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Hokitika Guardian, 21 March 1922, Page 2

Messrs M. Houston and Co. announce entries for their stock sale at Kokatahi on March 29th. It is notified in this issue that! Lake Ivanieri road, beyond the Power House, Kanieri Forks, will lie dosed to horse and vehicle traffic to-morrow Thursday to allow of repairs to the Kanieri river bridge. In Thursday’s “Gazette” the Secretary to the Treasury (Colonel J. J. Esson) acknowledged the receipt of £l2 conscience money forwarded to tho Land and Income Tax Department lx)' a person upkpown.

Mr P. Buck has won the singles championship of the Grey Bowling Club for the season,

A Meeting of the Arahurs football Club will be held in the Three Mile ] Hall Thursday 23rd, at 8 p.m. All i members and intending members art 1 requested to attend, Mr Will Lawson, organiser of the Nbw Zealand Forestry Lertgue, will visit Hokitika next w@ek, add give ah illustrated lecture finder the auspices i of the Westland Chamber of Commerce. Orders-in-Council were -gazetted on Thursday revoking the prohibition of the importation of fruit-pulp and jam produced in Australia, and revoking the prohibition of the exportation of meal, flour, bran and pollard j Yet another instance of Government economy was made apparent during the ' past few days, by tile issue by the j postal Department of numbers tif the “Liberty” half pOniiy stamps. They are lfeing disposed of for two j having the new price , super imposed in ' red type across the face. A WellingI ton business man asked wistfully: “Does it moan that halfpenny stamps are gone for ever?” At Greymo.uth Magistrate's Court yesterday, Samuel Pendleton, an underviewer in Hlackball mine was fined £1 and costs for failing to see that two men were out of the mine on January 21, owing to his watch being faulty. The Magistrate said that n certain amount of carelessness had been shown. Apparently defendant knew that his watch was faulty, and when he got out of the mine, he did not know how many men were left. At the meeting of the Westland Progress League last night the preliminary arrangements for the winter school to be held here in May were taken in hand. The school will extend from Monday, May 15th to Saturday May 20th;, arid be opeii to all who can

make it convenient to attend. Special instruction by Canterbury College lecturers will be given to farmers ill regard to various phdsbs of farrii life and stock faiSihg, and tlie course < lectures should be most instructive. The Westland fanners and their faiiiities should arrange to attend in force.

Mr A. Behan of Peerless Pictures, Greymouth, while in Wellington last week secured a fine circuit of pictures for presentation oh the. West Coast in the neAr future, The release begins almost immediately, and will include r series of high class pictures with Unity of the leading porfbrihehs of the day. Air McLean will select frotii tile fine programmes available for his Tuesday aiid Friday presentations at Hokitika, and lociil picture lovers will find thehiseives catered for specially on those two favorite picture-going nights of the week.

During the past session a number of members of Parliament urged upon tlie Government thfe necessity for the appointment of nil additional judge to the Supreme Court Beiich, as the Work, it was stated; was increasing tb shell ah exteilt a.S tb rtiakfi it difficult to keep up with; The Minister for Justice promised to convey the rfepresehtatiohs to the Attorney-General (Sir Francis Bell) In reply to a question, however, Sir Francis Bell said no action had yet been takfeh, and the office of AttorneyGeneral bap how been taken bvfb bV the Hoit. E-. p. Leb. Sir Fiaiicis Beil did- iiot express ail opinion as tb the probability of an additional judge being apjMiinted, but it is not considered likely that any action will lie taken to strengthen the Bench until the financial position improves.

Keen business men know that a huge shortage in tlie tea crops of India and Ceylon is duo to revolts aiul insurrections oii the part of the natives there. Consequently tea is going to rise during the coming winter. In fact a rise lias already taken place, and the cup that cheers will again liecome somewhat of a luxury to a great number of inveterate drinkers of that delightful beverage. The A. and A. Stores have just landed a large shipment of bulk teas, the quality of which is unbeatable. Tlie tea has been subjected to a careful test, and is probably the fin,est quality ever offered in Hokitika at the price. Call for a sample packet. The already well-known .Mount View tea is also kept in stock at prices to suit all buyers. A glance, at our advertising columns will afford you full particulars as to tlie prices quoted.

The finest Collection of Ladies a lid Men’s Overcoats yet seen in Hokitika. This is the unanimous v&rdict of the large number of our readers who liavj; visited Keller’s Sample Rooms and seen the display being made by Glasson and Co. of Christchurchi The coats are priced to suit all pocketLadies* coats 29s 6d, 49s 6d, 59s 6d to £7 7s; Men’s coats 75s to 90s and upwards. Children’s coats, ladies blouses etc., also at special prices. A splendid range of new seasons suitings are being shown, men who contemplate haring a new suit for Easter should hot fail to see these. Glasson and Co., sell direct to the public at warehouse pvices. Note the address, Kellers Sample Rooms, Hokitika.—Advt. Now to hand new Seasons blankets, rugs, wool, knitting silk, and embroidery silk at a very moderate price.— Schroder and Co—Advt.