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Hokitika Guardian, 16 January 1925, Page 2

The Trustees of Hokitika Savings Bank meet on Tuesday next at 2.30 p.m. In a game for the Crosses played on the local Bowling Green on "Wednesday evening, the holders. Messrs Stevenson (2), stalled off a challenge hy Messrs Bishop and Blank hy 10 to 175. The Hokitika Bowling Chili send a four rink team to Greymouth to-mor-row afternoon to play the Grey Club for the "Reynolds Badges, at present held hy the Hokitika Club. The team leave by train at 1 p.m. The Minister of Bands is expected to visit the Coast next month, and the Minister of "Public "Works, the following mouth. The Minister of Marine is likely to visit Jackson Bay on the next trip of the Government steamer to the southern Sounds. The steamer is due to make the trip round the south and west coasts of this Island some time during next month.

Addison’s Summer Sale. Cotton bedspreads 9s (id, honeycomb quilt 12s (id, towels from 2s lid, pair white or coloured hearth rugs in velvet and reversible, runners in Axlninster atnl tapestry, all heavily reduced. Have just landed a further shipment of linoleum, Ist cjutility 11s (id, 2nd, 10s (id. —Advt.

Taupo. the largest, lake in New Zealand has a length of 25 miles, a width of 17 miles, and nil area of 211 square miles. Its greatest dentil is .Vi I feel. IVakatipu measures 112 square miles, and its greatest de; tli is 1212 ft: 1 e Anau has an area of 132 square miles, and its maximum depth is flOOft; Alunapouri is the smallest hut tile deepest ,-f the three, iis area being liftv-six square miles and depth IISSIL

1 • 11" the Queen came to Christchurch and wont to church regularly, all fashionable Christchurch would attend most religiously every Sunday.’’ saiil Archbishop Julius at St. I .nke’s. “But don’t he guided hy fashion, look down more deeply into the great principles of life.” lie attacked the followers of fashion, saying that in many things people strove to get. not the best or tile most beautiful. or uselul, or elegant. hut merely “the latest.” If a military trainee is out of town on business the Defence authorities do not ex poet him io attend military drill parades. However, to he merely “out of town,” is another question. This excuse was offered by a young defendant at the Police Court at "Wellington on Tuesday, who de-Jared, when charged with failure to attend drill, that he was absent Ironi the. city. “Were you a wav on business?" asked the magistrate (Mr ’C. 1!. Orr-Wal-ker. SEAL). “No. just visiting.” returned the. offender. ’‘Von will have to learn to leave the girls alone on drill meins.” observed His Worship, in imposing a fine. At the .Magistrate’s Court yesterday afternoon before Mr .Mehlruin S.M. the Police charged Arthur Bluest Edwards with the theft of 30s in money at Tola ra Flat, the property of a young girl. Winifred Pearl Kinzott. The defendant who had been arrested in Hokitika that morning, pleaded guilty. Detective Young stated the theft was a partiriikirlv mean one. as the d'-lendant had been keeping company with her and had entered her bedroom during her absent e and taken Ibe morey, HD Worship eoltvii ted I lie tb l-'iidaol and lineil Inin £5, the sum ol ill 10- l<> be refunded to the complainant out of the amount, lie was allowed a week to pay, in default fourteen days.

Tweiitv-six sulphur-laden trucks and an empty N wagon ran away from the Burnside station on .Monday morning at about (i.-lo (says the Dunedin “Star”). These trucks had arrived twenty-one hours previously, and were placed at the top of the railway yard, all brakes being on, and there they stood all right lor all that time, and then suddenly started down the incline. What caused them to move is not yet ascertained. They got up speed, and shot into the runaway siding, which is provided as a safeguard in the event of such a happening, with the result that six of the trucks were piled up and badly damaged. The strange lad i.s that ton of the twenty-six trucks had the brakes down when examined immediately.

•*lf I had my way there would not he a rabbit in Otago in five years' time," said Air 11. T. Sudd at Monday's meeting of the ffaieii River Trust. Mr Sadd explaind that his plan would he to prohibit the sale ol carcases and 'the export of skins, thus making rabbits nothing more than a 11l this wav land-owners would set about the total extermination of the animals. Tn conversation with a “Daily Times’’ reporter later, .Mr Kiuld stated that it had been estimated that three pairs of rabbits, with an average of six io the litter, would, in three years, produce !),0()0,00!> of their kind. “Assuming that 10 rabbits eat as much as one sheep.” added Air Sadd, “what would you Stainer have the produce of 10.000,000 rabbits or 1,000,000 sheep?” There was only one answer to this pointed question.

Addisons Summer Side. -Men’s cotton sine,lets and underpants 3s 9d, men’s band shirts from 3s (id. sac sails (dark grey) 39s Gd, hoys’ dark grey suits 29s (id, hoys’ shirts from 2s Ud. Special line of men's tweed trousers 10s., ties, sox, lints, etc., all heavily reduced. —Advt. An economy hint —insist, on getting Slim land's Fluid .Magnesia. Fresher than the imported.—Advt. Special reductions on carpets at Schroder’s. Kidderminster 9 x 7.Gin i'fi 1 Os; Axminster squares 9 x 9 TIG 10s, f) x 10.(liu €lB 10s, 10.0 x 12 £‘2. , Wilton squares 10. G x 9 £22 10s; vest 1 bulo carpet, A minster ?.G x 3 93s ; Wilton vestibule carpet 10. G x I.G £8 10s; Persian vestibule runner 10. G x I.G £9 10s; Wton hall carpet 7.6 x 1.6 £7 17s Gd; carpet runners 2s Gd, 7s Gd, 9s Gd upwards. Endless variety in hearth rugs, from los Gd; also sofa squares in velvet pile, Axminster and Persian squares, at every price •at Schroder and C'o., the leading earp.vt and lino. firm. Do not miss calling in at Lelicoder's shop early.—Advt. Mow arrived, a large consignment of choice apricots. Paterson. Michel and Co.. Ltd.. Wharf Street. Phone No 2. —Advt.

Suggestions for Christmas gifts at Schroder’s: Table-linen, frocks, hats, scarfs, wraps, Spanish shawls, h.k.f s. Peter-pan collars, travelling hampers and trunks, luncheon baskets, bathing dresses, rubber capes, rubber bathing caps, silk hose, gloves, men s ties, sox. shirts braces. All would be suitable gifts at Schroder's, who have the largest selection.—A vt. After meals take a little Sharland s Fluid Magnesia. Prevents acidity and headache. Sharland’s is fresh, pure, agreeable.—Advt.

The following is the order of services for St. Alary’s parish on Sunday 18th January:—Araliura (One Alile Hall) S.3f) a.m.; Kanieri 8.30 a.m.; Hokitika 7 a.m., 8 a.m., 10 a.m., ond 7 p.m.

The funeral of the late Air Alex Thomson took place yesterday afternoon, a large assemblage gathering to Pay a last mark of respect. The Roy. J. Perkins conducted the service at All Saints Church and the graveside, on which a number of floral tributes were placed from sorrowing friends. The llruids Lodge attended in full force, the service of the order being read by Bro. T. Robinson.

The funeral of the late -Mrs W. Ritchie of Koiiorangi took place yesterday afternoon and was followed by a Targe number of mourners, including a good many country residents. The Rev. Father Kennedy conducted requiem mass ta St. Alary’s Church anti the service ta the graveside, on which a number of lloral tributes were placed from sorrowing friends.

A Wellington correspondent- reports: —.'l'lte rotial price of pipe tobacco will be lowered by Id per ounce on 17th. inst.. or Id ior two ounce tin. Inis will not be due to any reduction in the actual price of the tobacco but to the “passing-on” bv traders to customers of the reduction of 8d per pound on the duty. The new duty applies i nly to cut pi]» tobacco.

A Dunedin resident who volunteered in tjie Great War went for a bathe at Gallipoli, leaving oil the beach with his clothes a gold watch inscribed with his name winch he won at the Dunedin skating rink. Tnat was ten years ago. Yesterdav morning the Dunedin police rang him up and asked il lie was the man whose name was on a watch that had come into their possession. line •enough it was his watch.

Addisons’ Summer (Sale, Alillinery reduted to below cost- Blouses from 2s Oil. overalls from os lid, Indies vests 2s (:d and 2s lid, undershirts from Vs (Id. Piece goods must he cleared to make room for new goods, the reduced prices are very tempting. —\ilvt.

An iiiqesi was held yesterday at Waiuta. before .Mr AY. .Stewart, J.P., Acl ing-Goroner, concerning the death of William A!c( Tilieii. miner, who lost his life early on Wednesday morning in a (ire which destroyed tin* hut in which he was living, inspector Kcclcs watched proceedings on behalf of Hie Police, (unstable Houston gave evidence to the effect that deceased had been living by himself for some time past. On the evening prior to the lire he went home about 8.30 o’clock, which was the last time lie was seen alive. At one o'clock the following morning, the hut was discovered to he on lire, hut witness could not give any evidence as to the cause of the outbreak. Ihe charred remains of deceased were afterwards found. A verdict of accidental death was returned. Ford Truck with chassis complete, m good going order, £lls in Greymouth. Ford Touring car, good second hand, pop.—Mark Sprot. and Co., Ltd., Grey-moiitli.—-Lift Rallies, growing children and invalids who suffer from stomach troubles will find relief in Sharland’s Fluid -Magnesia. Larger botlh—tower price. Advt. A sure and pleasant specific for removing worms is A\ ade s AAoiin I‘igs. —Advt.