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Hokitika Guardian, 28 April 1924, Page 2

The Long Tack Sam Company’s visit to the Coast has been cancelled.

The death took place at 'Westport yesterday of Mr Arthur Brockett, Collector of Customs.

The Ladies Hockey Club hold an important meeting at Mrs Stow’s rooms to-night at 7 o’clock.—Advt. All members of the Kiwi third Grades. Juniors and Seniors, must be at the Shed to-night for practice. The Third Grades meet at 6.30 o’clock. Three Mile Sports and Ball wore postponed to-day until to-morrow (Tuesday) if weather favorable.—Advt.

Umbrellas repaired at shortest notice. Job guaranteed. Send yours along at once. W. 11. Stopfortli, Gents’ Outfitter. Owing to the dangerous nature of the Onioto track, due to the recent heavy rains, the Committee of the Greymouth Jockey Club have decided to further postpone their Autumn, Meeting until next Wednesday. ‘•The State Advances Office is dry and wo, can’t get £250 to. do a small piece of road,’- remarked the chairman at the Waitotara County Count-ill meeting. “And yet Mr Massey v.ill show a big surplus,” added another member. r l ]io cars on the overland route hfn* a rough time oil Saturday and Sunday, 'file inward cars did not arrive at Hokitika till after 9 o'clock last night, having had to stay at Bealey on Saturday night. The journey on both days was extremely rough. The purebred stock scheme inaugurated last year (states the annual report of the Returned Soldiers’ Association) has appealed greatly to soldier settlors. The scheme is yet in its iufancy, but already beneficial results have been obtained, and it is hoped to ultimately establish “bull” Jlulis

in connection with the soldier settlement-,. Tin- ultimate result should bo lai-reaclmig in its effect. During the hearing of a licensing case at Wairoa, the Magistrate asked a witness why lie did not. remain at the slide and take bis drink in tho usual manner instead of standing back behind the door. Much amusement was caused when be replied teat lie "as not in the lmbit oT going into a hotel on a Sunday and be therefore felt pretty frightened. “Where a case goes to trial and the wife fails, either as petitioner or respondent, the fact of such failure establishes, once and for all, that the services rendeied by the solicitor in the suit wore lint necessaries for which the wife had an implied authority to jilcdgc

her husband’s credit, and therefore are not recoverable from the husband,” declared Mr Justice Stringer in tho Court of Appeal. ‘lf the test of liability was as suggested hv the plaintiff s counsel.” continued llis Honour, “then the husband who had. succeeded at tho trial of the suit might he compelled to litigate the whole matter over again in order to determine whether or not the conduct of the wife or the solicitor in instituting or defending the proceed- : in ns was reasonable. Once the issues between the parties have been definitely decided in due course of trial, the result of such trial determines the ques- . tion as to whether or not the services

rendered, hv tile wife’s solicitors were necessaries. To hold otherwise wou’d 1-e to subject the husband to the risk

of intolerable oppression by an unscrupulous practitioner and conceivably, to involve him in ruinous expense.”

Solid leather suit cases 24. in 70s, with steel frame 955, Ifiin solid leather kit hags -17 s Oi, lfii.i solid leather brief bags 37s Od, Mi" Ihisil brief bags 22s (id. Fibre suit cases from I‘C (id to 37s (id. These cash prices fur solid leather suit eases will save von 30s to 10s per hag. if you buy at once from W. H. Stopfortli. Gents’ Outfitter. Revell Street.

The -Giey River Argus says: V» hilt* rein ruing home-to Reef ton I rein Gto t \- niouth in a Eon! car on Saturday afternoon, Mr Boh Gilroy (drives) met with an accident when descending _the hill about u mile beyond Nelson Creek on the main Grey-Roefton road, ft appears the steering gear locked, and the car, instead of swinging round the curve, crashed into the hank. Mr Gilroy was the only occupant of the car. He was slightly cut over the right eye, and hied profusely trom the nose, lint otherwise appeared to have eseaoed injury. One Imnt wheel was completely smashed and the axle Of the other badly bent, while the hood was ripped from the back ol the car and oiled over the wind screen, though, strangely enough, the latter was not broken or damaged in any

Neglected chills bring Doctor’s bills. Let “NAZOIM* put you right. Unexcelled for obstinate coughs and colds, Is Gd buys GO doses.

Save your hands from long immersion in strong soap suds; “NO-RUB-BING” Laundry Help contains no caustic at all, and so cannot harm you. —Advt. Mr W. H. Stopforth, men’s outfitter, Revell Street, has just landed a full range ol men’s and hoys’ football jerseys in all the local clubs’ colours. Inspection invited.—Advt.

For Bronchial Coughs, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. For Bronchitis or Asthma inhale “NAZOL.” Immediate relief will follow. Start taking “NAZOL” to-day.