Untitled

Hokitika Guardian, 6 February 1920, Page 2

The Brunner district picnic excursion | takes place to Hokitika to-morrow. The entries for Monday’s fat stock sale at Arahura appear in ties issue. The Committee in charge of tonight’s social and presentation ifi St. Mary’s Club rooms requests ladies to bring'a plate. The Westland County Council will hold an ordinary meeting for the transaction of general business on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. •A reminder is given of the sale by auction'at Ross on Saturday by Messrs W. Jeffries and Co. of the furniture and effects of Mr Wm. Winchester, who is removing to Greymouth. / Mr John M,yers, of Park street, notifies that he will be prepared to supply milk daily on and after March Ist. Intending customers are requested to leave their orders as early as possible at the residence, Park street. Owing to a flaw in the propeller shaft requiring attention, the Paeroa is detained at Greymouth. Her cargo has been sent on by rail, and it is expected the steamer will arrive to go to southern ports on Monday. The Greymouth team to play All Saints Tennis Club at Hokitika to-mor-row, is as follows : —Gentlemen : Messi s Bundle, Castle, Bush, Allison, Lawrenson, and Pratt. Ladies : Mrs Baidu in, Mrs Lawn, Misses Lowe, Wickes, and Bigncll. In the “Sydney Daily Telegraph” of January 23rd last appeared this news item: “The new retail rates for Australian manufactured t'obacc i came into force yesterday. Neither rJlars, cigarettes, nor imported manufactured tobacco arc increased in price.’’ This fact makes interesting reading for New Zealand smokers who are now paying an extra three halfpence an ounce for tobacco.

Enquirer a.sks wliat is the speed limit for motor cars and tractors in the town ? .Notices posted limit the speed in town to twelve miles an hour, hut our experience goes to' show that motor cars and oven loaded tractors, are substantially exceeding the speed limit. It is as well to have attention drawn to the matter before it comes more forcibly before public attention. At Addington stock sales on Wednesday there was a medium entry and a good demand. Prices were equal to late rates, as follows: —Choppers £5 10s to £8 10s, heavy baconers £7 to £B, ordinary baconers £0 to £0 Ids, average price per lh lljd. Heavy porkers £4 10s to £5 ss, ordinary porkers £3 15s to £4 ss, average price Is OJd to Is Id. A moderate entry of store pigs met with a fairly good demand. No large stores were offered. The range of prices was as follows :—Best stores £3 to £3 18s, medium stores. £2 8s to £2 18s, small stores £2 to £2 13s, weaners £1 5s to £1 18s, sows in pig to £B. -Saturday, February 7th, starts off the great clearing sale of the John Cobbe Ltd. £35,000 Feilding stocks. This great buying opportunity gives McGrtier’s the great chance and pleasure of offering more and giving greater value than any other firm in the Loin in ion. This large stock was bought at half market rates; it Is going to be sold at such bargain prices that will compel shoppers to rush our stores. Look out •for big bargain lists circulating through this newspaper. Pay a visit early. *-«• Gruer and Co., Spot Cash Department Stores, Hokitika and Greymoirtli.— Advt. Mr J. 11. Brown, manager of me Christchurch branch of the National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., of New Zealand, -has been spending a few days on the Coast, and in the course of a short interview at Greymouth, he gave some of his impressions of me West Coast in the course of which lie sai(l—“I had been as far as Hokitika previously, and was agreeably surprised to see the country down south, verily, a country overflowing with milk and honey. I have now travelled mqny miles south of the Glaciers, and my advice is, get the rivers bridged and the tourist traffic will be tremendous. But, apart front the tourist you would find the settler. Bush lands, only waiting to lie brought into giving returns, dairying, cattle fattening, sheep raising.” Jin order to deal with conditions arising out of flip shortage of cement the Board ok Trade has laid it down that supplies are to be distributed in accordance with the essential character j of the work, preference to he given as follows!; —(1) Water works, sanitary works, hospitals, urgent Government

requirements for public works and railways; (2) workers’ dwellings and dwelling in progress and to be started, not exceeding £2,000 in cost. Under this bead may be included reasonable supplies to tile, block, and pipe factories. (3) Freezing works and stores for produce, dairy factories, bridges and culverts when for purposes of opening up settlement. (4) Public works, railways, municipal and other local bodies for works absolutely necessary for the community in general. (o) The completion of jobs at present under way, ' contingent upon preceding four paragraphs having preference. (6) Work in general. If you want real bargains you must visit Schroder’s great clearing sale, which is now on. Inspection cordially invited. —Advt. Dear Housewives, —To wash clothes clean without rubbing or injury to hands or fabrics always use “NO RUBBING” Laundry Help in conjunction with the pure “GOLDEN RULE” Soap. Mrs M. Gooch. —Advt. Schroder and Co. liavo much pleasure in announcing their "great clearing sale : of surplus stock—in hats, costumes, < boys’ clothing, remnants, etc. It will 1 pay to visit this sale.—Advt. < When you ask for SHARLAND’S FLUID MAGNESIA don’t tako any- 1 thing “just as good,” but get &HAR- ( LANDS. Best that money can buy. 1

In order to allow patrons to see the competition of the boxing _contests tomorrow (Saturday) evening, the train from Hokitika to Boss has been delayed, and will not leave Hokitika until 9.15 p.m. , An English, Canadian, and American mail left San Francisco for Wellington by the Moana on January 22nd. It Joins is ts of 869 letter bags, besides 509 hampers of parcel mail from Canada and America. The “Otago Daily understands that Mr James Begg has agreed toy offer himself as a candidate, in the Reform interest, for the Bruce seat when it becomes vacant through the acceptance by Sir James Alien of the office of High Commissioner. Mr John Edie will again stand as the candidate of the Liberal Party. The trouble between the patients and the authorities of the Military Sanatorium has been satisfactorily settled. The Commanding the district, Colonel Young, has issued an order that patients of the hospital are only ■to wash their own cups and saucers. All other washing-up, polishing, etc., will in future be done by medical orderlies. These provisions have satisfied the patients, who have now returned to the Sanatorium.—Christchurch “Press”. \ Mr T. E. Y. Seddon, M.P., has received the following letter from Sir Win Herries, Minister of Marine :—Adverting to your letter of the 16th. inst. and njy reply of the 20th. thereto, on the subject of the necessity for repairing the shed at the Okarito "Wharf, I have to state that on the 14th inst. the Westland County Council was advised that it had been decided to pay the sum of £SO, on the £1 for '£l, basis, towards this work, and that on receipt of a certificate from the County Engineer that the work had been carried out to his satisfaction the Department would pay half the cost Tip to an amount not exceeding the sum voted. An. inquest was conducted at the Magistrate’s Court Greymouth, yesterday by Mr E. C. Levvey S.M., into the circumstances surrounding the death of ' Thomas Reynolds. The evidence was to the effect that a farm hand named Theodore Hahn saw the body in the silt and called Constable Baird who had it removed to Ahaura where it was identi- ' fied by Emiljv Simonson as that of the deceased. The features were unrecognisable, but Simonson knew that it was

the deceased by a belt which was fasten, ed around the.body and a boot which was found. The deceased was 52 years of age, and so far as it known had no relations in New Zealand. He has a sister in Melbourne. A verdict was returned to the effect that the deceased was accidentally drowned in the Aliaura Rievr on April 23rd. 1919. During the holidays remember Daniel Crawfords Red Star Whisky is the best Mark Sprot and Co. wholesale agents. , —Advt. Readers of the Guardian are good judges of values. They apppreciate a fair and square deal. They know too, when they are being financially bled. It is to be regretted that for the last two months orders for the suits tailored by mail by John H. Glasson have far exceeded the output, not nearly so many as wished, were able to secure one of these splendid fitting suits before the holidays. Tlie position is new better, and we advise any man wanting a good suit, to write now for' patterns. There is no better value in New Zealand today. Prices range from 92s 6d to £7 19s Od. The patterns are smart, and you have a good collection to choose from. With the simplified measuring form included with the patterns, customers are guaranteed a perfect fit. If any suit is not made exactly as ordered or fails in the fit, the full purchase I price will .be at once refunded. No risk is taken whatever, you are not a penny out of pocket if you are not pleased with your purchase. Mention the Guardian and note the address, John H. Glaoson, Cashel St., Christchurch, P.O. Box 41.--Advt. . WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS, vastly supersrior to all other stimulants.