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Hokitika Guardian, 8 March 1917, Page 2

The polling for the Bay bye-election caused by the death of Hon R. McNab, is taking place today.

Messrs Dalgety and Company Limited advise having received the following cablegram from their London House! under da)to of Ist instant.—, “Sheepskins, at the London Sales 3,265 bales were offered and practically all sold. The attendance was fair and competition good. As compared with last sales’ closing rates there has been a general advance of Id per lb.”

Two fine Gazettes and a scenic of Niagara were the opening films- at Pollard’s Pictures last evening, followed by •‘A Bad Quarter of an hour," & comedy with almost a tragedy in it, each being interesting while the remarkable scries of “ Going Slow ” athletic pictures were peculiar to the eye to say the least. The star film was “ The Green Swamp " & story of a wife’s jea’onsy in which the plot was considerably overdrawn, though the acting and staging was of a very fiuo standard.

Further particulars of the accident to Mr Jas Rathbone at Reefton on Sunday, show that he was driving the trotter Voter in a sulky when, without any warning, the horse iet fly with both hind legs, striking Mr Rathbone on the jaw, and knockiog him completely out of his sulky, in the fall from which he sustained a fractured thigh. In addition to that injury, he had an artery severed in the jaw, and this necessitated three stitches being put in his face. He was taken homo, and later the leg was sot. Mr Rathoono has not had the best of health for some considerable time past, having suffered from acute rheumatism, with the result that his lower extremities have become crippled, and now this latest aecident will Jay him up for some time.

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Jjbe Defender leaves Wellington tomorrow for Hokitika. Tbe Jane sailed last evening for Bruce Bay for a cargo of sheep from Condon Bros station, She is expected back tomorrow mornmg.

The committee of the Overseas Club meets to-night at 8.15 o’clock, when the applications for custodian will be dealt with.

A statutory meeting of the Westland County Council will be held on Tuesday of next week to consider the qiestion of representation of the The ordinary monthly meeting of the Council will be held the same afternoon.

Messrs Pollock and Bevan again draw attention to the important auction sale at Woodstock on Saturday at 3 p.m., when they wi'l sell the valuable properties of Mrs Jack, together with furniture, stock and other eifeetp.

A meeting of the committ-:e of the Westland Racing C'ub will be held tonight at 8 o’clock. The business, will in elude *he fixing of dates for next racing season and the nominations of candidates for the Racing Conference delegates and the District Committee. *

An incipient fi-e occurred at tin Kumara Dairv Factory yesterday morning, It appears that a cinder from the chimney alighted on an old roof ladder on the roof and set it afue. The heat of the iron caught the woodwork underneath, but the manager (Mr Wallace) soon put it out by means of a bucket of water.

On the bowung green yesterday afternoon a rink of Greymouth visitor consisting of Messrs FleLher (2), Sargert and Blackwood (skip) played a local four consisting of Boyd, Thompson, Braddon and Stewart (skip), and after an enjoyable game the visitors proved vietonans by three points. In tbe evening a game of the final round of the singles championship was played between Stevenson and J, H. Wilson, the former proving the victor by 20 to 17.

The death took place on Sunday even, ing at Reefton Hospital of Mrs Lily Bonewife of the late William Bone, whose death occurred just seven weeks previously. The deceased lady had been in indifferent health for some time past, and an operation was deemed necessary, although there was not a great deal of hope held out of her ultimate recovery, The operation was performed some days ago, and, though she rallied and appeared to be doing well, it was only temporary, and she passed away. Tbe deceased leaves a family of eight ohilJren five daughters and three sona—the e'dest of whom is just verging upon manhood.

The Wairuea loaves Wellington on Friday and Nelson on Saturday for the Coast and then returns to Nelson.

The three-year old colt f anUlus was sold by Sir Ge rge Clifford on Saturday to Mr H. Cassidy, in whose interests he raced in the Forsyth Flying Handicap at the Akaroa Racing Club’s meeting later in the afternoon.

The pickpocket is out again in the practice of his nefarious operations, this time with perhaps more violence in his methods than hitherto. Last Sunday a well-known Wellington resident, while returning from a day’s outing at Day’s Bay, was relieved of a small roll of notes. There was a big crush and it is believed that the thief was busy in the crowd. The gentleman in question felt a tug at his coat tails, but paid no attention to it until later when he found he had been robbed. The notes were in a purse attached to a chain and ithe receptacle was in the hip pocket. The purse had been snipped off the chain, so it is evident that particularly smart experts are at work.

First shipment of now winter millinery, ex s.s. Rotorua, now showing at McKay’s, the Leading Drapers.—Advt. The cable news m this issue accredited to tbe “ Times ” has appeared in that journal, but only where expressly stated is snch nows the editorial opinion of the “ Times

Misses Addison are showing som9 special lines in ladies’ costumes, also some good styles in tweed coats, and a full range of millinery.

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Reductions in all millinery, blouses and summer goods at Mrs Lloyd’e.

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