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Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1925, Page 2

Miss Helen Kilgour, who for some time past hits been secretary to the Grey Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, has on account of ill-liealtli tendered her resignation.

The annual St. Patrick’s Concert has been arranged to take place in the Opera House oil Wednesday, March 18th. A capital programme is being arranged of which details will be published at a later date.

Mr J. O’Brien, M.l’.. Tins advised the County Office that Sir James Parr (Minister of Education and Justice) will arrive at Hokitika at 5 p.m. to-

morrow afternoon, and will proceed to Waiho on Sunday morning, returning to Hokitika on Wednesday, The pan includes lately Parr, -Mr Frank Tate (Commissioner of Post Primary Education in Victoria) who is reporting on the education system in the Dominion, :,!,rs Tate, Mr Tl. J. Bignall, (Chairman of Canterbury Education Board) and "Mr J. O’Brien M,P,

Arch Little of the Quality Boot warehouse has just received his second shipment of Autumn hoots and shoes. Ladies shoes in endless varieties, colour and black in suedes, patents and glace kid. Men’s boots and shoes in black and the new colour tan (cherry willow). Men’s working hoots stocked in O’Brien’s and Sncklinf Bros’ manes only. That is sufficient proof of their quality. Inspection invited, no obligation to buy. Boot repairing deportment in charge of first class tradesmen and ail repairs dispatched prompt-

Ihe death took place this morning at Athol, .Southland of Mr William McKenzie Harcourt, a former well-known settler of the Aralmra Valley. The’ deceased, who was a native of Glasgow was hoi n in Kvit) and was therefore iyears of age. For many years lie lived at Humphreys carrying on mining and farming, later lie tame to H akitika where he lived for some tun and a year or two ago he removed to Christchurch and later to Southland where he resided with his brother. Deceased leaves a grown up family including, a daughter, Airs Amy Meharry of Wellington, and sons, James at Auckland. Blake at Christchurch. George at Humphreys and Richard at Koiterai’igi. The passing of deceased removes another of those old pioneers who did so much to open up the West

A resolution was carried lit a recent meeting of the executive of the W eliimrtoii branch of the League ot .Nations Union, that a Dominion coiuerence should lie summoned to meet, m this city about the first week m May. That it inav he thoroughly representative. not only will the various branches of the union he asked to take part, hut the smaller centres in both islands nil* lie invited to send one or more ot lending citizens, in order that the union’s sphere of work and mtci •_ may he widened and deepened. It is Imped that a cordial response will lw made, so that an active Dominion l m ion innv function instead ot its heiny mt „.. n „f as heretofore with the Mo - linglon branch. There are matters now awaiting discussion and decision that can hardly he dealt with, except at such a representative gathering : hence tlio proposed action. Xew regulations issued prescribe tin no motor-: nr driver may drive a cm without a license in New Zealand after April Ist. That public motor-cars, or public omnibuses, may not he driven bv persons under IS years of ago. Applications for licenses must be made to the local authority in the district where the car is garaged. Should the applicant not he the owner lie must apply in the district where lie resides, whether permanently settled there or „ot. Local authorities may delegnl to other iociii authorities their powers to issue motor licenses. All applicants. other than licensed driveifi. must undergo a test, and, if considered neecssary, licensed drivers may also hi required to submit to a test. If ail applicant has been accustomed to drive s' car for three months the test may he dispensed with. The licenses are to speify the classes of car that may he driven.

tV,. Ihe people for Enpoo bod maDrosses. We do a big flung m H" ; ; line. Best Belgium ticking now (>s IB per yd. best samaraiig kapoc now -> 11>. Single hod costs 34s 6d, double o9s Gc -made up. Best pillows 4s 4d at -McKay’s Great Sale.—Advt. The only way to appreciate the extent of the money-savers offering at McKay’s Great Sale is by inspection Prices are being utterly smasheil.Advt.