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Hokitika Guardian, 30 September 1919, Page 2

* The Trustees of Hokitika Savings Bank meet on Friday at 3 p.in. Mr E. Cholerton, eye specialist notifies that ihe is prolonging his stay in Hokitika and may now be consulted up to Oct. lOtli. A plain and fancy dress masquerade ball will be held in the Arahura Valley Hall on Friday evening next as a windup for the season. Last week tile coal exported from Greymoutb totalled 4263 tons 6(‘wt_ the mines contributing as follows:—Point .Elizabeth. 265 tons, 10 cwt; Liverpool 2140 tons, 8 cwfc; Brunner 209 tons 17 cwt; Blackball 1076 tons, 3 cwt; Paparoa, 303 tons, 4 c wt; Reefton 178 tons, 4 cwt. A new scale of costs and fees for mortgages under tbe Discharged Soldiers’ Settlement Act appear in the G'a;zetJto. Tinker the Lands Transfer Act the law costs of perusing title ’a-nd of preparing completing, and registering mortgages arc for advances j not exceeding £750, £1 Is.; £750, ( but not exceeding £ISOO, £1 11s Gd; £ISOO, but not exceeding £2500, £2 2s; and for advances exceeding £2500, £33s. Mortgages under the Deeds Registration Act begin at £2 2s and ascend l to £5 ss.

A general meeting of the Returned ; iSoldiers Association will be held at the Overseas Club on Wednesday at I 7.15. p.m. sharp. To-morrow evening the social held by \ the Ivanieri Rifle Club takes place. It promises to be very complete gathering I Roll up to the euehre tournament and dance ir| the Supreme Hall this (Tuesday) evening in aid of Westland HospitalY|Jplding Fund. Good prizes; i supper ana dance to follow. Admission Is.—Advt. The death took place at Wellington last week of Mrs Jane Wolfe, a daughter of the late Mr Joseph of Greymouth. She was a native of Ross and 39 years of age. A husband and six children, (all boys, the youngest of whom is three years), are left. At a recent meeting of the local branch of the St John’s Ambulance Association, the resignation of Mrs Ross, (honorary secretary), was recoived and accepted with regret. Various members spoke in glowing terms of the good work done during the seven years Mrs Ross had acted as secretary. Miss E. Heenan was elected in her place. All returned soldiers and a.ll who

have assisted the MunicipaJ 'Band in any way, and who migh#/Snadvcrtently j have been omitted ijiVtfco sending out of invitations, aregjveartily invited to the Bandsmen welcome home social to be held in Hall on Thursday, Oct. ail; commencing at 8 p.m.— Advt. '*< The death of Mr Thomas Patrick O’Donnell, a resident of Greymouth of upwards of fifty years, took place on Saturday night. The deceased who had been ailing for some time past was a native of Tipperary, (Ireland) and 85 years of age. A wife and family of four sons and three daughters are left to mourn their loss. The sons are Messrs Patrick, Thomas, Edmund, (Greymouth), and William, (Palmerston North), whilst the daughters are Mesdames E. I. Lord, (Greymouth), M. Quinlan, (Greymouth), and Mrs Cahill (Riccarton). “I can assure you, gentlemen, that in some districts there is more interest taken in the election of school committees than in the election of a member of Parliament,” said Mr ©. J. Scantlebury (Nelson), at the Education Board Conference. Incidentally, he opposed the indiscriminate issue of miner’s rights, which gave the qualification to vote at school committee-elections, and said that under this system, a child of 14 years could secure a miner’s right on payment of the necessary fee, and vote at the election. The conference passed a remit to the effect that school committees be elected, only by parents and guardians of children attending the school. There is a mysterious man in I/ondon who is earning money at the rate of £7OO a year by shining boots. He is the man who has liis “pitch” in side the Beaver Hut in the Strand, and his takings average £2 a day. Mystery, as well as romance, lias its part in his story. He is a well educated rfan, and joined up as a seaman in the 4th Flotilla. He has friends in British Guiana, and is anxious to return to that colony. He refuses to divulge his name, “because,” he says, “it would upset my people if they discovered I was a slioe-shiner. When I,demobilised I could not get a free passage out to British Guiana because I was born in England, and then I though of this gfame. I start at 6 a.m., and am working continuously until 7.30. p.m., charging 3d a time. I am saving up, and in” about tlire e months’ time I (shall have enough tjo buy a small cocoa plantation in British Guiana.

The value of letters, written by soldiers who have since died, in determining the disposal of property was referred to by Mr Justice Chapman in a judgment in Auckland dealing with a soldier’s will. He said that not only was it the duty of anyone interested in proving such a will to propound it, or a>fc least to bring it before the court, hut the same must' be said of all letters written by deceased soldiers expressing testamentary wishes. Where there was a formal will such a letter was more likely to he capable °f being treated as a document in the nature of a codicil than as a will revoking prior wills, but it was to he observed that the court had already given probate on many such documents, thereby giving effect to ihe soldier's last wishes. “I now wish to express the hope,” said his Honor, “that when preparing to apply for probate of soldiers’ wills or administration of their estate, solicitors will make due enquiry as to the existence of such letters. Such a letter might at the last moment sa\ o for a, soldifir’ Mother a sum which might otherwise he wasted by an improvident father.” Tlierc is a cleanness and sweetness about clothes that have been washed with “NO RUBBING” Laundry Help

and tho pure “Gulden Rule” goap that ; s very delightful. Paterson Mielicl and Co.—Advt. . Corsets in all shapes and in sizes ranging from 20 to 36, at Mrs J. Lloyd’s. lEighteenpence for 60 doses 1 That’s all its costs to buy the best of all cough and cold relievers —“NAZOL. Shifts a cold like magic.

Have you seen the wonderful value given in corsets at Schroder’s, the place whore the best hats are. —Advt. The Famous North British Belting is without* equal for all mining machinery, wood-working and iron-working machinery; beet British manufacture. Ask your local denier to give you full details with regard to prices and particulars.

Schroder and Co., the noted house for silks, are again to the fore with a splendid range of silks suitable for weddings and races. This time we are showing crepe do chinos in all the leading colours; also in Shantungs. Owing to a prospective rise in the price of silk, we are placed in the happy position of being able to sell at a moderate price. Inspection invited. —Advt.

For Bronchial Coughs, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. That’s a nasty cough! Let “NAZOL tackle it. A few drops taken on a lump sugar will soon relieve you. Sixty doses for 1/6. An ideal spirit for both sexes WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS. For Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.

Notice of an impounded horse appears in this issue. Mr and Mrs G. Lopas insert a notice of thanks in this issue. Misses Addisoii has just received a new range of Ladies Sports Coats in | the smartest shapes and colours. Call and see our assortment. Stationery bargains.—Manilla envelopes Is hundred, 9s GdYtliousand; sui perior white envelopes, 50 for Is; college exercise book, size 8 x 10$, 32 pages 4 for Is; the Gordon exercise book 6$ x 8$ 49 pages, 3 for Is ; Egypt writing tablet, 7$ x 9, 50 sheets, special value, 9d each. McGrueu and Co., Cash Drapers, Hokitika and Greymouth.—Advt. You couldn’t do better than'spend to- | morrow evening in St. .Mary’s Club (Rooms. Messrs Laughton Bros, have I very kindly donated,.a'fine iced cake for j the winning lady,- and a “ friend ” is generously supplying a 121 b leg of mutI ton, for the g'eht’s first prize. There are i also excellent seconds, besides a plentiful | supper and a of hours’ dancing. ! These tournaments are drawing to a j close: so slip in before the season ends.— Advt.

Beautiful spring flowers will hold sway to-morrow afternoon and even ing at St. Andrews’ Hall when the exhibition of spring flowers and sale of work takes place. There will be a fine display of flowers, while the other stalls will be laden with plain work, fancy work and produce. The sweet stall will be stocked with toothsome delicacies, and there will be a cosy retreat where afternoon tea and supper can be partaken of. Very complete arrangements have been made. The exhibition and sale will he open from 2 to 5 p.m., and 7 to 10 p.m. A special meeting of the Westland Committee was held this morning at 11 o’clock. Present —Messrs E. C. Levvey, S.M., (chairman), C. J. Nightingale and J. J. Breeze. The meeting was called to consider the applcation of W. Jeffries (Mr Murdoch) for possession of Kanieri Lake Hotel from Mrs Knyvett (Mr Wells), licensee. After legal argument had been heard from both sides ,a suggestion from the Bench that an amicable arrangement he arrived at, as suggested during the hearing, after a conversation with Mr Knyvett, was mutually agreed upon, the order for possession as prayed for being granted. ! The whale found by Mr J. Manera on Waitaha Beach last week was boiled ; down for its oil and over nine large [ barrels of oil were secured and also a ' quantity of whale bone. The whale was quite fresh when washed up, but its , nose was badly smashed in > the result • of a recent injury. A couple of days i later, some three miles to the southward ■ along the Waitaha beach, near the i Wanganui Bluff, another and a larger ! whale was found on the beach partly j covered in sand. This whale was estimated to be about 70ft in length, .but nothing is being done to secure the oii ; owing to it having decomposed, it apparently having been dead for some two or three weeks. 4 dust arrived a large assortment of the latest summer costumes in Fugi . pongee and white silk; also in cream ' serge gabadine and tussore silk. Inj spection invited, at Stephens Bros.— 1 The new dress materials are ready, for your inspection. Choice Fancy and i Black Striped Sports Coat Crepes 30 inches wide 2/6 yd. Fancy Checked Skirt and Frock Zephyrs, 28 inches wide 2/6 and 2/11 yard. .Voice do Chine, newest robe material 21/- robe length iof 5 yards. Pattern Sets now ready.— : McGruer and Co.—Advt. I WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS fortifies the

system against against climatic changes. Lose no time in getting “NAZOb.” Clears out colds and catarrh in doublequick time. Costs less than a ha’penny a dose. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, For Coughs and Colds, never fails.