LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 7 April 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The monthly meting' of ; the Greymouth Permanent and Investment So- N ciety wif be hold this evening" at 8 o'clock. The 'Grey-mouth Golf Glub will hold their annual meeting- at Trinity_Hall this evening 1. A g-ood attendance is desirable. \ I

Yesterday afternoon's rain came as ;i surprise. 5 (But it ,vas .vanted and was welcome. The wea her., however, was quite, muggy again af'er :lx« "r«m stopped: Too Grey Bowling* Club have notified the local .Club of their inability to send down a team to Hokitika, on account of sending two rinks to Christchurch next Friday. , Among- the accounts'passed for payment on Wednesday night |>y >he Westlaiid Charitable Aid Board was a sum of £143 for the ambulance van, which arrives in Wellington to-morrow and will come down on the next trip of the Defender. ' . This day at 2 p.m. Barley and Co., Ltd., will sell by auction on 'the premises, No. 20, Leonard Street, on ac.count of Mr - Mallet, who is leaving Greymouth, his leasehold section with five-roomed cottage thereon; also furniture and effects, (bedsteads, duchess chests, sideboard, linoleum, etc. The sale will commence: punctually. The Greymouth" Whaf Labourer*:' Union has nominated 'Messrs Jackson (President-, \F. Lurch V/lce-Predde-v), W. Webi) of Auckland -^nd F. Smith ! c. Welling-jon as rneir repi*i-'.itni;atiVL = «l the conference of tK«? TiaJo/. a:ul ' Labour Council and ■W.iu-.rfHe- Worktis J Union to be nyziwi at '~.hm?-'' church on Saturday, April "Is*.h. How have the mighty-fallen For a few short months while the Ross Goldfields", Ltd., were carrying .on" active operations, the Borough of Ross was ; proud of the knowledge that it was. one of the best publicly lighted towns in the 'Dominion. Alas, with the stoppage of: operations of the Com- ■■ pany, the lighting",, of the Borough has dwindled; down to the light of two kerosene lamps, one near the Post Office and one at the junction of Ayl- ' mer and .Moorhouse Streets. The : Borough is patiently waiting for the . mine to start work lajrain, when they will 'be . able, to come back to their erstwhile briliancy at niyht time with the aid of the; powferul electric current,—^Guardian. t .... .

Trainers and horse owners are\reminded that the acceptance for all evnts at the Greymouth Jockey Club's Easter meeting, first day, Wednesday next, -April 12th, .will close with the secretary at the Albion Hotel at 9 p.m. on Saturday next, the Bth inst. llNominations for the second day's events, on Saturday, April 15th, will also close at the same time.

Mr Fred Smith, a member of the Greymouth Fire Brigade, leaves on Monday next to attend the Corona tion of King George. The Brigade are eomewhat pleased at (being represented at> this great function an.l •have decided to igive him" a hearty send-off. The Brigade will therefore assemble to-night at eight o'clock for •a farewell social, when all members are requested to be present. Priviaite advices received from a prominent business man in Christchurch state that he has "half a mind to establish in Greymouth and district a series of meat depots at which meat would be retailed at a reduction of nearly fifty per cent, on turront prices." "I cannot decide just at the moment," he adds, "ibut if I do not accept a tempting" proposition in Queensland, Greymouth will hear of me before very long."

Easter is upon us and one. begins to look at himself and wonder if he is smart and, tidy looking* for the festive season. Then (the question arises, what about my hat? A new one no doubt is required nnH the place to purchase same is at the Cash Trading* Cos premises in Tai; nui Street. That is the place where ' the good hats are kept. In fact tlifs well-known firm are the Men's "Wear Specialists, for the /West Coast. Hats shirts, ties, overcoats, etc., etc., not forgetting the finest pair of boots obtainable .in Greymouith. The managrement invite inspection of new goods just opened up. A million germs woke up one day Intent on journeying miles away; Cough, cold fever, asthma, too; ■ These germs, were named >by those who knew; And people ;grew so much alarmed They realised tkey might ibe harmed; But all at once the germs fell dead, They'd met Woods' Peppermint- Cats 'tis said.

What is the matter with the v.:c rpora tion lamp at the corner of Tainui and; Puketahi streets? It has not been alight for some time, and its w:i;>t is felt of dark nights by wayfarers in that neighbourhood. (Curiously enough too, it is almost opposite the residence of the gas manager. A ratepayer ha £ drawn oiir attention to the ur'.'.'T through our columns, and tha* as soon as the lamp-lighter i; slits :hc lamp it soon after goes on*, lividently it wants attending to. An Arney stret resident hailed one of the u\rgus staff the other day by Snouting "They have not brought back' that lamp yet!" Arney strc-t' #corns to ibe rather (badly n -.var: of a.lamp on dark nights. At the meeting of the Hokitika Bor ough Council last night his Worship the Mayor was to move:—"That with tfle view of shortening the coach journey, and so lessening the time occupied in travelling between Otira and the Oass, the Government be urged to remove the Gtir,a railway station from- its present site -to a position about U- miles eastward and nearer the centre of the Otira population, and thereby expedite the necessary steamer connections and prevent the 24 hoursi loss of time which takes place under the present conditions to H.M. mails and the numerous passengers travelling between the Nor,rt Island and the West Coast."

There was a little sparring, by a couple of the members at the meeting of the Westland Charitable Aid Board on evening, (says the Guardian). When discusing the advisability of appointing, an Inspector of Public Health, a duty involving as a result of ithe intention of the Health Department to remove Inspector Middleton from Greymouth, and thereby throwing the responsibility on the local .Board, Mr Bock suggested that the. Secretary could do the -work and thereby save further expense.. Mr Murdoch twitted 'the speaker with having an eye on the coming municipal elections. Mr Bock retorted 'that the^ interjecter had not enough ibackbone ' to support him, stating that he (Mr 'Bock). would not be a candidate for municipal honors, but .that he was sim ply protecting the intersts of the. Borough ratepayers. This led the Chairman a little later to remark that the County bear the heavier portion of the expense, and he also passed some strictures on the insanitary condition of the town of Hokitika, using- this as a special -argument for the appointment of the inspector. Mr Murdoch supported the proposal and in the course of his remarks stated -..'lat it was urgently, necessary that among other duties there should be a =.net inspection of'dairies. He instanced the necessity by stating at one hotel where he stayed, the flics which vcie in abundance would rest anywhe-ye, even on the top of his head, but not on 'the butter which contained a preparation that killed them if they cMd .so. Asked why he did not draw attention to the matter he said that ; t was not his ditty to do so, all t.e :iul in the matter was to refrain from eating 'the 'butter." Alex. Lennie is still at the Club.--P ivt. Duke of Edinburgh Hotel—£o looms, newly fitted throughout; accommodation second to none on the Coast; 6s a day; arrangement by th« week J- J. O'Brien, propriet or. —Advi. The second lot of new Autumn hats just to hand. A special lucky purchase brought by our London buyer. Trimmed Paris models 15s , Gd up. Semi trimmed ready to wear hats 4s 6d, 5s 6d, 7s 6d. Children's millinery a special lot 4s 6d, 5s 6d up to 9s 6d. Is in the £ discount. W. McKay and Son, leading drapers Mawhera Quay. Greymouth arid Hokitika. —Advt. The new furs and blouses fbr Autumn wear, single furs 2s 6d, 3s 6d up. Fur sets, the new kind from 35s to £12 the set. Blouses in j plain and the new knitted ikind 5s fld, 6s 6d and 8s 6d. Is in the £ discount. W. McKay and Son, the leading drapers and clothiers, Gr«y mouth and Hokitika.—Advt. French model . hats in silk, velvet and plush all the latest fasfilbns 16.=. 17s 6d, 21s to 30s each. Trathen and Co.. Boundary Street. —Advt. f