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Hokitika Guardian, 4 December 1922, Page 2

I Nominations for the Hokitika races ' close on Friday night next at 0 o’clock. A mooting of the Committee of the i Returned Soldiers’ Association will he held at the Drill Shed at 7.30 o'clock this evening. As business of importance is to come up a lull attendance of j members is desired. 1 Mr .J. D. Lynch (West Coast Progressive candidate) will deliver an open I air address at the corner of Weld and Revell Streets on Tuesday evening at 7.30 o’clock. We are pleased to learn that Mrs Tom Setldou who was rather seriously indisposed for the past week or so. and had to he an inmate of the Westland Hospital, is now rapidly improving. Airs Seddon took ill while on a visit to ■ the district the week before last, and was advised to go to tire hospital for the benefit of the necessary nursing. ■Mrs Seddon hopes to return to her , home at Greymouth this week. The Alexandra correspondent of the "Otago Daily Times” says that cherries and strawberries are going forward to the market in large quantities. Last Monday morning 12R cases and crates were despatched from Alexandra railway station. The apple trees on the orchard property of the Otago Central Frnitlands Company are so heavily laden that extra labour has had to be employed to thin the fruit. Three j varieties—Cox’s Orange Pippin, Sturj mers and Jonathans—having a particli- ' larly heavy setting of fruit. j Don’t forget to call at Paterson and j Lloyd's (late Patersons’) opposite National Rank, Revell St. Our values are | right. All colours in Jap crepes Is 7Jd; i 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., Export Dyers and Dry French Cleaners. All classes of work done. Satisfaction guaranteed. Mail orders promptly attended to and money cheerfully refunded if goods tire ungatis. factory, Box 80, Holritiks,—Advt

The Wakaiti sailed for Okuru yesterday morning. The secretary of the Fire Brigade desires to acknowledge receipt of a donation of £1 from Mr J. Fitzgerald. Miss Mary Seddon of Wellington who has l)een on a short holiday visit to the Coast, left'for the north to-dav, and returns overland to-morrow. Ainstie’s Jt oval Edinburgh Scotch Whisky is now a leading line, second to none, put in oblong bottles and sold to the trade only by Mark Sprot and Co Ltd., to all leading hotels.— Advt. A public meeting will he held in the Town Hall Rimu, on Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock to urge on the Government the necessity of establishing a State Forestry nursery plantation.

Mr James O’Brien (Labor candidate) will address the electors at the Westland Opera House on Wednesday evening next (election eve). The County Chairman (Mr W. Jeffries) will take tho chair at 8 o’clock.

The postponed euchre and dance will he held at St Mary’s Club rooms this i Monday) evening, commencing at 8 o’clock sharp. The tickets have met with a ready sale which ensures a large gathering and keen competition for the prizes donated by Miss Mandl and Mi* W. J. Jeffries. The aggregate points won during tho season will In' announced and the prizes presented to the wilmers. The floor is in capital order and gifod music has been secured for the dance. Supper provided. Admission Is.— Advt.

During ’tho course of the cement workers’ dispute at the Arbitration Court at Dunedin .one of the witnesses gave evidence regarding the* conditions under which he was employed at the I’clicbet Bav -works. The witness said in one room the men were employed in shovelling hack the lime which foil from the screw conveyer. This loom they called tho “Chamber <,f Horrors.” “How long do you wclrk there at dne time?’’ asked Mr Boreham, who appeared for the union. “From [our to six hours,” replied the witness. “Von stagger me,” replied Air Boreham. “You have a stronger constitution than I have, and T thought that I had the constitution of a Missisippi dredge. In cross-oxa initiation the witness explained that he had to keep coming out of tho room owing to the unpleasant conditions. Mr Boreham also said that although there was no dust ’in the rotary kiln, tins heat was hell itself. His Honour drily remarked, that he himself could offer no such comparison.

Mr D. J. Evans writes-.—“ With respect/ to the letter in your previous issue regarding a visit of the Slstllie Choir to Hokitika, f happened to he in Grevniouth on the Friday previous to the advent of the party to the Coast. I met Air Highton of Wellington, who is associated with the enterprise which has brought.the party.to New Zealand. On the previous day Air Right-on had inspected Princess Theatre. The possibility of a visit to Hokitika by the singers was discussed, and Air Righton intimated that lie had determined to (rive, in view of the number ot people w|„, lijirl booked seats at Greymoyth from Hokitika, a matinee here on Wednesday afternoon, concluding a third and final appearance at Greyniouth that nicht, hut onlv that Friday morning (the day of ’ our conversation) the theatre had been secured for an important political meeting. Tt was in these circumstances, Air Righton explained to the representations made, that a visit to Hokitika had been abandoned. The information miblished in the Guardian was based on the conversation, and was therefore a correct statement of fact.”

Economise money, time and labour. Use 1 TAX-OL,” the liquid polish for floors, furniture and leather goods. All grocers.

Doctors recommend Ontmalt Stout, brewed by the Lion Brewery Coy.. Auckland." bottled ill crown top. Bottles in quarts find pints especially for Mark Sprot and Co. Ltd. On sale at all loading hotels, any of which will supply small bottes for home consumption lit one shilling per bottle. Lion ale, too, is par excellence, light and refreshing.—Advt.

Skirts! Shirts! Shirts! The shirts to wear for those who care! Men’s band shirts, latest stripes with collar to match, sizes 1 to 8. Prices !)s G.l to 27s (id. Men’s latest canoe and tennis shirts from Os. Boys band shirts, collars to match 7s fid to 8s Gd. Boy’s canoe shirts, cream and white Gs to 7s Gd. Tennis shirts (is, striped 7s Gd at tV. H. Stopforth’s.—Advt. An ideal spirit for Both sexes.— V OLi'E’S SCIIVA PPS. (trocars are becoming; notorious for fun wit and humour, thanks to the invigorating influence of “NO-RUB-BING” Laundry Help. “Keep Smiling” Boot Polish and “Golden Rule” Soap. Try “TAN-Q,L,” the liquid polish. Gives fine surface to floors and furniture—smartens leather goods. Easy and economical. Schroder and Co. the Leading Drapers, stock a large variety of Warner’s rust-proof corsets and corselettes. 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 ai d easy to ap ily. The great no profit event -Is lid sale -Is lld ~ at MoGruer’s, commencing on Friday, Dee. and ending Monday, Dee. 4th. A fitting finish to the greatest salvage sale ever held in llokitika. 10,000 articles worth from 7s to 110 s, now offered at the low price of 4s lid each. To find a sale equal to this great bargain one would be impossible. Look out for price list circulating through this newspaper. MoGruer’s, Hokitika and Greytnouth.—Advt.