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Hokitika Guardian, 24 April 1917, Page 2

The Railway Department notify the curtailment of train services commencing on Thursday next. At their rooms to-morrow at 2.15 p.m. Messrs Pollock and Bevan will sell the salvage of a motor car and at 2.30 p.m., household furniture and sundries. Owing to further advances in wages and other expenses, flight from lington to Hokitika is now 34/ per ton for general cargo, 48/ for benzine. A meeting of the Committee of the Overseas Club will b° held at the Club room on Wednesday evening at 7.30 o’clook to arrange for Empire Day celebrations.

Tlie ladies of the Overseas Club will conduct a euchre tournament in the Club room* on Thursday evening, commencing at 8 o’clock. All invited. Participants one shilling.— Advt.

Mr George A. Wood; a well known townsman of many years standing, who is a candidate f or the position of Borough Councillor at iom-orrcw’selection ins'rts a short address to the electors of the Borough in this issue.

&nzac Day was celebrated yesterday in Beefton by sorvices held in honour of fallen soldiers, at nine o’clock at the Catholic Chapel. In the af'ernoon a combined service was held by the various churches m the Princess Theatre.

t 1 Tlio many friend'! of Mr and Mrs » W. Muir, of Gladstone Siting, will re. g gret to learn of the death of their son Albert William, which took place ai the Grey River Hospital on Sunday i The deceased, who was a bright little '» child of two years, bad not been toe * well tor a few days, but his sickness 3 only took a serious turn on Saturday • mght Mr W. White, mine manage:, Barryk town and of Turumaha Street, Grey i mouth, has received advice from the f Hon J. Allen, Minister of Defence, that ... his son, Bombardier W. 0. White, has , been awarded the Silver Medal for j gallantry cm the field of action in Prance, Th’s is his secon l decoration, he having received the French “ Medailiie Militaira ” for bravery on GaUi--3 poli. i Surprise was expressed and comment was passed ye.terday that there was not any parade-ordered of tho Territorials fer the Anzac Day commemorations. It 1 is the very proper custom for parades of this nature to be ordered elsewheraud seeing that so many Auzacs were drawn i from the local company it, have been very fitting for the men to piy full military honors to their comrades, several of whom, alas, will never return. A very painful accident happened to Master Harold Lawn, son of Mr A. II Lawr, on Cass Square yesterday afternoon, It seems that the lad was climb- ' ing oue of the trees i t tli - endeavor to gather fir cones, when the branch on which he was standing gave way, and lie fell a good distance on to the picket fence. One cf the pickets penetrated his leg just above the knee, inflicting a very nasty wound. The sufferer was attended to by Dr Teichelmann, who found it necessary to make several stitches in the wound. The WestUnd Chambpr of Commerce has received the following reply from the Union-Steam Company, Dunedin, in respect to the protest male from here regarding the interruption of the through service to t>he North Island by reason of the early departure of the ferry steamer from Lyttelton au hour before the West Coast service reaches Christchurch . “Tour wire received Under present conditions of limited service, regret cannot detain ferry steamers at Lyttelton, but when more normal conditions obtain will give question further consideration. Hope this consummation will not belong delayed.” For Children’s Hacking Cough at night Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 1/6, 2/6. Mr Edgar M. Philips, piano tuner and salesman representing Messrs Webley Sons and Gofton Ltd, is now in Hokitika. All orders left at the Excelsior Book Depot, Revell St will receive prompt aiteution.—Advt, Hokitika Grocers cannot be~bothe'ed with inferior quality goods only the best fiind favor with them, hence the'r enthusiasm for “ No Rubbing ” Laundry Help. Thinker Note Book given free with every 1/ packet of ‘ No Rubbing ’