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Hokitika Guardian, 26 May 1922, Page 3

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Tbe public ball at Kanieri is the l>eo]ile’s. It is the recognized place of entertainment, and the Trustees give uj> a good deal of their time in improving the building, and keening it and its accessories in good (onditioii. To-night it is ■ip to the public to sujinorl ibis popular ball. A euchre tournament and dance will be held in the Town Hall. Rimu in aid uf Catholic School, on Mmul.sy night. £Four valuable |>rizcs kindly donate 1 (by Griffin, ami Smith (GreyMr H. Kortu'iast, Mrs H. Creaglf and a friend. Admission to cuciirjtr Is ; to dance Is. Advt. Airyund Mrs Charles Taynor, highly esteeffied residents of \Ycst|iort, oil Wednesday, amid a circle of relatives and friends, celebrated their golden jubilee. .Mr and Alls Taylor were married in Bedfordshire, England, in 1872 and about two years later came to New Zealand by tile shi|) Adamant, landing at Nelson 18 years ago. From XelsMVr they came on to AYestjiort and have remained there ever since.

A trucker, aged |6 years, F. IV. Bartholomew was killed on Wednesday morning at tile tip-head Deuilistim through a tub of stone lie was taking to a dump overturning and crushing him on the hand rail. Death quickly followed the accident. Deceased leaves a widowed mother and married sister in Deiiniston. For them much sympathy is lelt in their sad bereavement. Work ceased at the mine following the accident.

Captain T. A. Tyson, of the Ma 1 la, met with a rather painful accident at Nelson on Wednesday evening. He had been for a motor drive with Mr K. spiuillbone. and on returning to Franzon.'s wharf the ear wn.s drawn up near i the edge of the decking. Captain Tv- , son .stepped out of the ear, and not- j noticing the edge ol the wharf was so near, unfortunately went over the side, i The tide was out at the time. and while escaping a ducking Captain Tyson, sustained a nasty fall on the shingle below. Hi Bett rendered medical > assistance. No serious injury was mis- 1 t lined hv tile fall. ! Even the most, carol ill speaker can- 1 not always he sore of conveying to his audience nothing hut- the meaning lie, wishes to convey. It was merely to il- j lust 111 t e how frequently laws are broken that a speaker assured a temper-' mice rally at Dunedin on Tuesday night. "In the winter of 1920 I spent a night in Chicago. That night there : were eight murders in the city.” The audience says the “Otago Daily Times” promptly assumed a sinister connection between the two facts and went off into laughter all the more hearty because the ’ speaker was evidently mystified as to its cause. i At Addington stock sales on Wednes- J day last, there was a little smaller entry of fat pigs, and the market was j rather brighter than the previous week, j Values were :—Choppers, £3 to IM 15s;. light liaeoners, £3 5s to C 3 15s; heavy I haveners, f_‘l to Cl 7s 6(1; extra heavy j liaeoners to £1 13s (id ; average price per lb, 6pi to 6Jil. Light porkers, £1 15s lo L'2 ss; heavy oorkers, 62 His to L'2 ; Iks (id ; average price per Jb 7J(I to Sd. j A medium yarding of store pigs was •'or waul and the values showed little I change from last week. Values were:-- j Large stores to £2 Ids; medium stores, l £1 3s to £1 8s; weaners, 6s to 12s. Just landed A large consignment of j dessert and cooking apples in 401 b cases. Price 8s 6d to 10s according tq variety. Paterson, Michel and Cp . Jjtd. (phone No, 2).—Advt ! Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, ; For Cc'ttßha and Crld'h qpyor fails, I