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Hokitika Guardian, 10 July 1923, Page 2

The annual meeting of the Koitcr angi Co-operative Dime Cov.. I.td., nil Is. held on Wednesday .Tilly tfoth. at : I’-iii.

Four members of the Hokitika Coll Club having challenged the Grey flub, who recently won the Dalgloish Shield from the West-port Club, journeyed to Croymmith on Saturday, but were unsuccessful. the Grey team winning by 21 strokes. The scores were Grey players being given first): —S.itie SI v. Chesney 8(>; Moldrum So v McCaskil! K2; Wild f)0 v. Macfarlaiie Cf*; Kent 1)1 v. Wilson 101.

To-morrow night in the Town Hall the F.xcelsior Hall fakes place. Very compleie arrangements have been made for this long looked for event and a lir-t-elass night's enjoyment is being eagerly looked forward to. The music is in the hands of the Royal Orchestra and they will render all the latest jazz, pieces as well as the new H nd popular song "One Week of I.ovo.” The iioor will be all that can be desired. Darning commences at B.TO o’clock sharp. Admission ‘As lid.— Add.

At the Magistrate's Conn, Greyinnutli, xesterday, before Mr W. Meldrum, 5.M... Stratford, Blair and Co., sawuiillets, were charged with tailing to render to the Commissioner ol Taxes a return ol their assessable land tax as provided hv Section 111 of the Act under which the maximum penalty is Cloo, and the minimum C-’. The firm pleaded guilty. The .Magistrate said that it was no doubt, the duty ol a taxpayer In forward his returns, but in this ease the offence was not deliberate. lie thought the minimum penalty would cover the ease. Defendants would be convicted ami lined C2 with costs and solicitor's fee.

The secretary of the Otago Expansion League lias received the following letter from the lien. \\ . Nosworlhy: ••Hegarding the need for a Inrlher exploration of the unknown country around tho fiord and the great improvement a return track, especially through to bake AVakatipu, would mnk-. to the traffic. 1 have pleasure in informing von that arrangements have be made bv the Minister ot Lands [o.- Mr .T. M. Preston, surveyor attached to the office of the Cliiel ti' ll '- veyor. Invercargill, to he detailed to undertake the exploration, for one season of the country around the rioKi, and the locating of a return track to l ake AVakatipu. Tho Surveyor-General will issue the necessary instructions in this respect, so that work can be pul in band during the coming scamn.

The following letter was read at last ni.dll’s meeting of the AYesthuul Hospital Board from Mr .1. Schilling, bon. see. of the AYaiho Gorge Ho-pital C <»»- mitteo : ” I am asked by niv committee to lay before you the urgency ot another nurse for South AVestland. U is now seven mouths or more since Sist.-r Gunn left, and only through Providence we are able to sav no serious accidents, or death through neglect of proper precautions, have occurred. As it is, we have shaved pretty close to some deaths here, which could have ts*en casitv prevented by having a nurse in the district. 1 think we are entitled to the expenditure ol at least jO9-;0 per year for medical assistance, viz., a nurse for South AVestland. Communication is no doubt fastei and easier since motor cars are .running in the northern part of our district, hilt still we are hours absent from any skilled help. And what, about the bar South-- Must these people, who pay a big proportion towards the upkeep of votir Board, be always obliged to put their bands into their pockets and travel weary miles to obtain assistance f Even if Hie above sum was not available, we think that for humanity's sake a skilled nurse should reside here at all times. Hoping that your Board will carefully consider the question of again, and as soon as possiMe, installing a nurse in our district.’

Being heavily overstocked, Schroder and Son aro holding a groat mid-win-ter Sale in millinery, rain coats, velour coats, men's overcoats, boys an-J r ,or’-. clothing, umbrellas, dress stuffs, f-i.vos and underwear. Regardless of r>ist and for cash only.—Advt.

That sleep-spoiling cough can b« stopped by “NAZOL.” Take some drops on sugar. Penetrating and soothing. 60 doses Is Gd.

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

The usual weekly euchre tournament of tlic Returned Soldiers’ Association will be held in ALrs Stow’s rooms on Thursday evening. Good prizes and supper provided. Admission Is.—Advt.

An increase in the three food groups —meat, groceries, and dairy produce—of 9 points is recorded by the Government Statistician. He states that at May 15th, the date of compilation, the increase in the groups was 42.52 per cent, over prices current in July, 191-1. Groceries have increased by 14 points, attributable to higher prices for potatoes. and sugar lias increased in price in minor towns. In the dairy foods .group there has been an increase of 33 points, owing to the raising of the price of mill;, varying from Id to 2d. A fall in the price of certain beef joints accounts for a drop of In poL-ts in the index number of the meat group lmt all tohl. food is up in price 9 points on the price for the month before; and 42.52, on prices in July 1914. That is to say, what was then purchasable in the form cl meat, groceries, butter, ~t..v-\', and milk for £2 10s now costs, approximately, £3 11s.

A rather amusing interlude occurred whilst the Governor-General was speaking at the welcome given hint ny tic llaweru citizens on Monday ov_- n.ig. Ai. old Maori who had evidently teen ft lebraiing the occasion of t' e vi-.i. was in a front seat and freely u uriecteii. Lord Jcllicuo expressed regret at ihe absence of his wile. “You know, she would have been here doing el.at I am but doing it a good deal better." “Hear hear!” called tho Maori. When tiie laughter bad subsided, Lord Je-ii-coe said he was glad his wife was appreciated. whereupon the Maori wived a piece of flowering shrub. “A but plot for Lady Jclliceehe asked. Ihe Maori assented, and handed it. in coming fashion, to Ills Lxeelienc,\. who carefully guarded it for the rest of the evening.

An amusing story of how an obstreperous Aniei icon was relinked by the retort of a famous ( liiucso Ambassador at Washington was related by Professor Pan Sion Chung at the Auckland Hotary Club luncheon recently. Ihe Chinese. Ambassador while waiting at the railway station at the capital city, becaiiio an object of curious interest to a number of young men. one ol whom, overburdened with a desire to enhance his reputation as a- wag. approached the Ambassador with the question. “Kxeiise me. what kind of 'nose’ are you:'” (meaning, was he a. thi nose. Japanese, or Siamese). '1 he Chinese diplomat slowly turned «n him. “Young man.” lie replied, “let me a-k you a question before 1 answer. “What kind of a ‘key’ am you—a monkey, donkey, or Yankee I"”

A short, but important niiiemjiii-nl of tile Chattels Transfer Art was 11 t'till;,ceil by Sir Francis Hell in die L* gala live Couiu il. The ob.ji ct. ol ’no l battels Transfer Amendment Ait. 192:.. was to savo to shoe] farmers Jiroi ghoul the country, whose stock was moi teaged. the expense and trouble of annual wool liens to the same mortgagee. The Act, however, dealt only with the class of mortgages of stock which contain express covenants to execute annual wool liens. There is another large das of mortgages of stock which contain a covenant to deliver wool aiinii.illv to the mortgagee of the stock. Cut min, an express covenant to grant annual wool lions. In the latter i las; ol cases that special form of nr ngego was adopted hv reason of the provision of section 30 of the Chattels Iranslei \ct 1908. The object of too piesent amendment >* t( > extend to all v.'oitgaeors of stock the benefit mien 1-d to bo"provided for all by the amendment of 1922.

(In gar lie, where the railway disastei occurred, is a lonely spot in the pumice country that stretches from just below To Kuiti to Tauiiiarunni, a distance ol about forty miles. Te Kuiti is the last, big township on the line before this sparsely populated stretch is entered, and Oiigarue -tation is J 4 miles from To Kuiti. and 15 from Taumarumii. ]., u -as originally intended that Oiigarue should be the junction tor the St iat lord railway, hut the route of the latter was eventually slightly altered, and a. place called Okahukura, some few miles nearer Taumavuinii was eventually made the junction. Beyond tbe railway station more are very few buildings at Oiigarue. At this spot the line follows the Oiigarue river, and some of the curves are fairly pronounced, hut though l lie country is very fliable, like all the pumice hell, there are not many high hanks, and one would have thought it would he one of tin 1 last places where such an accident would he likely to be caused by a slip on t he line.

('limntic temperature :iml good are essential to make good beer. Dunedin has both, heme its fame for beer Straeban’s Dunedin Bottled Ale and Stout is supplied by Mark Sprot and Co., 1 ,td.. Grcymouth. Sole Most Coast Distributors. —Advt.

For cold in the head—inhalo NA7A)L. For sore throat or tickling take some drops on sugar. Used either way “XAZOL” works wonders: GO doses is fid.

It will pay you to visit Sell ruder and Co’s great sale now on —reductions in every department. Space will not permit of price-list being quoted, but we can assure you that all lines subject to the fashion, are reduced without regard to cost'. For cash only. An early visit will amply repay you. Schroder and Co.—Advt.

Fir Iniluenza, take Woods’ Groat Peppermint Cure