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Hokitika Guardian, 29 March 1923, Page 2

Mr Howard Savage, of Auckland, is on a visit to tho Glaciers, and is proceeding there to-morrow.

Nominations for the Woodstock Sports will be received up to Tuesday, April 3rd.

Air Thomas Newman of Nelson arrived in Hokitika last evening and proceeded to Christchurch this morning by Messrs Clements service ear.

It was reported to the Canterbury Education Board that tho department is placing three dental nurses on the West Coast.

The District Public Trustee offers for sale by tender, an extended alluvial claim with water races situate at Kanicri Forks.

A notice to Justices of the Peace, in connection with the Jury List tor Hokitika district, appears in this

Mrs Robinson. Weld Street, notifies that, for four days only, she has decided to reduce the price of ladies’ knitted woollen dresses and stoekingetie dresses from .£3 10s to £2 15s and £2. —Advt.

Air Thos Newman, proprietor of Newman Bros., Ltd., Nelson, has donated a challenge tup to the West Coast Ladies’ Hockey Association for annual competition among the Hokitika. Greymouth. Reefton, Westport, Alurchison, and other clubs on the West Coast.

Messrs .Mark Sprut and Co. Ltd. distributor-, of Swift Alotor Spirit announce that they are prepared to suplily. delivered at Hokitika railway station. at 2-1 s fld per case. Representative is now taking orders in the district. The same- firm are also West Coa-t distributors for Faterine food, which is revolutionising stock raising. Supplies are now coming forward and .t ill Im glad to answer enquiries.

Air Juhimston Agriculture Instructor, ol the Canterbury Education Hoard reported it had been decided to take up the agricultural course at Moodstock; but at Kaiata the teacher does not desire to undertake the course until there ill an increase in the school roll. It has been reported that, during the holidays the pupils’ plots were jobbed at lxokiri and Hokitika. Potato digging was supervised at some schools I v the Instructor, also weighing and i ah-ulating. Yields varied in quality. Some schools’ exhibits gained prizes at Grey A. and !’. Show. Shows and the i all-rearing and root-grow ing boys’ am! girls’ cl tilt, should act as a -strong stimulus to the work carried on in the schools. This season's competition is convincing proof of a growing healthy interest in the agricultural work. At the meeting of the Canterbury Board on Friday the following recommendations of the Building Committee w ere dealt with :—Wahiihinihi: Repairs instill" £7 were authorised; Blue Spur, an offer'from Mr M. S. Sheriff to purchase the teacher's residence was field over; Koiierangi, (1) the Committees application for a tank was granted; ('-) \ report was received from the Foreman regarding the condition oi the teacher's residence, and it was resolved to apply for authority to demolish the building: Wnitalia. an application fur ,-emoval of out-offices and lor grant lor concrete path was referred to Hie Foreman for report: Wataroa. an application to rent the old school building was referred to tbe committee to deal with- iralmra Road an application tor rebuilding of the teacher’s residence was referred to the architect- tor report- Teramakau. a letter was received from Mr AlcCaskill pronnsnm an earlv report on the question ol reestablishing a household school m tintdistrict.

The Alaori lias a disconcerting way of speaking in metaphor, so that to the pakelia a given statement does not. always convey the meaning intended (says the “New Zealand Herald ’) Tin's difficulty has arisen on more than one occasion in the course of the heating at Auckland of the Western Maori Election petition. A witness who had been accused of asserting on hehall of Fir Alaui Pomaro that if certain Alaoris did not vote for the latter they would not share in the proceeds of tho sale of lands in which they were interested, was giving his version ol the allair. His statement was that this assertion was lust brought under lus notice hv a follower of Palana, who .attributed it to sir Alaui Roiiuire lumscli. "I said to him,” explained the witness, 'you can lay that at my doer.” Mr C. P. Skerrelt, counsel for the petitioner, quickly interposed: "Is that not an admission that you said it. - -The witness was not, however, to be rushed into such an admission. “By that 1 meant,” he said, "that the statement is false. Pomaro is not here to defend himself. Let it he assumed that 1 said it, and I call deny it.” As (ouusel resumed his seat- with an ail of disappointment, he was heard to say: "Well, that i- a queer way of putting it.”

MV have been looking for you—now listen. Wo can supply every article of apparel the a vet age man requires at prices which are as low as true merit will allow. All wo* 1 singlets and underpants Ss fid, stripe hand shirts 7s (id to 111- (id, pyjamas 12s Gd to 22- lid, all wool sweaters 13s (id, all wool cardigans 17s (id to 25s fid. lur felt hats 17s (id. with hound edge 21s at Addisons.—Advt.

Madame Alenorc. the famous Fashion Furrier, hits just returned to New Zealand after an absence of two years m England, Canada, Alaska, and other countries, and she has brought hack with her a wonderful variety of fur garments at the lowest prices yet recorded in New Zealand. Her headquarters are at Christchurch.— Advt.