LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 10 February 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

During Greymouth Diamond Jubilee Celebrations, 26th February to 3rd March, many old friends from every part of our Dominion will forgather. In TH WAI POUNAMU the official Souvenir, The White Horse Distillers Coy. lias a full page, coloured plate, from the LONDON TATLER, which stands out on its own, as does White Horse Whisky, which sustains the tone of any House. Your visitors will appreciate it during the re-union. —J. D. LYNCH, Representative for the White Horse Distillers, Glasgow. —Advt. On Saturday the annual excursion of Ihe residents of Brunner, Kokiri. I’alara and Kaimata will be held, tin 1 rendezvous being Hokitika. New Year Gifts: May we suggest a choice box of High Grade Chocolate; unique designs. Direct from the leading English and Colonial Manufacturers, and the best selection in town. Obtainable at the O.K. Marble Bar Ceati”q’M Buildings.—Advt This week’s issue of the New Zealand Tablet shows that well known weekly to have undergone a transformation. it having been enlarged in size, while the introduction of illustrations, a finer quality of paper, and other new features, give the Tablet a greatly improved appearance. New electrical recordings on the His Master’s Voice Records: “Baby Feet go Pitter-patter ’Cross My Floor.’’ and “After We Kiss’’ played on the Wurlitzer Organ; “Dixie Vagabond’’ and “Hello Cutie’’ sung by the Rounders; “O Dem Golden Slippers’’ (Old Negro Song), and “Grandfather’s Clock’’; “Shalimar’’ waltz, and “Dear Little Irish Mother” played by the Savoy Havana. Band; “Holy Night” and “Silent Night,” played by the Salon Orchestra; “Forgive Ale, Sweetheart” and “Some day. Sweetheart” sung by Gene Austin; price 5/- each. Call or send to A. E. Kilgour, Piano, Gramophone and Music Dealer, Mawhera. Quay, Greymouth.—Advt. Last month 1194 books were issued a* I hi- ttreymou h Al on ici |a I Library, : i <1 2 s tickets were issued, while twenty lo w novels and twelve children's books \\ < re placed on Ihe shelves. W. A. Stapleton, of Tattersails Hotel, Christchurch, is sufficient guarantee that no better service or accommodation is offering in Christchurch.— Advt. The stork slaughtered at the Grey'iioiilli Abattoirs last mouth was as follows:- Cows 33, lambs 261, bullocks 139, sheep 507, pigs 18 calves 13. The foes totalled £llB/4/-. Tourists and Citizens, spend the day or week-end at the House of B’s — Beautiful Birch Bush, Bright Beach. Best Beer, the Bountiful Llg Bar, belonging to Burger. Afternoon tel a specialty. The best of wines and spirits stocked. Bus passes door.—Geo. Burger, proprietor, I’aroa Health Resort.— Advt. It has been a wonderful season for the earwigs of Christchurch. In all parts of Jhe city householders have complained about flowers and fruit ruined by I lie pest (remarks the Bun). Sonic gat'd oners make nightly and daily raids on the earwig tribe. The earwig likes Io explore the folds of crumpled newspaper sheets, which many householders place among their flowers. Parents ami guardians are notified that A. E. Kilgour’s establishment is open from 8 a.m. every morning to enable the children to get. their school supplies before 9 a.m. Ask for our special value in exercise books and writing pads. Go # to A. E. Kilgour forall school supplies and requisites. Terms strictly cash for all school supplies. There’s a season for all things. Now is the season when farmers make hay, bees make honey, and housewives make jam. Nothing like home-made jam ehl You know what’s in it. No wood pips, artificial colouring or flavours, or mouldy, over-ripe fruit. We have nice fiesh stocks of Peaches, Apricots, Plums and Blackcurrants. “To sc? 1 is to buy.” West Coast Fruit Co., Mawhera (Next Albion}. —Advt.

Only two years ago the power boards] of the district were doing their very best to persuade settlers to use electricity for every possible purpose (says the Wanganui Herald). In some instances experts were sent round to demonstrate the uses of electric power in the homo and on the farm. At present, with three of the driest months in the year to come, there is a lament able shortage of water at Mangahoa. Los Angeles (California) has eight months rainless weather every year, yet for the past ten years no restriction has been placed on the use of water. Nearly every home there has a dozen revolving sprinklers, which are kept playing all through the night whilst on the golf courses thousands of sprinklers arp used nightly to keep the fairways frosh ami green. Health first! Cooper’s, the progressive butcher, Albert Street, have installed Hie latest refrigerating plant. Ail meat kept in the Automatic Cooler. ?honc 153.—4. Three ways to please your husband — take your choice —give him Gransola wafers for lunch, Milderson’s Shortette for Tea, or Jam Tit Bit for Supper; 1/6 ver lb from Haglund Bros.—Advt. Catholics and Protestants were united the other evening in petitioning the Onehunga Borough Council not to cance'i the by-laws which com polled billiard saloons in the borough to close on Christinas Day and Good Friday (says the Auckland Star). AH the Church organisations in the borough joined in supporting .the petition. Cr Moore moved that no action be taken.as the petition was clearly a representative one. The motion was seconded by Air Stoupc, and carried, the Mayor (Air W. C. Coldicutt) being Ihe only onp to vote against it. He said h(3 wished to be consistent, as al! sports bodies in the borough could use the two days mentioned if they desired. The World’s beet Havana Cigars obtainable at Bill Bosenburg’s Twelve Mile Hotel, Buller Gorge.—Advt. Three pence per leg—6o dozen Men’s Heavy Grey and Black Cotton Sox 6d pair; 130 dozen Women’s Black Cotton and Grey Art Silk Hose 6d pair.—McGrucr’s Selling off Sale, Greymouth and Reefton. —Advt. The strength of the smallest of the shunting engines used at the Invcrcai gill railway yards is truly amazing (says the News). The other afternoon one tiny shunter was noticed slowly pushing no fewer than 56 wagons, owool, seven trucks of timber and a guard’s van. The pace was n ot very fast, but the energy was there. This large number of trucks is to be sent to Bluff by a special train. When it is calculated that there are about 1400 bales of Wool at. present in the yards it will be seen what a tremendous ta.-k their handling has been. Taking a a rough estimate of the price of a bale of wool as £2O. the total value of the (dips stored at Invercargill amounts to the sum of £28.000. Special purchase 140 Maids’ and Children’s Dresses below half usual prices. Children’s Cotton Washing Frocks, sizes 26 to 39, selling off 3/4 and 3/11. Children’s Blain ami Fancy Crepe de Chine, Rayon, and Fancy Voile Frocks sizes 26 to 39. selling off 3/4 and 4/11. 12/6. 14/6.—McGruer 's Closing Down Sale, Greymouth and Reef ton. —Advt. Bright, tip* stock of High Cla c » Corfectionerv just landed for the f-'ye peahen New Year Novelties in endle«s variety to suit all tastes, at the OK Marble Bar, Mackay Street, where the good drinks are.—AdvOn a request from Mr J. Gage for premission to sell ice cream and soft drinks on the streets of Greymouth, therc was a discussion at last evening’s meeting of the Borough Council. Cr J. B. Kent said this was street trading, while the Mayor said it appeared to be hawking. Cr Kitehingham said they hail already granted an ice cream stand on Mawhera Quay. Cr R. J. Willaims thought that if there were to be street trailing, the town should be mapped ' for stands, and charges should be made In large centres there was a large revenue thus derived, and as such stands I were detrimental to the business people paying rents and rates, it was only fair to impdse a charge. Cr MeGinlej recalled that a couple of years ago they had refused an applieatioif for a stand. The Mayor said they did not want overlapping or interference with i rate and rent paying business places, which must be protected, t r Kent said the granting of a stand recently had been done hastily, and now was a precedent in a mailer of much future importance, as they could not now refuse a stand when one had been grained. lie had expected the Traffic Commit tee to report on the whole matter. The Mayor said that while a stand had been granted unconditionally, the question as a whole, should be viewed from all angles. Cr G. Perotti said the grant made was only temporary. Cr Kitehingham moved that the app.ication be granted., and that the applicant lie advised, together with the holder of the stand already allowed, that the license granted would hold good only till the end of June next, when the matter of street trading would be reviewed by the Council. Cr Perotti seconded the motion, which was earned. Occidental Hotel, Wharf Street Hokitika.—Mrs J. Boyd is still at the shove; there is always a warm welcome for old friends aad new. Best of home comforts, wines, ana spiri’-r- Hero you will find the true West Coast Hospi■ality.—Advt. The opportunity to make your home comfortable with a. minimum outlay in cash is yours if you consult Harley The big West Coast House Furnishing Emporium. Greymonth. They are sacrificing I heir £20,000 stock of furni. ,;ure, L’pholstered Suites, Furnishings. [ Carpets. Linoleums, Crockery, Pianos, j Gramophones, etc., in preparation for removal to their new buildings. It you wain value for your money, inspect their stocks at the showroom, Richmond Quay.—Advt.