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Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1923, Page 2

Mr George Vincent, examiner for Trinity College of Music, London, will arrive oil the Coast on Tuesday by the Christchurch express.

The opening ball in the new Public Hall at Kokntahi takes place on Wednesday evening next. Considerable interest is being shown in the function and there promises to be quite a number from town for tlie occasion if the weather continues favourable.

To-night! At Soldiers' Hall! Tonight ! Como and dance to the excellent music to he rendered by Ponetti's First-Class Orchestra. Come and hear this first-class combination play the latest waltzes and up-to-date music. First waltz commences at 8.30 sharp ,so don’t l>c late and enjoy dancing on an excellent floor to excellent music. Admission Is. Advt.

Whitebait are somewhat slow in making their ap|>caranee ill any substantial quantity this season, though it is still early for the dainty to he in large supply. Usually it is not- until the third or fourth week in September before the factories are able to make a start. Through the courtesy of Mel.oan s Pictures, Princess Theatre has been made available for the R.S.A. Minstrel performance on Tuesday. September 4th. It will be a distinctive entertainment. There are some twenty members in tlie circle, and an orchestra of some fifteen instruments. The rehearsals are well advanced, and give promise of an unusually good entertainment. Several special features will he introduced, making the (‘veiling a rerv special form of enterlain-

Meiniiers ami intending members ol the Hokitika Howling ( lull are reminded that thi‘ annual meeting takes place on Tuesday evening a I 7 o'clock in the pavilion. The season pronu-cs to he a full one. and all interested are invited to attend and make an enthusiastic start. The report to he presented will he a satisfactory one, while there will he a number of matters of general interest to come up for discussion and also lie election of officers for the vear.

The death took place in the Westport Hospital on Wednesday of Mrs Elizabeth Hill, wife of Mr Alex Hill, after a long illness. Peeeased was 7.'i years ol age. a native ov AtteKlaml, where she was also married. She is survived hv a husband and two daughters, Miss Hill, school teacher, ol Westport, Mrs Kilgbv Pratt, ami oils son, Mr Leonard Hill, Wanganui. One son, Hector, was killed in the War.

A Wanganui hoy had an experience recently which probably will leave a Inning 'impression on his memory (states an exchange!. While walking along a main street early, he noticed a lady’s handbag, and on picking it ii]> discovered it contained a purse and £35 in notes. As l lie name and address of the owner was also inside, the hoy lost no time in returning the hag. Tlie lady carefully counted out the litotes, <m tlie t,aide, presumably to see if they wore all there, and then ■i, coining ovet uhelmed with generosity, she landed out Is to the hoy.

Interesting news for tlie .Men! My I resent stork < f soli collars must he cleared to make room for now stocks arriving. Head this! 30 dozen assorted soft collars, one clearing price. for As.—Sizes UU to IS at. W. 11. St opfort It’s. - Advt.

In various parts of New Zealand just row. and particularly in the commercial world there is a general orotesi being raised at tin* action ol the Government countenancing departmental control with various industries and commercial undertakings. Following the general protest living made, the Westland Chamber of Commerce, has despatched the following telegram to tlie members of the Ministry estlain) Chamber of Common e joins in protesting in interests of industry generally that departmental control shows a tendency to become too restrictive and even objectionable to the detriment of the industries concerned and Cue consuming public.

A heavy easterly, almost a gale blew all day yesterday, with bright sunshine overhead. There was a thick cloud obscuring the higher mountains, betokening rough weather on the (anteiburv"sidc. There were dust storms all tlirough the day of substantial dimension-. finite a" unusual visitation here especially at this time of the year. As a result the streets wear quite a clean appearance, the breeze having done substantial scavenging on its own. -iw,, easterly did not die down at sundown as is usual, hill blew heavily at intervals during llic night, which was bountifully clear with bright moonlight. and not nearly so cold as had been the la-t few nights.

The Innugahua "dimes says: ‘The application to the Ueefton Jockey Club for tho use of the Ueefton Racecourse for the Seddon Shield football match, brings to mind the promise' made by certain members of the \\ osi ( oast Rugby Union that if the Fnion were successful in capturing tin* Shield thov would play n game tor the Shield at Ueefton as an appreciation of the assistance given by the I nnugahua Futon to the West Coast Fnion. The application therefore gives colour to the rumour that thf* West ('mist Fnion will honour the promise made." This reference i- of interest in view of the application made by the Westland Sub-Fnitm for a Seddon Shield match to he played at Hokitika.

At a meeting of the Ueefton Jockey ('lnti held on Wednesday evening, various ollierrs were appointed, the position of judge and starter being held over, and al-o linn of haiidicnppor. In the ease of the starter it was resolved to communicate with other clubs with n view to appointing mu' starter for the Coast. Ihe Secretary was instructed to ascertain definitely if the Westland Trotting Club had been granted permission in race on January 7. and it such was the case, represontations la* made to the local Progress League. Minister ot Internal Affairs and liningahua Trotting Club to ask their assistance in preventing the meeting taking place on that date. The matter <>i leasing the Racecourse for the Seddon Shield match "as leu in the hands of the Kxecutive to ileal with.

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