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Hokitika Guardian, 5 March 1921, Page 2

Two fully loaded mail cars left at 8 o’clock this morning for Otira.

The entries for Monday’s fat stock sale at Arahura appear in this issue.

Mr S. E. Clements has room for one or two passengers to complete a motor party to the Franz Josef Glacier leaving on Monday next.

A general meeting of the Returned Soldiers’ Association will be bold at the Club rooms on Monday at 7.30 p.m. The business includes the presentation of the balance sheet and election of officers.

At a meeting of the Ross Returned Soldiers’ Association held oil Tuesday evening, it was decided to hold their annual ball on April 22nd. The ball committee will bold a .meeting on March 12th, to make necessary arrangements.

At Addington stock sales on Wednesday tin* sales ot tat lambs Irom the West Coast included:-—Mcßride 27 at 22s 8(1 to 265; J ,F. Connor 26 at 255;

M. Purcell 43 at 23s lOd to 21s; A. and T. .Mcßride 88 at 21s Kid to 245; P. Purcell 22 at 22s lid; W. Adamson 30 at 22s 9d : W. Gunn 16 at 22s lOd ; J. Nolan 21 at 22s 4d ; J. F. Friend 11 at 22s Id.

Sir Harry Lauder is telling a good story. A friend of bis purchased a horse of the dray species, which lie took from Aberdeen to Glasgow. While going down Sauchiehall street tin* animal stopped and refused to budge. A crowd soon gathered, and there happened to lie a veterinary surgeon in it, who promptly went to the assistance of the horse’s owner. He commenced to examine the beast’s loot, and found that it was firmly set down on a threepenny piece!

The Maniia correspondent ot the !n----angahtia Times says:—The Maniia springs have bad a very large intmbci of visitors since Christinas, and lasw week 26 visited them. All speak in the highest terms of the benefit they received from the baths. One lady a resident of Blenheim, who arrived there totally incapacitated, having to be assisted to the baths, was able to look after herself entirely and walk to the baths after a short course of bathing.

A nasty accident happened to Mr Pat Skinnon, while at work at Gilbert and .Murphy’s sawmill at Westbrook on Thursday afternoon, it appears that the men were engaged removing the old smoke stack from the engine and while it was being pulled over it broke in half, the end striking Mr Skinnon on the head. He was immediately brought to Kumai a and bis injuries were attended to by Di Gieenwood who put several stitches in the wound,

An exciting incident occurred as the terry steamer Kestrel was coming m to the wharf at Auckland on Sunda.\ evening, a man diving inio the water oil' the boat and commencing to swim around vigorously, lhe launch Lorraine, which was also coining into port, quickly went to bis assistance. When pulled on board the launch, the man’s first words were: "My gift has turned me down, so I don t care il 1 do drown.” When brought to the launch steps he was taken charge ol by some seafaring friends, and walked ;i way, laughing cheerfully, apparently none the worse for his self-styled effort to efface tin* memory of his faithless fiancee.

At the 29th annual meeting ol the United Eire Brigades’ Association Accident Society at Napier,, the following officers were elected: —President, Superintendent J. Carter (Sumner); vicepresidents, Sec. E. S. Cross (Hamilton), Supt. J. H. Riddell (Spit); treasurer, See. C. A. Osborne (Onehunga); secretary, Captain T. J. Watts (Newmarked; auditor, Mr P. R. Fraser (Auckland), United Fire Brigades’ Association accepted the invitation of the Palmerston North brigade to hold the next conference there. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: —President, Captain ( • A. Lucas (St Kilda) ; vice-presidents, Senior-Superintendent W. H. Barnard f Palmerston North); Junior-Superin-tendent H. E. Great-head (Eketahuna); treasurer, Secretary C. A. Osborne (Onehunga); auditor, Mr P- R- Maser (Auckland).

The many friends and clients of Glasson and Co., Wardell’s Buildings Christchurch, will be interested to know that a member of the firm will lie in Hokitika, until to-night (Saturday at 9 p.m. In addition to taking orders for suits to measure from £5/17/6, Mr Glasson is showing samples of the following lines Sports Suits £3 19s 6d, all wool tweed Skirts 35 ; 9, all wool colonial costume tweed 56 inches wide 12/6 yard. Ladies overcoats 105/-., colonial tweed costumes in stock sizes 97/(5, all wool navy serge fast dye 15/6 yard usually 29/6. Jap silk blouses 19/6, 25/-; crepe de (diene blouses 35/-; Men’s tweed trousers 17/6, riding breeches 27/6. ,Bampie room in Revell Street next to Lawn’s tobacconist.- —Advt.

Schroder and Co. have much pleasure in announcing the arrival of their first shipment of millinery in velours, heavers, volskin, and the newest fancy straws. Also splendid assortment of furs, Coney plush coats and the latest in tweed coats, jumpers. Inspection invited. —Advt.

Peevishness and irritability are usually signs of worms in children. WADE’S WORM FIGS are the finest remedy. Children like taking them. Nut harmful in any way. All chemists. Recommended by the mediual proV, t'l M SBl "N API’S

'lie Waliine’s mails connected with tht West Coast express at Christchurch tl thin morning. IThe monthly meeting of the Westland County Council takes place next o Tuesday. Being the last meeting of ( the linaneial year all accounts intend- .j ed for presentation at the meeting n should he rendered not later than noon on Monday. ( Just arrived at “The ltivoli” llevell t St., sixty cases Nelson tomatoes, prices x ranging from os to 6s 6d per case. Me ( have also landed a choice shipment of j apples, dessert and rooking, grapes, t bananas, pears, plums, peaches, eueujn- • hers, peas, beans, turnips, cabbage and , I carrots. Call early.—Advt. ! Footwear now at slump prices. Great j clearing sale of ladies, childrens and i gent’s boots and shoes at Keller's Sam- | pie Booms, Hokitika, on Saturday and | Monday March sth. and 7th. Two days lof vigorous bargain giving a clear sav- 1 ; ing of from 5/- to 20/- off each pair. I Heavy discounting has been done. Our large stocks are now being sold at a loss A few shillings will'go a long way at this, the greatest boot bargain sale in 1 New Zealand. McGruer and Co., Keli ler’s Sample Rooms, Hokitika. —Advt. j The death of Mr James Bevan took 1 I place at Ashburton yesterday. Deoeas- ! ed was for many years manager of the Bank of New Zealand at Creymouth, and was transferred to Ashburton. He was ti son of the late Sergeant-Major Bevan, a, prominent member of the famous Bight Brigade. During Mr Revan’s sojourn in Greymouth he took a, keen interest in howling, and was a most enthusiastic member of the Grey- | mouth Club. He leaves a wife and j two grown-up sons to mourn the loss 1 of ti loving husband and father and the greatest sympathy is expressed to thorn from friends through-out the Coast. On March 12th, at 6.35 p.m., the planet Mars will he occulted by the muon, hut the phenomenon will not he , visible south of latitude 20deg. N. These planetary oeeultations are highly irregular in their occurrence; there were nine of them in 1917, two in 1918, none in 1919, and one in 1920. This year the planet Menus is twice occulted, Mars and Jupiter once each, but next year there will he seven oeeultations of Jupiter, and two of Saturn. It cannot he said that the occultation oi' a planet by the moon is of any astronomical importance, but it is of interest to the mere observer, the close approach of the planet and moon often forming a striking spectacle in the sky. “The onus of proving insanity rests on the accused person,’’ Mr S. E. McCarthy, S.M., remarked in the course of Jiis add/ess before the Justices of the Peace Association til Christchurch, “and if there is tiny doubt as to the accused's sanity, or insanity, the prosecution gets the benefit of the doubt. It may very well result that a person ol unsound mind may he occasionally ' punished for some illegal act—but that is not a question for the justices, but for the Legislature. If it is wrong that the Crown should get the benefit of the doubt in such cases, then the justices cannot alter it ; the burden of altering the law is upon the LeigslaI lure.” a ; Justices of the Peace are olten asked ~ to sign their names to declarations. , without tlie person purporting to lie making the declaration being present, having previously signed the declara- . tioii futin. Air S. E. ..McCarthy. 5.. M., at Christchurch, advised justices to iufuse to witness such forms unless the , d >eiaration and signatuie were made before them in approved manner.” “Justices of the Pence should he eare-% “ fu| ahum signing warrants for arrests 1 in private prosecutions,” advised Air ' S. E. .McCarthy. S.M. “It is not uncommon to find that alter the ne--1 cosed has been arrested, and the eottn- ' try put to some expense, the proseeu--1 tor takes no further action, having in • the meantime regained the money or property illegally taken. He thinks 5 only of his private interest and not of l (hat of the public.” I' Arriving from Nelson a consignment I of 200 V eases of tomatoes, 5s to 7s, . according to variety ;50 eases Jonathan . apples (401 bf) 9s 6d. Paterson, Michel and Co., Lid., phone 2.—Advt. NO RUBBING LAUNDRY HELP winning on its merits. Is packet does 7 weekly washings perfectly.—E. J. ( Lloyd, agent for No Rubbing. Colds, influenza, sore throat, huskiness, catarrh, promptly relieved by - “NAZOL.” Soothes and relieves; 60 doses Is. od. ; WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS. Pm chase ’ only'buttles with wrappers intact. From every part of New Zealand, in city and wav up country, comes high praise for NORTH BRITISH SOLTD ' TYPES for trucks. Place vour orders.