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Hokitika Guardian, 24 September 1924, Page 2

.Mr i!. S. Night inpale, liieltscd sill vcyoi iii'il civil cngiin it. ill' (iriiyimui!li ii si'll s :i biMue-s c.inl in 11 1 i line Mr \V. (":ir 1 1• r, flic rnstoiliiin of 111 I>11 1 ;Ii«• buildings, ulio will ho leain shortly mi Irmisfor to 11 aini It on, is t 1.0 sllroooiloil liv Mr \V. Downes, o Dunedin who will lake up his ilulio horo iin in 11 1 i a loly. ’I ho a 11 1111 a I mooting of llio Wosllnm 1 {ai ■ ill pc Cluh takes p'noo ut tln* ( lull n'oiii to-night ut 2.2!) (i'ch.:k. Tin iu.*w|y oloolod oiimiiiitto.i will moot still s<‘i|iiontly whou Iho stakes noil | ro •jrii in n:i* lor tin* ('li i ist ntas iiivd in •£ \\ il ho determined. Soldiers’ I lull. Thursday night. (on tiiiiiiitioii of oiiihro lourimmoiit in aii of It.S-A. building tiiiul. Sj.o. in |,iizos; silffor. ilnuiv to follow. Admission I'.- Allot.

For the* Tiinnrii to C hrisiohiirol bicycle mini rnoo to ho run on S'ntur tho handicaps of Constors ongagei nro: —It. Wright (Roeltnn) ID in in W. (.'oooh ■. I lokit ika. 2G min; K. M Host (llokitikn) mill 1.. A. Wilsoi Kokiri) 27 min ; (V. T. Hlackmm (Stafford) :i:t min. 'I horo uro 1711 on trios, tho limit being All minutes. Tin distilnco is 111’ miles.

Tho illilisation of waste timber from .sawmills in this district, by tho conversion into wood-pulp hns boon spoken of before. The propositi bus not boon lest sight if. It is understood tin English Com| any is likely to take tip sm h n | inject, mid it is I thieved options to pur base waste timer from the working sawmills adjir.ent to the railway line over tin extended term if years are now being t a Icon. The mihinpc site for pnlj iup; is likely to lie fixed in the New Hirer distliet near Cameron’s Siding.

The funeral of the late .Mrs Henry .Jones look place yesterday afternoon, iiiul proved to lie one of the largest assemblaiioos here for some lime. Friends gathered from all parts of the district and the cortege included a long line of motor cars. The deceased lady was a devout member of her church and both at the requiem mass and at the funeral obsequies there were large congregations present. The services at St .Mary’s and at the graveside were conducted by Father llcaly. A large number of wreaths were deposited oil the grave. All sections of the community were represented at the funeral, including representatives of the principal local bodies and public institutions, testifying to the wide esteem in which tiie deceased was held.

Special fashion display at Mc-Oruor’s, Hokitika. One week only, commenced Thursday. Sept, lltli. Fashion’s very latest in millinery modes, costumes, frocks, fancy silks, latest dress materials, etc., a show equal to any city show. Our prices are much lower. McGruer’s, Hokitika anil Greymouth.—Advt. French, Swiss and English knitted wool costumes, jumpers, jumper frocks in silk, silk and wool, and fine wools is another prominent feature at Schroder and C’o’s Spring show, now on. Inspection cordially invited. Evening frocks and flowers a speciality at Schroder’s emporium.—Advt. For Influenza, take Woods’ Qreat Peppermint Cmrp.

The fortnightly service will be hold in the Boss .Methodist Church on Friday evening of this week instead of Thursday,

There was an extremely heavy downpour last night, a nurtli westerly blowing. The rain continued this morning very heavily till nearly noon when the river had commenced to rise rapidly. .Messrs Foote and Kearns, general carriers, notify having joined in partnership and invite a continuance ol patronage*, all orders receiving prompt attention. .Mr C. l’fahleit. baker and confectioner 'if Weld Street, announces lie has secured the services of a first class baker and small goods man and is now prepared to cater for dan os nod similar social gatherings. Uaw millers depositing sawdust in Hokitika river are receiving notice from the* authorities that the practice must cease alter the end of the year, and some other means adopted to dispose of the refuse.

A Wellington telegram stales that Sir Sam Fay and Sir Vincent Haven, the British railway experts ,who are to enquire into the New Zealand railway system, and who are at present conducting a similar investigation in New South Wales, will leave Sydney for New Zealand on October 9th and will commence their duties immediately alter their arrival,

Air Daniel Finnegan, formerly of Progress dune-tins, died at Nelson on Saturday at the* age of -V.) years. Twenty years ago. alter contracting tlu* dread miller's complaint, he left Rcofton for the more congenial climate of Nelson, where lie lived for a longer term than most victims of the ailment. A native ol Countv (oik. Ireland, deceased was very highly respected by all Vlio knew him. He leaves a wife and family of live sons and seven daughters.

Infectious and other notifiable* diseases reported in the ( aiiterhury and West Coast Health District for the week ended noon on .Monday, totalled ;,s follows:--.North ('aiiterhury: Scarlet lever (I. diphtheria <i, tuberculosis li. pneumonia pneumonic* Bill I. erysipelas 1. puerperal septicaemia eclampsia I. Ashburton: Scarlet fever i. South Canterbury: Searlid lever I. diphthciia 1. pneumonia I. pncilliiniiie inlliienza 1. erysipelas 1. Westland: Pneumonia !- Duller: Diphtheria I.

A memory that- j lay- one false at a el ite :d moment is one ol tie* tuiiiiiesl things in the world for the uD'er fel11,w (leinarks the Christ', hurch “Sun”!. Put the Archbishop of New Zealand ( I)]-. ( , .Julius’, laughed as heartily i envoi'" ;u his slip ai the opening of the new Anglic an hostel for girls reci’iitlv. “We will con. hide.” said the Archbishop, "by singing the ‘Old l.'umdrc'dth.' Von all know ike mods. Now then! ‘Piaisc* God from Oh, in* that’s wrong! .... er. ■All people that on earth do dwell .’ ”, and the old psalm wool without a hit'll after that. Tin* band concert in the Princess Theatre on Sunday nighi attracted a large attendance who greatly appioriated the capital p:ogramme presented by (lie M llliici] til Baud. The programme ccai-bied of the following by the Ban 1: —.March. “' I li.* F.lcphaiit" ; Selection “Sunny Lands"; Hymn "Ftvr;::*! Feck' ’’ : Anthem. ‘'Blessed Are T!e*y” ; llyi.in “.I* so I over of Aiv Sun I’; .March. "The ( iialleugc". A solo by .Mis- Davidson "My Task”, tornet solo by Mr 11 *is - ”() Sole Alio" and a lint;* sdi by Air Gitdams “host Clio*:!.” The National Anthem was tli;* i oi’i'ludiiig ii in.

The lees c harged by maternity nurses were tbe subject, ol oomment by .oiss lloiiolien. malum of lie* Auckland Nurses’ Club. “With reference* to my statement that the New Zealand Trained Nurses' Association has had brought to its nolieo a ease or two when* nurses charged six guineas when taking a maternity case without a doctor.” Alls- llouoheii slaled. “I should lone made clear that this was quite coiil rary lo lie* rules ol the a *0*0:1liou. ’l l"* question *>f f* •-.- will com** li 11 I**| ill . n ioli and i- vi ion at I lie cent I.’ll council ineel ingot Ibe Nell Zealand Trained Nurses’ As-nei.i lion I*l be beld in October, after which we hope to publish a fee card in the Press, so that the public may see exactly wlial the fees arc."

Thieves cxracled seven suit lengths, valued at £2B, from a ease of materials (■unsigned to a well-known Christchurch tailor, either during the passing of the goods I rum England, or at Lyttelton. The ease was delivered oil .Monday when tlii“ theft was discovered. The tailor indict'd nothing out of the way until he opened the ease, when he it:

mediately discovered the theft. I pun cxaminali m he fuinid that the steel bin ling round the case had been prised cut at one end. and a he,:;'.! I i Ftd

.nit. to allow of the inso'-Lion o| a hand. The canvas lining of the disc lijk.il then been slit with a knife and the suitings dragged out. Alter the theft tool l.ccn comjilctcit llic Ironist had l. co replaced and the steel binding again nailed into position. The tailor told a reporter that another city tailor had been similarly robbed about a forl-

At the .Sup:cute (ourt. Creymalilli. yesterday, Donald l.iiuls:i Cordon Mtilldv claimed UKI damages I'ioni the Creymoiith Waterside Workers I’nioti and Henry Kirk, ‘dietary of the I'nitin for alleged wrongful exclusion from the Fuion. His Honour Justice Adams, presiding. Plaintiff was ruth-je(l-d t> a cross-exa mi nation lasting two hours and a half and lengthy evident c for the ; Inint ill’ and deicti c was heard. At d o'clock last Cloning after all the witnesses had given evi denee, llis Hi until adjourned the ea-e until !C o'clock this morning. Considerable interest tuts shown in the proceedings and the Cnttrl gallery was filled.

The new spring t.nd summer millinery showing at Schroder’s, compriso the latest models in imported trimmed millinery and ready-to-wear.s. Your presence will he valued and in the meantime we ask your acceptance of our appreciation for r-yst favours.—. Advt.

For cold in the head—inhale XA ’/.(){,. For sore throats or tickling cough take gome drops on sugar. Used cither way “NAZOT.” works wonders. 00 doses Is Gd.