LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 4 August 1936, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Of the 58 certificates of mil ttralisation as British subjects gazetted bast week, 17 are for former Jugo Slavs. 6 Italians. 5 Germans, 4 Swedes, and 3 United States former residents.

Startling Book Bargains are procurable at B. Dixon’s Annual Sale. Hundreds of books at half and less than half the usual prices. Reading for the child or adult, at never before known low prices. Come in early.—Advt.

Arbor Day will be celebrated at Greyniouth to-morrow at 10.30 o’clock, when a tree-planting ceremony will ■take place at Tainui Park, near Hie Cobden 'Bridge.

'l’lie Alsatian Dog Bill, after passing th,. Upper House, failed to pass the third reading when befor e the House last week, and may go no further this session, which means the end of it. Members discussed it humorously, and not according to party lines.

The benefit art union ecnducted on behalf of Miss Alma Hindmarsh. of Reefton, who lost her leg o.n the Occasion of the Reefton picnic to Hokitika, was won by Mis Vi. E. Richards, Rolleson Street. llok’l ka. Ticket No. 340. Airs C. 11. (’handier. Reefton. Ticket No. 985 secured second prize.

All men on Public Works will soon be using one of our famous Roadman’s Coats, so tear out our Advt., Page 2. and put it in your tobacco tin for future reference. —H. Hamer, Kumara. —Advt.

Due ’o some trouble experienced with the lubricating system, the railcar did not enter upon the Christ church-West Coast service yesterday morning as scheduled. It is. howe.vei. anticipated that the regular service will now be commenced to-morrow morning.

There was an out break of fii’e in

the disused stables owned by Air H ' W. Kitehingham. in Alexander Street short Iv after midday yesti" tuy. but

it was extinguished in a few nlinutes. th e services of the Fire Brigade not being required, although an alarm was given.

Carpets! Carpets! Your floor covered cheaply and well at White’s £6OOO sale. Next month you will pay much more for the same goods. —S. Burnett White, West Coast’s High Grade Furnisher. —Advt.

A. contract has been let to Mr C. N. Page, for the removal id' the cargo from the s.s. “Abel Tasman," by Hie Greyniouth syndicate, who purchased th-e vessel and cargo at th ; , auction

sale on Saturday, A start was yesterday made on the job. and six men are employed. There is at present only a moderate sea and conditions are ideal for the work.

There was only a brief sitting of the Magistrate’s Court at Greymouth yesterday, before Mr. H. Morgan. On the information of th.- Inspector of Nuisances (Mr. H. Lane). Wilfred James Grainger was fined 2/6. with costs £l/0/6, for keeping a dog of a greater age than six months for a period of 14 days without causing such dog to be registered. Mr. M’. B. James s aid that a. heavy fine was not desired, the ease being brought more as a warning. Tom Hibbs was fined 10s with £l/2/6 costs for driving a motor car without a driver’s license.

Fountain i ens, Propelling Pencils, Pencil and Pen Sets, Boxed Stationery, Writing Pads, Dressed Dolls and hundreds of odd lines are offered at specially low sale prices at B. Dixon’s Animal Sale. View our window displays. —Advt.

The Greymoutli Aero Club decided a.t a meeting yesticrday to carry out. extensions to its hlangar at present under const ruction at the aerodrome at Biaketowii at. an additona] cost of £230. This will comprise the erection of a- ladies’ land a men’s cloak room and. conveniences, ami an entrance lobby. .Mr J. Manning, of Cobden, the eonti'aetor for the building of tin hangar, will also carry out Uns work. Details- were ialso dismissed, and fur lher a rra iigomen Is made regarding Hie chibM annual ball on .September 1, al Sc ha efts Ilnll.

A general meeting of the Hokitika branch of the Xew Zealand Labour Parly will be held on Friday, August 7.—A dvt.

Th,. latest issue of the New Zealand “Gazette" notified an Order-in-C'ouneil consenting to the raising by the Hokitika Borough Council of £ 18.000 for a term of 36 years at 34 per cent interest. for water supply purposes.

Runanga Co-oper|ative Women’s Guild held their usual social on Friday, games and competitions taking place. The night being a. cold one. the competitions were held around a good fife. Scoring 460, Airs Long won the “roll down’’ competition, while Airs Schultz won the card competition. A very enjoyable evening resulted.

Bargains in Brush Sets, Toilet Goods, Hair Brushes. Soaps, Manicure Sets, Wallets, Hand Bags, Purses, China Vases and Ornaments, Alusie Cases, Collar Boxes and hundreds of other useful lines are procurable at half the usual prices. These must be cleared before new Xmas stocks arrive. Visit B. Dixon’s Annual Sale now.—Advt.

Lambing :<< now in progress in the Grey Valley and other paiils of the West Const, conditions being favourable. al. hough rat her on the cold side. There has been little mortality, and another successful season should be experienced if the weather remains favourable.

The trawler; -Monica, of Westport, yesterday was engaged in the Grey roadstetad, securing a good haul of fish, of which a. quantity was shipped. to : Westport-, while one and a-half tons of the fish ,was sent to the Christchurch mark-(4.

Well-chosen curtains convey a message of welcome and good cheer and add a note of refinement to the home The very latest in curtain materials of soft shimmering materials have just arrived from the English manufacturers and _are on view at Harley’s. Every certain fabric is marked in prices that will meet the requirements of all. Now is the moment to make your selection Harley and Co. the complete Homs Furnishers.—Advt.

Receipt is acknowledged of « booklet. A Business Romance/’ detailing the birth and progress of the A.M.P. Society. It. is Q,f great interest to follow' the development of this notable insurance corporation, whose assets liave reached the enormous total ■ot one hundred million pounds. The Society is one of the best known and most enterprising organisations of its kind in ihe world, and this booklet reveals the ra.pidity of its rise and scope of its busines s in « nuanner calculated to excite the admiration ol tin l average reader. If is frulv remain i ( . in many respects, and lo those particularly interested in insurance matters will find it well worth procuring from the society.