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Hokitika Guardian, 25 July 1922, Page 2

Hon 11. L. Michel, M.L.C., returned to Wellington to-day.

A special nucting of the Progress League will he held at 7.20 o’clock this evening.

A fancy dress hall in aid of the Kokatahi Football Club will he held in the Koiterangi Public Hall on Wednesday, August 16th. Valuable prizes will he given for the best fancy costumes.

To-morrow at 11 o’clock at the mart (’amp Street, Messrs M. Houston and Co. will sell hv auction under instructions from Mr J. Shannon, the wellknown property known a* the Globe Hotel. Hillmans.

At noon to-morrow in the mart, Messrs M. Houston and Co will sell by auction under instructions of the Kanieri Sawmill Coy Ltd. the whole of the Company’s sawmilling properties of which full particulars appear in this issue.

At the Magistrate’s Court, GreyinotiLh, yesterday, Arthur Behan, manager of the Peerless Pictures, received his usual penalty of i’l with costs for keeping open the Town Hall on Sunday for the purpose of transacting business therein.

With reference to the delay on wek-end cable messages, the Pacific Cabin Board now notifies that owing to heavy increase of such messages delivery in the United Kingdom will not lie completed until the following Friday or Saturday. The public should lodge week-end messages early in the week.

Clements’ Motors Ltd.. are running u special car service from Hokitika, to Christchurch in connection with the Grand National week. Cars will leave Hokitika on Friday, August 3rd, returning from Christchurch on Sunday, August 13th. A car will also leave Hokitika for Christchurch on Monday next, July 31st., returning on Thursday, Aug. 2nd. Intending passengers should communicate ns early as possible with the firm, for Influenza, take Woods’ Groat fepperaint Cure.

The proposed tournament !>etwcen Druids and Fire Brigade for to-night has been postponed.

On Saturday at Recftcn, Beef ton High School defeated Grcv High School at Rugby football by 1(5 to (5.

The balance sheet of the Hokitika Savings Rank for the year ended 31st .Match, 1J822, appears in this issue. North Island, mails and passengers connected with the West Const express at Christchurch this morning. Out of respect to two lady members < i the Operatic Society who have suffered bereavement there will he no practice of Pinafore to-night. For the host value in navy serges t,v Stephens Bros. Our prices are .-,s (id, 10s, 14s, and 18s (kl, oh inch wide, indigo dyes

All members of the Excelsior I'oottin 11 Club lire requested to be nt M<;Gregor’s Shed tin's evening at 7 o’clock sharp.—Advt.

A meeting of the United Football Club will be held to-night at 7 o’clock at Mclntosh’s Club rooms. Business important.—Advt.

In connection with the tenders for tlie erection of a vicarage at Hari Hari plans and specifications can be seen at Mr \Y. Goodfellow’s residence, Hokitika, or at Mr Harold Hondo's, Hari Hari.

A bard up dance will be held in the Longford Hall, Kokatahi, on Wednesday, July 26th, in aid of Hie Football Club. Anyone who fails to comply with the above will be fined. Gentlemen 2s 6d, ladies Is. W. O’Brien, Secreturv.—Advt.

The weekly tournament and dance will be held at St Mary’s Club rooms on to-morrow* (Wednesday) evening. Patrons are promised a most enjoyable time. Miss C. Jones is generously donating the prizes which are of a very high order. They include a case of apples for the ladies and a quantity of coal for the gents. The second prizes arc also valuable ones. The usual supper will be provided, concluding with a dance. Admission Is.—Advt.

A wedding was celebrated yesterday afternoon at the residence of M.r Martin Parker, of North Beach, Cobden. by the Hev Parnell, the contracting parlies being Mr Donald Cameron, and Mrs Margaret Wvn. Miss L. Harrison acted as bridesmaid, whilst the duties o fbest man were ablv carried out by Mr James llourke, junr. Late in the afternoon the happy couple left for Point Elizabeth, where the honeymoon will l>c spent.

The Marine Department has received a wireless message from the Australian steamer Canberra, which reports having passed a floating mine on the morning of July 19, off Green Cape rff the Australian coast north of Cape Howe. The position of the mine is given as latitude .‘l7 degrees lOmiu south; longitude 160 degrees east. Ihe mine lies right in the track of steamers proceeding between Sydney and Melbourne. Shipping is accordingly warned rf the danger.

The following handicaps are declared for the bicycle road race to Stafford and back, which starts from the Pioneer Memorial to-morrow (Wednesday) afternoon at 2.30 p.m.George scr., W. Hlacktnun 4min. C. Best 7min, P. Boss Bmin, IT. Blackman lOmin, D. C'. Finch lOmin J. Keller lOmin. D. Adamson lOmin, W. Gooch llmin, L. Gibbons 12min. TV. Cain 12min, Fogwell 12min, W. J. Clark I2min. J. F. .Mills 12inin, B. Gibbons I2min.

Vbnut 100.000 tons of limestone rock were brought down by a charge of 105 tons of gelignite exploded at Portland, Wl-aii'arei. on Saturday week last T' e hlastino operations were carried „,,t s"ccessfullv under the supervision of Mr J. Wilson, manager of Wilson’s P rtl'Mid Cement Co., which will utilise t'e stone for the preparation of cement (states the “New Zealand Herald. The shock iff the explosion was felt, in Wham'iirci. ft is behoved the charge was tb> largest ever exploded in New /e-land, the previous largest recorded being about six tons.

From all accounts good progress is being made with the Otira. tunnel works hoth inside and out. 'Hie English contractors are pushing on. Thenloss in the Wiltshire was trifling, less than £OO of goods. A large number of men are employed on the approach works to the tunnel, including the erection of buildings. The lattei are going ahead rapidly. Of the oO railway employees’ residences at Otira. about half are now well forward, and m-terial for the remainder is arriviim. Arrangements are being advanced" to shift the railway station to the new site. Railway officials are now on the spot directing the works, which are very extensive.

A Rhi'-khall resident was yesterday charged at the Greymoutli Court wit’ having stolen throe fowls from the hen roost of another Blackball resident, For *ho defendant, whose name the Magistrate ordered to lie suppressed. Mr Jo vc'' a pik'd rod, and stated a plea of gi:i!tv would he entered. Defendant? who on the night of the affair, bed been under the influence of liquor, did not intend to steal the fowls, and bad never previously been before the Court He was working, hut his wife was away. He asked that defendant’s name he suppressed under the First Offenders’ Probation Act. Ihe evidence showed the owner of the fowls hoard them being molested, and went out in the darkness, and dw verod defendant with them. He ran awi\ without any explanation when r| ( , v were taken hv the owner. SeinorS!,.„'reant McCarthy said defendant had taken and had not voluntarily returned tbo fowls. The Bench fined defendant five shillings and oosts.

“NO-RUR'BTNG” Laundry Help m ans better times for housewives an.l I)..*ter business for us.