LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 22 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 TE WAI POUNAMU the official Souvenir, The White Horse Distillers Coy. has 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.

Acceptances close (to morrow at 9 p.m. for all events at the Jubilee sports with the Secretaries or Mr G. E. Perkins, at the Club Rooms.

New Year Gifts: May we suggest a choice box of High Grade Chocolate; unique designs. Direct from the lead ing English and Colonial Manufactnr ers, and the best selection in town. Obtainable at the O.K. Marble Bar Ceatr'g’s Buildings.—Advt

The shopkeepers of the Greymouth district have resolved to observe Easter Tuesday as a statutory holiday instead of Easter Saturday, on which day the shops will remain open as usual.

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 Plain and 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-

The export of timber from the port of Greymouth during the four weeks ending February 4th was only about a million and a-half feet, the actual figures being 1,513,193 feet.

Three pence per leg —60 dozen Men’s Heavy Grey and Black Cotton Sox 6d pair; 130 dozen Women’s Black Cotton and Grey Art Silk Hose 6d pair.—McGruer’s Selling off Sale, Greymouth and Reefton. —Advt.

Several Westport swimmers have signified their intention of coming to Grey mouth in order to compete at the forthcoming carnival at the Municipal Baths.

Pianos on easy terms. A. E. Kilgour stocks the following pianos. Hopkinson, Chs.3. Begg and Co. Light and Dark Oak, Fritz Kuhla, Elysian, Rogers, Gourlay Piano Player. Prices ranging from £76 to £135. All th? above are overstrung, under-damper and full iron frame. Also second-hand piano, William Hardt. For terms, etc, call at A. E. Kilgour’s Piano. Music and Gramophone Dealer, Mawhera Quay.—Advt.

The annual camp of the West Coast Territorials commences this week-end at Omo,to racecourse. To-day a number of the territorials will make a start with the erection of the camp.

The World’s best Havana Cigars obtainable at Bill Rosenburg’s Twelve Mile Hotel, Buller Gorge.—Advt.

While the mines of the Grey district continue to experience a slackness of shipping orders, the Buller mines have been kept very busy this year, and ;the contrast is partly to be attributed to the state of the Grey bar. The Jubilee Call: 11 Dewar’s for Me! ” The remarkable growth in popularity of Dewar’s Whiskey obliges every publican on the Coast to stock it in large quantities, rather than risk the loss of custom. Every discriminating drinker knows its worth.—Griffin and Smith West Coast Agents. Can be procured at firm’s branch in Westport. —Advt.

In all probability polls will be taken in two of the local mining centres very shortly on the question of water-supply loans. At Blackball it is understood that there is a rating value of £40,000, which it is thought will prove adeqrji ( te to finance the scheme proposed.

Pianos on easy terms. A. E. Kilgour. stocks the following pianos: Hopkinson, Chas. Begg and Co. Light and Dark Oak, Fritz Kuhla, Elysian. Rogers, Gourlay Piano Player. Prices ranging from £76 to £135. All the above are overstrung, under-dam per and full iron frame. Also second hand piano, William Hardt. For terms, etc . call at A. E. Kilgour's. Piano Music and Gramophone Dealer. Mawhera Quay.—Advt.

At a sitting of the Police Court before Mr A. Naylor. J.P., a woman named Mary Smith, was charged with vagrancy. The Bench decided to ofl'er her ,th e choice between a term of 12 months’ imprisonment and committal to the Salvation Army Home at Dune din.

Tho opportunity to make your home comfortable with a minimum outlay in cash is yours if you consult Harley’s— The big West Coast House Furnishing Emporium, Greymouth. They are sac rificing their £20,000 stock of fund lure, Upholstered Suites, Furnishings. Carpets, Linoleums, Crockery, Pianos, Gramophones, etc., in preparation for removal to their new buildings. If you want value for your money, inspect Hieir stocks at the showroom, Richmond )uay.— Advt. This afternoon the following four rinks of Greymouth bowlers leave by mojtor bus at 1 o’clock to play a match at Hokitika: Messrs Leitch, Tate, Chalk, McKay (s) ; Moss, Kilgour, Graham, Whibley (s); W. Kyle. Brislane, Jones, Truscott (s); and Crooks, Armstrong, J. Kyle, Fletcher (s).

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 fresh stocks of Peaches, Apricots, Plums and Blackcurrants. “To see is to buy.” West Coast Fruit Co., Mawhers Quav. (Next Albion).—Advt.

The motor is surely sending up the casualty figures in Sydney. A cable yesterday stated that during last year 13,064 street accidents were reported in the police metropolis; 206 persons were killed and 5,654 injured; 157 deaths and 4,443 injuries were caused by motor vehicles. In addition, 1,643 accidents occurred outside the metropolitan traffic district, resulting in 112 deaths .and injuries tq persons.

Quite a large number of former residents of the Grey district, as well as natives now residing there, arc coming from Westport in the course of a few days, to attend the Grey District .Jubilee Celebrations. For Pickles, and every purpose to. which Vinegar is required, there can be no question that M&lt Vinegar preferable to any other. The question then arises as to which brand of Malt Vinegar is the best. To that qi tion there is only one answer, namely, that “Aroinalt” Malt Vinegar is the leading malt vinegar in the Dominion. The Dominion Compressed Yeast Coy., Ltd., of Christchurch and Auckland, are the manufacturers, and it is absolutely warranted by them that their vinegar is true malt vinegar in accordance with the N.Z. Food and Drug/ R^<rulation«. —Advt. While proceeding home yesterday afternoon to Blackball in his Chevrolet motor car, Dr Ray was overtaken by a motor lorry, which struck the car, causing some damage to it. and necessitating its taken back to for repairs. Occidental Hotel, Wharf Street Hokitika. —Mrs J. Boyd i« still at the above; there is always a warm welcome for old friends and new. Best of home comforts, wines, ana spiri Here you will find the true West Coast Hospislitv. —Advt. Employers must continue to pay the wages of those of I heir staffs who attend military camps while they are absent on such training. A .Christchurch telegram says that the Executive’s report to the Annual Conference of the Builders’ Federation yesterday at Christchurch, remarked: “The efforts to secure relief from payment of wages of employees, while in military camps had been renewed, in conjunction with the Employers’ Federation, 'bull the Government declined to move in ,the matter. ’ ’

Tourists and Citizens, spend the day or week-end at the House of B’s — Beautiful Birch Bush, Bright Beach. Best Beer, the Bountiful Big Bar, belonging to Burger. Afternoon te£ a specialty. The best of wines and spirits stocked. Bus passes door. —Geo. Burger, proprietor, Psigb Health. Resort. — Idvt. H.M.S. VeronicK is at present at Westport loading bunker coal. Last evening a team from her crew had a series of swimming contests with the leading ‘Westport swimmers, at the local baths, and the events attracted muck interest. The Veronica leav :*s there to-morrow. In these strenuous times each business man realises the importance of being well dressed, and, in this connection, it is interesting to note that the firm of Ellis and Co., Tailors, Christchurch, are now doing an extensive business on the Coast. This firm has for many years, been regarded as one of the best tailoring establishments in N.Z., and it will certainly pay our readers to get in touch with this fine service. Messrs Ellis and Co. will, from time to time, be represented in this district by Mr H. L. Oakes, and, in the meanwhile, any enquiries for patterns, etc, sent to their address, The Triangle, Christchurch, will have im mediate attention. A distinctive fea ture of this firm’s service is that, out side of the plain greys, blues and blacks, no two suit lengths in their whole range ilike. This enaurei or each cuatciuer an exclusive —

An improvement in ,the Dominion's oversea trading balance is recorded in a press message for last month. The imports amounted to £3,770,020 compared with £4.011,060 for January, and £4,660,816 for January. 1926. The exports during the month amounted to £7,606,385, compared with £5,205,140 and £5,037.981 in January 1927 and 15)26 respectively. Three ways to please your husband — take your choice —give him Gransola wafers for lunch, Milderson’s Shortette ’or r "’ea, or Jam Tit Bit for Supper; 1/6 ’i” lb from Haglund Bro* 1 —-Ad , ct. Th? French Government evidently does not imagine that females cannot keep secrets. A Paris cable states .that owing to the men candidates’ poor showing in the last examination. Cabinet is allowing women to enter the competitive examinations for rhe diplont.: ie service. The first successful will be posted to the Foreign Office. A special Act will be necessary before they can be appointed to Embassies, Legations anj Consulates abroad. Fred Cox. late Wade and Co., Greymouth. wishes to notify the general public that he has now changed his business address, having taken over the business in Mackay Street lately owned by James and Yorwarth. As the public know, this up-to-date Motor Cycle Depot can handle all class of work necessary to the motor cyclist. Mr Cox is also stocking a large range of motor cycle accessories, and will, be pleased to eater for all patrons, and by strict attention to business hopes to merit a share ot the largely growing supporters of the motor cycle trade.—Advt.

A rise next year in the cost of uni versify examinations is recorded in a press cable yesterday stating that, in addition to higher fees for University lectures, students will in future be called upon to pay higher entrance fees for degree examinations in arts and science. The new regulation provides that the examination fee for B.A. or B.bc. shall be £1 Is for each unit, and lor M.A. an j M.Sc. £3 3s for each subject. The old regulation provided for a fee of £2 2s for any section of the B.A. or B.Sc. degree, and £1 Is for M.A. or M.Sc. examination.

Yesterday there were about 3300 hea 1 of stock transported in trains on the \\ estland sub section. Forty-eight trucks of sheep and lambs and pigs were included, and fifteen trucks of cattle. At Inangahua Junction about one thousand sheep from Nelson were loaded yesterday. There were one hundred head of cattle and about three thousand lambs and sheep sent to Canterbury, their destinations including Addington (for to-day’s weekly market), Islington (for the freezers), and Little River. A quantity of the live stock transported yesterday went to Ikamatua, and more to Seaview. 2

A total of 18,702 tons of coal was exported from the port of Greymouth during the four weeks ending on February 4th. ,the various mines contributing as follows: State Mines 581 S tons, Rapahoe 1547 tons. Blackball 7892 tons. Paparoa 1461 tons, Dobson 1848 tons, Castle Point 136 tons.

The lure of tobacco! As you may be t-kare prisoners in our gaols each receive an ounce of tobacco weekly; and it ’s said that when one of them misbehaves, there is no punishment he dreads more than ,the stoppage of his tobacco. It’s the same with the inmates of our homes and refugees. Theold folks spending the evening of their days in these institutions prize the stick of tobacco served out ;to them (•nee a week, more than anything else. They know the comfort and solaee of it. Does smoking harm all these people? It harms nobody so long as the tobacco is pure and of good quality. Unfortunately, the imported brands are full of nicotine. And it’s nicotine in excess that does the harm, when harm arises. Perhaps the purest tobaccos in the world are grown and manufactured in New Zealand. And they are comparatively free from nicotine. Also they are unequalled for fragrance and flavour. Ask your tobacconist for “Riverhead Gold” (mild), “Navy Cut” (Bulldog) medium, or “Cut Plug No. 10” (Bulkhead) full strength.—73.

Mr Tim Sheehan, a former runnerup for the featherweight championship of the West Coast, will probably be a competitor at the forthcoming boxing tourney here which the Association is holding as a benefit for the dependents of the late Dick Pascoe. Tim, who is now a member of the steamer Gabriella ’s crew, last appeared in a local ring in 1914. It may be possible to match him with Mr Harry Ord, his old opponent in the feather class. ,