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Hokitika Guardian, 15 March 1917, Page 2

The friends in this district of Mr. A. J. Morton will regret to hear that ho has not, so far, improved in health. The Chief Postmaster reports that the South going mail coach was unable to leave Hari Hari this morning, owing to floods. The quarterly meeting of the Westland Licensing Committee will be held at the Courthouse at Hokitika to-morrow, at 12 o’clock (noon). Owing to the scarcity and high prices rnling for oats the various millers have increased the price of oatmeal by nearly £4 per ton. The price of butter has been advanced this month in accordance with the Government 'Regulations, and is now Is 6d wholesale, and Is 8d retail for cash as from March Ist.

The weather changed yesterday and in the afternoon rain commenced to fall, it continuing sleadily through the night. The fall wai a welcome one after the spell of dry weather.

The Westport Jockey Club for its one day meeting on Saturday next (St Patrick’s Day) has followed the example of the Westland Racing Club, and is inviting ladies to attend free of charge. The Defender arrived at Greymouth last evening. She is discharging a cargo of rails there and comes on to Hokitika to-morrow to load for Wellington.

The funeral of the 'late John Forsyth Senr. which took place yesterday afternoon was attended by a number of relatives and friends of the deceased. The Rev. Mr. Browning of Ross, conducted the Presbyterian Burial (Service at the graveside.

At the Magistrate’s Court, Kumara yesterday morning before T. Hutchison, Esq., 8.M., -judgment by default for £l2 18/1 was given in the case Keech and Malloy (Mr Murdoch) v J. Atkinson, claiming £l4 18/1, £2 of which had be6U paid into Court.

Cable news has been received of the death of Private Roy Yercoe, son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Yercoe, of Westport, and who sailed with one of the early contingents. Roy was 22 years of age, a fine stamp of a young man. He had been in ill-health in the hospitals for some time.

At the Warden’s Court, Kumara, yesterday, Warden Hutchison dealt with the following bnsiness—Hohonu Diamond Terrace Coy. (Mr Murdoch), prospeotiDg license, Paddy’s Gully—Adjourned till Friday at Hokitika. T. Moynihan and King (Mr Murdoch) prospecting license 165 acres—Granted in name- of Moynihan alone. FfUion and Koin (Mr Murdoch), cancellation of lease—Registration cancelled.

The one shilling dividend paid last Thursday by tbe Waihi Gold Mining Company absorbed £24,795, There being at present od the colonial register of the company 2266 shareholders, owning 195,489 shares, the amount for distribution among them was £9,774 91. The mine has now produced bullion valued at £11,473*546 and the dividends and bonus payments to date total some £4,904,546.

The amount of sawn timber exported from G-reyinoutli fair itlie twelvo months ended January 31st. 1917 was 21,676,216 superficial feet, valued at £97,805 an increase over the previous* twelve months. The figures for 1916 were 19,976,690 sup. feet valued at £B7 698. For the year 1915 20,814,459 feet were exported the value being £90,247. The total amount of sawn timber for the Dominion for 1917 was 70,958,906 super, feet of a value of £378,890, or than fo rtho year ended January 31st. 1916. Mr D. EL Roberts of Greymouth, owner of Killjoy, winner of the Westland Racing Club’s jubilee gold cup, was in town yesterday and was presented with the handsome trophy. The gold cup which has been on view locally, is a very worthy trophy of the event it was intended to mark iu the history of the Club. Mr Roberts was both pleased and proud to receive, the cup, which is beautifully finished iu every respect. It hears a complete record of Killjoy’s fine win, and will he a lasting memento of a very interssting event. Mr Roberts expressed his thanks to the Club for providing so handsome a trophy, and wished the Club all possible success for the future. The presentation by Pollard’s Pictures of the drama “ The Waif ” at the Princess Theatre last evening terved lo introduce to Hokitika one of the youngest star actors of the day. Prom the moment that the street arab rolled oat of his cask of straw where he bad made his abode, until the last fall of the curtain, little Mattie Roubert proved himself an artist, remarkable indeed in such a midget. With a most pleasant face and remarkably intelligent eyes and demeanor, the youngster fairly won a place as an actor of high merit. His impersonations of Pagan in Oliver Twist, Sarah Bernhardt in La Tcsea and of Sherlock Holmes were wonderfully e’ever, while the scene in the last act of the play “ The Prince of the Blood ” was a most realistic and enforcing one. Around the star midget was formed an interesting plot, that added to the success of the production, which was remarkably clever and of a standard that will not often be beaten. A nice selection of dress materials and coats now showing at Mrs .T, Lloyd’s. y The world’s medical tonic beverage—- " WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS.

New autumn millinery is now to be seen at Mrs J, Lloyd’s.

A message from Dunedin on Monday stated that a sixteen-year-old girl has been arrested on a charge of assault. The case presents extraordinary feature 2 . It is alleged that the accused took a lifcllG girl into tbe bush and attempted to strangle her. When found the child was unrecognisable. Slio was bieeding profusely about the head. Her hair had been cut off, and her face disfigured by blows. There was a red mark and a wound on the neck, and close by the police found a piece of rope and a pair of scissors. Accused was an inmate of an industrial school until recently.

Among the articles brought from the Antarctic by tho Aurora was a bottle of r le with a histor", says the Dominion. The Challenger Expe.utioi of 1875 carried with it into rhe Arctic regions some ale specially bottled for tbe use of the explorer?. The expedition returned to England with a few of the bottles still unopened, and one of . them at least has been retained as a souvenir ever since. The owners wished the bottle to complete its travels by visiting the South Polar regions', and he therefore entrusted it to the members of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s expedition. His faith was not misplaced, and tbe bottle returned to Wellington with the cork still undrawn. WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS The National Brink of Australasia. Don’t rub, nor scrub, let ‘ No Rubbing Laundry Help” do’you” next washing without rubbing aDd we gua a-'ce it not to injure tho hands or clothes, seven washings costl/. —All Grocers, First shipment of new winter costumes and coats, ex s.s. Rotorua, now showing at McKay’s, the Leading Drapers.— Advt,

WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS prevents morbidness of the kidneys.