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Hokitika Guardian, 21 April 1922, Page 2

Tuesday next (Anzae Day) being observed as a Sunday, the “Guardian” will not he published. A dance will he held.in the Town, Hall, Itimu on (Friday next, April 21st. Refreshments provided. Gentlemen 2s. I/idies Is. Advt. Tomorrow Night in the Supreme Hall the usual Kiwi weekly dance is being held, (food music. Good floor. Admission la;—Advt. Passengers and mails by the feny steamer Mararoa connected with the West Coast exp- ess at Christchurch t’’is morning.

The Postmaster .Mr Coles) advises that the mail motor car from Waiho will not be able to get up to-day owing to the rivers being flooded.

After a fine day yesterday for th» sports, the weather changed again and extremely heavy rain commenced to fall about 9 o’clock, continuing almost incessantly throughout the night.

To-night, the proceeds from Air McLean’s picture entertainment will be devoted to the fuitgjs of the Municipal Band. Good attradpons are offered and the music will he||i the capable bands of McLean’s orcpstra..-Advt. The firm of 01ij|y and .Duff oi lie veil Street, in their efforts to give satisfaction to patrons, have just opened out a line range of seasonable footwear for men, women and children that will he hard to heat anywhere, for quality or price. A visit will at once prove the values being given.

“His Master’s Voice” on a gramophone or record >s a guarantee of quality supreme and unapproached. Call and inspect our stock at Novelty Bazaar, Re veil Street. Zippy and entransinc is the newest dance music when played on His Alaster’s A’oice gramophone. Novelty Bazaar, agents, Revel 1 Street.

At this season of the year with bronchitis and other bronchial ailments so prevalent, it is more than alvisnble to keep a bottle of “Kofgo” in the house, for one dose of “Kol'go” has on more than one occasion prevented a hacking cough. One dose of “Kofgo” is guaranteed to give immediate relict to a cough, and one bottle of “Kofgo” will cure it. Ask your chemist or grocer for it. Price 2s (id.

Under the provisions of the amending act passed last session, Aiizae Day, which falls this year on Tuesday next, will he observed in afl respects as if the day were a Sunday. The day is specially set- apart by the legislature in commemoration of the part taken by New Zealand troops in the Great War, and in memory of those who gave their lives for the Empire.

\ list for the Sir Arthur Pearson Memorial Fund to aid the blind people of New Zealand, has been forwarded to the County Office, Hokitika, where donations will be received. Air Clutha Mackenzie AI.P., Chairman of the New Zealand fund, writes that he may >e able to visit Hokitika later to assist in stimulating interest in Abe fum s. Meantime subscriptions may be forwarded to the County Clerk and will be acknowledged through the press.

Keep voursolf cosy these cold days »f i-M’-wool frocks, coat dresses, or '<->loui coats. We have the smartest selection in town and our prices defy competition. It will pay you to visit our store and see for yourself the exceptional value offering in furs, blankets, quilts, calicoes, flannelettes, flannels, sheetings, pillow cases, hosiery, underwear etc. IVe are always pleased to shew our goods. Don t foiget oui prices are subject to cash discount of 7) per cent.

At the complimentary social to be to nue red -Mr and Airs T. E. V. Seddon at the Opera House on Monday night. the entertainment committee of which Alls fetuvelev is chairwoman, has organised a musical programme. Among the performers will he Misses Shand and Lewis, Airs jjtoop, Alessrs Aldridge and Llewellyn. The music for the dancing will he upplied by a first-class orehestia and should leave nothin to be desiicd. During the evening there will be some short addresses of a. complimentary character, conveying the best of good wishes to the guests of the evening.

]t is notified in this issue that the Church Parade for the military and Returned Soldiers in connection with Anzac Day commemoration on Tuesday next, will take place from the Drill. Shed at 1.0 o’clock in the morning. The public memorial service will he field on Cass Square at 11.30 when the Westland roll of honour of the fallen will he unveiled by Captain Soddon. ALP. Relatives of soldiers are invited to attend, and seating accommodation will be provided. No doubt the public will attend in force, and all are expected to join in the singing. Programmes of the proceedings will be distributed in advance.

At Addington Stock Sales on Wednesday last the ( ,ntrv of fat pigs was a small one. The demand was good and last week’s prices were fully maintained, and in some cases were better. Valines were:—Choppers, £3 10s to £5, light baconors £3 15s to £4 10s, heavy baconors £4 12s Gd to £5, average price per lb, Gd to GUI; light porkers 50s to 555, heavy porkers, 57s Gd to 70s, average price per lb 9d to 9j-d. A small entry of store pigs was forward and there were few buyers. Prices were well below the figures of the previous sale. No large stores were forward. Values were:—Medium stores 24s to 28s, small stores 15s to 22s Gd, weaners 4s to 10s Gd.

Eight outstanding features in “II.B” clothing aiul mercery. Get acquainted with our great values and prove for yourself. Boys’ colonial tweed suits tailor cut 355, men’s sac suits from 72s Gd, good tweed trousers ,cuff bottoms l!)s Gd, best denims 9s lid, men’s fancy shirts from 4s lid, woollen sox from lsGd, coat sweaters 17s Gd, best quality working shirts 8s Gd at the N.Z. Clothing Factory, largest outfitters in the Dominion.—Advt.

Just arrived—lso eases of choice dessort and cooking apples in 401 b cases. Price 8s Gd to 10s according to variety, Paterson, Michel and Co.. T#, (Phone No. ?),—Advt,

A meeting of United Club players will be held on Saturday at 7.30 p.m. at Mclntosh’s Club Rooms. A dance will be hind in the Supreme Hall this (EridMff evening in aid of the United Football Club. Dancing at 8 o’cleok. (Mid music, admission Is. —Advt. *

The collecting list for the Russian Famine Relief Fund at the County Office, has now closed. The latest subscriber was Airs J. F. Schroder 12s, which brought the total collected to £25 15s 7d. The amount has now been forwarded with the list of contributors to the Internal Affairs Department, with the request that the amount might lie remitted to the New Zealand High Commissioner in London for distribution in the right quarter.

A “Bulgarian hug” incident occasioned some anxiety in a country household near Dannevirke a few days ago. A n infant got hold of a portion of the “bug” that his father was using and before he was detected he had eaten about half of it. A doctor, who was consulted 'by an anxious grandmotliei as to the possible consequences of the uncontemplated change in the baby’s dietary, prescribed a dose of oil, and remarked that he did not anticipate anv serious results.

There was some excitement at the trotting ground at Christchurch on Tuesday after the April Handicap had been run. A man who had drawn his dividend from the totalisator was just preparing to walk away, when a young man snatched. £l3 in notes from his hand and made away. The robbed was a man of action, for he went ofter the l-oblier with all haste, and in a few seconds he had him secure on the ground. Detective Sheehan then came up, and the would-be dividend snatcher will appear at the Magistrate's Court Christchurch on a charge of theft from the person.

The working of prohibition in the United States was severely criticised by Airs Asquith, who told a Montreal audience last month that when landing in the United States she informed a reporter that she thought prohibition a good idea. “I didn’t know anything about it then,” she said. “After two weeks in the United States I think it

abominable. These laws were made to he broken, particularly at balls, young girls and young men now think it quite chic to become drunk. AA ithout prohibition laws there is less drinking in England than in the United States. Englishmen learned that they can shoot straighter, ride hotter and play better cricket without drinking.”

An unusual experience befell a Mount Albert resident in the city on Thursday states the Auckland “Herald”. When transacting business in a bank he found a cheque for over £7O lying on the floor. He took it to the firm which had issued it. and without any questions being asked, and although he had had no previous dealings with the firm was handed the full amount in cash. He then explained how the cheque came into his possession. Inquiries were made in the office and he was informed that the cheque had been lost by the person to whom it had been issued; the

firm had been notified, and payment had been stopped at the bank. Instructions, however, had not been given to the office staff. The finder was cordially thanked.

A quiet, inoffensive man walked into the police station, off 1.-ambtou Quay, Wellington, on Sunday night, followed l>y a sergeant and a constable, and inquired about a man he was.looking for. After being asked to wait until they brought tile man, the visitor, states the “Dominion” quietly submitted to the operation of being deprived of his belongings, which included a- revolver, a stiletto, and a piece

of iron piping about twenty inches long, quite an ugly-loking weapon, and was then taken away to see the man j he wanted in one of the cells. It then j transpired that the man had been brought from a western suburb, where i he lived with his family, at Ins own request, made on the telephone to the j police. He had been scaring the neigh- j bourhood with his display of weapons ! hiding in the scrub, and startling folk j who passed. lie had delusions, one j being that some obnoxious man was : living between the boards of the ceiling , and he wanted the police to take him j away. A medical man, who went out J with the police, had no hesitation in | giving a certificate that the man was , not fit to be at large. ;

Unusual interest line been aroused lately by the extraordinary values offering in'TI.B.” standardised footwear which is selling rapidly at makers cost. A'on can’t help but read about these! Ladies’ smart oxford shoes 21s, Rostock court shoes 21s, trong derby shoes 23s Gd, and 27s Gd, men’s fine quality dress hoots 24s Gd. split shooters 23.; Gd, strong heel and toe plate boots 2Gs Gd, hoys’ strong school boots flOto 13s) lGs Del, (1 to 5) 18s 9d at the N.Z. Clothing Factory, largest outfitters in the Dominion.... Advt.

Do not hesitate to drop in and inspect mv latest and best winter goods, including men’s woollen, gabardine and blanket overcoats. Note these coats e!e. have been purchased at the right price and you will save mon n v by pu.chasing from W. H. Stopforth, opposite W. E. Williams, Chemist.—Advt.

An ideal spirit lor both sexes WOLFE’S SCHNtIM’S

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, For Coughs and Colds, never fails. OIL DAG is essential for motor cars, and in fact all running machinery. Improves compression. Reduces wear. Saves oil. Gives smoother running, and increased power. Reduces noise. Manning Machinery Co, 5 Bedford Row, Christchurch.