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Hokitika Guardian, 29 November 1923, Page 2

Applications close on Saturday for Secretarc to the Diggers' Sawmill Coy. I.tfi. Mr frvine Klsion, representing tlie Oiliva Seals Company, is in Hokitika t-o-day, arranging for a two night's season at the Princess Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday next. Mr W. T. Morpeth, Commissioner of Crown blinds, is in South Westland at piesont on a tour of inspection, and I-, expected to return at flic end of the week. The Westland County Council invites ajq-licaiions for the position of driver of the petrol road roller which lias just been acqttirod. Applications will be received at the County Office up to noon ell the 11 th. December. Our buyer lias just returned to Hokitika with a big range of new lines for Xmas trade, including new inillinerv, new apparel and showroom lines, new oarpets, window curtains, and diallings, new dress goods and men s lnereerv and clothing. We invite you to call and inspect the new goods. W. AloKnv and Son. the leading drapers.

Mr Hal nip’s work on the story ol early Westland is having a good vogue. It is on sale at all the booksellers, and the work is being appreciated as a foundation I'm the official history ol this pa 1 1 of the Coast, which came into being for Kuropean habitation some sixty years ago.

The Wntiiroa-Wniiaiigi Racing Club will be holding its annual race meeting mi Thursday 17 1 li. January. A good meeting is expected. Ihe principal race will be endowed w ith a stake of fid sovs. The course is reported to be in splendid order, and the Committee is taking steps to provide acruminuhution for the influx of visitors on nice day. To-night till roads will he leading to the Soldiers' Hall where a monster euchre evening will take place commencing at 8 o'clock. Ihe principal prize is a dinner set. with also a valuable pielme, a special prize for the winning lady, and a sealed envelope for the gentleman. Supper will ho served, and an impromptu dance will 1 allow flic cards. There is sure to be a bumper bouse for this wind-up night of the season. Tile proceeds go to the IDS.A. building fund. So popular an objective should have the must liberal support. Word from Hilllvl last night, says the "Argus” was to the effort that the West toast Miners’ Council had not ud met to consider the latest proposals l',„- ;l lock-out settlement that have been put forward by the Acting, Prime Minister, Sir Francis Hell. 'lbis is not to be ’.akcti as an indication that the proposals ate deemed as linsatislaetoi v. The expectation at Westport is that they may provide the basis lor a settlement. The Miners' Council will in any event submit the proposals to the live union-, concerned, for a final decision, after they have been fully studied, and their effects ascertained.

Charged " itli stealing L'.T from Patrick McFarlane. a sixteen-year-old boy who pleaded guilty, was convicted ami admitted to probation lor six months, in the Magistrate's Court yesterday at f! revmoutli. Detective Toong said that the accused ha cl entered the bedroom of Patrick MoFnrhiiie on Monday and had stolon a £5 note from Mr Mol 1 aria lie’s pocket. Mr Hannan said that the neensed had acted on impulse. Ho had irimo to the hotel looking for tin cum ployee of his firm who was wot king there and had seen the money and taken it. The .Magistrate said that accused would have to realise the seriousness of his offence. He would convict him ami place him on probation for six months, and order him to report oner a fortnight to the Probation Officer.

At l’ o’clock this morning at (Itvymotilh, says the “Argus" Messrs (slew-art, of the s.s. Tees, and Burke, when returning home from the Coluiuhia Club dance, noticed dense smoke issuing from the lop of tin* coilleol ionery shop in Tainui Street, occupied hy Mrs (I. Williamson bit the Club Hotel), the seat of the fire seeming to he at the rear. They acquainted the Telephone Clerk, who at once called up the Fire Brigade, and tliev were on the scene inside five minutes. The discoverers of the tire meantime rang an alarm on the hell near the Railway. Hoses weie ouieklv got out. and run into the building. putting out the tire in a minute or two. It. started in the living room liebiml the shop, hut the cause of it is I’tilnowu. The contents of the place would suffer from water and smoke, Imt not much damage resulted.

Mr H. K. l'ayne, piano tuner and repairer for tbe Bristol Piano air 1 Organ Co., lias arrived in Hokitika All ordeiH loft with J. King, Agent civ the Bristol Company, will be promptly attended to.---Advt. Thursday, Friday and Saturday last three days of sale. Special bargain concessions in every Department, buy now. r J be buying is good ami will be most profitable to every purchaser. Prices cut to tbe barest minimum, lie who buys now buys well. Thrift and economy can now bo p:;c ini > practice. We mean to give mir customers tbe benefit of unprecedented values. MeGrucr's, Spot Cash Stores, Hokitika and flrevmoulh.—Advt. Paint: Use "Kibrine” Best protec tivo medium for wood, iron and steel work. Anti-corrosive, nnti-loulmg. Covering capacity double ordinary paints. Labour operating cost bal'. K. P. M, Manning and Co., 5 Bedford Bow, Christchurch.—Advt. The latest Parision model hats and costumes to be worn for the Inhibition season tire now to hand at Schrdoer and Co. C'ttll early as the demand is extremely heavy owing to the very reasonable cost, and high quality.— Advt. WADE’S WORM FIGS eradicate worms of all descriptions- Pleasant, sure and certain.

Messrs McGruer and Co. distribute an inset setting out- details of their clearing sale now on. Mr W. ouHibevict who has been licensee of the Ho a Hotel, has taken file Three Mile Hotel. Mr W. Kells taking over the license of the Ron Hotel. On the bowling green lasi evening, ill a game for the Dominion Ferns the holders. .Messrs Coles and Stevenson "ere defeated liv Messrs Breeze and W. Wilson by 1G to 19. The prospecting bore being put down by the Keystone drill at Munauui Flat reached 110 feet on Tuesday without disclosing any satisfactory alluvial results. It lias been decided to bore to a depth of loOfeet while the machine h in its present position. Notwithstanding the frantic efforts of numerous imitators, our factory has to continue at top speed io cope with the ever-increasing demand. (The manufacturers of "NO-15 F HH1N(!” Laundry Help).—Advt. Colds vanish in double quick time when “NAZOL” comes on the scene; GO doses, Is Gd. Chemists and stores.