LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 28 August 1939, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Star of the West Lodge, U.A.O.D usual fortnightly meeting to-nignt.— Advt.

All of the district coal mines wil be working to-day.

Ladies’ and gents’ Shoes at really low prices. Kumara people should view the windows and select the bargains now offiering at H. Hamer’s.— Advt.

A parade of Class 2, National Military Reserve, will be held in the Drill Hall (Greymouth) this evening at 7.30 o’clock.

Winter warmth is essential. See our marvellous values in Single and Double Eiderdown Quilts, and Blankets. Eiderdowns from 17/6 upwards and Blankets from 22/6 pei pair. Harley’s—The Home Furmsn ers, Greymouth.—Advt,

All basketball fixtures at Greymouth were postponed on Saturday owing to the showery weather conditions which prevailed.

A London cable states that from to-morrow the National Bank of New Zealand is to operate at Hindhead in Surrey, England.

Cheapest fares in Greymouth: First mile 1/3, each succeeding half-mile 6d; Hokitika 11/SZ-; Reefion £2/11)/-, Westport £3/5/-; Runanga 5/6; Round trips 6d mile. Special prices for country trips. We' lead —others follow Gold Band Taxis. ’Phone 59.—Advt

The Greymouth Boxing and Wrestling Association has booked Earl McCready and Paul Jones for a professional wrestling contest at Greymouth on Friday, September 8.

Struck on the left eye by a pellet from a 8.8. gun, Edmond Feary, the seven-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Max Feary, Murray Street, was admitted to the Grey Hospital on Saturday. His condition last evening was reported to be satisfactory.

Draughtsmen are reminded that Drawing Sets and materials are always procurable at B. Dixon’s, Ltd. Here are a of the lines stocked. Mathematical Instrument Drawing Sets 7/6 to £8 each. Drawing Boards wtih T. and Set Squares 16/6; Scale Rules 4/6 to 16/6; Parallel Rules 12/6 to 27/6; Drawing Pens 1/6 to 6/-; Drawing Papers 6d, 9d, 1/-, 2/- and 2/6 a sheet; Drawing Pins from 3d to 3/- a box; Set Squares 2/-, 2/6 to 4/6 a set; Protractors 4d to 5/- each; Drawing Pencils 3d to 6d each; Waterproof Drawing Inks, all colours, 9d to 2/- a bottle.—Advt.

The quarterly meeting and luncheon of the West Coast Justices of the Peace Association will be held at Harker’s tearooms to-day at 12.30 p.m., when a farewell will be tendered to the President, Mr Raymond Ferner, S.M.

Greymouth waterside workers are looking forward to a lean week at the port, as only the Tees is in port, and she is to sail to-day with timber for Wellington. The next vessel due is the Holmlea on Thursday, to load coal for Wellington. Owing to rain and the hold-up of shipping on account of shoaling on the bar, there was little activity on the wharf after the middle of last week.

Traffic on the Greymouth-Westport coastal road was held up on Saturday morning, when a big slip came down at White Horse Hill, north of Mabelle Bay. Public works employees with the aid of a bulldozer cleared the road to enable a long line of cars to pass, but the loose nature of the slip made it necessary for men to be on the spot throughout the weekend.

“Westward Ho!” Charles Kingsley’s famous story, contains one of the finest tributes to the virtues of tobacco ever recorded. “When all things were made” (he writes) “none was better than tobacco to be a lone man’s companion, a bachelor’s friend, a hungry man’s food, a sad man’s cordial, a wakeful man’s sleep, a chilly man’s fire. There’s no herb like it under the canopy of heaven !” Yes, tobacco’s all that—and more—when it’s good ! i.e., pure, fragrant, comforting and consoling, and as harmless as science and expert handling can make it. And the perfect 'tobacco is here, in New Zealand, at our very doors ! Ah .' you’ve “guessed it at once !” Yes, it’s "tosated”, as renowned for flavour and bouquet as it is for the small amount of nicotine it contains ! Toasting works wonders ! Five brands only of this finest of all tobaccos !—Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), Cut Plug No. 3 (Bulldog), Riverhead Gold and Desert Gold. But see you get the only genuine toasted. If you buy any of , the brands named you will,—Advt I