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Hokitika Guardian, 1 March 1920, Page 2

A notice regarding wandering stock appears in this issue. The party to accompany the Prince of i Wales on his tour of the West Coast, ; including Westland, will number about 28. English paper money brought out by one of the recent Welsh arrivals, presented at a Westport Bank for pay- | ment was subject to a deduction of , Is 3d in the £l. , | ‘I suppose I ought to let sleeping ! dogs lie,” said a member of tile Oroua i County Council in referring to an over, i looked matter. And a rival on the j other side of the table growled: “Let j sleeping dogs bark!” - j During the present interruption of ' the Pacific CaHjle the Eastern Route J will he heavily taxed and messages subi jject to serious delay. Cable ur.brs : are requested to confine their messages ito urgent rates. This does not apply i to traffic to Australia. | The Westport Borough Council had j an offer for 2000 or 3000 gallons of tar | from Taranaki and sold it at a satisfac- ( tory figure. There were 20 more bari rels to go. Cr Fair, in mentioning this | said the Gas Committee was going to | show a credit balance. It was the only i financial department of the Borough. | The booklet programmes for the I Wlrist dohist (Racing Club’s Autumn meetings have been circulated. They j cover the Tvumara, Westland, Greymouth and Reefton meetings, each of one day, which open on Easter Mon(|ay. Nominations close during the current month, A summons has been issued by the Napier City Council against Wirth , Bros., charging them with having committed a breach of the by-law which provides that no tents of any description shall be erected or maintained within the borough except with the sanction of the City Council. The Council had refused to give a license to hold a perfor- ■ mance.

At the Magistrate's Court this morning before 0. J. Nightingale and Wm. Jeffries, Justices, a young man was charged with breaking a window in Reveli street on Saturday last; also a technical assault, to both pf which he pleaded guilty. The Bench convicted and ordered the cost of damage done to be made within seven days; also for the accused to leave the town for the space of twelve months, under penalty of coming up for sentence if called upon. „.\ Wellington message to a Westport paper in referring to the coal settlement speaking of the late conference, said that the meeting closed in perfect harmony. Mr Massey, (Prime Minister) controlled the sittings in an impartial manner. The result is the miners are now to secure the best agreement they have as yet entered into. It is fully anticipated the agreement w‘ll be unanimously sanctioned by both the owners and the miners, and that the go-slow will at last have received its death knock. The Mayor of Westport writing from Christchurch, apropos of the Prince’s visit to the Coast, goes on to give the following particulars of the tour, after consultation with the authorities at Government House. “On arrival at Westport, drive straight to Victoria Square and receive the citizens’ address of welcome, after which the Prince will read his reply. Captain Rhodes suggests that afternoon tea might be given on the Square, so that a start can bo made for Reefton at 4.15. This will allow 15 minutes more than was formerly'allowed for at Westport. The night will be spent at Stapleton’s Hotel, Reefton, Christchurch being reached the following night after calling at Gr,ey and Hokitika.”

What a difference a smart shirt makes to a man’s appearance no’matter how good his head gear, i suit and footwear if the shirt is infirm, it spoils the whole effect of his would be smart attire. The Clothing Factory make a speciality of shirts for men and for smart cut and

finish they can’t be beat. What is more annoying than a shirt that bulges out at the collar band or sags in front, and we assure you there is a good deal iu the cut of a shirt and we quite realize the fact, and every attention to the minor details of shirt making is attended to bv our shirt specialist in las department. We have just landed something new in neglige shirts in all coloured stripes, prices to suit all pockets. The National drink of Australasia . WOi.f'E’S SUINAPI S. ’ Follow the crowd to Kellers’ Sample rooms, Weld St. Great side of boots . and shoes commencing op Saturday , next. ' McOruer apd Co.—Advt. j

■ Stationers and Storekeepers,—kindly call -at your earliest to see our new stock of “THINKER” aud "KEEP, SMILING” AVriting Tablets, “THIN- ' KER” Pictorial School Exorcise Books ( and Note Books, also ‘GOLDEN RULE” Killers with metal edge. Best for , every Home.—Win. Perry and Co. Ltd. —Advt. Sufferers from heartburn and sick headache should take SHARLAND’S FLUID MAGNESIA. Corrects acidity gives relief. Agreeable and pure. .

The high cost of clothing has never been more clearly demonstrated than now, and it will bo more apparent as time passes. But a visit to our emporium will prove that by judicious buying, it is still possible to get good garments at a reasonable price. Schroder and Co.—Advt. Tested P thousands of kitchens, SHABLAND’S Baking Powder has never failed to rise Costs less tliap others — worth more WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS, vastly super-u-ior to al' other stimulants.