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Hokitika Guardian, 10 November 1920, Page 2

I s A grand ball will bo held in the Town j Hall, Rimu, on Wednesday Nov. 17tli f aid of the Rimn Cricket Club. 3 A reminder is given of the meeting 1 of sawmillers interested in siding accommodation to be held this evening at s ‘7.30 o’clock. v k The Mayor (Mr G. A. Perry) notifies the message received from the j • • • ' Prime Minister in reference to ArmisJ. 1 , tice Day, and requests citizens to carry out the request. The firebell will toll ’ for two minutes, commencing at the ap- ■ | pointed hour. / > The County elections are in progress i to-day and the booths close at 6 o’clock 1 this evening. The returns are expected from the country about 7 o’clock, I and will be posted outside the County ; Chambers. During to-day the polling i at the town booth was not heavy, and progressed only slowly during the morn. i ing and afternoon. Mr Bruce, County Chairman, invites the people of Westland County to mark Armistice Day to-morrow with reverent observance at 11 a.m. by ceasing all work and locomotion for two minutes at /the hour named. It is understood that flags will be flown generally tomorrow, and that the Returned Soldiers’ Association will arrange for the war trophies in front of the Government Building to bo draped with the New Zealand flag. Two marble tablets now record the fact that the guns in question were captured by the New Zealand Division in France, 1918. A deputation from Kumara has waited on the Minister for Health in Wellington to get the Westland Hospital and Charitable Aid 'Board to let the doctor occupy the former doctor’s resi_ dence now being used for a women’s home. An enquiry was sent to the Board to which the following reply was sent to-day:—“lf Pamment submits weighty reasons to new board meeting on twenty-fifth inst., they may incline to greater extravagance, but present Board considered subsidy, £450, being £SO over Ross, extremely liberal; quite sufficient to cover £26 yearly rental re_ quired for another available house.— Hospital Board.” Regarding the increase of subsidy to Hospital and Charitable Aid Boards, and in respect to the parliamentary deputation which Mr Seddon, M.P. for Westland, organised, to the Minister of Finance on the /matter, the following reply lias been received from Rt. Hon W. F. Massey:—Dear Capt. Seddon: Referring to the interview with the deputation of members, introduced by yourself on the Ist inst. for the purpose of urging tho necessity of assisting certain Hospital Boards who may be embarassed by the fact that schedules , orginally included in the Hospitals Bill have been dropped, I have to point out that the proposed benefits were not to accrue until, the next Financial year. The representations made by the deputation will, however, receive very care, ful consideration during the recess. In the meantime I am arranging for the appropriation of an amount which will enable me to deal with any emergent cases. Will you kindly inform the members of the deputation accordingly.” Great Sale now on.—lt is your chance —the surplus stocks must go. . All seasonable news goods at bargain prices. A visit will convince you of the genuineness of the offerings; bargains in gener- ] al drapery, millinery, hosiery, underclothing, fancy goods and men’s wear. Positively every article marked down. ' Spot cash trading enables us to give the ( best value that money can buy.—Me- j Gruer. and Co., Hokitika and Grey- j mouth.—Advt. , s With the utmost confidence in your < verdict we ask your careful investiga- c tion of the numerous special features of \ CLINCHER CROSS MOTOR CAR e TYRES. All garages can supply. 1

| Thursday. (Arrqistice) night at the Supreme Hall. Overseas Publio As- , senibly at 8 o’clock. Gents 2s; ladies Is 6d; returned soldiers and nurses cor- e. dially invited and admitted free; sup- { per. Music by Mr Lawn.—Advt. It is expected that the first meeting of the Westland Electric Power Board will be held on or about the Ist of December, when the newly elected members will elect a chairman, and proceed ■ to draft by-laAvs for the government of meetings, and consider initial steps rej garding the provision of electric poAver. Reginald Matthews, who was remanded at Christchurch, is to appear at I Timaru on a charge of having at the j latter toAvn murdered Clarence Wagstaff, on October 27th. He will be ; brought before the Court at Christchurch on Thursday, and it is understood that a further remand will be ap-, j plied for until the 18th inst, at Timaru, Avhen the case will probably be gone on i . with. • I The body of/Mrs Jessie Johnstone, of , Ahaura Avas yesterday found in the, Ahaura river. Decea>sed Avas the wife of Mr F. Johnstone, a retired farmer, residing at Ahaura. On Monday morning, Mrs Johnstone, Avho had been for : oVer a month a patient at the Reef ton Hospital' left the institution at 1 . o’clock, and proceeded to Ahaura to her . home. She appeared to be, in good spirits before retiring on Monday night. Her husband found,' however, on awakening yesteday morning that she Avas missing from the house. A search Avas made, and at' 9 a.m. the body of deceas- | ed Avas found, as stated in the Ahaura | river at a point- four or five hundred j yards distance from the house.—Argus. , With an emphasis which made his ' statement all) the more laughable, Mr f M’Callum declared to an astonished House on Monday, “My own constituency, Wairau, is the stupidest district ; in this Avhole Dominion.” After a J quite respectable interval, until the j laughter could subside, the member ; [ . for Wairau added that he had the stupidest boundaries for the Avisest i people in the whole Dominion. He ■ | thought the Boundaries Commission i ! - gave him bad boundaries, knorving that i he was good at protesting and Avould get i a change made in the system, so as to , | give them more discretion to allocate i j population in readjusting electoral 1 boundaries, ! The Minister of Defence, replying to Mr T. E. if. Seddon’s request for defin- | ite information about the control of the Cashmere Sanatorium, said that there had been a misunderstanding, as a result of which he had suspended the handing over of the control. Perhaps he had been a little hasty in not noti- j lying the Hospital Board, because they J assured him that they had given no instruction to the officer in charge to bring in civil regulations. He Avas in hopes of the beard eventually taking over the sanatorium under an agreement Avhich preserved the patients’ privileges. General -M’Gibbon Avould meet the Hospital Board after the end of the session. j Pickpockets, Av|iqse unwelcome attentions can generally be expected during such a time as Carnival Week, have pot been long in notifying their presence on the. present occasion, .says Monday’s Christchurch “Press.” It is stated that they had quite a busy time at the races on Saturday, and' - left the course with more money than they made on the totalisator. Their favourite method of Avorking is to folloAV a person to the totalisator, and when he is in the “race” leading to the “tote,” to remove his money from his Hip-pocket, Avhere, despite Avarnings to the contrary, so many carry their cash Avhen at race meetings. It is understood that among the victims on Saturday were a Avell-knoAvn southern lawyer and a prominent local stock auctioneer. It Avill interest AA'colgroAvers to learn that the present sale charges on aa'ool to and in London are as follows: —Commission, 2% brokerage 1%; dock and warehouse charges, including receiving, warehousing, displaying, Aveighting, lotting, catalogues and cataloguing, delivering and storing for tAvelve Aveeks, 3£ cAvt .bales ,12s 6d per bale; 5 CAvt. bales 15s 5d per bale. The port of London rate is Is 2jd per ton and the sale expenses Jire 6d per bale. Tho fire and , strike insurance charge is 7s 6d per \ cent .per annum ,tfie shipping freight. { is lfd per lb., marine insurance 17s 3d . per cent for single screAV and 16s 3d per j cent, for twin screw steamers. There is also a. Avar risk charge of. Is per cent and an exchange rate on 30 and 60 days sight drafts of 30s and 40b per cent .respectively. In addition to the f abovo ,there are local charges comprising railage to port, harbqur dues, haiil. age and dumping plant to ship and discharging from truck to ship. | Children like WADE’S WORM FIGS. Safe and certain remedy for worms. “ Ladies! No matter how slender you t] may be, you will be quite heavy enough a to lift the Avorld into thrift and harmony provided you aßvays use the genuine t j Avorld-lifting goods—GOLDEN RULE w Tea, GOLDEN RULE Soap, GOLDEN k RULE Candles, GOLDEN RULE Writ- p ing Tablets, the THINKER Pictorial f Note Books, NO'RUBBING Laundry tj Help, and KEEP SMILING Boot Polish £ “So say all of us.” —-Hokitika Grocers. 0 ' There are NORTH BRITISH SOLID £ TRUCK TYRES for every truck. . Form-a-trucks, Ford one-trucks, and every kind of. runabout. Giving the AA'orld’s best service always. WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS— agreeable fITU I beneficial. A tonic beverage Linoleum! Linoleum! We have just E landed a high quality linoleum, up-to- t< date patterns, at a reasonable price, u Inspection is invited.—Schroder and Co. a —Advt. m—ha— mmm mb— r