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Hokitika Guardian, 8 January 1924, Page 2

A mooting o!' the Westland hraucli ol rlie Caiiterhiii y Autonmhiie Assoeia thin will lie hold in the County Chambers litis (Tuesday) evening at 7.d1l o'eloek. A i'u 11 tit tendance oi mouthers t' n'f|ite.steil. Business import, tint■ Advt. In eoniieetiiiu with the Athletic iiMii Cycling Club sports on Cass S'|tmre lii-moiTinr afternoon, pioneers wearing their Imdges will he ticlmilicd free. Mr C. Morison has kindly donuted a snhstanth.l slim for eash prizes for the ehildren and ill. ri ii; . ihs' iitternooii. The spons will start til 1 o'clock. admission Is. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Druids’ Lodge “Westland \o 811” will take place in the lodge room, Town Hull, on Thursday next at 7.30 p.m. sharp. The memhers of the above lodge cordially invite all visiting Druids io attend after which a smoke concert will he held in honour of the visitors.—By order of the A.D.— Advt.

A radio message was received hv the .Mblister of Marine, the Hon G. T. Anderson, from the whaling expedition organised hv Messrs ('. A. l-arsen aim Magnus Konotv, and operating in *h ■ 11OHS Dependency. Smith Polar region Tile radio message, which is from Captain Hooper, who is the New Zealand Government's representative with tiie expedition, and who is oil hoard the whaling ship Sir dames Clark Boss. is as follows" Took first, w hales Friday in open water olf Groat lee Harrier. Now Housing ('stripping the whale carcases) at anchor in 75.-W> deg. S. hit.. 172 deg. west long. Going westward January Ist. Temperature minus S Cent, f! < I'alir., In deg. below freezing point). Snow. \ll 0.K.” P.rlting: Secure our low quote for “Gandy’s'’ Genuine British lialata Belting; made from finest quality cotton duel; solutioned with pure Balata gum ; gives lasting satisfaction. B. P. M. Manning and Co., ■ 1 Bedford Bow, Christchurch. —Advt.

ILLINGWORTH’S FILM HERE.— Tilt* best film on tho market is ILLINGWORTH'S. Secure from your chemist or photo dealer. Exceedingly fast and highly orthochromatic. Everybody is delighted with the light and shade and wealth of detail. ILLINGWORTH ROLL FILM is non-curling. Sizes to fit all cameras. Wholesale : Sharland and C'o., Ltd., Wellington.— Advt.

Ladies can thank “XO-TtLHHTXG” Laundry Help for shortening the once dreaded washing days to a brief hour or so to-day. It works wonders, and only Is for 7 weeks.—E. J. Lloyd.— Advt. Ford Truck with chassis complete, in pood poing order, £lld in Greymouth. Ford Touring ear, pood second hand, £9O. —Mark Sprat and Co,, Ltd,, Grey- j moutli.—-Advt.

The Westland Trotting Club’s meeting is taking place to-day, the weather being overcast. Some time ago we referred to some exceptionally long grass grown in the vicinity of Hamilton (says the "Waikato Times”). Mr Taylor, of Grey Street, Hamilton, informs us that former records have been eclipsed, as from a small paddock of cocksfoot I e secured a plant which had attained f* height of 7ft BJin, and the plant 01 question was not a giant amidst pigmies. A good story is told concerning the erection ot‘ poles on a hydro-transmis-sion line not 100 miles from Kltetahuna 'says an exchange). A party was erecting poles for the Government on contract, and half-holidays and Sundays did not appear in the programme. One Sunday the gang commenced work on a certain property, the. owner ol which was strong on Sabbath observance, lie appeared

on the scene and registered a mil I protest, which was entirely ineffective The work was continued. Seeing lies, the farmer had recourse to a more pointed argument. He rounded up a rogue Hereford (mil and turned it into the paddock where the men were engaged. There was no more work that day.

By means of forged correspondence a man with a remarkable knowledge of hanking methods lias delrauded the head office of the English, Scottish, and Australian Bank of C 2500. An account was opened in the Sydney head office of the hank recently by the man. and a notification was received at the Melbourne head office that he proposed to visit Melbourne, and desired to operate on his account there Later, a further letter in the hank’s private code gave particulars of th" amount standing to the man’s credit in Sydney. Then tic man drew I'WiOO in notes of various detiomina tints, and officials or the hank did not discover until several hours later that the communication received, presumably from the Sydney office of the hank, hud in reality been sent by a person who hv some mean- had become possessed of the hank’s private nulo. A line assortment <»i tallies* now frocks, millinery, jumpers and underclothing just received. Also a fine lot of men’s really good raincoats at very reasonable prices. Call and sec them. W. McKay and Son, Hokitika.—Advt.