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Hokitika Guardian, 30 March 1926, Page 2

The sale of lights lor the Westland Jockey Club takes place at H o’clock to-morrow morning. The annual meeting ot tho Excelsior Football Club will he held on 'Wednesday evening. March 31st., in Keller's Sample Rooms at 8 o’clock sharp. All members and intending members are invited to attend.--Advi. The. Committee ol the Vest land Racing Club meets at 9 o'clock this evening at the Cluhrooin, Hamilton Street, to receive nominations lor all events (including two trotting events) at the KJistcr race meeting fixed for Wednesday, April 7tfi. The rights to the privileges at the race meeting will lie sold by public auction to-morrow at noon.

The new season’s goods are now on view. Fashions very latest in lolt and model millinery, latest silk arid woollen scarves, fancy cull' gloves ill kind, woollen and cotton suede, tailored coat frocks and costumes, woollen costumes, tunics and cardigans, cosy underwear, etc. A visit of inspection is invited. M,cG rucr's, The beading Drapers, Hokitika and Greymouth.—Advt.

Advice has been received that Miss C. .1. Wylie, of Kanieri. a pupil of Miss Marion Davies, pianoforte tutor, of Hampden St-., has suecessiully passed her diploma examination entitling her to rank as an Associate of the Trinity College, London, and qualifying fully in the art of music, teaching. Tho young lady's success will he greatly appreciated hv her friends.

Sale ! Sale ! at \V. 11. Stupfurth’s: Boys’ white striped and grey Hcrock's cloth canoe shirts, usual prices for the.-r 5s lid to 8s (id. now all 3s lid each. Boys' pull-overs, usual price 9s (id to I Is fid, now (is lid to 6s Sd. Cull and inspect at. \V. 11. StopforiVs. —Vdvt.

The local police have been very active of late investigating reports as to illicit opossum trapping. As a result of hack block investigations some sixty skins wene seined recently in the vicinity of Lake Kanieri, and on Sunday night ail almost similar number of skins were seized in a hut in South Hokitika. Prosecutions will follow in both instances.

Some of Dunedin's citizens sire talking about- tli<‘. possibility of securing .Mr F. J. Rickett’s professional services ns soon us ho is free of his present engagement as Conductor of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders’ Band, and it is on the cards that definite stops may he taken in that direction. Those who are immediately concerned in the matter say that .Mr Ricketts could make a hand anywhere, and that in Dunedin there is material for a municipal hand for championship grade, a hand that would he a tremendous asset to the city. A large assortment of coloured and plain white towels greatly reduced. Call and s«e our New Zealand allwool white blankets, single hod '2ss 6d pair, three-quarter lied 32s Od. and double bed .'llls (id pair. AY. H. Stopforth’s Sale.--Atlvt. The writ for the Eden by-eleeiion was issued on Friday, and the poll will he taken on Thursday, April 15th. In conformity with the law, the supplementary roll closed al (i n.m. on Friday. Since the roll for the General Election closed, between 700 and SIX) names have been added to the Eden roll, and nearly 550 have been removed for various reasons, such as death and removal from the district. I lie roll on Friday afternoon stood at 13,888. 'File supplementary roll, which will consist of less than 20 pages, should be available about Thursday next. Seamen will have to obtain electoral rights as heretofore, hut it is doubtful il any voters of this class are resident in Eden.

At the Magistrate’s Court, Greymouth yesterday -before Mr Meldrum S.M.. Frederick Joseph Jeffries pleaded guilty to the charge of being in possession of -a seven-chambered revolver without its being registered, and was lined 5s and costs. A young married woman, whoso name the Magistrates ordered to bo suppressed appeared on a charge of stealing one purse, one watch and 32s Od in cash, tli? total valued at £3 2s Od, the property of Sarah Mayo. The offences was alleged to have taken place on March loth., at, Greynioutb. After evidence having teen taken, accused pleaded guilty and requested to lie dealt with summarily. His Worship ordered accused to come up for sentence if called upon within six months, while restitution of the money stolen. 32s Od "ill have to lie made by the husband of the accused.

Schroder and Co must clear their stock of door mats at 3s o<l and Is (id each. Hearth Rugs lls (id, l*>s lid and 18s fid. usual price 21s, 22s lid and 20s each. Linoleums all at cash prims. Cretonne, Madras and Notthingham Lain' Curtains Is, Is 9d to 5s lid. worth 2s, 3s 6d, 9s Gd yard. AYo are not wanting a profit. AA’e must sell the whole of our stock and sell the business—now, hurry tip and secure the bargains.—Advt.

Addisons have landed their new wools lor winter knitting, Beehive, Roslyn, Cycle, Patons and Nemisia. The best at the lowest prices.—Advt. To remove a bad cold take “ Nazol.” on sugar, which should be dissolved in the mouth. Acts like a charm.—Advt.

There are two or three vacancies only remaining for the schools excursion to Dunedin on the 10th April.

The offices of the Law Society will ir* closed for the Easter vacation from ho 2nd. to the lltli April, both days ndusive.

A meeting of the Kiwi football Club will be bold at Keller’s Sample Rooms to-night at 8 o’clock. All members and intending members are requested to attend.

00 pair of boys' navy serge shorts, now 8s lid pair; men’s pink singlets, all wool, lovely quality. Sis lid and 10s lid: also underpants in same quality, Os lid and Ills lid. Get your winter underwear at AY. H. Stopforth’s Sale.—Advt. )|r R. Rollick, advance manager of the Stanley McKay Pantomime Company. who lias been arranging for the Coast tour, was in Hokitika yesterday. The Company appear at Hokitika on .Monday and Tuesday, April 10th. and 20th.

There are now over twenty horses in training locally lor galloping events at the Hokitika races, and some eight or nine trotting horses. The lo rack is in first-class order for the coming meeting, and with the promise < good fields, there should be a very successful meeting.

The report of the Matron of Rcwa Maternity Hospital, presented las night to the Greymouth Hospital Board, showed that during the pastmonth there had been 21 births at the institution, "bile there bad been 19 admissions, tbo same number of discharges. and there remained four patients ami three babies.

The Slocivlon coal mine in the Roller ilislriel. is idle as the result of the dispute between the miners and the management- over the employment of some men, the management having, it is alleged, given preference to some latecomers, while, the ’miners contend that- the men employed who hare been waiting in the district- -should have been first considered. Apparently all was right- on Friday to resume, but a bitch occurred on Saturday, and the iniis still idle.

Men’s genuine bardwear trousers, usual price 10s fid. now (is lid; also men’s drill working shirts, usual price 9s (id now 5s lid cadi. Mono all-wool flannels, usually 9s r,d. now 5s lid. Mon’s sforts (suits in grey and brown, usually 555, now 19s fid; also tweed trousers, usually 19s (id, now l-1s 11(1 at NY. j-1. Stopforlh’s Sale. —Advt.

The report of the. Surgeon Superintendent to last night’s meeting of the Grey River Hospital Board showed that there are. at present over 100 patients. The number in the institution at the beginning of the month was 102 (the sane; as the end of the month), comprising as follows: At the hospital, 40 males, 21 females; at the Old I’cople’s Home. 30 males. 5 females, total 102. l’alionts admitted during the month: 28 males. 20 females, total 18. Patients discharged during the. month, two males one leinale, total 5. Patients remaining at the end of the month. (Hospital) 59 males. 22 females. Old People's Homo. 55 males fi females. Total 102. Total days 2911: total patients 150. Average daily number of patients 105.

An authentic story is related (says an exchange) of a battle between a mother whale and a swordfish, witnessed by fishermen, off the Bay of Islands not very long ago. The whale was cruising along with her 1011 baby tucked under a protecting flipper, when a lone swordfish decided to finish off Hie !nfant. The attacker made fierce rushes at tbo. mother, and she in turn swung fiercely to meet them, ('burning the surface of the ocean into foam. Several times it looked as though the swordfish had got within her guard, and that the small whalo was doomed, but quite dramatically the cud came for the attacker, who. becoming over-confident, in being able to elude the great flukes ot the whale, swung within reach of them lor a brief second. Up went the huge tail, descending again with a bang like a cannon shot, and sending cascades ol loam skyward. AYithout a pause the whale darted away on her course, and the fishermen, on investigating, found a giant swordfish that had been literally smashed to pulp by the terrible blow from those deadly flukes.

" Brighter floors and furniture—blighter hours lor mother! “ Tan-ol ” the liquid polish lor floors, furniture and leather goods, saves work and expense.—Advt.

Easter Gifts at Sell rollers. Hosiery bargains—Silk hose 2s 9d, 2s Lid, 5-s (id, 5s (id, usual price 4s (id, 5s fid, h (id and 7s fid. Cashmere hose, in black and coloured, special new season’s purchase, got to go for 2s lid, 5s fid, 4s (1, and 5s fid per pair. Worth Is fid a pair extra. Children’s Black Sox. 3 pairs for Is fid, at Schroder and Co’s where everything is reduced in price. —Advt. Newest Ensemble Suits, Costumes and Frocks, just opened up--AlcKay’s, The Leading Drapers.— Advt. Nothing equals “ Nnzol ” for putting colds and hu\ fever to rout. All chemists. GO doses for Is Gd.—Advt.