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Hokitika Guardian, 14 June 1923, Page 2

The usual weekly euchre' tournament takes place at Stem's Booms, Revell S tweet to-niglit.

North Island mails and passengers by tho ferry steamer connected with the West Coast express at Christchurch this morning.

Tenders for the bookstall on Greymouth station ejosed on 31st May, Mr MeEuskio (West Coast Railways newspaper agent) being the successful tenderer.

Messrs McGuigan Bros., of Humphreys are kindly donating a pure-bred Jersey calf (either sex) to the Soldiers’ Club bailding fund. Rartieulars in regard to the disposal of this valuable gift will he given later. Saturday will be Soldiers’ Sale Day at the depot in Revell Street for the lienelit of the R.S.A. Building Fund. There should be the usual good response to this periodical appeal seeing that os a final result the town is to be equipped with a centrally situated social hall of good proportions, and a much needed Club room which should be a popular rendezvous for the townspeople generally. The depot on Saturday will bo conducted by a general committee of ladies, of which Nil's J. Morgan, Hampden Street, is chairwoman.

It may not Ire generally known that the New Zealand Government obtains its reinsurance for excess risks at Lloyd’s on the policies issued by the State Fire Insurance Office. This information was conveyed by Mr N\ . G. SmiLh, Industrial Superintendent of the Union Steamship Company, during an address to tbe Shipping Clerks Guild on Lloyd’s. W hen tho State Office by reinsuring any portion of its risks, and had it not been for Lloyd’s this State enterprise might havo been cinsiderably hampered. WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS vastly superior to all other stimulants.

Potatoes, 23s per sack, at Star Stores.—Advt.

Postponed.—The Stafford Sports which were to have been held to-mor-row (Friday) have been postponed until further notice Advt.

Tho lads who handed in their names to form a beginners’ class in connection with the Hokitika Municipal Band are requested to meet at the Band-room, Town Hall this (Thursday) evening at 8 o’clock.

The sale of work in St Andrew’s Hall in aid of the Salvation Army was successfully concluded last evening. The Town Band played several selections outside tho hall before 8 o’clock and the Royal Orchestra contributed n inunbei of musical items inside during tho evening.

Mr R- Keowu left Greymouth this morning on a visit to Auckland and Rotorua, being accompanied bj- his two nieces, Misses Hilda Bell and Ivy Stewart as far as Palmerston North. Mr Iveown represents the West Coast branch of the Beekeepers’ Association at the conference in Palmerston North.

Don’t- miss the Monster Dance in the Town Hall on Saturday night. The Kiwi Football Club are entertaining the Ilnri Hari Football team at a Dance which promises to he the success of the season. The floor has been specially prepared. Good music. Dancing commences at 8 o’clock sharp. Supper provided. Admission—Gents 2s; Ladies Is.—Advt.

The usual weekly euchre and dance tool: place at St Mary's C'lubrooms on Monday evening, the attendance being large. Tho ladies’ first prizes were won by Mrs F. Ross and Mrs A. Sumner, and Messrs E. llaussmann and Roberts respectively won the gent’s prizes. Mrs B. Breeze supplied the music for the dance, which was largely attended, and under tho direction of Mr T. Rouse, as M.C., was kept moving until a late hour.

At the Princess Theatre last evening before a- good attendance there was a capital picture display. A special feature was tho opening chapters of a. new serial, ''With Stanley ”i Africa,” which combines interesting historical travels with clever dramatic episodes, while the star feature was “Disraeli,” a very enjoyable representation wound round the happenings of a British Premier in connection with the purchase of the Suez C’anal.

A peculiar discovery was nuulo ;«t the Waipukurau Hospital, when a small child, the son of Mr J. Searrott, of Tikokino, was being operated on for the third time. Tile child had complained of a severe pain in ono of his eyes. During tho doctor’s exploration a small piece of wood, about as big as a match, was discovered, an l ibis was removed. How it goL into tho child's head is a mystery.

It is reported that tho opossum season, which opened on June Ist, will prove a very lucrative one to those trappers engaged locally. Opossums have spread very rapidly during late years and they are reported to be all over the district in large numbers. The fur tin's season is also stated to be ol a fine quality, so that good prices should he obtained for this season’s catch. Several trappers are out in the vicinity of Lake Kanieri, where the mammals are stated to be very plentiful.

The Miners ballot on the Roof ton Conference proposals, recommending the formation of district- organisations on the West Coast, in Southland, and in the North Island, and the formation of a council of action to he the controlling body in each district-, together with a- national body of two representatives from each district, has resulted in favour of the proposals, t-lio voting so far, with that of Ngakawau miners yet to coino, being, for f)3O, against 339, a majority of 200 in favor.

The decision of the delegates of the Westland Sub-Union made at last Alonday night’s meeting to appoint a management committee tc carry on the ordinary business of the Union, instead of bv means of weekly meetings of delegates of the whole of the clubs of the district, is a move that should prove of decided advantage. At the weekly mootings heretofore there has been a tendency for delegates to he too parochial, and endeavouring to consider the club they represent at the expense of the advancement of football generally. The new departure, which is the course that lias been in operation in most of tho other centres of football lor seasons past, should assist to flirthei advance football ill the district generally. All that is required is that the now appointees shall give regular attendance at meetings, tho rest- will lollow.

Tlio Kokntahi Winter Show which takes plaro on Wednesday June 2ith, at the new hall, Lower Kokutnhi, is again going to show the high class resources of the district. It will he 10menibered that last year, when the initial show was held, that the Public Hall was not large enough to adequately display the splendid exhibits then made. This year the new Public Hall will be available, and a.s it is double the size, the public will he able to view the display more comfortably, while the exhibits themselves will be shown to greater advantage. The schedules for the show have now been in distribution!) for some time, and the secretaries (Messrs Williamson and Boddington) are now receiving entries for the coining display. All intending competitors are reminded that entries close on Monday evening next, June 18th, and it is requested that all entries’he sent in promptly, so that the arrangements for the show ran he completed. There is every indication of a verv successful representation ot the resources of the district being made.

An elusive monkey which escaped from the steamer Waitemata last week is still enjoving itself dodging gady about on the topmost girders of shed No 5 on the King’s wharf (says the Auckland “Herald”). Attempts »o reach it with high ladders have easily been defeated, the monkey immediately scampering away to another pnit of the building. It is considered there will be a better chance of capture when the monkey becomes hungry enough to yield to the temptation of a dainty morsel of food. The other lfi monkeys are now safely at the zoo, hut they will not l>e at home to visitors for some days yet, as they are being 1-P----in a warm room to rest and become acclimatised.

A visitor to a King Country hamlet not more than a two-hours’ train journey from Te Kuiti tells the local “Chronicle” that he lias had his eyes opened to what he calls “King Countrv drinking.” Meandering slowly down a hack street ho came upon three men jovially consuming the contents of a long-necked bottle. As he passoil, the bottle was carefully hidden behind the fence, and the men went away for the time being. Suddenlyseized with a consuming thirst, the visitor, with pleasant imaginings of a neat whisky or a long beer, quietly went l>ehind the fence, found the freshly uncorked bottle, and applied it to his lips. He received a distinctly unpleasant shock to find that the bottle contained not whisky nor beer, but “methylated spirits.”

Three doz. dark working shirts, salo price 7s lid at IV. H. Stopforth’s.— Advt.