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Hokitika Guardian, 22 August 1922, Page 2

The monthly meeting of the Hokitika Beautifying Association will be held at the Town Hall to-night at <\3o o’clock. .Mr C. C. Henwcod electrical engineer having given up business in Hokitika requests the payment of all outstanding accounts by the 30th. inst.

Messrs W. Jeffries ami Co. will sell ’iv auction in tlie mart on Monday. Aue 28tli at 2.30 p.m. the sawmill, water race and limber cutting rights of the Pine Mills I,td. on Kokatahi road, as a. going concern. Mr W. Jeffries, County Chairman, accompanied by Mr W. Millner, County Overseer, left for south to-day, and will attend to various County matters en route, including road access to upper Little Wanganui, proposed bridge, Three Mile Creek. Oknritw, and other district works. Rev. U. B. S. Hammond, who is to speak in the Town Hall on Thursday evening, was while in Canterbury invited hv the Dean of Christchurch to speak in the Cathedral. The building was filled to overflowing and it is said the people of Christchurch have seldom listened to a liner speaker or n more entertaining address.

The following wiH represent Rovers in their mate'll with Unite<ls at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Perham, McDonald. Fowler, Macfarlane (2). Cameron, Comerford. Dale, Heina. Pierson, Herring, ltenton- Stevenson, Savage. Smyth. Emergency Dale.

Tilt l following will represent (nkeds fourth grade in their niAtcli with Hovers to-morrow OVI Cass Square at 4 p.iii.:—Gay lor, WOgan, H. King. Lock (2), Gibbons, Staines, Evans. Carter, Parkinson, G- Davidson, H. Stopforth. Dakin, Hall. Connor. Hmerg. Aldridge, Cameron. Wallace. Adamson.

A public 1 ngleside will be held at the Supreme Hall to-morrow night, the proceeds being devoted by the Caledonian Society to the Burns Statue Fund for which about£2oo is still required. A good programme of entertainment has been arranged and those attending will have the opportunity of passing an njoyable evening.

The Hokitika Athletic aiul Cycling Club are holding a Rond R.ace on Wednesday 30th. August from Hokitika to Woodstock and back. Medals and trophies for the place winners have been kindly donated by Mr AV. Hall. Mr A. I.n'vn and Mr Ongley. dominations 2s 6d, close with the Secretary on Monday 28th.—Advt.

A Paddy’s Market is being arranged bv the Ivokatahi Catholic Cliurcli fund committee to he held in St Mary’s Club rooms, Hokitika, on Saturday, August 2(ith, from 2 j>.m. till 10 p.m There will h a great array of produce of every description, including dressed poultry, and mutton, and vegetables. Also a fine range of plain and tancv goods. There is already considerable enthusiasm shown and a large display will he made.—Advt.

j The Salvation Army is again open--1 ing a branch of their organisation, after I .having closed down operations on an j active scale here some years ago. On ! Saturday and Sunday next they will j hold special services in the Town Hall. ' The Grey mouth Army Band and also a ! small orchestra are coming down on Saturday for the special occasion. There will be an afternoon parade on Saturday afternoon. The opening service will take place in the Town Hall at 7 p.in. On Sunday there will be services i at 11 a.m., 2.30 p.m. (Children’s Ser- ' vice) and 7 p.m. Two Army lassies Captains Ivy Jacobs and Nellie Matthews will be stationed at Hokitika and they will he assisted in the Sunday services by Adjutant Sawyer of Greyniouth. Colonel Carmichael of' Christchurch in charge of thd Canterbury and Westland districts was in Hokitika making the necessary arrangements yesterday.

For Children’s Hacking; Cpugh. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure

North Island mails and passengers connected with the West Coast express at Christchurch this morning.

The euchre tournament and dance in aid of the Catholic Church fund will definitely take place in the Kokatahi Public Hall to-morrow (Wednesday) evening, August 33rd.

A cable received at Greymouth yesterday from Wollongong, New South Wales stated that Frank Griffin had won a fight there but had died from the effects. Frank Griffin was the fifth youngest son of the la it Mr J. Griffin and Mrs Griffin. His' father eb'ed some yea -3 ago. but bis minor is still alive at Wellington. The eldest brother, Albert, ■: .•'-<> d". d. I life, brothers survive Frank, these being Jim, ex heavy-weight champion of Australasia, who now resides at Tabaka (Nelson): Jack ex-lightweight champion, now of Christchurch; and Charles, the well-known featherweight now in the United States. There are two sisters, Airs Lynch, of Christchurch, and Miss K. Griffin. Frank Griffin, who wa s about 25 years of age. marrigd Miss L. Anderson of Hokitika It is understood that Griffin’s last light was against “Curly” I’nrkes, of Wollongong.

At Rimu Town Hull, on Wednesday, August 23rd. A benefit entertainment will be held in aid of disabled footballer. Community Sing-Song (leader Mr L. Aldridge), at 8 p.m., to be followed by a ball. Admission to Sing-Song silver coin ; to ball—Gentlemen 2s, Ladies Is. Supper provided and good music arranged For.—Advt.

W. E. Gladstone favoured legislation ‘that made it easy to do right and difficult to do wrong.” The inoral is, use “NO-RUBBING” Laundry Help and you can't go wrong.—Advt. Just arrived green window Holland, 36in wide at 3s 6d per yard. Also men’s knitted underwear in Canterbury, Roslyn and Mosgiel. Men’s latest London l>°x suits in brOwh, navy luTd grey. Women’s all wodl hose extra heavy, 6s iltl per pair at W. H. Stopforth,’s Revell St., Hokitika.— Advt.