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Hokitika Guardian, 19 July 1919, Page 2

The “Guardian” will not he published on Monday, in connection with the Peace Celebrations.

A conference of local bodies is to bo held at Murchison on the 30th inst to urge the early completion of the Glcn-hope-Murehison railway, and the development of the Mnrnin hot springs. Seats for returned soldiers and their wives will he reserved at Princess Theatre. upstairs and downstairs, to-night until the commencement of the performance. The programme is of exceptional merit, there being a particularly effective opening which should not ho missed on any account.

The suggestion has been made that the local decorations in the way of bunting, illuminations, etc., now in nso for tbe peace celebrations, should be retained at hand for use again, in the cent of Fleet Admiral Jcllicoo visiting the Coast, or for the visit of the Rifle Brigade Band. It is understood that the Rifle Brigade Band has sailed from England this week by the R.M.S.S.. Athenio. If this is so the Band should arrive in New Zealand about the end of August. With respect to the proposed visit of the Band to Hokitika, Sir dailies Allen has replied to Mr Seddon M.P., that he is looking into the matter, and will see shortly what, can be done. As soon as a decision is readied the local reception committee will meet to make the necessary arrangements.

A hospital and progress report issu- „ ed on Wednesday reports Private F. C. Karnbach (75962) as still dangerously ill. The football match Kiwi v. Excelsior postponed last Saturday owing to the rain will be played on Cass Square on Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock, i The “Guardian” four-paged supplement is issued to-day. The complete story for the issue is “The Shrovetide Wooing,” by E. Power. The death is recorded of a former Coast pioneer, Mr John Spreydon, 1 Christchurch, who kept the hotel at ! Paroa for many years, and was at one time chairman of the Grey Education Board. The following will represent the Kiwis in their match against the Excelsiors /for the Fowler Cup on Cass Square at 3 p.m. on Monday:—AY. Stephens, R. Ross, AA T . Ross, L. Jones, AV. Stopforth, ,J. Simpson, J. Macfarlane, M. Haile, D. Keenan, P. Kidd, J. Wright, 11. Davidson, O. AValker, Rooney, and G. Foote. Emergency—A. Dunecnn. The Excelsior team consists of J. Devaney G. Aitken, Bell, Lloyd, Thompson, Boyd, M. AVood, C. Ilowat, Maunder, Rotlnvell, McDonald, AVhitc, Stapleton, Wo grin, and C. Tooliey. Emergency W. Palmer. A collection will he taken up in aid of tlio funds of the Hokitika Football Club. 1 AA’hen men of scientific mind get on 1 to a popular belief they usually dismember it. At the Otago Institute meeting last week Professor AA’ater set.

one of these beliefs on its feet . The topic of the moment was Australian ants. The professor said that when he lived in Australia his quarters were invaded by ants. Having heard that these ants would not cross a chalk line, he drew a chalk line on the table, and the ants stopped at it and tried to mar cli round it. He and his Mates thereupon chalked circles round ihe legs of the tucker cupboard and ether articles of furniture, and the experiment succeeded. He did not know the explanation, hut could vouch for the fact that the ants would not cross the chalk. | “We can’t let our boys abandon j school to become jockeys,” remarked Mr J. AV. Poyntou, S.M., at the New ' Plymouth Court recently. The occasion ; was the hearing of a charge against Ernest George, who, being the parent of a child of school age, failed to have him eiiroled on any school register. The truant officer stated that the hoy, who was 12) years old, had not been to school this year, and the father had already been fined 10 times. He made the plea of shortage of labour as the excuse for keeping his boy - away from school. “Wliat labour?” asked the Magistrate and when told the boy was being trained as a jockey in his father’s stables, Mr Poyntou said that sort, of thing could not he allowed as it was only “fooling” with the law. “There are too many jockeys already,” he remarked. A fine of £2 and costs (7s) was imposed. Dr Ghesson, District Health Officer, ■Christchurch, wired to the Groy Hospital Board yesterday as follows:—“Re* the leper case, the newspaper reports are most unfair and should be contradicted. The Department is hastening the building of a hut for the leper. Each leper has a separate hut. When complet : ed, which I hope will be next week. The man will then be brought across. Please point out that the man has been at Blackball for some time past, and is now under observation and prevented from mixing with the public, and is not as dangerous now ns he was when mixing with others. Your hospital is unable to provide accommodation ; therefore if arrangements at Blackball are safe it was better to leave him there' than shift him elsewhere pending preparations qf accommodation for his reception,

Owing to tile fall in silk and cotton reels, \vc have reduced our price for Clark’s machine cotton to 4s 6d a doz. Court’s mercerised cottons 10s per doz ; Clark’s brilliant cottons 6d; Cold cottons, a broder, 3d; Clark’s knitting cottons 3s (id half lb; Dewhurst’s silk mercerised cottons 3d; luster’s Imperial, and other 50yd. reels, 2£d a reel; twist I’ d a reel; coloured crochet balls (id; Clark’s white crochet balls 7d; until further notice. Before they go up again secure quantity now.' Schroder and Co.—Advt.

Reduced selling prices of silk and cotton reels. Clark’s machine cotton 4£d; crocket balls, 7d; brilliant, fid; coton a’broder, white 2d, colours 3d ’• skein; Fox’s 3J skein; knitting cot- ' i ton 4s ffd, half lb; Dewhurst’s Sylko mercerised cotton 3d; sylko embroidj ery, skeins 2-J; Lister’s Imperial, 50 yards silk, 2-Jd reel; twist 12 yards ljd ; ’o.'i. steamer silk, 7d reel; knitting silk Is 3d ball. McGruor and Co. Spot Cash Drapers, Hokitika.—Advt. i For Bronchial Coughs, take 1 Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, i Don’t lie awake with cold feet listening to the clock tick-tick-tick, and wish j you could sleep. Act. Get a “Unique” ! North British hot water bottle with the 1 patent stopper. The cost is small compared to the comfort. I For Chronic Chest Complaints. I Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.

WOLFE’S SCILVaFFS fo- that ~ire"oine feeling. Arriving by every steamer, consignments af clioico apples consisting of Pearmains, Stunners, Munroe’s Favour ites etc. Paterson Michel and Co. Ltd Wharf St. ‘T’hone No. 2.—Advt. Ladies do not wear out your beautiful summer clothes on the old fashioned washboard —let “No Rubbing” Laundry Help” and the pure “Golden Rule” Soap do the work. —Paterson, Michel and Co.—Advt.