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Hokitika Guardian, 2 December 1922, Page 2

v, r L C. Brcoklelnirst: distributes an inset with this issue. Mr .1. Steer (Reform! candidate), will speak at AVataroa on Monday at 10 a.in. and at Tlari Hnri that night at 8 p.m. Mr .T. T) .Lynch (AA’ost Coast Progressive candidate) lias a notification in this issue, to which we direct attention. Those who contemplate being absent from the electorate on Licensing poll day may still apply through the local Postmaster (in town or country) for an absent voters permit. Do it now* WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS w an effee,five, jipfillh prfsp-yr.Hpp " "" >

The finance committee of the Wcst.land Exhibition meets at 3.30 o’clock on Monday afternoon. , The monthly meeting of the Westland Chamber of Commerce will be held on Tuesday night next. j Alt old lady, 84 years of age, who l is in poor circumstances and recently applied for relief at Auckland, said she was sadly in need of a pair of spec- ] tacles, and when she was asked what she had done with the last pair she had replied that up till now she had never used glasses. “Since the postage on newspapers was doubled, the revenue from this source has actually fallen by 50 per j cent.,” was thg remarks of an experienced postal officer to the “Manawntu Times.” This, of course, indicates clearly that the number of papers now posted lias decreased by 75 . per cent, oa account of the prohibitive charge. An occultation of the planet Saturn by the moon will take place on December 14th. .the earth, moon and planet being in a. line about 6.15 a.m. The phenomenon will be visible throughout Now Zealand, and the gradual disappearance and, later on, the emergence of the planet and its ring-system, should be very interesting to observers.

An excellent opportunity for seeing the plaint Uranus will occur during the evening of December 25th., as at 8.45 p.m. it may be found lying about 7in in of arc—or less than one-quarter of the moon’s diameter—to the north of the planet Mars. Good field-glasses or a small telescope will easily reveal its presence. The distances of Uranus and Mars from the earth on that day will be about. 1898 million miles, and 136 million miles respectively. The committee of the Returned Sol. diers’ Association meets at the Drill Shed at 7.30 o’clock on Monday evening. The President will bring down proposals in regard to establishing a local club room for returned men, the scope of which it will he suggested should be extended also to include honorary civilian members. A full attendance of members of the committee is desired in order to discuss the proposals before' placing them before a general meeting of members and the public willing to assist in establishing the rooms.

The sun enters the zodiacal sign Capricornus on December 23rd., at 927 a.in. when the solstice occurs j the siin on this day reaches its highest attitude in the skv, which for the latitude of Hokitika is 69deg. 06111111. The earth’s distance from the sun on this day is about 91,330,000 miles. The planet Mercury will be m conjunction with the sun on December 7th , and hence will be too close to that body to he seen until the cud of the month, when it may be sighted settincr well in the south-west, about an hour later than the sun. Venus rises on December Ist at 3._38 a.m.. and on December loth at 2.4 i a.m. Dutii_g the month its apparent magnitude w. I increase from -3.5 t 0—4.4, this maximum brightness bring attained on the last dav of the month. Mars sets on December. Ist at 12.7 am., and on December 15th at 11.35 p.m. Jupitei rises on these dates at-2.50 a m and •> 3 a..in. respectively, and Saturn . 2.8 a., and 1.16 a.m. respectively.

When the astronomers at Wallal bad photographed the eclipsed sun and the surrounding sky on plates seventeen inches square made of quarter-inch plate-'dass they found images of between"eighty and ninety stars, a great numljcr of which are invisible to the eve on the dearest night. Some months earlier the same patch of sky was photographed by night in Hawaii, and for the famous test of the Einstein theory, the two sots of plates have to be tested to see whether the images are in the same relative positions or we-e shifted by the passage of their light through the sun’s gravitational field. As the greatest shift to he expected is only about one-thousandth ot a an inch, it is impossible to compare directly photographs on glass of such thickness by putting one over the other. A simple device to overcome the difficulty was described by Hr C. E. Adams‘in a lecture at Wellington on the expedition, states the “Post. When Dr Trumpler took the photographs in Hawaii, lie took one set directly on the sensitive film in the usual way, and a duplicate set with the plates reversed, so that the light passed through the glass. The direct and reversed Hawaiian plates are first compared hv placing them film to film, and the discrepancies due to the refractive effect of the glass in the reversed plates are carefully tabulated, these plates are thou used film to film with the \\nllal photographs and a similar tabulation is made. Comparing these tables gives finally the amount of “shift” m the star images during the eclipse. The measurement is done by a very exact instrumental means and is subject to several cheeks.

Dcm’t forget to call at Paterson and Lloyd’s (late Patersons’) opposite Na tional 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. Taylor and Co., Expert Dyers and Dry French Cleaners. All classes of work done. Satisfaction guaranteed. Mail orders promptly attended to and money cheerfully refunded if goods are unsatisfactory. Box 81) Hokitika.—Advt Economise money, time and labour. Use “TAN-OL,” the liquid polish for floors, furniture and leather goods. All grocers.

Schroder and Co. the Leading Drap era, stock a large variety of Warner’s rust-proof corsets and eorselettes. This ensures your obtaining a perfect fitting stylish model to suit your individual requirements. Inspection ; n vited. Price much less than usual.— Advt.

Liquid “TAN-OL,” the quick polisher for floors, furniture and leather goods. Clean ard easy to apply. The great no profit event Is lid sale Is lid, at McGruer’s. commencing on Friday, Dee. and ending Monday, Dee. 4th. A fitting finish to the greatest salvage sale over held in Hokitika. 10.000 articles worth from 7s to 110 s, now offered at the low price of -is lid each. To find a sale equal to this great bargain one would be impossible. Look out for price list circulating through this newspaper. McGruer’s, Hokitika and Greymouth.—Advt.

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“Strike out the two top lines,” is the substance of a notice in another column. Many friends of Mrs M. Pollock, now of Sydney, will regret to hear that about a month ago she fell from her doorstep and broke her leg. Lovers of music should not fail to hear the orchestra at Stow’s Tea and Supper Rooms to-night, Revell Street, next to N.Z.C. Factory.—Advt. At the request of Ivoiterangi residents interested in telephone extension for a new party line, Mr Seddon telegraphed oil Thursday to the Postmaster j General in respect to the delay ill sup- . plying the instruments to complete the installation. Mr Coates replied very 'promptly that lie would be pleased to * ; have enquiries made into the cause of i the delay, and advise further when the i position was ascertained. To-night by special request The “Rendezvous” selections will include Schuberts “Avo Maria” Marie Hall’s f‘Flumoresuqe,” y Nevin’s “Rosary,” Clara Butt’s “A Summer Night,” as well as the popular fox trot “Old-Man Jazz,” “Marne,” “Waiting,” etc., ! Added to this very gera.t public attractio'n is the menu to-night which will include fresh . strawberries and cream, cherries, every variety of sundae ain’t ice cream. Specials all served ill the dainty dishes aqd in that attentive manner which makes “The Rendezvous” truly a mbst delightful meeting place.,—Advt.

Shirts! Shirts! Shirts! The shirts to wear for those who care 1 Men’s band shirts, latest stripes with collar to match, sizes 1 to 8. Prices 9s 6d to 27s 6d. Men’s latest canoe and tennis shirts from 9s. Boys band shirts, collars to match 7s 6d to 8s Gd. Boy’s canoe shirts, cream and white 6s to 7s 6d. Tennis shirts 6s, striped 7s 6d at W. H. Stopforth’s—Advt. An ideal spirit for both sexes.— V'OLFE’S SCHNAPPS. Great enthusiasm prevails throughout New Zealand for “No-Rubbing” Laundry Help, “Keep Smiling” Boot Polish,” and “ Golden Rule ” Soap—the ruling soap.- Hokit'ka grocers.- • Advt. Try “TAN-OL,” the liquid polish. Gives fine surface to floors and furniture —smartens leather goods. Easy and economical.