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Hokitika Guardian, 6 February 1926, Page 2

The monthly meeting of the Westland County Council takes place on Tuesday afternoon at Uk* usual hour. Tenders for bridge contracts at Harris Creek, Koiterangi, and Taininelli By-Wash. ICokatahi road, close at the County Office at noon on Tuesday next. .Messrs Robertson (Wellington) and Xeville (Hokitika) have Isoen appointed judges of the Cattle and Horse Sections respectively at. the forthcoming Westport Show. Mr Wills (licelton) and Mr Dalgleish (lkamatua) will judge the Karin l'rodure ami Vegetable Sections. The Westport ‘‘News” states that .Mr Bert Chandler, our veteran all round sport, and well known chopper, met with a painful accident last .Monday, while squaring timber at .Millerton for the Westport Coal Company. His injury which might have been much worse, consisted of a deep cut on the foot, severing an artery. Slip Hill on Kanieri Lake road has been a source of continued expense over many years to the local body. It has lived up to its name and frequent slips more or less serious have caused considerable outlay to keep the road open for traffic. Just at present arrangements are being made to sluice off the top of the hill causing the recurring damage, and at the same time widen the roadway materially to avoid the necessity of special attention in the future. The experiment is an interesting one and the trial result will no doubt he awaited with interest. The effort appears to be a very practical one to solve a situation which lias been a source of expense to the County Council.

Sore throats promptly relieved by taking a few drops of “ Nazol ” on sugar. Quickly banislies summer colds. Is fid for 60 doses.—Advt. Ladies and Gentlemen! The whiteness of your linen speaks wonders for “ No-Ttubbing Laundry Help.”—Advt.

Good White Towels great value Is lid now Is 3d at McKay’s sale.—Advt. The entries for the fat sock sale at Arahm-a on .Monday appear in this issue.

A notice to members of the New Zealand Army Nursing Servi-.c appeal's in this issue.

Intending entrants are reminded that entries for the Westland A. and P. Association close on Monday with the secretary, Mr J. Jarman.

In connection with the Kumara Jubilee Celebrations, a grand plain ami fancy dress ball is announced to be lucid in the Memorial Hall on Tuesday 3rd. March.

The Railway Department is granting excursion fares to Greymouth and Hokitika in connection with the Agricultural and Pastoral Shows at these places. Particulars arc advertised in this issue.

The Denis Kehoe Company who nake a return visit of one night to Hokitika on Wednesday next, when they present the enjoyable Irish drama ‘Away in Athlone.” have reduced their prices for the occasion to os, 4s and 2s plus tax.

The usual weekly assembly "ill ■ommenee on Monday, the Bth. Feb. in the Three Mile Halil. Good music rood floor, efficient M.C. Admission Is.- Advt.

It is understood that a “strike” of parents is taking place ill respect to one ol the country schools since Liu- re-opening at the beginning of the week, that only a couple of children are attending the school daily, and that considerable feeling is being shown over the differences of opinion that have arisen.

The death of Mrs Kmil.v .Maxwell took place on Thursday at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr H. D. Mace, Marlborough Street. Greymouth. Deceased, who was a native of Birmingham. was 79 years oi age, and had | )C en ailing for some time. Her husband was the late Mr Albert Maxwell, formerly of Christchurch. Popular Tuesday night social dance in aid of Fire Brigade Team's expenses to New Zealand CompetitionSoldiers’ Hull. February 9th. at 8.30 sharp. First-class floor, good music and efficient M.C. Admission Is Go Boom for cards. Come in numbers to patronise a worthy object. Advt.

In answer to a protest from the Greymouth Harbour Board, regarding the removal of thirty of the Railway Workshops staff, the Minister of Bailways, Mr J. (!. Coates, has replied that the changes are in accordance with workshops reorganisation scheme already announced. Centralisation of work in main shops constitutes an important part of the economics and is part of the general scheme to he effected. Cases of individual hardship will he reduced to a minimum.

The Murchison correspondent of the “Inangahua Times” reports the death took place at Bell Vue Farm, Murchison. of Mrs Morel, after a rather long illness. She passed away at half past seven on Saturday night. Deceased was 8G years of age. and had lately been attended pretty regularly bv Dr Fogg. She was a native of Germany and with ber husband and his brother C'harh-s arrived in the Lvell in 18i4. They went to live on the Alpine HiU. and opened a stive there. They did a verv good business on i!*e I f ill until the' break up. of the euartz claims. Tliev then mine up the Bailor and bought Mr I lovd out at the Bell Vue Farm, "her- the family still reside. Mrs Morel had four sons and cue daughter. Mrs F. Page, of Allengton, Nelson. Ihe sops, being Charles. .U----oluuise. Louis, and Theodore.

A writer in expressing regret at tin non-iii.-lusi .il of some of the younger

players in Ihe Australian cricket learn tn go home to England thi> year, states there are 100 many old men in the Australian FJeven. ami if the English summer be line and the I est inatehes arc extended to four days, stitl Joints may cost Australia many runs in the field before tl>« battles for the ‘‘Asb.-s” are concluded. Collins, the Australian captain, is 37: Bardslcv. the viec-cap-tan. 42; Macartney. JO; Mai ley. 38: Ryder. 37: Andrews. 3d. li is ici-tnii. these player , will not !>;.'•■ Ibe dash and file in I lie field that lhi.-v capable ol displaying ten. aye. and 20 years ago. Ge.rgory. Hendry, and Taylor are all in the 31 mark, and Oldfield, the stumper, is 29. Arthur Richardson and Kills are hath middleaged men. and this leaves Kverett a c tlic only colt on the side. The scores in the British v. Westport bowling match on Wednesday were, the British team lteine mentioned first:—Dean. Harding, St. Lcger, Thomas (s.) 20; Davies. Thomas, Rose, Strothers (s.) IT. Quick, Barnes. Ednev. Clarke (s.) 20; Sara. Green. Levy. Bliixall (s.) 20. McAuley. Burton, Bryson. Lawson (s.) 20; McKiiilav. Tulloch. Darkness. Harrison (s.) 17. Mobos. Millar. MaeDougall. Wade (s). 18: O’Gorm.-in. Knight. Craig. Ryan (s.) 29. Brodie. Husband. Inglis, Minto (s.) 14; Xoltle. Petherl.ridgo, Farr. Smiley (s.) 2.1. Livingstone. Michel. Marr. Malcolm (s.) 21; Caldwell. llnnsby, AYalt, Morgan (s.) 14. Band. Ilurlev, Crawford, Wright (s.) l(i; Cox. Druery, .Ahern, Williams (s.) 22. Whittaker. Matliieson, Hunter, Fleming (s.) 10; Rarraeb. Sampson, Mentiplay. Bing (s.) 22. Totals 151 to 147. Britain won I games and Westport I. Orders are whirling ill at a groat rate for “ Xo-Ruhliing Laundry Help.” A Is packet does sevofl washings beautifully.—Advt.

Now iit full swing MeGruor’s Great Summer Sale, every article considerably marked down. No better value anywhere. Look at the prices: Ladies’ Cotton Vests Is, Ladies’ Crepe Bloomers Is lid. Ladies’ .Tap Silk Blouses 7s lid. Hundreds of similar snips. Call for your share of the great offerings. MrOruer’s, Hokitika and Greynioulli.—\dvt.

Men’s Bobber Pegamoid Waterproof Coast as supplied to the navy <;Gs ior 22s fhl at McKay's sale. Advt.

Ladies on the look out for bargains could scarcely do better than study Ihesc prices in corsets: 15 corsets, small size only, wore 7s fid. now Is; 13 corsets, all sizes, were 9s fid and 12s fid. now ,3s fid ; Strndelln corsets, all sizes, worth 5s fid, for 3s fid; brassieres, fifi pairs were 7s fid, now 3s fid: elastic corsets, all sizes, from 7s fid. Schroder and Co’s Department Sale.—Advt.

The dentil took place at Westport on Tuesday evening of Mrs Arthur Craddock. Deceased was 03 years of ago. -She in survived by a husband and two daughters, Mrs I’. Sutherland and Mrs It. Powell.

The Brunner picnic excursion train arrived in town just before midday, having been held up by the breakdown of the ordinary train. There was a large attendance, who located on Cass Square as the general headquarters.

Peerless Pictures intended screening the ‘‘Bandit Tamer” at Kanieri this evening has unavoidably to be postponed as the programme had to be returned on this morning’s express. A capital programme will he presented on Thursday as usual. “Alter the Ball.”, (a super screen classic) lieing the star picture.

The outward morning from Hokitika to Greymouth had a breakdown owing to engine trouble between Awatuua and Chesterfield. A-s a result the inward train due at 9.25 a.in. dill not arrive until about 11.30. The break do" n also resulted in tin? Brunner excursion train being delayed nearly an hour in arrival.

The barge which is to carry the machinery to be used by Mr R. T. Stewart, mining engineer, of Dunedin, in his demonstration of cleaning the river Avon at Christchurch, by sweeping tbe bottom with jets of water at high pressure, has been completed, and has been moored at the Colombo street bridge. The machinery and plant for the demonstration, which are to he installed oil the barge, are expected to come to band in a week or so.

The Hon, J. A. Young, Minister for Health, is making a tour of the Dominion, to familiarise himself with the hospitals and mental asylums, with which, as Minister of Health, lie has to deal. After a visit to Nelson and Marlborough he will proceed to Knikoura on Friday next, and on the following day he will visit the Haunter Orthopaedic Hospital and Sanatorium. He will arrive in Christchurch, on the Sunday following. As the story was related by a railway man. no apology is made for its presentation (says the “Waikato Times”). AVith a view to keeping a check on the speed at which drivers were taking the Limited over the various portions ol the journey from Auckland to Wellington. a speedometer of the tape variety was recently installed in the guard’s van. After the arrival of one of the trains at its destination the “man in the cab” was brought before some of tile officials at head office, when the speed was the subject of test,. As the automatic tape as unwound to the extent of-vard and yards, everything "as going oil favourably until 59 miles per hour was shown at the ncriod when Lie train was standing at the Marlon platform. It is almost needless to remark that that automatic tape tester has been relegated to the scrap heap.

Now arriving—Large consignments of choice Otago and Nelson apricots. Our instructions are to sell at the lowest market price. ’Rhone No. 2. Paterson, Michel and Co. Ltd. —Advt.

Heavy Oily Canvas Coats, Mackilogn and other good brands, Jos to 755. Inspect at AY. H. Stopfortli s Revell St.—Advt.

Hay Fever is speedily relieved by breathing in “ NokoI.” GO doses for Is Gd.—Advt.

The low prices ruling at Schroder and Co’s Department Sale are making economic history. Just now the film is specialising in frocks, and reference t 0 their main advertisement will give readers an idea of the way in which the pruning knife has been applied. Tn a few days other lines will be made the star attraction; but there is no need to waft for the special announcement. Whatever any purchaser wants is hers, at gift prices.—Advt. Cheap eggs all the year round if you preserve a plentiful supply now. Sharland’s “ Moa ” Brand Egg Preservative keeps eggs fresh fo r months. Clean and economical. —Advt.