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Hokitika Guardian, 2 April 1924, Page 2

The boot warehouse of Arch Little have the new stock marked at the lowest possible present day,prices. Call and inspect.

There will be a euchre party at the Soldiers’ Hall to-morrow , night at 8 o’clock—the first of tins year’s season. The tournament for aggregate prizes will begin after Easter.

The usual fortnightly meeting ol the Druid’s Lodge, Westland No. 89, win be held in the Lodge Room. Town Hall, Hokitika, to-morrow (Thursday) evening at 7.30 o’clock. Visiting brethren cordially invited.—Advt.

The Hokitika Rowling Club is sending a four rink team and a team of colts to Greymouth next Satuiday afternoon, leaving by the 1 p.m. train to play a challenge match for the Reynolds Radges held by Greymouth.

Eucliro Party, opening for the season. Commencing Thursday April 3. weekly euchre party will be held at the Soldiers’ Hall in aid of the R..S.A. building fund; euchre at 8, supper provided; dance to follow. Admission —Ono shilling.—Advt.

Owing to a quorum not being present last night the monthly meeting of Hie Westland Chamber of Commerce was adjourned for a week, and will he held on Tuesday evening next, when the election of officers will take place.

Bargains in boots and shoes at Oliver and Duff’s monster clearing sale commencing oil Friday morning next. Wonderful values. Prices down with a crash. Shop early and secure some of the bargains.—Advt.

The Westland County Council is about- to sue for the recovery ol overdue rates, in accordance with a resolution arrived at at last meeting, interest will he added to all overdue accounts.

A monster Canterbury deputation is waiting on the Prime Minister at Christchurch to-day in reference to the early prosecution of the Hilev railway scheme dealing with the Port Lyttelton and City connection, ineluding tunnel traffic to the port.

A clearing sale of the whole stock of t;0:XI pairs of boots and shoes will commence at Oliver and Duff's warehouse on Friday morning next. Great reductions to make a rapid clearance. Don’t miss it.—Advt.

The grant of £2OOO for the Greymouth Old Peoples’ Home Fund, for which representations were successfully made by the Member for the District, Mr Jus O'Brien, in July and August last, to tlie Prime Minister and other members of Lite Cabinet, has now been received by the Grey Hospital Board. The Board has placed the amount on deposit at the hank for the time being.

To-day, under direction of Mr Walter Leitcli, who lias been appointed manager for the Grey Valley Coal Syndicate, a start is being made at Dobson .Mine to prepare for taking out coal. The syndicate lias altered its original plan to first float a company, considering its outlook has greatly improved meantime, and it will proceed forthwith with development and production.

Thirty-three cases ol inlcctioiis diseases were notified in the CanterlnirvWestland Health district for tlio period ended noon on Monday. Diphtheria and scarlet fever were the most prevalent, as the following list shows: — Westland, diphtheria 1; Grey, diphtheria 3; North Canterbury: scarlet, fever (>, diphtheria (3, enteric 1, tuberculosis 8, pneumonia 2, hookworm 1, puerperal septicaemia 1 ; Ashburton, scarlet fever 1; lethargic encephalitis 1, puerperal septicaemia 1 ; South Canterbury, tuberculosis 1.

.Mr William Simpson iformerly ,1 Blue Spur, Hokitika), whilst enga'.si in hush felling, in the employ of the Westland Sawmilling Company at I n illumine, met with a serious injury to his left arm yesterday afternoon. The young man arrived late last evening in Gro.y month to receive medical at tenlion, his injuries being of such a nature that a great number of stitches were required to replace the torn jagged edges of three wounds in the left arm. The wounds were caused through a cross-cut saw living backwards after having become jammed through a tree springing. After the skilful attention of Dr .1. W. Mclirearty, the sufferer was made very comfortable.

The death occurred at the Grey lliver Hospital on Tuesday evening, ol Mr George Goodall. Deceased had been ailing for some time, but it was not until a few weeks ago that ho took seriously ill. Mr Goodall was -18 years of age, and the youngest son ol Mrs E. Goodall, of Blaketown, and of the Into Edward Goodall. He leaves behind a sorrowing wife and seven children, the eldest being Jack, the representative footballer. Deceased had five brothers (Jack, James, William, Charles and Arthur), and four sisters. -Mrs F. Fell (Olirn), -Mrs Bachelor 'Nelson', Mrs S. Compton, and Mrs F. Jones (Grovmouth).

A Christchurch paper reports:—Dying right across the tram rails a man had a narrow escape from death on Saturday night, when a train driven hv Motormnn Crowley, travelling to North Brighton, about 7 o’clock, ran right on top of him. The motormnn saw the man, through the drizzling rain, when just in front of the North Brighton Bacecourse. The tram was travelling at a speed of sixteen miles an hour and in spite of all efforts to pull it up, the man was struck and went light under the front of the tram. Only the automatic) life guards prevented his being mangled. The man, when extricated, was found to he uninjured, though lie was evidently under the influence of liquor. The ambulance was sent out. but the man was conveyed to North Brighton by the tram, where friends took charge of him.