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Hokitika Guardian, 3 August 1917, Page 2

The Military Service Board will sit at* Hokitika on" Monday, 13th August.

The Success dredge washed up on Thursday for a return of 35 ozs for 120 hours working.

A meeting of the executive of tho'Westland Patriotic Fund will he held at the County Chambers on Monday afternoon to deal with general business. ' .. . .

The sad news has been rqceiveu uiat W. G. Messenger, 6th Reinforcements, died of wounds on July 22nd. He was a son Of Mr and Mrs It. Messenger, of Blakotowh, Greymouth. He received the Military Medal on the field for conspicuous bravery at the Battle of Mcssines.

The 'Ladies’ literary Club has resolved to join with the Lady Liverpool Committee for the duration of the war. In the past the Literary Club has done a large amount of useful patriotic work, and has assisted very materially in the raising of local funds. The help in coni unction with the Liverpool Committee will bo very acceptable.

The public are reminded of the patriotic gathering at - the Town Hall to-rhorrow at noon to pass a motion to mark tlie third year of the war. Business places are desired to close their premises from .noon till 2 p.m., and bunting should be displayed throughout the day. The Mayor and County Chairman will be the mover and seconder of the motion, which the cierg,* and cither speakers will ho asked to support.

The sale of work which takes place in three weeks’ timo at the Princess Theatre in aid of tho Retunueu Soldiers’ Cluhrooni promises to be a very successful event. The ladies who hav® the matter in hand, are as usual putting a great amount of energy to the benefit and the result will be a very j fine display. Gifts of goods from Sydney and other places have been received so that there will bo both variety and choice in the good things proviu- ‘ ed. The fancy goods and sewing stalls will thus be somotliing out of the ordordinary. The returned soldiers will conduct a stall themselves while the State School is assisting with a produce stall. Altogether there will he a great variety of goods, and the dis play should entice a welcome financial , result, - ,j

The, quax'terly meeting of the VVeetr land Chamber of Commerce will be held on Tuesday next at 7.30 p.m. V

Pollard's Pictures at the Princess Theatre last evening were very enjoy-

able. There was a couple of fine Gazettes, Gloria’s Romance serial w*o continued- and tho star drama “The Wharf Rat,” located mostly in San Francisco, proved decidpdly interesting.

The lecture being given by Mr. xL E. Holland in the Princess Theatre to-night at 8 o’clock was given to a packed audience at the Opera House at Greymouth last night and was received with marked applause. As the lecturer is recognised as one of tho finest speakers on the subject in Australasia no one should mass th© opportunity of hearing him .to-night.

The “Teloharmonies” are paying a visit t° Hokitika next Tuesday after giving two performances in Greymouth. They a,re an excellent combination of reedj string, and brass instrumentalists, under the direction of Staff-Captain Thurkettle, who, during his residence in Dunedin, was considered the 'finest clarionet player in the south. He is also a master of tne, English concertina and several string instruments- The -box plan is opcj. at Browne’s, and no booking fee is being charged. .. Further details in connection with the double fatality at the Blackball mine on Monday last indicate that. Deputy John H. Tipler and Shiftman Thos. L. Abbott wont into ( the mine’ at 6 a.m. for tho purposeof inspecting No. 17 bank, and ,not having returned at 4 0.m., a search was instituted. The body of Thos. Abbott was found in No. 17. drive, being caught against a prop in the drive, no evidently been drowned as the result of "the breaking away of a dam, which had been caused by n large fall vcoal, behind which a considerable quantity of water had accumulated. Tipier’s body—also found in No. 17 drive—was partly covered with silt. Xhe funeral of the victims took place on Wednesday, the remains being interred in tho Blackball cemetery. Wo regret to report tlie death of a well known townsman in the person of Mr James Kearns, the well tinsmith and plumber, which took place at Westland Hospital this morning about 8 o’clock as the result of an attack of pneumonia. The deceased was a native of Hokitika am* 50 years of age. He had been in the, employ of Mr Wm. Heinz for .many years' A -wide circle of friends will hear of his end with sincere regret.Deceased leaves a widow and family of four sons and two daughters. Two of the sons are'at present with the New Zealand forces in Franco. His father died about a year ago. His mother resides in Jollie street. Mrs T. Hoennn, of itevell street, and Mrs W. P. Boyd, of Rimu, are sisters. To | the sorrowing family wo extend our 1 sincere sympathy.

. Conformable with the decision at Wednesday's meeting ,the Liverpool Gift Depot in Kevell Street will lie open each week end for the reception and sale of gift's for the patriotic work. At present the Liverpool Committee is engaged raising funds lor the Christmas gifts, in connection with which it is proposed to send atleast 200 parcels from here, together with a supply of Christmas puddings. Not less that £IOO "iH lo he . raised for this purpose, and it is hoped through the Gift Depot to raise . a substantial ■ amount- The depot will ho open to-morrow under the management of Mrs. Evans and Miss Mandl and gifts of all sorts and ‘kinds will bo welcome, while buyers will be looked for to purchase the goods and the pioceeds will help to swell the parcel fund.

There was an attendance of over 120 at the Town Hall last night for the Euchre Drive in aid of the Ramrod Soldiers’ Association when the gathering passed off pleasantly. The tournament was under thp- direction of Messrs Cahill. Thompson and Harrop, and the games passed off every onjoyahlv. The following wero the prizewinner*: Ladies Mesdames Coulso.. and B. Dowell, Mis s Fane, with Miss Murphy runner- up; Gentlemen Messrs Coulson Sifnpson and Stickles, and JR. Hendferson ninner-up. Refreshments were served by the ladies of- the Overseas Club, who were also responsible forjhe Hall arrangements which wero very complete. A jolly dance followed and was kept up with great interest by those present. Music was supplied by Misses O. Breeze Jacobs, Mrs. McLean and Mr. Lawn 'and with Mr. H. Thompson in chargo of the floor the gathering passed off most enjoyahly.

Mr. Chas Gibbons .the well-iuiow u flutist whoso services are alwafs at the disposal of amy local charitable or patriotic object was the recipient recently of a very hnndosme. present from Mr IV. McKay of Greymouth. Appropriately the present took the form of a first class Bolime concert flute a valuable instrument indeed which Air. McKay specially imported from Paris tor Mr. Gibbons. The gift Is very highly appreciated, for apart- from its intrinsic value its appropriateness makes B specially acceptable. Air. Gibbons ’ c: a player of high repute and finish and this advanced instrument will give him further facilities for extending '’ Ms studies and improving on his execution

The tone of the instrument is excellent and its finish is.in keeping with the quality it ranges under. It is an exceedingly nice present and Air. McKay appears to have paid Mr. Gibbons a special compiHment by the happy choice of the present he has made.

Call and se® the special reductions made in Ladies’ Tweed Coata and in Winter Millinery at Misses Addisons. —Advt.

John Parkhill lias always a good word for “No RubbiDg’’ Laundry Help because it has justly earned its popular reputation as the abolisher of washboard slavery, and also because . _ the fainousj Thinker Not® Book re given free with every Is packet of No Rubbing.”—Advt. Wo have some attractive lines in Eider-down Quilts; low prices and pretty designs. Just what you require for the cold weather.—Mieses Addison—Advt. Afore economical than cough mixtures or syrups is NAZOL. Eighteenpence buys sixty doses—more than „hree a penny- No cold is NAZOL-proof. For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure 1/8, 2/6.