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Hokitika Guardian, 5 January 1924, Page 2

The Mayor Mr G. A. Perry) proclaims a public holiday for 'Wednesdaynext in connection with the Westland Goldfields Jubilee celebrations. Mr C. J. E. Liniieniaii offers tor sale or lea.se tlios, uio line corner sectionin Revell Street, opposite the Rank ot New Zealand on which the Empire hotel formerly stood. The owner of a small unencumbered farm close to Christchurch, desires to exchange same for a \Vest Coast dairyfarm, address in advertisement.

011 the . ■■ is-'o arList. a• ••! I'c.--up-to-date muling County Council under aw is takiug steps to cd of all heavy motor vcto the regulation rate tho bv-)aw. ' arrmigomeiijs for -Monday arc in this The attention owneis is directed to the special V IUIIS *' or conveyance of horses to Hokitn> a ‘ Tl, c Filgwi-l' 0 1? oad Quartette Tarty will render tli>^ ,1 ‘'"' in S ut tlu ' Methodist Church j » rraw <?'emng“The Evening Hymn”,’""*^^* 1 sIM “ vev the Wondrous Cross" pFtfcv^, Jlu ■‘Softly and Tenderly”. N. Arch Little, hunt and shoe narehouse, announces reductions in ail ion wear during ,1 uhilee week. Stocks are large and exclusive to choose from Hoot repairs quickly done l>y first class tradesman. ..East of materials used.

The weather which yesterday morning was extremely wet changed alter noon and gradually improved, the evening being line and clear, white a south erly breeze soon dried up the streets, the night being line and cool. To-day is gloriously line again.

fi. connection with the performance ol the comic opera “Toreador” at Hi Uitika on fill), and 10th. January the Railway Department has arranged for the train ordinarily due to leave Hokitika for Groymoiith at 10.-1 p.m. to he delayed until 11.20 p.m.

The Secretary of the Westland A. and T. Association has written to the District- Railway Traffic Manager suggesting the advisability ol running a through train from Christchurch to Hokitika on Monday, Jan. 28th. the day before the opening “I the A. anti T. Show at. Hokitika, for the convenience of exhibitors ami others desirous ol attending t he show.

To our patrons we-most heartily extend the season's greetings. Our service for the old year has been based on best quality goods at lowest possible prices and we believe that the wide recognition of our past values will ensure for us the fullest, measure of support throughout the coming year. A happy N'ew Year to nil. Me (liner's, Hokitika and Greymouth.— Advt.

The stone crushing plant of the County of Westland at Kanieri will he put in operation next Week. Mr Oreen, recently appointed to the County staff, arrives this evening and v. ill take up his employment at once in charge of the road roller and crushing planC Mr Green has been on the stall' of the lleatiicote County for sixteen years, and for some lime past has been operating road plants similar to that to lie used oil the "Westland County roads.

Mr William O. Robinson, chid clerk of the Agricultural Department, who had just returned finm Hokitika, where he superintended the arrangements ol the Department’s display at the West Coast. Inhibition told a Dominion reporter that the Hokitika inhibition bad come- as ail eye-opener to him. abe luul never expected that the di-tiict would he able to make such a rea!l\ comprehensive display of the potentialities of the district and the Dominion The outstanding features about the hi ; fair were its size and the general completeness and thoroughness with which the alfair has been carried out. Some of the exhibits, he declared, would re licet credit, upon any firm in any part of the world. Many splendid exhibitwere made hv manufacturers in the South Island. The Christchurch an I Dunedin firms had taken advantage u. the occasion to place thoir wares attractively before the inhabitants ol tic-W'.-si Coast. Wellington exhibits were conspicuous hv their absence, there unlv being one solitary Wellington display in the whole fair.

This subject is receiving considerable attention in New Zealand, and it 1 interesting, as also saddening, to note that it has come to the Tore also *n England. Thus in 1922 the Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health,' stated that the mortnliiv among women in .-neb eases shoit liiGi or no improvement in the last 3.) years, and that much ot that mortality is preventable. Possibly ii the canting phrase "natural physiological process" could he eliminated from public -pooch some good might later he effected. \ return to Nature or to natural living, whatever Ihe confusing phrase mav mean, sounds very well, but everyone knows, that short of absolute savagery simplicitv ot life makes very little difference. The hard working mother in tho hackhlocks receives as scurrilous treatment from Mother Nature as the daughter of luxury in the cities. Of course we have heard ad nauseam < t the savage woman who rejoins tile inarching tribe with her hour-old babv ~n her hack, hut it is not certain after all that she mav not have been nil ■ xoption. Many New Zealand women are convinced that the trouble K m t in the hospitals or nursing homes at ~11. |„ u jn a eertain overwork among Other women, making them unable to resist what would normally not endanger life. In dealing with this qiic.-t ioii am way the women’s organisations of the Homeland are verv keen on ante natal work, and desire that n. ire women should he in power -o that tlm "financial considerations preventing "the maturing of such schemes." should get the exposure that they t v -

Cnsi of Hoi'ler Cleaning: half hv using “Mexican” which secures expeditious scale by making it soil, booklet! H. I’. M. Malinin, r, Hedford How, Christchui l’ow, Christchurch. —Ailvt. (hit it iu Graphite removal of Write for c and Co., roll.—Advt:

Tho entries, for the Arahnra lot stock sales on Monday appear in this issue. The sale- starts at 9 a.m. sharp. North Island mails and passengers by the ferry steamer connected with the West Coast express at Christchurch this morning. The Athletic ■ ami Cycling Club 1 sports take place on Cass Square- on 11 Wednesday afternoon. The handicaps- f are published in another column. A : dance will bo held in the Soldiers’ 'Hull 1 in the evening. ! To-night (Saturday! and Monday, ( (Trot night) in the Soldiers' Mali in , aid of the R.S.A. Building'Fund, spec- ( ial dance. Hood music and first-class door. Admission : gentlemen 2s. Kiel- ( ies 1 s Gd.—Advt. ] The death took place yesterday cf Mr Augustus Foot, at Wairoa. Ibe ! late Mr Foot was for many veins' con- ' netted with the legal profession cf 1 (Ireymnuth. He leaves a sou and t 0... 1 '^liters. On <2a«££'>'♦ the With iust. a cycle , road race will pices of the I”v-11 ( luh from Oreymouth to Hokitika. 'lhe prizes are as follow-,:---First, new roadster cycle: second, Co; third C2; fourth €1 ; fastest, time, set ol iirst grade tyres and tubes. The managing director of tln> Central Factory informs his directors that ]<)J tons of Imtter was manufactured for the month of December. Kvidently the local factory is being well patronised, especially considering the company commenced operations three months late. The usual Saturday night dance takes place 111 the Soldiers’ Hall, tonight at 9 o’clock. Music will he supplied by Buuetti’s Band. There will be a second dance on Monday night - the evening of the trots, when the Royal Orchestra will supply the music Both functions are sure to he well patronised. Next week 1 tie New Zealand bowling championship tourney opens cl Christchurch. ’The drey club will he represented by two links—viz., G. I. Moss, B. Ruck, D. McKay, W. Blair, (skip). -I Brislane, T. Brehner. W Graham. and .1. Steer (skip). They will l;c accompanied by Mesdames D. .McKay, T. Rrebner, and -I. Steer. Kanieri and Ilium, with a score ol ! l-,r (Thomas 2b. Nash 22. O’Connor ■ IS, .Millßelay 1.1, C. Fleming 10 not out, lio.vd lit and Starkey 10) defeated Green's Christchurch team 10'- ( Grose 22, Logan 111, Snook 11, Duggan not out 22, Kent 17. i. For Green’s, Duggan took 1 for I s , Snooks (i lor < G Robertson 2 for 12, Lagan 1 l"> I'm Kanieri Grifliths took -I K >r _ -L Nash 2 for 20. Knowles I for H, Fleming 1 for 10. Starkey l for 11.

Mr Singleton, chief of the Dairy Division, m-coiiipaiiiid by Mr Clayton, Government Grader, are at pi esen t visiting the district in the interests of their respective departments. Ycstordav they inspected th<* Central Dairy Factory and expressed much pleasure with what they saw. Later they visited the \rahura Dairy Taetorv and today leave for Harihari ami Wataroa. They intend calling noon all factories on tho Const.

A very line selection in 'Fobing and costumes for all. .at lowest price, can lie found at Schroder into Co’s, who also can lit von out men's and bov’s suils. ties »i" belts and knickers. Tents a, to bant; mocks also make useful ( hnstmas gifts at S( broiler and ( o s. ~ I lie best value shop in town. Vdvt.