LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 9 October 1934, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Men of Kumara: —We are booking orders for Men’s Chart Suits all this month. Distinctive styles. Exclusive patterns. Expert workmanship.—lL Hamer. Kumara.—Advt. There will be no work at either of the State coal mines until Thursday, and ‘the most shifts they can work this week will be two. Dobson and Waliseud mines will operate to-day. Mr. Alan M. Budge. Optician, will visit Greymouth on Wednesday and Thursday. Appointments may' be made with Messrs Gilbert Bros., Ltd., jewellers, Tainui Street. —Advt. Preparatory to the street receiving - re grading ami tar sealing, the outer iron rail in Mawhera Quay has l>een lifted. Lord Street is being scarified in preparation for a renewal of the tar sealing. Whitebait! YVniieuait! Prepare fo* ine whitebait season. Whitebait net.' made up ready for use from high qua* ity 80 inch double mesh netting; pricr only 6/-. —P. G. Willis, tent and cove: maker, Mackay Street, Greymouth.— Advt. 'l’he house at Runanga which was burnt, just as the “Argil.-’’ went to press yesterday morning, was a five roomed structure and was owned and occupied bv Air T. F. Smitheram. None of the contents were saved and they were insured fo r £2OO in the Mercantile and General Office.

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). —JinRhodes, The Hairdresser, Mawhers Quay.—Advt. At the monthly meeting of Ahaura Women’s Institute, Mrs. Brown presided. ami Mesdames Paul and Shecdv were elected delegates to the "Federation Conference at Greymouth. Ade monstration of rope-mat making, given bv Air. Simonsen, was thoroughly appreciated. The roll call “Old Photos”, caused much amusement, as also did a potato-peeling competition, for which members were blindfolded. Mrs. Honey- being the winner. One new member was welcomed. Misses Bruce were the hostesses. Superb value in Lounge and Chesterfield Suites built to give comfort and last a lifetime. You will find a pleas-

ing range of styles, and our workmanship will bear the keenest inspection. — S. Burnett. White, for upholstered suites.—Advt. The record of criminal cases ar the Greymouth -Magistrate’s Court dining the quarter ending September 30. 1934. with figures for the corresponding quarter of 1933 shown in parentheses. was as follows: Arrests. 20 mule (30 males), summonses issued 225 males, 9 females (115 males. 7 females); eases tried in Children’s Court 1 male, 1 female 12 males. 1 female). Three New Zealand Booklets for Christmas presentation.—“ The Coming of the Maori to “Ao-Tea-Roa,” “The White Bov 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, Tainni Street. — Advt. The Greymouth Magistrate’s Court civil returns for the quarter ending September 30. 1934. with figures for Gio corresponding period of 1933 shown in parentheses, are as follows: Plaints entered 127 (123), total amount sued for £1602 17s Id Os 8d). cases disposed of 107 (55). total amount claimed £957 3s 7d i£->39 4d), total amount recovered £B6l 2s (£513 0s lOd). fees ami fines £325 7s 6d (£192 7s 8d). Thirteen applications were heard in Chambers, and 28 judgment summonses were issued. It does not pay to patch up your tennis racquet with odd strings, when Tom Anderson, of 148 High Street. Christchurch, can completely re-string it for 15/-. This job is excellent value and is guaranteed for 90 days. Drop your racquet into Gilbert Bros., Tainni Street, Creymouth, 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 Parchments and Leather beautifully decorated with bush scenes, Maori figures and life, Native birds, flowers and berries. Prices range from 1Z- each to 7/- each, at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street. —Advt. During the quarter ending September 30. 1934. an increase is recorded in tbe mining business conducted in. the Greymouth and Ahaura mining districts. The figures, will comparisons for the corresponding quarter of 1933 shown in uarentheoes, as as follows: Greymouth.—Miners’ rights issued 155 (ISO); applications received 76 (106); registrations 78 (95); searches 1 (6); mining licenses granted 53 (75); revenue £260 5s s*l (£2OO 16s 3d). Ahaura.—Applications SI (75); registrations 85 (594; searches 4 (2); mining licenses granted 67 (70); revenue £358 12s 4d <£23l 8s 9d). Your home probably requires renovations of furniture and furnishings this spring. We have just landed the new season’s Oarpets, Rugs, Floor Coverings, Curtains in all shafles and designs. Our prices are reasonable and we shall be delighted for you to inspect them at our showrooms, Mackav Street.— Harley and Co. Ltd., The Home Furnishers. —Advt. Educational excursions for boys throughout the Dominion to Wellington and Auckland are being planned by the Young New Zealand League to coincide with the arrival of H.R.H. Prince Henry in those centres. In addition to joining in the Royal Celebrations, the boys will take sight seeing trips, inspect warships, city industries, visit the zoo. museums, city theatres an.l other places of interest. The excursion to Wellington will be from December 13th to 20th and to Auckland from December 22nd to 29th. The Minister for Education, who has approved of the proposal. has granted permission to boys participating in the Wellington excursion to absent themselves from school for the period. Boys between the ages of 11 and 18 years are eligible to apply. A trained nurse will be attached to the party and visits of medical men will be arranged daily. The cost, including all meals, accommodation, sight-seeing, train, tram and ferry fares in and around the cities, and sundry expenses is £3/12/6. This amount may be paid with a deposit of £1 and the balance by December next. Parents who are interested in the proposal may obtain a leaflet at their local school and applications may be lodged and further details obtained from the Hon. Secretary Young New Zealand League. Room 78, A.M.P. Building, Wellington. 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