LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 June 1923, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

A long night dance will be held at Knniori to-night, (bind floor and M.C. Refreshments. Admission as usual. Advt. W. H. Stojifoi til is running a cash Sale during the mouth of June. The opening days will lie confined to Boy.-' and Youths’ clothing etc. Note the address, i pposite W. E. Williams Chemist.— Advt. A private message from Otaki 10-ilay. conveyed tho 'ad news of the death of Miss Berry, who was formerly a nurse on the stall’ of Westland Hospital. Miss Ib-rry was a. niece of Mr \Y. Berry, a well-known settler of I lari I lari 1 1 i- - lrir-t. During her engagement at the local Hospital. Miss Berry made numerous friends and there will lie a general regret at the news of leer death. For some months past Miss Berry Im* been an inmate of Otaki sanatorium.

The planet Uranus will be oceiilted by the moon on June 7ih.. these bodies being in a linn with the earth at 2.55 a.in. The phenomenon will show as a close graze in the latitude of the West Coast, and will a I ford observers a good opportunity of identifying the plane!, n 11| -e :ip".';ii (. :H i;i.l.Milled, op Dint dal. Will !■ •. li. ’. I licre Vdl also Le an IV rulta.tion ol the planel Saturn by the moon on Juno 23n1.. but it will not be v isible on the Coast.

The *llll enter* lie zmlimal sign Cancer on June 22m1. at 10.3.3 p.m.; this day w ill 1,0 the shortest of the year in the Southern Hemisphere. The sun and the planet Mercury are in close proximity to each other on June Ist., but they will -ejxirate rapidlv ntbe month progresses, anil on June ]sth Mercury will rise well to the north of east at 5.11 a.in. The planet will be of apparent magnitude 1.3 on that date, lint by lhr close of tiie month if will have increased considerably in brightness. Venus rises on June l-t. at 5.7 a.in. and on June loth at G.ll a.m. Mars will set nit these dates at 5.47 p.m. and 5.11 p.m. respectively. Jupiter will rise on June Ist at 3.1 p.m. and on June Jsth at 2.G p.m.: tlie times of rising of Saturn on the.-a Java are g.li p.m. ami 1.10 p.m. respectively. Grocers kindly oblige hv lorwarding ns your orders early for "NO-RIB-BING” Laundry Help, “KEEP SMILING” Floor Polish and “'GOLDEN RI LE" Candles to facilitate prompt delivery.—Win Perry and Co., Ltd. wholesale distributors.