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Hokitika Guardian, 5 February 1920, Page 3

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The Paeroa arrived from Wellington at Greymouth last night at 11 o’clock, and arrives at Hokitika to-night at 10 o’clock. She sails for Okuru on Friday night at 9 o’clock. In connection with borne nursing classes to bo held under the auspices of St. John Ambulance Association, lectures will begin on Tuesday next. All wishing to join should notify the lion, secretary forthwith.

: Tlie following will represent AH I Saints Tennis Club in a match against i Gfoymouth Tennis Club on all Saints j courts on Saturday 7tli February.—- ; Misses T. Wallace, Roberts, Kortegast, ID. Wallhce, Knight, Perry; Alessrs Pawley, Rev, Purehas, Peart, Staple, ‘ ton, Morland, Sherman, Emergency— Afr Wald. A general tea day is to he observed all lady members are lcind- ' ly requested to bring a plate. | At Westport on Tuesday Air Alaunj sell S.AL, gave a lengthy judgment in I the case Westport Coal Co. v. Geddes, | claim for damages for leaving the com- ! pany’s employment without notice, in | breach of ail industrial agreement. Air Alaunsell held that the breach had been ! proved, and “for the inconvenience and i trouble occasioned to the company by 1 the defendant’s hroaeli of agreement T ! assess damages at £5. Judgment accord. ' ingly.” I Wellington wholesale merchants state \ that the .best potatoes were firm at I present at £ll a ton wholesale, and had I been so for some weeks past. They j were quoted, however, as low as £7 a | ton for delivery in April next. \V lien. ! the new southern crop comes in it was

expected that the price would be reduced at least two or three pounds a ton. There will be no downward tendency in the price of potatoes, it was stated, till they in came from the South Island. At present North Island potatoes are all there are coming in. As a matter of fact, the South Island is draining on the North Island. A lot of notatoes went from Wellington to Timaru last week, and Christchurch is nlso asking for potatoes. Airs Sedon and Miss Seddon arrived by the Bremen on Wednesday states the “Post”, Airs Seddon’s. health has improved somewhat on the voyage out from England, while Air Seddon is .very well indeed. Airs Woods was ued enough to see the travellers off from Plymouth, also Air Stewart Seddon, who intends to stay in Loudon for some time to come. Airs Bean came up from Christchurch to welcome her mother and sister, while Captain I . feeddon, At. I*., > s settled in Wellington, i and with Air and Mrs Knox Gilger ' and many of the family friends assembled on the wharf to greet Airs and Miss Seddon on their return. Put it in your cruet—SHAß IAND’s AIALT VINEGAR. Mellow and mature. Alost wholesome and moat palatable A’inegar in New Zealand. In hulk ntul bottle. All grocers-