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Hokitika Guardian, 23 June 1924, Page 2

See our splendid range of coloured wool, all colours, ]od skein. Addison’s —Advt.

'Flic R.S.A. bazaar and sale of work lakes .place at the Soldiers’ Hall next week, opening on Tuesday evening at 7.30 o’colck. It promises to Ik- very successful,

.Millinery at practically half price lor cash, avail yourself of this opportunity. Addison’s.—Advt.

Ihe Xew Zealand Meat Producers’ Board advise that the following prices arc being offered. 10th. June:—Canterbury: Wethers, 0-1 lb. under 7.1(1: ewes, Glib, under *T|d ; prime woolly' lambs. -121 b. under 112 d. -131 b. over IPad; escond (piality lambs, IOJd. The He turned Soldiers will meet at tile Soldiers’ Hall to-night at 7.30 o’clock for a general election of officers and committees, and to receive the financial statement. Proposals regarding tho building scheme will be gone into also, with the object of arranging for the Club room uide of tho association. A full attendance of returned men at the meeting is invited'.

Paterson’s great dissolution of partnership sale commences on .Monday •June 2.Hrd. «*nlls for clearance—ruthless cutting down of prices that will be new to you. Genuine bargains will be in all departments, you won’t have to look for them— they will be everywhere. This is not a sale where a few cheap lines are offered at low prices—this is a sale where quality goods are practically given away. Give this stile your early at tent ion —you will never regret it.

On Wednesday next the annual! ball of the Excelsior T. t . will lie held in the Ii.S.A. Hall. Kverylhing points to this event being one of the best successes held this season, tickets finding a reailv stile. The music is in the bands of tin* Jtoyal Orchestra, while a strong committee have all the other arrangement,s well in band. A waltzing competition for .trophies kindly donated by ill's I). Dowell, of the Rendezvous, will also be held. Save Wednesday night for this big event, you will be well satisfied. Admission: Double lickids -Is. single 2s Gil.—Advt.

.Men anil boys’ suits anil overcoats at heavily reduced prices. Addison's.— Advt.

The death occurred tit Biinanga on Saturday morning of Richard, the' three year old sou of -Mr tiitil .Mrs F. James, of RiilltlUga. It is understood the child was playing near the lire on last Fridav week and 'overt it rued ::

kettle of hot water, the rush of steam resulting in the hoy being severely scalded. Richard lias been under treatment since. The interment will ho private.

Tin* death took place yesterday at Westport of Mr Arthur .Morns, a wellknown sawmiller. He was a native of Charleston, and married, leaving five children. Death followed as the result of an attack of pneumonia supervening ti severe cold. lie was a member of an old Charleston family and with his two brothers engaged in sawmilling at l.oopline. Kornterlyl be followed mining at Charleston.

Airs F. Glenn, of Wallseml passed awav at the Grey River Hospital yesterday alter a lengthy illness at the age of 17 years. The late Airs Glenn who lived till her life in the Brunner district uas very highly respected and the bereaved relatives will have general sympathy in their loss. She leaves besides a husband, a family at twelve, several of whom are ol tender age, and is also stirvixcd by her mother, Airs Seoble, and by two sisters, Airs H. Dnmlo, of II runner!on and Alt's !!. Russell, ol Greymouth.

Tlu* funeral of till' laic Mis Boob Wells i)l kanicri took place on Suiukn afternoon ami was very numerously illtended. friends assembling li'inn a I parts of the distriot. 'lni; cortege '• :i----a.u unusually loan one, and in addition to those walking, over twenty motor ears followed. The llevd. A. I 1 I’urclias, Vicar ol All Saints’ (’iiurci conducted the service, the lirst portion of which wsis read in the l liurch. when .'.he large congregation joined ill singing the hymn “Abide With .Me.” Oil reaching the cemetery the final portion of the burial service was conducted uy the Vicar. The members of the I oca Druids’ Lodge assembled in lorce ami led the procession. There were ntinier oils wreaths and oilier Moral tribute) sent bv friends.

The Melbourne “Age” of June 3rd states—"On Saturday night at “The Are” Social and Benefit Club musical e veil i ng, Mr Dixon, "father” of tlie machine dwpurluicnl clinpcl, in presentinn a c,ol(l inscribed watch to Mr George (’urniok. who recently retired congratulated him on his long and faithful service and completion ol 37 years (10 years’ composin'; room and 37 years’ machine room) as an employee of "The Am*-” All' Curnick, in reply, said lie felt it deeply to be severin'* his association with the many good friends whom he had made in the oliice. .Mrs Curnick was presented with a gold-mounted inscribed umbrella. Old West Coasters will remember Mr Curnick who served his time in the West Coast Times Office.

Judging by the preliminary arrangements, the ceremony of turning the first sod for the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition is going to he a memorable and impressive spectacle. The ceremony is to take place on Saturday week, ami will be preceded bv a procession through Dunedin. A moving picture will he taken ot the Procession and ceremony. Sir (leorm* l''enwick. Sir Francis Hell, the Hon. ('. 'tratham, M.P., M. T. M. W il-f-rd M. P., and the Mayors ol Wcl-!in-Atoll and Christchurch have aeceiitod positions as vice-presidents ot the exhibition. The lion W. Donnie Stewart and the Mayor (Mr 11. I-. lapley have accepted appointment, a- vicepatrons.

All model and ready-to-wear Alillinerv now loducod to half price at Mc-Kay’s-.V,s mode’s now 37s (id: -IPs Gd now 3-ls Gl. 33s Gd now lGs Gd. Felt and velour hats now all reduced to half price.-- McKay and Soil. --Advt. Now that winter is on ns visit Schroder and Co. where von can m*t fleecy warm blankets, rums and wool at most reasonable prices.—Advt.

This will interest you. Just opened another shipment of ladies’ millinery, coats in velour, fur coats, jumpers, warm underclothing, baby woollen comforts, corsets, dress niul fancy goods. Come early and inspect this pleasing display. Our prices are lower. McOruer’s Spot Cash Stores, Hokitika and Greymonth.—Advt. Two motor drivers have the opportunity of getting a nine guinea leather motor coat at four pounds ten shillings each—Got in early.—MeKav and Soil. —Advt.

Boiler Owners: Use “Stopskale” and secure clean boilers without corrosion pitting, galvanic action or collapse. Means long life boilers and lower coal hills. It. P. M. Manning and Co., Bedford Row, Christchurch. —Advt. A cold in tho head can ho quickly relieved by "NAZOL.” No cold is NAZOI.-proof : GO doses, is Gd. Fleecy Underwear (in the best F.nglish makes) underpants and singlets 5s 9d; all wool underpants and singlets Gs lid and 7s lid; fleecy all wool iniilfLrs os Gd: others 7s Cd to 12s Gd at AV. H. Stopforth’s, Revell St.—Advt. For Bronchial Coughs, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure

A meeting of Excelsior seniors and juniors will be held at the Shed this evening tit 7 o’clock sharp. All members must attend as business is important.—Advt. About half a pint of white bait was caught in the Arahura river oil Friday last near the railway bridge. Earlier in the week a small quantity . was caught in Alahimipua Creek.

A very attractive display of the work of Aliss Jessie Smith’s pupils was made in the windows of Air S. J. Preston on Saturday. Much interest was shown by passers-by and tho work of the pupils was generally admired.

For the Convent Concert in Princess Theatre on Wednesday evening a capital programme arranged includes pianoforte selections, vocal solos and duets and some clever dramatic and humorous sketches.

Air ('. P. Skerrett, K.C., asked a witness in the Supreme Court tit ier on Wednesday whether a small batten interposed between a falling cylinder and the concrete wharf would appreciably lessen the shock. "Oh of course,” answered witness, "every schoolboy knows that a single . sheet of newspaper inside the sent of his trousers appreciably lessens the shock."

The Mercantile Gazette notifies the following Company lias I-,*,-n registered Newmans Alotors, J.td. Registered as tt private Company. June 17th, 192-1. Capital: (.'2OOO, in 211011 shares of i'l each. Subscribers: Nelson—T. Newman 1000; Hokitika— ('. It. Newman 1000. Objects tti carry oti business as motor-ear proprietors, carriers, contractors, and incidental.

A Stockton correspondent: .of .the Westport "News” reports the following:—Stockton people got a hit of a shock on Wednesday during the thunderstorm. About 2 o’clock just as a vivid Hash of lightening occurred, violent reports came from till the globes in nearly every bouse in tbe township. The cause soon became known when it was ascertained that lightning had struck (lie wires and caused tile transformer to hurst in No 2 sub-station.

"Is it not a fact the best of the kauri is going out of the country I' ” asked a speaker at the Timber Conference at Wellington. Air J .Butler, of Auckland, said that at the present time they were allowed to ship oOO.GOO feet of this timber from New Zealand per year. The Kauri Company’s quota was 33(1,000 feet. It could he understood that where the company had an output of 13,000,000 to 17.000,000 feet per rear 300,000 feet could not count uni'll. Brewers’ vats and decking of boats was about all that kauri was list'd for in Australia.

A good entry of poultry came forward ai Christeliurch on Friday. Competition was keen for good quality birds The supply was not equal to tbe demand, and therefore high prices were realised. Following .“.re prices per pair: Table chickens Is to 12s; liens 2s to 7s lid: ducks Is to Os: geese 7s to Hs fid; turkeys IGf to .’!2s: pullets •Is to 13s. Tbe supply of eggs was agtrii limited. Tbe same is true throughout the whole Dominion. The wholesale price m Wellington and Auckland at present is from 3s to 3s 3,1 per dozen. Tbe Canterbury Co-op-erative Poultry Producers. Ltd., report that they experienced no difficulty in disposing of their stocks last week.

A Dunedin mesage states a rumour lias been current for some days past (h;it tbe slaughtering business of tbe city and surborb*. was likely to lx* undertaken bv tbe New Zealand Refrigerating Company, Lad., at Burn-

side. Tbe idea that this company would undertake tbe buying and slaughtering ol stock and sell the dressed citrae.se to the butchers at a price to lie agreed upon. I In* .ligament iit favour of tbe proposition was that the abattoir tit Burnside could be dispensed with and a big saving in expense effected. ’1 be idea, however, lias been rejected, butchers being ol the opinion that tho scheme would not he practicable.

For the Supreme Court sittings at Grey mouth on Wednesday next, the following business is set down for hearing:—Civil, Grey County Council v. Forest Sawmilling Coy., damages and injunction ; Hill v. Kirkpatrick, specialperformance or damage- : l’aseoe v. Wallace, remission ol agreement and damages; divorce. Sheppard v. Shoppard, desertion; Hall v. Hall, desertion ; in banco, Bourke v. Boiirkc, appeal from decision of Magistrate under Justices of Peace Aei, 1911** 1 ; bankruptcv. F. W. I’aine, W. F. Tapp. A. B. Sharp, W. K. Patlerini. O. M. Berg, .1. Rhodes, notice by Deputy Assignee for release; 11. McT'ain and Wm. -Mcl.ean, notice of discharge. The only business set ilown so far for hearing m Hokitika on Monday next is the charge of alleged burglary against Nash.

No cold is NAZOIi-proof. And no cough and cold remedy is so economical as “NAZOL.” Eighteenpenee buys doses—more than three a penny.

For Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods Great- l’epperiuiiit Cure