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Hokitika Guardian, 18 August 1925, Page 2

*|*lio Excelsior Euchre Assembly will be held at the R.S.A. Hall to-iiiglit at 8 o’clock. The quarterly meeting of the Hokitika Eire Brigade takes place, to-night at 8 o’clock. Mails which left Auckland on 7tli. July, per 1i.M.8. Aorangi. via Vancouver. arrived at London on the <lh. August. A return challenge mail b between Knit era ngi and Kokatabi tool bailers will lake plaee at Kokatabi on Saturday next. To-night ' to-night 1 at St Mary s Club, the weekly dance will take place, (pmd floor, good music. Admission Is.--Advi. A meeting of the Hospital Ball Committee will lie held at the Hospital Board Rooms to-morrow (Wednesday) evening at 7 o'clock. The death took place at Westport on Mmidav morning of Mr Stephen Kalla, failin' of Colonel Kalla, and a brother of Air Geo. Kalla, formerly a schoolmaster on the Coast. He leaves a widow and grown-up iamiiy of seven. Tb" annual meeting <;l the Hokitika Howling Club will be bold on Monday evening next at 7 p.m. The business includes the reception of the animal report and balance sheet, and eleciion of officers. The recent ballot throughout the West Coast miners’ unions on the live ,|av week resulted as lollows: for the proposal IBM: Against 20!). Special meetings of the various unions are to |„. hold lo decide upon the methods to be adopted in pulling the proposal into effect . Dining the year ended March Jl.~l. last. 1821 films, of a total length of 1.092.1 K) feet, were censored by the (Invernmelit. Censor. Ol Ibis mtinbei . tliirtv-twn were rejected wholly. KM* passed subject, to excisions, and I I passled for adult audiences only. five appeals were lodged against Ibe decision of (lie reus O' ill regard to the reiected lilies. In three instances the Appeal Hoard upheld the censor's decision, and ill (wo eases the anneals were allowed, subject to all excision in one film. Hoy Heed. I lie i baiiipbin jockev ol tin" Dominion last season, incurred ihc displeasure of the Canterbury Jockey Club's officials on Saturday, when be was suspended for three months lor crossing. After flic Selwyn Handicap, tbe concluding event of the meeting, the steward at the start reported that KubTo I'.lld crossed over at the rise ol the barrier, interfering with several horses which started close to him. A meeting of tbe judicial stewards was held, and as a result of tbe inquiry. Hoed was suspended for throo mouths. This penalty will prevent him from riding in races until after November lotliTso that lie will miss the spring meetings, including the New Zealand Cup fixture. Hallies is a subject dealt with in the annual report ot the Department of Internal Affairs, which says that the conditions under which licenses lo ral’ilo are granted provide that only the articles specified are to ho rallied, ami that there must be no subst it lit ion of other prizes or payment in cash. Certain eases have, however, come under tfie notice in which advert isements have been placed on the tickets in which private linns oiler to give the winner a motor-car, suite ol luriiitui o. etc., for the prizes indicated on the tickets. To prevent any evasion ot the Act a condition is now inserted in the* license that no advertisements will lie permitted on any part (back or I rout j of the tickets, or any part of the bonk of tickets. Wedding presents are big problems sometimes. A novel suggestion was made by Mr Cordon Hell. F.R.C.S.. at a meeting of the I'lunket Soeieiy in Dunedin (says the ‘-Star"), which may or may not- be helpful to those who aiv being laced with the task of selection. Stating that the only objection he had to Sir Trnby King’s book was its cheap binding—which. however, was the only possible kind at the pric e- lie added that il might well be bound in vellum. "As a change from fish knives and chiffoniers." he copeluded. amidst laughter. ‘‘it would make a wonderful wedding present and certainly a valuable one I" The attendance at St. Mary’s Euchre last evening was a lug improvement on the previous week. Tile play oft in tbe ladies' section was between .Miss Coral Kox and Mrs Devaney, the former winning first prize and the latter second. Mr Kilcullcn was the gents’ winner and Mr McCabe second. Miss .Molly Daly was the winner of a valuable and useful consolation prize, as was Mr .1. MeCosker in the gent-' section. Other prize winners were -Mesdatlies Sullivan and Hail-grove and Messrs Noble and Bell. After supper Miss Oillooly supplied music for the dance under the supervision of Mr F. Orotifsky jnr. Kurd Truck with chassis complete, in good going order. £ll7 ill Itreyinouth. Ford Touring ear. good second hand. £9o.—Afarl; Sprot and Co. Ltd., fireynioutli.— Advi. Ladies Millinery reduced to 2.s lid. Lots of Ladies apparel and underclothing to be cleared at Is each. Get in early, MeTCay’s Clear-up Sale.—Advt. Tn changeable weather take “XAZOT/” on sugar or by inhalation. Best safeguard against chills. One dose a day keeps colds away. Is fid.—Advt. Ford Owners: "King” Automatic Oilers ensure reliable lubrication and save oil. and save trouble with " sooted ” plugs and carbon in cylinders. Booklet free from TL P. Af. Manning and C'o.. 7 Bedford Row, Christchurch.—Advt. First aid for coughs, cold, influenza, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure,

AYe understand the Star Stores have changed hands, the new proprietor who will shortly take over the business being Air A. C. Armstrong of Gre.vnioulli. A meeting of all members of the Kiwi Football Club (seniors and juniors) will be held in Mclntosh's Club Rooms on Wednesday evening at 7.9 b p.m. Business important. Advt. The Town Clerk notifies that drivers of motor ears and all other vehicle.and riders of bicycles that then failure to observe the rules of the road will result in a prosecution. In the filial lor the \\ e-Lj.- irt Colt ('lull’s championship. T. Parki s dclcated J. AY. Fair l tip at the 28th. hole, fair in the second iomul led 7 up. Hut I’arkcs then won eight holes in succession and halved the others, necessitating playing an extra hole winch I’arkcs won. The Bank of New Zealand recentiy invited tenders from shareholders for 12.91 new ordinary shares, the balance of the recent issue of 770.900, representing shares upon which the option of purchase had not been exercised, and the fractions available ihrougb shareholders’ holdings, upon which their quota was based, not being exact multiples of four. Tenderers at over £2 17s per share have received allotment m full; those at C2 17s have received a pro rata allotment. The price of the shares allotted averaged slight!} under £2 17s fid per share. During the ceremony of the presentation of a Kiiion Jack by the Navy League at a Wellington school at the week-end. the children dressed in red, white and blue caps lornied a living I'nioii Jack, ami In the time set hv the gramophone went through a programme of physical exercise, lhe movements were carried nut with admirable smart uc-s and precision. "'lbis is tin- first time 1 have ever seen a tlag formed in this way," said His Excellency, the Cm cruor-Cioneral, “and it is something 1 will remember for a long time to come. The drill reflects the greatest credit on you (meaning the children) and on your teachers. •’ Bargains in knitted frock-. 19s fid. 21s, o.ls. Bargains in knitted costumes 27s fid. 92s fid. 99- fid. (. icaranee of winter millinery f>s fid. 8s fid. IDs fid, 12s fid, 17s fid upwards. No reasonable oifer rctusrd al 8-chrodci and (Vs. Advt. Woods’ Croat Peppermint Cure. For coughs and colds, never fails. Just landed a. large consignment ot choice Winter Apples consisting of Stunners, l’earmains, Rhymers and other varieties. Paterson Aliehel and Co. Ltd. Phone No 2.—Advi. Half-price ami quarter-print -Special for tlie last eight days ol Ah-Criicr :> Great Winter Sale commencing August Bth. at 9 o’clock. AleCrnei’s, Greymouth and Hokitika. Advt. Whitebait Netting 72 inches wide Is 11(1 ami 2s fid per yard. 90 and 100 inches wide, 2s J.d per yard. Heavy netting special maniifacturcd to our order lor set nets, os >ard. -.McKay and Soiu. tlic Leading Drapers. Hokitika. Advt. The ambassadors of trade, commen ini travellers “strike a true note" and ask for Bells’ .Mild Yellow Label Whisky. They know tlu* jomxln. “Bril’s i> le.iUl mid clear.* 1 Mark Sprnl and Co. LUI.. Crevinoiilb. sole (list ribni ion-Adi t. Sure and certain —\\ ADK S WOLAI FIGS. Clin Iren like them.—Advt.