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Hokitika Guardian, 31 October 1923, Page 2

A meeting of the it .S.A. will he held at the County Chamber* at i .30 os-lock to-uiglii to anaiigc- for A i mist ice Anniversary celebrations. The usual fort nightly meeting of the Druid's Rod go, \\ e-stliuul X" Sit, will be held in the Lodge room. Town Hall, Hokitika, to-morrow (Thursday) evening a! 7..‘til o'clock. Visiting brethren corihalb invited. A'K't. The memorial to the laic .Rina - ( *>lviu. ex M. !>. for Itulbo", and a member of tie' Mie-hen/.if Miimtr.v. ha.-- be u i-rei- is'il io Vis-toria F<qii:ii-o. AN osipoi-t. neat- the Soldiers’ .Nf>oiis>rial entrails-' gates. The pedestal is of granite, and tbs- bust of white marble. The latter is a stl'ikn.g likeness of ties este".oied citizen and Member. To-night! To-night ! Soldiers’ Hall. Tbs l ‘Rallies Hockey ( lub Ball takes place. M usic by Ronett i's Drollest -a. f'..nil' and join in the Novelty dailies in a hall like Fairyland. Dainty supper. Admission- Double ticket os; Cs-iils ; Rxfra lady 2s Od. Dancing at 8.39 |>.in. Aslvt.

Work was is-siiiin‘ii yesterday at X'o 1 t*ollis".y ol tbs* State Mines. 1 1 is • R was is!ls? tbs' previous slay owing m the rs'fusal of toe men io work sm account of the action taken by a deputy against, one man who was itileged to have used bad language towards leu on Saturday.

On Wediis'.s'lay Nov. Mill., a giam! ball will b* held in the R.S.A. Hall under the auspice* of the Excelsior I'J First-class arrangements are I ving made to make llii- even: one el the m-ist sueces.sfu! heel this year. Ihe Royal Orchestra are engaged and are putting on all the latest jazz and foxtrots.—Advt .

After a lengthy illn.-ss Mr t liar.'-* Reynolds, an old servant ot the Westport Borough ('milled and ex-secretary to the Oddfellows’ Lodge. Westport, passed away at his rs'sidomv. Wakctield Street, on Saturday evening a! 19 n'eloel;. Deceased was horn in Spain, si] British parentage and well connect-

ed. and was 71 years of age. lie was a man of a retiring disposition, and widely respected, lie is survived by a snrrotving widow and grown-up lamils uf two slaughters and two sons.

A very slight shock of earthquake was felt in Wellington oil Friday night Dr. Adams. Government Astronomer, states that the seismograph becord was developed this morning, and the time was shown as 9.18) p.m. The shock was hut a small one and it was not clear front which direction it came, li had he'll repotted from Karori til'll ili,. direction was north and south. Tile shock vas also experienced ii Blenheim.

The public works policy in regard lo railways lias changed radically inrun: the last few years. Further evident e «•’ the new lemlt nov to consider nvt is as an alternative to railw'av branches is evident in Waipn. North Auckland, where the prni'Ctrd liraneli line will almost certainly l.e superseded hv a well made road connecting with the Whangatvi line. Mr F. Murdoch, moniker for Marsdeit, Ims interviewed the Minister of Public 'Works in W cllingfon to discuss his offer to snlist.il nto for a hvnnoli line a 12ft bitumen-sealed road from Waipn to Onkleigh. and ho will return to Waipn to discuss with local settlors a proposal which the Minister lias authorised him io make to them.

.Timt 2f) years ago. on Sunday night, at midnight, on October 28th. 1891. t"<* Fnion Company's steamer Wairara; a was totally lost at Cl rent- Barrier, when bound from Sydney to Auckland. There was a. deplorable loss ot lilo, Captain Mclntosh and 120 of the fnssenders and crew being drowned. Now. after the lapse of all these years, an effort is being made to salve as much ns possible of the valuable metalwork fiom the sea-battered hull. 'I ho salvage venture is being conducted bv Mr K. Tear, a native of Wellington, who has iK-en a professional diver for 10 years, six of which were spent ns diver at Cockatoo Island, Australia. Mr Vear. who was engaged in salvage operations extending over some months at the v.'reeked liner Wiltshire, has a partner in the Wnirnrapa venture, Mr J. McKinnon. McKay and Sou’s great sale starts Friday next, at 0 o’clock. The shop will be closed all day Wednesday and Thursday for the purpose of cutting down prices. Great bargains for all. —Advi. J.ess than a penny a dozen. 3 oat is what it costs to preserve eggs with SHAR LAND'S "MOA” BRAND EGG PRESERVATH’H. Eggs keep fresh for months. WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS is an effective health preservation. Hokitika grocers report big business at the “NO-Kt'BBIXG” Laundry Help counters ; (shilling a time). —Adv*-