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Hokitika Guardian, 14 January 1920, Page 2

Sergt. Reg. Lyons ot tne Armoury Department returned home to Stafford to-day, after service in the Old World. With this issue Messrs McGruer and Co. distribute an inset with full price lists of their clearing sale commencing to-morrow. The annual meeting of the Kanieri Rifle Club will be held on Friday at 8 p.m. As the business is important a full attendance is desired. Advice received this morning from the Resident Engineer from Hari Hari state* that motor traffic is blocked for the present at Little Wanganui river crossing, South Westland. Rev. Fathers Aubrey La Croix Campbell (Greymouth), Clancy (Hokitika), Riordan (Ross), O’Hare (Kumara), and Hmin'rahan (Ahnura) left for Christ-* church yesterday morning where they go into retreat. The Pacfiic Cable Board advises that the delay on cable messages from the United Kingdom is estimated at 30 hours, to United Kingdom 4 hours. Outward deferred messages showing delay 6) days. American traffic two days.

Get a copy of Frida.v’s paper—A oil will he repaid, for ijt will include a sale circular from “Addisops.” They are noted for low prices, hut with the 10 per cent, discount in all departments you could pot dp better. Some line# show a much larger discount. Get in at 9 a.m. on Saturday inprpipg for th.e bargains,

Roadman Rpbprts having resigned from his position with the Westland County Council, applications are invited from eligible! returned soldiers for the vacancy.i The salary is £ls 10s per month. Applications close op the 91 li prox ,and canvassing of Councillors in the interim will ha a disqualification.Specifications of duties may he seen ip the district, Totarn to IntorAVungaiHU, and at the County Office, Hokitika.

There were 4 cases of infectious disease reported in the Canterbury Health District for the week ended noon‘on Mop day as follows :—Westland ■Enteric 14 fnangalma, Pperpercal septioaemia 1; Gto'% Tnbcttpilpsis 1; North Canterbury, Scarlet toyey 3, diphtheria 8, enteric 1, tuberculosis 7, puerpereal septicaemia 1,. influenza 3, pneumonia 7, measles .8; Ashburton, Scarlet fever 1; South Canterbury, Scarlet fever 3, diphtheria 3.

Numerous friends in New Zealand of Professor G. S. Sale, formerly of Dunedip, will regret to hear (writes a London correspondent under date November 2Q) that lie is vyry ill, ‘and is now coiiffpetj entirely to his bed. Although ho is not able to jtake liny part in active affairs he is'still always interested to hear Row Zealand news when the mails come in. Professor Sale referred to in the foregoing was once well known in Westland as “King” Sale, for it was hero representing the Canterbury Provincial authorities that he exercised al) i,ho powers of a benign autocrat in the brave day;? of old when the Coast was in the making.

McGruer’s Great Summer Clearing gale, will open on Thursday next at 9 a.m. when their large stocks of Drapery and Boots wjJJ Ibe offered at greatly reduced prices. A big bargain list will appear in Wednesday’s issue—McGruer and Co., Cash Drapers, Greymouth, Repft,op; Hoki,tika.-*-Advt •There is only one WOLFE’S the m-i----oinnli SCHNAPPS.

Tested in thousands of kijtchens, SAARLAND’S Baking Powder has never failed to pise. Costs less than others — worth mope During the holidays remember Daniel Crawfords Red Star Whisky is the best. Mark Sppot apd V>h wholesale agents. —Advt. Don’t forget WOLFE’S is the real original SCHNAPPS.