LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 14 May 1935, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

It’s a Ion" way to Tipperary! But it is never too far to come to the Black- ’ ball Oddfellows 7 Ball next Friday, May 17th.—Advt. The .Tames and Liverpool mines will be idle to-day. Dobson and Wallsen d mines will work to-day. Everybody interested in furniture and furnishings, call and see White’s first. They have the goods.—S. Bur nett White, High-Grade Furnisher.— Advt. The trans Tasman fliers, Whitehead and Nichols, are to visit Greymouth towards the end of next week, in their Moth monoplane, and will conduct .joy flights, according to information received by the Secretary of the Greymouth Aero Club (Mr F. T. Thorpy). Mr. H. Rattray. Dentist, will be in Reefton all day to-morrow (Wednesday), May 15, and may be consulted at his surgery at Dawson’s Hotel. — Advt. Knitting Wools: The popu’ar “Peg gy Wove,” a New Zealand product, in 80 different colours and flecks. Posi free, 7|d per skein, any address.H. Hamer, Kumara. —Advt. Cow covers, horse covers, tents and flys, all made from the best procurable materials and marked at prices that defy competition. P. G. Willis. Tent and Cover Maker Mackay Street. Greymouth.—Advt New motor-assembling works which are being established at Petone by Todd Motors, Ltd., Wellington, _ employing 150 workers, and an additional 50 at no distant date, will work the 44-hour week for a start- but the Chairman of Directors says the 40hour week will later be introduced. Gold Diggers! We are eash buyer of gold in small or large parrels. W« guarantee the best possible service an H rhe highest possible price.—J. Ten nent, Licensed Gold Dea er, Mawher Quay, Greymouth.— A<!*•-*-Your winter evenings. Why not Jiz Saw? Large stocks of all the latest issues await your inspection at B Dixon’s, Tainui Street. Prices vary from 1/-, 1/3, 1/6, 2/-, 2/6. 3/-, 3/6. 4/6, 5/-, 7/6. 9/6, 10/6 each. Come and see them.—Advt. The Nelson fruit export season closed last week when the final shipment of apples was made from Port Nelson. The total of apples exported reached 484,772 cases, from the three forwarding points, and pears totalled 43,653 cases. Last season’s export exceeded the million mark, while in 1933 the export was 724,426 cases. The total shipment of apples and pears this year was 528,425 cases.

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, Mawhera Quay. —Advt

Ping Pong or Table Tennis. Call it which you like, it’s the most entrancing table game. The newest values are obtainable from 2/-, 3/-, 5/-, 8/6, 15/6 and 19/6 a set. Tennis balls, double thickness, 4d each. Single bats 1/and 2/- each. The best values at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street. —Advt.

Gold entered for export from the West Coast during the month of March, 1935, amounted to 4,122 ozs, made up from the various counties as follows: Buller 179 ozs. Grey 875 ozs, Inangahua 2,094 ozs, Westland 974 ozs. From New Zealand, the total entered for export during the month was 14,217 ozs, made up as follows: — Auckland ’ Province 8685 ozs, Wes 4 Coast 4,122 ozs, Marlborough and N“1 son 398 ozs, Otago 586 ozs. Southland 400 ozs, other (not including gold contained or obtained from old jewellery. etc.) 26 ozs.

Carpenters are coming in to reconstruct the shop of Robert Anderson, Ltd., where the Underwear, Hosiery. Glove and Fancy Departments are going out at “Clean-out” Prices. They must have the space for their new Mantle Department.—Robert Anderson, Ltd., Mawhera Quay, Greymouth. —Advt.

Our commodious showrooms M ha an acre of floor space offer buyer of furniture, Croc ery. Linoleum, Carpets. Rugs—the be display to be seen on the West Con The name Harley’s is known throne out the Coast for its big stocks, wo derful values and low prices. Tn tho about to furnish it will be a - vestment to shop at Harley’-. •'

Two young men, Messrs Patrick Quirk, of Orari. and formerly of the Railways Department, Greymouth; and W. Opie, of Winchester, had a win of over £3OO at the Amberley races on Saturday, and on Sunday chartered a three-seater Spartan aeroplane from N.Z. Airways. Ltd., Timaru, and flew to Greymouth. The plane landed at Omoto, but. owing to a shortage of oil, had to go on to Hokitika. After refuelling, it was then too late to make *lie return journey by ’plane to Timaru. As one of the pass/.igers had to report for work at 5 o’clock yesterday morning and money being no object, a local taxi was secured, at a cost of £2O, to make the return trip. A dislocated shoulder was sustained by Leslie Wilson, of Kokiri, during a Rugby League match at Taylorville, between Marist and Brunner seniors. He received treatment at the Grey Hospital, and later proceeded to his homo.

Miners’ Llamys: A warm, weatherproof, pure-wool garment to wonk in Used by miners, roadmen, teamsters, stockmen, farmers. Their character and general excellence remain unchanged after 50 years of unprecedented popularity and widespread de mand. Post free from the sole agent for New Zealand.—H. Hamer, Ku mara.—Advt.