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Hokitika Guardian, 27 March 1923, Page 2

From fil ]st, the price of the “Guardis will be reduced to regular customer* ninepence (Od) per week, and twop c (2d) to casual purchasers.

The Anra fat stock sales take place to-'( r( )w. entries appearing in another cmn. The W.h Class will meet as usual to-niglit ij 10 Education Board Room at 8 o’cloi Subject: The Idea, of Demoernev.

In our iertising columns appears a notice call; tenders for tlie supply of material a the erection of a pnblie hal] at 'Ko'jihi.

In a fotace over balf-a-mile at Westport Thursday lasi, H. J.ovestnm defeat ,T. Karris by two fret in the slow ti of 2.13 l-o.secs. Mr .Tis hortsoii and Mr F. Crowtlier of Coin have the distinction of being the it two to drive over the Westport tjreymouth nud that runs along the t coast, doing the journey on Friday L,

Arrived tiny : First consignment of apples, pea oranges, bananas and i ape gouseli ies. 'Cooking apples <s per rase. dert apples 8s lid per case: choice catiajc'ars 12s (id per case at Turner's Sion Market.

The Heavying Society meets for the annual acting at the Town Hall at 7.bit oYlc this evening. The cnniiiiittee orgiijing for the bazaar in June will mi at 8 o'clock ill the same building to -ange district {.'mva-sing ami other inters.

As the re.-t of a dispute while at work on thorailway line at Otira, whereby a gger, Robert: Neill struck tlie fonnan the work, Thomas Aldridge, the hnor was yesterday lined .L'2 and costior assault, at the Magistrate’s Com Grevniouth.

Following the official return for the last two onths which shows the operations otho Itimu dredge, and how prnfitahhs the dredge's working. January—An covered. 1.97 : average depth. 50ft.: hi" yards handled 108.0;n • ounces gold recovered, ICCO. February Ac; envered, 1.82: average deptn. JPft. ; hie yards handled, 11'-'.-ik'lO: ounces ogold recovered. I*>-• >.

An irmieria meeting ol relumed soldier-, and fir supporters will be held at the Cmty Chanihers at 7.80 o'clock on Tlmday night to organise a campaign .ion building fund in connection witli quiring the Supreme Hall for a sobus’ and citizens’ club, and social luiil Such a building will lie a great acquitim to the town and the movement amid have wide support.

As Madame iloncre, the hashum Furrier, is imp-ting direel ironi I'.ngtaltd am I Amerii quality lur garments, her prices are tcoedinglv reasonable and she is doinsi huge business al her Salon, corner oC'ashel and Colombo Streets, C'hristmrch. She welcomes enquiries from ic Coast.— Advi.

On 8:0 onlay ixt a Paddy’s Market will he held in 1 Mary's Club rooms in aid of the Koitahi Catholic Church fund. The eo i) try supporters are bringing down large quantity ol goods, iin ludiiigliimh. poultry, and farm produce, sdliat a very extensive display will he aide. The townspcoiiia will he aide to scire many dainties fur the Easter on Sainlay afternoon.

HI pairs ail-voc Colonial Blankets, double bed size, listin' price 87s Od a pair al Halleustci’s, Revell St. Advt.

‘•My lather ga s me a tomb "'lien J v.hl2 yoarsild,” said Mr Julius Caesar Nayplie a fat lecture in I’almerston Xorth. “1 under how many of you people Wool like to he given 11 fomli for being a ;ood hoy or girl at the Chautauqua concert," lie said amitlst laujilitor. “I wont to iny father after the peculation aml said: ‘ Omni father, I sllll never lie in that tomb as lone as Hive.’’ (Laughter).

h is not uneoniioii for tram pussenders to use tliei tickets, for a little • •■a in hie, on the vine of the number as a (riO hand (sites an exchange). Emir Southhiiulers.ni a tram the oilier day agreed that 'he holder ol the poorest hand sJ.iohl "shout tor the crowd.” The first produced a ticket hearing ike numhorß7.Bß(>, worth 21; the next man’s lumber was 87,58 i, and worth 20; Hie third’s was 87,888, also worth 20; wlnT the fourth ticket was 87,8.-19, worth :1.

new museum, ceded for the purpose of si inlying th< life of the aborigines inhabiting the rostern hemisphere when Ciduinhiis ivulied American shores, has recent 1; been opened in New York City. Tin institution, which already contains 1.8171.000 specimens of aboriginal life in tin Americas. j s the only one in the worlddovoted exclusively to the preservatioi of the records of those early races, ant one of its objects will he to discover the origin oi the so-called fted Af.‘U.

Last Wednesday the "Guardian" Ofliee had a telephoto enquiry as to the safety of tile s.s Climaroa. Apjiareiitlv the rumor li wliicli the query was attached had mire than a local standing, because tin New Zealand “Times” of Thursday last published the following:—“Some pirson in Wellington last night contriv’d to add 'test to an otherwise dull evening by circulating a rumour that the Liimaroa, cn route from Svdney to Auckland, had been wrecked on, or nthorvKo impeded by The Three Kings." The Climaroa reached Auckland a! 9 o'clock on Wednesday night nil well.

At the meeting of tie members of the fiiaiigalnia A. and P. Association, held on Friday evening the statement ot accounts in connection with the recentshow was submitted. This slrowed the total receipts to be £221 Is lOd. The prize li-t amounted to L'l22 Ids (Id, and expenses £l(>d Is (Id, leaving a debit balance of Coll los '.id. Several prizes won were donated to the Association, and the special prizes given by citizens were allotted, a saving of £2l being effected. The prizes were ordered to lie paid out. Votes of thanks were accorded to all who assisted at the show, and tho judges.

“The first time Mr Massey came to To Aroint in about eight years was when be came to Sir William. Kerries’ funeral" declared an elector at Sir Joseph Ward’s AVaihou mooting last week. Sir Joseph said the cry had l>eon raised that he was a stranger in the Tauranga electorate but that v-a- a ridiculous thing to bring up. T.lie late Sir William Merries bad not lived in the district for ten years, and tho Prime Minister had not lived in Ins electorate for ten years. A voire from the bodv of the ball: He is living here now (Hoars of laughter). 1 lie meeting concluded with a vote of confidence, tho mover remarking that if Mr Balia n< a and Mr Sodden saw fit to recognise Sir Joseph Ward's ability, Sir .To*op!i was good enough for him. and probably for the electors in general (applause).

Special display in model millinery, velour coats, fur wraps, stoles, cot sots and gloves is now showing for ha.-ter week at Schroder and Co'.-,. Toko nut< -‘ “bv special request” we shall be opal on*Easter Saturday till 9 p,m. lor the convenience of our numerous country customers. Schroder and Co. -Advt.

Ford owners: Study economy. Attach “Wliiiford” combined magneto adjuster and fan pulley. Ensures constant ignition, more power, saving of petrol, good,, head lights and easy starting. Manning and Co., -5 Bedford Row,. Chriit church. —Advt.

Notice of a lost Government Life Insurance Department policy is given in this issue.

50 pair’s men’s football boots, double tee and strapped, Easter price 21s at Hallenstein’s, Revell St.—Advt.

Business people are reminded that the Banks close down on Thursday afternoon next till Wednesday morning following, for the Easter holidays.

The French government has given Canada 250 acres on Vimy Ridge, according to a report received by the chairman of tJib Canadian Battlefields Memorial Commission. The land will be used ns a site for a memorial.

There is a revival of interest in the oft-proposed scheme for connecting the North Sea with the Atlantic by a ship canal across Scotland, a 72-mile route from the Firth of Forth through I.ocli Lomond to the Firth of Clyde being the most favoured.

The following will represent the Greyinouth Bowling Club at the Nelson Easter Tournament commencing on Good Friday.—Messrs 1). McKay, J. Steer, T. Topliss, AY. Scott, G. T. Moss P. Buck, F. Wise, W. Blair and D. Torment. Thirty Chinese airmen, ail licensed pilots from American or Canadian flying schools, form the nucleus of an air force of 200 fliers that South China is organising for defence against Peking and for the suppression of bandits and river pirates. Flying boats equipped for land or water service, will be used.

The sale of produce etc. in connection with the Methodist Harvest Festival will take place in St Andrew’s Hall tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon and evening. In the evening a grand musical festival will he given by the Hokitika Orchestra and a wide selection ol plain and fancy sewing will be offered. —Advt.

To cope with a smallpox epidemic in and near London. England, there lias been established near Hartford, a smallpox hospital with 2.090 beds, which can he reached only hv water. The patients are conveyed there on river-ambulance steamboats, from which they are disembarked on a landing stage at some distance from the river hank', to which it is connected by a viaduct.

Good iurniiure well chosen is a lasting tribute to the discrimination and taste of its owner, ft carries a subtle suggestion of refinement and quality which is reflected throughout the homo. Harley’s sideboards are obtained in numerous designs and at their low cost, made in the firm -■ own taetorv, aie wonderful value. Nmc the address: Harley and Co., House Furnishers. Grevmouih.

A big hurst in prices: J- Side Is-- the top dog of all sales for two days only at McGnier’s. Thursday and Saturday next. March 29th and .'list. Bigger reductions. lugger variety tlum ever fore. It is the great bargain fair that only McGrucr’s can give. Thousands of articles worth I rain 2s to Os each now all one price Is each. A few shillings will go a long vat al this great Is Sale. AhGruer s. Hokitika and Gveymouth.—Advt.

There has been manufactured in New York the largest candle in the world as a memorial to Fnrico Caruso, geneialiy conceded to have been the finest tenor singer the world ever heard. Ibis .Jam candle. Hi fe.-t high. 5 feet in circumference at the base, with a tape, to 18 incites at the top. and weighing ;l ton. will he shipped to Italy, where it will la- placed in the church of Our ! ; id\- of Pompeii, the last place that Caru-o worshipped in. It will burn for 21 hours on Ail Souls l> ! y. Nov ember 2nd ol every year, ami is expected to last for several centuries.

Hjdoz. men’s football jerseys m ad the Club colours. Ea-tcr price 12s bd a ( Hallenxtein’s Reveil St.— Auvt.

Two motor-driven ore-carrying snips of ov-r Tl.O'ii) tons, dead-weight, are about" to he Imilt in Germany to carry out a freight contract witli an American steel corporation. The engine room will be located aft. and forward fum it will extend the ore hold, which will be divided into three sections by cros--bu’kheads. The bold will be only JO fact wide, altlumgli tin- ship "'ll have a width of 72 feet. In the space on either side will be large wator-Ydlast tanks with a total capacity ol AIJ-b tons. Fuel oil will be earned lorvaro and aft in deep tanks holding 3.(0 tons. The ships will he propelled v nw> ,8 lli/.i-horsepow cr Diesel engines. l lU t ilw auxiliary ma. limery will be ,n-driven. The over-all length of t p e ships is to be 571.0 feet, and tluj are expected to be placed m co.n-itii-sion next summer.

The works of the Australian Silk Mill- l.i, 1., at ltcdlcrn. Svdney. <dhciallv opened by the Governor ol New South Wales, repre-ent the fir.-t attempt in Australasia, and, in Lift. *K southern hemisphere, to weave sUv. The first lines to be produced win lK ' lalletas, satins, necktie goods, dress goods in plain, stripe and cheek eileeiM of various weaves, mousseiine, ladies evening shawls, and woollen boneyi*om•> shii" Is. 11l view of the iact that as much as llt U Mil 1,1 fill I worth o) various kinds of silk and silk lahrics have been imported into tlm t'oinmomvealth in one year, Hie new company is hopeful. hv' specialising in the higher class giH.'Js,' ot establishing itself in the Aust'lalasian and Island trade, even though only a revenue tariff operaies at the present time against silk piece goods. His Excellency, in declaring the works open, expressed the hope that lie raising of cocoons in Australia would become a profitable cottage industry.

Schroder and Co., are now fully prepared willi Winter Furs, in Stoles and Wraps at exceptional value. ’Flic beautiful Furs include, skunk, silver fox, mole coney, black coney, kit fox, white tliibci, imitation ermine. kolinsky wraps, imitation squirrel, bear, skunk goat, stranded goat, marabout wraps, natural budgets, jackal, seal, and beaver. These have all been secured on favourable terms by Schroder and Co. Inspection invited.—Advt.

Factory managers : Don’t waste valuable time patching up old inferior belts. Equip your machines with "Gandy’s” genuine Balata. belting or host quality leather belting. Wo supply both. .Manning and Go., o Bodton! How. Christchurch.—Advt.

Pure cane sugar produces finest table Vinegar. Try SMARBAND’S A INEGAR and prove it. Most economical to buy and use “N'O-HFBBTN'G" Laundry Help is a further triumph for N’ew Zealand made goods, which we hereby confirm.—Hokitika grocers.

Quick relief from colds in tho head or Hav Fever! "NAZOL” penetrates the tiniest passages and speedily destroys germs. Is fid for 60 doses.