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Hokitika Guardian, 21 November 1923, Page 2

Air John Stevenson, Chief Draughtsman in the Lands and Survey Department at Hokitika, has been promoted to the position of Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor at Blenheim. His many friends in this district will he glad to hear ol his advancement in the service. At Auckland Alagistrute’s last week a lad of 20, a resident of Kokatalli. pleaded guilty to nine charges ol theft, and was convicted and sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labour to he fcdlowed by a period of reformative treatment, not to exceed twelve months. The opening auction sale ot the Central Auction Market in Hevell St., will take place on Saturday afternoon next commencing at 2.J0 p.m.. when L'oOO worth of fancy goods. boots, hardware etc., will be sold without reserve : also one piano. The premises are those lately occupied by Larson and to., opposite Air AY. E. AAilliams. chemist. During the July-September quarter excise duty was paid in the Dominion of L'lL’s.ll'ij on 2,t).')S.Sl 1 gallons of beer, which is £lO,lO less than lor ‘.esame quarter last year. Du lO.Olnlh of tobacco, duty to the amount of L220l was paid, while (>9J'2olb ot ma-chine-made cigarette* produced £19,147. The total excise duties for the quarter for the Dominion amounted to £100.303. The total births for the month of October in New Zealand were 1 131. against 9Jn in September, ail increase of 22(i. The deaths numbered 477. a decrease of 31 > compared with the previous month. Of the deaths, 73 of children under five years of age, and of those nj were under one year. The birth-rate was equal to I.SJ per ](!!)() of the papulation, against L7l for October la*t year, and tile deathrate 0.70 per 1000. against 0.78 per 101)0 in October last year. In Ashburton a bandmaster draws attention to an extraordinary coincidence which i* unlikely to recur in a hundred years. Test pieces for the North and South Island contests are identical. He explains that the seine tion was made independently by the two associations, who usually ask a British house to send suitable pieces, and apparently the Britishers duplicated tin' select inn to both associations. The pieces are ‘'The Flying Dutchman," "Life of the t zar." and the test march, "Sons of lhe Wild."

A pleasant little smoke and social was held in the lh.liee Station on ALuiday night, when occasion was taken to present Detective .1. IS. A'nuiig with u dinner service, in view of his recent marriage. Senr.-Sergt. I’. .1. McCarthy, who made the presentation. referred to the esteem in "Inch his comrades in the lone held Detective fining. Constable Elewel]vii seconded the remarks ot the Senr.Sergt. and wished Detective A'nuiig and liis wife a happy future. Detective A'oung suitably replied. Constables Llewellyn and Hay gave several musical items and a number of toasts were honoured.—Argus. At Greymoulh yesterday seven lads between the ages of 12 and 11 were charged in the Juvenile Court with a number of charges of breaking and entering, Mr Meldrum, S.AE. being on the bench. Three of the hoys were charged with breaking and entering the Hallway Condsheds on Auzac Day and stealing a number of articles valued at £1 12s 9,1. Emir were charged with stealing 2ls in money from the desks of teachers at the State School and stealing articles valued at 4s. Air AY. .1. Joyce appeared for three of the lads, all of whom admitted the offences, lhe Alagistrale said that the offences committed hv the buys made them liable to long terms if imprisonment., hut lie was going to place them on probation for six mouths, each to report once a week to the Probation Officer. lie would warn them that il they again came before him thev would he dealt with more severely. lhe parents were ordered to make good amounts stolen Thousands of eggs preserved last vear with SHAHEAND'S "AIDA” BRAND EGG PR ESERA'ATI YE. Housewives know it’s the best. I'.fSlF are cheap-—preserve now Costs less than Id a dozen. Electric Lamps; All sizes from eight to three thousand candle power 1 w-f*tr: and metallic filament. All volLtges Get our low quotes. It. P. M. Manning and Co., n Bedford Row, C iris'l- -