The Inangahua Times. SATURDAY, DEC. 7, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Inangahua Times, 7 December 1929, Page 2

The Inangahua Times. SATURDAY, DEC. 7, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Owing to weather conditions the north mails via Nelson missed * connection with the service car this morning. The visit of the Waiuta Staff Tennis Club arranged for Reefton to-morrow, has been indefinitely postpoaed. The mail which left Wellington per R.M.S. Tahiti, via San Francisco, on the sth Nov, arrived at London on the 4th December. We remind our readers of the Excelsior Orchestra’s dance at the Criterion Theatre this evening, when with a good floor and delightful music a most enjoyable evening should be spent. ' I Tenders are invited by the Liquidator | of the Reefton Mines for the purchase I of the plant and machinary at the New Millerton and South Blackwater Mines Ltd. ah Hukawai. Tenders close on ) 31st December. At the annual meeting of the Buller A. and P. Association the balance sheet submitted showed a credit of £290 9s 8d and assets £330 9s lid, with liabilities nil. It was decided to hold the Show on the 14th and 15th February, 1930. Mr T. A. de Tourettes, formerly of Reefton, was President last year, and he with the Rev J. W. Bloyce are active members of the Committee this year. Proceedings are to be taken in Christchurch against motorists who make undue use of horns and sirens. At this week’s meeting of the City Council the By-laws Committee reported that it was of the opinion 'hat undue use of horns and Birens was made by motor drivers, particularly in the case of heavy motor-trucks, pedestrians being frequently started I at street corners by the noise of these corns, etc. The matter had been referred to the Chief Traffic Inspector with instructions that proceedings were to be instituted against such offenders. See my window show, of Xmas stationery and compendiums. Prices from Is upwards. Inspection invited, ' at Miss Cohen’s. tc Bring your wristlet watch up to date by fitting a silver or gold filled expanding bracelet to if. Call and inspect our stock. The low prices will please you. W. J. Duff, Pharmacist, Reefton. tc

Miller’s new advertisement, itemising some of the many articles they ,fTer suitable for the season's gif's, -vill spnear in Monday’s issue. A Tress A*»netatinn message states the second day of the Taumamnni races has been abandoned, owing to heavy rain and it effect on the course. The club intends to apply for a fresh date later in the season. - « » The following wilhrepresent Reefton ( Cricket Club against Inangahua June- ( tion on the racecourse to-morrow at 11 a.m. sharp >W. Gore-Porter. T. Hepburn, R. Hill, S. Hunt, O. Hoy, S. Griggs, L. Pascoe. D. M. Scott. W. Hannah. W. Blom. L. McKane. F. 1 Bonifacio, C. Tattley. J. Lawson. 1 For burying a dog a'ive a man has been fined only £2 at Hastings England. Many well-known bulbs, including the jonquil and narcissus, contain poison. Official rat-catchers in the City of London destroyed 24,748 rats last year. Raspberry canes at Harrow, , England, bore a second crop in late September. Of the arrests for drunkenness in Britain. 60 per cent take place at the werk-ends. Last night was one of the wildest experienced in Reefton for some time past, heavy rain falling almost incessantly and this morning was 1 accompanied by heavy thunder. The If rainfall up to 9 o’clock this morning I was 1.18 inches. 1 A new policy to cover pedestrian third-party risks has been introduced by a London insurance firm. The inI novation follows on. the recovery by a [ Sheffield motorist of £3O damages from , a pedestrian who was “ walking to the I public danger. ” The success of this k English a-lion may lead to the testing | of New Zealand courts on the aame [ issue. At present many pedestrians on I our roads are a law onto themselves. 1 they claim the right of the road, and j their refrain reams to be : “I care t for nobody ; no, not I.” The reply of [ some motorists is, “ And nobody cares ■ for thee ” The courts may soon be I called on to define the limit of the ( p-destrian’s rights. If he possess ■ rights, it would also probably be held [ that he has obligations. Under t modern traffic conditions, it is high [time the pedestrian’s rights and privileges should be defined and also hi 4 duties and obligations. Where all other traffic is subject to rules and regal atinns, the pedestrian should not ba allowed to “ go-as-you-please,” t.» others* and bis own confusion. Wills and Co., Buller Road, are now hooking orders for Christmas bams, Christmas cake*, and Christmas puddings. See their prices before booking elsewhere. te Those who require the very latest ideas in Glassware and Crockery ahou'd 5 inspect T. C. O’Brien's large anti varied Btock. General Furnishings and Linoleums can also be seen at this wel'known general store, and all these will bear comparison in price and quality 1, with any procurable elsewhere. The address is Broadway, Reefton. tc 5 Headquarters for Xmas noveltie- ! Presents and toys 1 Reefton’s large- 1 variety at “ We sell for less ” price Make your selection now, a small « deposit will secure any article. Pay a visit early. Thorpy’a Economy Warehouse, Reefton and Greymoutb. tc