golf match played ortho local links resulted in a tie be tween Mr C. Kettle, 85, 8, 77, and Mr A. K. Smith, 89, 12, 77. Our Great Selling-off Boot Sale is in full swing. We are offering Emberkay Soccer Boots 12/6, English and Colonial 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, —Advt.

A Palmerston North wire states Mark Gardiner, single, aged 21, a litter at Mangahad, lost his life as a esuit of contacting with a live wire, lie fell into a dam, and though rescued, he died some hours later. He was a recent arrival from England.

A Sydney cable states £1,129,000 was put through the totalisator at Randwick racecourse during the racing season just ended, being £30,000 less than in the previous racing season.

Useful * books for everybody:— “Speeches and Toasts;” “Guest Entertainer;” “Indoor Pastimes for Profit and Pleasure;” “Zadkiel’s Dream Book;” “Tea Cup Fortune Telling;”

“Party Games;” “Card and Conjuring Tricks;” “The Best 100 Recitations for Boys and Girls;” “Humorous Stories* and Recitations;” “Letter Writer;” price 2/6 each, postage 4d. Obtainable from A. E. Kilgour, Bookseller and Stationer, Mawhera Quay — Advt.

The West Coast Amateur Boxing Championships will be held in the Town Hall on Saturday July 23. The team for the New Zealand Champion ships will be selected after the touiney.

For to-night 4 s euchre tourney at Columba Hall the Committee have again provided valuable prizes lor both ladies and gentlemen, and a good night’s amusement is guaranteed every patron.

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

The Nelson tobacco crop of twenty tons has been bought up by W. D. and IT. O. Wills for £3,500. The lemon and yellow leaf fetched 2/4 per lb and the black leaf 1/9.

Eighty of the unemployed at Dunedin to-day start work on relief job.at 12s a day for married and 9s for single men. The City Council's £5OOO loan will entail an additional penny in the pound on the rates.

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.

Immigrants arc still coming to New Zealand, a London cable states. Sir J. Parr, at New Zealand House, farewelled thirty-eight boys going out in the Tamaroa, under the auspices of the Salvation Army, making the total of its migrants to New Zealand for the past three years, 448.

There is in liquor trade as well as timber trade circles a deal of interest in the forthcoming Tariff Bill, which is likely to be introduced when Parliament opens on Thursday. The new tariff is expected to include increased duties on imported timber and sub stantially increased duties on spirits wines, and beer.

Books which will keep you interested: “Merry Go Round,” “Extra. Turns,” “Saturday Nights.” “Week Ends,”

“Rain or Shine,” by F. W. Thomas; “A Bad Boy’s Diary,” by Peck; “The, Rosary,” by Florence Barclay; “The I Wall of Partition,” by Florence Bar-1 clay; “The Wild Bird,” by Hulbert Fool ner; “The Maid and the Moment.” by Elinor Glyn; “The Pipers of the Market Place,” by Richard Dehan; “The Career of Catherine Bush,” by ( Elinor Glyn; price 2/6 each, postage] extra. Obtainable from A. E. Kilgour, ? Bookseller and Stationer, Mawhera Quay, Greymouth.—Adv£r>

All arrangements are in hand for the Denniston Druids Ball, to be held

on July 22nd. As in the past, the Druids guarantee the dancing fraternity the best of everything.

The British rubber monopoly must be losing its grip. A London cable

states that in the House of Commons Mr Amery, in reply to a question, said he was aware of the heavy fall in the price of rubber. The Government did not contemplate the abolition of the restriction scheme.

Popular Card Games, How to play and win, 1/3; Express Ready Reckoners, 2/9; Modern Dancing 2/6; Everybody’s French-English Dictionary, 1/6; Napoleon’s Book of Fate 2/6; Card Fortune Telling 1/3; Hoyle’s Up-to-date Official Rules of Card Games, 2/6; Dame Curtsey’s Novel Entertainments, 4/6; Dr Chase’s Receipt Book, 3/6; The Nurse’s Pronouncing Dictionary, 4/6; Everybody’s Pocket Encyclopaedia 1/6; postage extra. Obtainable from A. E. Kilgour, Bookseller, Stationer and fancy Goods Dealer, Mawhera Quay.— Advt.

A petition signed by 706 women residents in the electorate of Westland has been received by Mr Seddon, M.P., requesting him to advocate the elimination from the present licensing ballot paper of any other issues other than National Continuance and National Prohibition at the coming session of Parliament.

“Half ship, half submarine,” says a London cable, is the appearance of the British Imperial Oil Company’s new thousand-ton mtor oil tanker, Paua, which has made a successful trial trip at Southampton. She is the first vessel of her type to fly the Now Zealand flag.

Annual Stock-taking Clearance at McGruer’s. Further reduced prices. Unbleached table damask 1/- yd; 38in. Crepe-de-chine in white, black and all the latest shades, 4/11 yd. We brought the prices down. We keep the prices down.—McGruer’s, best for values, Grevmouth.—Advt.

A wooden outbuilding at the rear of the Main State School, Tainui Street, was practically destroyed by fire on Saturday afternoon. The fire bell at the Central Station rang about three o’clock, and the Brigade turned out in good time, and was soon on the scene of the outbreak, the flames being extinguished within a few minutes. The outbuilding concerned is situated only a few feet from the main building, and was utilised for the purpose of storing the School’s supply of firewood, the whole of which was destroyed. Apparently the contents of the building included some highly inflammable matter, as the flames and smoke could bo observed a considerable distance away. Though not totally destroyed, the structure will have to be practically rebuilt before it can serve its purpose, as the weather-boards have been charred through on every side. Among the contents was a lawn mower. the wooden handle of which was burnt off. The total damage is estimated at approximately £5O.

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

Bishop Taylor-Smith, recently through the Dominion, asked when he was going" to smoke, replied: “When I am cremated.” No friend of the weed evidently? Well, that’s his loss. Tobacco is often reviled by those who don’t like it but so long as the quality is good, and it doesn’t contain an excess of nicotine its use may be considered rather beneficial than otherwise. “Smoker’s throat,” “Smoker’s heart” and smoker’s nerve-troubles all arise from too much nicotine in the tobacco. The purest tobaccos are grown right here in New Zealand. They contain a very small proportion of nicotine, and so may be smoked, pipeful after pipeful, with impunity. As to quality there is nothing to beat them for flavour and aroma. That is largely owing to the fact that the leaf is toasted (quite a new idea) in the course of manufacture. These excellent brands are in various strengths (to suit all smokers). Ask your tobacconist for “Riverhead Gold” mild, “Navy Cut” (Bulldog) medium, or “Cut Plug No. 10” (BullsheadJ full. They are alt toasted. —49. Information received from the Pollak Foundation for Economic Research, Massachusetts, shows that there was very spirited competition for ’the prize of 5000 dollars, awarded to Mr R. D. Souter, of the University of Otago, for the best adverse criticism of “Profits,” a Pollak Foundation book by Foster and Catchings. There were, in fact, no fewer than 435 contestants. Essays were received from at least 50 universities, from 42 States the District of Columbia, and Alaska in America, and from 25 foreign countries. Among the writers were at least 40 authors of books on economics, nt least 50 professors of economics, and at least 60 accountants, architects, bankers, editors, engineers, lawyers, statisticians, and heads of business concerns. Included among them were some of the leading men in the Federal Reserve system and in the best bureaus of economic research an officer of the American Statistical Association, a former president of the American, Economic Association, and several of the most highly reputed economists in the British Empire. In the opinion of the authors and the judges the contest was notably successful.

Great Stock-taking Side 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.—MdGruer’s, 44 Always Busy.” Greymouth.—Advt. According to the Mayor of Christchurch. (Mr J. K. Archer), the custom of the Salvation Army in holding openair meetings in Cathedral square is contrary to law. 44 The Salvation Army made up their minds to hold meetings in the square, and none of us is game to put them in gaol,” said the Mayor; but if any of us tries to emulate them we might find ourselves in gaol.” He added that it had to bo remembered that the square was always more or less congested with traffic, and that it was-the centre of the city. If per-! 1 mission were given for one organisation to hold meetings there it would have to bo extended to others. Since the j new council came into existence the quo lion had not been considered, and at present there was a by-law prohibit-j ing such meetings. The above remarksj I were addressed to a deputation from ' the unemployed, who asked that they should be allowed to hold meetings in the square. i