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Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1917, Page 2

Mr Wm Heinz .notifies seme special lines in stock in which special values are offering, and of which he invites inspection.

So far tho occupation of Samoa by New Zealand has cost the Dominion £301,059. Troops’ pay was £145,883. Camps cost £3,711 and equipment £8614.

The Schools Excursion takes place to. morrow at Lake Mahinapua. Trains leave at 10 a.m., 10.25 a.m., and 1.30 p.m. The return train leaves the Lake at 6 p.m. Fares, adults 1/3, children 6d.

The Commissioner of Taxes draws attention of taxpayers to the notification appearing in to-day's issue that the due date of payment of the Additional In-coma-tax and Excess Profits Duty is ou Thursday, the Ist day oi March, 1917. The postponed address b 7 Mr R. W. Daiton, H.M. Trade Representative Will be given in the County Chambers tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon at 2.45 o’clock. A cordial invitation is given to all business people and others interested to attend.

Mr John Mcl ennan, storekeeper and farmer at Hukarero, Grey Yalley, died on Friday last, after a long illness, The deceased, who was a native of Inverness, Scotland, was 84 years of age, and had been resident on the We3t Coast for over half a century, lie leaves a widow and family of six, three sons and three daughters.

The Beefton owned trotting horse 3 ran prominently at Wanganui ou Friday. In addition to winning the Cap with Peony, Mr Lochore’s Luoy Wallace ran second in the Dash Handicap of one mile, and Mr V. Albora’s Feraleigh dead heated with Gold Boy for first place in the President’s Handicap

By the slipping of a jack at Cronadun on Saturday, while engaged in moving some heavy machinery, Mr W. Archer had the misfortune to have a heavy piece of iron fall on his hand, nearly severing his thumb. He at once came into Beefton and obtained medical assistance. Some weeks must, however, elapse before he can resume his occupation.

Secretary J. Walton will represent the Greymouth Firo Brigado at the annual meeting of the Brigades’ Association, to be held at Balciutha on March 12th. Foremen P. Deere and J. Kennedy, also of the Greymouth Brigade, will attend at Balciutha to receive their gold stars, representing 25 years’ service as bngadesmen.

AVbilc ihe Kittawa was discharging coal at Wellington ou Thursday evening with the much-discussed Burton block the tail of the hoisting gear carried away, but tho mishap was not attended by any injury to the workers. A portion of the broken wire was thrown into the harbour, but as ic may result in a steamer fou’ing it with her propel 1 er the wire will probably be dived for and removed.

"The All Bed Bout.i,” descriptive of a voyage from Sydney to London via the Canadian Pacific Bailway formed the first half of a very fine programme at the Princess Theatre last evening, and was a decided treat for the large audience, the scenes being very interesting. “Tho Kaiders,” a drama of the New York stock exchange, with a love story inter-twined, filled the second half and the story proved an interesting one, sending the audience home well pleased with the entertainment submitted.

At the Supreme Court Wellington on Friday Mr. Justice Chapman and a common jury, Richard Wright, carpenter, claimed from the New Zealand Shipping Co. £SOO damages for injuries received on a steamer belonging to tho Company, through falling down th« hold in July last. Plaintiff stated that he was working below, and about knock off time, before he could come upon deck the hatches wore covered. While going up a ladder to endeavour to lift tho manhole cover or make his presence known ho overbalanced and fell fracturing his leg and dslocating his shoulder. Defendant denied negligence, and claimed that plaintiff’s injuries were caused by his own negligence, in remaining in /the hold. The jury awarded the plaintiff £SOO damages. “Most of the people ra this room would, react to the tubercuiiu test/' said Doctor Truby King at tho conference of tho Society for the Health of Women and Children, Wellington. The troubles of the farmer in connection with tuberculous cows had been under discussion, and the doctor argued that the eradication of disease among dairy stock was by no means a simple propositionCows very slightly affected with tuberculosis would react strongly, and. the distribution of the disease was very wide. He urged the delegates to aim at “ reduction ” and not talk at present of “ eradication ” which scorned to be impossible. The most modern scientific preparation for washing clothes is “No Rubbing Laundry Help” as it washes clothes clean without rubbing and we guarantee it not to injure the hands or fabrics, — John Parkhill.

The cable news in this issue a> credited to the “ Times ” has appeared in that journal, but only where expressly stated is such news the editorial opinion of the “Times Reductions in all millinery, blouses and summer goods at Mrs Lloyd’s.

The Jane, which ran into GrcymoiUh ye a terd ly for /-bolter came back to Hokitika this afternoon at two o’clock.

After arriving at mouth from Wellington and Nelson, the Kennedy will sail for Motueka,

A si ting of the Magistrate’s and Warden’s Courts takes place to-morrow at 10 a.m. The business includes several charges under the Licensing Act.

In tho course of his remarks at Cnristehurcb on Friday, the Hon W. Fraser said the work on the Otira tunnel was now going* on stead ly. Tbe litila strike had been settled a week ago, and those were now 178 men at work on tho Otira end cf the tunnel and about thirty at the Bealey end. That was not a full working force, by any means.but it was becoming increasingly difficult co >.Bt labour. When «b.> nnaDer dropped below a certain standard, work would have to bo stopped entirely, but in the meantime they were carrying on, At Ihe Otira end the tntmel workers were row operating in very difficult ground—loo;e desiccated rock, and every foot of the way had to be timbered. The drive from the Otira end had now reached a point apprtximat: ly jus* under the post on the hill road marking the boundary between Canterbury and Westland. It was anticipated that when the bore had passed under this shoulder, firm ground would be reached and progress would.be more speedy. Up to last year the work had progressed very satisfactorily. Tbe progress for 1916 constituted tho second best, and nearly as goo« -a the best year’s record on the work.

Special window display of warehousemen’s stock of ladies’ fanoy muslin and voile blouses 5/9 for 2/11 at McKay’s, The Leading Drapers — Aim