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Hokitika Guardian, 4 March 1920, Page 2

•A special meeting of the Sportin] Clubs .and Committees of the Gymkhan for March 17th will he held at th Town Hall to-night at 8 o’clock. The Town Clerk notifies that lega proceedings will bo taken for tin recovery of all rates, accounts, dog taj etc., if not paid before Saturday 13th. March, Mr H. J, Nightingale headmaster of Dale-field School, has been appointed headmaster at Greytown District High School.- Mr. Nightingale is a brother of Mr C l . J. Nightingale of Hokitika. The Westland County Council has been asked to prepare proposals for the expenditure of various Government «rants in Westland. These works will he taken in hand as soon as possible. The Petone Football Club purpose going on tour at Easter and is likely to visit the West- Coast. A proposal has been put forward to play a game at Hokitika on Easter Tuesday if the tour can he arranged. Petone Club was the running up team in the Wellington district last season. Telegrams for the championship rifle meeting opened at Trentham to-day, ire to be addressed to Trentham Military Camp. Hours of attendance are is follows:—Week days, 9 a.m. to 5 ilid 7' to 10 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to > and 7to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to t 0.30 and 5 p.m. to 5.30.

A complaint that improper use has been made of the official badge is being considered hv tho executive of the Christchurch Returned Soldiers’ Association. ' Tho allegation is to the effect that a policeman seeking to secure evidence of Sunday trading in liquor, pinned to his coat the badge of the association and gained admission to a country hotel. The “Lyttelton Times” states that the association’s secretary has addressed inquiries to Air S. E. Af’Carthy, S .M., on the subject. When you ask for SIIA R LAND’S FbUID AtAGNESTA don’t take anything “just as good,” but get SIIARLANDS. Rest that motley cm buy. During tho holidays remember Daniel ; Crawfords Red Star Whisky is the best. Mark Sprot and Co. wholesale agents. —Advfc. ] There is only one WOLFE’S tho ori- ] ginal) SCHNAPPS.

A euchre tournament will be held in the Town Hall, Rimu, on Friday, 1 March oth, commencing at 7.30 p.m., t in aid of the piano fund of Woodstock 1 school. Admission Is. A dance will be 1 held afterwards. Admission 6d. —Advt. An application has gone forward 1 from the Westland Chamber of Com- 1 ineree, for war trophies for Hokitika, I and suggesting that two suitable tro- : phies might be placed on the plots in front of Government buildings. The ! plots are now to be put in order, the fence painted, and the. grounds generally improved in anticipation of the visit of the Prince of Wales, expected to be in Hokitika about May 4th. Yesterday, Mr Bruce, County Chair- ' man, conveyed to Hon. J. B. Coates, Minister of Public Works, the good wishes of the district on the appointment made, and trusted the. lion, gentleman at no distant date, would make an opportunity to visit Westland, including ■ the south, and make himself familiar ! with the wants of the place, and the ■ necessity for assisting in the develop- ’ ment of Westland—the Cinderella of ' the provinces of the Dominion. The following will play for the Hoki- ! tika Lawn Tennis Club against All * Saints Club on Saturday next, 6th * March. Lady members kindly supply 3 a plate:— Ladies—Mrs McCarthy, Miss- > es Lewis, Aitken, King, Valentine Mc- ’ Carthy; gentlemen—Gooch Dr. TeichclI mannj McCarthy, Wetliey, Maunder, " Perham. The following will represent ' All Saints:—Misses T. Wallace, Korte- = gast, Roberts, Knight, D. Wallace, M. s Wilson; Messrs G. Powlev, Peart, PurII elms, Moore, J. Stapleton, McCullough. £ Information has reached Palmerston n North that a gentleman by outward e seeming, has victimised a number, of , s gentleman by nature in Taranaki. , From one he “purchased” a farm of 800 acres, and from another a in'otor.j. car, gave a. cheque for £IOOO, was r freely entertained, and told the mecht anios at the garage to use the car in . his absence, which they did. They absence now appears to be permanent, and the cheque is marked with the mystic letters “N.S.F.” | e Before leaving New Zealand, M. le Verbrugghen, the conductor of the t. State Orchestra, commented adversely ; [ e on the railway facilities available, and )e also on the hotel accommodation provided. He said that “certain unscrupulous hotelkeepers treated them as , e members of a travelling circus!” Mr George Wirth of Wirth’s Circus, now l _ / writes indignantly to the Wanganui “Chronicle”, stating that a travelling ciycus has afforded clean and ; whole-' , e some pleasure to more thousands than 1 _ the sneerful conductor’s orchestra ha s n to hundreds. A telegram from Hobart to Sydney 11 paper states:—George Pearce, aged 17 j. had a remarkable experience while m rabiting with his father near Strickle land. He thrust his hand into a hole id to puli out a rabbit and his thumb d was immediately seized by what was [•- subsequently found to he large snake, h He dragged the snake out of the hole, if still hanging to his thumb, and called is to to his father, who killed tile snake, e The father’s pocket-knife was too blunt t- to' treat tlje wound and he therefore if told the lad to hold his thumb at tlie i- end of the gun barrel, and, pulling the le trigger he blew the thumb off. The Is lad was taken to the nearest doctor, }- and he is now progressing satisfaetore ily. y A meeting of the advisory board of ‘ s the New Zealand Patriotic War Relief Societies is to be held at Wellington to- >- day. The principal subjects to be conh sidered are:—(l) Assistance to totally 1- or partially disabled soldiers: (2) utili- - sation of the balance of patriotic funds; - and (3) help from tlie Financial Assist- ' anco Board after tlie discharge of the < - soldier. Remits with reference to the 1 utilisnton of the balance of patriotic - funds have been received from the Pnt- . riotie Societies at Auckland, Taranaki, - Hawke’s Bay, Manawatu, Taihape, 1 Wairarapa, Wanganui, Wnverley, Wel- , lington, Marlborough, Nelson, Reefton, 1 Ashburton, Timaru, Dunedin and South l land: and the discussion of this question , involving as it does proposals for the nationalisation of all remaining patriotic funds, promises to be both lengthy and animated.

’ ]t will bo remembered says the “Otago \ Daily Times”, that following on several long passages across Cook Strait, which the company said were due to inferior coal, the ferry steamer Maori was held up in Wellington, the firemen refusing to sailing owing to the state of the boilers. As the vessel had undergone her annual overhaul not many weeks previously, the Union Company officials held that the boilers were fit for work, and, what is more' Government inspectors’certified to the same effect. The steamer was ultmately brought to Port Chalmers for repairs, and it is now said .—hut not authoritatively— that such extensive repairs are to he effected, that it will he two or three months before she will he ready to resume her running. -Great Sale, Great finish. In less than a week your chance will have gone. To-day your pleasure and profit lie in the opportunity at McGruer’s Sale. The disposal of John Cobbs £35,000 Stock has been an immense success. From near and far our Customers have flocked to this recoi d event. The balance of lines left over are now for rapid clearance at still lower markings. Sec them. Its better. Salo closes Tuesday next, March 9th. McGruor and Co., Cash Drapers, Hokitika and Greymouth.—Advt. “Keep Smiling” Carbolic Pumice Soap 4d; “Keep Smiling” Boot Polish 8<1 ; “Keep Smiling” Lino Polish Sd.; “Golden Rule” Soap (pure) 1/6; “No Rubbing” Laundry Help 1/-. All super quality. All Grocers.—Advt.