LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 16 August 1937, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Liverpool and James mines will both be working to-day.

Exceptional bargain, Men’s Black Oxford Shoes 17/6. Post free, from H. Hamer, Kumara. —Advt.

A donation of £2 2s towards the “Grey River Argus” new machine fund is acknowledged from the Grey Valley Deputies’ and Underviewers’ Union, per Mr R. Middleton.

No better value anywhere than at Harley’s the Home Makers, Mackay Street. Blanket values —no advance in price—Buy now.—Advt.

“A Novel Career for Girls,” will be a subject in this afternoon’s women’s session at Station 3ZR, and another talk by Josephine Clare will be “Some Opinions,” while Miss Mitchell will be the vocalist for the occasion.

“The Twenty First” Century Duplicator is the most up-to-date Duplicator on the market. No wax sheets or stencil inks necessary. No intricate mechanism. Costless upkeep. Simplicity itself in working. Foolscap size 90/- complete set. Inspect this line at B. Dixon’s Ltd. Local Agent.—Advt.

Colonel S. J. E. Closey will arrive on Saturday next to undertake a lecturing tour of branches of the Farmers’ Union on the West Coast, advocating compensated prices. The tour commences at Rotomanu on Saturday evening. Colonel Closey will speak in Greymouth during the following week.

That famous series of books “Everyman’s Library” now comprised 101)0 Volumes. Book of liography, Fiction, History, Oratory, Referece, Philosophy, Theology, Romance, Poetry and Drama, Travel, Science and Topography, Essays, etc., are all represented. Prices range frim 2/6, 3/- 3/6 each. Lists forwarded on application to B. Dixon’s, Ltd.—Advt.

A handsome silver cup has been donated to the Greymouth Fire Brigade by Mr A. J. McDowall, for annual competition in the one man sealed handicap event, in which all the members of the Brigade must compete. The trophy will be first competed for in October next, and each year the winner will receive a miniature cup from the donor.

Fifty more seats on the temporary stand have been granted by the Canterbury Rugby Union, at 15s each, to the West Coast Union for the second test match New Zealand v. South Africa at Christchurch. This makes a total of 150 seats granted to the West Coast at varying prices. •

There is, in Cobden, a machine for sharpening lawnmowers which is guaranteed the same method as used by the leading manufacturers. Satisfaction is guaranteed and the charge' for Overhauling and Sharpening is only 10/-, including cartage. Ring Greenhill & Coy., ’Phone 428, or Abbie-Ramage, 'Phone 167. Electric Lawnmower Service, Cobden. —Advt.

A severely sprained ankle was sustained on Saturday at Cass Square, Hokitika, by D. G. M. Gilbert, the United senior player, and West Coast representative full-back, who toured with the 1935 All Black side to Great Britain. Gilbert had his foot caught on a wire rope which separates the two playing areas, and he gave his ankle a severe twist. It is hoped that the injury may not keep Gilbert out of the game for the remainder o* the season, but that he may be fit next week to play against the Springboks here in the Buller-West Coast combined team.

You may buy a box of matches for a copper'but sometimes you’d give more than that for it—if you could get it. The other day an Auckland hiker tramped, all on his lonesome, to the wilds of the Waitakeres. Presently he sat down on a fallen bluegum. and hungry for a smoke, pulled out pipe and pouch, only to discover he had no matches! “And so the poor dog had none!” By the way, the best ’baccy when hiking is “toasted,” because, you see, you can smoke pipe after pipe of it without feeling “fed up,” as you do with so many brands if you smoke them at all freely. Vou may get a sore tongue, or find your throat bothering you, or get “nervy.” But toasted never makes your tongue sore, never irritates your throat, never gets your nerves on edge. There are only five brands of the real toasted: Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish, Riverhead Gold, and Desert Gold. Remember that when you buy. No good wasting your money on imitations. — Advt.

Frequent complaints have been made in recent weeks of the practice of pilots in flying low over sports fields, to the discomfort and often fear of players and spectators. About 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon a plane circled low over Wingham Park and dropped a missile to which was attached a small silk’ parachute. The missile was thrown out about the field of play, and had not the miniature parachute functioned properly, it was quite possible that a player or spectator would have been hit and injured. One spectator suggested that the day when one could hire a plane and throw rubbish on to the property of an unfriendly neighbour might not be far distant.