LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 20 August 1937, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Official opening of Miners’ New Hall, Runanga, to-night, at 7 o’clock. Monster Ball lo follow.—Advt.

A further donation of £2 towards the machine fund of the “Grey River Argus” is acknowledged from “A Labour Supporter.”

To-night’s the night! Phenomenal opening ball, Runanga Miners’ New Hall.—Advt.

Brand, the Springbok captain against Wellington, will lead his famous team to the Opera House on Monday to see how the Springboks piled up 29 points.-—Advt.

The premises of all members of the Greymouth Business Association will close from 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. on Wednesday next, August 25, on account of the Springbok match.

Fire Brigade Ball, Kumara — Lovely Evening Shoes, now showing.—H. Hamer, Kumara. —Advt.

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

“Registration of union rules does not make them valid if they contravene the Act,” stated his Honor Mr Justice O’Regan, when the validity of rules was being argued before him in the Arbitration Court at Palmerston North recently.

Coburn’s buses leave Greymouth P.O. for the phenomenal opening ball, new Miners’ Hall, Runanga, to-night at 8 and 9 o’clock, and after the pictures.—Advt.

Please note! Harley & Co., Ltd., auction sale will be held on Tuesday next, instead of Wednesday. Full particulars to be found in our advertising columns. —Advt.

A party of boys and girls comprising the First XV Rugby team and girls’ basketball team from the Rangiora District High School arrived yesterday and proceeded to Hokitika where they will play teams from the Hokitika District High School to-day. They will return on Saturday.

The prizes to be awarded at the Fire Brigade Ball at Kumara tonight (Fri.) are particularly good. The fortunate winners of the One Step, Monte Carlo, Statue Barn Dance and Lucky Seat will receive a very fine present.—Advt.

After almost a fortnight of gloriously fine weather, light showers fell yesterday morning. The day was mainly fine, however, but shortly after mid-night further showers fell and the prospect for fine week-end .■weather appears doubtful.

The Springboks arrive on Monday afternoon and will make tracks for the Opera House in the evening to see the exclusive film of themselves playing Wellington.—Advt. .

Say Girlie, you look swell to-night, but I notice you’re wearing one black shoe and one brown. Gee! Isn’t that funny, my sister had the same trouble a while ago. Oh, Boy! We’ll pair them at tilt Kumara Fire Brigade Ball to-night. We must go with the crowd. Excellent music and sumptuous supper, and perfect floor. A good time in store.—Advt.

Yesterday morning’s east bound express carried its maximum load of 12 cars, the reason being the large number of school children requiring accommodation. Over 200 primary school children left to visit the Winter Show, the party conprising children from the Grey Main, Marist, Cobden, Dobson, Taylorville, Kokiri, Kotuku, Inchbonnie, Woodstock and Harihari schools.

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.

Colonel W. J. C, Stephan, the exMayor of Capetown, who is touring with the Springboks and is concerned in a very large crawfish-canning concern operating at St. Helena Bay and Paternoster Bay, South Africa, said the other day that in that district they called those fish crawfish, and not crayfish. Dictionaries spelled the word in both ways. Mr Stephan added that in the season the factories mentioned dealt with as many as 80.000 fish a day.

Drawing materials for Architects, Draughtsmen, Builders, etc., are stocked at B. Dixon’s, Ltd. Here are a few of the lines:— Drawing Paper, all qualities and sizes; Drawing Boards, fitted with T and Set Squares; Mathematical Sets 7/6 to 160/-; T Squares, all sizes, 2/3 ro 21/- each; Scale Rules, all rulings, 4/6 to 14/6; Parallel Rulers, Sets Scales, Protractors, Mathematical Drawing Pens (all styles), Slide Rules, Compasses, Bow Compasses, Beam Compasses, Adjustable Curve Rulers, Drawing Inks and Pencils, Tracing Paper and Cloth, etc. Send in for prices.—Advt.

The work of forming Hall Street, Cobden, fronting sections on which 12 houses will shortly be erected under the Government’s Housing Scheme, has been put in hand by the Borough Council. Owing to the difficulty over possession of a house on the ground to be covered by filling on tne Omoto Road, work there will be decreased next week, and a number of the 30 men employed on the job will be stood down for a time. Borough workmen are also engaged in the preparation of recently-acquired land at the south of the Karoro Cemetery as an addition to the cemetery.

.Fourteen special trains from all parts of the South Island will proceed to Christchurch for the second Rugby test on September 4. Five trains will run from the West Coast to Christchurch, three returning on the Sunday, and two late on Saturday night; three trains from Dunedin and two each from Invercargill, Oamaru and Timaru, besides special trains from all thd branch lines in Canterbury. Accommodation is to be provided in the railway yards, Greymouth, for the parking of 50 cars from the Friday night until Sunday. Bookings at Westport, indicate that there will be approximately 500 excursionists from the Buller district. Advice has been received from Dunedin to the effect that booking has been heavy, and that only 500 seats on the two trains remain unreserved.

Start Gardening and buy Good Seeds. Fresh supplies just received. —H. Hamer, Kumara. —Advt.

One of the few disappointments he experienced in a tour of the Dominion was gained in Welington, according to Mr Charles M. Maclean, an American business man, who, with his wife and daughter, is on a tour of New Zealand. This “great disappoinmtent” was caused through his failure to obtain a seat for the Rugby football test between New Zealand and South Africa in Wellington last Saturday. He had very much hoped to see the match, but had been told there was a seat available —“but it could be arranged at £6 each.”

Quality Fountain Pen Inks:—Use reliable lines that give satisfaction, such as these stocked at B. Dixon’s, Ltd., Tainui Street: “Swan Ink,” in all colours and sizes, 1/- to 2/6; “Onoto,” all colours, 1/- upwards; “Sheaffer Skrip Inks,” all colours, 1/3 to 2/6; Parker “Quink” ink, all colours, from 1/3 to 2/6; Stephens Fountain Pen Ink, 6d to 6/6. Large stocks of Fountain Pens await your inspection.

The following standing committees were elected at the annual meeting of the Canterbury Education Board —Finance, Messrs Armitage (chairman), Benstead, Bignell, Hurley, Langley, Spencer and Thompson; Training College and Normal School, Messrs Baird, Banks (chairman), Benstead, Langley, Smith and Wild; agriculture, manual and technical, Messrs Banks, Baird, Benstead, Hurley, Langley (chairman), and Smith; transport, and .consolidation, Messrs Armitage, Bignell, Spencer, Thompson (chairman). Appointments: Messrs S. Baird (chairman), W. A. Banks, G. Benstead, W. T. Langley, S. Smith and R. Wild; buildings, Messrs G. W. Armitage, H. J. Bignell, J. J. Hurlej’ (chairman), J. W. Preen, W. P. Spencer and C. S. Thompson.

Hand Books on Gardening: “Vegetable Gardening in New Zealand,” by McPherson, 2/6 (3d). "Easy Guide to N.Z. Gardening,” by Locknart, 2/(3d). “The Town Garden,” by Sudell, 3/6 (4d). “Practical Gardening in N.Z.,” by Tannock 6/- (6d); “R<?se Growing,” by Hart, 3/6 (4d). “Greenhouse Flowers,” by Thomas, 3/6 (4d) “1000 Gardening Hints,” by Thomas, 2/6 (3d). “Fruit Growing in N.Z.,” by Sinclair, 2/- (3d). Send in for complete lists to B. Dixon, Ltd.— .Advt.