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Hokitika Guardian, 14 December 1917, Page 2

Iffie Trustees of the Hokitika Savings Bank meet on Tuesday at 2.30 p.m

The Success Dredge washed up yesterday for the excellent return of 60 ozs. 16 dwts for 115 hours work. A final reminder is given of the concert and hall at Kanieri to-night by the scholars of Kanieri Public School. A coach leaves the clock tower at c .10. p.m. for Kanieri. To-morrow at 11 o’clock, by order of the Supreme Court, the Bailiff will sell section No. 1794 Hampden street. Hokitika on the premises. Messrs M. Houston and Co will he the auctioneers.

At the Overseas Club on Wednesday night the ladies of the Red Cross and Overseas Brancli met and jointly arranged to conduct the refreshment department- at the Caledonian Sports on New Year’s Day. This function will ho' for tho benefit of the patriotic funds. 1 Miss Caldow engaged to sing here at the Caledonian concert- on New Year’s night, is to sing tho contralto parts in the production of the “Messiah” in Wellington next week. Miss Caldow’s reputation stands very high in Dominion musical circles.

The Canterbury Education Board in vite, in this issue, separate applications for various vacancies on the teaching staff,, including assistant mistress, secondary department of Hokitika District High School. Applications close on December 27th .

Charlie Chaplin held high revel at the Prinees s Theatre last evening in “The Vagabond.” That the presentation was appreciated the huge hursts of laughter by the large audience fully testified, tlioso present being in one hurst of merriment while the film lasted. “The Enemy,” the second star feature, was an excellent, drama with a moral, in which the acting was of - first class nature that gave great pleasure. The Gazettes were- also of special interest, the whole programme being a fino one.

Try Hayward’s FLAG BRAND PICKLES for flagging appetites—the condiment of the period. Pure, fresh, economical. Ask your grocer.

Put this on your grocery lists-SHAR-LAND’S MALT VINEGAR. Mellow and full-flavoured, without a trace of of mineral arid. In hulk and bottle

Tho Committee' of the Westland Racing Club meets to-night at 8.30. o clock

To-night at 9 o’clock nominations for all events at the Hokitika races close with, the Secretary Mr. Evans. Messrs M. Houston and Co. notify their entries for Monday’s fat stock sale at Arahura.

The Committee of tho Overseas Club will meet at 7 o’clock on Tuesday evening next to deal with some important general business. On the Bowling Green last evening in h, game for the Dominion Ferns, the holders Messrs Graham and Blank suffered defeat at the hands of Messrs Parkinson and Stevenson, byl6 to 12. G. W. Moss and Co., in another column, advertise for their cattle sale at Arahura on Monday next a line of 25 prime bullocks and heifers, on behalf of Mr R. Adamson.

The rights to the publican’s racecourse booths will We sold by public auction at the Princess Theatre to-mor-row afternoon at 3 o’clock in connection with the January, meeting of the Westland Racing Club. “Keep next Wednesday (Dec. 19th) clear for the Tree and Sale of Work at St. Andrew’s Hall. All kind s of articles, lollies etc., on sale. Open at 7 p.m. Good musical programme at 8 o’clock Admission Free.”—Advt.

■fhe Greymouth Abattoir Manager reported to the Borough Council meeting' last evening that the following stock had been killed during the month of November: 140 bullocks (2 condemned), 623 sheep, 43 lambs, 9 pigs (3 condemned), and 12 calves. The Reefton Liverpool Committee held a very successful flower day last week. The local Liverpool Committee assisted by forwarding supplies of flowers, and tlv? Reefton secretary has written very appreciatively, expressing thanks for the gift of flowers from Hokitika, which met with a most ready sale. The Overseas Club, Hokitika, has taken up the matter of presenting the young children of Westland, whose fathers or brothers are serving with tho Defence Forces of the Empire, with a Santa Clau s gift. I n order that no child will he overlooked the Club would be glad of the names and addresses of all children within the scope of this thoughtful seasonable scheme. Mr. P. C. Webb, who was elected unopposed for the Grey seat, speaking on Friday night said that if he were returned again he would immediately write out his resigation and leave it undated in the hands of the Labour Representation Committee, along with a wish that they would not hesitate in passing it to the Speaker when it became clear uiat his (Mr. Webb’s) services were no longer available to them as member for the district. /-

The evening sky now presents a spectacle of great beauty, owing to the unusual brightness of the two planets, Venus and Jupiter. The former sets some three hours after the sun, and in a small telescope is well seen as a orescent sparkling with colour. Venus can be seen just now in daylight by the naked eye, hut there is some difficulty in first picking it up. Venus is travelling through the sky in a path somewhat similar to that of the sun, so if the position of tho sun at any given hour, sav noon, he carefully noticed with reference to a fixed landmark, and the same spot be examined throe and, a quarter hours later. Venus will he seen lying, about two moon’s diameters below that spot occupied earlier hv the sun.

At the Magistrate’s Court, Rcefton on Wednesday, the police charged Ellen Costello with a breach of the antishouting regulations. After hearing evidence Air. T. Hutchison S.M. in giving judgment stated the ovidence for the prosecution was that drinks were supplied in the )>ar parlour. The defendant relies on the fact that the parlour is not a “bar” within the the meaning of the war Regulations. In the present instance, the parlour adjoin s the bar, there being two slides between the two rooms. All the defendants were in the parlour after midnight and drinks were brought into the parlour from the passage by the licensee. According to the Regulations “bar.” means a public or private bar oti licensed premises, and include* any part of such premises which is principally or exclusively used for the sale, supply, or consumption of intoxicating liquor My opinion : s that the parlour is not prineipallv or exclusively used as a bar. One might say that a billiard room is a bar, but it is used for other purposes. The information is dismissed It lias been generally understood that, when members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force married in England, and were subsequently killed in action, their widows were onitled to participate in the New Zealand pen-,, sion scheme. It now transpires that this is not so ; that the War Pension* ‘Acts do not include these women, who will not receive one penny of money from the New Zealand Government, and further, are not entitled to any pension from the British authorities. A somewhat painful case gave rise to this discovery. A member of the New Zealand Alain Body well-known in Christchurch, where he was employed in a leading office, was wounded at Gallipoli and invalided to England. There he met an English girl, and shortly after married her. Later he went to France, and was killed in action. The dead soldier’s parents made arrangements to bring the widow, badly shaken in health, to New Zealand, and she is now on her way out. Enquiries were made concerning a pension, and it was then discovered that the young woman is not entitled to one. It is understood that the Canterbury Patriotic Fund will grant assistance. Hokitika grocers cannoi he bothered with inferior qnality goods, only the best find favour with them, hence their enthusiasm for “No Rubbing” Laundry help.—Advt.

Now that the hot weather, is on you will need a Bathing Dress c".J Can. Finest selections at ordinary price* only at F. Schroder and Co’s, who are now very busy selling curtains and Linoleums, in all widths. Very fine selections of carpets runners, Hearth and door mats all marked i n plain figures at less price than can ho got wholesale at the present moment. Inspection cordially invited at F Schroder and Co’s. —Advt.

WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS for that tiresome feeling.