LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 8 October 1934, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Committee by attending the Druids’ Ball to-morrow night.—Advt. Summer time in Britain end’d un Saturday last. Star of the West Lodgo, U.A.O.D usual fortnightly meetiug to-night.— Advt. How many things could you do with £2000? Best of Luck Art Union closes Satutrday, 13th October.—Advt. Although it has not become necessary to close them temporarily. the c obdcn schools are a fleeted by an cutbreak of measles among the scholars, the attendances having dropped. Men of Kumara:—We are booking orders for Men’s Chart Suits all this month. Distinctive styles. Exclusive patterns. Expert workmanship.—H. Hamer, Kumara.—Advt. The Schools’ Dental Clinic is doing good work—do your bit and attend the Druids’ Ball to-morrow night.— Advt.

In the recent Trinity College of Music examinations, Miss Kathleen Fauth, a pupil of Miss M. Topass, Greymouth, sitting at tnc Chrisr<*hnrch centre, gained SO marks (hon ours) in the advanced senior grade 4 ’or piano. Mr. Alan M. Rudge, Optician, will visit Greymouth on Wednesday and Thursday. Appointments may be nade with Messrs Gilbert Bros., Ltd., ewellers, Tainui Street.—Advt.

See here! Hairdressing for Men and Women second to none at keenly competitive prices, with private room for ladies; also children 6d, razor? ground and set 1/- (postage 2d). —Jim 1 Rhodes, The Hairdresser, Mawhera Quay.—Advt. The Municipal Band rendered one nf its popular programmes yesterday afternoon at the Cobden State School ground, under the able conduct*orship of Mr L. Francis, who, during the five months for which he has had charge of the Band, has demonstrat nd his ability. The following was the programme: Overture. “Bohemian Girl”; hymn. “Deep Harmony : selection. “Der Freischutz * march. “The Middy”; descriptive. ‘‘Village Bells’; selection, “Lighting Switch” and march, “Victoria,’’

Superb value in Lounge and Chesterfield Suites built to give comfort and last a lifetime. Y'ou will find a pleasing range of styles, and our workmanship will bear the keenest aspection.— S. Burnett White, for upholstered suites. —Advt. Although « gang of workmen had been engaged in clearing away the sip in the Dunollie railway cutting «ince Tuesday, there was a further fall of debris on Saturday morning, and two trains were delayed for about an hour. Three New Zealand Booklets for Christmas presentation.—“ The Coming of the Maori to “Ao-Tea-Roa,” “The White Boy Among the Maoris in the ’Forties,” “First New Zealand Christmases,” each 1/6. Dainty in lesign and profusely' illustrated, will

make ideal Christmas gifts. Procurable at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street.— Advt.

Whitebait! Wnituuait! Prepare for me whitebait season. Whitebait nets made up ready for use from high quality 80 inch double mesh netting; price only 6/-. —P. G. Willis, tent and cover maker, Mackay Street, Greymouth.— Advt. * *5 The cold weather and the flooding experienced last week caused a disappearance of the whitebait. and catches in the Grey River for the past ton days have been negligible. The season, and it is now well advanced. has been very poor to date, and there are many people who have had scarce! v a taste of the seasonal delicacy. It does not pay to patch up your tennis racquet with odd strings, when Tom Anderson, of 14S High Street, Christchurch. can completely re-string it for 15/-. This job is excellent value and is guaranteed for 90 days. Drop vour racquet into Gilbert Bros., Tainui Street, as they are the local agents. —Adv» ’ For Christmas mails.—Xmas gift goods for friends at Home. This year’s novelties comprise useful articles made [ in New Zealand of New Zealand ParchI ments and Leather beautifully decorated with hush scenes. Maori figures I and life. Native birds, flowers and berries. Price* range from 1/- each to 7/- each, at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street. —Advt. Saturday was one of the best days experienced by Greymouth shopkeepers for a long time. The town was outwardly bu«y, the crowd in th© streets both in the afternoon and evening being noticeably larger than on recent pay Saturdays, and in this connection it migh»t be mentioned that the time is long overdue for some control to bp imposed on pedestrians using the footpaths in the 1 usiness area. A/ present, there is n<> “Keep to the ’eft” rule, and on Saturday night it took fwtee as long to walk a block than would be th© case if lines of traffic were kept on Che footpath. No doubt, the extra pays of the public servants, averag;ng in the majority of cases between £4 an,] £5, wore reflected in the turnovers of the business community. Your home probably requires renovations of furniture and furnishings this spring. We have just landed the new season’s Carpets, Rugs, Floor Coverings. Curtains in all shades and designs. Our prices are reasonable and we shall be delighted for you to inspect them at our showrooms, Mackay Street. —Harley and Co. Ltd., The Home Furnishers. —Advt.

During the past fortnight, the Mayor’s Relief of Distress Committee g.anted parcels of foodstuffs to 156 applicants. This week each married mail <»n the list will receive an order for 10/- and each single man an order for 5 -. ’The Committee require c’othmg. also men’s boots and girls’ shoes. Donations received included ladies’ and children’s wear from Mrs Truman; vegetables from Messrs Baillie -nd Neville; and bread and cakes •»om Messrs Robertson, Shannon and Glen. Rlanchfield. and Adams, Ltd. Complaints wore received that boots worked flor by the unemployed were tcing considerablv delayed in delivery. and it was decided to make representations to Labour The Committee acknowledges £25 10s from Wes* Coast Amusements., L'td., and £2 10s from the hotel football match. The boot repairing department mended forty pairs of footwear during the fortnight, the value of tho work being £l2 7s. Donations in response to a special appeal were Mr A. Lees £l, Rank of New South Wales 10? 6d. Old Boys* Association £1 Is, staff of Thorpy’s, Ltd.. £1 19s. Post and Telegraph Department £1 6s, s*aff of M. McDonnell £1 Is, staff of “Evening Star” £2. staff of “Grey R ver \rgns” £1 Is. Mr F. Blackmore £l. staff of Midlanq Sawmilling Co. £8 15s, Tymons and Co £1 Is, Mr J. Hayton ss. Anonymous No. 2 15s. staff of Harbour Board £6 2s 3d, Mr J. Walker £2 2s. Self-Help Coop. £2 2s. hotel football matches £4 15s 41. West Coast Amusements £25 10s These brought the total to £133 4s 7d. The Relief Fund had a credit balance on September 1 of £139 14s 3d. T’p to September 30, there has been 3.262 pairs of boots dealt with under the repairing scheme, the total value of the work being £921 15s.

Outstanding Books Just Published.— “And Quiet Flows the Don,” by Mikhail Sholokhov. Its colossal vitality covers the Russia of to-day as Tolstoi’s “War and Peace” covered the Russia of a century ago, 7/-. “Spur of Morning,” by Alan Mulgan. This is a full-scale novel of New Zealand life and covers the opening years of the Twentieth Century. Written by a New Zealander, it will attract many readers in both this and the Home Land. Price 7/-. “This Little World,” by Brett-Young, depicts a valley hidden in the Fruit Garden of England. Mr. Brett-Young here voices those inarticulate desires and traditions that are the soul of that rustic life from which all England sprang. Procurable at B. Dixon’s. Tainui Street.—Advt

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