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Hokitika Guardian, 4 June 1925, Page 2

The usual weekly dame will he held in St. Mary’s ( lIIh rooms m-night 1 l inirsdavAdvt.

All Saints’ Tennis ( lull Ball will take place on Wednesday. -Mill dune in the Soldiers’ Hall. Music hv Messrs Lawn and Gibbons. Advt.

The weekly mdnv assembly takes place at the Soldier-- Hall to-night at S o'cltick. In addition to the eight prizes to he given away this evening an aggregate tournament (over four nights) begins tor a travelling rug. Mr.-; Mrs-ey has re|'lied to the Westland (Amiity Council arknowdedging the mos-ago of eondoleme conveyed in the' Conn: il’.s resolution. Mrs Massey adds: •‘The appreeia.tory references to the services of my dear hushaml. during liis term of Crime Ministership, embodied in the Council's lesolution. are gratefully ap; reciated hv us all.” M,.inkers of the H,:-ekeepors’ ('oiifereate on Saturday will journey to 11 ok ii and will visit l.ai.e ■ Maliinapna and the Bnalapu saw mill. Oil Monday the visitors will go down to Franz dosef Glacier. Messrs New mail Bros., having arranged special fares at hall price, as an atlt I'l'ti.'-emeiit for Westland. Other o elusion- have hern arranged hv Mr .M.uidm li oi j’nss.

The (io\ i*rn<ir-C1 }ms reuvivod from tin- Sect el ary of .State for the Colonies ihe followin'; telegram in reply I.) 11 is Kxcclleiicy’s message sent on !’,:• .. I asioii oi the ( v >u. cii’s birthday: ■ Her Majesty the (.luecii de-ires no. pi exorc-.s her grulelul lhanks lor the messa U S congra tulat ions and coed w ishe., | rom you and the Govornlit**):l. end is‘o|i!e ol Ni.w Zeahiml on ('a--s ol inleelioiis ami other uoliliahle diseases reported in ihe Canter1 111 iv and West Coast Heailli Districts f, r the week ended at noon on Monday tot-died 33. a- follows: We-t Coast: I )i |.dit heria . 3 : puerperal septicaemia, J. ('aiiter'uiry : Scarlet lever. 10; diphtheria, 2 : i i;',eivi;io-is. (1 ; rmuimonia. ! ; puerperal s-q>tiraeniia. d : tulinant ill It lien:'.::. I : infantile para ly-i-, 2. During the -enie pe: mil two deaths Were leported, hotli h.-ing from Uilier(kis a; [liir.uee- atv now rediieetl eon--iilerah! v in ] lit e. and as they are -old at li. I :I- 1. I alt -. 11l ill ■ deni home should ’:.• t* Titi*:lit a pa- --miking stove. v>; .5 !itiiieip or iron, (las saves all I: i:st• 1 1 0 I<l drudgery. and is far more !•■■,.ii aiii:: l than coal tires. There is no pu m • v.!.-i i yon u-e. Your ins| - tie:; ol lilt- tk-ls Sln-W Ho,Oils at the work-. .‘-'la'foid Street, or at Mr W. 11. Shannon's. Bevdl Street, would he welcomed. All applian es - Id on time | payment if desired, (hi- in the leone iI !•(. urea if- 1 el lIVCI ie"ee of lilt tlern times. The anil lie | , via I and da in e of ihe I loi.iiika Bow lii;- ; Ink in d; place in tiie Soldier.- Mali and was a nio-t pi enoni- .-,| • tie. e- ■ . I here v. a-, a rv- ! * i-1 ala e|i.| - life aed I lie go | lieri He •not ed ret t 'MI a'.! pit 1011.1 Mills’ '■ a- supplied lit Me- r- l.aw u I | iaiuc ( ■ ihltalls (lllllel all I Hiss (eol'llet). a iiuniher of extras iiJ-ii being sup; lied, and the Ihi-r ua- in | el'fe t order. Mr FI. Tliouinsoii was in e'ea i's'.t' of tilt* floor assisted ly Me K. Kearns, while the I.adies Committee provided a very fine .supper which "as much appreciated. Dancing wans kept, up merrily till twe L. 1.. Mnekay had two railway liekets. one i .-ned hv I lie Medical Board in . •tmiecf ion with military pensions, and the other ail ordinary ticket. Then lie had an offer to travel by motor. Maekay decided to travel hv read, but offered to allow a lady friend in travel with his railway ticket. The offer was accepted, hut instead of giving her the ordinary ticket, hv mistake he handed her the special ticket issued by the Medical Board which was of c.iurs:' detected. Thus was a breach of the law discovered. and at the Magistrate's (ourl. AYellinjit Friday. Maekay was tilled Cl. with ft- costs.

An 1-x-scrgca lit of the famous Highland Rcgimciil. Die Black Walch. Mr Thomas Nc.shil. who served m I'rance and laicr in lhe Balkans during Du* Great War. and who was sm ion-ly v.oundi’d. is being sent to England by the Red Cross Society's branch m Dunedin. Mr Ncsbit came to New Zealand three years ago, believing that he had sufficiently recovered from his wounds to warrant him taking ii]) farming, but his wounds again troubled him. and Tie was compelled, much against his will, t* * sc<-k trrntir nit at Gen I ceil to and in lhe Dunedin I! isnital. He is well known in Scotland as an international association footballer.

Mow ,'in A uekliuiil you tli mm-ed a legacy was rehtlod ill tin 1 Supreme Court t hero lust week. I lit* boy 111 <|iic*st ion niisl.rhavod to suc!i an extent a* to bring at..ml Ins rnnitni 11 al to an inditstrial .school. ami Ins misd.eds were altciward- aecent uat a! by his .ihs, onding I rum tr o ilist i tut ion His grandfai hi'i'. v.'l'.n was a i nmpnrntively wealthy man. lnnl nia.l. 1 il!-‘ lad a henoiiriary under Ills will to a fairly sul.-tant ial amount, <>n hearing of his llight from tin- ~ihi.nl ,t!u* ay,si grandparents rreei v.s 1 sid: a shark that th ■ grandmother died mi l.lio night of till' day when she i'.eeivod thf nows. 'I lio grandlat her ids > passed away within a lew (lavs. la tlio meantime ho tiad mado a now will from tvllioh tin- young scape.'ra, e s name aa- oiuir.dy oiniti.'d. Mon : Don’t mis- this opportunity to secure sens ntahk goods at low priors. The—o are a low linos at McKays': Mon's Navy and Grey Ih.itor Flannels 7s fid; Heavy all-wool Fiidorpanis and Shirts . s (id: Ann,' (iivy Flaiinol working Shirts l-’s (id; Grey Fnioii working Shirts Ills lid : Heavy Fkeey linod Cntlerpams and Shirts Os lid. McKays—Advt. Sawmilliug .Machinery: Bush locomotives. Steam Saw Feeds, Steam Cross Cut Saws. Logging Blocks, Timber Jacks, etc. from 11. P. At. Afanning and Co, Bed lord Bow. Christchurch. representing A. and G. Price.. I.td.. Thames. Addison's are making special roil notion to clear in Ladies knitted costumes. —Advt. "Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. For coughs and colds, never fails. McKay’s "Woollywarm ” Blankets The best Colonial woollen blanket, single bed size -IPs Od. double bed size ti2s and 7.15. AHo other blankets at lower prices.—Advt.

There was glorious weather for the holiday yesterday. The main local attractions. were the seven-a-?ide tournament on Cass Square and the golf match against Greymouth on the local links. 'lhe various pleasure resends were well attended during the day.

The New Zealand Meat Producers Board advises that the followin'; prices are being; olfered 2!'tli May, 1025: Cante; hurv :—Prime woolly lambs

dlllbs and tinder ll.jd, b'lhs to I'-’lhs llppl. I.’lihs and over 10J. Second qualitv lambs: 111;.’*1.

Sparks from corse fires in the vicinity of knrurn were the cause ol an outbreak of lire in a workshop, the pi.,petty of Mr -I. Tennellt. of Karoro shortly alter 7 o'clock last evening. Km ■lnnately the lire was discovered before any serious damage was done, says

'lhe tru-iccs of the Gigantic (Ticket and Tea id, Art Knion annotim e that the sale of tickets will close on dune Htll in order to allow plenty oi time lor car!! ticket in he represented in the draw ler tl.llPb in alluvial gold, now |,eld hr tiie Bank of New Zealand. Iho t.allot will he held on its original date, dime 22nd. and results announced in our advertising columns. To-night at the Soldiers' Hail, usual weekly Eiichiv Assembly at 8. Ladici prizes by Mr li. I.yuii and Mrs Turner, (lout’s prizes by Mrs Borland and Mrs Tiifner. 1 our spiecials lor lucky table and opening of the dune aggregate tournament for travelling rug. Supper. dutch auction and dance to tallow. Admission is (id.—Advt.

Tin.' following players will represent Aralmra against Kenieri nit >atttrday, dune (".ill, on Ca-s Square at 1.1 ->- All player , must he on the field punctually to time: —S. 11 owe. I . Staines, 1 . Bochford. T. Tainui. P. Muir, d. Tai•mi. j). Tainui, A. dohliston. (.’, Tainui, T. Muir. I!, i.ittle. K. Mason. H. Gugich. Bannister and C. Muir. Boserves Bucks: Wakelin. Tainui. Korwards: d. Sa rev. AY. Howe. K. Keogan.

The Kailway Depart men t lia.s arranged for the 1.5 p.m. (!reyu»mih-llokitika Saturday train to leave (Ireymoiith at Li.ls p.m.. and arrive at Hokitika at 2.30 j>.in.. also fur the l.b p.m. Hoki-tika-Groynioutli Saturday train to lento Hokitika at Li.lb non. and arrive Greymouth at 2.33. Tlie-e trains will commence running in the <‘arlier tiinetahlc oil Saturday next. (ith. dune.

A sad accident happened at Nelson, ~ii Friday I.:-:, whereby a son (aged 7) of Mi- |.;c. ii:*i Km-1 a brook < commercial traveller, am! weii known on the At cst, ( oast , ! -a iris hi--. It seems that the 1,,;-.. lan Hall Kastabmok. was going to I'm lieu pd-.-.-i St reel s: h.iot in e0rn.,,,•0. -vi,-: other buy- and girls. Arriving iit the junction oi North L;-K and Vanguard Streets, they saw a young lad. nani- d l-irrol Paid. a telegraph messenger, earning down \ anguard Street on a jilisli bicycle. Allien h-> was a .hurt di lanee away. lan K.t-tafirook. stepped iill the footpath and c inmeiteed shouting and waving his arms to lad on the bicycle. Young Paid heal nut time to put Ids brake on. hut iurn-d to the right, when Knslahrook did the same, the i on.scquciire being, that he was struck l-y the front wheel of Da- leaehiiie. knocking him down, at Die same lim*-. i'l-r.living Bald over the hi* ill Ile 1; ar. Bald picked up Knslahrook. hut I•• cold:! not stand. Ile then earri. d trie Is-mc, e di-leni e of ahoiit a 1 >.u ll *!r-*I yards, ami hi- mother put him jo h-'-d. .it Hie dinner hour Kaslahrook *--mi;daim-i! oi a pain in hi- h'-ad. lii-motln-r gave hill- an uspro ta'dct, and le- ( m oil to sleep and seemed to -!. ,-p ns. (t ally until about four o'* luck. V hen hi . unit her li-.-ml him g : ve a kind o| a cough. and on going into tile hodmi 01 loam 1 |-,e we - d--ad. Thi- was

j oidii tm-d on !Jr Waslihtirn arriving. An inquest was held holme M r Scant le- | : •; ,-y C,-;,ii: on San e ebay la.-1 .aml I •I! j hcarii;:-. i lie iden: c. the lollow- j ji:-, venli ( i- "s leiunu.]:- "’I hat tie-, dial Ico'ii an inini-v lo an artery hi ■ i • herd can -,-.i !. v falling mi the ~,-ad. ;'!l er licnig a-eh!- "i I ally sirmk by , ~a ,i| to. ... 1.. I i.J.I- !■ hv I irrol Paid. N,. tifa -no w;o. el lacked in f irrol -Paid, who eml'-avniM ■ d lo avoid striking the .!e-'-eased.'* .Much sympathy is expressed with Mr and Airs Kastnhrook, in their sail loss. At the time Mr l-lasta-hrnok was absent in Auckland, hut left hninediatelv for Nelson. I lie funeral tool; place on Monday morning, and was largely ill tended hv a large number of friends, a number of the older scholars ol' the Hampden Street school taking part. (.’nod value, showing at Addirou s ill men's working shirts, palmer nap trousers 11s (id: hoy’s soils I mill '22s (id. Men’s tinders and vests.- Advt, In changeable weather take ”NAZOL” on sugar or by inhalation. Best safeguard against chills. One dose a day keeps tolds away. Is (id.—Advt. Keep *‘NAZ*>!•” handy in your office, shop or home. A tew drops or whiffs will prevent coughs and colds. (JO (loses Is od. Advt.