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Hokitika Guardian, 16 August 1924, Page 2

The entries for the lat stock sales al Araltora on .Monday, appear in this

At the Soldieic' ll,all to-night at tt.UO. Dance in aid of the Ii.S.A. "building fund. .Music by Mr Bonetti. A popular evening. Admission—Ladies Is; dents Is (id. -Advt.

Tenders are invited in another eolunm lor the conveyance of inland mails lor a period of four years in respect of flic services in the South Island.

.Messrs A. Aitken and d. A. Wood ef Hokitika, who were Home on a holiday trip, left London on the return journey to New Zealand on Thursday. They are travelling via Panama Canal, so should roach here towards the end of next month.

The overhead railway bridge at Stafford for Pedestrians i- non in hand at the Addington workshops, and is being pushed ahead as rapidly a» possible. As soon as the material reaches here the work of erection will he tarried on as <|nickly as eireum.sta.nce> w ill permit. Another ramoed way down to the station platform is also to I ■ Iniilt h.v the Railway Department, which will add considerably to tlm convenience of th(> overhead crossing.

The work o| drainage being carried out liv tin 1 Borough Council by way of Sale Street should prove a very effective work. It is now mlviinceil far enough to tap the swamp land at tlie liack portion of tlso town, and is proving very effective. This drain still tap ami cut off a quantity of the overflow wttter which heretofore found its w:iy down Hall anil Healey -tree! drains, and should prevent for all time the flooding of Hampden Street locality, formerly it regular experience in flood times. The Sale Street drain ibeing cut right into the hill, making it it very useful watercourse for drninaj,v purposes. Some maal gravel has liven thrown no out of the excavation, and this is being used to form, a lootpath on the west side of the street. It will he useful for pedestrian traffic past the school and lieyoud, where buildings are now extending. Ihe next drainage work is the piping of lk-aley Street open drain. Paint: “Fibrine” is I test protective paint for wood, iron and steel work. Anti-corrosive, anti-fouling itnd covering capacity dotthle ordinary paint-s. T{. P. M. Manning and Co., T Bedford Row. Christchurch. —Advt.

“NAZOf.” acts like a charm in tackling coughs and colds. Penetrating and germ-killing. Better than mixtures or syrups. Most economical. Is 6d.

For the purpose of augmenting the hall funds a grand hall will he held in the Three Mile Hall on Friday. Sept. 12th.

A Oram! Ball is advertised to be held in tbe Arabura Public School on Thursday Sept. Ith. the proceeds to be devoted to the prize fund.

The annual meeting of tlie Westland Agricultural alul Pastoral Association takes place in the County Chambers on Friday. August 22nd. at 2 p.m. Tbe Fxccutive Committee meets the same day at 11 a.m.

Additional improvements to the Hokitika railway yard are contemplated, including the construction of an engine turning table. Land for this is being acquired near the coal demit adjacent to the engine shed. With the turnVibbf available for use. it will lie possible to utilise* tbe large* tender engines oil this end of tin* line, now available on the .Midland run. thus facilitating tbe heavy traffic from ibis end of tbe line which is ini reasing in volume. Ibe goods and passenger traflie for the coming season from ibis end is expected la show a substantial increase in volume, and tin* higher powered haulage is necessary to afford quicker means of transit.

.Tiist to hand. Hi pair of worsted trousers, all sizes, all shades, 2os (id t" ;!7s Oil. tweeds from 10s Od at AY. H. Sun lotth's. Advt.

The Lyttelton "Times" reports that i ounterfeit money was received by tram conductors on Addington and liiieaiton car-, on Thursday, the coins in each instance being half crowns. Tbe counterfeit enuld not be detected ca-ily. except that in weight they were miller the standard. It was not until tin* (ini ol their shift that the conductors found that they had been given spurious money. One coin dated lPl.'i was made of lead alloy which was soli. Inil tbe nlber which purported to lie II If 21 issue was a better representation. On a previous occasion a similar fraud was tried at race time in Christchurch. and an arrest was subsequently made in the North Island.

Water has been pouring into the second funnel at Lake (.’oleridge at flic rate of seventy-live gallons a minute. Strenuous and continued ellorts were made in combat tbe difliculty, but without success, and it has been decided to abandon tbe old line of tbe tunnel. and to strike out nil a lresli one. Circal glaciers nine covered that pari of Canterbury. They left there vast moraines, and it lias been tumid that, with the morainic and .shingly formation, a large part ot the work collapsed when the water came in in great quantities. The abandonment til tbe present funnel line was derided upon on tin* recommendation of an oUicer sent specially from Wellington to investigate the position. Shafts will be driven until till* limit of the inflow of wafer is passed, and tbe tunnelling then will be pushed along tbe fresh alignment. In addition to the scrapping ol work done there will be an extra cost of about L'7ll( 10. Tbe fresh drive necessitated by this altered lay-mil began yesterday.

Tbe inomeu! was bound to conic* when lie* fashion began to be adopted b\ old ladies who wished to appear young, and chambermaids who wished to appear smart writes tbe I’aris correspondent of tbe "Observer"). Bobbed hair is no longer the right thing. The hairdressers who cut it short will no doubt soon lie supplying artificial obignoiis t*i conceal tbe fact that it is not yet long again. Those win adopt/’d tlu* fashion have not even tin* consolati.m of thinking that cutting the hair short makes it grow better, for scientific experiment is said to lave explode*! ibat widely accepted

legend. The pruui i hat bobbing F really going out is to be tumid in the fact that at the races the other day the best-dressed women wen* seen to he wearing broad-brimmed bats and muslin eapelines (which is a sort of bat. too. I am told): and everyone knows that you cannot wear broadbrimmed bats with your bail* slant. You will even have to change its ap liearance altogether, as well a- letting ii grow . l"f mv informant tells me that tbe right people wen* also wear in-; ringlets, which go by tbe chut tiling name ol "iuglaises. Loudon, experl s say, will very soon follow Baris in the reaction against the holihed and shingled hair fashions. Most women and girls who have had their hair cut short are now anxious lor if to grow again - ami quickly, a West I*.ml ( unit hairdresser told 11 "Daily Mail to porter recently. Many are having their bobbed or shingled hair permnneiitlv waved to lessen the ' bate clfoet. Fashions in hairdressing are as liable to rapid change as dress iVlmms. Bibbing and shingling are becoming common, and tberelore un-

!••* 11*( !u |* ivditctinns are imw being mad" i , clear the balance of Schroder’s millincrv. I costumes. These goods are selling at less than <n~l price, to ensure a clearance. Now i> .v""i’ lime to save money.—Advt.

Banisli coughs and colds and save money hy using "XA/OL. ’ Ligldeenpottcc buvs CO doses—enough to cute the whole bad-cold family.

dust received from London direct, a lot of fancy bag handles. We cult sell these at about half the u.-mil prices, now Is lid, -> (id. its lid. each. Best ipailny knitting silk for making hags, plain shades Is lid. blended colours T- (>d. ami (is fid. large hanks sufficient- to make one ol the newest fashionable hags al McKay's (Ireat Reeonstruetiou Side.—Advt.

Hanpy children keep free from worms with WADE’S WORM FIGS. Wonderful worm worriers.

(ireat Is lid sale at .MeGruor's, commencing Friday, August sth. All winter goods must go. We want room. Now is the time to Inly freely and save on every purchase. Von can buy more for -Is lid now than Is lid ever bought before. A visit t ill please you. Mc(:rter’s. Hokitika and Greymoutli.— Advt.

When colds and influenza are prevalent !■•( "NAZOI." protect your family One dose a day keeps colds away. Good for all aces: t!0 <loses for Is fid.