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Hokitika Guardian, 10 June 1925, Page 2

The vi>i l lng hours at \\e>lhmd Ho.s- ---| piital .110 noti fiod in unothor coluimii. Addison's ;uo showing full range of i 111011%. ami hoys’ singlets, jerseys, pmll--1 overs, ami cardigans in all sizes. Advt. To-morrow, Thursday night. at the i Soldiers’ Hall, at 8 o’clock. regular weekly euchre tournaineiit in aid of K.S.A. funds. Ladies prizes donated hv a patron; cents prizes, also donated, cot d value; lucky seat prizes. Supper served and dance fallouts. Admission Is Od. Advt. r lily in the coniine year Kuinnrn "ill celehrate its jubilee. The Mayor (Mr Spiers) propose- io call a public nicotine shortly with regard to faking steps to mark the im]iortant event in the history of the town and distrii t. Such an event would attrn:l attention lliiouglmut the Itoininion, as Kumara folk are spread far and wide, and no doubt this i|uurler of the district would he ready to help its neighbor in fittingly celebrating the occasion. All Saints Tennis Club Ball on Wednesday. .lime 2-Itli. promises to he a great snececss. Music hv Messrs Lawn and (lihhons. Tickets ohtainahle from Club memhers. - Ad vt. Tu-da.v is the anniversary of tlie death of the late R. ,1. Scddon. Several wreaths were deposited on the •stiltlie of the late .Premier in Sewell Street. At 10..’J0 o'clock this morning there was an assemble of West Coasters in the parliamentary grounds. Wellington. where honor was paid to the memory of the deceased statesman, and wreaths deposited on the national memorial. I Monday night last was a very enjoyable one at St. Mary's Cluh. The ten -games of euchre were spiritedly contested and resulted in the following being prize-winners:—Ladies; Ist Miss Wallace. '2nd Miss Sumner. Consolation, Miss M Duly. Cents;—lst Mr T. Lock. 2nd Mr A Dowling Jnr. Consolation Mr C. Bansgrove. Lucky table: Mesdaines Fitzgerald and Bansgrove and Messrs Barry and Paterson. After supper had been served by the ladies Good fellow Bros, supplied the music for the dance which was kept moving till near midnight. Mr F. Groufskv Jnr. had charge ol the floor.

Men’s tweed overcoats in great variety, 39s Od to 90s Ilallenstein's Revell'St.—Advt Five dozen boys all wool Colonial heather jerseys, all sizes, os lid.. Hal-lenstein’-s, R,eve 11 it.—Advt.

Hoys’ fancy jersey suits in five shades. 9s lid to 31s (id. At llallenstein’s. Retell St.—Advt.

The weekly dunce in St. Mary's Blub will be held this week on Tlttirshty.—Advt.

Junior and senior members of the Excelsior football ( litI) tire requested to met at .Mclntosh’s Club Rooms tonight for the ptirpo.se of farcwolliug me of its members.

The Canterbury Education Board itntiiie.s that where householders failed to elect school committees on the statutory date, further meetings will he held oil Monday “bib. June at ".JO p.m. in the rest! s tive schoolrooms.

Cenuine full weight Palmer Nap trouser—lds tid a pair. Might dozen blue Centime Nelson Denim Trousers —,Ss t;d a pair. Denim Trousers with double seat and fronts—lds dd a pair at McKay's. The Leading Drapers. Hokitika. Advt. The Inter-Wanganui Dairy l'a tory Coy. Ltd. was a competitor at the recent Dunedin Show in the Initter and cheese classes and secured in their butter exhibits it first and two thirds and in the cheese exhibits one second and two third prizes. All members of the Kiwi Juniors Committees in connection with their Trip Fund, and also their Management Committee are requested to attend a meeting at. Mclntosh's Club Rooms on Friday night at 7.J0 o'clock sharp. All members are requested to be prcsnel at business L most important. Advt. I: will bo -ecu by the let'urt of the We i Coast Rugby Cnion appearing in this is-tie that this body hr- camelled the Ditlman Shield mat h arranged frr Saturday next. It was at the request of the Crey Union that the match was arranged and the Westland SuhCnion is at a loss t a know the reason why tin- change is being made. The only fixture arranged for Saturday so far is the third grade game Kiwis v. Excelsiors.

The fortnightly stock sale on .Monday at the Preston road yards saw a good yarding of lat cattle. Prime ox beef realised from 32s (id to Jos per 1001), best cow beef “7s fid. and plainer beef up to f'os. The following were the principal sales:—On account F. Donovan (Ngaherc). 3 fat bullocks at CO. :! at £7 |Os. I boiler at £l> It's fid; Cunningham Bros. (Jacksons). .1 fat cows at £7 os. J at £<> Ills. 2 at £M ; M. Ryan and Son i Ikunmanul. 1 lat row at £o i-V 3d. medium at £3; F. W. Russ. 1 lat row at £•“>. 1 heifer til £1; M. Noble (Bapaliue), P2 store bullocks at tC.

Opened to-day. girls’ jerseys in pink'. i:axi‘, brown and (nitty, at Addison's.— Advt. A temporary fix ill the rabbit -kin market in New Zealand is being taken advantage of til the present time by the hunters of liter Rabbit, with the result that the stores of buyers' operating in Invercargill were crowded 1 himigl t with those anxious to dts-po.-e ol the result of their recent ojiettilions (say- the •‘Southland limes ). Saturday's price wa- 13d pu’ skin, but buyers when approached lor an opinion a- ! i " lift her I his price was likely to be maintained for tiny length of time, remarked that with a decline in the overseas markets it wi'-s dilliciil to Dirtf 11 what might happen within the course of the next week or two.

A Wellington corresp indent stales there has been considerable agitation in Dunedin for Mini ■ t ime coin ermug (fie death in Dunedin Hospital of • lames Holiertson. who was admitted after having swallowed a dental plate an'd died when an operation was about to be performed. One oi the demands has been that there should he an enquiry undertaken ly Mr- Health Department. I lie .Minister el l'ubiie Health, the linn. Sir .Maui I’omarc, was asked if the Department was going to take tile matter no. He replied Hint ilm matter was in the hamW ~j . ||< pital fte.ird. and that it t|,c Board does not do u hat appears to be its duty, the I) -purlincut "ill institute an enquiry. Just the thing for AViuter nights— Eiderdown quilts Imm (ins to loOs : white blankets from 31L Oil. Addisons. - Advt. At a mooting on Monday night oi the Timnru Borough Conned, it "ns decided to hold over the issue of li<eiiNoso to theatres pending obtaining a legttl opinion whether the conned had power to prevent the conversion of pit seals io -tall- by the managements of big- theatrical companies visiting Timarti. Councillor 1. Av. Sat tert bwa ite int rodiu rtl the matter when the rerommendat ion ol the Works Committee that licenses he issued to Timarti theatres was under consideration. I.y asking whether the entitled had power to onlorce adherence to ilh> staled seating capacities of various part- of the theatres. Me said that it was the Usual tiling for management- of theatrical companies to include a certain number of seats, usually known a- the pit. lor sale at

lbe prices charged lur orchestral stalls. Thus it was frequently impossible for ptci-sous wishing to buy seats in the pit to obtain them. If the council had power, it should hx a certain definite allocation lor dress circle, stalls and pit.

There, was an unusual lack of loquacity among nuunhers ct tin* Westland County Coum il for a few moments at yesterday aitiTmion's meeting when a lady formed a deputation of one. It i.< n it for the pressman to say the cause lull the lady had the Hour, while she put her case plainly and forcibly to the members, who were apparently stria k dumb by the arguments adduced, for beyond some brief statements by the Chairman utter silence prevailed among the memhers during the interview. The quiet atmosphere apparently had its effect us the deputation .stated she would leave the subject in the hands tif I lie Council with the hope of receiving a favorable answer, and then withdrew. It was a not ieeahle sil. ir e and it drew a remark from one. not a C .mm illor that apparently the memhers were all married and used to the fairer sex having the hist word, which drew an interjection front the evergreen member fur Arahura Valley “Ami the first one ten." Then the tension broke and the Council proceeded on 1 with its business, in the usual manner. I

Sawmilling Machinery: Bush locomotives. Steam Saw Feeds. Steam (Toss Cut Saws, Logging Blocks, Timber Jacks, etc. from B. P. M. Manning and Co. d Bedford Row. Chi isu hutch, representing A. and (J. Brice, Ltd., Thames.

Children like Wade’s Worm Figs. Safe and certain remedy for worms.— Advt.

Figures talk, look at thesis:—Girls’ woollen jerseys, were 9s lid now -Is lid ; ladies’ heavy tweed coats, now 19s (id ; ladies’ heavy woollen hose in grev, lovat, heather, black, were 3s lid now 2s lid; ladies’ woollen glovc-s-. all shades. Is lid per pair at our Great Stock-taking Sale, now in full swing. McGruer’s, Hokitika and Grey mouth.—Advt. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. For coughs and colds, never fails.

Nursery Flannelette—Bs ftd dozen. Pood white flannelette—ls 3d and Is r'd a vard. Hvrdoseopio diaper—ls Sd a yard. Horroehs.es’ best quality striped and coloured flannelette Is lid a yard, at McKay’s, The Leading Drape ers. Hokitika.-—Advt.