LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Grey River Argus, 2 September 1927, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

When you have a good article to sell proclaim it from the housetops. White Horse Whisky, bottled exclusively in Scotland, has nothing to equal it. It has the largest sale of any brand in Scotland, is easily first in Australia and soon shall be in New Zealand. Age and quality must ensure appreciation. Ask for it. Mark Sprot and Co., Ltd., J. D. Lynch, Director for West Co<ist. —Advt.

The shipping returns for the port of Greymouth for the month of August show that 25 steamers with an aggregate tonnage of 15,215 tons, entered the port during that period; the outward steamers numbering 25, with a total of 15,395 tons.

Sheep prices on Wednesday were lower at Addington than the week before, the drop in fat sheep being 2/6 to 3/per head. Cattle prices were unaltered in a steady sale. Fat pigs fetched the same prices as previously and store pigs also in moderate supply, fetched considerably better prices than at the previous sale.

Special Shopping Attraction—end of sale bargains in general drapery, clothing, hosiery, gloves, dress materials, wearing apparel, etc., at McGruer’s, the busy drapers, Greymouth. —Advt.

The New Zealand Hockey rep. team now returning, won 12 and drew two of its 14 Australian matches, scoring 109 goals to 15, and is described by a Sydney paper as the best of the Dominion hockey teams that has visited Austra-

The Wellington City Council has re ceived fourteen applications, eighl from Australia, for the post of Assist ant Engineer.

On your way to the Competitions, visit the O.K. Marble Bar, corner Mackay and Albert Streets, for the choicest of English and Colonial Confectionery. A select range of artistic fancy boxes of Dainty Chocolates just arrived.—Advt.

The maternal mortality rate for the Dominion this year shows a further slight decrease. The Customs returns for Greymouth for the past month totalled £6333/15/8, compared with £4139/6/1 in August of last year. Shopping Week notes by “Buzzer” will be found on Page 2 of this issue. A piece of broken stone flew out of the range at the residence of Mr T. G. Kitchingham, Greymouth on Wednesday and somewhat alarmed the occupants of the room, but no damage resulted. It is understood that the coal used came from the State Mine. The Buller Rugby Union has approved of the alteration in the date of the game between Buller and West Coast at Greymouth, from September 3 to September 10. Advice to that effect was received yesterday by Mr N. W. Jones (Secretary of the West Coast Rugby Union).

New His Master’s Voice Records, just to hand: —“My Lady,” and

‘ 1 Sunny Disposhish ’ ’ sung by Frank Crumit; “That’s my Hap-Hap-Hapin-ess,” and “ Cock-a-doodle, I’m off my Noodle,” sung by the Happiness Boys, Billy Jones and Ernest Hare; “Blue Skies” and “Falling in Love,” played by Jessie Crawford on the Wuriitzer Organ; “Drifting and Dreaming” and “My Cutey’s Due at Two to Two To-day,” foxtrots with vocal refrain;

“My Pal Jerry,” and “Who Could be More Wonderful Than You,” foxtrots; “So Will I” and “High. High up in the Hills” foxtrots. Price 5/- each. Obtainable from A. E. Kilgour. Piano Gramophone and Music Dealer, Mawhera Quay.—Advt.

Fire totally destroyed a five-roomed dwelling-house and its contents at Maori Creek at 1.30 a.m. on Tuesday. The house was owned by Mr W. Coburn, of Marsden, and occupied by Mr

and Mrs J. Harrison and family, who escaped from the burning building in their night attire. It is understood that the house was insured.

The vital statistics for the month of August for Greymouth and district were:—Births 32, marriages 15. The figures for August 1926, were: Births 13, marriages 9, deaths 16, and for August, 1925: Births 19, marriages 2; deaths 10.

The Latest Zonophone Records: — “The More We are Together” (The Anthem of the Ancient Order of Froth blowers) and “Oh! What a Happy Land” sung by Clarkson Rose; “There’s a New Star in Heaven” and “Au Old-Fashioned Picture,” sung by Vernon Dalhart; “Bonnie Mary of Inverary’ and “It Takes More than That to Steal an Irish Heart Away,” sung by Arthur Cox; “Someone is Losing Susan” and “For Baby and Me” pianoforte solo by Al Siegal; “Georgianna” and “I Just Wanna be Known as Susie’s Feller,” duet by Correll and Gosdem. Price 4/- each; postage extra. Obtainable at A. E. Kilguur’s, The Home of Music.—Advt.

Rain was registered on sixteen days at Greymouth during August, the total fall being 5.62 inches. The maxi mum, 1.09 inches was recorded on August 16. The total rainfall in August 1926 was 4.90 inches, or 14 days, and in August 1925, 5.64 inches on 11 days.

A Press Association message states that when a Dunedin resident was about to drop some coal on the fire, something unusual caught his eye, and nestling among the coal was a piece of gelignite, sufficient to blow his home to pieces. As is well known, however an explosion could not occur without a detonator.

The Iret of our stock of boots going t ridiculously low prices. Men’s white yachting and tennis boots and shoe? 4/11 pair; ladies’ tennis shoes 4/11 pair; men’s fireside slippers 3/11 pair; girl’s shoes, sizes 8 to 10, 44/11 pair; ladies’ best shoes best real bargains, 14/6 pair; men’s dancing pumps, 9/11 pair; men’s walking shoes 19/6 and 24/6 pair.—The Mayfair, Men’s and Boys’ Wear Specialists, Mawhera Quay, Phone 59. Greymouth.—Advt.

The New Zealand Post and Telegraph revenue for the quarter ended Juno 30th last (says a Press wire) totalled £853,919, showing a decline compared with the revenue of £863,208 in the corresponding quarter of a year ago, The Postal Section contributed £368,010 and £476,64 9| respectively last year.

Carefully made for a Critical Trade —“Epp’s” and Rowntree’s” Delicious English Chocolates at 3/- per lb.; also “Rowntree’s” high grade Clear Gums, and Voice Pastilles, suitable for Competition competitors.—Obtainable at the O.K. Marble Bar—Where Good Drinks are—Corner Keating Bros’ Building, Mackay Street.—Advt.

A meeting of the Executive of the Diamond Jubilee Committee was held in the Municipal Chamber yesterday afternoon, His Worship the Mayor (Mr J. W. Greenslade) presiding. It was agreed to approve of the programme drawn up (as published( subject to minor amendments from time to time, as may be deemed expedient. The Secretary (Mr Rose) was instructed to request all the sports bodies including the Regatta Club, Athletic Club, Motor Cycle Club, and also the Fire Brigade, to make themselves acquainted with the programme, with a view to giving effect to the sports section of same. See our special display of New Zealand made travelling Rugs and suit cases. Special reduced prices during Shopping Week.— McGruer’s, Greymouth.—Advt. The Liverpool Mine was idle yesterday, but will be working to-day. The Blackball Mine, however, is working full time. The payroll for the fortnight ended August 26, amounted to £4859. French, Italian, Spanish and Portuuese Wines are obtainable at Bill osenberg's Twelve Mile Hotel, Buller lorge.—Advt. The earth’s crust has not moved of late, according to a cable yesterday from London. Recently (the Westminster Gazette says) there were fears of a movement of the earth’s surface on the Lothian Green theory, being accelerated, and the Observatories in Greenwich, Australia, New Zealand, Faris, Berlin, America, Algiers and Shanghai have made observations to discover any movements, using time signals on wireless of different wave lengths, the reception of which from three points on the same latitude, eight hours apart in longitude is expected to accentuate the discrepancies. Greenwich has now received data from all but three observatories, ’ revealing the earth’s crust has not moved.

“Between you and me,” said the grocer. “I have never been able to offer my customers a biscuit even half as good as Milderson’s “Butterette,” and only 1/6 per lb.”

The Dominion Savings Bank figures (according to a Press wire) for the quarter ending June 30 last tell a tale of financial retrogression. The deposits for the quarter were £710,540, while the withdrawals amounted to £7,858,591. This shows the withdrawals exceeded the deposits by an amount no less than £745,050. For the same quarter a year ago, the respective figures were £7,967,337 and £7,643,443. Last year therefore, there was an excess of deposits totalling £232,894, instead of this year’s reversal, which is equal to £1,068,944 of a set back. Tourists and citizens, spend the day r week-end at the house of B’s Beau iful Birch Bush, Bright Beach, Best Beer, and Bountiful Bij Big Bar, beonging to Burger. Ai ernoon tea a pecialty. The best of vines and spi rit stocked. Bus pass? »s door.— Geo Burger, propietor, Pan a Health Be•ort.—Advt.

There is a proposal to ship 200 frozen turkeys from France to New Zealand as a trial consignment. From. > the census, taken in April of last year it appears there then 77,000 in the Dominion. The same return showed 3,308,(00 fowls, 352,000 ducks and 44,000 geese. Turkey-eating is ! not a New 'Zealand habit. In these Southern lands where Christmas is a midsummer festival and heavy dinners give place to picnic meals by stream and seashore, the orthodox plump turkey-gobbler and plum pudding are no longer in favour. Why more turkeys are not raised is quite easy to understand, says the“N. Z. Herald. ’ ’ They are birds of queer temperament, and are seldom really domesticated, even in Europe. The average farmer treats them as a sideline, aud there appears to be no such thing as turkey-rearing on a large scale. The chicks are hard to bring up by hand, and the general rule is to let the hens care for them in the open with as little interference as possible. A goed deal of land is required, and the birds range over inis in a half wild state. A moderate supply of turkeys comes into the Auckland market all the year round, increasing at Easter and Christmas. Large gobblers bring 18s to 255, according to weight, hens about 10s, and the youger birds 6s 6d upwards. The quality in general is considered to be good. It seems unlikely that the birds from France, having to be shipped by way of London, can be profitably sold at current local prices. They will be bought only as a delicacy and by people who seek novelties in the way of food.

Tn all cases prevention is better than cure. This is how it is that hunts of people now keep a bottle of Parkinson’s Influenza Specific handy in case this distressing complaint should assert itself. The treatment is On the first symptoms —they re well known —headache, aching bones, tired feeling, and general sense depression, sometimes accompanied with a sore throat, and a slight fever; t to bed if possible, take a dose of he Specific and repeat every three or four hours till a normal condition is resumed. It is wonderful stuff. It -ets to work straight away, and in -Lost cases a cure is effected in a few <_ It is put up in a convenient rm. the dose is a teaspoonful in a .eglass of water. It is practically n influenza insurance policy. _ Price and 2/6 at Parkinson anu — ivt Did you ever smoke toasted tobacco! Tf so, you will know how the toasting process improves the flavour. It is delicious. Coffee-berries and tea-leaves are roasted, otherwise no one would care to drink tea or coffee. Well, the same treatment is found to answer equally well with tobacco. Test this for yourself. The locally manufactured tobacco is now prepared in that way. The result is astonishing! Select a brand to suit your palate in regard to strength, either Riverhead Gold, the mildest of all, or Toasted Navy Cut, (Bulldog), of medium strength; or if you prefer a fuller body take Cut Plug No. 10, the Bullhead label. The very first whiff will tell you that you are in for a superior article quite out of the common. You never get that same pleasant aroma with any oi the ordinary tobaccos. And so smooth and mel- . low, with their small percentage of 3 nicotine, these brands may be smoked I with perfect immunity, and are rec ' ommended by experts and medical authorities. —l2