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Hokitika Guardian, 5 February 1925, Page 2

Look out for McKay’s Great Drapery: Sale—Friday next at 9 a.m.—Advt. Mr E. Gholerton, optician, is now in Hokitika and may be consulted ai Kellers Hotel until February 20th. Entries for the Westland A. and P. Show close on Saturday night with Mr J. Jarman, secretary, who will be in attendance at the office Hamilton Street from 7 to !) p.m. each evening and all day on Saturday . Eighty-live entries have been received for the West Coast Tennis tournament, which commences in Greymouth next Tuesday Vnorning. Players are coining from Wellington. Christchurch, Nelson, Westport, Kangiora. Hokitika. Heefton. Waiuta and Timaru. Ihe Grey, United and St. Colutnha courts will be utilised. Addison's huge .summer sale is now in full swing bargains which show real tangible savings are found in every department; join, the happy throng of bargain seekers to-day.- Advt.

.Mr MeGeorge .engineer to the Westport Coal Company for the past Ui years, succeeding Mr Edmund Gillow, is retiring at the end of the present month from the Company's service and intends to make his future home in Melbourne. Mr MoGeorge served lor a time on Westport Hiyrhour Hoard as a nominee of the Government.

The death took place in the Bullor Hospital on Tuesday of Mr Diehard Holmes. Deceased who was 70 years of age and had only been ill for about a week. The late Mr Holmes was a native of Belfast. Ireland, and had been in New Zealand -If years, -10 ol which were spent at Deimiston where he followed the occupation of a coal miner. Deceased was -well-known and highly respected thorughout the district. He leaves a wife and a grownup family of two sons and three daughters.

Wool prices are up, and prices of woollen goods are sure to follow in the near future. Why noL huv your woollen materials at reduced juices now. Call to-day, everything throughout the store reduced.— Addison’s Sale.—Advt.

The West Coast Bowling Tournament opens at Hokitika on Monday morning, when .‘ld jiaii's will he engaged. I .ay will start at 8 o’clock and the. time limit is set down at 1 hoar -111 mnc.tcs per game. Each jdayer will have three games during the day, one game on and one game oil. On Tuesday the full rink games will he played, three ol til heads each, and this will fill the green for the whole day. On Wednesday in eonjucliou with the winners from the Cray green, the finals wdl he jilaved nil". Each day morning and allernoon tea will be jtrovided by a capable committee of lady su|>j>orters who have kindly taken charge of ibis deoartment.

This year McKay’s (treat Summer Sale will exceed your most extravagant expectations.—Advt.

The wedding of Mr. H. Rowley and Miss Mabel Lee was celebrated at the residence of .Air T. La wry, Reeftnn. on Tuesday afternoon, the Bev. Bloyce being the officiating clergyman. Tin- bride was given away by Air. I’. Smith of (ireymonth, and wore an embroidered frock of fawn crepe de cholic with jiink hat and carried a shower bouquet. She was attended by her sister Miss It. Lee. as bridesmaid who was attired in helitrn|>o georgette with a black picture hat. Air Hubert Howley was best man. Alter the ceremony the guests were entertained at Mrs. .lesejih's Tearooms. The ha|>]iy couple left for < treymouth by a S|iccinl ear .

Buy your mid-summer dress materials a( reduced price'- at Addison’s Sale. You’ll ho able to make several serviceable frocks from these hard-wearing low-priced washing materials. Call today, fresh bargains daily.—Addison':;. Advt.

The Returned Soldiers’ Association contemplate pushing on with the budding of the social rooms in the front of the main hall, so much in general use id' late. As all the funds are not available to lniild the full complement of club rooms, it is proposed to divide the building programme into two parts. The first stage will he three rooms to he used more particularly in connection with the social hall. These will include 11. ladies’ room, n cents’ room, and a smoking room, with a. side entrance and hall way at the front. These rooms will add considerably to the convenience of the Soldiers’ Hall, anil make it more usojul to the Soldiers Club. The matter will he finally decided at an early meeting of the committee. the intention being to go right on with the building, and have the rooms available ioi* the winter mnntns. An opening may he arranged about An/.ae Day in April.

The only way to appreciate the extent of the monov-savers offering at McKay’s Great Sale is hv inspection. Prices are being utterly smashed. — Advt.

At MeOnier’s Great Sale special values ladies’ overalls dark shades new styles, fast colours, now .Is lid and ; j s lid; ladies’ dark washing dresses (5s ltd and 7s llil; ladies’ white and navy cotton bloomers, now 2s (id ; ladies wliite and cotton vests Is (id. Our prices are lower. MeGruers, Hokitika and Grey mouth. —Advt.

Gears run easy when “ Cook’s Lubricant ” used. Takes rattle, hum and grind out of gear eases and prevents lubricant working out of diflerential housing to brake hands. Booklet from R. P. M. -Manning and Co.. 7 Bedford Row, Christchurch.—Advt.