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Hokitika Guardian, 22 January 1920, Page 2

The Pneroa is due hack on Monday from Milford Sound and is fixed to sail on Tuesday foi; Wellington.

\\c beg to draw our readers’ attention to the Bristol Ti.Qflp Company’s advertisement now appearing hi mu columns. Any order for piano-tuning or repairing can be left with the local agent, Mr James King, which will receive prompt attention. Private advice has been received that Mr It. W. Watson, formerly of Kumarn, and who was educafed at the Hokitika State School, has been appointed Assistant-Porough Engineer for Durban, Cape Colony. Our young men who go abroad appear to be able to jiold their own in all walks of life. ' The fu any friends 6f Miss Winchester will he pleased to l,e :l im that her progress has been so .very satisfactory of late that she was able to leave the Grey River hospital yesterday, and join her parents who are residing for the present at Greymouth. Miss Winchester is still receiving medical attention, lint her discharge from the hospital shows how Satisfactory her condition now is.

Yesterday the Engineer, Mr J. D. Gillies, accompanied by the County Chairman, (Mr Bruce), and members of fhe Public Works Committee of tiie County Counlil visited Arafura Valley to look into the late river encroachment. Mr Gillies sanctioned some urgent protection work at Palmer’s Creek overflow, and noted the further larger work necessary. In respect to the latter, the County Chairman has written tho Minister of Public Works and Mr Seddon M.P., outlining what is considered necessary' and suggesting that the Engineer being sent down to visit the Lit,tle Wanganui encroachment, .slicujd inspect also the situation at Araimya, V,r<]ley apd make a special report thereon.'

There was some division of PPPV 0 ) 1 at tlie meeting of the Westland Land Board yesterday afternoon when the question of tho transfer of sections in the estate of Wallace Bros, to Mr M. Patrick eamy up for consideration. It was pointed out by Wilson, (Duncan and C 0.,) that where formerly ,there were two settlers (Wallace Bros.) there were now four in the sub-division that had taken place following the auction of the estate. The Commissioner and Mr Clayton held that it looked like aggregation as the total area that would be held by Patrick jf these applications were agreed to would be nearly 1,600 acres, which they considered too much. They thought fliat as be now held nearly 600 acres that was sufficient land. Mr Wilson pointed out that even in tlio event of the two leases in perpetuity applications being refused, there was nothing to stop the areas being brought into freehold, when the Board would havV? no Jurisdiction. Mi' Ward thought there were special circumstances in the matter. The placo was nine miles from the nearest cheese ( factory ,a,nd it was necessary to have ; a fairly large area for grazing purposes. The swamp area was necessary to the homestead area and vice versa. He approved of the granting of the transfer. Mr Houliston opposed tin* transfer considering the applicant had plenty of laud. The motion for approval w C nt t° a division, Messrs Ward and Mnllinson voting in favour and Messrs Houliston ,Clayton and the Commissioner against.

If you want real bargains you must visit Schroder’s great clearing sale, which is now on. Inspection cordially invited.—Advt. Pnjb it in your cruet—SHARLAND’s MALT VINEGAR. Mellow and mature. Most wholesome and most palatable Vinegar in New Zealand. In bulk and bottle. All grocers. WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS fortifies tho system against against climatic changes.

Tho Secretary of the Postal Department notifies that a new issue of stamps designated “ Victory ” stamps, in denominations of Id, Id, 3d, 6d, and J Is will shortly be placed on sale. Tlie Pacific Cable Board advises that cable messages to United Kingdom, subject delay twenty-four hourts, from United Kingdom three days, messages for America showing delay 3$ days, deferred messages maximum of 7 days. Messrs W. Jeffries and Co will sell by auction in the Mart on Tuesday i next at -11 a-.m., on behalf of Mr M. ■ Wouldes, residence site of one acre, with cottage and outbuildings, situate on Blue Spur road. j Much interest was centred at the Princess Theatre last night in the screening of the short moving picture dealing with the State School, Hokitika. Tile picture showed the marshal-li-rwv onrl onfrv flip tiplinlfirM frt RPlinnl.

and the 'exercises of the physical culture class. Judging by the running comment the pupils present were able.to recognise themselves and their comrades, while the familiar figures of the teachers were recognised very readily also. The work of the physical culture class was well reproduced. The picture will lie reproduced locally again by re*, quest in about a fortnight’s time. The Commissioner of Taxes draws attention of taxpayers to the notification appearing in to-day’s issue that the due date for payment of the Income-tax and Special War Tax is on Thursday, the sth day of February, 1920. Additional tax will accrue if the tax is not paid on or before 26th February, 1920. - The demands will be posted from the office of the Commissioner of Taxes on or about 29th January, 1920. It should he noted, however, that individuals whose surname® commence with the letters C, D, H, I, J, K, Me, N, 0, P, T, W, will not receive their demands until some days later. In these cases a new due dato—viz., 26th February, 1920 —will be fixed under section 127. Additional tax will accrue twenty-one days thereafter.

Najl Brushes J for 1 Jeyes’ Fluid 1/- bottle, Dyola, and Rit dyes 8d pkt.,clothes and boot fyripslies lOjd and 1/-, machine oil 6d bottle. Eucalyptus 1/bottle, rubber sponges 1/-, glycerine and cucumber bottle, face cream •Hnzeline snow 1/6, corkscrew and can opener combined, now 6tl each, mouse traps, now 5 for 1/-, at McGruers Great Clearing Sale now on.—Advt. “NO RUBBING’’ Laundry Help has captured the womens’ vote—also ours. Paterson Michel and Co.—Advt. Great reductions on all summer millinery at Mrs J. Lloyd’s.