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Hokitika Guardian, 16 August 1920, Page 2

: Mr and Mrs McArthur insert a notice of thanks in this issue. | A notification by the Secretary tp the Board of 'fjiido, in connection with the distribution of sugar op tin? West Coast, appears i» this issue, > A very old resident of Grey district, Mr George McMillan, died yesterday at the Grey (River Hospital. Deceased was formerly a well known resident, and had lrutehfd the advanced age of 80 years. . Mr .T. Sliivas, traveller for 'fyiiiops and Co., Drapers, Greymouth, will visit South Westland with an assortment of general drapery, and he hopes by giving hjs customers the best value possible for their money, to receive a share of their patronage. He expects to be in the South districts within the next fortnight.—Advt. The host way to economise is to buy clothing of repute—“H.B.” Quality. We do not claim to he a cheap shop. They do not pay the public in the long run, but we do claim to be the shop where value dwells, which certainly does mean true economy to you. fib to the "H.B” for your sac-suit; you are guaranteed a perfect fit at the N.Z. Clothing Factory. No doubt most boys will be pleased when the schools reopen. But they will be more pleased still to return to school in an “H. 8.” outfit. Here you are! School caps from Is 9d; school hoots (10 to 2), 16s 6d and 18s 9d, (3 to 5) at 2}s; sch.o'ol hose 4s lid; school ties Is 3d and Is 9d; plenty of school suits and school shirts at the tf.Z. Clothing Factory. i I For Children’B Hacking Cough 1 Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure 1/9, 2/9. j %

A case of smallpox has developed in the Dunedin hospital. j 1 The Referees Association meets at 7 o’clock, and Southern Division at 8 o’clock to-night. i A Press Association message states that at a gathering of citizens in Auck- , land a presentation of an illuminated ] address and a cheque for £472 was ( ! made to Mr A. E. Glover, ox-M.P., for ! Auckland Central, in recognition of his . public services. ; The Manager of the Westport abattoirs reported for July as follows: Cattle killed 10(5, decrease of 38; sheep 425, same as last month; pigs 19, increase of 6 ; calves 9, increase of 4. Fees for July, 1920, £75 3s Id; for 1919 £7B 14 s, a decrease of £3 10s 2d. One calf was wholly condemned. Cr. Weekes attributed the decreases to the recent plentiful supply of fish. A writ against the Pensions Department has been issued by the headquarters of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers’ Association, with the object of endeavouring to compel it to conform to the Pensions Act, as interpreted by the Association. The latter holds that . the Act entitles the wife of any married soldier who is in receipt of a'pension to • also receive a pension, and this view is • said to be supported by legal opinion in , Auckland and Wellington. It is in l order to test the interpretation of the > Act that a specific case has been cited. “I have no fines for pillagers,” said J Mr S. E. McCarthy, S.M., at the Lyt--7 telton Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, in sentencing a man to one month’s ' imprisonment with hard labour for » stealing soap out of a vessel’s hold. f Previously, bis Worship had remarked « 3 that many men working in vessels seemed to .have very 'loose ideas as to what ® constituted the rights of property. He further expressed his determination to do all in his power to put a stop to pil--3 laging in steamers. ' Reporting to the Buller County Couni cil, Mr J. R. Mullan, County Clerk, - stated:—Since the last meeting further . attention has been given to the eollecte ing of- outstanding rates. Of £8724 a struck last year £8320 has been collectt ed to date, and ajsq £790 of arrears, e Seventy-six claims for £5lO have bgpn it made out and forwarded to the County y Solicitor to sue for at the next Court a sitting. With the exception of about t £2O outstanding in small amounts in the Waimapgaroa and Millerton Ridings, the rates to be sued for will aey count for all the outstanding rates that i- can be recovered. f Tbq forty-eighth ordinary general meeting of proprietors pf the National 8 Bank of New Zealand, Ltd., was held in London oni July 7th, and the profit y and Joss account figures were given briefly ip the cable messages at the y time. Further particulars haye nojv arrived by nipil, and show that the year l j whjcli pqded off the 31st March last was a prosperous pne for the ijatjk, the net ’ profit being £277,898 9s lOd, as cpm- ® pared with £18(5,882 18s 0d for the prej vioim year, The balance brought forward from the last year's accounts was ‘ S £64,932 8s 6d, making £321,230 18s 4d available for appropriation. The diree- '/ tors allocated ”£21,600 for a bonus to the staff, £30,000 to premises account, ami £65,.001) to reserve for depreciation ” { of investments. Of the rernaintjer B £20,000 was transferred to’ reserve '’ fund, making the total of that fund ’ £1,020,000, £ISOOO was transferred to pensions and gratuity funds, nnd the a dividend of 12 per cent and bonus of 2 per cent absorbed £131,657 12s, leaving 8 £69,573 6s 4d to be carried forward. The paid-up capital of the bank stands a at £1,000,000. t A peculiar ipnl.ady of “hiccoughing’,’ 8 has lately affected a considerable nipfiher of people in Auckland (says Tuesday’s “Herald”). One doctor stated 3 that fa.sc.s had been brought under , bis attention in the last iyw days, while j many others have occurred. A Queen j street chemist corroborated this sjbate- , mept, remarking tfrat several d°zen people bad come to him fpr treptmept. For some he had made up a prescrip- , tioi} ; others lip had sent t° a doetpr. [ The attacks continue for several days, , leaving the patient in a vpry weak pondifipp, in some cases aggravated by a , cough, A peculiarity pf the ailment is that only men appear fo be affected. , No serious results have been recorded. In the opinion/ of Auckland medical : men the malady is a new dovelopemnt of the catarrhal influenza that has been very prevalent lately. The hiccoughing • is caused ,by some digestive trouble, the exact cause of which has not .been ascertained. Advice has been received that a number of cases jiave also occurred in Gisborne, and that the local dpeforg are considerably puzzled ag to 1 the cause. _ , Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, For Coughs and Colds never fails 1/9, 2/9. Colombo Teas, Coffee, and Cocoa. • 1 Cheapest and best in the market. Ageph fpr compressed yeast. Obtainable at McLean’s store, Jfevell Street, Hokitika, and af Kiimara function. §o}p .pgepjb f?r WestlapdAdyt. ' 1 Just Landed—lso cases cooking and 1 desert apples 7/6 to 9/6 according to variety. Also 300 bales pressed lucerne hay from Blenheim. Paterson Mfche] and Co., Ltd., Wharf Street. Phone Nfl 2.—Adyf. Be emphatic, Insist op gppuino j “NAZOL.” Nothing like it for pre- j venting or relieving coughs and colds, j 60 doses 1/0. i Linoleuml Linoleuml Wo have just < landed a high quality linoleum, up-fn-date patterns, at a reasonable price, s Inspection is invited. —Schroder and Co. s —Advt. t Half-price days, one week only commencing Tliursday, August 12th. Last days of sale. Prices are down lower, e delay not. Strong leather laces now 4 pairs fpr Js. Men’s hemstitched white handkerchiefs now 8 for 2s 6d. Men’s bjnpk all-wool Cashmere socks now half J , i price, 8s lid pair. Men’s woollen j gloves now 8s lid pair. Khakj lioipstitebed handkerchiefs now half-price, 2 for Is. Shopping now very economical.—McGruer and Co., Bargain Stores, ri Hokitika and Greymouth.—Advt. 1 The North British Rubber Co. Limited, of Edinburgh is famed over the «’ whole worjd for the quality of its 11 UNIQUE HOT WATER BAGS. Obtainable everywhere See the brand on 8 t the neck. a

Messrs M. Houston and Co will sen . by auction in the mart on Wednesday next at 2.30 p.m. hams, bacon and potatoes. j Mr T West of St John’s Ambulance i will be visiting Koiterangi and Koka- . tahi this week for the. purpose of giving special ambulance instruction publicly. Ross and South Westland will be visit- I cd during the following fortnight.- I Advt. t The Canterbury delegation of the Progress League to visit the Coast this week comprises twelve persons, including three pressmen, representatives of 1 the Lyttelton Times, Christchurch Press 1 and the Christchurch Sun newspapers, i In connection with the visit of the . Canterbury delegation, a meeting oi Kokatahi and' Koiterangi settlers is called for Wednesday next at 4 p.m. at ( the Public Hall Kokatahi to meet the delegation to discuss district needs. A miner named James Hutchinson , was working in No 4 section of Blackball mine, when a fall of coal occurred from a top seam, a distance of about sixteen feet, the unfortunate man sustained injuries to his back, and was conveyed to his home. He will be confined to his bed for some considerable time. Shortly after midnight on Saturday an alarm of firo was sounded at the central station, Greymouth, the scene of the outbreak being two. small cottages off Herbert Street. One is understood to have been occupied by Mr W. Stanley and other by some Chinamen. The fire brigade were quickly on the scene ,but the fire had a good hold when they arrived and the dwellings were gutted. At Wellington on Thursday a deputation from the New Zealand Racing Conference is to wait on the Prime Minister relative to income tax now claimed on Racing and Trotting Clubs. As these Clubs already meet heavy special taxation on their principal sources of income, it is contended they more than meet their fair share of the taxation of the country, and exemption from income tax will he urged on the Government. Immigration returns show that during the month of July 3606 persons arrived in New Zealand as compared with 1765 in jasf, year. Of the arrivals last month 1529 came from the United ’ Kingdom and 1832 from the Common- ' wealth. Departures totalled 2942 as against 995. The bulk of those who left New Zealand last month went to Australia. Arrivals during last month ' exceeded departures by 6(54, while in July last year the gain was 770. I There was apparently a good deal of 1 wagering op the result of the Diggersi Ross foO(bal| match on Cass Square on ; Saturday, and jt wag very noticeable at i times that some of those financially in- ! terested ip the result of the game had • a very biassed view of the proceedings, • and failed badly to view the game in j anything like a fair standpoint. The ; barracking jjt timps was noisy and some of tliosq who ultimately “lost their tip’? cou}(| not persuade themselves that their judgmpnt pn the capabilities of . the teaips was wrong. In any event [ backers could not hayp been pleased with tho display put up by either team, j If a couple of men on either side bad • handled the ball in anything like a clean 1 manner there would have been a totally different score put up. i A correspondent says the 1 new Sergeant-jit-Arms, Major Browne, i made bis appearance in the House of i Representatives for the first time to- ! day, and created a ,most favourable imr pression. In faultless evening dress, , wearing also his miniature medals and i ribands, and carrying the ponderous gilded mace on bis right shoulder, he ' was a fine,' soldierly figure. He announced “Mr ‘Speaker” in a voice reminiscent, of the' word of command on I the parade gro.und, stqpd af attention while the short prayer wa,s read, placed the mace oil the table, and then strode down the chamber to his seat—a regular type pf the p ld cavalry officer. Hon members sat up ip admiration, and well they might, for almost one could hear pile jingle of spurs and the clank; of the cavalry sabre. The pew Sergeant-at-Arms is certajnjy an ornament to the new House. “Hpusewjves! You’ll get your washing hung out early, if you do it with “NO RUBBING-LAIJNDRY HELP.” The waste in clothes by rubbing is abolished.

Advance showing of spring fashions. Tastefully designed models in millinery just opened for your inspection at Schroder’s. Also ready to wears, flowers and sports coats—all of the very latest. Select early before the pick is gone at Schroder’s.—Advt. N-A-Z-O-L, the scientific preparation which never rails to relieve coughs, c/ildp, gope 'throats, and chest troubles, i fjj pd 1)4 ys 60‘ df»§3 ' ' ■' , A gpo4 thing hag many imitations . Order “NAZOL” by name. Refuse i substitutes. No cold Na^oLuroof. Children like WADE’S WORM FIGS. Safe and certain remedy for worms. For Bronchial Coughs, take Woods’ ,Great Peppermint Cure 1/9 2/9. wa mu—i irra^|WW»3BMWiaft