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Hokitika Guardian, 13 May 1924, Page 2

The opossum season for the Wetland district opens on .May ol and " ill extend to .'list July. Consumers of gas are reminded that ace units, lor April must he paid b -!:ie I ll.m. in-nmrrnw. llth. ie-t- to set me discount. Empire Day V. ,11 he cclooratoa on Tuesday, .lime .‘lid. in unijunction will, the anniversary of the King's l.ii'thuay and will he oh-ervcil as a public holiija\ in all ( hr,•eminent odices. The iallowing will represent liio Hokitika l.ntlion' Hockey Club against Islal.‘'town nl a nuitch to he played on < a. s Ki|iiare to-murrow. Wednesday:— \i Stunner. P. Thorn. I*. lhnmpson, •). Walker, O. Staph-ton. li. Herring. W. dii.uiipsoti. I). I’lilkind, K. Coles, M. Cooper. A. Staph-ion ; emergencies—G. hoi k. .M. Maiind. i .

Town Hall! Town I bill 1 Wednesday night. Ihe dance ol tile season in aid of Hockey Club's funds. Floor in excello'it order. Honeiti's oreliest ra. Supper provided. Ihe Hokitika Hooker Club are entertaining a visiting hookoi team to the dance on Wednosdav ii'ght. A'lvl.

Modern ideas have changed (he past ion years hut still the im( oi'tanee of the dining room or living room have not diminished. It is ,-liil the index to the home. Our large anil varied :tick of sideboards, dining tables, dining room chairs, divan chaiis. sofas, chesterfields etc., give you a large relection to choose from and which >. li give your homo a chcerfiii and rich appeaiance. Let us show yen ihe>e goods iiiiil how reasonably priced Harley ami Co.. I'iiriii'hers. Oreyiuouili arc.

'l'liihij*jovements to t!:«_• appcaramo ol Ciiss Squate continue. Tli‘-' ground including (lie i laying fields t'f" new in very 1 1 iin mil! attnulive o *lof. Ihe regular cutting ol tlio grass is having ;m excellent elicit <m tin- sward. Tlio felines round the corner plots have now lu'on removed, and it is intended to keep the lawn exposed trim and neat. Hie jiuldie. of course, are not ex| eeted to use the corner.s as a thoroughfare or for a short cut. The plot where the Hunts Memorial stand-- has been laid down in lawn press and will he kept specially trim and neat. The removal of the fence gives the monument a more pleasing a.speit. Altogether the general improvements are very pleasing and the Square has the appearance now of being well cared lor.

Ladies! Come along to the ‘‘.hurdle". (ionuine bargains for one weekonly. Big reductions in all millinery lines, also woollen cardigans ami jumpers. I.nxor jerseys, also crepe de chine jumpers. Inspection invited.—A<lvt.

Archbishop Julius was in good vein at Sumner on Saturday when lie opened the new St Saviour’s home for hahiVn. ‘*l :im vi*rv f«m»l of lutbies,** l»<‘ told those present, "only," he added. “I like them a little larger." To prove that he was fond of babies lie loid a story of wlmt had happened mimi*years ago. "I found myself.” he said, ‘‘alone among a big Maori e abrogation ill this diocese, and. holovo the service sl.irtt l *! «i Msmri <*«une to

and asked me if I would baptise an infant. I replied that l would and asked what the child's name was to he. The name was given to me on a piece of paper. It was atrociously written, and consisted of three long .Maori words; 1 could not read tlm writing and knew that 1 would not have been aide to pronounce tile name if I could. And f knew that from Maori lies it would roll forth eloquently and I would never he able to understand it. I did not knot what to do. ‘What D the name of this child r’ I asked ami the reply came as 1 knew it would in a long eloquelil roll that ] could not understand. And iil-l then I rem.•inhered an experience that I had had as a oilrntu many years before. I pinched the baby hard. 1; ‘■cut up a wail to high heaven, and. uud”r cover of the noise I christened it by the lir.-t name that come into my mind." Solid leatli suit eases ‘.Min. 70s, 2fiin. with steel frame Dos. lt'iin. solid leather kit hags .17s (id. Klin. solid leather brief hags .‘{7s fid. Kiln. Basil brief hags 22s (id. Fibre suit cases from 10s (id to 37s (id. These cash prices for solid leather suit cases will save you 30s t'i ads per hag. if you buy at once from W. 11. Stopforth. (louts Outfitter. Jlevcll St.—Advt. Le Boy and Mel.ogn oilskin coats absolutely the best tiling for the rain, riding, walking and working styles, prices 70s Cd to 80s fid. Men s gnrbardine raincoats, dressy and stylish, great values at 70s fid at McKay and Son’s.—Advt.

Umbrellas repaired at shortest notice. Job guaranteed. W. H. Stopforth. Gents’ Outfitter.—Advt.

Friday, May 2nd, and following days’ Inventory Sale, the great clearance before annual stock-taking. Don’t miss this big factor. Broadcasting, bargains, sensational smashing prices; stocks must go out to simplify stock-taking, Aottr great opportunity to buy the new winter goods nt end-of-seasoil’s low bargain prices. This great sale for a short period only. Act quickly. McCruer's, Hokitika and Greyniouth.—Advt. The ambassadors of trade, commercial travellers “strike a true note” and ask fnr Bells’ Mild Yellow T.alml Vhiskv. They know Dio goods. “Bell’s” is mild and’ clear. Mark Sprot and Co. Ltd., Greyniouth; distributors. —Advt.,

The Hokitika Fire Brigade desira to acknowledge receipt of a donation of £2 2s from the llokitiir.i Savings Bank. All nfcounts against the Three Mile Sports Com mittee are ii quested to he sent in before Friday next to W. Cuthherlet. Chairman. Three .Mile.- Advt. At Oreyinmith yesterday for having bought a revolver without procuring a permit from the police for same. r. voting man was lined ill and coSts. Childrens overalls Is lid, ladies “Dorothy” aprons 13s lid, ladies indigo print aprons Is lid, and ladies fancy overalls os 13d. at Mrs J. Lloyd s Secure a bargain while they last. Advt For causing an altercation on Moana railway station a young man was convicted and lined W and costs at the .Magistrate's Court. Creymouth. yesterday. The driver of a motor lorry mi Ala whom Quay was lined L'l for failing to stop when approached by » railway engine.

The Westland railway traffic returns for the period endnig .M uch ill. 192-1, show a substantial increase as compared with the corresponding period lor the year 192;3. The passengers carried for 192-1 were 21.i>:37 against 2:1.19:1 ~, 192.3. Timber and oilier goods earrid in 1921 was CH.-TOf) tons against TUTU in 19213. The revenue for the period in 1921. was £20,833, and for the. same period in 192:3. C83.98H. The revenue for the Westport section, however. has gone back nearly £IOUO tor the same period.

\n interesting event in the "reck of the Ngnherc was the late of the ship’s ,-at. says the “Argus". The cat, a black one. was washed overboard. It strove vainly to swim back again, hut ilia tide carried it too far to the north, ami lhe heavy seas swept it towards too m ,rth beach. Half way to the nho:o the animal was still headed for the wreck. The last semi of ft was when it was within a huo 'red yards of the Cnl.ilfii ln*:uli. more tluui Jili'o, mul surrounded by a dork of seagulls, whi'h v.ere apparently waiting till l- 001 , ussv gave up the ghost, to pounce up,,n her hmh 1 However, a lute rumour the elicit that the eat has not outlived its nine lives yet, hut managed to h terra lirma.

A meeting of the Btvmnr Committee ~l the R.S.A. was held at the Soldiers Mail hist nighl when Messrs Bain and Pat ei-suii reported in respect to varo(io.-, matters. Coo,ls lor sale will he supplied from the Soldiers’ depot at llannerdiile (Christchurch), nui and Auckland, and other supplies will he forthcoming also. The ladies reported various matters in hand, including sewing The matter of elli;*i'tuinmi’llt s ami sideshows was discussed ami various enquiries are to lie made. -\n art union "id he promoted iu connection with the ha/.anr tor which prizes are arranged. Those present evinced an amount of enthusiasm which augers well for the ultimate success of tlie undertaking, which opens here on .lime 30th.

In a licensing ease at Creymouth yesterday in whi< li a lodger had invited a friend into the Dunollie hotel to have a. drink, in giving his decision the Magistrate said that Lloyd according to the evidence, had been invited in as the guest of Mahoney, a lodger i,t the time, for the purpose ol having drink. Mahoney had finished di>- , u-ing his limitless with Lloyd and lie tias invited in to have a drink. It v. ;t - contcndc! hv the tsvoior Scigt. that defendant "as in the same posilu.ii ;u* the ca-e. At km ; v. Anai, in which a man's p,.- con-nt lodging in a hat el invited him ml , the hotel alter hour- to lone a drink. The man i;'i,. convicted ill being illegally on lie,.used premises after hours and anneal against the decision was disallowed. It iias held that il the man had been entertained by his: host or had had dinner with him lie was mi<i;l..,l to he mi the premies hut iintld mq go uu licensed premises after hour" merely fin the purnnse of getting a on ilk. 'ill** “ i ■u^is identical with the one cited hv the Setiinr-Sergt. and deleiulani would therefore I . eonvieied. As he was a second oll'emler a line c!' Cl with costs Was inllieted.

The New Zealand Meat Producers Board’s London manager Inis been cooperating with the High Commissioner in the matter ol bringing pressure to hear on the present Labour Government in o'dcr to get I hem to insist upon ihe stocks of refrigerated meal hell! ill cold stores being published moiithlv. as is done in America and elsewhere, and has drawn the attention of the ITidor-Scrrotary of Slate to a paragiaph contained in the interim reiioit made by the departmental commitice on distribution and prims of agricultural produce, dealing with the advi‘ability of siati-tb'* being available showing the total quantities ot various classes of meat in cold storage, and urging that the leeomiiiciidatioil oinlaalieil in the report ill question should lie given ellert to at as early a dale as is practicable. It may he mentioned that this decision of the departmental head at Home was the result of special reiirosmitaiions made hv the New Zealand Meat Producers Board. It has been further pointed out that every meat-piriiducing country in the world publishes statements as to the shipments made to various countries, and that in the Tinted States for some considerable time past statistics have been collected and published ol the stocks in cold store, hut that as far as Great Britain is concerned, as soon as meat arrives and is stored information regarding it is no longer available. [■'sc “NAZOL” and von won't keep a had cold or sore throat above a day or two. Acts like a charm, fit) doses Is fid.