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Hokitika Guardian, 24 August 1923, Page 2

A meeting of the Returned Soldier? Association will be held at tho County Chambers at 7.30 o’clock to-night.

M hen 'buying your Stetson, buy the latest shape at J. B. Stetson’s latest Frieo. Velours 92s fid, felts 52s Gd. W. H. Stopl'orth, Bevel! Street.—Advt.

The County authorities arc devoting special attention to the repairing of Kanieri Lake road which, owing to the late heavy traffic was in urgent need of repairs.

At the Presbyterian Church, Greymouth, yesterday, the marriage took place of Miss Elizalieth Ross, ami Mr H I?. 0. Smith, both of Matai. Rev. T X. Cuttle officiated. The bride’s sister, Miss G. R. Ross, was bridesmaid, and Mr AY. M. Cutberlet best man. The happy couple left later for Oxford, Canterbury, on their honeymoon.

For Spring cleaning you will peril,ap.s need renewing some of your carpets, linoleums, curtains, or fresh runners and mats. Schroder and Co. are now showing the latest at a very reasonable price. For quantity, especial eoncession will be made for cash. It will be to your advantage to inspect early at Schroder and Co’s.—Advt.

Tomorrow will be soldiers’ sale day at the depot. Many ladies of the town and district are sending along gifts to tlie depot, principally of home-cooking Gilts of all kinds will bo welcomed Mcsdamos Rutland and Benjamin will be in charge for the day. _ All who can help are invited to do so, the proceeds go to the B.S.A. building fund

The prospectus for the Exhibition ha? now been distributed very widely al l over the Dominion, as also overseas Applications for space are being made from Otago and Canterbury where local agents are appointed. The Secretaries of the Industrial Associations at Wellington and Auckland will be acting in a similar capacity in their respective. provinces.

Messrs W. Jeffries and Co. announce particulars in this issue of a clearing sale of live and dead stock at Hariliari yards on Wednesday. Aug. 29th. at 1 [uni. on account of Mr A. McArthur, who lias disposed of bis farm ; and on flic next day (Thursday) at noon at the same yards a large entry of fat cattle, store bullocks, cows and heifers lor various clients. On Thursday Gth. September the same firm will bold their spring sale at Kokatahi yards.

'(’he New Zealand .Meat Producers’ Board lias received cabled advice from its agents that the shipments from South America to the l nited Kingdom for the fortnight ended iltli. ilist., were as follows: —110.210 quarters ol chilled heel'. GO,70!) quarters of frozen beef, G9.GS9 carcases of mutton, 50.313 careuses land). Tho quantity shiop* 1 In the Continent of Europe during the same period totalled: 12,on!) quarters of frozen beef. I.oGO carcases ot mutton,

The Goldfields and .Mines Committee reported that it had unanimously passed a resolution urging the Prime Minister when in London to make urgent representation to the British Government with a view to having compensation provided for gold miners who suiferod loss owing to the tact that the embargo on gold export was not lifted until November, 1919. The committee reporting on a series ot petitions on this subject referred the matter to the Government for investigation.

Farmers who contemplate doing their own separating would do well to read Messrs llarloy and Co's advertisement regarding the tamoils Alta Laval separators appearing elsewhere in this issue. The “Alfa” lias ever been recognised as the world's best altd most reliable Separator; the high quality of the materials used, the expert knowledge and workmanship behind the const ruction have made the ‘‘Alfa’’ higher priced than other machines, hut now the “Alfa” plant is re-organised, and these machines are made hv mass production.

There was a large attendance, at. the I.tidies Hockey Club dance the Soldiers' Hall on Wednesday night-, laterally “all went merrily as a marriage hell.'' the contributing factors being Bunnetti's ,ia7.7. orchestra and tho supciint floor of the new hall. By special request the dancing was extended an hour .so that, the votaries present might enjoy tho excellent music, provided. On Wednesday, September dtli., the first ehbarel night will he held at the Soldiers’ Hall. The jazz orchestra is making special pro pa rations for the event, and the novelty of the occasion is sure to draw a large attendance, Tho entiie evening will he devoted to jazz dancing which is now all the rage.

Power is sought in the Finance Bill for the Minister of Finance to issue and pay out of the Consolidated Fund without further appropriation a sum not exceeding £O7-5.00;) in payment for 375.000 preference B. shares proposed to he created and issued hv the Bank of New Zealand. The Bill also gives special authority for any local authorin' to expend out of its general I mid. either before or after the passing ot the Bill, any sums of money on the preparation of, or otherwise in connection with, exhibits for itielusi.Mi in the Xew Zealand section of the British knipire Exhibition to he held next year. Harbour Boards are empowered to remit any charges for exhibits passing over their wharves to or from the Exhibition.

A special coi respondent of tlio Christchurch “Press" telegraphing from Hokitika on Wednesday night st-aLe! — Hokitika people have a real grievance ill legat'd to the- train service. The “express'’ is scheduled to arrive at G..TO p. 111 ., hut frequently that time is exceeded hy half an hour or more, the 2-1 miles from (Ireymouth taking u]> to two hour.-, arrival here being as Into as 7 o'clock, nearly two hours after the motor-cars get here from Otira. Unless the delay between Hokitika :.nd (ireymouth is cut down, the inevitable result will he to drive passenger traffic t » the cars. However, alterations are being made to the local railway yard, which it- is expected will expedite matters, and a proposal has been made that the Greynmnth Hokitika service should confine itself to wayside shunting on alternate days. The principal objection to t-lre present service, however, is the necessity to enange trains at Greymouth. and the half-hour or tnoie wait there before the departure of the Midland express. For women and children this i.s an Inconvenience which seems avoidable The local bodies have asked that two carriages, first and second non-smokers he labelled ‘'Christchurch and .Hokitika, right through." enabling southend travellers, many of whom had pe=>ihly to start from home before 0 o'clock, u> have a straight run through without detraining at, (ireymouth South Westland people are prepared, to exercise cheerful patience, over any inconvenience eipt-'cd hy the tunnel until such time as tho Public Works and Railway Departments can agree as to its completeness, hut are impatient at the local inconvenience.

We can’t help our enthusiasm in bringing this big event to your attention. Half price sale, three days only, Friday, Saturday nnd Monday, Aug. 24th to 27th. Prices have again been lowered. We’re out to make a big clearance in every department. Thrifty buyers will lie well satisfied, figures talk. Look out for big Sale Bill. Doors open 9 o’clock on Friday. Be there. McGruer’s, Westland Ltd., Hokitika, Reef ton and Greymouth.— Ad v t.

Climatic temperature and good water are essential to make good beer. Dunedin has both, hence its fame for beer —StracTian’s Dunedin Bottled Ale and Stout i.s supplied by Mark Sprot and C-0., Ltd., Greymouth. Sole "West Coast Distributors. —Advt.

Schroder and Co are again to the fore with the latest creations in millinery. To appreciate them we respectfully solicit vour inspection.—Advt.

The Amusement Tax Amendment Act which has just come into force, now exempts from tax all admissions of one shilliiig and under.

The euchre tournament and dance that was postponed from Aug. 2nd. will be held on Friday, Aug. 31st. in the One Mile Hall, Aralmra Valley. Music hv .Mr A. Reviiolds. Admission 2s and Is.—Advt.

To-morrow Night! Bonetti’s FirstClass Orchestra! At the Kiwi Dance 1 'the Dance is to be the dance of the year. Come and hear the orchestra on the latest waltzes, and all the latest songs played by this excellent combination. The Orchestra commences the first waltz at 8.3!) o’clock sharp, so roll along at 8.31) o’clock sharp and have a good night’s dancing. The Hoar is in excellent order, so a good night’s enjoyment is assured. Admission Is.—Advt.

The popularity of the weekly euchre tournuinnct at the Soldiers’ fdall last night was well maintained as usual, over 89 players taking part in tne games. After a spirited contest it was found Miss Murphy and Mesdames Sumner and Keller had tied for the lady’s prize, and in the [day «.If Mrs Sumner won. Mr Sumner won the gent’s prize straight out. The consolation prizes were appropriated by Mrs White and Mr Beck. Follow ing supper a jolly dance was held, Mrs Shand and Air Looker supplying pleasing music, while Mr Stunner, in charge ol the floor kept the large gathering moving. The euchre party will be continued next Thursday at the usual hour and place.

Excellent examples of the present ‘■go-slow" policy of the local railway trains were given yesterday. The morning liain duo at Hokitika, at 9.55, arrived at 10.25. half an hour late, while tlm evening train title at G. 25 p.m.. arrived at 7.20 p.m., 55 minutes 1 1.*..\ The Christ church mails came tUioiigh ,by Clements Motors J.td. car? Mid were landed at Hokitika about p.m. some.hour and a half before the ‘•express" train got in. Overland passengers who left the train at Otira. and came on by car had the advantage of arriving in Hokitika, at G o'clock, a g real saving of time and, weary waiting as compared with the train -cl vice. In order to advertise New Zealand lamb arrangements have been made by the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Runnl through its London Office to deliver single carcases of prime New Zealand lamb to any address in Great Bri_ tain for the sum of £1 13s per carcase. Nil doubt many New Zealanders would like to make a present of a prime New Zealand lamb to friends in the Old Country, All that is necessary for them to do is to send the sum of t!l 13s to the Secretary of the X.Z. Meat Producers’ Board, P.O. Box 121. Wellington, together with the I fiend's full address (written plainly in ink), and the necessary arrangements will be promptly attended to. Ibe Board would urge all tunnels and others to lake advantage of this offer, and help to advertise and encourage the consumption ol this prime article of produce.

The scarcity of labour is delaying the erection of the big central factory in Hokitika for the Westland Cool Storage and Dairv Company, but it is expeeled that dairy operations will l,c possible by the middle of September, and fully so by October Ist., reports r recent visitor. The bacon side of lire dairy industry wifi be specially entered for by the freezing equipment. '1 lie nig branch had to depend solely in pretunnel days mi the small local market. The dairy output this year is estimated at 13!) to 15!) ions, lotXI cows be lug promised from the districts from Kumara to the Waitalii. In this ar>.i, inclusive of Kokatahi. about 5033 cows arc now being milked and the local factory is being erected with provision for the future. The cream will ho collet-

ed by motor lorry in all factories I'rom Kumara southwards. This [last year the output was about UK) tons, valued at approximately £85,(109.

An inquest was held at Otira last night before the Acting-Coroner Air M. Fitzgerald. ,I.l’. A iurv el four was empanelled a- full,,w- : Messrs F. .la-L----son (Foreman). G. O’Malley. A. G'ondger. and A. ( onmb. A verdict -that Harry Hill committed suicide bv shooting himself in the head with a shot-gun was returned. Intention to commit suicide was stated in one of the four letters found on deceased, the reason given in it being that lie feared lie was going out of bis mind. As far as is known tli>< deceased has no relatives in New Zealand, but a All's Cunningham and .Swift, of Christchurch, together with some one in Napier, are believed to know him. He was horn near Birmingham, England, and is unknown in Otira. No one lias yet been found to identify him.

Through a collision between two trucks, caused hy split, points 1000 ft. of timber was lost in the Grey river last night at 7.1.") and 000,') was spilt on the wharf. The accident occurred when a rake of timber wagons, from Hokitika, were being shunted past the s.s. Tees to the s.s. Kaliikn. A “F” waggon, which was in front, struck split points, and jumped the rails and cannoned into a rake of timber waggons standing at the wharf edge near the s.s. Tees. The “U” wagon as soon as it struck tipped on its side and (limbed the other, spilling about oODOft of timber on the wharf. Another "F.B" waggon ahead, on the other set of rails, felt the impact- so severely that its chains broke. About 1009 ft of timber went into the river and dime afoul of the hows ol the s.s. Oniaiio. A gang of men was immediately got to work clearing the timber from the rails and loading it on to another waggon and after alxnii two hours' work the truck was again placed on the rails. The timber lost over the side was owned by Mesrs Wild and Robertson and the spilled timber hy the Midland Timlier Co.—Argus. Ford Truck with chassis complete, in good going order. £lld in Orovmouth. Ford Touring ear, good second hand, £(>o. —-Mark Sprot and C'o.. Ltd., Grevmouth.—Advt

Conflagrations quickly suppressed when "Underwriter’s” Fire Extinguishers on premises. Smother outbreak with powerful dOft stream of carbonic acid gas. Always ready for action no matter how long charged. R.P.M. Manning and Co., 5 Bedford Row, Christchurch. —Advt.

Notwithstanding the frantic efforts of numerous imitators, our iactory has to continue at top speed to co)ie with the ever-increasing demand. (The manufacturers of “NO-Rl BBING” Laundry Help).—Advt.