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Hokitika Guardian, 10 May 1923, Page 2

A small Wellington mail came to hand last night, Tuesday morning’s papers being included therein. Tho drawing.of the Kumara Memorial Hall art union has been postponed till July 6th. The Railway Department notifies the overland service is cancelled until further notice. There will be a euchre tournament at Stow’s rooms, Rcvcll Street-, this evening at 8 o’clock in aid of the funds of tho R.S.A. A good evening’s amusement will be provided.

A grand ball, in aid of the Pirates Football Club will be held in the Public Hall, Kanieri on Tuesday May 15th. Music by Miss King. Admission- —Gentlemen 2s; Ladies Is.—Advt.

The scrutiny of the rolls for tho Northern and Central Ridings of the County is to begin at the County Chambers at 11 o’clock to-morrow morning. The scrutiny in regard to the Southern Riding cannot be held till Monday fore neon.

Men! Tf your Hat requires cleaning and re-blocking leave it with IV. H. Stopforth’s. Satisfaction guaranteed. —Advt.

In connection with the unveiling of the Burns Memorial on the King’s Birthday, the Railway Department has been asked to arrange a suitable railway time-table so that visitors from north and south will lie able to travel to Hokitika and return home the same evening.. Contingents of visitors ironi Reefton and Blackball in particular are expected for the function.

You pay no more for your cycles, cycle repairs and cycle accessories, at L Brown and Co’s., than you pay elsewhere. One trial will suffice. Try them. I. Brown and Co’s Cyclerv, Hokitika.—Advt.

A bushmnn named John Thomas Martin, aged 42, of Mainaku, asked a workmate, a few yards away, to throw him an axe. The mate obeyed the request, when tho handle struck an obstacle and the blade, coming in contact with Martin’s leg, inilieted a severe wound. Martin was admitted to tho Waikato Hospital.

The death took place at Reefton Hospital on Tuesday evening of Mrs James Mineall, the third daughter of Mr and Mrs G. Braidwood, ef Hnka-w-ni. The deceased was taken ill .on Sunday last with spinal meningitis. The deceased who was a native of Victoria, leaves a husband and family of four children, the youngest of whom is only 16 months old. She leaves two brothers and five sisters.

At a meeting of the Most Coast Rugby Union on Tuesday evening it was resolved that the "Westland .SubUnion he approached regarding the advisability of having three senior grade teams play three Hokitika teams at Hokitika and vice versa, during the season, with a suggestion that each union take its own gate and pay its own expenses.

Saturday will l>e Soldiers Side Day. and the depot should be a. hive of busy industry all day and far int-o the night. The fund is now commencing to expand, and as considerable funds will be required over the next month to keep the hammers going, the various committees will he vicing with oto.-h other in the task of raising additional money. Various benefits are being organised, while the country folk are not- going to lie behind hand, and Kolcatahi lias taken up the matter for a. monster benefit at an early date.

The Committee of the Burns Memorial Fund meets at the County Chambers to-night at 7 o’clock to arrange for tho unveiling ceremonial which will take place about noon on Monday, June 4th (when the King’s Birthday will bo 7>bscrved as a public holiday). Mr Jas Craigic of Timaru has been asked to unveil the memorial and deli’, r the occasional address. The statue of the immortal Poet is a very beautiful piece of sculptured marble, and will he a distinctive ornament to tho town.

The inability on the part of the average New Zealander to pronounce Maori names was mentioned at a meeting of the Hamilton West School householders. Great confusion, it was said, arose from this ignorance or Maori pronunciation in view of so many places having Native titles (states the “Waikato Times”). In the majority of eases these were mispronounced. Maori was quite a simple language, hut if people were going to call Maori place names by the simplest thing that came to their tongues, then it would he better to wipe out the Maori names altogether. A motion was carried urging the Education Department to tench the correct Pronunciation of the Maori language in the training colleges.

Particulars of the fatality which occurred at the Ileefton coal mine at Burke’s Creek on Tuesday, whereby Albert A. Wells, a well-known coal minor, lost his life, show the deceased went on the afternoon shift, and at six o’clock a fall of coal occurred, and deceased was caught in the debris. A relief gang went on at once, hut it was 5). .‘s(l lie fore the body was recovered. The fatality occurred at No. 1 hank, about three chains from the surface. The body was in a had state, every bone being broken. The deceased was about 40 years of age ami was predeceased by Ids wife in July last. He leaves a young family of three children, the eldest of whom is about nine vears of age. A peculiar feature? of the fatality was that the Inspector of Mines and the Workmen’s Inspector went through the mine yesterday, and they described the mine as being in a better condition than ever before seen. Though the flood at Dunedin is over the relief workers are experiencing no slackening off in their labour, states the “Star.” The depot at the old post- office is still busily employed distributing clothing and food. It has stopped delivering meals and food, and people in need may he seen coming with empty baskets and sacks and leaving with bread, vegetables, butter, and perhaps a basket ol apples. The demand for food and clothing is still great. The work is not without its humorous aspects. One old lady of 80 was greatly distressed over a soiled pink nightdress, so to please her an effort was made to obtain a piece of material to match the garment. Shorter shrift, however, was meted out to a woman who wanted a set of coney furs! An old Chinaman displayed his naked chest, and asked through an interpreter for a shirt, which he received, and was told to thank the assistant. “No savvy,” he replied, hut when the position was explained to him he went away lifting his hat to all and sundry.

Factory Owners: Instal “Gandvs” Genuine Balata Belting. Greatly superior to leather being free from stretch, unaffected by temperature, of great tensile strength and perfect straight running. Manning Machinery Co., 5, Bedford Bow, Christchurch. — Advt,

Two scats arc available in car to Christchurch, Monday week, May 21st. Apply Clements Motors Ltd.—Advt.

A meeting will be held to-morrow (Friday) evening, nt 5.30 o’clock at the Town Hall to wind up the Hokitika Trade Protection Association.

The order of services in St. Mary’s parish for Sunday next nre—Hokitika: 8 a.m., 10 a.m. (masses), 3 p.m. (confirmation); Kanieri, 8.30 a.m. (mass), Kokatahi, 10 a.m. (mass).

12 dozen Children’s Jerseys in navy, sa.xe and brown. Sizes 18-inch to 20inch. Prices 5s Gd to 8s Od., at W. H. Stopforth’s.—Advt.

M. Houston and Co. notify additions to their auction sale on Saturday, including a two roomed cottage and a building in Hcvell Street for removal, known ns While's coffee stall.

Runanga. which has in the past held its own in various sports and pasttimes, is about to add another class of sport to its number, and for those who are unable to participate in the more strenuous games, the formation of a bowling club is under way. The green is now practically completed and it is expected that all will he ready for play by October.

The name of I. Brown and Co. stands for straight dealing throughout New Sealand and beyond. I Brown and Co., Cycle Works, Hokitika.—Advt.

Mrs Rao Johnstone, teacher of voice production, singing, and piano, Weld St., Hokitika, wishes to notify she is forming a special class for glees, choruses, quartettes, part songs, etc., commencing on Wednesday next, and continuing every Wednesday at 8 p.m. sharp. Charge, Is Gd each evening, intending members to enter names at once. A singing class for children will ho hold every Saturday afternoon nt 3 o’clock; sixpence for each child.—Advt.

- The following brief hut pointed letter from a country settler has been received by the clerk of a Nelson local body (says the “Nelson Evening Mail”): —“Find enclosed postal note 3s Id penalty due on rates to your hard-up council. 1 am certain the council have a helluva nerve to extort rates at all on this God-forsaken place.”

“The dairy farmers awakened during the slump, they were the people who came to the top and saved this country from ruin. The Dairy farmers’ Union is going to ho the most powerful union that has yet had existence in New Zealand.” —-Ur N. Campbell. vice-president, in responding to the toast of “The Dairy Farmers’ Union,” at a smoke concert.—“ Manawatu Evening Standard.”

A story from the Thames: A man, driving his motor-car over the Plains the other day, heard something rattle beneath his car, and, stopping, saw a bright metal object lying a short distance behind. It was fully half an hour before the next car came along, and its occupant, seeing the first man flat on his back under his ear, stopped and asked wlmt the trouble was. The town man emerged and held up a ploughshare. “This blooming tiling dropped off my ear,” lie said, “and I’ve been hunting for halt an hour to find out whore it belongs.” Moral: It is a wise motorist that knows the inside of his ear.

An unusual mishap one night last week caused the north-bound Main Trunk express to be delayed for nearly <lO minutes. As the train was drawing out of the Taihnpe station (reports the “Manawatu Evening Standard”), the guard’s van bumped heavily over some obstruction, and the guard at once applied the emergency brake from the van. Investigation showed that the wheels of the vail had passed over a bundle of blankets which by some means or other had got under the van. The blankets were badly torn, and bad became entangled in tbe wheels, and some time was occupied in getting the van clear. This van had to he uncoupled, shunted back, and the obstruction cleared before the train could proceed.

The value of the secondary school system to the Dominion was emphasised hv Mr J. Drummond, headmaster of the Auckland Grammar School, when speaking to a toast at the headmasters’ dinner at Auckland. In mentioning that there was no class distinction in this country, Mr Drummond said it was a good tiling for the children of rich and poor to he taught together. He did not fear for those who went to the secondary schools, hut was apprehensive for the future of the children who were forced to finish their education with the primary school, and graduated to the kerbstone and the racecourse, for the church unfortunately was not getting hold of this clement. He added that the material coming from the primary to the secondary schools was very fine and worth all the time and effort spent on them.

A chlorinating plant, which has been installed at Otahulm in accordance with the recommendation of the Health Department, is now in full working order. A private .test has been made, but it still awaits the formal approval of the Health Department. The department made tests a few weeks ago, resulting in the recommendation to chlorinate. A number of micro-organ-isms were shown to lie present in tho water, but although there was an increase on those found some years ago. according to standard tests, there is still a good margin of safety. The Otahuliu Borough Council, however, are assuring a good quality of water by promptly installing the chlorinating plant. The new reservoir will be gradually filled in the course of the next few days, and whereas the old tower only held 40.000 gallons the increased capacity secured is a quarter of a million gallons, which will now only necessitate pumping operations during an eight-hour day.

Blankets, cloths and wool nap cloths for ladies or children in various effects, 54 inches wide, are now in great demand at- Schroder and Co’s, at much Mow Christchurch price. Also splendid display of velour coats for ladies and maids. A visit to Schroder’s will always repay you.—Advt. Messrs Mark Sprot and Co. Ltd., have been appointed M est Coast distributors for Bell’s “Special Reserve Scotch Whisky, the territory including from Murchison to South Westland. Bell’s Scotch Whisky is the only standard draught whisky gold by the Roval Oak Hotel Wellington, Grand Auckland and Grand Wellington, and leading clubs through New Zealand. Bell’s is now the leading line in New Zealand and is a fully matured Scotch whisky. Shipments are expected to arrive early next month when the firm will be pleased to supply.—Mark Sprot and Co. Ltd., Grevmouth: sole distributors for West Coast.—Advt.

Fire! Fire! Instal “Underwriter” Fire Extinguisher and secure insurance rebate. Always ready for action and will promptly subdue what might be a most destructive conflagration. Manning Machinery Co., 5, Bedford Row, Christchurch.—Advt.

“NO-RUBBING” Laundry Help means better times for housewives and better business for us. Is packet does 7 washings beautifully.—Hokitika grocers.

Mon! The early buyer gets the choice. So act quickly and choose your winter overcoat. The latest shades and styles in Petone and Roslyn tweeds, from 65s at W. H. Stopforth’s, opposite W. E. Williams, chemist.—Advt. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. Ft r Influenza, take

Mr T. R. CheStdrm&ft ill tbit issue convoys thanks to tho electors of the Central Riding for support accorded yesterday.

To-morrow night there will be a dance in All Saints Schoolroom, commencing at 8 o’clock sharp. Admission Is.—Advt.

Speaking at his installation, the Mayor of Woodville said the slow progress of the town was duo to the pessimistic attitude of some of the residents.

A meeting of the United Football Club will be held in Mclntosh’s Club Rooms at 7.30 p.m. to-night. Seniors and Juniors are requested to attend. —Advt.

At St Mary’s Club rooms on Monday night there was a good attendance for the euchre and dance. The prizewinners were Mrs A. Sumner, Mrs Fox, and Mr C. Chilian and Miss McGee respectively. Miss M. Pascoe supplied the music for the dance, which was largely attended, Mr T. Kearns having charge of the floor.

Clements Motors Ltd., were advised this morning that* their driver, F. Pmmnent had reached Christchurch last night at 0 o’clock with passengers from the Coast, who left on Tuesday morning. That two Studebaker cars were snowed up at Lake Lydon, out of petrol and unable to proceed and that another driver, Jones, was at Bluliey’s. .Mr Clements left this morning early, with, a- car overland.

“I have no desire to create a panic, but, speaking as a layman, I would like to tell the association members that it is my opinion that in the coming winter there may he work for them as a result cf the recent flood, Rev. Hector Maclean at a meeting of tile Dunedin centre of the St. John Ambulance Association. Already lie had heard of eases of people being stricken with peneumonia. as a consequence of the flood. It might he as well for the association to prepare for an emergency during the winter.

The suggestion that the protection should be removed from pukekos does not meet with the approval of the Minister for Internal Affairs, according to a telegram sent to the secretary of the Auckland Acclimatisation Society. Replying to the society’s representations, the Hon. W. Downie Stewart | ias stated that ho regrets that the protection cannot bo lifted this year, but promises that the question will be favourably considered before the opening of the season of 1921.

Mrs Vero Plantagenet was at tlio Jazz tho other evening when she caught a wretched sore throat. She would have been in for a bad cold the following day had she not fortunately a bottle of Kofgo, the great cough euro on the shelf at home. She took one dose and by the morning the sore throat had completely disappeared. Mrs Vote Plantagenet says Kofgo can be secured from the best chemists and grocers at 2s Gd a bottle. Thousands of people, she remarks, used it in Christchurch last winter with the very greatest success.

Inventory sale at McGruer’s, commencing Friday, May 4th. The groat annual business pulling event reduce stocks for stocktaking. I: e unique opportunity for the thrifty* to buy the now season’s goods at end of the season’s low prices. Every article marked down to zero. This special sale for a short period only. Come prepared for big bargains. McGruei s, Hokitika and Greyinoutli.—Advt.

Keep “NAZOL” handy in your office, shop or home. A few drops or whiffs will prevent coughs and colds. GO doses Is Gd. For Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.