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Hokitika Guardian, 3 October 1917, Page 2

Airs ,T. Lloyd is now showing a finedisplay of Spring and Summer Millinery and Dross Goods, i Tho resignation of vSydney Fade Hasznrd, Esq., of Greymouth as a' Justice of the Peace is gazetted, i' 'Hie Railway Department notify that from to-morrow Waitahu combined bridge will ho closed to traffic- for reI pairs between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. In the last Gazotte the Minister of Finance acknowledges receipt of £2O forwarded to tho Oommisioner of Taxes, a.s conscience-money to the New Zealand Government.

i' Dowell Bros.’- Icar Keller's ( Hotel, Hokitika, on Saturday at 7.30 i a'.m. to connect with the overland coaches at Otira for Christchurch. Book seats at once; fares £l.—Advt. 1 Miss A. Ritchie, late teacher of the Dillmans School, left Kumara on Saturday last for Ashburton, where she takes up another appointment undo*tho Canterbury Education Board.

'Dio public is reminded that the Ikwly (Liverpool Gift- Depot will he t open on Saturday next (6th October) for the reception and sale of goods donated for the benefit of the Trench Comforts Fund. We understand that already a large and varied assortment of goods and provisions have been given, including two boxes of this season’s fresh butter (generously donated by the Arnhem and Kokatahi Dairy Companies), hams (raw and cooked), new laid eggs, cooked ox-tongues, brawn, /meat paste, fresh vegetables, homecooking, sweets, etc., etc. ; also hnndsomo work stands, card-tables, novelty fire-guards, etc; No one should lose this opportunity of obtaining delicacies and of “helping the soldiers’ load” at the same time. Wanted.—A Taxi owner who is koen to save money, to try Clincher Cross Tyres, the allsßritish tyre—not the oheapest but the least expensive.

Ihe ff.73t praoiic® of the Gondoliars will take place at the Princess Theatre to-night at 7.30 p' clock, when all performers are invited to attend punfcttial1\

I Don’t forget St. Mary’s euchre tournament and dance in the Club Rooms this evening at 8 o’clock. ( These popular gatherings arc fast | drawing to a close, and patrons should , keep in view the valuable aggregate . prizes for the highest points for the ' season. .Supper provided, and the lloor is in tip-top order. Admission Is. 1 Advt. Master Willie Wogan is organising a juvenile bazaar for the benefit of the Red Cross Funds. He has enlisted the services of Miss M. Reynolds, and the event will take place at her residence on Saturday afternoon next. Master Wogan asks us to specially mention that there will he a plentiful supply of sweots and cool drinks to please the palates of all. Mr. S. Cl. Ferguson M.C.C. cabled from Sandgato, Queensland, yesterday, that lie would he again a candidate for the Okarito Riding seat in the Westland County Council. Mr. Ferguson lately went across to Australia for the. purpose of bringing home Mrs Ferguson, who has been away on a health trip, but 'apparently shipping facilities for an early return to Now Zealand are not available. Mr Iturbury, representing the Comnissioner of the Canterbury Military

"District of the; National Efficiency Board, arrived last night, and will address a public meeting at the County Chambers this evening at 7.30 o’clock on the aims and scope of the National Efficiency Board. All interested, particularly those connected with the »com)neVeii%l, business and industrial life of the town and district, are invited to attend.

Lieut. Seddon M. P. writing, from Fiance on July 31st acknowledges tho arrival of three parcels of socks from the Westland Liverpool Committee. Ho continues: —“Will you please convey to the ladies who knitted them my thanks for the men One parcel T have sent, on to the 13th Platoon of each 13th Company of each Brigade, First, Second and Fourth, so thnt the Coasters will get the socks alright. If notes are put in tho soeks I think they will always bring personal acknowledgements from the men in the trenches.”

Mr. H. M. Coulson, Deputy Mayor, has cabled to Li cut. Colonel Norman Shepherd in France conveying the congratulations of the people of the town and district on the soldeirs’ rapid promotion in the military service. He loft New Zealand with tho Expeditionary Force in 1914, a Lieutenant and after passing through the rigors of Egypt and Gallipoli and later fighting in France has within three years been promoted successively to a captaincy, received his majority, and now lias attained a Lieutenant-Col-onelcy. The Westland soldier was married last Easter to Miss Smith of Greymouth the ceremony taking place in England.

Referring to another phase, of his experiences in France, Lieut. Seddon writes:—“Tliis camp is a great place. We have the Portuguese on one side of us. There are also plenty of Scotties—- “ Jocks” as our follows affectionately call them. It is really remarkable the affinity lie tween our boys and the Jocks. I was taking a draft through the camp to go up to the line early in the morning, and the Jocks turned out to see their cobbers away. It was really funny to hear tho remarks, but the expressions of good will were there genuine and sincere. After the war I feci sure there- will be many a laddie seeking his colonial chum in New Zealand. More welcome emigrants w*» could not have. 1 wish the idea could he acted upon at once by the authorities, hut I suppose until the war is over nothing workable can he arranged. It seems generally to he recognised that soldiers are going to emigrate from the Home-land after the war. New Zealand, doubtless will attract, a lot of them. It is to bo hoped that our own fellows will be all back, settled on the land or ,in suitable places before the influx. It will take a couple of years for all tho New Zealanders to return home, so iu the mean time some idea should be thought out of settling our own mon onjour own land. I I fancy most of the men now returning j are imbued with the idea of taking up j land, and that a wise administration will set aside land not only in my dis- j trict, hut throughout New Zealand tor, this object. Tts the men’s right, and I fool sure they will make good farm-

ers.” John Pnrkhill was somewhat shy at first about, “No Rubbing” Laundry Help, hut now he is one of its staunches; supixu’ters and sells a lot of it at tho low nr ice of 1 s per packet with Thinker Note Book >dven free.—Advt.