LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 28 August 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

“BELLEVUE” New Grey Point Elizabeth Coal burns from start tG finish, has no stone, and if not disturbed in che grate, will burn for hours. It is sold and delivered for cash on delivery only at Two Guineas per ton, One Guinea per half ton, or 3s 6d per bag. Order from p. McEnaney, telephone 474; C. H. Rose, phone 319. Merehants asu Coal Dealers.. West Coast and Canterbury, supplied by J. D. Lynch, P.O. Box 153, Greymouth.—Advt. Mr Harrison-George, chief officer of the Ballshead, is an inmate of the Grey River Hospital, suffering from a fractured leg. The injury was caused through a chain, used to secure a back spring (wire hawser) being brought accidentally into contact with the limb, while mooring operations were in pro gross. The injured man is making satisfactory progress. As the Ballshead and Kaimai were negotiating the bar, outward bound tlie heavy swell caused both vessels to touch bottom. There was about 21 feet of water on the bar, according to soundings taken that day, and each vessel was drawing approximately 16 feet. No damage was reported. On your way to the Competitions, visit the O.K. Marble Bar, Mackay St., for the choicest of English and Colonial Confectionery. Try our O.K. Mixture —2/- per lb.—Advt. The Education Department has, it is understood, secured the building formerly used as the Old People’s Home at Kumara, for use as a school, in place of the structure destroyed on Saturday by fire, and school will therefore reopen at Kumara on Monday next. On Saturday next at 1.30 p.m.. Ilar--1 y and Co., Ltd., will sell by auction at their rooms, Richmond Quay, 700 sheets of second hand iron, and at 2 p.m. household furniture and household goods, including bedroom, dining-room, and kitchen furniture and utensils. Fuller part’culars will be advertised later.

“I painfully regret that in almost every political controversy of the 50 years the leisure classes, the educated classes, the wealthy classes, the titled classes have been in the wrong. The common people —the toilers, .the men of uncommon sense—these have been responsible for nearly all of the social reform measures which the world accepts to-day.”—W. E. Gladstone. W. A. CUipl ton, of Tattersail’s Hotel, CtiJisUhurch, is sufficient guarantee that i.o be'ter service or accommodation is offering in Christchurch. — Advt. A Wanganui Herald representative while in Wellington last week decided to take a tram t 0 Island Bay, anticipating a good view of the sea during the gale. As soon as he stepped out of the tram he was quickly bowled over by th e . force of the wind. Under difficulties he struggled to the waterfront, but not before he had been completely soused with salt water. So thick was the spray that he could se e nothing, so reversing his gear he was quickly blown back to the tram stop. “Had enough-” said the tram conductor. “Too right,*’ replied the scribe. “1 will require to be well paid the next time 1 visit Island Bay during a gale.” Tourists and citizens, spend the da; or week-end at the House of B’s— Beautiful Birch Bush, Bright Beach. Best Beer, the Bountiful Big Bar, belonging to Burger. Afternoon tea a specialty. The best of wines and spirits stocked. Bus passes door. — Geo. Burger, proprietor, Paroa Health Resort. —Advt. “You may smil * now,” says a writer in the Sydney “Labour Daily,’’ “but wait till the election time is drawing near and .the city is plastered with coloured posters depicting hordes of black, yellow, brown and green p o‘ple swarming into Australia with sup-er-sinister expressions on their faces. Ami pictures of white women being jumped on by Chinamen. That’ll make you sit up and vote for Bruce and the Empire, and the upkeep of the grand old flag which waves over Hongkong. Singapore, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, India, Baluchistan. North Borneo, The Gold Coast, and other profitable places.”

Sport of every description holds sway in New Zealand, and football, boxing, tennis, golf, etc, are discussed from the youngest to the oldest speaking mem. berg of the community. There comes a time, however, when men’s thoughts turn to mor e serious matters, for Sport is a fickle god, and helps not the average man to gain his daily bread. What is of more supreme importance to New Zealanders than the forcoming elections! This is the time when mer e man has to differentiate between the Labour, Reform and United Parties, and weigh them in the balance, to see which one is wanting, and which has the best community spirit. One spirit, however, has never been found wanting, and that is Dewar’s. Dewar Imperial Whisky has stood the test of time, and it can be generally supposed that many a candidate for Parliamentary honours will eas e his tired brain with Dewar’s, the greatest of all stimulants. Griffen and Smith are West Coast agents, arid Deware Imperial may also be obtained at the firm’*. Westport branch —Advt

“I havp. had enough telegrams from this man to paper the walls of the court.” said Mr J. 11. Sheat, when a telegram was received in the New Ply mouth Magistrate’s Court the other morning, stating that a debtor being proceeded against would be sending the full amount at 10 a.m.. Amidst laughter the clerk of the court pointed out that the telegrams had not been handed in at thg. Wellington Post Office until 10.30 a.m. A great purse-opening event, the greatest in the District for many years, begins on Saturday, August 25th. Salvage sale of Collins Brothers, Christchurch, Drapery and Clothing stocks secured by us for a mere pittance. The full benefits of this lucky buy will bo passed on to our customers. Come prepared for Bigger and Greater tilings in the bargain way. Thorpy’s, Greymouth and Rcefton. —Advt. Fire! Fire! Fire! Sale of Collins Brothers Christchurch Salvage stocks of Drapery and Clothing bought for a mere pittance. T o be cleared at staggering and sensational low prices. Salvage Sale begins Saturday, August 25th. See the windows. Thorpy’s Ltd.. Economy Warehouse, Greymouth and Reef ton, —Advt,

For home consumption or Invalid use Monteith’s Ale bottled by J. D. Wingham —is equal to best English; it is a sediment beer, naturally conditioned, and put up in Pints as well as Quarts. Another line which is equal to Hennessey’s is “Merlett’s” Three Star Cognac, bottled in Charente, France; it 3

good to have in the house in- winter. Then, of course, good old White Horse, the “Spirit of the Age.” All obtainable from J. D. Wingham, Mackay Street. —Advt. Flags were flown on all public buildings in Greymouth yesterday in honour of the signing of the Kellogg Peace Paet. Y’oung couples embarking on the sea of matrimony will find it a distinct advantage to buy their furniture at S. Burnett White’s.—Advt. The usual weekly sitting of the Magistrate’s Court at Greymouth did not take place yesterday. A civil sitting of the Court will be held to-day, before Justices, to dispose of debt cases. Gents’ Fleecy Lined Underwear, usually 3/11, 4/6, 5/6, 5/11; Sale Prices 2/11, 3/6, 3/11, 4/6. All wool Working Sox, 3 pairs for 3/6. —At Tymons and Co.’s Winter Sale. — Advt. If it were possible to bore down to hell’s fire through the earth enough heat from the molten mass would be found to work the industries and the landlords would claim a royalty -even on that.—Robert Smillie. Remarkable confession of a Baronet’s wife —she prefers Caramel Creams to even any imported biscuit —1/6 per lb. from Boucher and □o.-—Advt. ; j | “I’ve hit it! I’ve hit it!” was the cry heard by a member of the office staff of the Taranaki Borough Council the other day, and on stepping outside to see "hat it was that had been “Hit” he discovered a group of small boys having some markmanship practice with “wads” of clay mud and using the chief inspector’s Baby Austin for a target. A Tasto of Old England: “Rowntre/’s” English Chocolates, 3/6 per lb.; also Rowntree’s Motoring Chocolate, with almonds and raisens, 2/- per block. Obtainable at the O.K. Marble Bar, Mackay Street, where the Good Dlinks are.—Advt.

An anti-lynching bill, which would provide five years of imprisonment and fines up to £lOOO for taking part in a lynching mob has been introduced by the socialist. Victor Berger in the United States Cong) ess. He provides also for fines of £2OOO on communities y\here lynchings occur. Police and other officials failing to take necessary precautions to prevent lynchings would be subject to double the penalties levied against private citizens in mobs. The World’s best Havana Cigars obtainable at Bill Rosenberg’s Twelve iMile Hotel, Buller Gorge.—Advt. The Kumara Fire Brigade hav3 secured the services of Williams’s orchestra, who will be assisted by Lawn’s orchestra to supply the music for their annual j lain and fancy dress ball on Friday. September the 14th. Good supper and a splendid M.C. should make this the most popular dance of the season. Have you heard these records? They are twelve of the best records in His Master’s Voice Catalogue:—Officer of the Day, march. King Cotton, march, by Pryor’s Band; Kilima. waltz, Hawaiian Waltz Medley, by Ferera Paaluka; Barcaroll e (Tales of Hoffman) intermezzo (Cavalleria Rusticana) by New Light Symphony Orchestra; Just Because the Violets, Smiling Through, by Walter Glynne; O Filae et Filii, King of Glory, by Master E. Lough and Temple Church Qhoir; Charmaine, Bird Songs at eventide, by D e Groot ani Piccadilly Orchestra; Bells of St Mary’s. John Peel, by Associated Glee Clubs; Gems from No, No, Nanette, Gems from Ros e Marie, by Light Opera Coy; Largo (Grand Organ) The Lost Chord by G. Sellars; Floral Dance, Lute Player, by P. Dawson; Gems from Countess Maritza. Gems from Blue Mazurka, by Light Opera Company; Mary, and My Love's Like a Red, Red, Rose by Hislop. Come and hear them on a His Master’s Voice Instrument at A. E. Kilgour’s, Sole Greymouth Agent for His Mastei’s Voice Gramophones anj Records.—Advt. A widow of Green Island, Otago has petitioned Parliament for a compassionate allowance owing to 'loss on a farm which her husband sold to a returned soldier. She states that they got the farm of 130 acres for £3OOO. They put £lOOO cash into it leaving £2OOO on mortgage. After nine years they sold it to the soldier for £4030. The Lands Department found £2500 on this on first mortgage, petitioner’s husband taking a second mortgage for the balance of the purchase money, £l5OO. The sum of £312 was received in cash which was all they got back out of the £lOOO they put into the farm originally. The returned soldier was unable to carry on and left the farm in January 1922. after bing on it for 18 months.

There was once a man who had a horse. Somebody stole it and then he went and locked up the stable. Thia happened hundreds of years ago, and yet he is quoted and referred to nowin modern times as one who acted too late. To-day, lik e the horse thief of modern times, the influenza germ ia looking for victims. Everyone knows that influenza is likely to be contracted, but the wise one takes precaution in time by having Parkinson’s Influenza Specific ready. It is an insurance policy. Take chis specific immediately th 0 first symptoms manifest themselves when, so to speak., the thief is prowling about. The influenza trouble is then only a matter of a few hours’ discomfort. Th e remedy gets to work at once, completely baffles the influenze germ the aching feeling and fever are reduced, and normal conditions are resumed. Everyone’ should keep Parkinson’s Influenza Specific at hand ready for use. It is sold in two sizes 1/6 and 2/6, and the full directions-f er use are plainly printed on the label. Think of the trouble and misery you can save yourself. Get a bottle to-day from Parkinson and Co., Cash Chemist, Greymouth.—Advt.