LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Grey River Argus, 11 September 1930, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

; Baty’a for best service and Ripaults I Batteries.—Baty’s Garage for service | — Advt. ' The scheduled sittings of the Arbitration Court are:—Greymouth, Monday October 20; Westport, Wednesday, October 22; Reef ton, Thursday, OctoTho World’s best Havana Cigars obI tainable at Bill Rosenberg’s Twelve < Mile Hotel, Buller Gorge.—Advt. , Rinault’s Batteries, British and best ' itted while you wait at Baty’s Gar < age.—Advt. Al the monthly meeting of the Greyn oir#4i Bowling Club, it was decided t iat the green be officially opened for play on Saturday, October 4th, subL ject to ■weather conditions being fav--1 ourable. (•real One Price (’lealance ami annual clean-up I/- Sale 1/-. Begins L ’Saturday, Sept. U’.lli. at 9 o’clock. See the windows. We sell for less.— ■ Thoipy's Economy Warehouse. Grevi mouth. Reefton, Westport.—Advt. • i Our prices for Stainless Cutlery will j amaze you: Beautiful teaspoons, only /7<l each; table and dessert forks, soup and table spoons, at prices to suit the most modest purse. Call in to-day at ’ i Johnston’s Economical Crockery Shop, Mawhera Quay.—Advt. I Infectious and other notifiable ’diseases reported in the Canterbury 'ami West Coast Health Districts for the week ended noon on Monday, iwere:—Canterbury—Scarlet fever, 5; ) diphtheria, 25; tuberculosis, 1; pneu- \ monia, 5; erysipelas, 1. West Coast: Scarlet fever, 4; diphtheria, 2; tuber-. I culosis, 2. Deaths in the West Coast district were two —one each from tuber-. I culosis and pneumonic influenza. . Andy Lees (late of Oriental Hotel) | has taken over the “Tin Bungalow,” Royal Hotel (near Railway Station) ( fat which place he will be pleased tc ■ I meet old and new friends, until such time as the new building is erected. i Only the best of Wines and Spirits 1 J stocked —all true to label. —Advt. ■ If you require the very latest Books, I (Periodicals and Weekly Newspapers, or wish to join a Lending Library with . .the widest range of books by the most 1 popular authors call and inspect the ' stock of W. Reid, Bookseller and Sta- ( ‘ tioner, Mawhera Quay, Greymouth.—. Advt. j 1 Springtime is cleaning time, and | ,when you renew your curtains, carpets, Hinoleunis ami other household furnish-' ,'ings lor the home. Harley’s have just .landed all ihe latest in these household jrequirements. 'They can also supply ]I he renowned Hoover Vacuum Cleaner, a necessity in every home. Free .■ , ] demonstrations arranged.—Advt. i While proceeding across the Wai-1 tahu bridge on Tuesday evening, an accident befell iMcssrs T. O’Donnell ami T. Blair, both of Cronadun. They were proceeding home, on a motor- ( cycle, when the accident occurred. Repairs are being effected to the bridge, and a. barricade of planks has been ('reeled to protect the workmen underneath. The machine struck these planks, and us a result, O’Donnell 'was taken to the Reefton Hospital with a j fractured jaw, and Blair was badly I shaken. I Motorists, bushmen, roadmen, farnr | ers, engine drivers, miners make a bee line for Alex. Ogilvie's up-to-date Out . fitter’s Store, Upper Mawhera Quay, l next to Jack Morrisey’s Railway Ho- ; tel, for your working togs. Leather gauntlet motor gloves from 12/6; Oily. ■ Canvas Motor Jackets with loose belt 29/6; Shaped Motor Leggings, dome fasteners 13/6; Butterfly’s JO/6; Oily Canvas Saddle Riding Coats with cape over shoulders 35/-; Navy Lammid Coats, Raglan shoulders, large collar, | riding and walking, 40/- and 45/-; Engineers’ S.S.S. Overalls, Jackets and [ Combinations, stocked in all sizes from I ? 2 to 48 chest and waist. If you can- | aot call, write or fthpne 101.—Advt.

Mass will be celebrated on next Sunday, September 14, at Kuril, S a.m., [and at Hotoniauu, 10.30 a.m. —Advt. For easy start and good sparking, fit Ripault'a Batteries '’rom Tbos. B.Baty’s, Lt A—-Advi I The Karoro Sports Club hold another of their popular old time learners’ dance ia the United Pavilion this [(Thursday) evening. For Ripaults! The best battery wt ever had—selling itself on performance at Baty’s Garage. —Advt. At the monthly meeting of the Cobden School Committee, it was decided to reapply for unpaid subsidies. The Cobden Horticultural Society -were granted the use of the gymnasium on September 24. W. A. Stapleton, of Tattersail’s Ho-j tel, Christchurch, is sufficient guarantee that no better service or accommodation is offering in Christchurch. i —Advt. ! To-morrow evening a grand concert and dance arc being held at Ngahere in the Public Hall, the concert programme being provided almost entirely by leading Greymouth amateurs, so that an exceptionally good evening’s amusement is assured. The concert will be followed by a dance, for which the arrangements will be of the best. We are offering this week: Household tumblers, fancy ..nd plain top, at Id each; hotel glasses 6d, 7d, and lOd each; these are well worth seeing.— At Johnston’s Economical Crockery; Shop, Mawhera Quay.—Advt. ■ At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. before Mr J. Teunent, J.P., Peter Joseph O'Neill was charged that on September 7th, at. Waiuta. he committed an indecent assault on a male. Accused was remanded on the application of Detective Murch until September 22, bail being fixed at self £lOO, and one surety of £lOO, or two of £5O. Shilling Sale!— Great One Price Clearance begins Saturday, Sept. 13th. 'See the windows. Extraordinary shilling snips.—Thorpy’s Economy Warehouse. Greymouth. Reefton. Westport. | —Advt. The Grey Valley miners continue to lose shifts through the lack of orders for coal. They were not working at Dobson mine yesterday, and only one shift was worked al Wallsend mine. Neither colliery will be working today. The State mines are also experiencing some slackening of trade late-- ! ] y. ' The Ashes have been regained by Australia from England and deserved- j ,ly so. They proved on this occasion to be superior both in quantity and quality. This is also the case with Dewar’s Imperial Whisky, with the j exception of the quantity, a nip each afternoon will suffice to enliven your spirits. The quality and name arc outstanding and the -words Dewar’s Whisky is a password among all hotcl5 keepers. Griffen and Smith are the ’West Coast agents; and Dewar’s -inpcrial may also be obtained from the firm’s branch at Westport. —Advt. A boy of fifteen years, Thomas Gibson. of Ngahere. son of Mr Gibson, of that district, on Tuesday afternoon while out shooting with a double barrelled gun. had the misfortune to sustain serious injury to his arm when the weapon was by some means tired accidentally. He. was conveyed to the West land Hospital, where it was found that, while no bones were splintered, an operation would be required. The | sufferer is progressing satisfactorily. ! Next Saturday, the 13th inst., at 2 • p.m.. Harlev and Co., Ltd, will sell by auction at their rooms, Mackay Street, I the contents of a live roomed house, including the following: Cheval, WardI robe, Bedsteads. Mattresses, Duchess Chests, Sideboard, Dining Chairs and Table, one high class English Piano [with handsome oak case, Dinner '.Wagon. Office Chairs. Linoleum, Carpets, Hugs, Blinds and Rollers, Couch, Kitchen Dresser, Garden Tools. Lawn Mower, Gramophone ami Records, etc. ’We advise our readers not to miss the bargains at this sale. —Advt. Mr T. A. Fletcher, of Wellington, a member of the New Zealand Rugby Union, who arrives here by this evening’s express from Christchurch, will to-night adjudicate at a conference bc- ■ tween the West Coast Rugby Union ; and the Excelsior Club, of Hokitika, in furtherance of the settlement of their dispute as to a player’s residential qualifications. Mr Fletcher leaves for Westport on Friday, and he will referee the Buller-Nelson Seddon Shield match there on Saturday. Business Sluts made to measure front 92/6 at Alex Ogilvie’s. Send for patterns and self chart measurment , forms- Is it better not to get a good , comfortable fit for the same money ;as you pay for a shop-made. It costb you no more go.ting measured at Alex Ogilvie’s. This applies to your Winter Overcoats as well. No extra charge for being made to measure. Wonderful selection of Overcoat and Suit patterns to choose from. —Advt. I A delegate to the recent International Trade Union Conference at Stockholm discovered how misleading can be the foreign word which seems the same as English, but means something very different. He was dreadfully puzzl ed the morning after his arrival to sec on a sign opposite his hotel window the “Dam Bad Rum” “That’s queer,” he thought. “Publicans of all folk do not cry down their wares. Can it be prohibitionist propaganda, or what?” Ho was quite relieved to dis- ! cover that it merely indicated the loi cation of a woman’s bathroom. ( The growing popularity of flying in (Auckland is reflected by the crowds which flock to the aerodrome at Ihumatao every week-end (says the Star). The propitious -weather the other day attract ed an unusually large crowd out to Man i gore to watch the progress of the pilots and their occasional stunting. Much interest centred in the Aero Club’s dog, which worked assiduously throughout the day in keeping the runaway clear of stray stock. A beautiful collie, the

dog is an invaluable member of the ground staff, and in answer to direc ; tion shifts from the danger zone any cows which browse on the landing groun d.