LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 22 August 1934, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Special meeting of Unemployed at Lyceum Hall this (Wednesday) evening, 7.30 o’clock. Business: Nation- 1 Council of Action Demands. —Advt. Both the State mines -will be work ing to-day. On Saturday next the Nelson Rughy team starts its southern tour with a game against West Coast.—Advt. There were no cases of infectious or notifiable diseases reported on the West Coast last week. A Workers’ Parcel, 10/- post free:— A pair of Nap. Trousers; Twist or Black Italian Shirt; coloured or white Towel; and pair Wool Sox. — H. Hamer, Kumara. —Advt. Last week freight hauled through the Otira tunnel from west to east, amounted to 10,356 tons, compared with 10,244 tons in the corresponding week of 1933, and .8,606 tons in 1932. Mrs E. Kearns, Mackay Street, who is removing her business Io Reefton. advertises in this issue for clients to call for their orders of .wool befo r e the 25th inst. Knocked down by a motor lorrv while walking along the road from Te K'mga to Moana, early on Sunday morning, Donald Beaton sustained concussion and other head injuries. He was attended by Dr. A. W. Wilkinson, and later admitted to the Grey Hospital, where he was to-day reported to be comfortable. New shipment of Eiderdowns just arrived. These are of unbeatable value and for beauty of colourings they are just what you want. Double size from 35/-; single size from 22/6 —S. Burnett White, High Grade Fur nisher ■—Advt. See here! Hairdressing for Men and Women second to none at keenly competitive prices, with private room for ladies; also children 6d, razors ground and set 1/- (postage 2d).—Jim Rhodes, The Hairdresser, Mawhers Quay.—Advt. Mr E. V. Arthur, a shopkeeper, c>t High Street, was assaulted and battered about the. face by a masked intruder in the early hours yesterdnv morning. Hearing a suspicious sound in the shop Al u Arthur went to in vest gate am] was assaulted by the butrglar, who mpde his escape. The police are investigating. On Saturday next, at 10 a.m.. Harley and Co., Ltd., under instructions from the bailiff, will sell by auction at Tonnage’s Factory, Nelson Quay, Cobden, woodworking machinery. including belt, sundries, morticing machines. 74 h.p. electric motor, chair, frames, etc., and a large quantity of dry timber. —Advt.

On a charge of drunkenness, a local resident, was convicted and discharged at the Magistrate’s Court at Greymouth, yesterday, before Mr Henry Morgan, S.M. On a charge of breaking his prohibition order, defendant was fined £2, in default four days’ imprisonment, one month being allowed to pay. Defendant said that he thought he had a touch of pleurisy and drank half a cupful of whisky before he left home the previous day. Tn convicting defendant, the Magistrate said he could have taken something for a cold, apart from liquor.

Whitebait! Whitebait! Prepare for the whitebait season. Whitebait nets made up ready for use from high qua* ity 80 inch double mesh netting; price only 6/-.—P. G. Willis, tent and cover maker, Mackay Street, Greymouth.— Advt.

A body in a good state of preservation was found early yesterday afternoon on the Nine Mile beach, by some boys. It was removed to the Greymouth Morgue by Constables Kearney. Swan and Patterson, where it was identified by a member of the crew of the s.s. Kaimai, as being that of .Tames Woolley, aged about 45, a fireman on the s.s. Kaimiro, who had been missing since Thursday last. The deceased, who was a native of England, has, as far as can be ascertained, no relatives in New Zealand. An inquest will be held to-day. It is not known if deceased, who was a single man, had any relatives in the Dominion, but his mother, according to Mr R. Michie, of s.s. Kaimai, who identified the body, is a resident or Liverpool, of which city Woolley was a native. The body bore evidence of having been mutilated from contact with rocks. The funeral takes place this afternoon.

Sale Bargains at Dixon’s: —Hand Mirrors (Bidwells) in white, black and brown, all at a third less. Bidwells Hair Brushes, 3/- to 30/-. all at onethird off usual price. Fancy Bead Necklets, all at half the usual price. Your opportunity for a bargain is now. —Advt.

There will be quite an influx of West Coast school children and school teachers to Canterbury this week for the Winter Show and Exhbiition, 216 school children and 31 teachers or other adults in charge, taking advantage of the Railway Department’s special excursion rates to school parties. Thirteen children from the Burnett’s Face school, who left home at 5 a.m., were passengers by the Christchurch express yesterday morning, in charge of four adults, and to-morrow the following are the principal numbers who will make the trip, seven special cars being added to the train: Greymouth (Main and Technical High), 61 with 6 senior scholars and four adults; Brunner (Dobson, Taylorville), 10 (two adults); Runanga (State, Convent and Rewanui), 47 (four adults). Other schools represented will be: Kotuku, Blackball, Roa, Aickens, Ahaura, Te Kinga, Ru Ru, Kokiri. The parties, who leave on Thursday, will return by special train on Saturday, leaving Christchurch at 9.30 a.m. and arriving at Greymouth at 3.28 p.m.

Saturday next, at 2 p.m., Harley and Co., Ltd., will sell at their Rooms, Mackay Street, a large and varied assortment of Furniture, etc., including 6 piece Saddlebag Suite, 4 piece Bedroom Suite (nearly new), Collinson Piano, Bedsteads, Mattresses, etc. Full particulars in our auction column. - Advt.

Photo Frames, all sizes and styles, 1/- now Bd, 1/3 now 10d, 1/6 now 1/-, 2/- now 1/4, 2/6 now 1/8, 3/- now 2/-, 3/6 now 2/4; Photo Snap Albums, 1/- now Bd, 1/3 now lOd, 1/6 now 1/-, 2/- now 1/4, 3/- now 2/-, 4/- now 3/-, 5/6 now 3/6, 7/6 now 5/-; at B. Dixon’s Ltd., this week only.—Advt. Our 14 days’ Sale of Winter warmth goods, Blankets, Rugs, Eiderdowns, Sheets and Bedding is now in full swing. Take advantage of the low prices offered at our furnishing store and obtain your requirements.—Harley and Co., Ltd., Complete Home Furnishers.—Advt. This week’s sale specials at Dixon’s Ltd.: Single Fancy Cups, 6d, 9d, 1/each; Single Fancy Plates, 3d, 6d, 9d, 1/- each: Single Fancy Saucers, 3d, 6d each; Fancy Plates, large sizes, 2/- to 6/-; Cups and Saucers, 1/2, 1/6, 2/each: Fancy Vases, 6d, 1/-, 1/6, 1/9, 2/-, 2/6, 3/6, 5/6 each: Fruit Dishes, 5/-, now 3/-; Sweet Dishes, 1/-, 1/3, 1/6, now lOd, 1/-, 1/3. Hundreds of odd lines at below cost. Flower Bowls 4/6 now 3/3, 15/- how 10/ , 22/6 now 15/-.—Advt.