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Hokitika Guardian, 10 August 1922, Page 2

Prohibition Empties Jails. Hoar Hammond the world-famed orator at the Town Hall to-night at 8 p.tn. Questions invited. Mass will be celebrated at Kokntnhi Public Hall at 10 o’clock next Sunday morning. Addison’s announce end-of-soason bargains in all departments. Stock-taking is just finished and all oddments are to be cleared at low prices. Australian buyers for Friesian cattle are again operating in New Zealand sai.vs the "Auckland Herald.” It transpires that Mr H. R. Green, of kairanga, has just sold to Henry Collins and Co., of South Australia, a two-year-old heifer for SfiOgns. which is a record for a New Zealand-bred heifer. The great no-profit event Half-Price Sale Ibr nine days only commencing Friday August 11th. Gel a bargain, give a bargain is our motto, these prices for proof Ladies all wool black cashmere hose now 2s fid pair, Ladies heavy flannelette nightdresses now Os lid. Ladies navy fleecy lined bloomers now Its lid. You will see your saving grow with every purchase. MeOrner and Co.. Hokitika and Grey month.—Advt. The deatli took place yesterday at file Grey River Hospital of Mr Frederick George Lester, a native of Bristol (England), and late of Murchison. Deceased, who was 01 years of age, was admitted to the Hospital a month ngo. He had been e*ip;a-ned in farming. He leaves a widow and a family of lour daughters and three sons, residing at Murchison. Deceased was a brother of Mrs McGrath, Threadneedle Street, and Mrs McCulliim, AVinnie Street, Groymouth. The internment will take place at Murcjiison. '(For Children’s Hacking Cough. TyViods’ Great' peppermint C"rh. j

Messrs McGruers (Westland) Ltd. distribute a half price day sale inset with" tliis issue. Messrs R. Mackley and Co., notify that all accounts owing must be paid before 24th. August, otherwise legal proceedings will lie taken. Artillerymen of tv.o cam, ai,.n:-. Gallipoli and ll'rance, -foregathered last week at AA ell.n-.rton to celebrate their third reunion. Ala,,nr J. i..'-ou M.C.. ws in t':e hair, wh.'lc Major t. Tarr. I.ieut R. K. Rennett and about sixty a.rti'b r-.-! en were present. The toast of “Absent Friends was proposed by the chairman and drunk in silence. Apologies were rereived from Colonel Noitreroft, Colonel Lyman, I.ieut. Parkinson, | R.N.Z.A.. Captain ,1. A. Doctor, Sergeant H. Bennett, and Gunners Baxter. Thompkins. Fow, and Greene.

Aii example of neighbourly help in time of trouble has just been witnessed nt Warkwortli. One of the settlers Air Frank Martin. lad his homestead struck b.v a cyclone last March, which practically smashed the house and farm buildings into matchwood. Friends and neighbours got together, and under the leadership of Air <t. H. Phillips have erected a most comfortable house of six rooms for Mr Martin, as well as renewing the sheds etc. As a result of all this free labour and help in cash and goods from those who could not help with the work, the expenses to Mr Martin lia%o been almost halved, the renovation costing about £SOO instead of about £IOOO.

John Thompson, cook on the s.s. Canopus, passed away suddenly on the vessel shortly after 10 o’clock at Westport on Monday evening. Ho appeared to ho the same as usual early ill the evening, but when the second mate, Mr Harvey went to see him shout 10 o’clock, he found Thompson in a state of collapse and Immediately sent for Dr Dunn, ;who arrived shortly bjefore Thompson passed away. Heart failure was stated to be the cause of death. Deceased joined the Canopus at Auckland about six weeks ago. He was well known on various coastal sailers and served on the Eliza Frith, schooner; the Eunice, auxiliary scow and the s.s. Woottcn. Deceased was a native <>t Liverpool, and 54 years of age.

"Tin* last war was tlic only one in which the* me who fought were properly looked after. You’ve only to read history to see what happened in tho Crimea and other campaigns. In fact, in France, you were either dead or doing pretty well. The N.Z. Infantry in the war never let the enemy get through them once. The highest praise is due to them because they never gave the Huns a chance: There was not one Occasion on which they broke through for even two minutes.”—Lieut. 15. K. Bennett, in proposing the toast of “Kindred Services,” at the First Brigade N.Z-F.A. reunion at Wellington.

A capable Government valuer, giving evidence in the Magistrate’s Court in l’almerston North, said that bis method of calculating the depreciation m* the average wooden building was on 10 four-venr periods, beginning at the then apparent age of the house on the following graduated scale, which system the magistrate approved :—First period of four years 4 per cent., second 5 per cent., third 0 per cent., fourth 7 per cent., fifth 8 per cent., sixth 10 per cent., seventh 12 per cent., eighth 14 per cent., ninth 16 per cent., tenth 18 per cent., thus providing for the complete replacement of the average o.b. building in 40 years. This is a most useful calculation.

“Way Down East" drew a large attendance to the Princess Theatre Inst evening. This famous picture was splendidly shown and proved very enjoyable. The theme was set in rural surroundings, and the presentation was a good one. There was more than the usual comedy, and this was splendidly expressed, making the best part of the production, and causing much merriment. There was a stirring declamation by tile heroine when site was ordered out of the house, and later a wonderful river scene showing tlu> breaking up of the ice pack, and an intrepid rescue from the rapidly floating ice. Tile picture is well supported by excellent musical accompaniment. hut it suffered to some extent last evening owing to an apparent want of practice. The picture will he repeated at the Princess Theatre this evening for the last time. It is a capital picture and well worth seeing, a fact testified to l>v thousands who have witnessed it in every een.re where it has been shown.

There was a remarkable scene at St. Kilda (Melbourne) when Lieutenant Bennett’s funeral cortege passade along St. Kilda road (says the Australasian). Gambotta had just previously made a brilliant mark, and secured an easy goal, with five minutes more to go to end the third term, when a bugler entered the arena and played the Last Post. As if by magic every man in that vast concourse of nbout 25,000 people rose and bared his head while the solemn strains pierced the air and floated across to the mourners on their way to the cemetery, and four aeroplanes soared gracefullly over , the ground. The players who were running to their places when the call came, stood stiff and motionless as dummies, the reverence and respect of every unit in that vast audience being a grand tribune to the gallant Australian airman who was being transferred to his last resting place. Slowly the Bead March melted away in the distance and play was resumed. ,7 0no touch of nature makes the whole world kin,” and these little acts of courtesy, which mean so much to the relatives of the dead hero, and to the sentiment of the nation, makes one optimistic of the future of the race. Now is the time to buy your warm jersey or winter coat. All models and rendy-to-wenr hats are now to be sold regardless of cost nt Rohroedr»r nnd Go’s. —Advt. Glad singing housewives confront us at every turn; thanks to Community singing and “NO-BTTBRTNC” Laundry Help.—Miss F. Allen.—-Advt.

.Everybody can have delicious eggs in dear season by preserving the supply now with Sharland’s “Moa” brand Egg Preservative Eggs may ljp fried, poached pr boiled,—Advt

Some of the Wanganui factories have reduced the price of butter by Id per lb., although one brand is still selling at the old price. It is anticipated that a further reduction may take place this week. Mr Tuiti M. Donald farmer and Native agent, is announced as a candidate to contest the southern Ma°ri seat against the sitting member, Mr. H. Uru, Mr M. Donald, who will stand as an Independent is at present a resident of Levin ("here his son has a returned soldier’s section), but be is a Native of Marlborough. He was a dele- . -ate to the first general conference m connection with the Maori councils at Rotorua, representing Nelson and Westland.

Private detectives’ legislation, compelling all private inquiry agents to Ire licensed, is suggested by Mr R. AWright (Wellington suburbs) who asked the Minister of Justice (Hon. F. P. I,ee) that agents, before being licensed. should establish, by evidence of fact, that their characters are beyond reproach, and that, in erery way they nre suitable and capable men. He added that the Judges of the Supreme Court have frequenlty had occasion to complain of the manner in which in quiries had been conducted by private inquiry agents, and of the unreliability of their evidence.

An exposition of soccer football was given on Cass Square yesterday afternoon when a team of Grey Soccers played a local eleven. The Grey team consisted of Bennett, J. Smith. P, Fox, C .Henderson, J- Sharp. Richard-'on. T, Crankshaw, I. Giey, W. Howie, J. Murphy and J. Frickleton (a Christchurch rep.) The game was ’interesting from a spectacular point of view, the Grey team having a decided advantage in combination. Goals were scored for Grey by F. Grey (2L Frickleton (2) and Howie (2) winning by 6 points to 2, the latter being scored by N. Wogan and Ope Mr M. Coulson was referee.

F G Lynch, trading as Mark Sprot and Co., (Mr J. W. Hannan), proceeded against Graham andl Herliny, sawmillers, of Hokitika (Mr A. H' Patierson), at the Magistrate s Court, Greymouth, for £44 11s goods supplied. The 0 defence was an admission of the purchase but the firm, in dealing with Mark Sprot and Co., considered that it was dealing with Mr J. D. Lynch and was not aware of the chnnge of control. Defendanst wished to set off the claim against an amount they stated was due from the old firm of Mark Sprot and Co. After legal argument, the Magistrate gave judgment for the amount claimed, holding that the defendant firm was aware of the change.

News has just reached us from a thoroughly reliable source (says the “Man.iwutu Daily Times”) concerning new developments in the flax industry which could not have been more opportune. The market is low and millers are not optimistic, hut we are assured that owing to quite a new discovery in the manufacture of high-grade paper it is now possible to eliminate the brown stain which hitherto has confined the use of the New Zealand flax to the making of wrapping paper and mill board. This discovery has opened up the pros T pect of using the produce of about nine thousand acres of growing flax in the immediate future. It is now possible that paper of higher grades will come from this source. Even for wrapping paper, tow, stripper slips, and waste have been profitably used; bub this will make it possible to substitute flax fibre for almost all other products now used for paper-making.

A well-known Greymouth resident, .Mr Thomas Barry, died early yesterday morning at his residence in Thompson Street. The late Mr Harry, who was aged 75 years, was a native Of Limerick (Ireland) and arrived in New Zeal and, accompanied by his wife and some members of his family, about I<) years ago. Mr Barry first went to Stafford, where he had relatives and stayed there about five years, then coming to Greymouth, where he resided till his death. For some time says the “Grey Star,” lie was employed by several local bodies, and then joined the Railway Locomotive Department, retiring on stipernniintiou a few years' ago, Deceased in his young days took a keen interest in athletics. He was well-known in the Hpkitikn district. About 12 months ago he had a severe illness, from the effects of which he never fully recovered .although he was Mile to lead a fairly active life. In fact, he was in town only the day; before. Mr Barry’s wife predeceased i him some years ago. and he leaves a family of three daughters (Miss Barry, Matron of the Reefton Hospital; Mrs Aldred, late of Auckland, and now of Greymouth: .Mrs J. O’Regan, Cronadnn), and two sons (Messrs P. Barry. Railway Department. Auckland, and T. Barry, Post Office, Greymouth.)