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Hokitika Guardian, 29 May 1925, Page 2

Messrs McGruor’s (.Westland) Ltd., distribute an inset with this sssue containing particulars of their gigantic sale and bargains.

The Chief ( oiimds ioncr <d Crown Lands (Mr Morpeth) accompanied by Mr T. R. Chesternuin, County Chairman, will visit Inter-Wanganui dis, trie! to look jointly into various district matters.

Last, night Air Al. .). Thompson was appointed to I lie position of Secretarysteward to the Cray Hospital and Charitable Aid Hoard. The new appointee is :l!l yi'ars o! age. and is a married man with one child, lie is a fully qualified accountant, and is at present m the Health Department’s office in Wellington.

Mr AL Johnston, an employee of Alt ■xsrs Fatilkiner iiros sawmill, at Kaiala, met. with a painful accident yesterday morning, lie was employed in tailing out. when a fellow employee inadvertently dropped an axe. which struck Air Johnston's left foot, cutting the instep so badly that Dr Alcll reary found it. necessary to insert .1 number of stitches.

There was an indignant echo at Wednesday evening’s meeting of the Canterbury Association of the Australian protest against the import of Herman stained-glass for memorial windows. Alter condemning the pi'neitkc. Air \\ . J. Jenkins, who presided, said that though he did not think the same occurrence would happen in New Zealand. he would move that tlit' meeting urge that tire,,, interested in the matter have their attention diawn to the claims of New Zealand products. 'I lie motion was carried unanimously.

“T believe that in Liverpool there was at one time a certain class of people who made a. living by the iiiaiiiilact lire of pips lor jam.” said |)r Sperrin-Johnson in the course of an address <lll the use id the microscope at the Rotary Ciub luncheon at Dunedin. “Inn here again tlt*.- microscope was nsec I in detention. Ihe artificial plum stone, for instance, no matter how line the sculpture cun ft’ identified as a fraud merely by an examination of the minutest shaving. Wood has a distinctive structure, and it looks now as n the practice ot supplying art iiicial stones will die out." Many del ires to secure the maximum of ci.:nl>rl v. fen I ravelling long train j mriicys arc 11 sorted to. hut a traveller lor Wellington by the Limited express sprang something new on the other occupants of the eariage. stoles a correspondent. On approaching the city la- raised him.elf from

a recumbent pnsii ion. and revealed that lii' Inn! Ik'i'M enjoying a scttccliko coui'li consisting ol nit ai'rangcmciil of light .“kits, like :i blind, ivliich rolled ii]> it: a nciit l>arccl when the support was unscrewed. Some ol' those present vent Ill's! the opinion that it. would be an ideal suggestion for the Railway Department to place such a convenience on hire.

The quarterly meeting ot the Druids |.mine was held on .May 28th., a pood attendance id' members being present. The minutes of the previous meetinp were read and conlirmed. Outward correspondence was read apd approted. Inward cones; undent was read and received. The Bards reported two brothers on the sick list. Sick ]a> nmountinp to £2 Os 8d tvr« passed lor payment. The nominations for the various positions took place and alter keen competition the following (diners were duly elected: Arch-I)rui(l Bro. Bone: Vice Arch-Druid -Bro. E. Kearns; Secretary Bro. Fox: I I'easurcr—Bro. Dock: Inside (iiiaidian Bio. Williams: Arch 1). Bards—Bros. Haile and Ferguson : Vice Arch-Bards - Blies, Buthhcrlet 'and Durness. The Ball Committee reported fan ninthly re ball to be held early in July. One proposition was received lor membership. Accounts amounting to £1)1 (Is •Id were passed for payment. The Brothers were asked to visit the Hospital at 11 a. m. (Mi Sunday to present the bed to the Hospital Board. The meetinp closed in harmony.

Dainty Evening Brooks at McKay s • lust opened a nice lot of evenilip frocks, new - dosipns and colours, in bin he, erode de chine, fancy satins. Prices 21s. 2-ls Gil. 32. x (id. tills fid. and -IDs Gd. AY. McKay and Son.. Hokitika.— Advt.

Ford Truck with chassis complete, n good going order, £lls in Greymouth. Ford Touring car, good second hand £9O. —Mark Sprot and Co., Dtd Grey mouth.—-ldvt.

Schroder and Co. have opened out a splendid range of new kuitt r.d costumes and sports coats; silk, velvet and marocain flocks. inspection cordially invited.—Advt.

Figures talk, look at these:- Girls' woollen jerseys, were its lid now -Is lid; ladies’ heavy tweed coats, now IDs Gd ; ladies’ heavy woollen hose in grev, lovat, heather, black, were Iks lid now 2s lid; ladies’ woollen gloves, all shades. Is lld per pair at our Great Stock-taking Sale, now in lull swing. McGi uer’s. Hokitika and Greymouth.—Advt. For Children’s Hacking Cough, “Woods’ Great Peppermint Cine.

Ladies woollen knitted and woven warm under vests, fine and heavy ribs, now 3s lid. Is Gd, 5s Gd to 7s Gd each at McKays.—Advt.

Dependable worm remedy—AVA DF.’S AA'ORM FIGS. Children like them.— Advt.

Blast with “Lythyte.” Ideal explosive for quarries. Ktleetive in hard, soft, damp, or dry ground. 1 p to 20 per cent, stronger than other explosives but lower in price. 1L P. -MManning and Co, 5 Bedford Bow, Christchurch.—Advt.

Schroder and Co’s Great (stock-taking Sale is now finished. In thanking \ou very much for the liberal patronage, we no-" advise you, that we have opened our first shipment of new autumn millinery, velveteens '.n plain colors, embossed and printed effects —Advt For Bronchitis or Asthma inhale “NAZOL.” Immediate relief will follow. Start taking “NAZOL” to-day. —Advt.

Just arrived!—Choice Ruby Special Tea, in J, 1 and 21b. Cannisters, 3s 2d per !h, cole agents, Dees’, Groceries.— Advt.

A dance "ill he held in All Saints’ Schoolroom on Tuesday evening next 2nd. June commencing at 8 o’clock. Admission Is,- Advt.

Arrangements are complete for the annual social dance of the Hokitika Bowling Club on the Soldiers’ Hall on Wednesday (King’s Birthday) evening. Patrons will find every comfort, good music (Lawn’s Orchestra) and a good supper. The floor is well known as almost perfect.

To-morrow Night! Aloiister Dance! At the Soldiers’ Hull the Kiwi Football Club are making a special effort to make tins a first-class dance. Best of music by Bmietti’s Orchestra. Dancing comment os at 8.30 o'clock sharp, everybody assured of a good time. Admission -Gents Is (}.-|. Ladies Is.—Advt.

‘‘Traveller” complains that on the railway train to Greymouth yesterday

a passenger was charged Is Id excess for having a. sheet of cardboard about thn a feet square in the carriage with him. 'fhe charge appears an exorbitant one and is an instance of how these pinpricking attempts to obtain revenue. are militating against the best interests of the Railway Department.

To-morrow witnesses the close of the ILK.A. campaign for its building lurid. The Association set out to raise 1'350 to defray the cost of the recent additions to the Soldiers’ Hall, which make that asset, to the town so great an improvement. There is still a. considerable sum to raise to liquidate the lull debt, hut it is hoped to add to-morrow, Gift Dav. a further sum towards liquidalien. The depot ill Reveil Sweet will he open to-morrow, forenoon, alternoor. and evening, and at s'.3o there will be a Dutch auction of unsold goods. Gilts of all kinds will he welcomed. Tim ladies have helped exceedingly during the campaign and it is hoped this last appeal will merit a generous response.

The stock-in-trade of a Court is expected to include a Bible on which witnesses have- to take oath helore giving evidence, hut- when tin* search was made for a. copy of the 'testament at the sitting of the Arbitration Court which commenced in Christchurch on Wednesday, the clerk had to report that none was available. “Apparently ibis is a Court when* there is no lying,” said Air 11. van Axel), counsel for a parly in the- case helore his Honour. Air Justice Frazer. “Well, we hope so.” commented his Honour, non-commitnily. The difficulty was got over by allowing the witness to

give his evidence without being sworn thi- clerk being sent out to the Alagix train's Court near-by to get a Bibb on which to take the oath.

lit 18oh. Dr 'llmmas Addison, of Guv’s Hospital, London, showed that a rare form of disease, characterised bv progressive debility and emaciation, with increased pigmentation of the skin- known as Addixons’s disease. or “bronzed skin”--- was associated with disease of the suprarenal capsules, two small flattened glandular bodies situated at the upper end of each kidney. Tlmy belong to the class of ductless glands and their function in the body is obscure. Although the discovery of the disease was a clever piece of research work, if has never been considered important, owing to the extreme rarity ot the malady.

Dr Adams. Director of li>e Government Astronomical Department. at Wellington, has received cable advice froni the International Bureau of Copenhagen that a new star has been discovered by the Cane of Good Hope Astronomical Depart meiil. Ihe stal is of 2.1 magnitude, visible to the miked (*.(’. The posit ini is tihr .‘ioinin right ascension and ILldog .Vlmi in south declination. Dr Adams explained that the. position id the new stai v'as about- H degrees south oi the i-i-iglil star Canopus and about 2 de-

gives from the star Alpha I’ictor. On Wednesday evening Dr Adams said he had already observed Hie star from Kelburit observatory, and that it was visible to the liked eye.

At the meeting ol the Grey County Council on Wednesday, Messrs CottCivil and Divell. solicitors, Westport, and tlie County Clerk. Westport,wrote regarding ensuing litigation in conneeton with tho disposal ol timber on Crown lands and intimating that the Commissioner of Crown Lands. Nelson. had cited, a ease for argument. If was suggested that one solicitoi lep resent the four counties, Bullcr, ]nangnhua. Grey and AA estland, Ihe Grev County Council decided to support the select ion of Mr .las. Murdoch, of Hokitika, to appear on lxthalf of tho Counties. At the meeting of the Inangalma County Council on the same day a letter was received from the Clerk. Bullcr Comity Council, on matter of timber royalties. .Moved by (Y Bell and seconded by ( r MeA’icav that, this Council recommends that the Coast Councils he represented mi dt ha I the Council recommends Mr Murdoch to he asked to apnenr. provided the other Coast Councils agree to share the cost.

Men: Don’t miss this opportunity to secure seasonable goods at low prices. These are a few lines at McKays’: Men’s Navy and Grey Doctor Flannels 7s Gil; Heavy all-wool Underpants and Shirts is Gd ; Aimi Grey Flannel working Shirts 12s Gil; (trey I'uion working Shins 10s Del ; Heavy Fleecy lined I'mlerpants and Shirts Os lid. McKays—Adit.

When your throat is affected by damp weather, take “KA/.DL nil f-«•-gar. Removes huskiness and iUvv-'-hs: serious trouble. GO doses Is Gd. ."Lr. AVoods’ Great Peppermint Cure, For coughs and colds, never fails.

Tho ambassadors of trade, commercial travellers “strike a true note” and ask for Bells:’ Mild Yellow Label AA nisky. They know the goods. “Bell’s” is mild and" dear. Mark Sprot and Co. Ltd., Greymouth, sole distributors.—Advt.