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Hokitika Guardian, 2 October 1924, Page 2

The bankruptcy of Sidney \Y. liichardson is notified in this issue. A notice of thanks from M. Cushman, Itiiuu, appears in another column. The trustees of Hokitika .Savings Hank meet in Monday next at 2.30 p.m. Mr \Y. 11. Stopforth has just landed a consignment of AfacLogan Oily Canvas Hiding Coats. These coats arc guaranteed waterproof. Cash prices 72s (id to Tils fid. To-night at- the Soldiers’ Hall. ii.S.A. euchre tournament continued. Special prizes, supper and dance: admission Is. Proceeds in aid of Building Fund.—Advt. The weekly euchre tournament lakes place at the Soldiers’ Hall to-night. 'Phis will lie the last evening, but one, of tlie 1 resent tournament for the valuable prizes olfercd. The season will close finally on the Kith, inst with a popular card night loi- which Special wind-up prizes will be olfered.

.Material alterations are being made to the from of McKay and Son’s drapery emporium in Weld Sliced. An enlarged show window is living prepared, with a leturn into Tain ,e;l Street, and there will bo a new eutrainc at the street corner. The verandah is to lie extended, and the general outward appearance of the building improved greatly.

Among the West Coasters who redo in last Saturday’s cycle road race from Timaru to Christ. Inin-h one of lb best performances was tlistt ol Mr l.ou Wilson, of Kokili. to whom the Dress telegrams neglected to aciord due credit. Wilson, who is only IS years old, and is yet pra lica’ly untrained, run into seventh place doing the distance in tin* fast- time ot tillrs 2 minutes, which was not far behind Dan Wright’s fastest time. 'Wilson started oil' the 27 minutes mark and lie won a useful pi ize in the slure 0.l a new bicvcle.

Sufficient white pine for butter boxes is now becoming a serious problem. The Forestry Department. through the •• .Journal ” of the Department of Agrieulture. reports that "I’riibalil.v as miicli ns PI) per eeuL of the butter produced in New Zealand is shipped in while pine boxes, the remaining 10 per cent being carried in silver beech and inipo'i’ted boxes. The vi'rgin white pine forests have been seriously depleted during the last twenty years, so much so that if a nominal increase in consumption continues not more than fifteen years’ supply remains. Even now maiiiifaet urers report c! i Mien I lies in iiiaiiitaiug their supples.” I’m posed, metal-hound and nailless boxes are described, showing bow economy in timber can be elfc-cted.

Mr Campbell (Chief Drainage I gineer) reports lespectiog the i 1 siri li swamp in South Westland, as follow

C . iislnc. lion work on this swamp was commenced in January 1923. During the year two miles of catch water drain, olio mile of double drain and road lor•iiiation have, been consti acted. Ihe country is drying out. and consolidating very well; but in inlet to ensure tbu maximum i onsolidat ion. the above mentioned drains require deepening 111 to tin: clay Mutual, lying below the peat. Ibis verb lias just been enmmein cd. and will I" lompleteil about A ngtl'.'l.. In a-llilion to Ili i-- w**ri, a -1 nrther 35 i bains el small drain reqnires constructing, anil il will iben be icady for settlement. T i:e C hic. Surveyor'a a;.pineal lias been obtained l i l!ie .s heme of subdivision, and tin survey will be put in baud in time i ensure the land being ready for nelectinn next spring. The cost i f Hie work during the year was £2038 os l()d.

Mr .Ink's Oilier Malikov, L.L.IL, "ho has been nominated l>y Victoria ‘ Col|,.rr|. ra Wellington's 1!)2 I candidate l'or the Rhodes’ Scholarship, i'. 22 years t.l age, ami a sin of Mr ('. -M. Maliroy :.f the State Fuvstry 1 )e| art incut. Wellington, lie was Inrn at Hokitika •win.re lie received his ] rimary education. Alter a year at the Hokitika Hick School he s'cut four years at the Waitaki Boys’ 11 it'll .School, where he became a prelect an.l matriculated in llllt). lie took a prominent purl in the school athletes, particularly Rugby football and running. Entering a leg'll ' Hire in Christchurch in 11120 he t. ok a; the study of law at Canterbury College. and in 1022 came to Wellington where he continued his studies at Vieloria University College, securing his I .1.11. degree in t!ie minimum lime. During the whole of Ilia university ea'eer he was working in legal olikes, lie is at present taking, a course al Yktoiia College for lmnouis in la .v and 1..1...M.. ami is practising as a hamster and solicit;.r in the employment of Messrs Bell, Cully McKenzie and OT-enry. Mr Malfm.v is wellknown to the Wellington public as a foot halier anil athlete ha ving represented Wellington province for the last three years at football, and hist year al tbe \cw Zealand amateur athletic chainj.iousliip meeting, lie represented bis college in athletics at the Knslcr tonrii:ttalc'llt during the past four years and in 1023 was tt member of the New Zealand University foothall train, "hi ll went to Sydney. He has also been a prominent figure in the social life of the college.

Fire! Fire! Protect your property witli ''Underwriter's” Fire Kxtinguishers. Always ready for action and remarkably elfective. .Means lower Insurance Premiums. It. P. -M. Manning and Co., • > Bedford Bow, Christchurch.—Advt.

For cold in the head—inhale NAZOL. For sore throats or tickling cough take some drops on sugar. Used either way “NAZOL” works wonders. CO doses Is Gd.