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Hokitika Guardian, 22 December 1917, Page 2

“Tlio Guardian” will not be published on Tuesday next (Christmas Day) and Wednesday (Boxing Day). Our Christmas supplement- is issued .to -“Guardian” -readers to-day and should prore a very welcome number. Mr. Evelyn Wrench, hon Organiser ol' the Overseas Club who made a number of friends during his visit to New Zealand now holds a commission in the Royal Flying Corps. McLean’s Pictures at the Opera House last evening presented “The Lure of Heart’s desire” as ithe star picture a drama with scenes laid in the Yukon. The serial “Peg O’ the Ring was brought to a conclusion.” Yesterday morning a special troopship arrived at Lyttelton from Wellington bringing about six hundred men fiom the military camps in the North Island for various parts of the South. A large number of West Coast soldier $ came over the ranges yesterday.

A Daily Mail correspondent in France says a curious personal experience ol the so recent fighting is worth, reeording. An officer who landed at Zeebrugge in 1914 was closely concerned in the capture ot the very trench which his men had dug during his retreat through Belgium after the fall of Antwerp. /

Mr. C. D. Moore has been specially engaged by the Cheer 0’ Company playing in Wellington during JXmas week. During July Mr. Moore took one of the leading parts in the opera “Maritana.” Mr. Moore will assist at the Caledonian Concert on New Years night.

'Fhe Bail way Department has consented to put on extra carriage accommodation for trains running into Hokitika on race days. The Department does not anticipate any difficulty in dealing with all passenger traffic offering. To ensure full capacity trains on race days, horses will he transported the day previously. This arrangement will enable extra carriages to be drawn on the ordinary trains.

On Boxing Day (Wednesday next), there will be a sp.o’rts carnival at Boss with- a packet day of 100 q tickets ait 1/- each. Our southern friends are making every arrangement for a successful outing ) and visitors will find much to interest- and amuse. A capital sports programme is arranged while the lucky dip into the packet prizes should also cause much interest. The usual Wednesday train service will prevail leaving Hokitika at 10 a.m. and the return leaving Ross at 4 p.m.

With regard to pensions to the wives and widows of soldiers, the C.D.O. have received a letter from the Commissioner of Pensions setting out the position as follows:—The widow, in order to be entitled to receive the pension, 'must have been married to a soldier who lost his life at the front. The widow of a man married after his disablement from which death eventually resulted, is not so entitled unless the contracting parties were definitely engaged previous to the embarkation of the soldier from New Zealand.

In the Trentham Camp Orders-, it is announced that 70741, Private S. Stapleton, Trentham Details, found guilty of disobeying a lawful command given by his superior officer, has been sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for tjao years. 63007 Private F. W. TT. Langdalc, Trentham Details (late 31st. Reinforcements), found guilty when on active service of deserting His Majesty’s service, was also sentenced to six months. The sentence in his case has been mitigated so that if Langdalo embarks for active service out of New Zealand before the expiration of his sentence then, on arrival at the overseas base of unit to which he .is posted, the unexpired portion of his sentence (if any) shall be remitted, and his records shall ho endorsed accordingly.

Preston’s Christmas Cakes are now ready. Order at once. Telephones, Nov. 79. Gibson’s Quay, and 98, Revell Street.—Advt.

A Combined Bushman’s Picnic and Sports will be held at Lake Mahinapua on Boxing Day. A train leaves Hokitika at 10 a.m., leaving the Lake at 4.15 p.m. Hot water provided; luncheon at the hotel on arrival of train. Sports at 11 a.m. sharp.— Advt. Mrs.i Irving has now opened out a large assortment of reward books and boobs of' poem s by the greatest authors also fancy .goods and toys suitable for the Christmas trade. Ladies hand hags, and wallets; the latest in Christmas stationery. Hymn and prayer hooks, bibles and Sunday School requirements always in stock at tbe Excelsior Book Depot, Revell Street —Advt .

“No Rubbing” Laundry Help is our •special favourite for washing silks, muslins, prints, woollens-and mechanics’ overalls spotlessly clean without rubbing or injury to the hands or fabric.—Advt.

“TAN-OL” does much and costs little Renovates leather, shines tan shoes, polishes furniture, brightens floorehoth. Quick easy and economical The best and largest show of Ladies hats on the Coast will he found at Schroder and Co’s. Marked at returned prices to ensure quick sale at F. Schroder and C’s. —Advt. SHARLAND’S MALT VINEGAR makes delightful salads. Brewed from malt and sugar: Free from mineral acids. . Conforms to requirements of Food and Drugs Actr - All -zrocera.

The Town Clerk’s office will be closed for the holidays from 1 p.m. on Monday until January 2nd. Just arrived, new' season’s fruit. Muscatels, figs, prunes, peaches, apricots Now Zealand dried fruits.—Dee Bto —Advt .

Included in a recent casualty list appears—Wounded, Aucklands Infantry (November 30) ( Mulvanev, James Andrew (Mrs J. Mulvaney Mahitahi, West land mother).

The opportunity to spend a week of the holiday season amid the scenic grandeur of Milford gonnd is being taken advantage of by both ladies and gentlcment who aro booking passages by the Pneroa, leaving tin. Xmas Day.

Messrs W. Jeffries and Co. insert in this issuo particulars of their fat stock sale for next Thursday. This fixture is being held on the above date instead of the following Monday. (New Year’s Eve.) The Westcliff Graphic says the last song “Castles in the air” by Miss Mina Caldow, whetted oor thirst for anither from this real Scotch songster that she gave us “My Ain Folk” sung so sweetly and wi’ such feeling that another song “Doun the Burn Davie Lad” had to be sung by tbe lady which was a triumph coming at the end of such a display of talent. \ ( The Ladies of the Overseas Club are busy preparing for the advent of Santa’ Claus on Monday afternoon. This welcome Christmas visitor will take on a personal identity, and will hand to each soldiers child or little brother and sister of a soldier a gift from the Overseas dub as a reminder that in tho festive season of the year the young folk of those away doing service for the Empire are not overlooked. The gifts will be distributed at the Overseas dub Hamilton Street, on Monday afternoon between 2 and J o’clock svhen the children and guardians will be entertained at afternoon tea. Gifts for the country will be posted, except in tlie case of Boss, where,as ij-here are a number of young folk the Patriotic Committee there is being asked to make a personal distribution. Upwards of 200 children will participate in the gifts, which have been posted to young folk residing as far south as Okuru. Mr s Agnes Davis, Waimangaroa, in writing to the Buffer Hospital Board, claimed the sum of £1 Is 4d, being expenses incurred by alleged neglectful treatment by the hospital doctor, and stating she was ordered to go to tho hospital as a supposed contact in a diptheria case, and understanding that to be compulsory, which she now believed was not tho case, she went to the hospital. The doctor was not there and the nurse injected into her in the presence of the matron. She alleged that her health was not in a condition to receive anti-toxin, but she did not know then, and said the doctor should have been there and examined her before the injection was allowed. She had since been in ill-health, and 4he had to consult aonther doctor —Dr. Foote explained the case, and he read a medical work, setting out that the proper treatment was to give a dose of anti-toxin. It was accusing him of carrying 'out. unscientific treatment.—Mr. Samuel said the only cure for such trouble was to ha've a superintendent at the hospital.—After a general discussion, in which the doctor’s action was endorsed, a motion to that effect. moved hv Mr. Powell, and seconded by Mr. Mclntyre, was carried.