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Hokitika Guardian, 1 September 1925, Page 2

Owing to the Hospital Juvenile Ball taking place on Thursday evening, the Soldiers Kmhre tournament will not be held.—Advt. All who have kindly promised to donate plates towards the supper at the Hospital Ball to-morrow night, art requested to leave them at the Town Hall to-morrow afternoon between ‘J p.m. and 3 p.m. The Decorating Committee for the Hospital! Ball will meet at the Drill Hall this evening at (bin o’clock. A meeting of Benedicts interested in returning the, hospitality ol the Bachelors and Spinsters of Hokitika, will be held at the County Chambers 01 Friday next. Sept. lth. at <-30 p.m. Advt. Entrance to the Hospital Ball tomorrow night will be by the Mam Entrance to the Town Hall where tickets ntav be procured for admittance to the Drill Hall. Supper ticket- will be distributed at the Entrance to the Drill Hall as usual. The gram! parade for the judging of fancy costumes and hats will commence at Iti p.m. after which supper will be served in the Town Hall. 'I he children’s bull on Thursday evening will commence at i .HO p.m. Tile main electoral roll lot Westland electorate closed yesterday. There has been no great rush of afplicaiiions for enrolment, the great majoritv ol electors having enrolled under the compulsory enrolment scheme. The supplementary roll will close on the evening of the day mi which the writs are is-ued lor thc> general election. The death of .Mr Win. Dunks took place on Saturday at Westport at the age of |fj years. Deceased was lormcriv a eoa! miner, Iml met with an accident in .Millerton colliery, since when he has been working as a weigbinnii for the Westport Coal Boy till a couple ol years ago. lie was also a first-class athlete ill his younger days. A sou. Mr Win. I tanks, is a miner at Mdlerton, while Mrs .1. Inrnei. ol Gti\inullll l . is a daughter, and .Mrs Hnidie, propriet less nt the ikninatua railway refreshment, rooms is a sister ol deceased. A motor collision f w hich was i itunately not attended with any seiions casualties), oiciirrcd on .Sunday last, on a dangerous bend ol the mail near | .yell. All Overland ear driven |,V Mr .J. Kaye, of Oreyoiimlh was proceeding from .Murchison to Hcclton j anil when rounding a dangerous lung close to the notorious Murderer’s Bend ,-aine into a head-mi collision with a HUM model five suiter Buie!;, owned by .Mr Wilkins, of Christchurch who was proceeding to Murchison. Mrs Kaye and son, were thrown out oil the road, jlie funner receiving minor injuries. ..,i,| the latter escaping unhurt. Mr Kave’s ear escaped with slight damage tint, the Hoick was badly knocked about, and bad to be towed to Murchison. Mr and Mrs Wilkins returned to Reefton in Mr Kaye’s ear. With the consent of the Minister n f Justice, an exchange of districts fin-- liven arranged between Mr V\vverit Wilson. S.M., North Canterbury, and Mr H. A. Young. S.M.. Hamilton. to take efleet as from November Ist, The North Canterbury district has been found too large to work in conjunction with Christchurch, and is to be curtailed. Most of the country Courts are in future to bo controlled by the (ireymouth Magistrate. M. W. Meld rum, S.M.. who will pay periodical visits to Canterbury. He will take over bis new Courts on September 22nd. Some time on Saturday afternoon early evening a tlu-ft was committed in the shop of Cray’s, men’s mercers and outfitters. Colombo St.. .Sydenham. Mr Cray left the shop locked a. few minutes after 1 o’clock on Saturday afternoon, and as he was going to the football at Lancaster Park be decided to leave the contents of the till, amounting to over £SO. in tin shop until later. At 0.50 p.m. in accordance with his usual ■ Saturday night custom. Mr Cray went to the shop and turned on the lights. Ho returned to the shop at 0.10 p.m.. ami went to get the money, but found it missing. There did not appear to )>o anything disturbed or a clue. A meeting of the council of the Westport School of Minos was bold on Friday evening. Mr J. Bradley, president, was chairman. The treasurer. reported a credit of £2lO. The directors’ report stated that there ner- forty students. It- was decided that, ill the event of there tieing no candidates from Creymouth for the mining examinations, to be held at Reefton in October, the Minister lie requested to hold examinations at Westport and save candidates the expense of going t(o Reefton. The president and director were appointed delegates to attend the Mining Conferonee at Dunedin. At the conclusion of the meeting. Mr T. D. Milne, read a highly instructive paper on the pulverisation of coal. The lecturer expressed his conviction that the day would come when pulverised coal would win back for coal its place in tiie market as fuel, temporarily lost l-v utilisation of oil.

Groat preparations are bein'; made at Sohroder and Co’s. Special arrangements have been made to keep ns supplied with the latest novelties in millinerv, frocks, hosiery, gloves and fancy departments.—Advt. When your throat is affected by damp weather, take “NAXOT,” on sugar. Removes huskiness and prev'”os serious trouble. 60 doses Is 6d.--.'dcr. Ford Truck with chassis complete, in good going onler, £llo in Groymouth. Ford Touring car, good second hand. £9o.—Mark Sprot and Co. Ltd.. Greymouth.—Advt. Real Pennision Crepe papers. all shades, special price lOd each, 9s Od dozen pieces. Books on how to make things from this paper free to buyers, McKay’s, The Leading Drapers.—Advt’ For Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods’ Great Peppeimint Cure.

Excelsior Euchre Assembly weekly tournament in the Soldiers Hal! this evening at 8 o’clock. Prizes: first, two pair of sheets, two pair of towels, pair of pillow slips, pair of tea towels and bath mat. second an electric iron, third and fourth, table cloths. Admission 2s.— Advt. A runaway horse in a spring dray caused some excitement this morning before noon. It careered up Hamilton St. down Revcdl St. to Camp St. and getting into Wharf St. the dray capsized, and the horse was pulled up. Beyond minor damage to the harness, no injury was caused. At Wellington on Friday at the rabbitskin sale, prices ranged as under (per lb): Runners and suckers. JOd. summers and racks, broken, •JB.jd; prime racks. -Kid; heavy racks, JSd; milky does, -bid; early autumn, 50d : late autumn, 72d ; autumn, GO.jd; incoming winters, 72d; early winters. 87d: first winter bucks. 92jd; first winter does, bid; super winter bucks. <)•_>.; d; super winter does. 96 id; winters, 7(ild : winters, spotted. Bod; carle winter, spotted, 60d ; incoming winter. spotted. 03d; autumn spotted. •IfUd ; outgoings. 59d ; super blacks. Of,id : winter blacks. flOjd ; early and incoming winter blacks, iod; second winters, 7f>d ; winter l>.s.. 59d ; ttintei. broken. 02jd ; winter slate. 06Jd ; springs. -19 Id ; liuroskitis. oOpl. New neckwear, handkerchiefs, latest novelties in scarves, hosiery and glove section arc living shown at Schroder and Co’s. Inspection cordially invited.—Advt. Punts aiul Bow-boats can be fitted !>y novice with “ M isconsin Motois which ensure speed of 7 miles an hour and HO miles to the gallon of bon,zinc. R. P. M. Manning and Co., 5 Bedford Row, Christchurch. —Advt.