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Hokitika Guardian, 4 December 1920, Page 2

Handicaps for the Hokitika races are due on Wednesday and acceptances on the 17th inst.

The monthly meeting of the Westland Chamber of Commerce takes place on Tuesday night at the usual hour.

Tho Magistrate had a lengthy sitting yesterday frojn 11.30 a.m. until 4.30 p.m. Most of the time the Court was engaged in dealing with alleged breach, es of the Licensing Act.

The sun will enter the zodiacal sign Capricornus at 2.47 p.in. on Dee. 22nd and tho duration of daylight will reach its maximum value for the year. The distance of the earth from the sun will bo about 91,320,000 miles.

We are showing a splendid lot of hoys’ clothing at very’ much below ruling prices. Ladies and maid’s costumes shirts, coats, oil baize shelving 8d per ward. Marcilla quilts all at much below ruling price at Schroder’s. Come and see for yourself.—Advt. A contributor to an exchange in reply to replies to an enquirjv as to how the direction of the north may be found by means of a watch. The rule is .very simple. Hold the watch so that the line joining the centre of the dial, to the figure XII. points to the sun, then the which bisects the angle between this line and the hour hand will point to the north. For instance, it is 10 o’clock arid the watclf is held as required by the rule ,the figure XI on the watch will indicate, the direction of the north. In practice most people hold the face of the watch horizontal; this may introduce an error in the determination, but not a serious one. The installation of Bro L. L. Hills and Investiture of officers of Lodge Westland -Kilwinning, took place on Tuesday night. There was a record attendance at the ceremony which was ably conducted by the Pro. G.M. Bro. E. Warnes, and his Grand Lodge officers. A special train brought a good number of brethren from the north. Besides the installation of Bro. Hills the following officers were invested: I.P.M. Wor. Bro R. F. Ward; Deputymaster Wor. Bro. H. A. Thompson;

S.W. Bro. A. A. Rowe; J. W. Bro. J. Simpson; Chaplain Wor. Bro. H. M. Coulson; D.C. Wor. Bro. W. H. Shannon; Secretary, Wor. Bro. W. E. Richards; S.D. Bro. T. Eeclesfield; J.'D. Bro. G. McCullough; J.G. Bro. F. Orr; Tyler Wor. Bro. J. J. Breeze; Stewards Bro, J. Brocklehurst and Bro. J. Jarman; Organist, Bro. J. Brunton. After the ceremony, the usual banquet was held in the Town Hall.

Tho dairy farmer has the reputation of being the early bird of the community, but according to a statement made at the meeting of the Electric Power Board on Wednesday evening, that reputation was lost in the Arahura Valley on Tuesday last, because it was stated that the roar and roll of a motor lorry carrying timber from a mill up the valley to the railroad awoke that community in the very early hours and drew housewives to their windows in scant ajttire to observe the cause of the unwanted noise. The speaker in question continued to voice his appreciation of the great work done by the motor lorry during the day, in taking some six heavy loads, to its destination in rapid order, and said it was an eye-opener as to the work it could do. He felt sure that it had been a great object lesson and showed what a motor truck would have done for the County, if the recent poll had been favourable. He felt that the motor truck was going to do away with horse traffic, (will it • wipe out wandering horses, was a query interjected.) That he did not know, but undoubtedly motor truck traffic had come to stay. £l3 10s invested in one of Tqoliey’s bicycles will never be regretted. Call and see him to-day.—Advt.

The Wahine’s mails connected with the West Coast express at Christchurch hliis morning. ! Why walk when you can buy a new i bicycle at Toohey’s, fully equipped and guaranteed for £l3 10s?—Advt. The Municipal Band (weather per- * mitting) will render a programme of > music on Cass Square to-morrow after- ! noon at 3 o’clock. The mails which left Auckland on 26th October last per R.M.S. Niagara via Vancouver, arrived in London on 2nd December.-

A meeting of sawmillers will be held at the Education Board rooms on Monday evening, Dec. 6th to receive report of delegates recent visit to Wellington.

'lt is notified in this issue that Lake Kanieri road will bo closed to all wheel and hors© traffic from 8 a.m. on Tuesday next until further notice to permit of repairs to the Kanieri River bridge above the Power House.

“Milkmaid,” tie purebred Ayrshire cow belonging to Mr A. Hansen, of Dannevirke, which has been under semioffiml test for a 'period of■''36s daVs yielded 12,8861 b milk and 600.211 b of butter-fat, beating the previous Ayrshire records by 91b.

The planet Mercury rose on December Ist at 3.38 a.m. and rises on Dec. 15th at 3.21 a.m.; Venus sets on those dates at 10.18 p.m. and 10.19 p.m. respectively. 'Jupiter rises on Dec. Ist at 0.55 a.m. and on Dec. 15th at 0.3 a.m., and Saturn rises on those dates at 1.13 a.m. and 9.21 a.m. repectively.

The ladies of All 'Saints Sewing Guild will hold a sale on Wednesday afternon next (December 9th.) in the All Saints Schoolroom at 2.30 p.m. The goods to be sold include among other things a large number of children’s summer frocks. An afternoon tea stall will be provided.—Advt. Schroders are now allowing 3s in the pound on all their trimmed hats for cash—-This week we are opening out a splendid range of carpet runnels, hearth rugs, curtains in net, Madras, casement curtains, cretons and serges, suitable for hall curtains, all marked at reduced price. -Inspection invited at Schroders.—Advt.

Nine Chinamen arrived at Wellington on Monday by the Ulimaroa from Sydney, Of that number seven had not previously been in New Zealand. After passing the education test and paying £IOO each they were permitted to land. Under the new Act passed during last session of Parliament no Chinese will be permitted to enter New Zealand exi peeting under special license from the Minister ; and the payment also of £IOO poll-tax.

The sale of the farmers’ dairy butter on the local market was discussed by the Dominion executive of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union at Wellington on Friday. It was pointed out that it was being sold at considerably less than its market value, being quitted at Is. Gd to Is lid to the storekeeper. In reply to a communication for wauled by the Secretary, the Prime M'ii*t?' wrote informing the executive that tin* Government was considering the question of prices. The , action of r Ae secretary in bringing the matter before the Prime Minister was approved. Sympathy was expressed with the farmers in the out-of-way districts, who were compelled to sell their butter at lower prices than subsidised factories.

When a Maori named Walter Hunter was found guilty on a charge of tlieft, heard at the Supreme Court, at Wanganui, Sir W. Bassett tEdwards cc/nmepted upon the prisoners' bad record. His Honour then traversed a portion of the prisoner’s past history. The prisoner had been previously '.onvicted on different charges, and hud recently been adjudicated the father «.f an illegitimate child. He had been the co-respondent in a divorce case, and had gone off to Auckland with a young woman, and had finished up by marrying the latter’s mother, a (woman over 60 years of age. His Honour added a few caustic comments on the accused’s morals, and on the charge he had been found guilty of sentenced him to three years’ reformative treatment.

Don’t say just Garden hose: Say NORTH BRITISH GARDEN HOSE. Then the dealer will know you know the world’s best. Doesn’t kink, and lasts longest.

You can’t be happy with a disordered stomach. Get a bottle of SHitflLAND’S FLUID MAGNESIA. It corrects acidity, flatulency, and other stomach troubles.' Use NORTH BRITISH' GARDEN HOSE this spring and summer. Best, and lasts longest. Obtainable from rubber and hardware stores everywhere.

The Wellington Blouse Company has gone bankrupt and McGruer and Co. bought at half the ordinary wholesale prices the entire stock of over 1,000 up-to-date blouses. This special purchase will be cleared out at half usual prices at the great Blouse Sale commencing on Saturday, Dec. 4th, and ending on Saturday, Dec. 11th. See price list in this newspaper. McGruer and Co., Hokitika and Greymouth.—Advt. Merchants invite storekeepers to send in their orders early for NO RUBBING Laundry Help, GOLDEN RULE Tea, GOLDEN RULE Soap, GOLDEN RULE Candles, GOLDEN RULE School Rulers, GOLDEN RULE Writing Tablets, KEEP SMILING Boot Polish and THINKER Note Books, to facilitate delivery.