LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 2 August 1935, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

For Sale, 1000 packets Flower and Vegetable Star Seeds.—H. Hainer, Kumara. —Advt. Yesterday there was close on 100 patients at the Grey Hospital and the authorities are finding great difficulty in finding sufficient’ bods for patients. At their auction rooms this afternoon Harley’s Ltd., will submit to auction a quantity of drapery, as advertised.—Advt. Make your home beautiful at small cost. Artistic good qua ity upholstery. A large range of models always on view.—S. Burnett White, West Coast’s! High Grade Furnisher.—Advt At yesterday’s meeting of the Grey Ccunty Council, the tender of J. Bax- : ter, Ahaura (£2l 17s 6d) was accept ?d ' subject to the Engineer’s approval, fur ! the construction of a sma 1 piece oi road m the Karoro township. Only the one tender was received. Coasters visiting Blenheim for the Seddon Shield match are advised that Paddy Ryan (late of Greymouth), is proprietor of the Empire Hotel, 4 ‘The Sports’ House”.—A*?*-*-To 4d:i (Fri.) at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Harley and Co., Ltd., in conjunction with Hutchison White Ltd., will sell by auction 55 brand new radio sets. Full particulars in our auction columns. —Advt. At the fortnrgTTy meeting of th Loyal Greymouth Juvenile Lodge. W.G. Bro. C. Ilton presided over a go»d attendance of members. A motion ■ sympathy was passed to the re'a’n* - of the late Bro. Wills, of Reefton Members were then instructed in fi-s aid and other useful matters. Gold Diggers! We are ersh buyer of gold in small or large parcels. W guarantee the best possible service ard the highest possible price.—J. Tennent Licensed Gold Dea’er, Mawhera Quay Greymouth.—Advt. Cow covers, horse covers, tents an flya, all made from the best procura > materials and marked at prices rhe’ defy competition. P. G. Willis, Ten and* Cover Maker Mackay StreeGreymouth.—A dvt A s a result of his axe being deflected whilst working in the bush of the sawmill of Mr J. Sheedy, at Rough River., near Ikamatua. last week, John Doolan, aged 27, single, of Totara F’at). a bushman. sustained severe injuries to his right’ foot. He was conveyed to the Reefton Hospital, and suffered considerably from loss of blood. He underwent an operation and his big toe and another toe had to be amputated. He is now progressing satisfactorily. Our commodious showrooms of ha’ an acre of floor space offer to thbuyer of furniture, furnishings, ery, Linoleum, Carpets, Rugs—the hedisplay to be seen on the West CnrThe name Harley’s is known throng! out the Coast for its big stocks, w n derful values and ow prices. To tho< about to furnish it will be a sound ii vestment to shop at Harle"’ . Mackn Afreet.— Advt. The Kumara League Club’s first annual ball will be held in Memorial Hall Wednesday August 7th and promises t'o be one of the best ba Is he. I .'l for many a year. There will be a £2 2s waltzing competition and specia' prizes for lucky spot and statute barn dances. The hall will be artistically decorated. The floor will be in charge of two efficient M’sC Mr. P. Coli and Mr G. Murtha. Excellent music will bp supplied by the Mayfair Orchestra. Supper arrangements are in the capable hands of Mrs. A. McNabb and everyone is assured of a good time. Reefton residents will be interested to note that Mr. P. Strachan Hairdresser, Reefton, has been appointed re eeiving agent for G. R. Geddes, watchmaker and jeweller. Tainui Street, Greymouth. Remember all work is guaranteed and prices are resonable. A trial will convince you.—Advt. Members of the West Coast Rugby League representative team left last evening for Christchurch, where to morrow they meet the Canterbury representatives in a challenge ma’ch for the Northern Union Cup. Messrs W. Barlow and J. Stokes travelled with the team as managers, and Mr J. Dodds, of Blackball wa s also in the official party. A winter sports e.x- . cursion train leaves Inangahua June | tion for Christchurch to-night at H o’clock. Reefton at midnight, Ngahe.at 1.23 a.m. to-morrow. Greymouth < 1.3 a.m.. and Stillwater at 1.50 a.m reaching Christchurch at 7.24 a.m., ar. leaving on return at 9.10 a.m. o' | Sunday. Handbooks on Motors “The Electri j cal Equipment of Automobiles” bv | Smith 7/6; “The Owner-Driver’s Hand | Book” 4/6; “Compression Ignition i Engines for Road Vehicles” 4/6; “The Motor Electrical Manual” 4/6; “Motor Boat Manual*” 7/6: “The Petro’ Engine” 5/6. Postage extra at B. Dixon’s Ltd., Tainui Street. Advt. “Can’t you read?” snapped the railway porter, addressing the chap >o comfortably installed in the waitingroom smoking a huge briar, “don’t you see that placard up there, ‘No Smoking Allowed’? “Oh, th it!” replied the smoker nonchalantly, “but I can’t be expected to obey all your rules and regulations! Why teat other placard up there savs “Eat More Meat’!—and me a vegetarian! Now if it had said “Smoke More Tob-wo” < d have had a try, but I’m smoking four ounces of toasted Navy Cut No. ' 3 every week as it. is.” “Wei , beat it l ” growled tie porter, “and not so much back chat —see?” With a twin- I k'e in his eye he smoker sauntered tell people to smoke more to-mtel — cu- on to the pl; t-orm. No i© id to | they’re smoking more and more jf it exery day any telling! All I five brands: Cut Plug No. 10 (Bulls- ■ head), Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldng'i, <?iv i Riverhiad Gold and • Gold are in incessant demand. No i icotine worth mentioning in any it ( them! And thev’re good! The toast- i ij.g does it!

The Grey County Council’s receipts I for the period, March 31, to July 29, j with the annual estimates given in parj entheses, were as follows:—Rates £324 16s 10J (£7000), vehicle licenses £1173 10s 8d (£2700), sundry £326 7s lOd | (£390), rolayties rents £2O Ils Gd. | ■ £200), sales £77 10s 8d (£600), re- | funds £139 Is 7d (£250), timber rovalI ties £330 13s hl (£1500), halves £lOB7 3.1 (£2000), goldfields £lBB3 12s Id . 5 Seh me £1504 4s 8d j (£350" ? gold scheme £6942 8s lOd (£f ‘ . sundry £202 4s 5d (£950), | main highways — (£10,000), Government grants £756 Is 7d (£3000), hire plant — (£5500); total £14,767 17s. See here! Hairdressing for Men and Women second to none at keenly prices, with private room for adies; also children 6d, razors groirnd and set 1/- (postage 2d.). —Jim Rhodes, The Hairdresser, Mawhera Quay.—Advt rhe s.s. Waipahi, which arrived yesterday at Greymouth from New Plymouth. is on her second voyage to this port, having been here previously about year s ago. Owned and nuilt io tlm order of ?he Union Steamship Co., she is reallv the company s Islands frui* steamer, and thus the reason for having been painted white. I The Waipahi has passenger accommo- , dation, and ’tween decks in her holds. She is fitted with electric winches, I and is an oil-burner, with a. crew of j 26 men. The Waipahi is loading coal i for Auckland, after which she will | resume tier usual trading operations. i Books on Wireless “Wireless Reallv I Explained” by Risdon 1/G; “ShortI Reception” by Olliver i 1/6: “Wireless Questions and Answers” by Aisdon 1/6: “Making and Re- | pairing Radio Sets” by Olliver 1/6; ok ’’by Humphreys 3/6; “The Elements of Wireless” by Stranger 5/6: “Dictionary of Wireless Terms” by Stranger 4/-; “Every Man’s Wireless” by Bolts 8/6. Postage extra at B. Dixon’s. Tainui Street. —Advt. The Latest addition to the surgical equipment at the Grey River Hospital. a Gastrectomy Suturing Clamp, was demonstrated to the members of the Grey Coun’y Council during their visit of inspection to the Hospital yesterday afternoon. This is a marvel of medical science, and it is used for intesfinnl work where it is desired to remove a portion of the stomach or bowels. It i s an automatic stitching machine, and the technique adopted it almost impossible to contaminate ‘he peritoneum. It speeds up operations which,, under former circumstances, took considerable time, and thus the chances of success are greatly increased. The machine, which is a German invention, was first used In the British Isles nt Edinburgh, in 1928. and the one at rhe Grey Hospital is thought to be the only one in use in New Zealand at the present t ime.