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Hokitika Guardian, 24 June 1918, Page 2

A meeting will be held on Wednesday night to re-organise the Overseas Orchestra and to hold the first practice. Now members will lie welcomed and are invited to bring their instruments with them.

Don’t forgot the Kiwi ' Euchre and Dance to-night; excellent prizes, good supper and a tip-top floor. The special feature of the evening will be the orchestra, viz. piaiio, violin (2), cornet (2), flute, piccolo, bass drum, side drum, symbols and triangle. A good night's fun for Is.—Advt

The public are reminded of the mooting at Dio Town Hall to-morrow night in respect to technical instruction. The meeting will fie bold at 8 o’clock aim his wohship the Mayor will preside. Those interested in this important matter and intending students arc invited to attend, as the proposals will bo fully outlined.

A meeting will be bold towards the close of Die week with regard to the iMckerne for advertising Dio district. Instead of screen advertising, a special cinematograph picture, it lias been suggested might bo compiled,, and Mr Gooch has offered to place a motor car at the disposal of the Chamber of Commerce to take the operator through the district and secure scenic Industrial and other suitable features for advertising the district. The meeting of delegates of the contributing bodies will consider the proposal at a meeting to be held at the County Chambers next Friday night.

As a result of investigations made at Kanieri Lake cm Saturday by Constables Stark and Kvonden, a find was made ol some 140 opossum skins. Tn connection therewith, two men were arrested, one (McNeill), charged with being a soldier absent from camp without leave, and the- other, Coll, on a charge of theft, in connection with the skins, which when I**ll lor a couple of moments were found to have disappeared and were shortly afterwards found in the river which flows a few yards “ from whore the skins were left by the Constables after being first found. Police court proceedings will follow and will probably be heard on the 4th July. Opossums are reported to be very numerous in the Kanieri Lalce district.

The unique feature of the “Unique” brnud Hot Water Bottle is that it is easily filled without ‘spitting’ and never cracks, leaks or breaks at the joints. All chemists. Tackle coughs and colds with NAZOL That’s the sensible nnd cheapest way. NAZOL is penetrating, germ-killing nnd mo9t economical. 60 doses Is 6d,

The Military Appeal Beard arrived <- Saturday niglit from Christchurch. The Board sat this morning, there being 59 appeals set down for hearing.

At Addington stock sales on Wednesday there was a good yarding of fat pigs, and the quality generally was.satisfactory. The market showed a further slight easing compared with last week. Quotations arc:—Choppers to £7 15s; extra heavy baconcrs to £6 10s ; heavy baconers, £5 2s fid to £5 10s; lighter baconcrs. C l 2s fid io £5 ; equal to 8d to S',lt per pound : heavy porkers 02s fid to 70s; lighter porkers, 14s to 555; equal to Old to 93(1 per pound. There was ft fair yarding of store pigs, hut the demand as far from animated, and as a result the passings were fairly heavy. Weauers, however, sold well. Best stores, 50s to sfis; medium stores, 42s to 48s; small stores 24s to 345; wean, ors ISs to 24s ; sows in pig, to £fi. The wedding as celebrated at Holy Trinity Church, Oreymouth, by Yen. Archdeacon York, on Wednesday last of Miss May Ross, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs G. Ross, Cobden, and Mr Richard Reynolds, eldest son of Air and Mrs IV. Reynolds, of South Beach, The bride as she entered the church on the arm of her father, was attired in' a handsome frock of white Japanese silk with Maltese trimmings, and carried a shower bouquet of white, chrysanthemums and maiden hair fern, and was attended by Miss Sadie Morris in a smart costume of white crepe, with ft black velvet lmt with a pink spray. She also carried a bouquet of white ffowers anil asparagus fern, while Mr Angus Clements acted as bostnian.

Wo are now clearing the whole of our millinery at half-price—Come and see our costumes that are being cleared at 35s and 15s for cash to make room for a heavy stock secured at pre-war prices. Cornu early and secure the plums. F. Schroder and Co.—Advt When ordering NAZOL, avoid imitations and substitutes. Get genuine NAZOL—the mono.v-saving remedy for coughs and colds. (50 doses Is fid. Children like WADE’S WORM FIGS —sure and certain. Price Is fid. For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint. Cure, 1/6. 2/6 A Is 3d packet of the famous “NO ft EBBING” Laundry Help is sufficient for seven weeklv family washings. Truly n wonderful boon to every housewife. Mrs M. Gooch. For Influenza take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails. 1/6, 2/6. Don’t whrry—get a North British Hot Water Bottle and sleep the sleep of the just. Its well vulcanized seams spell satisfaction. Chemists everywhere.

For cold in the head, throat or chest, NAZOL is the handiest and surest remedy. More economical than mixtures or syrups. Sixty doses Is fid.