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Hokitika Guardian, 15 January 1926, Page 2

The Italian Jazz Band will provide the music at a dance in the II oodstock Hall to-night at 8.30 o’clock. \dmixsion : gents 2s. ladies Is. —Advt. The Catholic clergy of Grey mouth, Hokitika, Boss. Kumara and Aliaura, will leave on Monday next for a week’s retreat ill Christchurch.

Particulars of the sale ot several town sections in the estate of the late B. 11. Rhodes to he olfoml by auction on Wednesday 20th. January by Messrs IV. Jeffries and Co. appear in this issue.

A thirty-foot fall down a flight, of stairs led to William Smith, aged 17 years, of the staff of Turnbull and Jones, being admitted to the Christchurch Hospital on Wednesday with rather severe injuries to his head. I hat night he was semi-conscious, and his condition was said to he fairly serious. A Dunedin writer lo a Christchurch paper commenting on the first gallic in the rinks play at the howling tournament says Stevenson (Hokitika) and Mitchell (Sydenham) had a good, eontest for the first seven heads, when the latter led by 7 points to <!. hut the West Coasters then drew away and soon established a commanding lead, eventually winning by 31 points to 2 1. Mr 0. Borton, Hokitika, wishes to

■ratify Lhe residents of Westland that he has been appointed Distributing Agent for Westland, for the Grand National raffle, first prize £3l-50, the full result of which will lo published in the Hokitika Guardian a few day? after the drawing. Buy your ticket? at the simp in front of IVillmot’s hilHard saloon.—Advt.

It is notified on behalf of the Westland County Council that ten per ccnl will be added to all rates outstanding after 301li. January. Bates owing after that date may he sued for withcu 1 further notice. The Electoral Bull 1 for the approaching County Election' arc now being compiled. Person' whose rates are in arrears imiy n vote.

The Peerless Pictures have taken over flic country circiiil and will c:i;nmonco showing on Monday. Being on the main circuit wo can guarantee lo bring the town programmes to your country towns. New plant ami everything modern. Popular prices will he charged and special attention to patrons. Commencing programme headed by “The Marriage Market,” a seven reel super feat lire, and supports ili : elude a two reel comedy; gazeUt’ and traveloguci Kdep till' dates m view.

A Wanganui hotelkeeper has encountered the champion mean visitor, who came to dine at Ids premises the other day (states Gw. IVlluganui. "Herald.") He had with him his wife and two sturdy hoys. The hoys, alter travelling, put away a much hotter . meal Ilian their parents, hut the waitress out of generosity only charged (hem the same price us one adidt, Then the mean man complained about the hoys being charged for at all. hud getting short shrift I‘roni tiii' waitress carried the complaint to the proprietor. The latter advised he head of the family to go and see the CimHinble Aid Biiai'd beCi'etarV.

A motor collision, fortunately without very serious results, occurred on Wednesday evening nt 7.15 on the road between the Tereinnkau and Kumara Junction. The cars concerned were a

couple of Dodge mao bines, which failed to live u() In their name. One coming to Grcynioiith, was being driven by Miss Stewart, of Kumara, white Air Charles Taylor, of t'iimeroiis, was driving tile other towards Kumara' ! lie poiiit where they Inet is a particularly had turn in the road. Mr 'lavlor’s car had a front, wlieei smashed, while the niiidgunrd and steering gear, also Wore damaged, find tile Hinniilg hoaru and a wheel cap were’damaged on the other car.

A faithful Cliiiianum liaii brought the vegetables to a AVangimiii lnclv regularly for months past, anti nearly always at the same hour. During the holidays lie arrived one morning much earlier, and the lady of the house was dressing and was not in a position at that moment to I'd out and make the usual selection. -Inst as he was passing the window she called to her daughter I‘.da and remarked ‘"You go',. Kiln.” Ihe Chinaman evidently heard the remark, for when the daughter came to the door all smiling she met a ferociouslooking mail, who remarki-ti: “Wnliilor go iitdla You go hella yoursell!” Wanganui “Herald.”

The New Zealand Heat Producers Board hits again ai'iaiigcd lo deliver single Carcases of prime New Zealand land) to any address in the United Kingdom for the forthcoming Easter season, and full particulars will he found in the advertising columns. A present of prime New Zealand laud) to friend at Home at Easter time is equally appropriate and as much appreciated as during tli* l Christmas Season.. 'll,he lambing season at Home really commences about Easter, which is Spring time in Britain. Further, recipients at Home will, get new season’s New Zealand lambs widen will at that time he on the Home market.

The Prime Minister has received the following letter, addressed from White Lodge, Richmond Park, on November 7th, l>y the Duke of York to the High Commissioner in London :—“As President of the British Empire Exhibilon, I wish to congratulate New Zealand on the manner in which she has maintained and imnroved in 1925 the lino display of her resources and national life organised for 1924. The Dominions were conspicuously successful during the second season in giving a fresh note to their Imperial appeals. Please convey to your Exhibition Commissioner and all the others who have taken part in New Zealand’s good work at Wembley Park, my sincere thanks. I am. vour sincerely. Albert. President.”

The fire demon was persistent at Stratford last Monday night, when no fewer than seven outbreaks occurred in the old workshop of Mr E. D. Evans, furniture manufacturer, in Regan Street (states the Hnwera “Star”). The brigade received the first call in the early evening, and a blaze in a stock of kapoc was quickly quelled. Shortly after midnight, the nightwntchman discovered the storeroom was a mass of flames, and the brigade was again summoned. This time it was thought necessary to leave a fireman on watch, and he. together with -Mr Evans, were on duty for the remainder of the ngiht. The fire broke out again no fewer than five times, hut was quickly subdued with a garden hose. The damage to the stock, which was not insured, was estimated at £l5O, but the building as weM covered with insurance! A friend -for. you I “ Nazol ” is sure protection against coughs and cold?. 60 doses only Is 6d—,Advt,

New Plymouth is one out of only four municipalities in New Zealand .which generate their own electricity, and it is one out of only two that sell their electricity to outside local bodies or customers, said the Mayor (Mr F. E. Wilson), in replying to the toast of the ‘‘Corporation of New Plymouth,” at the complimentary social tendered to the British howlers the other night (states the “Taranaki Daily News”). When the town started its tramways, continued Mr Wilson, it was the smallest town in the world to possess trams of the trolley and overhead supply type. Many critics doomed the scheme to certain failure, but the present flourishing state, of the tramways showed how successful they had been.

In recording the wedding of Miss Dorothy Mary Platt, of Pukeokalm. the “Tailiape Times” states that she was great-great-greatgranddaughter of Captain Cook, the famous navigator. “J. 15.,” Island Bay, stated to a New Zealand “Times” representative that there is no direct descendant of Captain Cook living. Captain Cook had livo children, all of whom died without issue, this lact being brought to light about two years ago during some enquiries made through a London weekly journal. Captain Cook had a brother who followed the sea. and was also a captain, who in 18o!) lived at Mat-gate, on the north const of Kent. England, and there may he descendants from this branch of family or from the family of the wife of the famous navigator.

“I’ve been over here before, and 1 think, as I have thought for many years in the past, that there is not a place like New Zealand for a holiday,” was the manner in which the Hon F. S. Boyce, K.C., a member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales, who is at present on a holiday in Christchurch with his two sons, summed up his opinion of New Zealand. Mr Boyce added that every kind of relaxation had been provided hv nalur;', which llatl been very bountiful to'New Zealand. She lias given mowchid mountain peaks, wonderful lakes and forest and a bracing climate to the south and to the north she has given great thermal regions, which in themselves, are quite sufficient to attract people from other parts of lie world.—Lyttelton “Times.” The New Zealand Publicity Office has issued a new monthly journal entitled “New Zealand News and Views.” The journal which contains eighteen pages of substantial size, is really well illustrated and attractively got up. Copies have been sent and will continue to he sent to the office of New Zealand agents overseas and to other points of contact where inquiries are likely to he. made about the Dominion. The

object of “New Zealand News and Views” is to give people oversea an insight into what the Dominion is doing "in the way of development work iu"the hope of interesting British and foreign capital and providing a general idea of how the country is progressing

from month to month, lhe contents will also he concerned with the Dominion’s scenery, health resorts and .ports, and when fully developed it is intended that the publication will in every way reflect the life and colour •if (he country, its work, i!s prosperity and its prospects.

The much-heralded Zone Grey, novelist, mid sporting writer, is at last really about to arrive in New Zealand. Ho is on hoard the Makura, due at Auckland from Vancouver about Monday next. He has been allotted a blockin the mountainous country to the west of the Southern Lakes in which to stall? wapiti. He will aslo spend some time in big game shooting and fishing in lilt' North I ft!" 'ill • Ilf "'ll•if tiie .saint' time, secure material lot a story which will be filmed for Induction in America. A proposal will he made to him to travel through New Zealand at the Government's expense, and the Government. Publicity Department is at present collecting historical mid geographical works with the object M presenting them to him- ’l'bc Uovernmont. if Mr Grey ?o desires, will lake a film of him in some nt the duet sporting localities in this eountrv. and t.|,is will in* osliibitell in the Tinted fsUltbrh

]falsi Hats!—Wanted a thousand fiats to be re-blocked and thoroughly

cicauthl. now bands and binding:- - iojiiiieeii. Prices front 5s lid to 10s 6d. We guarantee a. perfect job. so leave vour old hat at W. H. Stopfortlis, Outfilters, Bevel I Street.—Advt. A sure and pleasant specific w removing worms is Wade’s Worm figs Advt.

Best Of foods—Eggs. Preserve a supply now with Sharland Moa Urand Egg Preservative. Eggs may be rooked in any way. Clean and economical.—Advt.

Don’t ask for Egg Preservative—ask for Shariand’s Moa Brand Egg Preservative. There’s a difference. With ‘ Moa,” eggs may he poached, boiled or fried.— Ad/t.