LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 16 October 1936, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A fine specimen of brown trout, weighing lbs. 29 inches long, and 15J inches in girth, was land<xl by Mr Ivan Curtis from the lower reaches of the Grey River on Wednesday night.

Come ami see Dave and Sarah dance tne Polka Mazurka for the silver cups at the Hayseeders’ Ball, Barrytown, to-morrow (Saturday), Oct. 17. —Advt.

Preparatory to reporting on flood damage and loss sustained, the Commissioner of Crown Lands. Mr G. I. Martin, and the Crown Lands Ranger, Mr R. Thomas, of Hokitika, yesterday made an inspection of the Grev Valiev.

Greymouth Main School Diamond Jubilee—Re-union Afternoon Tea al the School on 23rd October, at. 2.45 p.m.—Advt.

Th'd Grey District Accl’matisat : on Society this week released the si-coiid batch o.f trout fry which was hatched at the Omoto hatchery. A total of 70.000 ova were placed in the Crooked Riveji", and the balance of 30,000 in tlie Teremakau River. The society’s proportion wt loss in hatclrng this season has been relatively small.

“Far Forest,” Francis Brett Young’s latest and greatest novel has arrived. This is a delightful and charming story of English life, written by a master of the Storyteller’s Art. The price is 10/6, postage 5d extra at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street.—Advt.

A serious accident was narrowly averted at the railway crossing in Mawhera. Quay yesterday afternoon, about 4.30 o’clock as the Christchurch express was drawing into the railway station. A small car proceeding abreast of the express attempted to cross the lines in front of the train, and would not have done so without a collision had not the train crew showed presence of mind in bringing the express to an almost immediate standstill. The crossing in question is a compulsory stop for vehicular traffic when railway engines are approaching.

Stamp Albums in all sizes and binding and at prices ranging from 1/to 22/6 each iu?i procurable at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street, as local agent--for the Zealandia Stamp Coy., and Wilcox Smith & Co. We carry large stocks of stamps in single sets or packets. Come in and inspect them. —Advt.

Extra imports of footwear were dnie almost entirely to the inability of New Zealand manufacturers to supply orders within a rensonab'e time, according to a shoe company which wrote to the Auckland Manufacturers’ Association regarding a move which was being made to impress upon the public that the time had arrived for the Government Jo impose greater restrictions upon importal ions of slippers and children's footwear. The president, Mr J. A. C. Allum. stated that it was exceedingly difficult during the hast few month' to obtain goods of any description from New Zealand manufacturers.

In response to the representations made by tlio chairman of the Grev County Council. Mr J. Ryall. regarding assistance to farmers who lost heavily in the recent flood, the Brimc Minister, Rt. Hon. hl. J. Savage, has replied as foVows: “Have received your telegram 13th nsfant ( an,] very much regret los» sustained by settlorGrey d'-strict. Am looking into matter.' and will advise you further ; n due- course.’’ Mr Jas. O’Bri'ii. M.P. for Westland, has aN O replied as follow*: “Minister Public Wcks has asked for report flood damage in order see what asisistance may bo given sufferers. Re main Irgiiway, Minister stat'ois no need amendment. Act for County. With equipment all can be done by negotiati ons under .-c.gula- > tions. ”

At. a Rotary luncheon in South Can terbury the other day the talk drifted round' to smoking-, and an ancient mariner remarked. “I’d be lost without my pipe! When some months ago I consulted my doctor for throat trouble he hinted I might nave to give up smoking altogether. I was flabbergasted! Seeing me upset he asked what brand of tobacco I usually smoked. ‘Cut it out!’ he roared when I told him. ‘like so many brands today, it’s foul with nicotine!’ Then he calmed down. ‘You’ll have to go slow for a bit,’ he said, ‘but smoking in moderation —till you’re better—won’t hurt you, so long as it’s toasted—the genuine toasted I mean, mind. I smoke it myself. There’s next to no nicotine in it.’ Well, I did as I was told and was soon O.K. again. But I still stick to toasted. Vou can’t beat it!” I Smokers everywhere will say, “Hear! hear”! But, as the doctor said it must ■ be genuine toasted—Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), Cavendish, Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Riverhead Gold and Desert Gold.—Advt. '

Owill;; I<| Ihr f(, in ] >], 1 1 ~ wilshUlg O'jt of th" approach,'-, to the nwentlyconi| >1 i'te<l Craigiobu in Creek bridge by the flood, th.. Bg River-Rough River road,, on the western, side of the Grey River, w>?U lie > lo>. d to traffic. indefinite 1 ! v.

Now that Spring is here, and with it spring-cleaning is the order of the day, it is high time to think of new Blinds and Curtains, with all their various accessories. White's will look after you.—S. Burnett White, West Coast’s High Grade Furnisher.—Advt.

The Grey Main y-hool Diamond Jubilee Committee ;i re arranging for a display of photos in connection with the early days of the school, and would' be glad to receive any which would bo of interest. Photos lent to the Committee should each have the owner's name written on the back, and } je left with the Headmaster. Evers- care will be taken of them and thev will be returned to the owners after th" Jubilee. Al! plans for the lest vities are going along splendidly and the carnival promises to be most successful.

Well-chosen curtains convey a message of welcome and good cheer and add a note of refinement to the homo 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 curtain fabric is marked in prices that wil] meet, the requirements of all. Now is the moment to make your selection. —Harley and Co., the Complete Home Furnishers.— Advt Recently. Mr R. C-Te-pi,. found a fine specimen of n Royal Albatross on the Twelve Mile bench, jnd it was forwarded tn the Ciiratwr r ,f the Canterbury Muse-uni, through the Grev District Acc'irrinii'-at.'on Society. Adv’ce has now been r-eee'ved from the Museum authorities that the skin .was unsuitable for mounting, the bird evidently having been dead for several days before being found, but the head has been preserved. The bird had a wing span of ten feet. Albatro°s are quite common a few miles off tho West Coast; but seldom come into the shore, as they cannot compete with the seagull for food, owing to their peculiar method of diving from the air.

Your Xmas Numbers of New Zealand Annuals. Place your orders now. Copies of “The Auckland Weekly,” “Christchurch Press,” “Tui’s jlnnual, ” “Otago Witness Annual.” “Free Lance Annual,” and “Christchurch Star Annual” will be on sale on October 19. Prices 2/-, postage Id at B. Dixon’s Ltd., Tainui Street, Grevmouth.—Advt.

The announcement is made in this issue of the opening- of a modern Delicatessen ;ii Greymouth, “The Shandon” (opposite Smith and Smiths, Mackay Street) by Miss M. Mnicare. This proprietress, who for some time past, has beau Demonstrator ia Electrical Cookery for the Grey D'istiu t Electric Power Boa id. is spee'ali'in t in highgrade home-made small goods, end the best quality canned goods. The delicatessen establishments have become a leading 'feature in the domestic economy of modern cities in America reel in the more advanced c mntries of Europe, supplying a- very generallyfelt need in the urban life or the present day. The innovation should prove most servicable for GreyniOith people.