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Hokitika Guardian, 18 August 1917, Page 2

Mr D. J. Evans, who has been on a visit to Wellington to attend the meeting of the Patriotic Funds Council, is returning to Hokitika by to-night'* train. Y.M.C.A. Soldiers’ Coupons are now on sale at tho local Post Office. These coupons, which cost 3d each, are moat i suitable for sending to the soldier; who can obtain their value in goods at any of the Y.M.C.A. canteons. At the Christchurch poultry market on Wednesday, table chickens realised 5s 6d to 8s 2d, hens 3s to 6s 6d, pullets 3& 6d to £>s 6d, geese 7s to 9s,duckk Cs to Bs, turkeys 11s to 32s 6d, all per pair. Eggs sold from Is 3d to is 2.1*. In Feathers ton Camp order 3 it is announced that. No. 17685, Private Richard Albert George Millford, mourned details, has been found guilty by Dis- j trict Ooulrt-onairtial of delserting hie ■ Majesty’s service, and sentenced to undergo nine months' imprisonment with h»rd labour,

Mrs Manera inserts a notice of thanks in this issue.

Ttnders for the lease of Mr H. Linklater's farm at Waitaha close with Messrs- Jeffries and Co. on the 25th inst.

Mr. David Tennent has been appointed a member of the Grcymouth Harbour Board vice Mr. W. Mortis resigned.

St. Mary’s Euchre Tournament and Social will bo held on Mondajrevening next. Two valuable prizes are offered for competition, supper provided, anu the usual charge Is. Admission. —Advt. Owing to the Rrincess Theatre being engaged on Thursday and Friday of next week, Pollard’s Thursday night picture display will he shown on Wednesday next. At the Grcymouth Magistrate's Court Grcymouth yesterday morning before Mr. T. Hutchison S. AL, an application by the polico for a prohibition order against a Hokitika resident was granted. The “Guardian” supplement issued to our readers to-day is again a very full an interesting one that will he appreciated for its fund of week-end reading. McLean’s Pictures last evening preyed as attractive as ever. The star film was a fine five act Metro “The Light of Happiness” which proved very enjoyable. The serial “Greed” was continued a further chapter entitled “The Photographer’s Gang.” The Kokatahi Dairy Factory is inviting tenders in this issue for the supply of butter boxes and purchase of butter milk, also applications for the position of factory assistant. Tenders and applications will l>o received up to Sept. 7 th. '■ .

Surgeon-Captain Monson who sorveu in Egypt and Sinai Peninsula returned to Westport on Tuesday evening. He Spends a few days there and then leaves for Nelson before finally taking up his residence again in Westport.

An Invercargill resident with a son in France received a wire stating: “Just arrived in Wellington. Send £3 at once. Urgent.” He inquired and found that his son was still in France with no likelihood of his being sent home yet.

There is an attractive display of fancy articles in Mr. Sargison’ shop window in Bevell Street to-day. The display consists of a portion of the goods to lie sold at the Bazaar on Thursday ana Friday of next week. The display Is creating much interest.

Messrs W. Jeffries and Co. announce the sale on Wednesday next in the mart of freehold town sections with four-roomed cottage thereon, with frontago to Weld and Rolleston Streets on behalf of Air. L. Sullivan; also a quantity of furniture, separator, table potatoes etc. In a letter to Lieutenant-Colonel It. H. Owen of Sydney, . General Birdwod. writes: —“We are anxious to know wliat you are all going to do in the matter of sending, reinforcements* It would be a great pity of some of our divisions had to bo split up, and I am afraid it looks like it.” An exceptionally largo quantity oi gold bullion valued at £45,325 was brought to Wellington on Saturday by the Mapourika from the West Coast The bullion which was contained in fourteen boxes which has been accumulating on the coast for some time past awaiting shipment by a suitable vessel.

Mr. John James of Murchi&un i»ceived a telegram stating that his son Rifleman Charles James had died of wounds on August 6th. Deceased who was a farmer of Maruia, was 26 years of age. Hq left with the 23rd Reinforcements, a brother going with an earlier contingent. Another brother is one of Newmans’ Brothers popular dri-

vers. The articles left in the Christchurch tram-cars by passengers during the year ended March 31st. last totalled •3000. They included 733 parcels, 536 umbrellas, 282 bsief bags, 211 purses, 186 coats, 58 dress baskets, 86 pairs of gloves, 4o muffs, 69 concession cards, 59 fur necklets, 33 brooches, 26 push carts, 10 watches, 10 articles of jewelerv and 13 sums of money. The most generally accepted opinion in Wellington now is that the hours to bo fixed for the sale of liquor in hotels under the Bill to be introduced by the Government will be 9 a.in. to 8 p.m. It is probable that the Jimi.se will accept this proposal. The Bill will not be an amendment of the Licensing Act, but an amendment of the Wai Regulations Act, which will expire automatically at the end of the war. The two xnen William Kinniard and Robin Meaehlem who on Friday at Christchurch were sentenced to three years’ imprisonment in connection with the recent chloroforming case appeared before Mr. T. A. Bailey at the Magistrate’s Court on Saturday charged with the theft of an automatic Colt revolver valued at £4 the property of Mrs. Jane Austin. Meochlem pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment and the ease against Kinnaird was dismissed. At' the Lady Liverpool Committee’s Dopot this afternoon and evening, the weekly sale is taking place, the ladies in charge on this occasion being ivlesdames IBcnnett (not Brocklehurst as inadvertently stated yesterday) and Benjamin. A lot of goods of all descriptions has been received, and there is a ready demand for them, reasonable prices having been fixed for the stock. •All will bo welcomed at the depot, help being invited to help swell the takings which arc being devoted to the Christmas Gift fund for the boys at the front. . A Wellington correspondent says the Brink of New Zealand’s pink 10s. note has not been a success; that is to says its quality has boon found to be deficient, and in frequent i=se it becomes disintegrated at the fold a deal quicker than the orthodox note engraved on parchment paper. The shape of the note is also an awkward one in bunking practice. Fbr these reasons, among many, the pink notes are to be called in shortly and their place m to be issued a very handsome new uoto in size not differing materially from the Commercial Bank’s neat 10s. note, but of an entirely different design the colour scheme. We some attractive lines m Eider-down Quilts; low prices and pretty designs. Just what you require for the cold i -ddTfc. T !