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Hokitika Guardian, 16 August 1921, Page 2

The monthly meeting of the Westland Progress League takes at the County Chambers to-night at 7.30 o’clock. The ferry steamer missed connection at Christchurch this morning, hut the mails were sent on bv motor ear to catch the West Coast express. In connection with opening of Rua(aj)ii Hall on Wednesday next, a motor lorry will leave the Clock tower at 6.30 p.m. for Buatapu. Patrons desirous of going, please hand in names as eailv as possible to A. H. Lawn, Revell Street.—Advt. Mr B. Ward. County Chairman, who purposes going’’south on Wcdm day of next week, will visit Hari Hari on the afternoon of that day (24th. inst) and be available to meet the settlers in the evening. On Thursday Okarito and Waiho Gorge are to be visited. The following day the party will ride through to Welieka- and visit Fox Glacier. On Saturday the party returns north visiting Watnroa in the afternoon and spending the night there. The Chairman will return via Waitaha Settlement the following day. Mr Bowel I, of Timaru, who wa s appointed conductor of the Greymouth Municipal Rand, has notified the band that he will be unable to fulfill his engagement. The intention of the band is to appoint Mr Lovett, who was one o' the other applicants, who is at present residing in Greymouth. Mr Lovett is an accomplished euphonium and clarionet player, and has had considerable experience with the baton. He was for several years a member of the Royal Marine Band, of England. VTo-morrow (Wednesday) evening, the j*ain and fancy dress ball takes place a, the opening function of Albert Hall Buatapu, and the gathering promises to be a very successful one. Fancy dresses are the vogue this year and there will be many displayed to-morrow evening. The music is of the best, and the general arrangements are reported to be very complete. Motor lorries will run from Hokitika to-morrow evening. A very large attendance can confidently be looked for, v Some musical bowlers written by boys in examination papers were described by Dr Wynne Wilson, the Dean of Bristol, recently. “One bov,” lie said, “trying to explain tbe difference between f and ff. wrote: E means forty, therefore ff means eighty.’ ' Another boy stated that be bad learnt • live scales and one archipelago,’ ob--1 viously meaning arpeggio. Another, asked what he knew of Signor Fob (the opera “star” who died in 1899). wrote: “Signor Eoli was interned in Italy, and bad low, chesty notes, but otherwise be was a man of good charactor.” Other “howlers” were: •‘Contralto is a low sort of music, which only women sing,” and “An internal in music is a period for refreshments.” The Rosemary Bees company in “The Mollusc” took the Greymouth audience by storm last night. Private advices state the play is very amusing and clever, and exceedingly well acted. Th company is a good one—all tbe performers Iteing talented. r l lie comedy itself is delicate in construction, blit mirth provoking in action; Miss J{oos plays the leading part with special distinction, while the support is of a high order. Another member of the company to impress the Greymouth audience last night was Miss ( lifford, "bo also made a splendid reputation in Wellington a few months ago for her distinguished acting of tbe part ot Sophie in •The Country Girl.” Half price day, one week only, commencing Friday’ Aug. 12th. Shopping now easy, interesting, and profitable. Further heavy reductions off all winter goods just a few days longer for the thrifty housewife to buy below bedrock. More than value now for your money. Tbe bargains offered cannot again be repeated, nor equalled for value in any part of New Zealand. MoGruer and (0., cash drapers, Hokitika and GreyI month. —Advt. I “GO-SLOW” and “NO-RUBBING” ’ are opposed. The latter finishes the Laundry Work by nine sharp.— Advt. j Schroder and Co. are now holding a I one week clearing sale of all their millinorv, coats and scarves. These goods | are now marked at loss than cost price 1 to ensure ail effective clearance tor cash only. Come early so as to get the pick of them. —Advt. WOLFE’S SCIIN A BBS has stimulating effect on the whole system. Keep the kiddies well. " NAZOL ” is sine protection against coughs and colds. Sprinkle baby’s pillow. Older children onn tnk© it on sn*nir.