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Hokitika Guardian, 6 March 1920, Page 2

Attention is drawn to St Paul’s Sale of Work on March 24th. There will bo articles to suit all tastes and all pockets; tilings beautiful and useful. Keep looking for further news.

In the vocal music section of the teachers’ examination held at Greymouth recently, Misses May Nightingale, Elizabeth Chesterman and Margery Wilson were successful. They were pupils of Mrs Staveley.

Quito a number of folk went Soutl ; to-day to attend the opening function of Jeffries and Coy’s sale yards at Bole •Head Road, Waitaha. Mr Bruce County Chairman and Member for thi Totara Riding, will be present at thr • ceremony and auction the first bul 1 lock put up for the benefit of the West. 1 land Hospital Memorial Wing Fund . A letter dated, February 25th, post ed from Raratonga,. was received yesterday from Hon. J. Grimmond M.L 0 , who is on the parliamentary jaunt aboard the Mokoia. Mr Grimmond say that up to the time of writing they line a pleaasnt, smooth and uneventful pissage. The usual enlivening pastime: were indulged in aboard, and the * 'me passed as pleasantly as possible. It is intended to revive the All Saints Institute, and an inaugural meeting will be held at the schoolroom next Friday, and be held fortnightly thereafter. It is intended to constitute , a debating and literary club, and ihc session will include evenings for popular lectures and socials. Some of i lie lectures will be illustrated by lantern slides. The lectures will Ik? on subjects of local interest, including geology. 1 The Canterbury Education Board has been obliged to circularise head-tea-h----ors in regard to the 11011-supply of handwork material and apparatus fir the current year. The Board states that- though the orders for supply wer.> . placed more than six months ago, i.p to date no shipments have arrived. This is accounted for by the dislocation of the work of manufacturing firms ,n Khgland and the shortage of shipping space. Latest advices received, however, state that the goods are now on the water. ' While the members of the Canterbury District Repatriation Board were discussing the case of a certain returned soldier, who had the reputation of being something of a “character,” the story was told of his reunion with his wife at Lyttelton, which was described ns quite romantic. The man was stated to have “married” again in ■England and brought out his child b.this “marriage” with him. • Nothing daunted, his first wife, after camouflaging herself, went- to the boat, on.l when she met him, suddenly pulled up her veil.' “‘Bill,” for that was the man’s name, wn s overwhelmed. “Let ns jump overboard, lie suggested to her. “No, Bill,” she replied “you jump overboard first.” 'Great Sale, Great finish. In less than a week your chance will have gone. To-day your pleasure and profit lio in the opportunity at McGruer’s Sale, ’l’lie disposal of John Cobh’s £3-3,000 Stock has been an immense success. From near and far our Customers have Hocked to this record event. The balance of lines left over are now for rapid clearance at still lower markings. See them. Its better. Sale closes Tuesday next, March Oth. McGrucr and Co., C-ash Drapers, Hokitika and Grcymouth.—Advt. “NO RUBBING” Laundry Help has ■aptured the womens’ vote—also ours. Paterson Michel and Co.—Advt. No bad after-effects with WADE’S YOltM FIGS. Wonderful Worm Wor- 1

riers. ! Sufferers from Hay Fever will enjo; ' speedy relief by breathing in “NA 70L.” A unique, never failing rem ecly. GO doses 1/6. I’so the Nazol In haler. In a few days we shall lie ready wit! the latest creations, personally selectee in the large centres, when we hope t< have tlie pleasure of your visit to out emporium. Schroder and Co.—Advt. All the best cooks say SHARLAND’S is the best Baking Powder. It is cheapest, too. Ask your grocer. An ideal spirit for both sexes— WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS Tested "n thousands of kitchens, SHARLAND’S Baking Powder baa never failed to rise f Costs less than others — worth more There is only one WOLFE’S the oriuinalt SCHNAPPS. “TAN-0L” does much and costs little. Renovates leather, shines tan shoes, polishes furniture, brightens floorcloth, ijuick, easy and economical.

Many interesting articles are included in to-day’s supplement issued lo “Guardian” readers. The death is recorded at Christchurch of Mr Benjamin M. V. Guinness, late overseer of linesmen. He died suddenly yesterday afternoon. He was a 'brother of the late Sir Arthur Guinness. His age was 67 years. ! A fire took place at Black’s Point, I Reefton, at 11.30 on Thursday night. It was an empty house, lately occupied by Mr and Mrs Lewis, at present residing at Waiuta. The origin of the fire is unknown. The house was totally destroyed.

At the Nelson Trotting Club’s meeting yesterday, in the "Wakefield Handicap, Wairoa Belle paid a sensational dividend. There were over 1500 investors for the race, and only one ticket was issued on the winner, the dividend thus being over four figures. The ticket was held by a Nelson resident.

An old and very highly respected resident resident of Reefton passed away suddenly at midnight on Thursday in the person of Mrs McGillicuddv relict of the late Mr ■J. McGillicuddv, after an illness of several ntenths during which she was lovingly tendered by her daughter. She was aged 78 and leaves one son and two daughters to mourn the loss of a devoted mother.

The euchre tournament organised by the ladies of Rimu and Woodstock to purchase a piano for the Woodstock school, was held in the Town Hall, Rimu, last night. All tables were filled, the gathering proving a pronounced success, close on £5 being cleared. Tlie hall was then cleared for dancing. Mr and Mrs Ryan of the All Nations Hotel, kindly provided the hall free n" cost. On Friday next the tournament will be continued in the Public Hall. Mrs Inwood and Mr G. Comport were the prizewinners for the evening.

The Consolidated returns -cabled to the London office as follows:—Progress Mines.—Crushed 1270 tons, value £1458, working expenses £1735, prospecting £22, development £l4l. Black water.—Crushed 2413 tons, value £4071, working expenses £3661, capital £2l, shaft £382, development £316. Blaclcwater Mine, No. 6 Level South, — 240 feet of reef are exposed. Average, width of reef is 314 inches, assaying 124 dwts. No 8 Level South, —Reef has been struck again at 978 feet south of shaft. Average width of reef is 10in. assaying 84 dwts. Shaft distance sunk during month, 244 feet. Depth below No. 9 Level, 162 feet.

Mr T. E. Y .Seddon, M.P., has received the following reply from the Prime Minister with reference to railway crossing dangers:—“l am in receipt of your letter of the 23rd instant, drawing attention, at the request of both the Grey Borough Council and the Grey County Council, to the 1 necessity of providing safeguards at level railway crossings, and requesting that certain crossings in the town of Greymouth and along the Hokitika-Greymputli line should receive attention in this respect. In reply, I have to inform you that I shall he pleased to have enquiries made into the request of the Councils to m> responsible officers in the Railway Department ,ancl when their report is received to let you have a further reply.”

gome frank admissions concerning bis business affairs were made by a bookmaker who was one of the defendants -n the “two-up”proseeution heard in the Police Court at Auckland on Friday. Under cross-examination by Chief Detective McMahon, he admitted that he had given up painting five years ago. and set up in the more profitable business of bookmaking. Counting the oil 1 money in liis pocket he found that 1 •? had about £IOO. He was “not- exactly worth thousands,” he said, but was I y no means “broke.” “And I’ve been paying for tho upkeep of the police force pretty consistently too,” he added. “Four or five times I’ve paid my fines like a gentleman, and painting wouldn’t have paid for them,” he concluded and general laughter.

Advice has been received that the erection of the Little Waitaha bridge is further delayed owing to the non-arrival of the necessary Australian hardwood for the structure. The northern approach road, however, is to be gone on noth, and a commencement of this work will be made shortly. The bridging of the river would he an immense boon to southern traffic, and the Department should make a special effort to put the wot-k through before next summer. For an urgent matter of this kind the effort should be made to procure the special timber required from stocks already in New Zealand. Perhaps the new Minister of Public Works could be induced to favourably interest himself in the work and supply the material from public works or railway stores in other parts of the Dominion.

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