LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 29 April 1932, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Westland Aero Club’s ball this evening at the Hokitika Soldiers’ Hall is attracting widespread interest. The Club intend making the ball one worthy of the inaugural occasion. French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese Wines are obtainable at BiD Rosenberg’s Twelve Mile Hotel, Buller, Gorge.—Advt. ' The biennial election of councillors for the Grey County Council will be held on Wednesday, May 11. Nominations for the position of one councillor to each riding close to-morrow, at noon, at the County Council offices. New comfort for your bedroom. Gc*k Suites, Rimu Suites, Kapoc Mattresses, Vanity Boxes, Box Ottomans, all at special prices at White’s Easter Furniture Drive.—S. Burnett White, Value Furnisher.—Advt.

£lOOO compensation has been awarded Elizabeth May Metcalf, spinster daughter of a fireman, whose life was lost in the wreck of the steamer Progress. This sum was the amount she claimed from the Holm Shipping Company in the action heard by the Arbitration Court.—Press Assn.

The wonderful values offered in our winter range of Eiderdowns, Travelling Rugs, Blankets, Kapoc Bedding and beautiful Pattern Bedside Hearthrugs are well worthy of your inspection. The prices are in keeping with the hard times and it will repay our readers to inspect the values.—Harley * and Co., Ltd., Complete House Furnishers, Greymouth. An application was made to this week’s meeting of the Management Committee of the Canterbury Rugby Union for two footballs and jerseys and shorts for fifteen unemployed men working on Mr O’Halloran’s property at Glentui. The application stated that the men were receiving only 10/- a week. It was proposed that the team should play during the week-ends against Oxford and several suirounding teams. The application was not granted. The driest place on the wet West Coast is under one of Webster’s (local make) umbrellas. All umbrellas sold by us are kept in repair for twelve, months. When buying ask your draper if he will give you the same guaran-v tee. Keep your money in the district by purchasing the locally-made article. The prices are right. The quality is the very best.—G. A. Webster, Umbrella Maker, Mawhera Quay, G rexmouth.—Advt. A notice in our advertising columns requests all unemployed men, their wives and their children, to attend a Demonstration, which will be held on Monday next, May Day, commencing at the Railway Station at 2 p.m. From there a procession will proceed to the Band Rotunda, where speeches will be delivered by Messrs A. McLagan (secretary of the United Mine Workers’ Union), B. Topp (Vice-President of the Westland Timber Workers’ Union) and W. Purdy (Secretary of the West Coast District Miners’ Council), and possibly others.

The unemployed at Runanga meet this evening at 7 o’clock at the Miners’ Union Office in order to make arrangements in connection with the unemployed demonstration Co be held on Monday at 2 p-m. in Greymouth.

Good to get into —Lichfield Shirts. The “Duralla,” double warp for double wear, collar to match, price 8/6. Obtainable from Kim Williams, the Shop for Lichfield Shirts.—Advt. Approximately’- 200 cases of honey have passed through the Harbour Board’s store so far this season. The season has been only fair, as this re, presents the output from various parts of the district. Ladies and Gentlemen, there is no better time to buy furniture than now, and no better place than White’s, at which to buy it. Take advantage of the huge price cutting furniture drive which is now being held.—S. Burnett White, Greymouth’s Value Furnisher. — Advt. The New Zealand Counties’ Association announces that legislation will be introduced by' the Minister of Public Works so that all County ratepayers will receive the 124 per cent, rebate on rates due for the year ending March 31, 1932, even though they were unpaid at that date.

Great values in Stainless Cutlery and as usual prices are right.— Stainless Dessert Knives 1/4 each; Stainless Dinner Knives 1/6 each; Stainless Dessert Forks 1/-; Dinner Forks 1/3; Stainless Dessert Spoons 1/3; Teaspoons 7d each. We give you a guarantee for all cutlery purchased from us.—Johnston’s Economical Crockery Shop, Mawhera Quay.—Advt.

Roll up! Roll up! to the grand gala day to be held in Rimu on the fourth of May. Come, join in the Old Time Procession. It will help y*ou to forget the depression. All through the streets bedecked in green, the like of the arches you never have seen, and when at length you reach the Domain, it will be hard for the most depressed to refrain from the sports and picnic the joy and the glee, to be had in Rimu at the Golden Jubilee.

J. H. Keddie. Chemist, Post Office Pharmacy', has made a window display of his famous X.L. Remedies Original unsolicited testimonials sent by many hundreds of satisfied users of the household and veterinary remedies during th e past 28 years are also on view in shop window. Each remedy carries a guarantee or cash returned. X.L. Remedies are posted to any address. Support local industry. —Keddie and Son. Chemists, Greymouth.—Advt.

A Napier wire states that the ereciiion of a new hotel to replace the Criterion, owned by the Napier Council, was announced to-day. A loan of £20,000 is being advanced by an insurance company, to be repaid with endowment | life policies over a period of 21 years. ! The building w ll contain nine shops, as well as 30 guest rooms. The hotel will be equipped in the most up-to-date manner. A visit to Johnston’s Economical Crockery Shop will show you that their prices cannot b e beaten. Bread and Butter Plates from 4d each; odd Breakfast Cups 6d each; Fancy Cups and Saucers lid each; Bannister Brushes 1/- each; Rexona Soap 9d cake; Pure Castile Soap 3d; Carbolic Soap 3d; Big Cakes Bath Soap 2sd cake; Coat Hangers 7 for 1/-. — At Johnston’s Economical Crockery Shop, Mawhera Quay.—Advt. “ Things have been very quiet for the last couple of months,” said Mr E. Hillman, secretary’ of the Waterside Workers’ Union, when interviewed yesterday', ‘‘and there does not seem much prospect of an immediate improvement.” Mr Hillman stated that a timber boat was due shortly, but at present there was no indication of the approximate date of its arrival. The members of the Union had been having a very hard timd, and it was difficult to understand how a great many of them were carrying on under the circumstances.