HOKITIKA-OTIRA MOTOR MAIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 May 1920, Page 2

HOKITIKA-OTIRA MOTOR MAIL.

. 'Hie Chief Postmaster has arranged a, contract with Mr S- B. Clements for a. motor mail service between Hokitika, and Otira. Mails from Christchurch will come through to Hokitika by this service on Tuesdays and Thursday evenings, < and there will be an outward mail from Hokitika to Otira on Saturday mornings. The outward mail on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and the.inward mail on Saturday nights will be. sent bv train. In this connection Mr Clements motor service will connect at Otira from Hokitika, with the overland coaches on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings, awaiting the inward coaches before returning. The service commenced this morning and there will he inward overland mail to-night.

' Mrs J. Lloyd'announces substantial reductions on furs and winter miffinery. A dance will be held in Token’s Hall, Arahufa, on Wednesday, May -19th, in aid of the WestlAnd Hospital BtUi’diig Fund. Excellent music will be supplied by Mrs Lousich. Admission : Gents, 2s. ladies, Is.—Advt. | A meeting of all local footballers is convened for to-night at 7 o’clock to consider the rcclasification of all pI«D- -, ers. Meeting takes place at Mc-In- ' tosh's Club rpoins sharp at the appointed hour.

Messrs Wild and Bassett, notify they have commenced business in bevel I Street as engineers and motor mechanics. The very best of workmanship is guaranteed with prompt attention to all work. ■ - The end in sight, Saturday May 22nd. last day of McGruer and Go’s, great Stocktaking'sale. New Seasons goods at. further, reduced prices. We have “stirred things up” where footwear and Drapery prices are concerned a'nd the result is an offering of bargains that will appeal to you. McGruer and Co., Greymouth, Reefton and Hokitika. Among the souVenirs which the •Prince of Wales will take away from New Zealand is a. kind’s egg sent to him by Mrs G. "Perrott, of Pokeno. Mrs Perrott has had the egg .hi her possession for about six years, and learning that His Royal Highness wanted to secure one she 1 sent, it to him. She has just received a letter from the Prince’s private secretary acknowledging receipt of the egg, and stating that His Royal Highness was very pleased to accept it as a. souvenir of his visit to New Zealand.

In a “New Zealand Gazette” there were published regulations relating to .the sale, for consumption within the 'Dominion of New Zealand-grown fruit. These related,to tre adoption of standard packages for fruit, the branding of packages and the grading of apples and pears for the local market. Being I of most interest to fruitgrowers, the general public may have missed the | significance of one of the provisions, j The regulatiohs prescribe standards for I three official grades of apples and | pears—“ Extra Fancy.” ‘‘Fancy,” and “0. Grade.” The standards' relate to colour, size, maturity, soundness, freedom from disease, etc. It is optional whether a grower grades His apples and pears for the market in accordance with these standards, hut if he packs under one of the official grademarks, the fruit must conform to the standard for the I grade. The matter is carried a step further. The retailer may sell apples j or pears under one of the official grade j marks, but if he tloes so the fruit must he of the prescribed standard. The whole system '.is optional, but if the j public desires to buy apples or pears of a quality of which it . can be reasonably assured, it should ask for “Extra Fancy,” “Fancy,” or “C. Grade” fruit. ■ 1

At the Magistrate’s Court Greymouth, i yesterday, Leslie Craig was charged j with desertion from the auxiliary I schooner Huia, and with stealing olio pair of boots, one scarf, and one hat, the property of'Carl Pearson, valued at ■£ 1; also two shirts, the property of Thomas Monaghan,! one pair of,Trousers,.' valued at 5s the property of Herbert William Curtis. William Alfred Twist, ’ was also charged with desertion from tlie Huia and stealing six tins of fish valued at 6s, the property of Thomas Lane. Both accused pleaded guilty to nil the charges. .Detective Sergeant Rawle who conducted the prosecution, said that the boys arrived with the Huia last week. On Sunday morning last, shortly after five o’clock they left the vessel, taking the articles mentioned in the r charges. The matter was reported- to the police by the captain of the vessel and inquiries \vere made with the ’result that Constable Blair, of Blackball, apprehended the defendants, and found the goods in tlieir possession. The captain had stated that he was willing to take tho boys back. The Bench said, that the hoys had laid themselves liable to a grave charge of theft with twelve months’ imprisonment. They would be kept in gaol till the ship sailed, and then taken on board. Court costs and expenses would be deducted from their wages. An order was made for the stolen articles to be returned to their respective owners. ■'

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