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Hokitika Guardian, 1 April 1925, Page 2

The annual meeting of the Kokrtnlii Football Club takes place this (Wednesday) evening at o’clock.

There is the promise of a hie function at the Soldiers’ Hall on Frid .

night when the citizens will extend a welcome home to the West Coast All lilaek. -Jack Steele.

A party of Borough Councillors is visiting the water supply works today at Kanieri Forks, where the Borough staff is putting in a pipe-line for a supplementary service to the town wtiter supply. It is understood instructions will he given to complete the works with Lite greatest despatch. Jt is expected the auxiliary service will he available this week.

Arch Little of the Quality Boot warehouse, to mark the occasion of another very successful year ending 31st. i.s giving 2s in every pound discount. on all purchases for cash during the next three days—Thursday—Friday— and Saturday. All goods new and marked in plain figures, Volt will save pounds by buying your Master footwear at this store,

The Westland Racing Club will hold its autumn meeting on Master Wednesday, 15th. inst. From the preparations being made the meeting should be very successful. .Mn tries u'.o-se next Tuesday night, and the handicaps are due on Faster .Monday. The sale of lights in connection with the meeting will take place at noon on Wednesday next at the Princess Theatre. Visitors to the course over the week end remarked how well the course and appointments are looking for the meeting. Over a store of horses are now in training locally for the rates.

On Saturday next a further effort is to he made to raise funds for the ITS.A. building to add to the utility of the Soldiers' Hall in .Sewell Street. J l:e occasion is to he a Flower Day. and the ladies committee will he glad of all possible help witli gifts, also the assistance of young ladies in t..i sale of flowers etc. Gifts of fruit, vegetables, cookery* etc., will be welcomed specially also. It i.s hoped to make the Day an outstanding success in the present effort, and with tli assistance of the townspeople and country friends, the desire should attained.

Electors who remove from one house to another within one particular electorate must notify the change of address to the Registrar in the same manner as if they changed the electorate in which they reside. Another impjortant point in connection with the new regulations is that where an elector is to he temporarily absent from his home for a period of more than three months the Registrar should he notified of such temporary absence to avoid the possibility of the elector’s name being struck off the roll. Forms for both sorts of notification may he had at any post office.

Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. For coughs and colds, never fails

Schroder and Co’s Great Stock-taking Sale is now finished. In thanking you very much for the liberal patronage, we no*v advise you, that we have opened our first shipment of new autumn millinery, velveteens in plain colors, embossed and printed effects—Adrt,

Senior and Junior members of the Excelsior F.C. are requested to attend at Keller’s Sample Rooms this evening at 7.30 sharp.

A meeting of the Pirates’ Football Club will be held in the Town Hall, Kimu on Friday night to organise a senior team. All members and intending members are requested to attend.— Advt.

Messrs W. Jeffries and Co. notify that on Wednesday next at 10.30 a.in. they will hold a special horse sale at their mart yards. On the same day at noon in the mart they will sell the rights of th.e Westland Racing Club for the Easter meeting.

Soldiers’ Hall to-morrow night at 8, euchre tournament benefit for the R.S.A. building fund. Special prize, tea set (21 pieces), and eight other prizes. Supper and dance. A pleasant and entertaining evening for Is Cd.— Advt.

Particulars of the daily train service between Christchurch and Hokitika during the Easter Holidays and of alterations to Greymoiith-Hokitika-Ross train services from 9th. to 14th. April, are advertised in this issue.

New Autumn goods direct from the fashion centres of London and Paris and New York now on view. Call and see the new Paris model millinery, woolen costumes aiul cardigans. -McGruer’s, the Leading Drapers, Hokitika and Greymotith.—Advt.

Private advice by the mail last, night, we regret io say. indicated that Mr Massey’s condition is very sCiious. Ibe operation, it appears, was partly sue cessful onlv. and as a consequence tone is considerable anxiety as to tiie I’r nie Minister's progress. Meant, mo, e'.eittliing possible is being done, and it is to 1)0 hoped medical skill wid t mimpu and re-establish the patient’s health.

Cases of infectious diseases notified in the Canterbury and West Coast Health Districts during the week ended noon on Monday, totalled 4,5 as Unlows: —Canterbury: Scarlet lever, < : diphtheria. 0; enteric. 1; food poisoning. 1 : infantile paralysis, 23; there were four deaths from infantile paralysis recorded. West Coast: Diphtheria, 3 ; tuberculosis, 2.

Yesterday afternoon a young child, 2.'. years of age, daughter of Air Robt. Orr, Hampden St., had a very narrow escape from drowning. Owing to tne shortage of water, a supply for domestic purposes had been stored in a tub in the yard. By some means the young child gut into the tub, overbalancing and lulling ill head down. Another young child saw the position and reported to the mother, who rushed to the scene and rescued the child from her predicament.. Vigorous action had to l;o resorted to 1o restore the child to animation. It was indeed a verv narrow escape.

patrons of .McLean’s Pictures at the Princess Theatre last night had the pleasure of hearing Miss Maggie hosier again. Miss Foster is a brilliant violinist, and the audience took fill! toll last evening. Encore followed encore, cvoiv item living a pleasure and a delight. Litter Miss Foster appeared with the orchestra, playing the bad m several classical items, which were incidental to an interesting star picture. The voutlg lady's playing is o! > be highest order. The outstanding items List night were “Souvenir." and 'be C.inarv.” Several popular airs ware rendered in a captivating way. the artist’s touch being superb. Altogel tor musical treat of a rare order was enjoyed by the audience.

d'lie “Lyttelton Times” in the course ~f ,-raiment on the illness of the lion. \Y. F. Massey, says it trusts that be will Is- able’ to retain the reins ol office during the remainder of the life of the present Parliament, so that, he may realise what we understand is Ins ambition -to exceed the record term of Premiership estaolished by Air Seddon. The great Liberal leader was in office as Premier for thirteen years and fiftytwo davs, and Air Alassev will equal Unit record, if hi- health permits him In remain in office on August 31st. nct II will he a matter of great, pleasure to us to he able to congratulate him upon the breaking of that record.

AY. 11. Stopfortfi has just received from John 15. Stetson and Co., a complete stock of “The famous Stetson lints” ill the latest shapes and shades, inspection invited.—Advt.

\ new financial policy is In lie inaugurated bv Ihe Railway Deiuirllu, in 11(1111 to-day. The railways will now In? conducted independently ni the Treasury, to which up to the present the takings have been paid daily. Ike Hun .1. G. Coates, Minister of Radwavs. in referring recently to the impending change in the financial policy of Hie Railway Department, stated that it in no way was a reflection on the Treasury, but lie lhoughl it would be for the best. When the new policy was inaugurated, said Air Coates, he believed il would not be long before the railways were paving 1 per cent, on the capital invested. Among other important changes that are to take effect from to-day will he the abolition of the 'Hreymouth railway district, and its inclusion in the Christchurch district, and also alterations to the present boundaries of the Christchurch. Dunedin and Invercargill districts. First aid for coughs, cold, influen/.a, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cu.o.

Direct from the best English and Colonial manufacturers, a large and varied stock of men’s and youths’ tweed overcoats. Prices from. 50s to l-JOs. A\ . H. Stopforth’s, Revolt Street, Hokitika. —Advt.

Velveteens.—Our range of velveteens this year is more extensive than ever, 35 inch black, brown, grov. flame, blue and rose. In 32-ineh, blue, plum, moss, grey', mole, wine, brown and black at 3s, Is (hi, (Is lid,—Addisons—Advt.

Ladies, call and see the world famous superior darner Darns sox, etc., with a machine. Patersons will explain.— AdH;

Factories; Instill "Gandy’s” Genuine Halata Belting. Nothing like it. Flexible, free from .stretch, unaffected by temperature, great tensile strength. All sizes. R. P. AL .Manning and Co, 5 Bedford Row, Christchurch. —Advt.