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Hokitika Guardian, 6 December 1923, Page 2

The Entertainment Committee of the Exhibition Council meets to-night sit 7 o'clock anil the Finance Committee nt l 1 o'clock on Saturday morning.

A notice under the Land Transfer Act appears in this issue.

A few select pedigree* iorsey hulls are offered for sale in this issue.

The Ministerial parties attending the Exhibit ion. contemplate visiting tin; Wailio (Miioier while on the Coast.

("twine to counter nttiactioiis it lias lecu decided to postpone the Athletic and Cycling Clnh concert from tonight until next Wednesday evening.

Nominations for the Hokitika races close on Friday night at 9 o'clock. The Committee at that hour will receive the nominations and deal with

general business

Messrs M. Houston and Co., will sell in the mart on Fiiday at 2.30 p.m. -A wises stunner tipples ami in the mart en Saturday at noon, 10 store- weimcr pigs.

The new butchery premises being elected on the Government House section in Weld Street for Mr W. Berry are now ap]ii'"aching cunipletion and the shop will lie opened in the course of a few davs. of which due notice will

be given

Heiteration becomes nauseant if earned to extremes, but when many good people neglect to pay their hospital bills, not because they are dishonest, only they just delay doing so. Now Jet ns hear from you before Christmas Day, we want the cash now.—Advt.

The funeral of the late Mr.sS. Megan took place yestctdny afternoon to Hokitika cemetery and was followed by a large number of mourners. The T!ev. ]’. |J. Fraser M.A.. conducted the setvice of the Dieshyterian Church at the graveside. A huge number of wreaths

vore placed on the grave Innti sorrow ino friend-.

Is your house quite leatly lor the guests you are expecting during the Kxhihition r Are your curtains dainty and smart/.’ Vour floor coverings fresh and eoml'ortahle looking ? And what about your lied and table linen

most important items which perhaps require replenishing 'i A visit. In Airs .1. Lloyd's entails no obligation t>> btiv. and will assure yoti that fm value, qualitv and up to the minute styles anil designs von need go no further.—Advt. The Hokitika District High School Fail iu tlie .school grounds yesterday aiteinoon attracted a very good attendance, tin* lair.sex being in the mniority. The ;; t:i f| and scholars had gathered together a leave display of produce mid home cookery. Afternoon tea, tmil salads and jellies wcie supplied in the school and piovod a. very weli uiih section. There was a willing hand of buyers present and ib- w hole ill the goods were (Imposed of the taking-. amounting to almost £<>A a very sat is fa'lory result for the effort made. An outbreak of lire occurred at (. iey month at ILIA a.m. yesterday in t }... drapei y ostaldishmeiit owned by Mr .1. N. Waikiq. Boundary Street. The File Brigade was quickly summoned bv those ill the shop at the

tint • the tire broke out and wtis soon (ll ] the -ectir. Tile clicillirnl soon quenched the Hatties. According t" the firemen if another five minute- had elapsed before the lire was discot e-red much damage would have insulted, as the wooden building is so dry. (lues, tinned as to the cause of the outbreak. Mi Walker slid it was a mystery to him. as it broke out in a fire place at the rear of the building, which had not been used for some lime. r l lie stock Hits very slightly damaged.

Persons having draughty doors and the resulting dust receivers these days, should make an appointment with Mi C. Friend, Sewell Street, who will he pleased to give a demonstration by means of a handy reduced facsimile ol the patent; automatic draughtloss and dust Ic s s door pad. It i- easily aflixed to any door, and should prove invaluable to all households. —Advi.

A large :mil anpreeiatn ■ .<i..i! s.‘m o attended till' A oting People - Demonstration of tin - Salvation Army Su-..-day School licit! in tin; Town liali on Tuesday evening. Captjii ll and Mrs Bartlett were responsible lor tin* t raining of che children, and the items presented reflected great credit on the way tin- whole j>n>yir:titiin<‘ was lemlcrd. Over liftv young people took part, and Envoy (,lnerec made an abbchairman, limns included the scurl. hoop and dumh-hcll drills hy Mokitiktt vonug people; concerted recitation entlcd “Seasons"; three company solids ; action slinks “hire Brigade and ‘‘l he Railway Train"; recitations hy Lor mi Shadholt, Imcy .Mclntyre, and Jessie McKenzie; a Maori Housebuilding won continued applause; a dialogue “The Irish Sehoolniast cr ; and a bountifully rendered item “Spelling Love." Rimu children did excellently well with a Chinese song. concerted recitation “Joybells." action song * ‘Lit lie Blossoms and recitations by Myrtle Stoope and Alice Cooper. Over sixty prizes were then presented to the scholars, and the concluding item hy the girls was a “Good-night" song. Tile National Anthem bronchi io a close one of the finest A mini! People's I len.oiist rations pre-oiiLcd in llokit iks .

A!,- H. K. Payne, piano tuner and repairer for the Bristol Piano air 1 Orcan Co., has arrived in Hokitika Ad radons left with .1. Kin;.', Agent f ar the Bristol Company, will he promptly attended to. Advt.

The latest Parisieii model hats and costumes to he worn for the exhibition season are now to hand at Sohriloor and Co. Call early as the demand is extremely heavy owing to the very reasonable cost, and high quality.— Advt. \VADE’S WORM FIGS eradicate worms of all descriptions Pleasant, one and certain. Dependable worm remedy—WADE’S ff/'RM FTCiS. Children like them.

Just arrived; consignment of cooking and eating apples. Paterson Michel and Co. Ltd.—Advt.

The holiday telegraph attendance at Hokitika will in future be from 9 a.m. to Id a.in., and 7 p.m. to Si p.m. This

will mean a material reduction in the hours that were formerly observed here on public holidays.

Farmers: Your ideal lantern. 3AO e.p. rain, wind and storm proof. Lights with match, suitable for nsido or outside lighting. Cos post free. JL P. AT. Manning and Co., f, Bedford Bow. Christchurch.—Advt.

Hokitika grocers report big business at the “NO-RUBBING” Laundry Help counters; (shilling a time). —Advt.

Summer is here and it is naturally the best time of the year to be out in the open. You need’plenty of light, cool easy-titling clothe.-, for these days. We have large stocks of everything suitable for summer wear. Call and see our large range of fancy checked zephyr frocks at Ills lid and It’s (3d each. AlcGnier’s. .Spot Cash Department Stores, Oreymonth and Hokitika. Advt.