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Hokitika Guardian, 12 January 1923, Page 2

i Government, taxes paid by the Grtiviit,iillh Jockey ('lull in connection with the recent race meeting were:—Dividend tax, £1653 14s ; fotnlisator tax. L'OIS I I j (id; stake tax. £283 Ills; gate Immiilis, etc., £29 lls 2d; amusement tax. L-99 4s 3d. Total £2.984 13s lid. Th,. following will represent the Hokitika Cricket Club B team iff their match against Rimii to-morrow afternoon at 1.30 o’clock- AA’ogan. King J. Freitas, King A.. Ritchie, Mclntosh. Thompson. Clarke, Limloph. Alex King and Miiirliead. Emergency—R. Nightingale. Here are a few of to-day’s specials at Lloyd's : Wool tains 9d each. Boy’s tweed hats 9d each, men’s and hoy’s cups 2s each. Ladies dressing gowns 7s (id each. Ladies ribbed all won! hose 5s per pair. Cashmere hose from 2s, children’s sox. Is 3d pair. Grey bloomers .’is pair. Black and white lisle gloves Is till pair. Knitted silk sports eoates Ids (Id. - Advt.

The stake money amounting to £1659 given by the Beet toil Jockey Gild), was distributed as follows:—Jas Behan £lB5, Wallace and Curtis £17(1. A. D. Nurse £127 lok, J. A. Stringer £lO5. B. Archibald £IOO, C. Glass £BS. V. Alburn £B2 IDs. Jas Barr £BO. J. Cromie £BO. .McDonald and Rogers £BO. J. .Marshall £7O. J. At. Fairbairn £25. A. B, McConnon £25. B. J. Taylor £2O. \V. F. Edwards £2O, E. Millar £ls. .las stc-wart- £ls. li. 11. Davies £lO. G. Adamson £lO. J. T. Cameron £lO. F. Haddock £lO. W. Barry £7 Ids, G. Haskins £7 10s. B. Patterson £5, Svinonds Bros £5. J. D. Wiughnm £5.

The Inangahmi. Trotting Club gave £750 in stake money, whieli was distributed as follows:—\. AI born £b>s. Donaldson and Haisty £145. A. J. Wilson £l.lO, J. I‘airburn £7O, W. McGrath £7O. S. Wliinrav £6O, T. P. Lalor £2l, AY. B. L. Paseoe £23. .1. I). Smith £2O. E. Alillar £l2. AV. H. Foigiison £l2. G. Haskins £lO, J. Cromie £lO. McDonald and Rogers £B. J. McDonald £B. J. D. Duncan £B. AY. S. Clarke £5. Th" death took place yesterday at Boss of an old and esteemed resident, Mr Al-rtin T. Pryor passing awi-v. De-

iva-.-u was GO years of age, and unmarried. and for a long period carried on business in the Boss township. !h ee sisters (Mrs Alt' Broun, of Reefton. Airs Win. Detlaff. of Boss, and Alls 8. Afitchell of Mikonui), and three bn,tilers (Sampson and Thomas of Boss and Joseph in the North Island) are left to mourn their loss. To them the deep sympathy of many friends will he extended. The funeral takes place on Sunday utterneou to Ross cemetery.

“Afcii on lean to the Dominion Nava! Forces who apply for re-engagement in the Royal Navy to complete time for pension before the expiration of their first continuous service engagement in the Royal Navy.” states a new order, ‘•will be allowed to re-engage subject to the conditions inid down in these reguI lions, and to the payment of the usua] pension contribution. Men who delav their application for the reengagement until otter the expiration of their Royal Navy will only allowed to re-enter in the event of reentry being open at the time in their respective rating. The same standard of character is required for men annlyinff for re-enrolment in the Royal Fleet Reserve after service in a D--minion Navy as for men enrolling direct from the/ Royal Navy.’

The demand for our AYarner s and pj am l A. Corsets is -“till going strong. Special value in men’s and i>ov’s"r-lotbing. shirts, collar', and tves are offering at special tempting price. Inspection cordially invited. Come oarlv and it will repay you at Schroder ■tr.d Co's. 1* di«< mrA l) 1 T”' * for rash —Adrt

The Municipal Band is to lender a specially®prepared musical programme on Cass Square on Sunday afternoon. During the proceedings a collection will he taken up hv Indies in Hid el the Halligan fund. 'On Tuesday third inst.. .McLean’s pictures is kindly tendering a. benefit to the same fund. The following four rinks will represent the Hokitika Bowling Club at Cirevmonth to-morrow (Saturday) after iiooii. leaving hv the train at I pin: — Stevenson. W. Wilson, Thompson. Bruce. A. King. I. King, Braddon. (Benjamin, Boyd. yßishop. Biodie. Blank. Pilkington.. Wells. Macfarlane and Anderson. A colts team consisting of Conning. Ward. Smith, and Adamwill also travel north.

S peaking at the close of the Christchurch Exhibition. Air Jenkin. l t'-xi-deiit. of the Industrial Committee, sj.jd -. Tin. next S '/. Industrial Exhibition Mould h-, held at Dulledin m ID:M. hut in Hokitika on December loth of this vear there was to he an international Kxhibition to commemorate the linking up oi the Fast and West Coasts )X railway, a thing many had longed for for many years. 1 hoy had been pavin« something like £I ( Xh(KKI a week in' interest, hut that would soon he swept away.

\t a meeting of beekeeper* at W ostpov. last week, it was decided to form a branch of the National Beekcepcis tssociation. to he known as flit BuMoi branch. Oilicors were elected as toPresident: Air G. Martin: \ u-s-Ibcsidcm. Mrs Toll: secretary and Treasurer. Air 11. Alears. .h< objects arc to fin tlier an interest in boektep[,iu, iustruci all beginners, and to ,|,r:i 11 in the branch’s power to stump out 100.1 brood or other diseases. t antic,jiated tha. a held day w>l •«- l„.ld shortly, "hen an expert "HI >«_ present to give a demonstration in bet culture.

Writing nf the ease of anthrax recentlv treated in the Hamilton Hospital.' the Auckland “Star” states that it is about nineteen years since the last ease of anthrax was reported m the district, this occurring on a farm near To A"aniutu. when three men "ho wore engaged in skinning dead bullocks contracted the disease, uilO of them dying. Anthrax is contagions, but not infectious, and is only contracted by the germ coining in contact "'ith an exposed wound or raw flesh. In animals its effect is very deadly, but it is much loss virulent where human beings are tifleeted. The young man in the Hamilton Hospital was operated on in time, and his recovery is now practically assured.

\ftor the I o’clock Woodville-AYol-lingtuii express left the former station on Friday afternoon, a shriek was heard by the passengers and a child was seen to fall from one of the carriage. The train was smartly pulled up. says the ‘•Manawatu Standard”, and a surfaceman in tile vicinity noting the incident rushed to the locality. He picked up the child and placed a jigger on the rails, set oft alter the train and promptly returned the child to its relatives. Tt was discovered that :!„■ / hjld though -offering from shock ami slight bruises, was none the "orse for its very narrow escape Iroui death, jt, had evidently fallen clear of the. train and the heavy ballast on the line.

An A rub ship’s fireman. Abdul Mahomet hv name, who had served in the steamer Trcdonhain for about two years, hut whose knowledge of English is imperfect, was called to give evidence at the Police Court at .Auckland in connexion with the murder charge against dohn Finnigan. At the outset Mahomet was sworn on the Bible, but. being a Mahommedan, he was afterwards sworn on the Koran. Mahomet was giving his account o( what took place in the foieenstle, and in order to help him to demonstrate how he considered Finnigan had kicked O’Keefe when the latter was lying on the forecastle deck. Detective Gourlav lav down on the floor of the Court near the witness box. to represent the recumbent form of the fireman. Mahomet then took up his position near Detective Gonrloy’s head. Before being allowed to proceed with his demonstration. Air .1. W. Povnton. the magistrate. warned the Arab not to he too realistic. Then AFahomet raised his foot over the detective’s head and brought: down his heel over the officer's ear. thus indicating how lie considered the accused man had used his hoot. It wa s a dramatic and quite unexpected item of demonstrative evid-

It will repn\ \ou well to visit Schroder's large emporium. «here everything that is best: can he found at lowest prices in carpets, runners, linoleums, silk frocks, jumpers, gloves, hositry, millinery, underwear, table linen, hats, clothing, shirts, and thousands of other line.- too numerous to mention here. (lonic ami see for yourself at Schroder and Go’s.—Advt.

We are having a busy time meeting all demands for "NO-RUBBING” Laundry Help, the I'amon.-, abolixher of ua-hhoard slavery.

Prepare for the coining picnic season. Keep e.'.0l and comfortable. Wearapparel at MceGruer’s the stoic for value. Ladies’ jazz, cretonne, voile and zephyr dresses Os lid, Ms Oil and 10s (id, 1: dies’ rash, palm, Panda a. picnic hats i-. I- IT! and :t- lid each. Children's straw, palm and panama lints l’s (id and 3x lid. Famous for low prices in everything a man, woman or child wears.—MeGruer’s Hokitika and Grey mouth.—Advt.