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Hokitika Guardian, 9 November 1921, Page 2

Dr T. Haigli. examiner-for the Royal College of -Afusic, Loudon, will hold a musical examination at Hokitika <>n Friday, Nov. 18th.

A euchre tournament and dance will be held in the Kanieri Public Hall this (Wednesday) night. Good prizes. Supper provided. Admission ls.;-Advt.

To-morrow night in the (supreme Hall the Excelsior wind-up dance will b,. held. Complete arrangements have been completed including music by the Royal Orchestra. Ladies are cordially invited, gents, 2s 6(H* - Advt.

Applications arc invited for the position of secretary of the Westland Agricultural and Pastoral Association. Applications to be addressed to Mr A. G. Pilkington, Solicitor, before -mou on Saturday next.

n„. a. nml A. Stores quotations have even disturbed the elements. Ihe clerk ,1! the weather lias really been undec.d----..,1 how to treat the cash venture, but now' lie is eonvineeiL that the hnn are out ;i„r business ami here to stay ; decent treatment in the way of -ea her is promised in the near fut«rc. jt been „ro,.hesised by the several wise moil that the firm cannot eontmncto pixie,ess; hilt while it lives it crow. The earthquake shook on Sunday was e M .oriem:«d on the East Coast, a C-hi s church paper stating a very sUong earthquake shock was felt in ChristI church at S.-ir, a.m. those people « o • were indoors at the tim* experiencing a n,ust uncanny sensation, as the tremors appeared to die away and then recommence/ The shock caused «i..dp W » to rattle and hanging lamps ho sway in a manner which showed that the earthquake was of more than visual severity. During the week ended noon on Monday d 7 cases of infectious and other notifiable diseases were reported ...the Canterbury-West Coast and Health District as follows. —lt.iller : Diphtheria 2. (irev: Diphtheria I. Inangahua: Starlet fever I. North Canterbury : Scarlet fever 2, diphtheria 5, tuberculosis >, pneumonia 1, pneumonic influenza 1, pueperal sopicaemia 1, hydatids 1, ■varicella 4. Ashburton; \ arieella iSouth Canterbury; Scarlet fever k, ! diphtheria 1. ! The “Lyttelton Tillies” states;—The i butter war still continues, and in con- ! set lue nee tin? retail price for this sea- : son’s make it cheaper in Christchurch 1 than nnvwhere else in Now Zealand. On Tuesday a Iresh communique was ' sent out hv one of the local factories to the off e'en that the wholesale price ' had been reduced by one penny a lb. i bringing it down to Is Old. The other j factories promptly followed suit, and i the retailors in the city altered their j price to the public from Is Od to Is 8d ! per lb.

I It was regretfully admitted in t>" ! annual meeting of the South Island i Alain Trunk Railway League at. Blen- ! iicini that the report of the Canterbury I Progress League’s delegation had had * a discouraging effect- on the prospo ts lof this line. It was realised that the I report was in tho nature of a. declara--1 lion of preference for the completion of ; the Buffer railway and the estabhsh- ! me.nl of through traffic From ChristI church to Nelson, via Otira tunnel and was against a direct connexion between | Christchurch and Picton.

i The Christchurch Press says an abandoned female infant was found on the verandah of the Rev, H. Williams's ie. ! sideline, Opa-wn, late on Friday night, i doctor was summoned, and gave at-. I tention to the baby, which, though only about an hour old. was found to he I none the worse for its experience. The* 1 child was kept at the vicarage all night j and next day .was admitted to the ; Christ church Receiving Home. AA hen l found, the baby was dad only in a* ! singlet, and a rag. and there was nothing to giv ( > a due to its identity. Mr J. D. Gillies. Resident Engineer. I Public Works Department, left yesterI (lay for Otira. After visiting the tunuci Mr Gillies proceeds to Wellington ,to confer with the Eiigineei-in-Chiel I relative to the Public Works estimates ! as effecting the West la ml district. On completion of his business the Resident Engineer will proceed on Ids annual vacation, returning to Greymouth about the middle of next month. Mi AA . AWatkinsnn, Resident Engineer at Otira will assume Alt' Gillies’ office in h's absence.

The State Forest report states in tlu. South Island there are two forest regions of national importance, and it is to these centres that forest exploiters are now being attracted. The first and hv far the most important is that ot tiie AYest Coast, where during the past year at least a dozen new mills have j, cen brought into operation. From this region will tlu* major needs ° Wellington, Nelson. Marlborough S,M Canterbury lie drawn (luring the years and generations to come, hultimately for the* Dominion the chief forests °4 the AYest Coast have been proclaimed provisional State forests, and are now being subjected to study and examination preliminary to being placed on a sustained-cut basis. The other U rests region of national importance in the South Island is situated in Southland, and in three groups the Gatlin s Rivei (country (as yet not dedicated as State forest), the country between Sandhill Rointi and Puysegur Point (which has been dedicated provisional State lorrstl and Stewart Island. %

South Westland readers will he interested to know that Messrs Glasson and Co. Christchurch, will lie opening out at. Hari Hari Public Mall on Monday Nov 7th. until Saturday 12th. In addition to taking orders tor suits to measure,; the firm are offering men’s strong tweed working trousers at 13s 9d ,men’s sweaters 12s 6d, men’s shirts 5s Lid, men’s underwear, ties, sox, etc.. at special prices. Boys’ tweed suits, ladies all wool tweed skirts 255, blouses, jumpers, etc. at less th/m shop priests.- Advt. No more grinding of teeth with WADE’S AVORM FIGS.