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Hokitika Guardian, 6 April 1922, Page 2

Tiie Station Garage, Christchurch has an interesting notice in this issue.

On April 28th in the mart. Messrs M. Houston and Co. will sell sections 1373 and 1375. town of Hokitika,

The Kokatahi Football Club will hold a grand ball in the Public Hali, Kokar. tahi, on Wednesday, April 26th.

Tenders arc invited in tin's issue for the dismantling of the present Public Hall, Hari, and erection of a new structure

Mass will be celebrated at Kokatahi Public Hall on Sunday next, (April 9th), at 7 a.m. and at Hokitika at 10 a,m,

The Elthilm Co-Operative Hairy Coiiipany has disposed of the remainder of the season’s make of butter, at Is 4d per lb. Midhirst has sold for Is 5d for u.n.sa I ted and Is 4|d for salted.

Messrs M. Houston and Co. will sell by auction on Saturday afternoon at the same time .as the rights to the Westland Racing Club are disposed of, the rights of the Hokitika Athletic and Cycling Club to privileges on Cuss Square on Easter Tuesday,

In another column it is announced that E. Cholerton, M.P.0.C., the wellknown optical specialist of Wellington, has arrived in Hokitika on another professional visit, and may be consulted on all optical defects at Keller’s Hotel until April 21st inst. (D.V,.)

To-might ! To-night ! in the Supreme Hall the Excelsior Football Club Dance will be held. Excellent arrangements have been made to ensure a good night’s enjoyment. The music is in the capable hands of Miss King while Mr Sumner will have control of the floor. The-supper arrrmgemo.nts are in the hands of il strong ladies’ committee. The charge for admission will b 0 ladies Is and gents 2s plus tax. Dancing commences at 8.30 o’clock. —Advt.

Nominations for the Faster meeting of the Westland Racing Club close at 9 o'clock to-morrow night. Tim programme, may he seen in the advertising columns of this issue. There are eight events for the day, two of which are trotting races. The stakes are liberal, and there is the promise of good fields being attracted. The Committee will meet at 8.30 o’clock to-morrow night to make general arrangements for the race meeting which is iixed for Easter Wednesday.

A pile of hay four feet high and six feet across! According to :l letter which the Wanganui Education Board recently received. this surprising amount of material was carried hy birds and deposited hetweeli the ceiling and the roof of a country school. The teacher who made the investigation of the upper regions of his school building emphasised the danger of fire where birds had access. Tticidenally, lie mentioned that when the hey accumulrJtfon was located, it' proved to ho the happy home of a, cat and kittens.

During the past for!night, the pain handicap competition for trophi s presented hy Mr J. J. Mclntosh, have been carried on at the local Bowling, Green, and now the two sections have bPen completed. In section A, Bain rrd D. Stevenson iscr) have won all four games and the section, while in section It. .1. Stevenson and Hickson <7 points) have also won their section, with four wins. These two pairs have now to play off the final, l(i heads to decide who shall be l the winners of the competition, and the game will probably he played on the first suitable afternoon.

Boots! From factory to wearer at factory prices. You can double your spending power hy inlying H.B. footwear to-day. The quality is the highest and we guarantee the prices to be the lowest on the Coast.—Advt.

Schroder and Co., are again to the fore with high grade millinery, furs sports coats, frocks and hosiery. Also Liskurl mats and rugs. Linoleum. Carpet squares and Hearth nigs, all at favourable prices. Inspection cordially invited.—Advt. For Influenza, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. The run is on “Keep Smiling” pumice soap, “Golden Rule” Cocoanut Oil Soap, and the famous “NO-RUBBING” Laundry Help. Exceptional merit—that’s the reason why. Houston and Co., agents for “NO-RUBBING.”