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Hokitika Guardian, 22 April 1924, Page 2

Soldiers’ Hall, to-morrow (Wednesday) Race Night Dance in aid of the Building Fund. Bonetti’s baud at 8.30. Admission, ladies Is, gentlemen 2s.—Advt'. Snuggle up to the big blanket values offered by Harley’s, Oreymouth, this coming week. The temperature is gradually going down and an oxtia blanket makes all the difference to a good night’s rest. The firm will he pleased to quote prices ori request. —Advt.

Prim to iitformntioh from Christchurch this forenoon indicated that the railway strike was not likely to ),e of long duration. Tile impression was that two or three days would su flicc to see a settlement reached. This however, was unofficial opinion, and it is not. known how far it rctlected the position so far as inside knowledge went.

Tn connection with the proposed Coast visit- to the warships, the Canterbury education Hoard is advertising in the Christchurch papers for the names and addresses of institutions and residents who would he prepared to billet West Coast children for whom

it is hoped to arrange an excursion to Lyttelton between the Ist. and Blli, May! Early replies with patieulars ol acccominoda.ion available are solicited

The handicaps for the- Hokitika a-ares appear in this issue. Acceptances close to-night at l J o’clock at the Club Hoorn, Hamilton Street. The meeting takes place on the Hokitika racecourse tomorrow afternoon, the tiist event being .set down for T2. lo o’clock, lhc meeting promises to ho a very successful one. There is a long string of horses engaged, while everything about the course is in first class order. As the day is a public holiday, being St. (ioorge’s Day the attendance should lie large. The local band will be in attendance.

Hon 11. L. Michel, M.L.0., wired on Saturday to the lit Hon \W I'* Massey as follows: —"The issue ol statements embodying facts in connection with the railway situation is to be commended. The great third party, the public, has a light to the information and its issue will he gencially approved. There is constant need for combating the mischievous propaganda which is being carried on and which lias been allowed to go unchecked too long. If the people havetile true facts 'of a case they will generally judge rightly.” The Ulitnaroa which arrived in Auckland on Wednesday, had oil hoard, housed down on the lower deck, thirty-five crates of flesh and . fowls for Auckland Zoo. The largest of the new arrivals were two jirettily-markecl zebras, which were boxed in eases about ns big as one of those eases in which motor-ears are imported. Oiliei inhabitants of the hold were two springbok, two foxes, several .monkeys, and dozens of birds, including a couple of evil-looking vultures, two

queer crows, two hornhills, and smaller fry. There was also a polecat, nild tlie ship’s people said that the animal was not a hit libelled. The Hon Charles Lonisson, an old resident of Christchurch, and a n oilknown public man, died- on Satiirdac at his residence, at tlie age of 82 years. He was ii native of London aiid Came out to the Colonies at an

early age. Alter going to the goldlields at Ballarat and other places, he went, to Canterbury in 1860. Soon after his arrival, he went to Hokitika, entering into business there as a general merchant. When he returned to Christchurch in JS7I, he and his brother bought.,a brewery in Antigua Street, which he continued to conduct as the Crown Brewery Company. Ho was appointed to the Legislative Council in 1000. Ho leaves a widow, two sons and two daughters.

To-day has been declared Poppy Hay for this district. Anzor; Hay falls on Friday next, and as it has been constituted a, solemn day of commemoration, the public are asked to wear a poppy for remembrance. Poppies grew in France and Flanders and were familiar to tile soldiers on tbe battlefields. Today poppies eovci] many a Now Zealander's grave on the other side ol the world. The funds realised from the sale of poppies, which arc made by the widows and orphans of French soldiers, will provide money for unemployed ex-soldiers during the coining winter. The amount raised will be supplemented £ for £. Several ladies are giving their services freely in the sale of the poppies as a labor of love and 110 doubt tlie public will respond liberally for so worthy an Object. Wreaths required for Anznc Hay should he placed on order now.

Enquire about our Lynx and Clyde (McKay’s Own), men’s box suits, built by expert tailors, fit and style superior to the ordinary tailor-made article. Prices £3 cheaper ; we do a bin- business in these. Best NavySerge, £6 19s (id; best grey serge £5 19s 6d, men’s latest felt hats 19s fid and 27s fid; Stetson’s 52s at McKay’s —Advt.

For Influenza, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.