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Hokitika Guardian, 1 December 1923, Page 2

Messrs Nevnuui Bros. Ltd., took over the motor business of Clements Motors Ltd., to-day.

Messrs V. Jeffries and Co. will sell in the mart on Thursday at 2.J0 p.m. a quantity of furniture, including piano, fruit, harness, etc.

Alt •ssrs AY. Jeffries and Co. remind wool-growers that they are prepared to grade and consign wool and are also cash' buyers of pigs and lambs.

On the howling green last evening in a game for the Dominion Ferns tlio holders Messrs Breeze and AY. "Wilson were defeated by .Messrs Sherman and Bain by 8 to 21.

A meeting oi the Committee i»t the West Coast Bowling Tournament will l>e held at Greyniouth on Thursday evening next to arrange details of the annual West Coast tournament to be held at Groyiuouth next February.

A meeting of the Westland branch of the Canterbury Automobile Association will lie belli in the County ( ham1, ers at 7.J0 this evening to discuss the proposed motor taxation and general. A good attendance is requested.— A dvt.

The Sunday School Anniversary of tlio Salvation Armv will lie hold in the Town Hall to-morrow afternoon and evening. A special program of singing will be rendered by the children at ,‘J p.m.. and at 7 p.m. a treat is promised to all lovers of ilie children. Oil Tuesday a varied program of twenty spectacular items. including drills, action songs etc. will he rendered in the Town Hall.

Air C. Friend. West Coast agent for the automatic draughlless and dn.-tless door-pad is now in Hokitika ami is engaged in taking orders and giimg demonstrations ol the Use of this special patent. The prices for same are announced in this. issue and Ah Freiiul will take the opportunity of waiting on residents during the nextday or two and showing a working model.

There was a good assembly of residents of Granity and visitors oil Thursday afternoon tor the unveiling ul tin 1 war memorial tablet ill the Library. The ceremony was periormod by Canon Cour-ey, Cantam ( haplaiu dining llie war. who pronounced a etilogiliiu upon the lads who lost theii lives in the war and also the paients anil others who, in various eapaeisties also did invaluable work. I lie weather was all that could he desired. Owing to Hie large number present, tlio speeches by Air Alilne (Chairman of the Granity Committee), Capfain Chaplain Coursey, and D. 0. O’Brien (Lieutenant in the Tunnelling Corps in Flanders and later in the Palestine campaign), and Air .1. Aleii/.ios • Alatoi of Westport) were delivered outside the library. Granity Band was in attendance. arriving on the scene at the l-onil of the school children. The Band, under the direction of Aft* AYlwatlev. in the absence of Air T. Afe\VjgLi, played spirited music at intervals during the proceedings.

A representative gathering ol business men was held ill tile Commercial Hotel. .Nelson, on Saturday evening for the purpose of bidding farewell to Air Bod Newman, Nelson manager of Newman Bros,. Ltd., who is being transel’iTod to Hokitika to manage the Southern link in the extensive Newman services. As previously slated the jimi recently acquired the tourist transport business of ( iements Alotor Lid., of Hokitika, lion AY. Snodgrass presided- In the course of a speech Mi A. Gilbert in making it presentation .-.aid he felt sure that Air .Bod Newman would make good on the West Coast: they weie a wariil-heillt-ed sincere people there, and ill! felt sure that Air Newman would not only make ail agreeable and happy circle rl fiiemis. lint that he would make the White Star and the Newman Crown just as popular at the Hokitika end as they were in Nelson. In conclusion Mi Gilbert handed Air Newman a complete set of i utlery in a Brit ish oak

cabinet, and on behalf of Air Neuman’s personal and business iiionds, wished hi msiii-eess anil happiness in his new sphere of operations. AH' Rod Newman suitably responded.

The Westport News stales .Messrs L rail ley and Co. were busy on Thursday arranging the exhibits in the Oram! Theatre, Westport, that tire to lie shown at Hokitika Kxhibition. These include beautfiul mineral samples, typical of the district’s resources. Amongst them a pyritica. on heavy spur (bartium sulphate) from .Maiigatina and Dcmiiston. this being used for paints, and in the arts and in chemistry ; samples of limestone and mail for Portland commit making from Cape F’oulw ind, with samples of the crushed coal from Waimangaroa which is to he used in burning the cemenl : Cape granite building and memorial stone; gold bearing alluvial wash black sand and gravel from Charleston gold bearing terrace and from Fail-down ; concentrates from Carthage sluicing claim, containing platinum ; black sand concentrates from Addisons Flat : black sand from the well known Powell's beach claim at Charleston, auriferous iron sandstone cement from Addison’s Flat; varieties of coal from Westport Coal Comoany, Westporf Stockton Company, with Charleston, Mokihimii and Boiler Gorge still to come in. This will be one of the most interesting of many very interesting and instructive exhibits at the exhibi-