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Hokitika Guardian, 14 October 1924, Page 2

Come to St Andrews Hall to-morrow and see the home made cakes, marmalade, pickles ancl other delicacies.

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

'l'lic Pacific Cable Board and Eastern Telegraph Co.v. announce, commencing on Ist. Dec. cable rates between Dominion and Great Britain will be reduced as follows:—Ordinary rate 2s Del per word. Government rate Is 2d per word, deferred rate Is 3UI per word, present daily rate Bd, week-end rate 7d unaltered. .Eastern Cov. announce further that rate to places in Europe, other than Great Britain reduced from 8s to 2s Cd, per word.

New regulations as to the grading of fruit trees lor sale from nurseries are published in last week’s “ OaKctte.” Kor apple and pear trees three grades are provided as follows:—"A” (or commerciali grade; “I!” (or nursery) grade: “C ” (or special) grade. For apricot, poach and nectarine trees the grades provided are ” Commercial and “ Nursery.” Every occupier of a nursery who (a) sells any ungraded fruit trees from such nursery, or (b) sells any fruit trees from such nursery without issuing to the purchaser a statement of tlio grade assigned to them, or (e) sells any fruit trees from such nursery which are incorrectly graded commits an offence against the regulations and shall he liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding 1:20.

If it’s floorcloth or linoleum, go to .McKay’s. Having direct communication with the source of supply—the manufacturers —they are enabled to give better values than others not so fortunately placed. Look at those prices for (ift wide floorcloths and linos: (is fid, 7s fid, Hs fid, and 10s fid a yard. .Save money by ltirnishing. At McKay’s Hokitika.—Advt. Ford Truck with chassis complete, in crood going order, £lls in Groymonlh. Ford Touring ear, good second hand £[)(), Mark Sprot and Co., Ltd., Greymouth. —Advt. Dairymen: Increase your profits by using "Ceres” separator. A cleaner skimmer, self-balancing, self-oiling, casyrunning. 10 to 1-11 (fills. R. 1 • M. Manning and Co., 5 Hedford Row, Christchurch. —Advt.