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Hokitika Guardian, 30 November 1923, Page 2

On Monday Messrs M. Houston and Co. will soil the furniture and effects of Mr ,T. Myers, who is leaving the district.

For the grand vocal and instrumental concert in Orpheus Theatre on Thursday night next, a (apital programme is being arranged. 'I lie proceeds will lie devoted to the prize funds of the Athletic and Cycling Club.

The iirebells rang out a vigorous alarm last night about 11 o'clock. The Fire Brigade turned out promptly, but the cause of the alarm proved to be a fire in the scrub on Upper Shallow Rush.

Police Superintendent Norwood, of Wellington, will succeed Superintendent Mnr.saek as officer in charge of the Otago Police District. Insfiector MeIlveur.v has been promoted to the rank of superintendent in charge of the Wellington District.

The record of sunshine for Hokitika !'.>■• 1920. 1921 and 1922 was very •miforni. Tile total each year was just under 2000 hours of bright sunshine, and the average over the three years was 5 hours 28 mins, daily. Very lew towns in the Dominion made such a good and none as oven a record.

The demand for Mr llnmip’s work on F.arly Westland suggests that a good deal of interest is taken in the booklet which gives the history of the foundation of the Province, following the roaring days of the early gold discoveries, \eiy concisely. The hook i.s being sold at os per copy and is on sale at all U al booksellers.

The Reeiton “Time.s” states—At the Fire Brigade meeting on Monday night, M • Bob Powle.v. of the Post and Telegraph Department, who is under orders for transfer to Hokitika, was the teoipieiit of a set of military brushes I rum his fellriv firemen. Mr Powle.v he- been an enthusiastic fireman, and his removal means a loss to the Brigade, as it also will to the local football team.

lion W. Noswortliv. .Minister of Agriruh lire, has replied to I lit* Reel ton Progress League :—“With reference to the representations made by you to the Hon .1. G. Coates recently in connection with the making ol ensilage at the State Farm al Waimaunga, I have pleasure in informing you that it has been devilled that a portion of the crop now growing al Waimaunga is to be made into ensilage. Mr Dnlgleish is being asked to communicate with you with a view In arranging for a Farmers' Field Day to be held during the progress of the work" should circumstances prove favourable."

The wind-up of tin- It.S.A. euchres for the season took place at the Soldiers’ Hall last 'night, when there was a bumper attendance. For tinclosing tournament of the season 10 evenings bail been devoted to cards, and the scrutineers announced tinfollowing result: Ladies' prize, pair large vases presented by .Mrs Lynn, won bv Mrs Fitzgerald with 8I games, Mrs Sumner 82 games, second. anil Mrs Benjamin 71 games, third. Ihe gentleman’s prize, a rug, was won by .Mr ,). Mclntyre with 77 games. Messrs W. Gooill'ellow and Roy Roberts tied for second place with 72 games. In last evening’s final c-itlip-.-t it inn, Mrs Blank won the dinner service with eleven games out of twelve. Mi-stlames, Lynn. I Toenail and pitzgprald tied for the picture presented by Mr McGregor, and in the play-off .Mrs Fitzgerald "on. The gentleman’s prize, a sealed envelope, was won by Mr V. A. M iison. after placing oil with four other gentlemen. Ibe President thanked all for their attendance and help, and stated the evenings would fie resumed , again next. year. Over the holidays card evenings would lie held and seasonable gifts would be awarded. Supper was served and an impromptu dance went on till mid-night.

The sun enters the zodiacal sign Caprieorttus on December 2.’>id at i.dl a.in., when the solstice occurs. The sun on this day reaches its greatest altitude in the sky. The distance of the earth from the sun will then he about, !)1,100,01)1) miles. The plane' Mercury sets on December Ist at S.S p.in. ami on December mill at, K. 53 p.in. : as its apparent magnitude is about —0.5 during the first half of the month, it should he a cou.-piciious object in the sky. It will he found lying well to the south ot west. Venus sets on December Ist at <l.o and on December 15th at 9.10 p.m. ; its apparent magnitude during the month will he—3.3. Mars rises on December Ist at 2.29 a.m. and on December 15th at 1.51 i a.in ; Jupiter rises on these dates at .‘BOS a.in. and B'l a.m. respectively, and Saturn at 2.M5 a.m. and 1.43 a.m respectively. The planets Mars and Saturn will he in conjunction on December 2nd at 7.12 p.m. the former lying about a degree and a half south of the latter. There will he an oeeultation of the planet Uranus hv the moon on December 11th. the earth, moon and planet being in a lino at 10.8 p.m. : the moon will pass extremely close to the first magnitude star Alderbaran on December 22nd at 11 minutes after midnight. There will he an oeeulation of Regulus (magnitude 1.3) on December 2sth at 10.1-2 a.m.

Mr 11. IC. Payne, piano tuner and repairer for the Bristol Piano air' Organ Co., has arrived in Hokitika. All ordei* left with J. King. Agent fur the Biistol Company, will ho promptly attended to.—Advt.

Thursday. Friday and Saturday last three days of sale. Special bargain concessions in every Department, buy now. The buying is good and will he most profit able to every purchaser. Prices cut to the barest minimum. Mo who buys now buys well. Thrift and economy can now he put into practice. We mean to give our customers the benefit of unprecedented values. McGrucr’s, Spot Cash Stores. Hokitika, and Greymouth. —Advt.

The ambassadors of trade. commercial travellers “strike a true note” and ask for Bells’ Mild Yellow Babel Whisky. They know the goods. “Bell's” is mild and clear. Mark Sprot and Co. Ltd.. Grcymouth, sole distributors.—Advt.

The latest Parisien model hats and costumes to be worn for the Exhibition season are now to hand at Schrdoer and Co. Call 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.