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Hokitika Guardian, 3 July 1924, Page 2

Mails which left Wellington on 27th. May. per R.M.S. Maiinganui. via. San Francisco, arrived in London on 2!Hli. June.

Tt >s expected that the Full Court decision in tho Westland County motor by-law ease will be given at Wolling-

:on to-morrow

Mails and passengers from the North Island bv the ferry steamer connected with the West Coast express at Christchurch this morning.

The gold returns from the Big River Mine for the months of May and June are: Battery 710 tons of ore crushed, yielding 495 ozx dwis. of milled gold ; evanide. 309 tons treated for • iSo/.s. 1-ldwts. of bullion; total estimated value £2130.

At the Soldiers’ Bazaar iliis evening the lioyul Orchestra will render a special programme of selections. Admission will be fine, and the goods remaining on sale will be marked down to clearing prices. The bazaar finally closes to-morrow night, when there will be a wind-up dance.

Considerable interest- is being shown in the football match on Cass Square oil Saturday afternoon for the Pittman Shield between representatives of the Westland Silb-l’ioim and the West Coast Rugby I’nioli. Both teams are fajrly strong and an interesting game should result'. The presence of the All Black. Steel, will give an added illcrest to tile game. Mr L. \\ . Hcelian lias lieen selected to retiree tile match.

His experiences with a petition praying that no further totalisator permits should be granted were given by the Her W. Trotter at a niiH'ting of the Dunedin Presbytery. Mr Trotter said lie bad been received with most gracious courtesy liv Dunedin's business men. some of whom relused to sign the petition, however, because they might commit other members ol their firms, but numbers, including members of the Jockey Club bad signed. Nevertheless. he was satisfied that if the petition had asked for the curtailment of the present facilities there would not have been secured a single signature. This position made him wonder if the Council of Obrisfiian Congregations had not committed itself to the present facilities in the eyes ot the public. Ibe Churches should go straight out tor thr abolition of gambling facilities.

A claim for refund of £2322. stated to he overpaid in respect, of income l tax is made by Booth and Co.. Christeliureh, in a petition presented by Mr 1-itt. The eomnany is incorporated in London and allied with it is Booth and Co.. New York. The neh'tinii states that, the New Zealand branch of the eomnany for tie* rear ended De-i-ember 11118 paid £(>!>(! I income tax t o the New Zealand tinthurilies. lint this was subsequently found to he ,02322 in excess of the amount properly | ayab'c the ililferenee being due to a grave error in t la- data supplied by the company's New York branch. Facts and documents necessary to make aculieation for a leftttid were forwarded to New Zealand, but. the company's then attorney omitted'to make the application within three years. However, an insjK-etitig ofl'n-cr of the 'las Deparltnon bad verified Hie amended figures and the petitioners bold an acknowledgement from 'the Commissioner of Taxes that tin- difference of the two assessments is the amount claimed by them.

Gigantic reconstruction sale starts Friday, at McKay’s. Biggest money saving event in history of Hokitika. —Advt.

In Christchurch, unemployment is not confined to men: the hoot trade has been slack, and the tailoring trades, too. throwing a good many women out of work. This applies particularly to the tailoring and clothing business, which, as far as the employees are concerned, is reported tr he the worst for the past twenty years. Mr K. 11. Cooke, secretary to the Christchurch Tailoring Trades t nion, stated that many factories were working only "part time, and a good number of workers had been on the list of unemployed for weeks. He estimates that the number either working broken time or unemployed, runs into hundreds. About !Ki per cent of the wholesale trade workers, 20 per cent, of the bespoke trade (clothing to order). 20 per cent in the dressmaking and GO per cent in the millinery trad are affected. In a good many instances girls who live at home are able to tide over the enforced idleness, but in other leases—women dependent on weekly wages—they have been compelled to have recourse to charity. The situation can he taken as more or less of a reflex of the position with retailers; trade is quiet with many, and one cause attributed to this state is the departure from the Dominion of a large number of people to the Empire Exhibition; many thousands have set out on the tour ami the withdrawal from the Dominion of their spending power has had something to do with the reduction in trade -at least, that is the opinion held in some quarters.

The true economy sale, McGruer’s super salt* of all winter goods commeweed at 0 a.m. Friday. .June 2.th. In every department our winter stocks have been marked down to zero—they can’t go lower—here is your opportunity. The prices make it. Call early for best choice. MeGruer’s. Hokitika and (Irevmouth. —Advt

Fl.'eev Underwear (in tin? host Lnglisli makes) underpants and singlets 5s Dd: all wool underpants and singlets Gs lid and 7s lid; fleecy all void muifLrs os Gd ; others 7s G<l to 12s Gd at \V. 11. Stopforth's. Hovel! >t.—Advt.

Schroder and Co. are showing toe latest in winter mode's in millinery, coats and costumes ; also evening frocks. These have keen bought at very favourable terms for cash and must l>e sold to make room tor futihei shipments in towels, sheeting, calico, flannelettes and colonial flannel. Come early. Schroder and Co. the leading drapers.—Advt. For children’s coughs and colds the host remedy is “XAZOL.” Agreeable and safe. More economical than mixtures or syrups. GO doses Is Gd.