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Hokitika Guardian, 29 August 1922, Page 2

North Island mails and passengers connected with the West Const express at. Christchurch this morning. Roll along to the Supreme Hall this evening and have a few hours fun and dancing. Homes of comfort uud stability are furnished at Harlpys the best complete lioußo furnishers .in Westland, They give you good value for yoiV money.

I A Juvenile Ingleside in aid of the Burns Statue fund will lie lield at the 1 Supreme Hall on Wednesday evening. , Don’t forget the Hockey Dance in the Supreme Hall this evening. Good music, good floor and good supper. Admission: ladies Is 6d, gents 2s. ' Advt. The gate of the Duller-Welungt: u fcotbalf match at Westfort realised ' £139 11s, the best for any inter-union I match there, though £255 was taken for the N.S.W. match. ■ Is sale Is. hast three days of sale commencing Friday, Sept. Ist. 5 oil can buy more for a shilling now man a shilling ever bought, before. 2ii,09.) articles worth from 2s to 60s now being cleared out at Is each, hook hut for big price list to circulate til rough this newspaper Thursday* anti Co ' Hokitika and Gneylnoutb.—Advt.

Addisons have opened- n range of new goods for the season and cordially invite inspection of same. Vor those who prefer Warners corsets there is now a fine range including front late stylos. For prints and drills in plain and floral designs we recommend Washrosista, Hoyle’s and lteinn. Many other lines of interest are excluded from the advertisement in this issue through lack of space. Sec the new season’s millinery.—Advt.

For Heath ami Heather Day next Saturday thos t > desirous of special sup. plies of Scotch cooking should leave orders with Mrs Urquhart (chairwoman) or Miss Davidson (Secretory). Special delicacies including Boljhie tinffts 'black

cake; cremlin tun', bun nocks. marmalaile .etc., are being prepared and will he in demand like the proverbial hot cakes of old.

Tile Westland Hospital Hom’d has derided to take positive action to secure payment of all overdue accounts owing for maintenance, and in this respect notifies that summonses will he issued on September 12th. for all amounts tinpaid on that date. As the instructions of the Board arc. positive, persons owing amounts should make arrangements for payment before tbe date mentioned.

Below are the weights of the Westport Technical High School football team which plays in Hokitika on Saturday for the chhmpittnship of the West Coast. Forwards—G. Knight 9.10, TV; .May 8.10, E. Jenkins 8.12, A. Seaton 10.8, E. Hudson !).0, L. Fee 9.3, F. Clark 10.8, A, Austin J. Lindrop (emergency) 11.2, 11. McKenzie (emergency) 7.10; backs—ll. Sunlee 8.11, E. White 9.7, It. Kelly 8.8, J. v Mcßae 9.3, K. Gillstrom 10.11, J. Green 8.2, W. Booth 8.13, It. Tußocli (emergency! * .0, T. Harrison femetgency) (5.10.

The representative chosen by the New Zculaud Coni Owners’ Association to sit on the Commission that enquires into the Ngakr.wau Mine dispute re the machinery personnel, is Mr B. L. Hammond who is the Assistant Secretary of the New Zealaafl Employers’ Federation. Mi 1 Jns O’Brien (Grey) is the workers’ representative. Hammond who has l>een organising a' West Coast Employers’ Association here lately, left last night for Buller Mr J. O’Brien proceeded there yesterday morning. Tim result of the- Commission’s deliberations is being anxiously »waited.

Heath and Heather Day fixed for next Saturday and night—will he an important lever t<> assist in raising Iliads for the Burns Statue fund. The memorial is to lie erected in Cass Square in the new veal - ’ and about £2OO still requires to be raised to defray the cost. The co-operation of the public in this

j matter will lie specially sought next Saturday when the (lowers of Scotland will . S !)■< on sale, and in addition at the I j “Don” Shop, a splendid selection of j 1 Scotch cooking. In the evening there ! will he Scotch dancing and community | singing as well as a parade of the CnlcI donian Pipe Band. The occasion should 1 | result in a substantial addition to the fund in hand which it is desirous of < I closing as soon as possible. :

! a farmer named Edward Green was I removed to tile Giey River Hospital I yesterday morning from Matai, suYs the I “Argus.’’ The unfortunate irinn bad swallowed a quantity of poison, (believed I to be strychnine, it is not known wbetber by accident or intentionally. Early yesterday word wan sent in from Ma--1 tai to T)r. ,T. AV. Mcßrenrty that I Green had taken poison, and the Doctor at once hastened to Matfti. fib

had Green conveyed by ambulance to the Grey lliver Hospital, where the I sufferer gradually snl lower, until ,he finally passed away about 7 o’clock. 1 The deceased was ft man of about 64 . years of ire. He bad for some time been farming at Matai. with Mr Green, tiis son. who is a well-known resident i of the district and who formerly resided in the Wellington Province. AnI other relative of deceased is Mrs Kellar of Camerons on the Hokitika railway line.

We retirel to record the death of j '.Mr Charles O’Connor, the well-known . 1 painter, who had for a lengthy period , been in the service of the Railway 1 ; Department on the Westland Section. The late Mr O’Connor, who had been

ailing for some time, grew gradually 1 worse, and passed away this morning !at 12.45 o'clock, at liis residence, Preston Ifoad, Grey month. He was 58 i years of age. and was a native of Hokii tika, where lie liad many friends who | will he very sorry to learn of his death. I A man of very genie I disposition, he wa s j popular wherever he went, and was

recognised ns a most efficient tradesman. He leaves a widow and a large family • of sons and daughters, including Miss Alice O’Connor, and Messrs George and : Arthur O’Connor well-known residents i of Grey district. He also leaves four sisters, viz., Mesdamcs J. Brown (Greyj month), Halliday (Hokitika), "Walsh j (Lyell) and Mcßride (Potone). The re- ' latives will have the sympathy of numerous friends in their bereavement.

j Owing to a number of our country j clients l>eing unable to get to town and participate in our genuine sale bar--1 gains, “Paterson’s” are extending their sale for another week, terminating , Saturday, Sept. 2nd. Shop early and ’ save disappointment. This is absoluteI ly the last week and a visit will conI vinre you of the genuine bargains offer- • ing. Agents for C. Taylor and Co., expert dyers and dry French cleaners. All classes of work undertaken. Satisfaction guaranteed. Mail orders ' promptly attended to. Money cheerfully refunded if goods unsuitable. Box 86, Hokitika, “Paterson’s” opposite National Bank.—Advt.

Don’t ask foi 1 Egg Preservative—ask for SHARLAND’S “MOA” BRAND EGG PRESERVATIVE, There’s a difference. With “Moa” eggs may be poached, boiled or fried.

The Rev. Canon Coursey, who is at present staying in 'Hokitika, will speak at a meeting in All Saints’ fill 00l room to-morrow (Wednesday) evening at 8 p.m. Hi s subject is the Church Congress, which is to be held in Christchurch next May.—Advt. The juvenile Ingleside under the auspices of the West Coast Caledonian Society in aid of the Robert Burns Statue fund, takes place at the Supreme Hall tomorrow (Wednesday) night at 7.30 o’clock. Large attendance expected. Children 6d; Adults Is (or plate).—Advt.

The Wellington representative footImll teftm arrived at Greyinouth last , evening; and play the West Coast on Pietoria Park to-morrow afternoon. A I special train will leave Hokitika at 1 o’clock and the return leaves Grey-' mouth at o.l() p.m., enabling residents of this district to witness the game and return home the same evening. The Wellington team will be chosen from the following players:—Murphy, Gibson (2), Connop, Carmody, Tailored, Sullivan, Murray, Burns, Osborne, Butcher, Algar, Riggs, Wylie, Wintered, Peacock, McCabe, McCleary, King, and Matthews.

A very fine range of new season's novelties are now daily opening at Schroder and Co.’s. New spring millinery, new silks, new flowers. The latest in millinery trimmings, blouses, jumpers and frocks, nil of very higliclnss and at very moderate price! A few of the loading lines are enumerated in our new advertisement elsewhere. Schroder and Co.—Advt.

Notwithstanding the frantic efforts el numerous imitators, “NO-ItUR-15ING” Laundry Help goes smilingly on its way in happy comradeship with thrifty housewives' everywhere.—Mrs .1. Meßenth Advt.

F i Influenza, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, liceiimnientled by the medical fession.—WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS. pro-