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Hokitika Guardian, 6 May 1922, Page 2

The monthly meeting of the Retinue’ Soldiers’ Association will be held at the Drill Shed at 7.30 o’clock on Monday night.

The District Public Trustee inserts n notification in this issue, iil the estiito of the iate Milrgaret Wiiiker, of Hokitiiid'. A dance will be help in Koitorangi Public Hall on .iVidmiy evening next May Bth. Good nijfsic and supper provided. Admission, gentlemen 2s, ladies Is.—Advt. Tenders are invited in this issue for the purchase of the book debts in the estate of the late Mrs Bridget Wade of Runlara and Hokitika, Tenders close on Saturday May 20tli. «1t nOon. with Messrs Park and Murdoch solicitors fdr executory

i -Next Wednesday night at the Opera Mouse, Revell Street, Mr and Mrs T. E. Y. Seddon will be entertained at a complimentary social. The arrangements are in the hands of a very capable committee, and a very pleasant gathering seems to be assort'd. j

The monthly meeting of the Westland Progress l.eague will be held next Tuesday, a week earlier tbliil usual in order to complete the arrangements for the Winter School opening on Monday week. Those intending to be present at tbp Winter School should send in their names at once.

The annual meeting of the Westland branch of the Canterbury Progress •League will be held at the Town Hall on Tuesday, -May Pth, at 7i!so p.m, A Cordial iilvitatioii is ektehded tti the pilblic td be present, I'iie IlllsineSfe includes tlie reception of repUrt and balance sheet anil election of officers.

The Okurti settlors are preparing in earnest for the initiation of dairying in the far South. Dalgety and Co. has lately purchased on behalf of three of tlie settlers, Messrs Nolan, McPherson ami liggeling, three stud hulls from the Government Stud Farm of a well-known strain. This enterprise is to be commended and is an assurance of the desire of tlie settlers to succeed in their new enterprise.

Here we quote you a few everyday lines at prices that will load you to !lie value spot. .Men’s colonial woollen sox Is 6d pair, best Mosgiel woollen singlets and pants 8s Gd each, fleecy underwear 5s lid, men’s smart shirts -Is lid. Gs lid, to 8s lid, strong tweed trousers 18s Gd, men’s buckskin working coats 21s Gd, at tlie N.X. Clothing Factory, yoUr store.—Advt.

Late acounts from the south indicate that the approaches to the Little Waitaha bridge are proceeding with painful slowness. At the present rate of progress it will he Some months before the work is finished, and the bridge tendered available for traffic. Seeing that the river ford is so bad, the protracted delay in linking up the bridge with the road is tantalising arid not at all creditable to the authorities concerned.

Mr W. J. Butler who was in Wellington this week learned that some motor ambulances were arriving in the Dominion. The information was communicated to Mr Bruce, Secretary of the Hospital Board, who promptly opened up communication with the authorities in regard to the allocation of one of the vehicles to the Westland district, which at present is without the service of a motor ambulance.

“ Until Tuesday next. May 9th, mark all stock half-price, and heavily reduce all coats to save re-packing,” are the instructions issued to Glasson’s representative at Keller’s Sample Rooms, Hokitika. Every Indy’s coat must go. Every man’s coat must go.. Together with tits, shorts; sox, blouses, and jumpers, before Tuesday. The sacrifice is complete. Our only advice is, don’t delay your visit.—Advt.

Great stock-taking sale at McGruer’s, three weeks only, commencing "Friday, May sth. This sale comes at a very opportune time, right at the beginning of tlie winter season. All new goods come down to end of season bedrock prices. But you will have to act quickly; look out for big bargain price list circulating through jihis newspaper,—McGruer and Co,, Hokitika and Grey mop th, -- Advt, Woods’ Great Peppermint (Jute, Far Cwgto srs GsMs, mm foils.

North Island mails and passengers connected with the West Coast express J nt Christchurch this morning. ; Mr J. Niven, Hon. SCc. of the Beauti- J fying Association, desires to acknowledge receipt of a donation of 10s from i Mrs Greaney. J Bv the eoiirtefiy Jpf the Kiwi (.flub | to-night’s dance wjjf lie carried out by the United C lull K entertain the Ktiniara team at tljr Supreme Mali. Ad- • mission Is. —Adyt. j During the week Mr Seddon M.P., j paid a visit to the Terentakau Settle- i ment at the invitation of the settlers to 1 look into various road matters. Mr 1 SeJdon will arrive in Hokitika next ' Wednesday and stay over Thursday. j The wedding took place on Thursday . of Miss Caroline Maud Gondall, the eldcstdalighter of Mr and Mrs A, Hi Good- , all, of PrestOn Road, a ltd Mr H, & Campbell, of Ngaiibre. Rev B, J. Jaihes officiated. Miss Lucy Goodall attended her sister as bridesmaid, and the duties of best man were carried out by Mr J. C. Campbell, brother of the bridegroom. The honeymoon is being spent at Hokitika, after which Mr and Mrs Campbell will reside at Ngahero. Investigations into complaints made by the settlers of Kumnra, that the local streams are being blocked by the operations of the snwmillers, are to be made by the Conservator of Forests at Hokitika, according to a letter received by Mr T. E. Y. Seddon,M.P., from the 'CotlunisSiblier of State Forests (Hoit Sir Heaton Rhodes). Mr Seddon had drawn the Climniissiotlcr’s attention to the matter,as the result of representations made to him recoil’ly. The Minister lias promised to communicate with Mr Seddon again when the Conservator sends his report. 1

Children are just as liable to catch colds as adults are. The best advice for early treatment is to avoid damp feet during the wet days of winter. In addition to our various campaigns the children’s Heeds are lint forgotten. We have just purchased a litrge stock of girls and hoys footwear which we are offering at the makers prices. Girls’ strong box hide strap shoes (7 to 9, 10s), (10 to 13, 10s 6d), (1 to 2,11 s), boys’ strong school boots (10 to 13, 16s 9d), (1 to 5, 18 s 9d) at the N.Z. Clothing Factory, your store.-r-Advt.

The Westlahd Acclimatisation Society which has taken up the advertising of Westinitd setenfiry duriiig Winter School Week, invites those possessing framed photographs and water colour and oil paintings to kindly loan same for exhibition at the Town Hall. Notice requires to be given to Messrs King, Peart, Evans or Dr Tei lielmann prior to next Friday and the 1 pictures will be called for and hung in due course, and of course returned after the exhibition. This means of 'advertising the scenic attractions of the district should prove very popular, and will certainly arrowthe atteHtioU of the visitors. The Acclimatisation Society is to be eoiiilneiid-

’ cd for its practical interest iii this public matter. It is hoped, further, one evening during the School, to arrange for a lantern exhibition of Dr Teiehelmann’s fine series of West Coast lake, mountain and bush scenery, an event , which would be specially pleasing to [ the visitors. I ltev. John Bissett- liegins a mission I in the Presbyterian Church -to-morrow | and will preach morning and everting. ! and will speak to the children and : parents in the Sunday school in the i afteriioon at 2.30. To tills parents are specially invited with the scholars. H imtv hd mentioned that Mr Bissett lias for quite a number of years been en. gaged in evangelistic work, having beet for 12 years superintendent of the Lati- | ark shire Christian Union, art OigaiiL I satioil whose sphere of activities was I in the busiest part df Scotland, liicluding Glasgow, Motherwell and Hamilton; He was invited to New Zealand by the Centrßi MisSiop iii Auckland afid tor seven years carried on successful work there, when he was invited to undertake more general service under the Presbyterian Church. He has conducted Missions all over New Zealand with success. He is accompanied by his daughter, .Miss Bissett who is a gifted contralto soloist. He will be in Ho- j kitika for a mission of 14 days. A cordial invitation ‘a extended to all. j

At a meeting of the Trustees of the Hokitika Savings Bank yesterday afternoon, tlie Vice-President, Hon H. L. .Michel, M.L.C., congratulated the Trustees on the result of the year’s work as disclosed by the balance sheet which was before the meeting. The result showed that the Bank had a good year, and despite the talk or hard times the Volume of business was equal to that iof the previous year. 'The position of the local Bank compared more than favourably with that of sister institutions in other parts of the Dominion. The Bank had helped where if could. There was now a considerable sum invested in Government securities issued for war purposes, and the Bank was also assisting the local bodies of the district where it could with short-dated loans. The policy of the Bank would be continued as heretofore on sound lines, and no doubt they could look forward with every confidence to the future when it could he expected tlie business of the Bank would continue as buoyant as it had in the past. The Trustees appreciated the work of the officers of the I Bank, the Manager being congratulated ! on the continued success of the institu- , tion. It was mentioned that during the year the Bank had contributed £1,250 ( to local purposes, a very substantial donation indeed out of accumulated pro--1 fits, but notwithstanding, the profits stood very high in the margin above the deposits, while tlie Bank held a strong position in cash on hank deposit and liquid assets by way of Government securities readily redeemable. The position of the Bank was reported to be very satisfactory indeed and creditable to the management. Work it out for yourself; 71% discount on Men’s overcoats. The prices are from £2 12s 6d to £6. Quality guaranteed at. W. H. Stopforth’s, oppo- ’ Tite W. E. Williams, Chemist.—Advt. j Engineers, Plumbers and gasfiitters . swear by Newson’s Invincible Jointing Cement, not at it. It does the damming. Immediately and permanently plugs up the leaks. Manning Macliiner yCo., 5 Bedford Row, Christchurch. Be emphatic. Insist on genuine “NASSOJ/.” Nothing like it for preventing or relieving nought, and colds, p 4I? Jfouotywft so fam §&