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Hokitika Guardian, 1 December 1925, Page 2

The weekly service in connect ion with Du- Methodist ( Imri-li will he heh! at Mrs liouehcr’s this evening at 7.9 : o'clock. Messrs Wild and Iki-sclt, West lam agents lor rite Overland cars, ptihlisl ml our from page full details oi-price-iim! models of this popular car, price; heing down to 9208. Ymi will re pure a smal l hat for the Xmas holidays. Why not Inly one llow ! J McKays have iust opened up a new range of It; >!*-:« I.i n. • lulls in lale-t, shades. These lulls have ii.me direct from Italy and the prices arc right, fail to-day and si-h- I one at McKay’s. Ad vt. The approach of tin- holiday season is hvra I«!«-.-1 bv tin- i.-u-i Din: nominations fur lire Hokitika races will le due to-morrow week The West lam! Racing Club lias issued an attractive programme and a good meeting should result. There is the talk of a fail string of visiting horses, while on the ('oast already tlu-rc arc nSmt twenfx horses In training. The In at in i meeting should lose none nl its atiract ion-. 11l- hm in mu'-? o-iu-ral bn- n-cci'cl the following message from the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs in reply to a message scut by 1 1 i~ Excellency on behalf of New Zealand: "I have it in i-omniaiiil from DiMajesty the King lo convey to your Kxellency. your Ministers and Die people of New Zealand bis graP-le (.hanks for the expression of warm sympathy in his great sorrow and foi Die assurance of loyalty and devotion."

As far a- the eye can reach the hills and valleys around Taupo and Wairakei are a blaze of gold, stales the “Xew Zealand Herald." The broom is spreading faster than blackberry. A pa--toralist and a man of wide experience, speaking of it. said: “It would prove a boon and not a curse to waste land, ruder its shelter, the self-sown pints insignus would establish forests, while the broom with its rapid growth and constant decay would hank up humus in the barren soil. Broom can lie easily cultivated out when settlement arrives." A system of savings bank letters of credit came into operation to-day. The system provides that a savings bank depositor in Xew Zealand requiring funds at an v one or more of the sc. oral places in Xew Zealand at which there are branches of the Post Office Savings Bank, may purchase a letter of credit for it sum not exceeding £SO, The holder can present, the letter of credit at any of the various offices and obtain such moneys as lie may require within the limits authorised.

'l'li :> Ripple hud siieli :i heavy li.-t tlmt if tile wha’T liikl not lieon thcl‘o she would have turned over." said Alan Thomas Costello, a witness lor the plaintiff in the fin ini non i list the Ripple's owners heard in the Supreme Court in 'Wellington. “The mast was touching the wharf then ?" asked his Honor Mr Justice Alpers. “Oh. no.’’ said witness, “only the bulwarks were." “Then the mast was resting on the roof of the shod ?" persisted his Holier. “Oil. no. not so had as that." said witness, who added that at that time the loading was not lonipleted. Witness proceeded to explain by means of a parallel ruler the extent of an 8 c 10 degrees list, with which he said the Ripple put to sea. Xew regulations for manual and technical instruction have been gazetted. and they will ionic into force on February 1 next. It is provided tiiat handwork shall lie regularly taught, in close correlation with other .subjects and the syllabus, throughout the public schools of tlie Domini in, by the permanent public schools stalls, the necessary material to he supplied by the Department to the several education Boards for distribution to the schools. Conditions are laid down under which woodwork, metal work, cookery and housewifery are to lie taught. No pupils are to ho admitted who are doing v.ork in other subjects lower than that of Standard V. The regulations prescribe the method tor electing managers of technical schools, and stipulate that one-third of the memliers of every Technical School Board snail retire annually, but shall lie eligible for re-election. Provision is made for the classification of teachers in technical schools. The regulations set out the annual increments payable to principals and teachers, ranging from £lO to £25 for men, and from £lO to £l2 for women.

The mightiest “Scientific Discovery" of recent years—“ No-Rubbing I.aundry Help.’’ Is from all stores. —Advt. Another Hundred Newest Millinery Models just received from London. Fee our window display. McKay’s, tho Lending Milliners,— Advt,

The Restoration Bazaar opens in the Soldiers’ Hall to-morrow afternoon. Admission will he free at all times.

Roll up! Roll up! To the long-night [lance in the Three Mile llall. tomorrow (Wednesday) night. Good lloor, good music. First class supper. Admission—Gents 2s, ladies Is ( ',d.— Advt.

Air AY. Ji. Stopforth Alercer, Revcll St., in another column notifies his cash prices for hoys' and youths’ ’Xmas suits, there being it full range to select from, all carrying a guarantee of fit. stvle and service.

Yesterday (.St. Andrew's Day) was observed as it hank holiday and to-day (anniversary of the Province of Westland) is being also observed as a holiday by the hanks, the Government offices and law offices also being closed to-day.

Air Charles I'erris Skerrett. K.C.. the new Chief Justice elect is a wellknown barrister of Wellington. He was horn in that city, lie was educated in Wellington, and was articled to Messrs Bell, Gully and Izard, being admitted a.s a barrister and solicitor in 1885. lie joined the linn of Brown. Skerrett and Dean in 1887. and retired in 18!).'!. joining Air A. W.vlie in 18!) I. He was created a K.C. in 1907. F‘>r -nine years jiast. lie has been president id' the Xew Zealand AAelfare League.

"‘1 am an Australian soldier, sir. I had four brothers once; they were killed ai the war. Yesterday I saw the Hags Hying half-mast in the city. sir. H upset me and I got drunk.” This was the novel excuse which William riiomas Henry Flower Newell gave in the .Magistrate's Court. Christchurch, oil Saturday morning for having overstepped the hounds of sobriety in the iiiy on the previous day. 'flic Aiaistratc (Air H. Y. Widilmvson) eyed him studiously for a moment. "Does be work.'” lie asked the Senior-Sergeant.

‘"Acs, and 1 was working up till five o’clock last night.” broke in the accused. The Alagistratc : Aim are lined L's. in default seven days’ imprisonment. Newell asked for a month in which to find the money. The Alagisii'iito allowed him a week.

Licensed porters will soon be on the platforms of the larger railway stations in New Zealand. They will have the i eeognitiou of the Railway Department. and he allowed to handle passengers’ luggage at the following tales: —Single article (id, for more than one' trip to or from a cab. tram, vehicle. railway carriage, parcels office, or part of station directed or appointed. as the ease may he. Is per trip. Tlie.->e licensed purlers will not lie employed by the Railway Department, and the Government will not he liable lor their acts or defaults. During the time lie is on duty in connection with his calling, every licensed porter shall wear a cap. lettered and numbered. and he tidily anti suitably dressed. Provision is made for licenses to he 1 rnnsferrod.

It is recorded that the late Eugene Sandow never used his enormous strength in a personal combat unless it was unavoidable. Apropos ol this Air Ziegfold. who introduced Sandow to the .American public, leils an interesting story. Soon alter Sandow s marriage he and Airs Sandow wore supping with AH' Ziegfold in the Cafe Alariin in New York. One of a group of men at the next table kept ogling at Airs Sandow. Air Ziegfold said. ‘‘Don’t do that !“ The man. who appeared to have been drinking, replied: ‘‘ I’m satisfied with what I am looking at.” Sandow walked over and tonic him by the neck. He wouldn’t let go of the table, mi Sandow lightly tossed both through the window into the street. Ten minutes later a waiter told Air Ziegfold that a gentleman wanted to see ’■ini outside. It was the victim. "Say,” he said, "who was that bird? I was in a vise.”

The Dominion’s cleanliness is ol a very high order, thanks to ” No-Rub-bing Laundry Help”- -file hygenii • •lot lies wa-licr. -Advt.

New carpet squares in Willem. Axminster and Velvet, just opened, see ilm-e and compare prims. McKay’*, I c |.- ding Diapers, A<B l.

lon won t he troubled with f ‘oM> 11 1 i- . if you keep “ Xazol ” handy. Is fid buys HO doses.—Advt. The loveliest lot of Hats ever shown ■ii Hokitika and the prices, 2os to los. arc so cheap. See McKay’s Millinery display Saturday. Advt.