LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 29 May 1935, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

It is rumoured that a movement is afoot for the erection in Westport jf a modern hotel, at a cost of £15,000. Golden Knight and Courier Radio*. Lowest terms on the West Coast. Ring or consult Mr. Corner, at Revington’Hotel for one more day only.—Advt. Last week freight hauled through the Otira tunnel amounted to 12.D07 tons, compared wih 11 >9O tons in the corresponding ■week of 1934. and 10,493 tons in 1933. Knitting Wools: The popular ‘‘Peggy Wove,” a New Zealand product, in 80 different colours and flecks. Post free, 7|d per skein, any address.— IT. Hamer, Kumara.—Advt. There were no cases of notifiable diseases reported in the West (’oast health district last week. There were only seven cases in Canterbury, comprising three cases of scarlet fever, 'wo of tuberculosis and two of septicema. There was one death from tuberculosis.

Latest Golden Knight all wave Radios. Ask your friends about it: reception guaranteed. Terms from £1 deposit and £1 monthly. Ring or consult Mr. Corner. Revington’s Hotel, for one more day only.- - Advt. Everybody interested in furniture and furnishings, call and see White’s first. They have the goods.—S. Burnett White, High-Grade Furnisher.— Advt. In the semi-final of the snooker tournament which h’ being conducted by the West Coast Old Boy’s Association. J. Outram last evening eliminated E. Quinn, after a close and interesting match. J. Outram will now play J. Skinner in the final. 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 At a meeting of delegates of the United. Trinity, St. Columba and Runanga Debating Clubs last evening, it

was decided to form a Debaiting League the Presidents and Secretaries of each Chib to form the executive. It was decided to hold inter-Club debates at regular intervals.

Table Games for the children, in two sizes at 1/- and 2/- each. Snakes and Ladders, Ludo, Motor Racing, Speed, Spiking, Scouting, Turnette, The Zoo, Motor Touring, Nursery Dominoes, Hoopla, Ball Mosaic, Halma, Racing. Also dozens of others, new and old, at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street.—Advt.

At the meeting of the Management Committee of the West Coast Rugby League last evening the President (Mr A. IL McKane) referred to the recent death of Mr J. Carlaw of Auckland, who, lie said, was really the father of the code and it was due to his tine work that the game had made such

marked progress. Mr CbrJaw had been President of the New Zealand League Council and they had received visits from him. and all regretted his passing. A motion was passed expressing sympathy with the relatives.

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

Next week the Public Work?, Department intends sending to start work on the Lewis Pass Road a number of married men. A camp is being set up near the Poplars, where there was formerly an unemployed camp. The Hope ißiver will first be temporarily bridged for conveying material to enable work to be carried on ait either side of the cam]) to within five miles of Glen Wye Station on the Canterburv side.

Holiday Lines for the children. Painting Books 3d, 4d, 6d, 1/- each. Water Colour Sets 6d, 9d, 1/-, 1/3, 1/6, 2/-, 2/6, 3/-, 3/6. Scrap Books and Scraps 1/- to 3/6 each. Cigarette Card Album 1/- to 2/- each. Stamp Albums 1/- to 20/- each. Packets of Foreign Stamps 3d, 4d, 6d, 9d, 1/- to 8/6 a packet, at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street. —Advt.

Judgment by default for plaintiff was entered in each of the following civil claims at a fitting of the Magistrate’s Court a‘t Greymouth yesterday before Mr. H. Morgan S.M.:— Harley and Co. Ltd v. Robert Methven Jur„ £l2 16s, costs £1 3s; liiksters Ltd. v. William Brown 10s 3d, costs Btf On a judgment summons, Robert Gilroy was ordered to pay to Mating and Co. Ltda on or before June 28, £25 17s 3d and solicitor’s fee £1 Us (id, in default 25 day’s imprisonment.

Both the State mines will l.e v. ~k-ing ing to-day. .Monday's momentous magniii ,nt niatc-h: Canterbury conquered i -t last season. Come and see the battle at Suunv Rugby Bark, Monday JulKing's Birthday.—Advt. Miss Joan Wasley. of Greyuiouih. was very highly commended! in the sight reading, girls 12 and under 10, at th<- National Eisteddfod, at l\ < lington. Children’s Book Week at B. DixonL Ltd. Special window display of the latest in Reward Books, Picture Books, Folders, Panoramic Books, Bulky Books. Bumper Books and Annuals for chi'dren of all ages. Prices range from lid. to 16/6 each. Y’our inspection is invited.—Advt. The Greymouth Borough Council have instructed the Works Committe * and Engineer to go into the question of the provision of a destructor for rub bish not suitable for tipping at the rubbish dumps, and also to ascertain fiom other centres the charge made for collecting rubbish from business houses, such as drapers. Saturday next at 2 p.m. Harley an.'. Co.. Ltd., will held their usual auction sa e of furniture, ete. The firm will also offer one Remington Typewriter, ami one Douglas twin-cylinder moto cycle; five dozen opossum traps, one Elgin sewing machine, and a quantity of toilet soap. —Advt. 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. “Mutton Bird,” the third prize winning ticket in “My Turn of Lurk” Art Union, drawn at Welling-

t- n yes'erday, was held jointly by Mr G. H. Preston and his son, Mr M. Preston. Tainui Street. They bought the ticket in their own shop on the day the first consignment of thi s season’s mutton birds arrived from Stewart Island, and decided upon the nom de plume <»f “Murton Bird.’’ An encouraging example of how the public appreciate new services. e. J ught to their notice by newspaper advertising, is. shown bv the experience of the Postal Department ’s Telephone Branch. In January it inaugurated the additional facilities of “Collect” calls where the (barge is made payable “forward” “ Ai'poiniement ” calls, where two parties are brought into touch at a definite time mutually arranged,, and “Fixed time” calls, generally used by business houses requiring to get into regular touch with the same party day by day. The “Collect” calls in the first month totalled 462 but in February they showed an increase of 150 per cent, to “Appointment” calls which numbered 137 in January, increased to 194 in and the “Fixed time” calls exactly doubled in the same period, the February total being 106.

Miners’ Llamys: A warm, weatherproof, pure-wool garment to wo»k in. Used by miners, roadmen, teamsters, stockmen, farmers. Their character and general excellence remain unchanged after 50 years of unprecedented popularity and widespread demand. Post free from the sole agent for New Zealand.—H. Hamer, Kumara.—Advt. Our commodious showrooms of half an acre of floor space offer to the buyer of furniture, furnishings, Crockery. Linoleum, Carpets, Rugs—the best display to be seen on the West Coast. The name Harley’s is known throughout the Coast for its big stocks, wonderful values and low prices. To those about to furnish it will he a sound investment to shop at Harley’s, Mackay Street.—Advt.

“My after-breakfast pipe is the best of the day,” declared Tennyson an! plenty of smokers will agree with him. The poet, it” well-known, always sm iked a “churchwarden,” otherwise “a yard of clay,” and never used the same pipe twice. Many old smokers hold that the tobacco counts for more than the pipe, whatever the la ter is made of. So it does. So long as it’s pure, sweet, soothing, comforting and fragrant —and the genuine toas.ed brands are all like that—any pipe will do provided it will draw. “Toasted” owes its fame to its superb quality and also its harmlessness. The five famous brands. Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish. Riverhead Go’d and Desert Gold are as

near perfection as tobacco can possibly be. Practically without nicotine (eliminated by toasting), they can be indulged in not only with keen enjoyment but absolute safety. The toasting process (the manufacturers’ secret). is complicated, necessitating the employment of special machinery and skilled labour. Attempts to imitate these brands have all failed. They are “imitation-proof! ”

It will be interesting to those interested in gold mining to learn that Messrs Harley and Co., have had especially woven for them at Home, a quantity of the genuine old-time gold saving plush. This is made in a 50in. width and has been passed by some of the older hands as the real thing. To those who have been using the substitute that has been on the market in the past, a trial of this plush will be well worth their trouble. It is also interesting to note that already the Addison’s Flat and also Golden Sands are using this plush with real results. The price is 12/6 per yard, and only obtainable at Harley and Co., Ltd., Mackay Street.—Advt.

At the Magistrate’s Court ait Greymouth yesterday before Mr. H. Morgan S.M. a claim for £5 2s 6d was made by Mrs Millicent Umma Reid (Mr. W. P. McCarthy) from H. F. Solly (Mr. T. F. Brosnan) allegedly for commission sthort paid on the sale of Timberlands and Wood Pulp Ltd. bonds. In evidence. Mrs Reid said that she was West Coast agent for the Company for three years. After 1 reconstruction Solly was appM West Coast agent. It had been agreed that plaintiff should accompany defendant around the district, introducing him to prospective purchasers and that she should receive commission on sales made through introductions and sales on her own initiative. Defendant ’s evidence was taken at Wellington. The Magistrate accepted d| plaintiff’s evidence that she had done “the spade work” in tbe specific cases mentioned, and had made out her case. Judgment would be entered for plaintiff for the amount claimed. £1 16s 6d solicitor’s fee, and £1 Court costs, and 6s witnesses expenses.