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Hokitika Guardian, 12 October 1917, Page 2

The Success dredge washed up yester day for a return of 58ozs 18 ..wts for 115 hours work

To-morrow at noon on tho premises Boa ley Street near Gibson Quay, Messrs Pollock and Bevan will sell by auction on behalf of Mr. AY. Stewart a valuable section with comfortaide five roomed, dwelling with all conveniences.

4 The Oommlsesionor of Taxes draws attention by an advertisement- in this issue to the necessity of claims for additional exemption and deduction for Income tax purposes, provided by the Finance Aat, 1917. Claim-forms maybe obtained at any postal money-order offiw, or will be posted to taxpayers on rooe-ipt of u request accompanied by a stamped addressed envelope. We are showing some smart millinery including 15 new models—Misses Ad dison.— Advt.

Misses Addison have a range charming white voile sample blouses prettily, embroidered, tucked nnd finished with inlet bending. Also a few choioo erepe-dc-chines in becoming stvles.—Adyt.

You wouldn’t buy ‘cheap’ eggs—then why buy cheap tyres? Clincher Tyres the all-British Tyre is not the cheapest but the lyfiift expepaiye. See?

v 'Hip St. John Ambulance Association acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the British Red Cross Fund.. Mr Pritchard’s Peerless Pictures £3 17s, Mrs Fitzsimmons 255, Miss Eileen Hatch, Miss Jacobs, Mr C. Gibbons 10s each, Mr J. Cameron 3s, Willie Wogan, Miss Maisio Reynolds and all helpers at Willie Wogan’s Bazaar (half proceeds) £l, proceeds of sale bv Mrs ißrocklehurst of bag donated by Mrs P, R. Stewart 16s 6d, Brom Wells 3s, Mrs T. Tleenan 2s, Mr W. Zaigler moat' for recent Juvenile Ball, Mrs J. Hewer 2s 6d, Mrs W. J. Houston 2s Bel, ex-Con-stable Stewart 7s.

Mr. William Gardiner died yesterday at bis residence at Ross. The deceased nil old and highly respected resident of the. district was born in Ireland and had reached liis 89th. year. He was one of the first miners on the Victorian gold-fields was at Gabriel’s Gully rush (Otago) and came to the West Coast in 1867 with that eager, untiring and confident ’band of pioneers. In the early days ho was boatman at the Hokitika River and for many years conducted a general carrier’s business at Ross. The deceased who up to a few weeks had enjoyed excellent health, was one of the best known and respected men in the To tarn district and leaves' a wife and family of three sons and three daughters to mourn their loss. The sons are Messrs Archibald , Harold, aaid John Gardiner and the daughters, Mesdames J. Stewart and J. Steele (Kuinara), and T. Coyle (Hokitika). The 'deceased also leaves a brother in Dunedin.