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Hokitika Guardian, 17 September 1924, Page 2

Si Irlic. 1 lull, Thursday »iivrlit ! Km lire tournament lontinues in aul of t!:.‘ IS.S.A. building fund. Sperinl prizes donated l>y Mrs Lynn. Supner provided; dance to lollow. Admission —pine Shiliinj;.- A'lvt. The time for the juvenile fumy dress hull is hastening alone. It will he held at the Soldiers’ Hall i.'.i Tuesday week, vhtn a number of special prizes a ill he awarded. The art union in aid of the .building fund "ill lie drawn the same n jght_to he followed by an adult dant-e. Messrs W. McKay and Son are now making a delightful display of newj spring models. Ladies are invited to inspect the very beautify.! filslUW.S HOW sljQtviliff.—A'lvt.

A full meeting of all Kiwi Seniors r.d Juniors is 1 ciug held this evening u Mclntosh's Club Rooms at 8 o’clock harp. All members must he present. - A'lvt. All members and supporters of the xxcelsior F.C. ale rei|nested to attend a neeting at Keller's C'l ill) Rooms thin (Wednesday) evening at 7 I'cloek sharp. As business is most imentant every meaiher Inu-t he preaellt.—Ad Vt. All men, young and old. thinking of replenishing their stocks of mercery essentials, shirts, socks, underclothing, tics etc. are invited til the special showing of men’s wear at Addison's.— A'lvt, The hall ill the Three Mile Mall on Friday oVcin’iig ill aid ol the Mali funds is going to he a great suet-ss. 1 here have been a large number of tickets sold. A'ery lomplete arrangements have tier'll made and the lact that Ronetti’s .1 a,’./. Hand will provide tlnnoisie assures patrt ns hein;; well satisfied in that respect. The fancy dr. ss hall at Kumara on l-'riday evening arranged by the Klimn rn Volunteer Lire Brigade. and held in the .Memorial Hall attracted a very large attendance and proved a decided success. Capital music was provided hv Williams' orchestra, and Alt' (I. Dnllev capably held charge of the Hour. Supper was provided by the Ladies’ Committee. The dancers kept tripping it lightly until an early hour.

The Wc-iland County Cun.il has been able to secure i.onbark | ilc.s lor Kakapotahi bridge Mom C mist■ bin>l,. and as soon as lilt- su] ply is to hand the work of ere Hon of tbe new bridge which is re.’piired urgently will be put i„ band. Mr 11. Reynolds, the Council's bridge foteman. will be in charge of the building of the bridge which will l,c ere-ted l.v day labor. The approa'hes and protection will he done ui(.*st j» r<i• *:iI»!y l»v rout nu t.

To-night at tin- Olcrn ll'i-ee what | i-.iiiiises to lie the oust sue: essl ill hall held here for time takes place. Kvcrvlhing j nssiblc has been done l.i ensure the | leisure of patrons. The lloor is in good order, and the nnts-c ill til,, c.pahle hands <T Alcl.ean’.s < >ri hi-tra should leave nothing to lie >lcsj r*.*;I. To-morrow a Juvenile Hall takes |hi e. Maiming will c immenie at 7.til) o'clock, and the adni-ssion will he Chihlreti (id. Adults Is.

The new spring millinery at Addison's represents the very newest and latest ill “rhi,” headgear. All the tantalising vogues ul soling 111-I are here, they strike a new lade in fashionable millinery. Visit our s.huwrnnm early. Addisons’s— Advt. On .Menlay evening anoiher large and enthusiastic crowd of natrons attended llm weekly social in St .Mary's ( lull. Seme L ; :l tables were engaged in playing euchre. The prize winners for the evening were: Ladies, Ist. All's Sponhcimer, I’ml. Mrs Nightingale. (L'lils: Ut, Mr F. Fa lie. Ibid .Mr Jlackeiisiiiith. After a first class supper had been jirovided by tbe ladies committee, dancing was indulged in till about midnight. appropriate music, being supplied hv Ales-rs Lawn and (-ibhoiis. Mr If. McMahon was in charge of the Ihinr.

Infectious and other notifiable diseases reported in the Canterbury and West Coast ileal'.li District for the Wee!; ended noon mi A 1 mday, tule.lled •js e , |( l lh,s : North ('anterhitry : Scarl -t lever, e ; dii.iitlieria. 7 ; tuberi n!,,-is, -J • | n-imu.nia, ; piieiiniouit iiiiluciixn, ; erysipelas, I: puerperal sept fcactiiia, 1. A .-h hurt on : Ruerperal septicaemia. I; i erehro-spine.l meniiign is, I. South Canterbury : Scarlet I'evr. ; diifin lieria, I : (.‘ivy : I> l l 1 1> 1 lie! ia. : pm-rperal m-PI icaemia. I. II von d". fide to hri-liteii up the lionie this spring, you will do well to see the new cu rla in i tigs at Addison's. They embody all the ipcdities of perlect window diapiugs. Ad li-oa-. A«lvt.

At the .Magistrate's Court Ore.vniouth yesterday Indore .Mr Ah'ldium S.AI. William David Jon.'s. a miner, residing al Ilutiidli" va- charged with ,1 vino' on . I ill. ’.fith. a lady s io:i I valued at LO IH- lid. the property o| William .Murray, draper, ol Markny St. Detective-sergt. .1. H. Voting said the coat had been taken front the front of M urrav's shoo. Aceused ttrtived in New /calami in IM’JI). and fnet'e was mulling previously known ngninst him. lie had a wile and two young children and had served in the war. Aceused entered a plea of guiltv. and he was convicted and ordered to come up lor sentence within twelve months, il called upon. Alt order for the return ol the value of the emit at £1 a fortnight was made.

The death cf Mr dames Richmond, of I’uiinnga, tool; place yesterday morning, lie was Til years ol age

and look a keen interc-l in movements Inr the welfare of Runanga. lie was for Id veal's a director of the Hu-

nanga C o-oncral ive Society, and was for three years president of the Ho.at Elizabeth A! -dn-al Assoeiatien. He was also an enthusiastic member ol the Stale Collieries Horticultural Society. ami—ll the Hananga School Committee, lie was home at Calston Scotland, lie leaves a family cf one soil. William . nmrried). and two daughters, Airs 11. Duggan, and Violet, who is Town Clerh at llunauga. On Tuesday afternoon, ol ln-l week, Alfred Walker iieeidently swnllowcu some weed-killer, which was poisonous, lie had lifted a gallon jar of the mixture to his lips for a joke, hut a mauthfal slipued through, an I he died in the Christchurch Hospital on Monday mcruiug. Mr Walker was one ol ;i working lice at the lleatheole howling given, and he had keen warned hy the other men to leave llje jar alone, lie laughingly picked it an. Alter he had swaMowed some of the mixture he fell down, and appeared to he in pain. An emetic of mustard and water was given to him as soon as possible, and he was alterwards brought no to the Christchurch Hospital. 11 is condition was had. hut he became steadily worse. A statement was made by Air Walker alter the incident to the (died that he alone was to blame lor what had happened.

A message from Wanganui -tales that l.oiti and l.adv .lellicoe attended the morning service at the Anglican Church on Sunday, and the minister, the Rev .). Hobbs, took the opportunity. in a lengthy sermon, to dwell upa.i the evils of racing, bridge parties, :(o. A number of people who usually do not frequent church tit tended, leiait-e their Kxeellelieies were present, and felt somewhat uneoie.fol table under Inc minister’s culling remarks. Lord .lelliroo had arranged to attend the evening service at St Pct.-r's. Conville. hut earlv in the afternoon the minister there received a telephone message to the effect that in till probability Lord .lellicoe would be an absentee il the service was going to be anything like the morning (.lie. The diplomatic minister cut the serviie short, and till coneem'd left the church well pleased. French, Swiss and English knitted wool costumes, jumpers, jumper frocks in silk, silk and wool, and line wools is another prominent feature at Schroder and Co’s Spring show, now on. Inspection cordially invited. Evening frocks and flowers , a speciality at Kell roller’s emporium.—Advt. Special fashion display at Aleffruor’s, Hokitika. One week only, commenced Thursdav. Sept. 11th. Ea-hion’s very latest in millinery modes, costumes, frocks, fancy silks, latest dress materials, etc., a show equal to any city show. Our prices are mueli lower. AfeOrucr’s. Jlokitikn nnd 0 revmonth.—Advt i