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Hokitika Guardian, 23 February 1922, Page 2

A meeting of all carpenters is called for Saturday next at 8 p.m, to discuss matters affecting the trade.

A concert and ball will ho held in the Public Hall, Kanieri, on Easter Monday night in aid of the Hall funds.

North Island mails by the Wahine connected with the West Coast express at Christchurch this morning.

It is notified that that bridge over Hokitika river at Kanieri will he closed from to-morrow at 8 am. till noon on Saturday.

U’ter considerable trouble arrangements have been made to hold the Hokitika schools excursion to Lake Mahinapua on Tuesday next. The Ross people are also joining in. the outing.

Addison’s sale bargains:—-Navy prints Is fid, Is lid, fancy cotton dress goods Is (id, Is lid, double width, .'s Od, 2s lid, fancy voiles now 3s 3d, 3s (id, 3s lid. Special clearing price for linoleum, 6ft wide 12s fill yard, twisted Chinese grass mats, vfery strong, size 4 x 7,21 s, curtain nets 2s (id, 2s lid and 3s Gel.—Advt.

The public a,re reminded of the meeting at the Town Hall at 7.15 o’clock to-morrow night to organise a ways and means fund to re-equip the municipal baths for practical use. This is a .inatter upon which parents in particular should show a. personal interest, and it is to he hoped there will be a bumper attendance to-morrow night to launch the new scheme in, a. practical way to assure immediate success.

It is- notified in this issue that the combined weight of motor vehicles and loading crossing the bridges on the Hokitika-Ross road must not exceed thrc e tons, the bridges being unsafe for heavier traffic. Passenger-laden lorries used on the road in question must, on no account, be driven, over the bridges on the road referred to. Proprietors of motor lorries should specially note the advertisement appearing in this issue which is inserted at the instigation of the Resident Engineer of the PublicWorks Department at Greymouth.

Addison’s sale bargains:—l only cream voile dress' 10s (id, 1 only S.W. brown tweed costume 255, 1 only white voile dress 15s, 1 only navy blue ciepe do chene skirt 21s, 1 only champagne crepe de diene frock, very stylish, 755, ladies’ print oversalls 7s lid, printed underskirts 6s lid, balance of summer inilliiflerv now 3s lid, 5s lid, 7s 6d, fis lid.—Advt.

A ten thousand pounds pearl ought to he enough to make anybody’s eyes sparkle with admiration, and when Mr Jaimes Clark, the well-known Queensland millionaire, with big interests in pearling, pastoral properties. and blood-stock, produced such a remarkable gem some months ago at the Federal Taxation Commission’s enquiry, it caused a mild sensation (says the “Sydney Daily Telegraph”). Mr Clark believes his pearl, which is the size of a small pigeon’s egg, to be the most valuable of iff) kind in the world, and worthy of a place in a monarch’s prown. On the same occasion, Mr Clarke produced a radiant ruby from India, a,nd an uncut sapphire from Japan. H<> valued the ruby at £BOOO. During the war, he declares, as a result of his endeavours to keep the pearling industry going, he lost £40,000 on his pearling fleet, and subsequently dropped £IO,OOO more in trying to establish some of his employees in the industry individually.

Addison’s sale bargains:—Children’s muslin pinafores lHinch, Is lid, black silk skirts 49s 6d, accordean pleated silk skirts, 1 black, 1 brown 49s 6d, black or white cotton hose Is lid, children’s print overalls 3s 6d, 3s lid. Special prices for all D and A corsets, usually 15s (id, 16s (id, 19s 6d 25s and 355, sale price 11s 9d, 12s (id, 14s 6d, 19s (id and 28s (id.—Advt.

Owing to a misunderstanding particularly amongst the country clients, we beg to notify that the old established business of Mark Sprot and Co., is being carried on, as heretofore, in the old premises in Mackay Street, Greymouth, formerly used as produce stores, exactly opposite the two storey brick building, where we will be pleased to I meet old and new clients. Our agen--1 cies are: The Atlas Fire, Marine, and I Accident Co.; the National Mutual Life I Association; Little’s S : heep Dips; Ford Cars, Trucks and Parts; Daniel Crawford’s and Harvey’s Scotch Whiskies (bottled in Scotland); DunolUe Coal etc., etc. We are prepared to hold 1 auction sales of stock, property, and furniture in town or district, undertake valuations, supply produce of any doseripton, and generally to meet the requirements of customers. The business is under the personal supervision of Mr J. D Lynch in every detail. Advt

Addison’s sale bargains:—l only cream voile dress 10s 6d, 1 only S.W. brown tweed costume 255, 1 only white voile dress 15s, 1 only navy crepe de chene skirt 21s, 1 only champagne crepe de chene frock, very stylish 755. ladies’ print overalls 7s lid, printed underskirts 6s lid, balance of summer millinery now 3s lid, 5s lid, 7s 6d, 9s lid.—Advt.

A very Binart lot of Jersey jumpers, American crepe de chine jumpers, also pinafore blouses suitable for the holidays are creating a great demand at Schroder and Co’s; who also stock a fine range of ladies’ hose, and silk undorwenr. Advt;.

With SHAULAND’S Baking Powder in the dough, good results are ceitnin. ! That’s why busy housewives always use SHAII LAND’S. WOLPK'S SCHNAPPS. vastly supeiiof >'•(, all other stimulants.

Tenders are invited for painting work at St Andrew’s Church, Kanieri, closing on Saturday with Mr F- W. Chesterman, Kanieri.

An urgent meeting of the Show Executive and programme committee of the Westland A. and P. Association will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at the County Chambers.

We have our first shipment of autumn millinery now on show. Chic models and ready-to-wears, which introduce I'uschia, royal and kingfisher blue, the new shades for the coming senson. Lloyd’s have also a few advance models in high class coats at very reasonable prices.

The Australian Alliance Assurance Co., has just recently established itself on the West Coast and is prepared to undertake all classes of approved town and country risks at lowest tariff rates. Mr H. W. R. Sweney has been appointed Chief Agent for the Hokitika District and invites property owners to apply for particulars and rates at his office.

“Try .and get the open-air habit—don’t be afraid of draughts,” advised Dr Leitchfield in the course of his address to Senior Cadets under the Community Club scheme at Wellington last week. “These are only harmful when one small part of the body is cooled; People in confined spaces have been shown to feel the ill-effects of had air when it is stationary—that is, they are re-breathing their own breath hanging about them much sooner than when the air is kept stirred by fans, and so circulating. If you want to slowly poison yourself by air sleep with your head buried under the bedclothes. On the subject of sleep—you all need less sleep the older you get, but you need at least eight or nine hours in early adult life. Keep the windows' wide open if you can’t sleep in the open air, with as few bedclothes on as possible; change your position frequently and you will grow straight. Staying up late at night, reading long hours, is a. sure way to acquire insomnia—that warning of nervous breakdown.

The mystery surrounding inn “assault” on a youth, aged nineteen, who was found one night in a street off Quay Street, Auckland, recently, in a dazed oendition, with his hands tied behind his back, has l>een solved by his confession that ilt was a. hoax. The first version of the affair given by the youth, who is employed by a business firm on tliej waterfront, was that lie was working till about 11 o’clock the previous night, and was on his way to the Post Office to post letters when hp was assaulted by two men and robbed of’ £22. One of them hit him on the head,; and he had remembered nothing till he was found. He had apparently been lying in the street for about two and a half hours, and was suffering from exposure. He was taken to the Auckland Hospital being discharged on Wednesday morning. In the meantime, inquiries b.V the police showed that while the lad had been at> bis place of employment the previous evening, having been sent there, he had no business to be, at work. The youth subsequently admitted to Detective-Sergeant Hammond that the “assualt” was a “put-up job,” and that he had not been attacked.

Addison’s sale bargains:—Children’s muslin pinafores ]Bineh, Is lid, black silk skirts 49s (id, accordean pleated silk skirts, 1 black, 1 brown 49s 6d, black or white cotton hose Is lid, children’s print overalls 3s fid, 3s lid. Special prices for all D and A corsets, usually 15s (id, 16s fid, 19s (kl 25s and 355, sale price 11s 9d, 12s fid, 14s (id, 19s (id and 28s 6d.—Advt.

The stocktaking and audit of the N\Z. Clothing Factory takes place* on the 28th inst. and, as it is most essential that accounts be paid before audit time we respectfully request a settlement of all outstanding accounts on or before the 28th February 1922. Hallenstein Bros Ltd.—Advt.

All women are becoming light-heart-ed. Why? Because they use “NORUBBING Laundry Help and their biggest worries are over.

Bring down the cost of living. You have it in your own hands. Refuse to buy goods at high prices. Transfer your custom to McGruer’s, the leading spot cash drapers, the firm that brought the drapery prices down. Now on, great summer sale, wonderful bargains in every department. Pay a. visit early to McGruer and Co., Hokitika and Greymouth.—Advt.