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Hokitika Guardian, 11 August 1921, Page 2

The Denniston mine was reported to he idle on Tuesday owing to a stopwork meeting being held. A pupil of the Baton school named John Ennis, the son of Mr and Mrs Ennis, of South Beach, fell while running on Tuesday and fractured his collarbone. Final Flutter: Balance of our wint-r millinery at gift prices. Children's fills and reatly-to-wenrx 5s lid, ladies’ •straws and models 7s (id, lelts lUs (id and 15s, velours 255. See our window. Xo npprovsil. Addisons. Advt. Ladies' glare court shoes, sale price 255; strong derby shoes, sale price 225; men’s strong box lode hoots, sale price 29s 6d, men’s box calf welted derbys, sale price 355; strong shooters, nailed, sale price 255; at the X.Z. Clothing Factory.- Advt An inquiry "'as held in the Ahaura Courthouse on Thursday, before Mr J. Hargreaves, J. 8., touching the death of Edward Murphy. The jurymen wyro Messrs J. O’Sullivan, M. Connors, T. Dudley, and W. Bussell. The evidence of three witnesses was taken, and a verdict was returned “that Edward Murphy accidentally came to his death on the 3rd day of August, 1921, by a fall of sandstone reef in the face of the Hochstotter Goldfields. Ltd.” Final FlutterLadies’ jerseys, al’ pure wool, were <ss to 105 s, clearing at 39s fid and 59s (id. Three only home jerseys, grey or cream, clearing at Ls (id. See our window. No approval. Addisons.— Advt. At a meeting held on Saturday ol the newly formed Upper Grey Valley branch of the Farmers’ Union, those present (about twenty) signed as nominees for membership of a Cow 'Testing Association, proposed in connection with one or other of the three butter factories operating in the district. Several members are canvassing their localities, and reports are favourable to the settlers at Totara Flat also taking part in the movement. “H.B.’s” winter sale this year lias proved such a success that it has been extended over another week. Those who have not been able to secure H.B. goods at sale prices will have their op_ portunitv all this week until Saturday the 13th inst. Clothing, mercery, hats and footwear all greatly reduced at the X.Z. Clothing Factory. Mr IS. Dowell, ol Oamarti, who inis been appointed conductor of the Greymouth Municipal Band, arrived in New Zealand from the Old Country twelve months ago. He comes with <rood credentials, having for twenty years acted as conductor of the Pendleton Brize Hand in England. He has played solo cornet under Air A. Owens (of the famous Besses o’ the Jbirn Baud) and also under Dimmer and Gladney. Children's tweed coats and warm jerseys are now being cleared at the ridiculous price of 10s each. Ladies’ mackintoshes 12s fid and 15s each. For one week only at Schroder and Co’s, whore you can get model hats at, less Gian half price.—Advt.