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Hokitika Guardian, 2 July 1924, Page 2

The Anniversary Ball to conmiennirate the opening of the Kumaia Memorial Hall, "ill take place on Friday. August Ist. 102-I.—Advt.

Commencing on Friday will be the greatest drapery sale event in the history of Hokitika. .See McKay’s big sale list in Thursday's paper. Space wanted for carpenters and buildings.— Advt. Infectious and other notifiable diseases reported in the Canterbury Westland Health District for the week ended noon on Monday, totalled Iffi as follows:—Muller: Diphtheria 2, pneumonia 1, pneumonic influenza 1. lnangahua : Pneumonia 1. North Canterbury: Senrlet fever 12, diphtheria 2, tuberculosis 1, pneumonia 1, poliomyelitis 1. Ashburton: Scarlet fever 1, diphtheria 1. South Canterbury: Scarlet fever 2, I

Gigantic recoustructivn sale starts Friday, at Al.cKay’s. IJiggest money saving event in history of Hokitika. —Advt.

A meeting of the Araliura hraneh of the Now Zealand Farmers' Cnion is to lie held in the One Alile Hall tomorrow evening at X o’clock.

It is notified in this issue that tin Hie will be interrupted on the llokitikaKiimnra road during the working hours of Friday to allow a culvert to he constructed near AVaitnea Creek bridge. Pipers’ Flat.

At tiio fort nightly meeting of the West ('mist League Outre, held at Greynumili on .Monday evening, it was decided. on the invitation of the Arahnra Clnli. to send a leant composed of (ireyniontli and Marist juniors to nlav an exhibition match against Artihtirii. ihe date to tie arranged later by the club’s selection committees, and the Centre to contribute to the cost of the visit and to lake the onto.

The Hokitika Orchestra under the baton of Air \V. K. Perry, will render several selections at the Soldiers’ bazaar in the hall, Sewell Street tonight. This should be a popular attraction. To-night admission to the bazaar will be free. The popular names of Imx hall, hoop-la etc., will be in progress, and with the la rue attendance expected the hall should wear a very animated scene. Extra seating accommodation will be provided.

At the inquest yesterday on the sawmifiing fatality at Kanieri Forks, the Coroner intimated a rider would lie added to his verdict and conveyed to the Sawmillers’ Association, suggesting that to emphasise the danger considered ever present, the managers of sawmills should warn all employees of the lurking danger if working in the bight of a log hauling wire rope during !ut«h operations when trees are pulled at an angle to create the risk which thorcbv becomes invovlcd.

Substitutes for leather and the different qualities of actual leather have occasioned much thought to the Labour Department ollienrs responsible for administering the law relating to shoddy footwear. There has been a conference between footwear inspectors and representatives of the trade, with a view to .securing more satisfactory methods ol dealing with the question. As a result certain sugge-tions have been made which will lie submitted to the linn (!. .). Anderson, .Minister of I.a hour, who is considering the advisability of introducing legislation mi the subject.

The "X.’/. Times’’ understands that representations have been made to the .Minister for Finance within the last week or so to reduce the rate id State withdrawal from the totalisator by per cent., but as far its can be gntlieretl those who made the representations diil not receive any ureal encouragemoot. It is believed that il the proposal for a straight out reduction n! It, per cent is not acceptable to the l.cgislatutv, a common)isc will be put torward to the oiled that the If per cent reduction should apply up to a stipulated turnover. This, it is argued, would give some rcliel to the smaller clubs, if Parliament consented to it. Already a question has been placed on the order paper of the House, and il is possible it will produce an answer this week.

.loltn (Jordon Scoulhtr was charged at the .Magistrate's Court. (Jreymouth, before Air W. Aleldrum S.AI.. vesterdiiy with being found drunk in a rttiiway carriage and with avoiding paying his’train litre. The guard of the train Patrick Joseph Raleigh gave evidence of accused having refused to pay his fare on the 1.30 p.m. (Jroymouth to Dittioliie train on .lime 110. Witness had also had the same expelience when he wits travelling to Blackball the week before. Constable J. H. Houston stated that he arrested Seoullar on the arrival "f the train at Uuniinga. Accused was in :t .state of ilmnken Hess. Accused pleaded not. guilty and was ordered to come up for sentence alien called wpon within Iff months.

"If there is wiir between .\ruerie;i Mini Japan, iL will not <•<line hei'iiil-e ol America's exclusion laws. Inn lieeanse liv her '-.’l points drawn np at l In* lillt; convention. she scotched Japan's attempt to dominate China." 'I Ids was the opinion expressed by Alt' I. M. AVillord when nroimsiiig the toast n[ the Armv and Navy at the Uhl Xavals smoke concert on Saturday evening, and he went mi to say that, as a matter ol fact, .Japan’s own exclusion iaws were quite as stringent as anything; passed by America, so that her indignation on that point was not very convincing. Japan had a powerful navy, which was nearly pood enough to heat the American licet. It was certainly oood enough to heat halt ol it. and that was why America had seen lit recently to concentrate her naval strength in the Pacific.

A AYellington correspondent reports that several improvements in the workini' conditions of railwaynien, compared with those imposed hy the Depart - nient immediately alter the strike, have keen secured hy the Amalgamated .Societv in negotiations apart from its claims before the Wanes Hoard. The restrictions on ('hildreu s privilege ticket' have heen completely removed, and guards have keen granted t "" hours’ standing time at home stations when not oil' eight hours between shifts. Travelling time is being paid to gaugers and surfacemen when taken off their usual length to do work elsewhere. Lending line erectors will receive the same payment as leading signal erectors, which moans an increase of Is (Id per day. The provisions of regulation (17. regarding night allowance. are being extended to line gangers, which improves their position in that rospewt.

The true economy sale. McGrtior's super sale of all winter goods commenced at 11 a. tit. I* riday, .Tune 27th. In every department our winter stocks have heen marked down to zero—they can’t go lower —here is your opportunity. Tlio prices make it. Call early for best choice. AloGruer’s, Hokitika and Grey mouth. —Advt

Fleecy Underwear (in the host I'.nglish makes) underpants attcl singlets 5,s Shi: all wool underpants and singlets Os lid and 7s lid; fleecy all wool rnoitLrs os Gd; others 7s Gd to f*2s Gd at AY. H- Stnpfnrth’s, Tievell St.—Advt. Schroder and Co. are showing the latest in whiter models in millinery, coats and costumes; also evening frocks. These have been bought at very favourable terms for cash and must lx? sold to make room for further shipments in towels, sheeting, calico, flannelettes and colonial flannel. Come early. Schroder and C’o. the leading drapers.—Advt. For children’s coughs and colds the best remedy is “XAZOL.” Agreeable and safe. More economical than mixtures or syrups. GO doses is Gd.