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Hokitika Guardian, 19 March 1920, Page 2

The entries for Monday’s fat stock sale at Arahura, appear in this issue. ! Messrs jM. Houston 'and Co. report having disposed of the freehold sections and residence of Mrs Bevan in Sale and Brittan streets to Mr Thomas Marks.

The Maori will not be ready for sea by Easter, and it lias been arranged that tbe inter-colonial steamer Manuka will assist on the ferry run during the holidays. Mr J. Timpson of. Hau Han road has a notice in this issue re supply of young pigs, from pedigree stock, which should prove of interest to dairy farmers and others. Messrs M. Houston and Co. instructed by Mrs Bevan will offer by auction on Thursday next at 2 p.m., on the premises Sale Street, the whole if her household furniture and effects. Full particulars appear in this issue. , At the weekly egg sale of the Canterbury Egg Farmers’ Association on Wednesday there was a good entry and big attendance of buyers. The prices were: First grade hen eggs from 2s 4d to 2s 5d

second grade hen eggs from 2s 4d, duck 2s sd. A Wellington correspondent telegraphs that there i s no sign of Mr E. J. Hursthouse, the Wellington dentist, who has been missing since Sunday. It is feared that he will not now be found alive. He had evidently set out on a long walk, and was last seen in Gollon’s valley across the harbour. The Canterbury Jockey Club has now finally decided upon the detailed pro- . gramme for the Royal Race Meeting, to be held during the visit of the liince of Wales to Christchurch. As there has been much diversity of opinion among the various Trotting Clubs, and . those interested in the sport, the committce has decided not to include a : trotting event. The total amount of . stakes will be £4850. ' Warden Eewey will hold a sitting • of the Warden’s Court at Hokitika tomorrow morning when he will hear a i suit by James Park v. H. L. Michel i for cancellation of a water right at ■ Lake Kauieri. In the Magistrate’s • Court, Mr Lcvvey will hear a defendi ed suit L. Uroiul v. W. Hall a claim ' f w the return of chattels alleged to

have been removed from plaintiff’s land. The Wardey will also view a number . of mining properties .over which litigation is pending. t J Unexampled display of New Seasons 1 Woollen Sports Coats. The large variety of 140 Coats to choose from, inplud- , ing tbe new middy, American and belted J shapes in plain colours and nobby stripes T.lme.. irnnrls are rie'llt 111) to tile minute

for style. Up-to-date millinery. New goods just opened. See window display of chic imported models and smart creations from our own millinery workrooms. We are determined to keep in the lead for smart millinery.— AlcGi uer and Co., Spot Cash Stores, Hokitika and Greymouth. At Addington stock market on Wednesday the entry of fat pigs was only a medium one, and the demand was somewhat slack, prices easing. Quotations :—Heavy baeoners, £7 5s to £8 12s 6d., ordinary baeoners, £5 15s to £6 l(!s, average price lid per 11). heavy porkers, £5 to £5 10s ordinary porkers £4 5s to £4 Hmj, average prive Is to Is

O.id; choppers £5 to £B. Only a moderate entry of store pigs was submitted, and thev met with a poor demand, a drop of'at least 15s a head being ex-

perieneed in regard to big sorts. V allies l I were as follows:—Bent stores, £4 _t« £4 l‘is medium stores £2 15s to £3 7s, I small” stores £1 10s to £2 2s, weaiicrs £1 to £1 Bs. j “It is rather difficult,” said Air Beauchamp, in answer to a Wellington reporter’s question, “to sav what will be j the effect of tho German coup d’etat oil i international relations; but 1 think this state of affairs lias been brought about largely by the practical withdrawal of . the United States from the Allies. No doubt Germany realises that in the event l o f a further clash of arms between her- ! self and the Allies, no Americans would . j come to the rescue of the Allies, as they , did prior to the signing of the Armis- ; tice. Tn other words, it looks to me as i if America is a quitter in every sense of | j the term, having placed its President in I the position of not being able to deliver | the goods. 1 mink there is practically | !no chance of America coining into n

i European war again.’’’ I The drama plays an almost negligible , part ill the world of letters in New . Zealand, probably because" a local mar- j ket does not exist for it, managements '■ preferring to restrict their efforts to ; proved London or New York accesses. | ' As the head of a capable stock company I

Mr Allan Wilkie, the well-known • c- * tor-manager, now appearing at the Grand Opera. House, Wellington, is ' confident that there must be plenty of • subject matter for good plays in this 1 couiytry and in order to test that nelief has decided to otfer a prize of £IOO and 2J nor cent on all profits V) the author of the host play ou a New Zealand subject (preferably one depicting the life and experiences of the early settlers,) wlijcli he may deem worthy of production. A sure and pleasant specific for re--1 moving Worms is WADE’S WORM FIGS.

S. Paul’s sale of work and Easter tree is almost at the top of coming events, so look out for the exhibition of the ( plain and fancy work. You will see it to-morrow in Mr Olson’s Window, corner of Revell and Stafford Streets. The Diggers’. Pierrots, who have made | a successful tour of New Zealand, have concluded an agreement to proceed to ! Australia under the banner of J. C. Williamson Ltd., commencing a tour at Brisbane early next month. The Pierrots are at present in Wellington. At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday afternoon, before Mr E. C. Levvv, S.M., evidence was taken to forward on to Westport in the case of Martha K. Paine (Mr Park) v. N.Z. Express Company (Mr Anderson), a claim for £4O, (£ls value and £25 loss of use) i'o r a sewing machine sent from Hokitika on 11th October and not delivered until 3rd January. The evidence of H. Jones and F. W. Thompson was taken. The annual conference of the New Zealand Timber -Workers’ Federation will be held in Wellington on June 24th. The secretary of the Federation, (Mr H.

Hunter) has been instructed to convene a conference of all employees’ organisations in the building industry, to be held to the annual conference, for the purpose of forming a national industrial department. The formation of national industrial departments was contemplated by the conference of the National Alliance of Labour held in January, 1919, so that they might join up with the alliance. p i - A Pnlll’+. in

A sitting of the Assessment Court in connection with the Westland County Council mining valuations was held yesterday before Mr iL. C. Lewey, &.M. judge. The following objections were dealt with:—Westland Gold Prospecting Syndicate Ltd., the valuation was reduced by agreement to £13,000. It. E. Cranston (Himu block) valuation reduced by agreement to £25,000; Success Gold Dredging Company, valuation reduced by agreement to £1,400; j |R. Dann,. valuation reduced by agreement to £2O. Mr Park appealed for the local authority. A sitting of the Westland Licensing Committee was held at 2 p.m. yesterday. Present—Messrs E. C. Levvey, S.M., (Chairman) A. Clifton, F. McGregor, H. Bignell, and F. Kilgour. The business was an application by Thomas Dillon (Mr Hannan) ownei, „ ~ ■ „ C 4-hn /MiiK

of the premises of the <Jim> novel, Greymouth, for authority under section 125 of the Licensing Act to carry on the business of the hotel,' the lease of the premises to the licensee (N. R. B. Birkin) having expired by effluxion of time. Mr Joyce for the licensee, appeared only fb object. The Bench decided that the application was a nullity, as the necessary copy served on the licensee did not contain the grounds upon which the authority was sought. The application was therefore refused. Mr H .Hunter, 1 secretary of the New Zealand Timber Workers’ Federation, has received from Mr F. Turley, secretary of the Westland Timber Workers’ Union, a letter stating that he has written to the Minister for Labour, urging him to give effect to the decision of the last timber workers’ conference that inspectors should he appointed for tramways ,and that the skids on the hush sawmill tracks should he better constructed. Mr Hitntcr will supplement the letter with one to the same effect from the Federation. The Westland secretary also stated that lie is making application to the court for a. 15 per cent, bonus on the existing award. The Westland Land Board had again before it for eonsideraton yesterday afternoon, an application for the transfer of the swamp sections of Wallace Brits’, .estate. This had previously been refused by the Board .and the matter came up as a new application. ‘ There was not much new information gleaned in a lengthy discussion that took place on the subject, and it was apparent that the opinions of members had not changed during the interval. The Chief Commissioner took up the attitude that the area already held by the buyer was a. quite sufficient area to hold. This was supported hv Messrs Clayton and Houliston, though the latter had some doubts as to the ability of the section that was the. subject matter of the discussion, being suitable to work oil 5-S own. Mr Ward desired further information as to the working possibilities of the “swamp” area and ultimately after the Board had practically come to a decision to refuse the application, the matter was adjourned till next meeting of the Board, in the meantime the Commissioner and Mr Houliston to visit and inspect. Mr Clayton, in the course of discussion mentioned that apparently the buyer was not eager to take up the area, or otherwise the suggestion mentioned at the previous hearing of the

intenton to change the l.i.p into freehold would have been carried into effect, an action that would have done away ' with the necessity of obtaining the 1 Board’s sanction to the change of owner ship. j The greatest of all Bargain Sales, ! McGruer and Co’s, great One Shilling. Sale commences Thursday, March 11, and ends Monday, March 15th. All creased, soiled, faded and overstocked goods will he cleared nt the mad price of one shilling, ion can buy more for a shilling now than a shilling ever bought before. Look out for price list circulating through this newspaper. McGruer and Co., Hokitika and Greymouth.—Advt. For polishing linoleums, floorcloths, leather goods and furniture, TAN-OL is most efficient and easy to use: The counter hands at John Parkliill’s are needing cooler weather immediately i unless the rush for “KEEP SMILING” Root Polish eases off a hit. Meanwhile , tile price is only 8d per tin.