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Hokitika Guardian, 17 January 1925, Page 2

Afessrs AI. Houston and Co. offer for immediate sale a 7-roomed villa residence. Entries for AI. Houston and Co.’s Kokntahi store cattle sale appear in this issue. Alossrs AI. Houston and Co. draw attention to the announcement- of the auction sale on Hit. February, of the properties in the estate of the late Airs Head of Kanieri, The Ahtnicipal Baud will render a Programme at the Westland Hospital to-morrow afternoon, eomeneing at 2.30 p.tii. Tenders are invited by the Public I rustee lor the suh-leasc for three years ol 11-15 acres, and miscellaneous license, 100 acres, Wataroa S.I). in tie ctsnte of S. and J. It, Wallace, deceased. lenders close on 31st. January. All fashionable goods in frocks, model hats and piece goods nro now being slaughtered regardless of cost—at Schroder and Co’s sale, which starts on Tuesday. An early inspection will he appreciated.—Advt. At a meeting of the District Committee of the Greymoutli Jockey Club held yesterday afternoon, over which Mr T. E. Contes presided, the piogntinmes of the Bceftou, Kuniara and Westland Racing Club’s Easter mooting wore approved of. The temporary lighting system in use at the Swimming Baths last season has been dismantled and Alossrs Tomlinson and Gifford are now busy installing a permanent arrangement of lights, which, when completed will he up to date in every particular. This means considerable expense, and in order to raise the necessary funds the Swimming Club intends holding a Grand Carnival at the bath.; in about 2 weeks’ time. An unusual incident happened at a circus iu Napier last Friday evening (says the ‘‘Telegraph”). Ihe Inotball pony kicked the big hall so that it 101 l through the roofless cage ot two Runcsses. Like a shot out of a gun one of the beasts pounced on the sphere and took it. in her capacious mouth and retired to the further side of the big cage. The trainer’s promptitude in entering the enclosure ensured the hall’s recovery after a few tense moments. Air A. (Tony) Negri, a member of the Greymoutli Waorside Workers’ 1 nion met with a serious accident during coaling operations on the Bakanoa at the Grey wharf yesterday morning. Jle was climbing up a rope ladder, alter working at hunkering operations when lie slipped and struck the small of I is back on a steel bar on the ’tween decks. Air Negri was also badly cut about the faeo and hands. Among other injuries a linger nail was torn oil' a linger of his right hand, besides nasty cuts, and abrasions. Dr AlcUrearty, who was summoned expressed the opinion that the man had a miraculous escape, as, had the steel bar struck him an inch or two further down he would nave incurred spinal paralysis. Mr Negri was taken to liis home where lie is suffering severely from shock, buf it is expected that he will be about again shortly. - ‘‘Argus.”

The arrangement under which Dunedin is to have no opportunity of seeing at least part of the American Elect during its coming visit to New Zealand is not going to lie accepted without determined protest (says the “OiUgR Daily Times”). The following telegram has been despatechd to the Prime .Minister (Al.r .Massey) by Mr D. I.aroaeli (chairman of the Otago Harbour Hoard';: —"It has been announced in the Press that no unit of the American Fleet is to visit our port;. There is apparently some mis-

understanding somewhere, as I cannot conceive of a port of the importance of this one being overlooked. Will you he so good as to give the matter your kind and early consideration, as I assume that the draught ol the whole of the fleet will not he such as to prevent at, least one representative vessel berthing at our port, thus giving the citizens the opportunity <>l showing hospitality to the representatives of the American Navy?” The arrest, of .Mr Tom Walsh at Sydney, comments the Lyttelton Times. will presumably bring tlie Westport Double to a head, and. no doiihl. d is intended to have tipi effect. Simultaneously application is being made to the Arbitration Court for Die cancellation of the registration of the Seamen’s l niou as natural corollary to the relusal ol the union to observe the terms of the award under which it is supposed to work. Something certainly should he done to curtail the opportunities ol the militant agitators for working mischief. The struggle is only beginning, for the Communists are only trying their strength and at the same time building up their power, hut if the Commonwealth authorities are weak and compromising they will bring a decade or more of disastrous industrial troubles upon the Australian people. There is an obvious lesson here for New Zealanders and that is why we think that the present dispute ought to he receiving greater attention from, the people ol the Dominion. A sure and pleasant specific for removing worms is Wade’s Worm figs. —Advt,