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Hokitika Guardian, 4 January 1917, Page 2

For the Bowling Tournament at Eeefton commencing on Jan 23rd, the Greymouth Club have entered 3 rinks and 8 pairs, Hokitika 2 rinks and 4 pairs, Westport 3 rinks and 6 pairs. Beef ton 2 rinks and 5 pairs. The Soldiers’ Clubs at Gisborne and Napier sent the season’s greetings to the Westland soldiers, the Napier Club through its president Mr Vigor Brown, sending a very cordial message, which has been posted up for the information of the soldiers at the Club room, Hamilton Street,

The following are the sums received at the County Office for the Belgian Christmas Day gifts:—Majorie 1/, Mrs Simpson, Ken Shannon, Alan Shannon each 2/6, Aitken family 5/. Further gifts will be received up to the end of the week, when the amount raised will be forwarded to the Belgian Consul at Christchurch, I

The stpll accommodation for the competing horses at the HokitiSa racecourse has been considerably extended of late, and for better identification each siall has been numbered, and the number is prominently displayed, In all there are 65 boxes and stalls for the use of the horses, and with the ample paddock room there is not any fear of congestion on race days,

As an illustration of the quantity of goods required for the New Zealand troops, Hoh A. M. Myers stated that roughly, sixty million articles, costing approximately two and a half million pounds, have been arranged for and applied to military purpises since ho assumed office as Minister in Charge of Munitions and Supplies m lugust last year.

It is notified in this issue that acceptances for the Hokitika races close tomorrow night at 9.30 o’elock at the Post Office hotel. The trotting handicaps were published yesterday, and the weight for the gallops appear in this issue. It is announced also that owners etc. may obtain their tickets at the Post Office hotel to-morrow evening. The tariff at the gates for the meeting will be, outside 2/6, inside 7/6. Ladies are admitted free, as also soldiers in uniform, and West Coast Pioneers wearing the provincial jubilee badges. '

"In regard to military supplies for Now Zealand troops, which is the branch of war work particularly under my charge, says the Hon A. M. Myers, “I am pleased to be able to staie that the difficulties experienced in the year 1915 of obtaining in the Dominion sufficient supplies for our troops have been by appropriate organisation reduced to a minimum, Stocks of all important lines have been collected, ana my Department is able to look well ahead in the matter of requirements, which enables economical and satisfactory purchases being arranged WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS Recommended by the medical profession. Now the summer heat h3s come what a boon “No Rubbing Laundry Help” will be to the housewife for washing cloths? clean without rubbing anditwiil not injure the clothes, this we guarantee, —-Local Storekeepers. A cheering cordial that restores mental vigor—WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS.