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Hokitika Guardian, 14 August 1923, Page 2

All members of tho Excelsior 3rd. grade team must attend practice each evening at Cass Square at 5.15 o'clock. A Magistrate’s Court case set down for hearing at Kumnra this week, which gave rise to a good deal of interest and speculation in the northern Ik>rottgh, has been settled out of court.

A sad incident occurred on Saturday last. Whilst Mr Saunders, a resident of Cape Foulwind, was in Westport attending the funeral of the late Miss Gibson, his wife, who had not been too well for some time, passed away.

The Westport “News” states Air Little, father-in-law of Captain Tulloch, who has been ailing for some time, passed away at Captain Tillloch’s residence on Sunday morning. The deceased's death makes the fourth in this family recently.

The prospectus for the exhibition is now in circulation and copies may be obtained at the County Office after to-morrow. A large batch was despatched by the outward mail to-day to the various centres.

For the month of July, the Blackwater Mines Ltd., crushed 3G12 tens of istone .yielding IG4G fine ounces of gold of the value of £7201. The working expenses were £‘4773, working profit £2428. Development cost £478, water race £45. The net profit is £"1905, The gold is valued at £4 7s Gd per fine oz.

The death of Mrs George Malcolm, a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Wisdom of Cobden, took place at Apiti (North Island). She leaves a husband and six children ; also tour sisters. Mcsdames I* 1 . Olsen (Palmerston North), T. Mac Neil, W. McNeill, and J. McNeill). and two brothers (Messrs IT. and . Wisdom), ail of Cobden.

Tlie Westland Suli-l'iiion invites tenders from motor proprietors for tho conveyance of 2I players from Hokitika lo Westport, leaving on a Thursday at 9 a.m. and returning to Hokitika on tho Sunday night. Tenders close on Saturday next with Mr E. A\ . llecnnn, Box 37.—Advt.

The train connections on Saturday were much closer than usual and passengers were less inconvenienced than during the other days of tlie week. But. on Monday there was again a drift. The evening train from Grey was late, and the connection oil to Ross was deferred further through shunting ojKuaiions to the wharf.

Have you ever felt annoyed with yourself because you let a bargain go and wanted it a few weeks afterwards? You'll bo very glad if you snap these bargains in men's underclothing at Addison’s. Fleecy-lined singlets and underpants. Gs Gd each.—Ad\t. The death took place on Saturday evening of Airs Mcßrcarty, wife of Di ,). W. Mcßrcarty of Greymouth. Deceased was a native of Sydney, and 46 >ears of age. She had been in failing health for some considerable time. She left a husband, a young son and daughter. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon.

A Weliingion correspondent reports: It seems to he generally accepted now that Mr -Massey "ill leave for the Imperial Conference in the San Francisco steamer sailing from Wellington towards the end of August. In this event lie will be able to make n quick journey across the United Slates, and catch a fast steamer leaving New fork for England. This would land him in London shortly before the Conference begins. It seems likely, however, that the session will not end before his departure. but may continue for some lime after be leaves the Dominion.

The Leader of the Labour Party confessed to a breach of prison discipline in the House. ‘"They did not give me much chance to associate with other inmates,” said .Mr Holland, alluding lo his imprisonment some years ago. “fust ructions Wore given that I was to he separated from the other prisoners, and not allowed to come in contact with them. That was undoubtedly to keep me from getting information. I knew of a man who was suffering under ‘separate’ treatment—really solitary confinement. I never smoked myself, ami I sen) my tobacco allowance to the man in solitary confinement surreptitiously, of course. But I got it there.”

A very pretty wedding was solemnised at St. Peter’s Church. Wellington, on Friday, August 3rd, tho Rev l’ielden Taylor ollieialing, when Mis.-, Eileen Patricia Boyle, eldest daughter of Mrs Con Curtin, of Kara men, was married to .Mr Francis Joseph Rudolph Gibons, eldest son of Mr and Mrs CliLens, of Karauiea. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr Jack Boyle, of Wellington, wore a frock of grey and gold brocaded satin, with a grey lace hat, and carried a shower bouquet of I'resias, maidenhair fern, and pink eainalias, with pink ribbon streamers. The bridesmaid. Miss Kathleen Boyle, sister of the bride, wore a, frock of pink channelise, with an overdress of georgette, and Mr Robert Tunnicliffe, of Karauiea, acted as Lest man. After the ceremony, a reception was held at the residente of Mrs Bickertnn, Terrace Gardens.

“I don’t suppose the member for Kelson has ever been the political guest of the Reform Government, nor yet of the National Government.” remarked Mr H. I\ Holland in the House referring to his own imprisonment some years ago. ”If he had. he would never fear that the prisons may he made to resemble the Midland Hotel. Men have no hankering to go there, no more than some men have a hankering to go to Parliament, where associations are not altogether good. (Laughter). 1 have never known a man yet who wished to go to prison. No man who has gone to prison for a principle regrets it. I would not cut my prison experience out of my life for a cost. 1 was fighting for a principle, and 1 would gladly go through the same experience to-morrow in defence of a principle.” Ft r Iniluenza, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. Notwithstanding the frantic efforts of numerous imitators, our factory lias to continue at top speed to eo]H> with the over-increasing demand. (The manufacturers of “NO-RUBBING” Laundry Help).—Advt. Leaky Radiators, tubes or joints permanently repaired by “Radore.no” with, out having to resort to the soldering iron. “Radorone” does its work in a few minutes. It. P. M. Manning and Co., 5 Bedfoul Row, Christchurch. — Advt.

Schroder and Co. are making a special display of evening goods that have just corns to hand in good time for the Hospital Ball and other functions. An early inspection will he necessary See changes of advt. Schroder and Co. —Advt.