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Hokitika Guardian, 18 March 1920, Page 2

ill,, Papific Cable Board reported yesterday afternoon fiinp the Canadian lines are intermittently interrupted, and tfiy dpla.v on homeward traffic is 36 hours. It was dtici'Jpd a (yesterday's meeting of the Grey Uqspjfal fujd Charitable Aid Board to pay the nurse whp attended to the influenza patients at Runanga £4 4s per week,

The presence at Greymouth of flic Austrnlii»n.-going steamers Ngakuta and Karori has.been responsible for a big clearance of timber .from the skids of the two chief sawmilling concerns in Westland, those of Stewart and Chapman yjt .Hokitika, and of Butler Bros. Ojt kuafapu. means the shipping of at Jggsf a miijiqn _f ( eyf pf timber from Westland,. - . Inspector Hugo held an inspection of members of the Hokitika Fire Brigade last evening, Superintendent Braad u being in pliarge of a fair attendance, all hut three pien being accounted lor. The Inspector expressed himsplf as well satisfied with the general arrangements of tfie Brigade and with the manner in which it was being carried out. Hothen gave an address on gas masks an 4 the liest type iivnilnblo, recommending that some he procured. |

The Commissioner of Taxes draws attention of taxpayers to the notification appearing i;i to-day’s issue that Returns of Land must by furnished not later than tiie Bjth April. Forms or return may Ijp ybtajped at any postal moneyorder office; they will pot be sent to taxpayers from the office of the Commissioner of Taxes unless written application is made for them. Lessees in occupation of land owned by Natives are now required to furnish a return of land so occupied. For the month of February, Dr Owen Johnstoi.* Superintendent of the Grey River Hospital, pppprted as follows: Number of patients remaining from last month: Hospital 20 men, JO wowpn; old buildings 28 men, 4 women, total CM ■ admitted during tlic month:— Hospital 17 men, 7 women ; Old building, 7 men, 1 woman, total 32; Discharged during the month: men, 9 Women; .Old Building, 3 men, woman, total 20; fiied during the myntli: Hospital 3 men, Old building 1 map, total, 4; Reniaiyipg at the end of month: Hospifal 1!) piep, 7 woman ; Old building, 34 men, 4 women, total’ 64; Average patients per day 18.9; Average days per patient 21. Ages of deaths, 88, 70, 70 :\jul 1 f years. Just opened, tlm w-copd lot of new season’s millinery, coats and tips. Ihe happy knack of coupling quality and low price together in all our goods is making our name •' Schroder apd Co ” famous for good value. A visit to our

emporium will more tluiu repay you. Inspection cordially invited.—Advt. Don’t loave the liglitness and digestibility of your scones and cakes to chance. Use SHARUAND S Baking Powder-it is bound to rise.

Messrs M. Houston and Co., invite entries for their autumn stock sale at Kokatahi on Hist March. Mr and Mrs A -G. Graham of Waiho Gorge and Mr F. Woodliam of Hari Hari insert a notice of thanks in this issue. I The late Mr Arthur AYoodham of South Westland was an uncle of Mrs A. C. Graham of Waiho Gorge, not Mrs A. Gunn, as stated in a recent issue. Mr J. Hepburn, in the Westport Har’ l>or Board’s employ, has accepted a pos;’ tion in Wellington and will not return to Westport. Mr Hepburn is an old Canterbury and Buffer rep. footballer, and bas taken a prominent part as a referee in football, and has also been a very capable organiser and worker in connection with popular gatherings.

Elsewhere Messrs Mark Sprot and Co. again draw attention to the sale of properties in the estate of the late Mrs. "Wade. The firm will sell, at an early date, properties known ns Pearn’s Brewery, Kumara, and three hotels situated at Knpnhoe, Ngahere and Kumara, respectively Pull particulars can be had on application to the firm. In 1918, there were no brides of 14 to 15 years, but two of them entered the ring at 17 to 18, 1 at 18 to 19 and 1 at 19 to 20, and then there was a jump to 21 to 22, and nothing doing afterwards. These figures have regard only to bride(rr ooms whose ages ran from 17 to 25. In the year mentioned 2 marriages were solemnised where the parties were over 65 years of age. The official vital statistics of New Zealand show that 321 persons of the age of 29 'years died, in 1918. The next average' to this is 284 at 29 years of age, and then comes 235 at 36. Under tlw age of one month, 691 souls were ae counted for iti the year mentioned 3 months 226, 6 months 119, and 12

months 126. A male readied 165 years of age, and a female 104 years, nothing was doing at the ages of 102 and 103, and there passed away a solitary soul at 100. The celebration of Anzac Day was mentioned at a meeting of the Wellington Returned Soldiers’ Association. The chairman (Mr C. J. Harper) stated that it was proposed to erect a tempoiar> cenotaph opposite the Parliamentary Buildings, where relatives and the general public could place wreaths. The executive had also decided, said Mr Hai* per, that a memorial service should he held in the Town Hall-in the afternoon. A firing party was to he used on the picsent occasion, and the names of men willing to serve in this party would be received, with the object of rehearsal. A member: Will there be a dinner P The chairman: Anzac Hay falls on a Sunday this year. Jlie greatest pi all Bargain Sales, MeGrucr and Co’s, great One Shilling Sale commences Thursday, March 11, and ends Monday, March 15th. All creased, soiled, faded and overstocked goods will bo cleared at tlm mad price of one shilling. \ou can buy in ore for a'shilling now than a shilling ever bought before, hook out for price list

circulating through tins newspaper.— McGruer and Co., Hokitika and Greymo.ujli.:—Advf. For polishing Ij/ipjeyiips, floorcloths, leather goods and furniture, TAN-OL is most efficient and easy to use. Dee Bros, contend that now is the opportune time for everybody to buy “KEEP fcmiSGV Boot Polish. Price only Sd per tin. Best for a j). leathers.