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Hokitika Guardian, 6 May 1920, Page 2

An Assembly will be held in the P,ublie Hall, Kanieri, this (Thursday) evening at 8 o'clock. Good music, good floor, and efficient Ai.jG. Adpiissi.on Is. —Advt.

The logic, due at Auckland on May 15th, is bringing u number qf returned soldiers, including jC’apt L. J, Gibbs (M.C.) of Beefton, who ip officer commanding the troops aboard.

The firebpll rang out an alarm at ' six o’clock last eight the cause being a chimney oh fire at Keller’s Hotel. The flames gradually burnt themselves out without doing any damage.

Evening frocks for the Prince’s Ball; special showing to-morrow only of 20 exquisite evening frocks. Remember we hav;. 'flfese" for one dlty only, when we must returji Prices' range from £9 Qs. Gas-light djsplay, at' Addison’s..—Advt. The wjiole of the cars used by the American Army on the Rhine have been purchased by ;m English firm of motor ear agents. A Christchurch business man who was in London at the tiipe was told that the value of the transaction was between one and a half and two million pounds, and that -some 15,000 vehicles were included in the deal. The cars included three and .fiveton lorries, a number of Cadillac Fiat and "fodd machines, many fitted with the liberty engine,, which cost £ISOO ajong. ’ The death of Ml' Wm. H ifybh,' 011 Tuesday removes a well-known and popu lar figure on the. Coast. Tie landed in New Zealand in 1865 and spent a considerable time on the Dunstan goldfields. fie j!pd flip late Andrew Duncan of Totara Flajt walked fr-m; (Ha go tg the West Coast. H<? followed mining np Ross nod finally settled d.own at Granville and Half Ounce, He lived in Reeftop for «■ few years acted as caretaker of the Electric Light Works. , He subsequently uapie back to Totara , Flat and spent tlw remainder of bis days there. The deceased would have been 90 years of age on June 3rd.

Colombo Teas, Coffee, and Cocoa. Cheapest and best in the market. Obtainable at iJJcLotm’s store, Rcvell Street, Hokitika, and' at Kama in Junction. Sole agent for Westland.— Advt.

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, For Coughs aftd Colds never fails 1/9, 2/0.

Attention is drawn to McGruer and Go’s great sale of boots and shoes at lyeller’s Sample Rooms, Weld Street. A great opportunity to purchase footwear, including, ladies’ and gent’s evening shoes at startling prices.

Gptits’ .evening shifts and gloves are now procurable at Schroder’s, where also ladies’ evening gloves in suedes, kid and fabric, large .selection of evening goods and trimmings, spnrves »{,4 fags ore finding rapid sale.—Advt.

Storekeepers report housewives ‘•jumping for joy” since “NO RTJBUING” Laundry Help liberated, them from washboard slavery, |s pkt. sufficient for seven washings. Public speakers, reciters, singers! Use “NAZOL” to prevent or relieve huskiness, soreness and irritation of , the throat. Ready for instant use anywhere.

A euchre tournament and dance will be held in the Three Mile Hall on Thursday, 6th May, at 8 p.m. Valiw able prizes will be given. Admission Is. J. Dick, sec.—Advt.

Evening frocks for the Prince’s Bali; special showing to-morrow only of 20 exquisite evening frocks.. Remember we have these for one day only, when wo must return. Prices range from £9 9s. Gas-light display, at Addison’s. —Advt. His Excellency the Governor, sent the following telegram to the Duke of Connaught, in connection with the deatli of his daughter, the Crown Princess of Sweden:—“Deepest and most respectful sympathy of Dominion goes

out your Royal Highness in loss you have sustained. New Zealand Rifle Brigade respectfully desire tender their Colonel-in-Ciiief their deepest sympathy in his sorrow.” An “5.0.5.” message was picked up by the Renown and the Auckland wireless station on Monday week, but (according to the I ‘Herald”) no further in- ; formation regarding the signal was gathered on Tuesday. The local Collector of Customs (Air J. P. Ridings) stated that the signal had probably been sent out by someone who had a wireless plant, which was contrary to law. A similar message was picked up in Wellington about fofir months ago, when it was found that it had been thoughtlessly sent out by a wireless man on a steamer in poi t when “demonstrating” before a party of visitors.

Owing to the action of the High Commissioner (Sir Thomas Mackenzie), the little town of Waikouaiti will enjoy a unique experience in connection with the visit of the Prince of Wales to these shores. Writing to the Mayor of Waikouaiti (Mr Kerr), under date 'March 16, Sir Thomas Mackenzie says: “I thought my old friends in your district might like to bear the guns of H.M.S. Renown firing a salute as she passed your beautiful beach, and I have asked Admiral Halsey whether he would.show that little attention. To-day be w'rites back that when passing Waikouaiti it will give him much pleasure to comply with my request,’'

The Canterbury Hospital Board is finding the hospital maintenance veryheavy, the increase in the cost per head in 1919-20 as compared-with 1914-15, be ing £4O 8s at the hospital, £3B 16s at the .sanatorium, apd £B6 6s at tlip infectious diseases hospital. The total cost of maintenance of Christchurch Hospital was £49,884 as against £lB,894 six years earlier. In the intervening period the number of patients rose from 205 to 376, but this increase' does not nearly account for the great advance in the aggregate cost. Tile chairman, (Air Howell), therefore raised tile question whether the maintenance rate charged to patients should not be increased from the present amount, Os per day, to Bs, those who could not afford to pay continuing, of course, to receive free treatment as hitherto.

A very old and respected resident of the West Coast'in the person of Frederick Hambrook, died yesterday morning *at the residence of Airs Annie Brown, Mursden lload, Greymouth. Deceased who was 78 years of age bad been in failing health for some time and was an out-patient of the Grey River Hospital. Yesterday lie felt in better health than ’usual and' weiit into the wash-house to have, a wash. - On lifting the basin , lie collapsed and expired. Deatli was due to heart failure. The deceased, who was a- kindly gentleman, was highly popular with tlios.e who bad the privilege of bis friendship. For over fifty years lie was a resident of Maori Creek and followed the occupation of a miner. He retired from active Work about twelve years ago. He took a great interest in tho Grey River Hospital and was tho*means of raising a great deal of money for the institution, and ho used to walk the district canvassing for subscriptions. For the past three years lie had lived with Mrs Brown.

The hearing took place in the Alagistrate’s Court Westport on Tuesday, of an .action in which Afrs M. K. Paine, of Millerton, claimed against the N.Z. Express Company/damages for failure to deliver in due time a sewing nia-

. chine alleged to have been accepted by ’ the Company’s agent at Hokitika on 4th. October, 1919 for delivery at Westport. The machine was not delivered ! until some time towards the end of ,January last, a couple of days after the ' commencement of action. The plaintiff for whom Air Mojpny appeared had ' claimed £ls, the value of the machine j and £25 damages for loss of use of same until the date of action. The defendant company, for whom Air Olli-vc-r appeared, denied liability, alleging that its duty was merely to consign the article to the plaintiff at Woxtpof. The plaintiff’s contention was, that the evidence of the defendant’s witnesses at Hokitika showed that tho Company was requested to undertake the transport of the machine to its destination and tli at no directions were given to the company as to what route or means of• conveyance should he adopted and that as the company, which is a common carrier, accepted the machine without stipulating that it was accepting it in the capacity only of a forwarding agent, therefore in accepting the machine, must, in the circumstances, be held to have accepted it as a carrier, and not as a forwarding agent. After hearing argument as to the law on tliis aspect of the ease, as well as the question of damages, the Magistrate reserved judgment,

For influenza, .take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure 1/9, 2/9.

Just lauded, 200 eases choice desert ynJ cooking apples, consisting of Jonathjans, .Coxes, Pippins, Washington’s, Munroa, etc,, ptc., in 40Lb cases, 7s (la to 8k (id. —Paterson, Michpl and Co., Ltd. (Phone No. 2).—Advt

N-A-Z-O-L, the scientific preparation which never tails to relieve coughs, colds, .sore throats, and chest troubles. Is (id buys liO doses,