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Hokitika Guardian, 21 November 1923, Page 2

The Timber AYurkors’ I'nioii. ill a general inert inn. void! LlllO to {lie Minor*' Relief Lund. They nl-o adopted n resolution lecnmmeml inn; the Alliance of Labour In institute a levy on afiiliated bodies ut a shilling a ineinb. r weekly. The Commissioner oi' Crown Lands notifies that on Wednesday No\ . 28th. there will lie offered lor sale by aoclion at the (lovernmeni Buildings a! Hokitika, two farms. one known a* Timpsnii’s on the llau Man mad, and the other a> Met'loud's at Kokatahi. In Mr Aliens llarrop’s work “'I he Romance oi \\ est land,” now' on sale locally, there are some very inteiesting notes on tally day .scenes and happenings ill Hokitika, (it) years ago, when the litst- inhabitants settled here. A leeord of those times is well worth collating. and Mr llamip lias pm formed a useful service in piecing the stoiv of Westland together so interestingly. Gentlemen, we have just received a not her assortment of Van Ikm-rn >-<,ll:i rs in sizes Iron! IC.iu. t" l.m. al Stephen's Bros., sole agenc- in Hokitika.—Advt. Infectious and other notifiable demises reporled in the t aiitetbui\ West laud Health District during the weelc ended noun nil Monday, totalleo dll as follows : Buller : Diphtheria. 1. WesHitnd : Scarlet fever, 6. North Can termin': Scarlet fever. 7; diphtheria. :l; enteric. I; tuberculosis, o : puerperal septicaemia. 2: influenza, 1: pneumonia. I : erysipelas. 1 : lethargic encephalitis. 2. Ashburton : Tuberciilosi . 1 : pneumonia, 2. South Canterbury: Diphtheria. 2: enteric, 1. The dentil look place on Monday nitdit. at Cobden. of Tlerbert AA isdom eldest Sim of the late Alonzo and Abigail Wisdom. Deceased bad Ir en conlined vo bis lioinc for numv months, ami death was not unexpected. The late Mr Wisdom was an old tosidem of Cobden. and well ’-.mm n iliroilglmui the (irev district. He leaves a wile and family of two sons and four daughters. Referring to recent adverse comment i egnrding the part of Greyinouth's prospects ol securin'; intercolonial traflie, Mr Jesse Steer, chairman of the Harbour Hoard, said that when the expert engineers report on the Grey 1 larhour devlnpinent is available, il "ill be probably seen that the port "ill accommodate- ve-sel- drawing 22 to 2:tft. I'mler those circumslaoces

;i refillin' lia.-'t'iwr service to Evil ney should be easy. Such :t trie would save 'IS hours ;iud Would lie more scenic. (Irev is 2111) miles nearer Svduey than is Wellington, and 100 miles nearer than Lyttelton. Tile suggestion of only eight hours' difference was ineorrecl. Statistics shotted that stuns through rough liar or weather were lew anil far hettceen. The liarhour Hoard was proud of the port's progress, and confident of its future. A special general meeting of the IDS.A. was held last night there being a good attendance of metnliers present, .Mr L. Aldridge occupying the ehair. It was decided to cancel the concert to he held at Himu next Eriday to a future date on account of some of the principals homo unable to make the trip. It was also decided t■; incite the holies In as' 'sf ai the cnllcerli for the Fire Brigade. which

lanes olaee in the Princess Theatre next- AVednesday. An entirely new programme is being arranged. which pi'iimises to excel the splendid programmes the .Minst rois liavc submttted. Practices are heinp arranged for Thursday in .Mclntosh's Hall, and Eriday in the Soldiers’ Hall. . Special values in carpels and runners this week. New lot of carpet squares and sofa squares just arrived. We sell linoleums clump.—McKay and Son, llokitik a. —Advt. Mr L. M. Isitt. ALP.. in an interview at Ashburton, was asked it a peneral elect ion was likely Ic take place next year. "I am not in the confidence of the Government," he said, "hut I fancy it will tide over next session at all events. I can setup possible pood that can result from tin appeal to the country. It is possible that Mr Massey tnipltt come back with a sliphtly increased majority. It is possible, on the other hand, that he might come back with a iK creased majority; hut it is impossible that either the Liberals or extreme Labour Hatty can come hack with t>

party majority. Now. if the Liberals tire i rue to th. ir pledpo. they cannot, accept office at the mercy and dominaion of the extreme Labour Party, in view of Mr Holland's declaration that he would first put -Mr Massey ( ,tit and the Liberals in, and that if the Liberals did not do what he wanted he would put them out. "So in ally ca-c no pood purpose can he served hv pomp to the country. ]f Mr Massey came bad,- with a sliphtly strengthened majority, thinps would remain as they are, and if an election resulted in his being in a minority, with neither the Liberals nor extreme Labour Party in a position to carry on unless they combined, hmv should we lie anr hotter off-"

Mr H. K. Payne, piano tunc-.~ and repairer for the Bristol Piano air l Or. pan Co., has arrived in Hokitika. All orders left with J. King. Agent tor the Bristol Company, will be promptly attended to.—Advt. Thousands of homes are never without “XAZOL.” Instant relief to colds, coughs and chest troubles. Pleasant to take. 60 doses Is Gd.

On the bowling green on Alondny evening in a game tor Hie Dominion Ferns, Coles and Stevenson 27, defeated ,T. King and Bishop (holders) 7. Airs S. Jacobs, Bo veil street, has just landed the latest Parisian models, knitted silk frocks, and crepe do chine jumpers. 1 aspectual invited. Advt. The concert and ball at Kanieri in aid of the State school prize fund takes place this evening. A capital programme lias been arranged. A ear for performers will leave the Clock Tower at 7.J0. Bonorti's Jazz Band will supply the music for the ball. Next Thursday at the Soldi.-i s’ flail, final night ol the endue tournaments. Special prizes to » ■ awarded, Sup] or and rf.neo to I'ellu.v. Mr .!■ >..■ m the piano. Admission Is. Ad\i. 'lhe earthquake for a feu minutes this morning, caused great, excitement among the residents oi Hokitika, more especially the fairer sex. Blit excite incut ol a more pleasant nature will reign for many days it a visit is paid to Schroder’s show room, "here the latest styles in Pari'ion models are now on view. Prior to his departure for Blenheim Mr \Ym Chotwynd received a presentation from the members of bis department. In making the presentation the District Land Registrar. Air K. C. Adams, referred eulogistically in the unflagging zeal shown by Mr C hetwvml. both in bis oflieiul duties and local studies, and expressed his conviction that Mr Clietwyml would have a very successful career. Some matters affecting the hop industry were mentioned at a meeting ; Mot ueka called to urge the reinstatement of hop-picking holidays m the schools. Last year they were abolished, the senior inspector being strnnglv opposed to them on the grounds that holidays in -March greatly interfered with school work. \\ lien holidays were given in Alarch, the. Christmas vacation was reduced to two nr three weeks. A resolution ul protest against the cutting out of the hop-picking holidays was passed.

There was some excitement in Haglev Park, Christchurch, on Saturday afternoon, when a chase was made alter a man who it was alleged, bad stolen a watch from one of the players engaged in tin* cricket matches. The man, it is stated, was observed by a boy to take the watch. The boy gave the alarm, and a chase was at once instituted. I lie lugitive, in an effort to escape threw away the watch, which was recovered. Later the man was arrested and charged with the theft of the walc'n.

A regulation dealing with tile number ol ball-days on which schools shall be open throughout the year has been made by Order-in-Couneil. 11 -ays : "Every public school shall lie open ill each calendar year for n.l less Hum four hundred ball-days. anil every si i-olidary school, technical school, and t, clinical high school shall ho upon in each calendar year for mu less that’ throe hundred and oiglity-live halfdays, unless it is .-linw n in the satisfaction ul the .Miui-ter that the ( losing ul the school is nercssary owing to the prevalence of epidemics or Other sullieient eau-e."

Mr K. AY. Petillngton. assistantpost master at Wellington. Ims been appointed chief post master at Napier, lie "ill leave Well ill gb .11 ill about tell days’ time. Air K. Ashton, supervisor at the Telegraph Office at Napier, has been promoted to tin position n 7 superintendent of til Auckland Telegraph Ofliee. Mr K. W. Craig, chief postmaster at. Blenheim, lias been promoted superintendent of the Telegraph Ollicc at Dunedin. Mr \Y. L. E.-soii, senior supervisor at the Wellington Telegraph Office, lias been promoted lo the position ul supi I'inteiident' of tin' Telegraph Ofliee, Christchurch. The likelihood of New Zealand l,“ing fittingly represented at the Imperial Jamboree of liny Scouts in connexion "ilh the British Empire Exhibit ion next year lias become greater since lhe receipt hv Dominion Headquarters of applications made on l.chalf of Hoy Scouts ill different Parts of the Dominion wlio arc desirous of attending the fixture. Il is understood that in lener than sj N applications on behalf el Scouts have come to hand, and there ha., been received also an application from one Scoutin'. Hi respect of Scouts the applications are: Two from hulls, one each from Auckland. New i’lvimmlh. I’elone, and New Brighton. Tic anpliealioii from the Scouter comes from New Plymouth.

j table advice was received resterdnv by Mi W. Moldi-urn, C.M.0.. D.S.o'., S.M.. announcing the death of his lather. .Mr Alexander Lewi-; Alelilrum at K i nca hie. St. Andrews, Scotland. 'I he late Air Alelilrum was S 3 vein s of ape. He nr lived in New Zealand in ISVd, I inning at Auckland, lie took up laud in the Waikato, hut on the outbreak of the Maori War he. with other settlers, was driven off; in company with two otheis. he settled in the Whanpaiei di-ariel. I.ntt r lie developed a coal mine at Kamo, anil carried it on for some years. The late Air Meldrmn was the founder of the first .Presbyterian Church at Whanpaiei. a fact which was referred to at the jubilee of the Church, held ret cully. In 1910, deceased was 'eft the estate of “Master Mineable.” and went to Scotland, where he has since resided. His wife predeceased him a lew mouths ago, and lie knives four children' AH' AY. Aleldrum. Givymouth: Air 1). Alcldrum. manager of Bing. Harris and Co., Wanganui: Airs Hodiiigton. of AYhangarei, who recently has been at Home with her father; and Alt'- Benoit, of Kamo. Schroder and Co. are now opening out a splendid assortment of costumes, latest style : also fine selection of ladder-proof silk jersey frocks and jumpers, well worth an early inspection. Price as usual, o'wavs moderate. —Advt.