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Hokitika Guardian, 21 February 1920, Page 2

The War Pensions Board is expected to sit at Hokitika on Monday. A meeting of the Westland Automobile Association "ill be held at the County Chambers this evening at 8 o’ciock.

Maliinapua Creek bridge, South Hokitika, is now available for light traffic. The overhaul to the bridge will he completed in ten days’ time. The skeleton of the famous racehorse Carbine, which was preserved by the Duke of Portland, and presented to the National Museum, 'Melbourne, has arrived. Air J. Gillies, Resident Engineer, is visiting the Kokatalii district to-day, and conferring with the County authorities in respect to the expenditure of Government grants voted for the locality. Owing to the condition of the Okarit J bar the trip of the Paeroa has been ie ferred to next springs. The sterner will sail for AVellington on Tuesd ■ v morning. Air Cranston, accompanied by Air Ford, mining engineer, is expected, to reach here on Tuesday next to take up matters in connection with the Rimu Flat developments. Air Ford. and family will be domiciled here. The AVestland County Council notifies ratepayers whose rates are in arrears that ten per cent interest will be added to all rates remaining unpaid on and after March Ist, and that all rates unpaid after March 31st, may be sued for without further notice. .

A public meeting will be held on Tuesday night at the Town Hall to go into the question of the AA’estland AVar Memorial, and decide on the proposed cost, sugegsted design and a suitable location. As .eerybody is interested in this project there should be a large and representative attendance at the meeting.

It is understood that there has been a good response with regard to guarantors for a visit next year of the Chautauqua organisation. Air >R. AA'ild and other public spirited citizens have taken up the matter and a return season in a year’s time is said to be assured. The guarantee list will bo a

strong one numerically several ladies and gentlemen being anxious to assocL ate themselves in the desire to secure a return season of so uplifting an organisation.

At a meeting of the Hokitika Repatriation Committee yesterda v afternoon it wa s reported fifteen applications for loans for businesses and furniture undertakings, aggregating £3,880, were recommended during the month. The repayments over the same period for principal and interest 'totalled £2lB. Two additional applications were dealt with and a decision held over to await the inspecting officer now duo in respect to industrial applications. An application for extension of a loan, was held over for further report, and consideration of action regarding a joint loan was deferred till next week to await reply from the parties concerned'.

One of the oldest residents of Wakatipu, Mr Daniel '.Yf’Kenzie, died at Lake County Hospital on Saturday, evening. Deceased, who was in his 84th year, was born at Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland, and came to New Zealand in the barque Geelong, in 1861. He engaged in farm, ing at Dunedin for. a few years, and then went to Hokitika, where lie joined the staff pf the Hokitika Times, having served his 'time in the printing and stationery business in Scotland. Forty four years ago he took up land at Martin's Bay for' the purposes of cattleraising. In those days there was a monthly .steamer to Martin's Bay, and a monthly maif to Queenstown overland, via Greenstone. After 27 years, deceased removed to Glenorohy, wjiere lie lived in retirement for the last 17 years. Mr and Mrs M’Kenzie celebrated their golden wedding two years ago. A widow, two sons and two daughters are left, the two former being engaged in cattle raising in the Martin’s Bay district, and Mrs Jos. Cuttanee of Okuru is a daughter; also Mrs McKenzie gf Centra} Otago.

Nows the chance to forget rising prices and the “Cost of Living” and to revel in timely bargains. This Is the opportunity to give the laugh at your worries, to enjoy a happy period of savings instead of thinking about expenses. Lay in solid supplies so that you may he able to snap your fingers at rising costs. Read these merry bargain time examples.—Frocks, costumes and blouses, all to he cleared*at half price; ladies smart washing costumes, nicely trimmed, stitching with fancy pearl, and self covered buttons. Usual prices 4.9 s6d to (>ss, now 19s fid to 2<)s fid; ladies white gabardine skirts, smalt stales, usual price 22s fid, price to clear 9s lid. McGreur and Co., the Spot Cash Drapers jGroyinouth, Reel top and Ilokiopportunit yto give the laugh at yom tikn.—Advt.