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Hokitika Guardian, 6 January 1923, Page 2

Tin l eutrips for the fat stock sale at Arahurn on Monday, appear in this issue. Attention is directed to the announcement of the sale of surplus military stores at below market prices. Xorth Island mails and passengers connected with the West Coast express at Christchurch this morning. A meeting of householders will he held in the Koiterangi schoolroom on Monday January Bth., at 8 p.m. Business important—lV. A. Jamieson. Chairman—Advt. A reminder is given that all accounts due to the assigned estate of Aldridge and Adamson must be paid by Monday next pud that a!) claipis against the estate 3nn a t also be rendered oy flip sam.e time

f CHAUTAUQUA is coming-Feb. 14th to 17th.—Advt.-. | Messrs Orr Bros announce that their char-a-banc will run to Lake Kanitri !on Sunday next, 7tli inst. leaving Cen--1 tral Hotel at 9 a.m. lleturn fare os. Book early at Garage, or ring 'phone | 148 S.—Advt. | The outside interest in the fortlicomI ing exhibition its spreading, as in nd- ! ditioii to applications for space from I Christchurch and Wellington, appiicni tion-s have been received also Iroiu j Auckland and New Plymouth. Mr j Woodroffe of Christchurch writes that ' lie hopes to visit Hokitika as soon as possible after the closing of the Christchurch Exhibition which terminates with a grand carnival to-night: His advice and direction will be the lounda- ' tion on which the local exhibition "ill be planned. When on the way to Reefton from Westport on Wednesday afternoon, Messrs Emery Bros had the misfortune to have one of their best horses badly > staled on one of the tent poles, as the company were proceeding up the Nine Mile hv tlu* O'Connor Home. Ihe car | containing the poles pulled up ,-uddeiilv. hut the horse behind it was im.ji,’| l . to do so and ran right against the proiecting pole, with the iron shoe at .! ' ~|id ol it- the shoe penetrating deeply into its clmst. Mr K- l>:,ttL ' ll was called upon and exercised his 'cUii„arv knowledge upon the nmmiil "|th ~u . |; ..kill that it is hoped to be able h . ~v (, it The horse, meantime*, is stabled at Morloy’s.— Westport News. \ Wellington correspondent, relcrrinir to the political situation says it is undoubtedly full of interesting P<>ssilj *1 i ■ ies. meting <>( Parliament, i, is anticipated, will be preceded by caucus meetings of the respective panics, the leaders of which "aturalh wish fo ascertain the view.- of their supporters in regard to what action ’should be taken in the event of omeig-em-ies. some of which cannot yet, be clearly foreseen, arising. It is considered likely that these party meetings will Mot he'belli till after the final net result of the general election is known; and. as the proceedings in connection viili the Waitomo seat will not be icsamod till the Kith instant, the party caucuses will probably not be convened ii! hdjotii the middle of the moiito. U ihe meeting of the committee „i i lie Westland Pacing Club last, evening, the question ol establishing a toil shilling lotidisator was introduced, but t!i>. opinion was expressed it was not desirable at present. A report was made oil la.hi.lf of the gate steward that the principle in icgard to tree admission to ex-soldiers was being abused Ijy others who were not soldiers, and a system of special ticket to financial members of Returned Soldiers Association* was suggested. It was stated that some returned men had expiessed the opinion that the privileges hitherto so geneiously granted to returned men might n.v without any hardship be withdrawn. Further consideration of the matter "a- deferred in the meant i HR*. 'J he Westland Having Club proposes to enlarge tile accommodation in respect to tile main refreshment room by doubling the size ol the present apartment by building an annexe* on to the rear of the present apartment, building an annexe on to the rear of the presold building. 'I lie outside booth will be closed and converted into a second bar and cool drinks room for the No 2 publicans’ booth. The conversion "ill be made in time for tile Raster meeting, but ibe enlargement of the refreshment room will la* deferred for tile Christmas meeting. The change over will enable the refreshment department to be under one roof and under direct management. The annexe will he made cmniortnUe and niiy, and should be a useful as well as a pleasant addition to tile local appointments. The Canterbury Education Heard last yea i' spent Co 1,972 on new schools and residences ami on the maintenance of present buildings and sites. Tin's sum is somewhat less than was spent in the previous year. The decrease is accounted tor pin-fly bv the fuel that high costs in the previous year were such a drain on the hoard's finances that no works except the most urgent could be undertaken, and partly by the fact that the Government has reduced the maintenance grant by .10 per cent. Amongst (lie larger works carried out "ere new schools ai Kaiaia. Kaniori, Phillipstown, Pnlii Pttlii, Taknmalua and Wataroa : additions to schools at Fairlie, Hedcliffs and Tirnaru South ; portable schools at Limvood. Shirley and Wainiairi; technical schools af Greymoutli and Tirnaru ; and extensions of sites at Addington and Richmond. School committees continue to raise large sums and claim subsidies on them for ground improvements, and even for additions to buildings. In this way much is being done to overcome the money shortage, and it is felt tlmf local authorities deserve the thanks of the community for the valuable work tb.*-, are doing for the schools in Their (l.'Aricts. Liquid “TAN-OL,” the quick polisher for floors, furniture and leather goods. Clean ai d easy to ap ilv. Shirts! Shirts! Shirts! The .-h itto wear for those who care! Men’s band •shirts, latest stripes with collar to match, sizes I to 8. Prices 9s 6d to 27s fid. Men’s latest canoe and tennis shirts from 9s. Boys hand shirts, collars to match 7s fid to 8s fid. Boy’s canoe shirts, cream and white Gs to 7s fid. Tennis shirts Gs, striped 7s fid at AY. H. Stnnforth’s.—Advt. Spare your back! Polish floors with liquid “TAN-OL.” Brilliant results easily achieved. Use “TAN-OL” also for fine furniture and leather goods. Call and see the new holiday a|>pnrol now on display at McGruer’s. Lovely braided costumes and dress 1 fro< ies, woven silk dresses and jumpers, ! model millinery, silk hosiery and gloves. I dainty underwear, fancy goods, toys' and gift goods/ Our selection is larger i and more attractive, and tin* prices nrej lower. We’ll be a!! hustle soon, shop ; now in comfort. .McGruer’s (West- | land), Ltd., headquarters for Santa ! Claus. Greymouth and Hokitika.— j Advt. You use a lot of Vinegar. Get • SHAH LAND’S for purity, flavour and • strength. Brewed from : pure cane ; sugar. j Doctor,- recommend Oat-malt Stout, brewed by the Lion Brewery Coy.. ' Auckland. bottled in crown top. Bottles in quarts and pints especially for Mark Sprot and Co. Ltd. On sale at all lending hotels, any of which will supply small bottes for home consumption at one shilling per bottle, Ljon ale, too, is par excellence light s.nd ref cashing m-AcHi,

Accounts in connection with tho New Years’ Day Sports gathering on Cass Square, are requested to be rendered before next Saturday to A. Howe, or G. Adamson, secretaries. ' A race meeting which promises exj eeedingly well, is liokod for at Wata.l roa, on February 22. Quite a number ■ ' of horses are in training for the meetings, including a very line filly owned by Mr Patrick Nolan of Okimi. which was bought in the North Island by Mr Tom Seddon for the owner. Kolyma, which has won the Wataroa cup on two . occasions, is also to he a contestant, ; and is sure to be well supported. Other > well known winners in the past, include ' Orange Mart- aim Timera. also in local ' training. , ' A petition is being circulated in England, asking the Government to give * facilities for the introduction of legislation for the suppression of Socialist Sunday schools. A writer ill the Lon- ; don “ Daily Telegraph ” furnishes the following illustration of what' is happening in the United Kingdom : —At ■ the funeral ol one of the little girls * wlio attended the Walworfh Socialist r - Sunday School, in January. 1922, a 1 group of her fellow scholars were mar- ’ shaded round the grave, and the ,' teacher, pointing to the skies, said. - '• Don’t look up there, comrades; there i- no God or angels up there.” Then, pointing to the litUe coffin in the grave, he continued, “ Don't look down there; there are no devils or anything I more—it’s all over.” The London ” Daily Mail Year Book” . ■ records among the events of last year . I (lie completion of the piercing ol the . Otiia tunnel, and remarks that this | construction lias the distinction of bej iiie the longest railway tunnel in the I British Empire. lis length is given as 5 miles 545 yards, and the next, longest, the Severn tunnel, is 4 miles (inf! yards in length. The " Daily Moil Year Book ” says that fhe opening of the Otira tunnel during the present year will make a new chain of communication which ” " ill he ol inestimable advantage to the trade and commerce of N.Z., as at present all goods and merchandise between the two sides have to be transported by sea through Cook Strait.” An inquest was opened at the Police Station Ibis morning before Coroner Evans lunching the death ol Robert Henry Halligan, who has I icon missing since tin* 241 Ii December. Prior to that date I lie deceased, who was an attendant at the Mental Hospital, was on :l() days’ leave, and was to have resumed duty on the day he became missing. He left home early in the morning, but did not present liimselt for duty. He was seen on the Qu’.i.y later in the morning; Concern has of course been felt for iiis absence, but there was tin clue where to search for him. as ho " a - not seen subsequently. Yesterday a bat and coat were noticed on (.Vrimfn iia.-k„ off the Arahura mad. and the matter lias reported to the police. Sergt King and Constable AloXaulty al once went out to investigate. In tlie coat was found a private letter dated in August from a Ross resilient to Halligan. This proving a clue, led to a close search of the vicinity. am! it wns not lung belore the body of deceased was found banging from a tree into a gravel pit near-by. The body, which was considerably decomposed. was at once cut down and brought to the morgue at Hokitika, where the body was identified this morn ing bv Jack Thomas, a tel.low "other at the Mental Hospital, who was able to recognise the remains by a tattoo mark on the forearm and a missing linger top. At this stage the inquest was adjourned till 9 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased had distinguished service in tile war, winning the D.C.Mt and rising to the rank cf sergeant. Tie is a married man "ith four young children, and i! is to he regretted that they are not very well provided for. The deceased lived at Boss for a period after returning to civilian duty. Tie was ot a quiet disposition. and hailed from the Grey Valley. Some time after his return lie was in a coach accident where he received injuries from which he never fully recovered. Tim local branch of the Returned Soldiers” Association will he taking up the ease with a view to providing some immediate relief for tin* family. He was .Tli years of age. Chatting with a representative of the “Lyttelton Times,” Captain Pearse said: “ London is the market oi the world, with a population of eight millions in itself, not counting the vast number of tourisfs from all parts of the world, tilling the numerous hotels and making it the central zone ol their activities. Then all the fashionable seaside resorts make London their market,, and merchants from all parts of Northern Europe also go there for their requirements. Nine trunk line systems of railways radiate irom London against three from Liverpool or Manchester. There is always a market for everything in London. It has recently occurred that produce dime to other'ports couldn’t be sold there ami alter ail at a big expense had to be sent to London for sale. All flic out ports should get direct shipments if they can lor their local requirements. and no doubt money could be saved by such, but they can he overdone as they have been.'’ Big works are being carried out in London. An ocean passenger landing stage at Tilbury. 1,700 feet long, having deep water at all tides and a new dock larger than the King George V Dock, which is the best equipped in the world, at the north side of the dock. The magnificent warehouses and sorting sheds lor frozen produce at the Royal Albert Dock, are fitted with every known device for securing the most careful ! handling of frozen products during ! discharge from ship and manipulation lin warehouse. During the vast six months London dock charges have been I reduced 18 per cent and railway rates !bv 25 per cent. Frozen mutton and ; lamb charges are now about one-fifth j of a penny per pound less (i per cent from January I. This covers twenty eight days’ storage. After meals take a little SHAHLAND’S FLUID MAGNESIA. Prevents acidity and headache. Sharlalid’s is fiVsh, pure, agreeable. Th*> ‘S'ing Germ” is the only germ that “NO-RUBBING” Laundry HMp will allow to live in the washlio’-s" Just a rub of liquid “TAN-OL” makes home a brighter pls-fitb Polishes floors, furniture and leather <?oods, : A/jiirt It! pp-ste -form. !