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Hokitika Guardian, 13 November 1920, Page 2

The' entries for the Arahura. fat stock sale on Monday appear in this issue. One of the professional companies of 'Williamson Ltd. is expected to visit the Coast, shortly. The friends of Mr T. W. Duff will he pleased to learn that he is progressing very satisfactorily, following the recent operation he underwent. A very large number of passengers are returning overland from Christchurch to the Coast to-day. Several passengers were crowded out, and will stop over till the following service. The Supplementary estimates include compassionate allowances for injuries received in the Getmmell’s Crossing tragedy as follows • —Mrs Burke £SOO, Miss Burke £250, Miss Bambury £250, and a" compassionate allowance of £IOOO is voted in the Postal Department estimates to the widow of Mr Braithwaite, the former Postmaster at Ponsonby. who was murdered. Better crops when NORTH BRITISH GARDEN HOSE is used. Regular use is assured by its splendid condition always. No leaking. All hardwaremen. Excellent as a food-tonic, wonderful as a nerve-soother and health-giver is SHARLAND’S BEEF, IRON AND WINE. Try it.

The supplementary estimates include grants for Bladier’s Road, Westland, £250; Ruatapu-Mahinapua Road £3OO. The Wahine’s mails connected with tho West Coast express at Christchurch this morning. Mr and Mrs R. E. Cranston, who went to America lately, have returned to the Dominion, and will arrive in Hokitika shortly. Mr W. Wilson, of Duncan and Coy., I who has been on a health trip to tho United States, Has returned to New Zealand, and is expected back in Hokl- ! tikn on Tuesday next. r ! A meeting of St. John Ambulance j Association and Ladies Home Nursing I Division will ho held at the rooms a|fc 1 9 o’clock this (Saturday) evening. Bus. ! iness important. E. Hecnau, Hop. Sec.—Advt. The Westland and Charitable ' Aid Board in another column gratefully acknowledges further contributions on I account of the War Memorial Wing of j Westland Hospital. Tho sporting carnival week in'Canterbury ends to-day, and Coasters who have been holiday-making in tho Cathedral City will now r bo making their way homew'ard again. Christchurch is said to have been very full of West Coast i visitors this year, a foretaste of <rfiat j will happen in a year or two at this time of tho season, when the Otira tun. ■ nel is an accomplished fact. j Joseph Low den, Inspector of Awards, , is bringing an action against nine watersides at Westport, claiming £lO from each, as a penalty for an alleged * offence under section 5 of The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, I 1908. ' The claim sets out that tlie Westport Watersiders’ Industrial Union j of Workers and the U.S.S. ©o., of ■ New Zealand, Ltd., arc both parties to a'n award under the above Act, dated the 30th. April, 1920, and on the 12th. , day of August 1920, at Westport, the 1 defendants, who are members of the , Westport Watersiders’ Industrial Union of Workers, became a party to a j strike by refusing to work on the s.s. Karori, a steamer owmed by the U.S.S. Co., Ltd. Hearing of the case has been adjourned for a fortnight. i The administration of the oath in Court sometimes provides amusing incidents. Deaf witnesses usually experience difficulty in catching the exact terms which they have to repeat, and they have been known to get over the j difficulty by mumbling a few sounds, i w'hicli might be anything or nothing. ! Recently an old lady at the Auckland Supreme Court, after vainly endeavour- ? ing to hear what she was expected to say, settled the matter by exclaiming in a loud, shrill voice: “I came here ito speak* the truth. I never saw the ’ man before in my life. I have nothing more to say.” And despite all the ef- ; forts of counsel she w r ould not utter I another word. Her evidence j much have been a record for brevity, was accepted by both parties in the case.—Auckland “Star.” The many friends of Mr Michael Connelly, the well-known .railwayman, will regret to learn that he met with a rather painful accident last evening, and one that might have had a more serious outcome. He was in charge of the Kumara evening train, and on the run to Kumara, lie had occasion when the train stopped at Gladstone siding, to handle the contents of a truck. A bar of iron fell out and struck him on the head, inflicting a nasty cut, and incapacitating him at once. On his removal to his homo, medical aid was pro* cured, and at the latest the sufferer was on tho road to recovery, though he will be laid up for several days at least. The cut he received is a bad one, but the accident might have been mudh more serious than it was. His many ■ friends will wish Mr Connelly a spec®y J recovery.—Argus. ' i Colonel Repington records in his ia- ! timate diary of the war a striking in- ! cident of Lord l&obert’s last days. A I lew weeks before his dohth in France the veteran field-marshal called on the colonel at Hampstad and unfolded a plain for a landing on tho Belgian coast, the outflanking of tlie German line, and , the ruin of his communications. He j thought that the attack should be de- : livered by 150,000 men: They discussed j it at length and decided that though i it was an operation of great risk, it was the right stroke'to deliver. The field 1 marshall rose and walked sharply up j and down the room deep in thought. | “Yes,” lie said at last; “yes, it must be done, and I must ,go in command of it.” The field marshal at the age of 82, was prepared to risk his great fame, his reputation and his life in command' of an expedition attended with infinite risk and more suited to | a man of half his age. Lord Roberts , laid the plan and his offer before fiord Kitchener, and Mr Asquith, but it was ■ not accepted. j Ladies and Gentlemen, the whiteness \ of your linen is a graceful tribute to the I excellence of NO RUBBING Laundry Help.—Dee Bros., agents for NO RUB- • BING. | That feverish feeling from cold in the head instantly relieved by “NAZOL.” j Splendid for clearing blocked passages in nose and throat. j Gardeners. Buy your Garden Hose I now. Buy the best. Buy NORTH BRITISH. It doesn’t kink. It lasts longest. Sold by all rubber dealers. | Feel well and look well. SHARLAND’S BEEF, IRON AND WINE j will keep you up to the mark—a pic- ■ ture of health and happiness. | NORTH BRITISH GARDEN HOSE is least expensive. Finest quality the world produces. Lasts longest and dosen’t kink. From rubber dealers everywhere.. 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 general 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.—McGruer and Co., Hokitika and Greymouth.—Advt. Colombo Teas. Coffee, and Cocoa. Cheapest and best in the market. Agent for compressed yeast. Obtainable until further notice from W. McLean’s Store, Kumara Junction.— Advt.

The Hon. H. L. Michel, M.L.C., has returned from his parliamentary duties. The Hon. J. Grimmond is expected to return to Ross to-night. A bull gored Mr George Armstrong, the well-known farmer; North Beach, on Thursday last, and he had to be removed to the Grcj* Hospital, where lie is progressing favourably, after having to be operated on. On Thursday afternoon the employees of Messrs Davidson Bros foundry were invited into the senior partner’s residence where a convival gathering was held in honour of it being the" 50th birthday of Mr Geo Davidson. Mr H. Harker, the employee longast on the staff in suitable manner proposed the health of Mr Davidson, which was heartily honored. Mr Davidson in reply outlined the progress of the 'firm since his father had first started operations in Hokitika in 1865. Since 1868 the business had been located in Bealey Street, and during that period had progressed. Commencing with a water wheel power the business had advanced to its present substantial proportions. Ho thanked the staff for their ■■ kind wishes, and was glad to know that the best of relations always existed. The proceedings, which came as a pleasant surprise to the employees concluded with the singing of “For He’s iWJolly Good Fellow.”