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Hokitika Guardian, 28 September 1922, Page 2

Nominations for the spring meeting of tlio Greymonth Trotting Club close this (Thursday) evening at 9 p.m.

North Island mails and passengers connected with tho West Const express at Christchurch this morning.

We have landed a. consignment of 100 cases of Stunner apples (401 b cases) price 12s Gd per case. Paterson Mieliel and Co. Ltd,—-Advt.

Wofidr. 1 Greit peppermint Cure, For Children's i?p.i-k! ,, g Cc&nh.

Hokitika Fire Board arc inviting tenders for the painting of fire stations, closing on Monday next, October 2nd. Tlio fishing, season opens on tile Ist. October. Licenses to fish may be obtained on application to the Westland Acclimatisation Society.—Advt.

Mr Justice Adams and Party left this morning in one of Clements Motors Ltd. cars for Christchurch, they expect to arrive at Christchurch by •1 p.m.

The Kiwi Football Club at a meeting recently fixed Wednesday next the 4th. October as the date of their end-of-season ball. Ladies are to be invited, while the Royal Orchestra is supplying the music, If a serious attempt to prevent hookmaking in the Dominion were made, it could quite easily lie accomplished, was the opinion expressed at Wellington by Mr Justice Reed. ‘‘The Legislature has only to withdraw the right of trial by jury, and I think it quite easily can be done/’ said His Honour. I Mr Hannan, at the Supreme Court, Greymoutli, yesterday, in the Sunday pictures cases, stated that churches bad their doors open on to the street, and were kept up by voluntary contributions by the congregations the same as the picture shows were. The congregation put their money on the plate- in full view of people on the street.

Visitors from Christchurch are enthusiastic in their praises of tho Rev Father Zureer’s ability to deal with the prohibition question and strongly advise the residents of Hokitnka to seine the opportunity of hearing him next Sunday The time and place will he notified in to-mor-row’s issue of this paper.

Mr J. M. Robert soil, lalo caretaker of tlio Grevmouth Soldiers’ Club, dial yesterday at the Grey River Hospital at the age of 49’years, after an illness lasting some weeks, during which lie was an inmate of the Hospital. Deceased was a native of Dunbar, Scotland, and had seen service in the Boer War as well as the late war for which he left with the Main Body, and re-r-ived wounds in Gallipoli from whose efleets lie never fully recovered. He had no relatives in New Zealand. The funeral takes place to-day.

The now factory of the Murchison Dairy Coy. was opened on Friday in (lie presence of a large gathering of farmers. The building is in concrete, 88ft by 68ft and there is a 6 li.p. Tuiigye engine, 7j li.p. electric motor.l \ ton Sobro refrigerator, two freexim' chambers, also two churns able to handle 900 and 1800 lbs of butter. The output is expected to be ,‘S)O tons this year, but could be made 1000 tons with this factory, which has 2400 gals, and 600 gallon cooling and pasteurising vats.

Some years ago the Wanganui Hospital Board changed over from its system of buying its supplies by contract to the system of ‘‘buying in the cheapest market." and a house steward was appointed for the purpr.se. r J he board has decided to revert to the system of tendering. Air E- E. Fletcher brought the matter up. He said lie was fully convinced that the board was not buying its groceries and provisions in the best wav.

During the year deaths’ numbered 64.(6 6 corresponding to a rate of 9.31 per 1000 of population. New Zealand is the only country which has a lower rate. Taking them in order, the five principal causes ol death in 1921 wore: —Heart disease, 6166 deaths or 9.6 per cent of the total; cancer, 4768, or 8.8 jK'r cent; old age, 3981, or iA per cent; tuberculosis 3687. or 6.8 per ,-ent: and diarrhoea and enteritis, 3674, or 6.6 per cent.

At a meeting of the AVairnrapn branch of the New Zealand Teachers’ Institute, the following resolution was carried: “That the Masterton branch of the Teneheis’ Institute has every eonfidenve in Aliss Park’s loyalty and good repute as a citizen' and asks the New Zealand executive of the Teachers’ Institute to accept the implied challenge conveyed in the Hon. C. J. Parr’s statement. ‘That it might not be in the interests of Miss Park if all tho la: ts were told."

hi the course of the debate on the 'Education vote last week, Mr R. A. Wright (Wellington Suburbs) asked the Minister for Education whether lie see his way in tlio building of new schools, particularly schools for young children, to have the windows placed as low down as possible, so that the children might he able to see into the outside world. The experiment had been tried in one school in Wellington and had proved a great success. He knew the architects were against it. but the teachers, with practical experience, wore enthusiastic, and he therefore urged the Minister to overrule the architects in the future. He did not blame the architects, for people were all conservative on some point or other.

Mr Rosenberg, wishes to announce to the Hokitika public that he has just im|H>rted a new Super Six Hudson motor ear and will lie pleased to undertake tours to any part of the district The ear is complete with all the latest conveniences and is recognised as the most comfortable of all touring ears. Ring Central Hotel and your order will be promptly attended to. Air Rosenborg lias been driving ears on the Ruller Gorge for the last 8 years.—Advt.

Don’t forget to call at Paterson and Lloyd’s (late Patersons’) opposite National Bank, Revell St. Our values are right. All colours in Jap crepes Is 7Jd ; heavy double white sheets 22s 6d per pair. Single 12s 6d. An inspection will convince you that our prices are beyond comparison. Agents for C. Tay. lor and Co.. Expert Dyers and Dry French Cleaners. All classes of work done. Satisfaction guaranteed. Moil orders promptly attended to and money cheerfully refunded if goods are unsatisfactory. Box 86. Hokitika.—Advt.

Splendid lot of calico, arc now selling at much below former prices, bought at a big discount at Schroder and Co’s. Crepes from Is 6d per yard. Men’s sox Is 6d per pair. Forfar 2s per yard. New millinery all marked at very modern tp price at Schroder’s.— Advt.

Don’t ask for Egg Preservative—ask r.„- STIAR LAND’S “MOA” BRAND EGG PRESERVATIVE. There’s a difference. With “Moa” eggs may, lie poached, boiled or fried.

pW Couahi and Colds, never fails. Woods' Peppraint Gm t

The Fern Grove SavmiMing Coy. have purchased a 4-ton Leyland truck to carry timber to Ross from their mill at Ferguson’s, South Westland. Mr James Niven, lion. sec. of the Beautifying Society, acknowledges the receipt of the following additional donations towards the funds :— Renton and Co. £1 Is, Paterson, Michel Ltd. Cl Is. Further subscriptions "ill he thankfully received.

Wright, the Reefton, cyclist, who is being sent to compete in the Warrn-ambool-Melbourne road race, will join Phil O’Shea and Hill, the other New Zealand competitors, at Wellington. 1 in a few days, prior to their departure i for Victoria to take part in the race. | W. E. Gladstone favoured legislation ‘that made it easy to do right and difficult to do wrong.” The moral is, use ‘ ‘NO-RUBBING” Laundry Help and you can’t go Wrong.—Advt. j Men’s tweed caps 8s 9d, stylish fur felt hats from 2os 6d, velours from 39s (id, denim’s from 7s lid, men’s pyjamas fro 12s- 6d, rainproof coats I fro 60s, hoy’s gnrhadme trench coats j from 37s 6d. Also a fine assortment of box suits, cashmere ]in. hose, ties, etc at W. H. Stopforth’s opposite