LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 6 September 1939, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A striking idea of the size of India was given to a Manawatu Standard reporter recently by Sir Walter Scott, of Assam, India, who is visiting the city. “There are 300.000,000 people in India,’’ he said, ‘“and the country is as big in area as Europe, without Rus--1 sia. There might be as much trouble | in India among all these people us I there is in Europe at the present • time.” | “Monopoly,” the game o£ the year. New stocks of this interesting and entertaining game are now available. The price is 13/6, postage 7d extra. Supplies are limited. Get in early at B. Dixon’s, Ltd., Tainui Street.—Advt. I I An appeal for several thousand safety match boxes is made by the jh.uck)and Wai? Memorial Museum authorities. The tray portion of the boxes is wanted for the storage of about 65,000 species of small. mollusea ! shells, which represents a study collestion. Several of the match trays i will be placed on each of a number of wooden slides, which will fit into a suitable cabinet, and each lot of shells ■ will be individually labelled. The authorities would be grateful for any I number of boxes, which in the usual ■ course are merely discarded after use.

Following* on the published report that South African War Veterans in Wellington had been unable to get a photograph of Queen Victoria, Mr. Frank Bird, secretary of the West Coast branch of the South African War Veterans’ Association, has received a photograph of the Queen, in colour, from Mrs. A. Woollett, 39 Cowper Street, Greymouth. The photograph, 18 inches by 14 inches, shows the Queen as she was in the later years of her reign. Mr. Bird intends to forward it to the Association’s headquarters in Christchurch.

Cheapest fares in Greymouth: First mile 1/3, each succeeding half-mile 6d; Hokitika £l/5/-; Reefton £2/10/-; 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

When the ships of the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy were exercising in Hauraki Gulf last week anti-aircraft practices were included in the operations. On the day chosen there was little cloud, and very little air movement high up. The result was that the bursts hung in groups, for over 15 minutes, with only a siignt northerly drift, and observers on the gulf islands had a good demonstration of the efficiency of the anti-aircraft gunners. The grouping was exceptionally good, and men wh 0 servefl in the Great War remarked on the improvement on the work of two decades ago. What momentous decision rested on the turn of the coin which an elderly man tossed on the pavement in.Heretaunga Street, Hastings, the other afternoon, and watched till it finished 1 rolling and lav flat? The man appeared to be in doubt until he withdrew the coin, a half-crown, from his pocket, and threw it into the air. As if his mind were made up, he replaced the coin in his pocket, anfl walked off briskly along the street. His action was witnessed ioy a number of pedestrians, who were, no doubt, all] similarly intrigued. Was he deciding whether to have a hair-cut to-day? Or perhaps it was whether he should pay his social security tax? Or then, again, did something of far greater , moment depenfl on that flip of the coin? Writing pads in white and colours, and in all sizes, 6d to 2/- each. Compendiums with pad and envelopes to match, 1/3’to 6/6 each. Boxed stationery containing paper and envelopes to match in white and all colours, 1/- to 16/6 a box. Envelopes in all sizes and shapes and colours, 4d to 2/6 a packet. Best quality British made goods only stocked at B. Dixon’s Ltd., Tainui Street.—Advt.

l A very enjoyable tea was field at Harker’s Tea Rooms on Monday even- ’ ing, when about 70 guests were en--1 tertained by Mr and Mrs. J. Pender, ) Taylorville, the occasion fi/.ng the > coming of age of their second daugh- . ter, Phyllis. Mr. F. F. Boustridge , (uncle), was Chairman, and opened the proceedings with the Royal 1 toast. Several speeches were made and items were given by Miss I. Mc- ■ Donald and Mrs. Rothera. The toast of the guest of the evening was proposed by Mr. Scott, and responded to by her father, who presented her with a gold key. She was the recipient of many beautiful gifts and com gratulatory wishes, Among those present were her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs, T. H. Boustridge and her sister, Mrs. N. H. Steele, Oxford. Afterwards, a picture party was held at.the Regent Theatre, where the '.'Adventures of Tom Sawyer” entertained the whole party.

The following nominations have been received for executive positions in the Inangahua Gold and Coal Miners’ Union: —Vice-President: J. Mitchell, W. Lilluerap; Hall Caretaker: F. Dean, J. Rodden, R. Taylor; Executive (seven required): J. Baran, J. L. Brooks, E. Chandler R. Chandler, R. Davis, S. Dartnail, T. Flaherty, S. Hocking. T. J. McGuinness, J’. Nicholson, L. R. Page, F. Rotterson.

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

In the course of his address to the Hastings Rotary Club recently Elder G. S. Henderson, of the Morman Church, mentioned that during the construction of the Boulder Dam in the United States, cliff dwellings of great age were discovered in the canyoi. where the work was in progress. A “lost city” the remnants of formex Indian life, was another discovery.

In connection with the professional wrestling contest, McCready v. Jones, at Greymouth on Friday, September 8, the evening train to Blackball will be delayed, and a special passenger train will leave Greymouth at 10.35 p.m. for Hokitika. See advertisement in this issue for particulars.—Advt.

A feminine member of the Red Cross Society must surely take tne palm for keenness. The lady inquestion sat last Monday night for an examination in first-aid, and later in the evening enrolled in a home nursing class, to commence the next night, a motor mechanics class to commence last Friday, and a class in first-aid in chemical warfare to be held on Saturday. In addition, the lady is already a member of a voluntary aid detachment, which meets ,on Friday afternoons.

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 per pair. Harley’s—The Home Furnishers, Greymouth.—Advt.

Writing from Gdynia, Poland, on August 2, a former Timaru resident says: “I have been on a short visit of five days to this place and Danzig, i. felt it was time to come here, if ever. Danzig is the most beautiful city, full of quaint old historical buildings, streets and squares. Let us hope they will not be now destroyed. Yesterday I had a drive of 40 miles into Poland. A good harvest is being garnered, ali hand tied and mostly by womeww

Since 1935 we have offered expert service in overhauling and sharpening lawnmowers. Our machine is modern and is the only one of its kind in New Zealand. Send your mower to us, and we will guarantee satisfaction for 10/-, including cartage. We stock spares. Ring Greenhill’s, ’Phone 428, or Abbie-Ramage, ’Phone 167. Electric Lawnmower Service, Cobden.— Advt. 1

Two days after winning the title of the best gun-dog in the North Island, Shotover Shelia, champion Labrador retriever, was killed when she was struck by a railcar on the WellingtonWairarapa line. It is understood that she was out with a surveying party at the time. Shotover Shelia was outstanding at the North Island championship meeting held at Waiwetu and thoroughly deserved her win. The event included lanfl and water trials, culminating in a double water retrieve against time.

Gardening Handbooks: “Ward Lock and Co’s. Gardening,” 1/6 (3d); “Quinn’s Pruning for Australia,” 5/6 (sd); “Rose Growing,” by J. Hart (sd); “The Town Garden,” by R. Sudell' 3/6 (4d); “Greenhouse Flowers and How to Grow Them,” by H. Thomas, 3/6 (4d); “The Easy Guide to New Zealand Gardening,” by Lockhart, 2/- (3d); “Rock Gardens, How to Plan and Plant Them,” by A. Edwards, 12/6 (7d); “All About Gardening,” 7/6 (7d). Procurable at B. Dixon’s, Ltd., Tainui Street.—Advt.

Before Mr. Justice E. H. Northcroft in the Supreme Court at Greymouth corroborative evidence was taken in the divorce case, George Arthur Lawson v. Doris Margaret Lawson, failure to comply with an order for restitution of conjugal' rights, and his Honour then granted a decree nisi, to be made absolute after three months, and granted interim custody of the child to petitioner. Decrees nisi were made absolute in the following cases: Lillian Painter Judge v. Sydney Judge, and Norman Hodgkiss v. Stella Beatrice Hodgkiss. In each case, permanent custody of the children was granted to petitioner.

The famous tobacco-box formerly belonging to Sir Walter Raleigh is • still in existence, and is now a museum piece, and, of course, extremely valuable on account of its history and associations. Fashioned of metal it is cylindrical in shape, seven inches high, thirteen inches in diameter, and the outside cover is of gilded leather. It holds about a pound of tobacco, for, of course. Sir Walter loved his pipe. One wonders what his tobacco was like? i Hot and strong, probably, and not in the least like our own “toasted,” which is neither hot nor strong, but cool, sweet and fragrant, and just about as pure and delicious as it can be. Comparatively harmless, too, owing to its nicotine being largely eliminated by toasting, so that over-indul-gence won’t affect you. The genuine toasted brands are: Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), Cavendish, Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Riverhead Gold and Desert Gold. They’re all good—so good in fact, that they’re being imitated. So the, safest way when you buy is to ask for the brands named. The imitations are worthless.—Advt.