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Hokitika Guardian, 30 September 1922, Page 2

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. (or and Co., Expert Dyers and Dry French Cleaner*. All classes of work done. Satisfaction guaranteed, Mail prders promptly attended to and money cheerfully refunded if goods nre.un«atigj fnctoryt Bos 80,

Call ill-and see our dainty hats tor children, all sizes and prices. Stephens Bros. North Island mails and passengers connected with the Wost Coast express at Christchurch this morning.

The death occurred at Rewanui, of Mr Clarence Joseph Sweeney, son of Mr and Mrs J. Sweeney. The deceased who was only 23 years of age, had been in weak health for a lengthy period.

A final reminder is given of Father Zurcher’s prohibition meeting .at the Town Hall to-morrow afternoon at 3 p.m. Great opportunity to hear a great man.—Advt.

In connection with the Presbyterian Spring Show and Sale of Work on Wednesday next, there will be a display of plain and fancy needle work in Mr Preston’s window this evening. Ladies will be much interested in this exhibition of work which is up to the high standard of previous years.

The 13 dairy factories in the FortyMile Bush district last season spent £4OOO in fuel, the bill for which grows larger each year. A dairy expert stntod in Pahiatua (reports the “Herald”) that the introduction of eleetric. power would yield Jd per lb., more for but-ter-fat.

Another new shipment of charming frocks has just been opened up at Lloyd’s. Beautiful knitted silk frocks, suitable, as wedding frocks, evening frocks or for day wear. We find these are having a very ready sale and would advise our customers to come and select early to avoid disappointment.

The death occurred at Auckland on Wednesday of Robert Austen young, at tlie age of 80 years. Deceased was from 1878 to 1882 engineer to the Westport Coal Company and was later chief constructional engineer on the Midland railway from Stillwater to Reefton. He was a cousin of the late Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain.

The death took place yesterday at his residence, Dobson, of Air John Porter, after an illness lasting six months. Deceased formerly' carried on a sawmill at Dobson, and was highly esteemed by all who knew him. Besides a widow, lie leaves two daughters, residing respectively at Auckland and Alelbourne, and one son, Air Joseph Porter, of Cobden.

At a meeting of tlie New Zealand 'Rugby Union on AVednesday an application front the Wanganui Rugby Union for a loan of £SOO for alterations and additions to the stand at the recreation ground was referred to the Finance Committee. The South Canterbury Rugby Union wrote that they had suspended A. Fisher of the Temuka Football Club for ten years for deliberately knocking out an opposing player at Temuka. This was Fisher’s third offence of the kind. The suspension was confirmed.

Quinnat salmon, said the inspector of Fisheries in the annual report,, were so solidly established in New Zealand waters that the time has come when large quantities should be put on the market, and he recommended that next season, fishermen should he encouraged to catch them for the market. and also that the Department should either hire a suitable vessel, or use its ketch Te Waipounanm to prospect for schools of salmon off the North Otago and Canterbury coasts, and by using proper trolling gear demonstrate to fishermen how salmon are caught off the Pacific Coast of Canada and America for the market. He was convinced that once fishermen find out how schools of salmon travel along the coastal waters at certain seasons they would he able to catch them in large quantities.

The Minister of Public Works at Wellington, made an important statement to a deputation on the subject of local, as opposed to national schemes of hydro-electric development. “We have gone into the thing very thoroughly,” said Mr Coates, “and we cannot consider anything but the policy of the three big key stations. We cannot go back on that plan. All the argument is entirely in favour of the larger schemes. It may he more expensive for the first twenty years, but it is undoubtedly the best for the future,” The Minister added that he was restricted in hydro-electric expenditure to £1.000,000 annually, and he had to consider commitments, and had to work each seheme in with the other. There had been no delay at Waikaremoana. in which the deputation was interested, and the machinery to develop 1000 liorse-power would he running in a few weeks. Of the £BO,OOO expended more than half had been on road-making. This would enable the heavier machinery to be transported when needed.

Glad singing housewives confront us at every turn : thanks to Community singing and “NO-RIJBBING” Laundry Help.—Miss F. Allen.—Advt,