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Hokitika Guardian, 24 January 1920, Page 2

Applications are invited in this issue for administration clerks for the Public Trust Office, closing on February Bth. The next regular meeting of the Westland County Council will be held on Monday, February 9th, at the usual hour. The date of the concert and ball of the K.D.R.C., announced to be held in the Public Hall, Kanieri, for Jan. 30th has been altered, and it will now take place | on Wedensday, Feb. 4th. | There was a change in the weather during the night, the fine days of the week being followed by a light rain which continued to fall steadily during . the early morning. Messrs W. Jeffries and Co. will sell in the Mart on Tuesday next, the residence site property of Mr M. Wouldes on the Blue Spur road, containing a comfortable cottage and out-buildings, and "ell arranged garden. : There will be a sitting of the ‘Magistrate’s and Warden’s Courts at Hokitika on Thursday next. This being the first sitting since the holidays, a considerable amount of business has to be

dealt with, and it is possible tne sitting will extend until Friday. Mr A. H. Kimbcll, lately appointed Under-Secretary for Mines, is making his first official visit to this district-to-day, and visited Humphreys and JLake Ranieri to-day. Mr Kimbell, who is accompanied by Mr Barrance, formerly of the Ross Flat works, leaves for the north on Monday. The County Chairman (Mr Bruce) received a telegram from Rt. Hon the Prime Minister intimating in reply to the suggested visit of the Prince of Wales to Westland, that he would have much pleasure in placing the request before His Excellency the GovernorGeneral, when the itinerary was being made up. The County Chairman has telegraphed to Lord Liverpool and Mr Seddon, M.P., on the matter also. That mining in this district is not the dead letter which some are disposed to believe, it might be mentioned that the goldfields revenue accruing to the Westland County Council for the month of December, amounted to over £6OO. This is probably the largest monthly return for the past twenty years, and is accounted for by the revival of mining in the Rimu Flat district where a large American enterprise will be undertaken shortly.

Without any apparent reason (says a Christchurch exchange), a man who was standing near the premises of Mr F. H. Steel, Colombo St., at about 12.10 p.m. on Saturday, struck Police-Sergt. King a violent blow behind the ear. Momentarily dazed, the sergeant, when he turned to ascertain by whom he had been struck, was immediately roughly grabbed by a powerfully-built man, who, however, was soon reduced to a state of heplessness by a judiciously applied “back-heeler” followed by the placing of handcuffs on his wrists. The assailant, who vouched fto reason for his strange action, w<js placed in the lock-up. Prior to assaulting the sergeant, he is stated to have struck a returned soldier in uniform.

I The District Racing Committee met at Grevmouth last night to consider the Westland Racing Club’s programme for the Easter Wednesday meeting. Ex- ' ception was taken jo f lip jnejnsion of three trotting events. Mr Evans was hoard in reply to the objections raised, 1 and a special meeting will be held on j Mopdav night jio consider a notice of motion to rescind a former resolution on the matter arrived at a week previously when the Westland Club’s ease' could not lie gone info. In the meantime the trotting events on the programme have been approved by the New Zealand Trotting Asociation. If

the events are allowed on this occasion, a similar concession will be made to Westport (which was refused a third trot) but the decision will not establish an v precedent.

The Hokitika Boxing Association have now completed arrangements for their gathering to be held in the Princess Theatre on Saturday, February 7th, commencing aj’.7.3ff p.m. Two bouts are set down for decision. The first one is n- fifteen-round contest at welter weights for a purse, between

Peter Cook, of Christchurch (lightweight champion of Now Zealand) and Sailor O’Dea (welter-weight champion of Tasmania). This contest is causing considerable interest, and the go prom,.ef; to be a good one. The second attraction twj, down is a special six-round amateur heavy-weight bout between R. Roopey, of Otira (challenger) ami 11. Shaw, of Roa, (holder).. Both men were engaged in the last boxing tournament at the Prii.ice.SiS 'fhxajrp, a), id another meeting is being eagerly looked forward U>-

It was suggested yesterday in connection with the visit of His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales to the Dominion, that so far as the West Coast was concerned, Westport and Greymouth }S'eV’i lijvpjy to be the only centres j visited by the Royal papt.y. 1./j fjifl.se ; circumstances Mr Bruce, County Chairman, iejegraphed to the Rt Hon the I Primp MifljjSter, ap invitation to visit South Westland, tpa veiling as far as the Wailio Gorge, where w.ti, gjtij.itpd the most accessible'glacier, in tjje world. It was suggested also that the Piince of Wales might pass through the Otira Tunnej, the llomijiion’s greatest public work, Mr Bruce mentioned that t]je Royal party could b.e assured of a most loyal welcome from thp people of Westland. The Mayor (Mr Perry) a?id the Hon 11. L. Michel M.L.C., have sipported the invitation sent forward. The" Mayor of Christo]) urch has also been asked to co-operate ip securing the visit by way of the Otira tunnel.

Schroder and Co. have much pleasure in announcing their great clearing sale of surplus stock—in hats, costumes, hoys’ clothing, remnants, etc. It will pay j:o visit jhjg sale Advt. Nail Brushes 3 for 1/-, •Ryes’ Fluid 1/- |)ptt]p, Dyqla, and Rif dyes 8d pkt., clothes and hoot bnifilips 1044 apd 1/-, machine oil (id bottle. Eucalyptus 1/bottle, rubber sponges 1/-, glycerine and cucumber 101 d bottle, face cream i-Jd, Biiznline snow 1/6, corkscrew and can oppiior (jOiuijlnod, now 6d each, mouse traps, now 5 for at MflGruers Great Clearing Sale now on.—Advt.

Eggs were retailing in Wellington this week at 2s Id and 2s 2d to 2s 4d in some places.

The Westland Caledonian 'Society will celebrate Burns’ anniversary with an Ingleside in the Supreme Hall on Tuesday evening next. Members of A. Coy. 13th. Regiment are notified ofa compulsory muster parade on Tuesday next at the Drill Hall, Hokitika. Fines will be inflicted for non attendance.

The following cases of influenza were reported between noon on January 15th and noon on January 19th: —Auckland 39 mild, 5 severe; Wellington, 79 mild, 1 severe; Canterbury, 1 mild; Otago, 6 mild, 1 severe.

There was a glorious sunset last evening, one of the best for some time past. The sky was lit up for well over an hour with the very bright colours, and it was not till nine o’clock that the coming darkness overshadowed the beautiful colouring.

The loss of the French steamer Afrique during a storm off the coast of France recalls to memory the fact that the vessel was torpedoed in the Mediterranean Sea near Malta, while one of a convoy, including the 34th Reinforcements of the N.Z.E.F., who crossed from Alexandria to Marseilles in- March 1918,. On this occasion the Afrique carrying African troops was struck near the bow by a torpedo, and readied the coast of Africa in a sinking condition.

A meeting was held in the Town Hall last night by the retailers to form an association for the purpose of controlling holidays. A fair number were present, Mr Duffff being in the chair. The matter in hand was fully discussed. It was decided to call the Association “Tlie Hokitika Trades’ Association.” A secretary and treasurer were appointed, also a committee of five for the time being, to get a working schedule to submit to the general meeting in the course of a day or two. Reference was made by the Prime Minister at Wellington to the rumours recently in circulation that His Honour tlio Chief Justice, (Sir Robert Stout), was about to retire from the Supreme Court Bench to take the position formerly held by the late Sir Joseph WiL Hams on the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, and that Sir Francis Bell, (the Attorney-General), is to be Chief Justice. Mr Massey stated that there was no truth in the rumour of the elevation of Sir Robert Stout.

Housewives have discovered at last that the most effective way of bringing down prices is by boycott. The statement- of the retailers that housekeepers had curtailed tlioir purchases of potaoes, and that prices had fallen, is a repetition of the method used in Melbourne last month, states the Sydney “Sun.” Some energetic women in Prahran canvassed the district from door to door, asking the housewives to refrain from purchasing potatoes until prices were reduced. The effect was electric. Potatoes which were sold one day for 5d per lb.—or rather, not- sold, as cooks considered the price extortionate—were on file market the following day for 2d per lb. and the best new pota toes were sold at 3d per lb., or 41b for Is.

A meeting of the Advisory Board of the Federation of New Zealand Patriotic War Relief Societies will be held towards the end of February to consider schemes for assisting the totally and partially disabled spldiers. At- present some societies have started definite schemes, hut it is hoped that a uniform scheme may be adopted for the whole Dominion. Now that nearly all the men are hack, it should be possible to obtain a complete list of the totally disabled and partially disabled men, and to advise a uniform scheme. In the meantime thp different societies are inquiring into flte many cages which require assistance ip their district, and are rendering assitance in most cases of a temporary naturp. When the Advisory Board has considered the different schemes it is proposed to submit the report to a. conference at a later date.

At the N.Z, Racing Conference last July the Westport Jockey Ohb was granted a second day’s racing this year, by taking up the Karamea Club’s permit, subject to-important course improvements being made. The District Racing Committee approved the two days’ programme accordingly, but when the approval went forward to Christchurch for publication in the official notices, the Racing Conference advised that Westport had been notified in November last that thO R !'?P nd da >' llad been disallowed, presumably by the Minister of Internal Affairs. The Westport Club, it is stated, did not receive this notice, and had gone on with the building scheme in good faith on the understanding a two days’ meeting would be granted.* The wires are now busy endeavouring t/i pnravej the complicated position.’ It' is suggested that the spare day Westport was to have got might have been absorbed by the Jellicoe meeting at" Christchurch last October.

Hero arc a few of the bargains now offering at Mrs J. Lloyd* s; —.-TuikitL towels 2s 6d, 3s, 3s 6d, 3s lid, 4s 6d. 4s 11 pair; biaok cashmere ribbed liose 2s 6d, 2s 9d, 3s, up to 6s 6d pair; ladies’ hemstitched handkerchiefs 4 for Is; white pearl buttons " d » 34| and 4d doz. ; ladies-' white underskirts 8s pd p 12s’6d; ladies-’ white and cream cotton vests 2s 6d 3s 6d, 3s 9d and 4s 6d each. —Advt. An ideal spirit f-PE both sexes— WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS