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Hokitika Guardian, 9 April 1926, Page 2

A meetkig of the Ladies’ Hockey Club will be held at the residence of ' Mr J. Stapleton at seven o’clock this evening. Business important.—Advt. A meeting of all Returned Soldiers is called for next Tuesday night at 7.30 o’clock at the Soldiers’ Hall to elect officers (including a social committee) and arrange for Anzac. Day Commemoration. A full attendance is hoped for. Through our entire circulation is today sent a circular drawing attention to the fact that there is only six days left in which to take advantage of the Grand National Raffle's stupendous offer of £SOOO, ‘239 prizes for 2s 6d, or 2151 chances for .Cl. The sale of tickets definitely closes on April 15th. Remember the first prize is £3150. The motor tipping lorry of the Westland County Council which passed through the late tire in Weld St., is again in running order, and is being l'iiced in commission at once to overtake the accumulation of work on bond. The approach to Palmer's Creek bridge. Arahura Valley, will be carried out as quickly as possible, and will be the first work undertaken. 'The meeting of the Westland Racing Club on Easter Wednesday wiTTshow a small surplus after providing for stakes, Government taxation, and the working expenses of the meeting. The stakes totalled £650 while the taxation payable to the Government on the meeting ran to £5lO 11s. The totalisator tax was £l6O 7s 0d ; dividend tax £2BB 16s Od; stakes tax, £32 ]().s; f.mnsement tax, £2l 10s ; a tax on gate receipts and sale of booths, £7 Bs. The total receipts of the meet i nr "'ere £1444 7s fid and expenses £1397 14s fid. leaving a small surplus of £46 13s. Just landing a large consignment of choice dessert and cooking apples with instructions to sell at the lowest market prices. Paterson Michel and Co., Ltd.—Advt. Sale ! Sale ! at W. H. Stopforth’s: Boys’ white striped and grey Horook’s cloth canoe shirts, usual prices for these 5s lid to 8s Gd, now all 3s lid each. Boys’ pull-overs, usual price 9s 6d to 11s fid. now fis lid to 6s Bd. Call and inspect at W. H. Stopforth’s. —Advt. Mill and Factory Supplies: Get our quotes for Belting, Belt Dressing, Boiler Compound, Graphite, Grease, Lubri- 1 cants, Boiler Graphite, “Climax” Packing, etc., R. P. M. Manning and : Co., 5 Bedford Row, Christ- i church.—Advt. j

Mr F. H. Gallop requests that all accounts lie paid by April 15tli.

The annual meeting of the Ivokatahi Football Club will be held on Monday evening a 8 o’clock.

Order of Musses and Devotions in St. Mary’s Parish on Sunday, April 11th .-—Hokitika 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.Kokatahi 10 a.m.

A friendly match between teams representing Kanieri and Excelsior Clubs will take place to-morrow afternoon on Cass Square at 3 o’clock. Excelsior players are requested to be on the square at 2.30 o’clock.

Besides local and Australian applications for the position of town clerk ,aml engineer of Well'ngton City, thero are no fewer than 155 to come from England and Canada. Some of them are known to bo of high quality.

The programme of the Nelson Jockey Club’s autumn meeting on Saturday, Ist .May, is published in this issue. Nominations close on Saturday, 17th April, at 6 p.m., with Air E. R. Neale, secretary, Nelson. Ifie Alarlborough meeting follows .Arrangements are being made for a steamer to take horses from the Coast.

The annual meeting of householders to elect School Committees will be held on Monday. April 26th at 7.30 p.m. at the various school houses, except at Hokitika where it will he in the Town Hall. Nominations must be handed in by Monday, 19th April, at 8 p.m.

Lieut. P. A. Turner, the survivor of the aeroplane crash in which two lives were lost at Papanui on Alarch 17th. last, received visitors at the Christchurch Hospital yesterday. Me w,as able to rise from his bed on Afonday, and yesterday he was in tho grounds of the hospital looking little the worse for his fall to earth. One of his arms was in a- sling. His face boro a nasty soar, but otherwise ho appeared hale and hearty.

Tho blaoksnnd still continues to bold good on the north side of the Arahura, river and besides the inMaoris, who. it is stated are making good money, two of tho opposite sox have entered tho field of operation one carrying the ' water, while tho other manipulates the shovel. Ihe two ladies, Alosilames George and Lousieh, had their efforts rewarded by nearly one and a-l.alf ounces of gold for about five and a-ha.lf hours’ work, and it is stated that they still continue to get good gold for their labours.

An Auckland correspondent states no Incidents worth noting have marked the progress of the Eden by-election this week; in fact, the meetings have been orderly to the point of dullness. Some, life should be infused into the contest by the arrival of the party leaders. Tho Prime Alinistcr’s plans are not definitely known, but lie is expected to address a series of meetings in the electorate oil Alonday, Tuesday nnd Wednesday next, the poll being on Thursday. The Labour leader, AD Holland, opens in the Kosie Theatre, Mount Albert, on Friday evening, and speaks in other centres on the following evenings.

“Vaccination will give complete immunity.’’ said Dr T. Fletcher Telford. Medical Officer of Health, in answer to the enquiry whether the Health Depnrtmen twas taking any especial precautions, in view ot the outbieak of smallpox in California. “Wo have power to isolate ivroa.s, chid ordci tlic vaccination of tho inhabitants, amt lake other stringent measures under Section 76 of the Health Act,” said the doctor. “Meanwhile routine precautions are being taken.” .1 bese included the inspection of every vessel arriving in Lyttelton direct from overseas by the port officer, Dr Cpliam, and the disinfectants officer, AD- Annum. The former goes through the officers, crew, and passengers, and obtains perticulacs of the sickness on board, if any. from the time the, vessel sailed, and also after touching at intervening ports, in order to ascertain the risks run at each place. Dr Telford added that he doubted whether the United States Government or the State Government of California, had power to order vaccination.

A discriminating shopper could save £2 7s 6d in purchasing one of McKay’s £4 19s 6d fur-trimmed coats. AVhy pay seven guineas for a similar coat elsewhere.—W. AfeKay and Son, Hokitika and Greymouth.—Advt.

Men’s knitted sox Is fid, reduced to Is per pair; Men’s linen collars Is 3d, 2 for Is fid ; men’s knitted pants 7s fi, must go for 5s fid; men’s trousers 19s fid, arc 14s fid for cash, at Schroder and Co’s., where you can get hoys' school suits os fid, 7s fid, 10s fid, 12s fid 21s for cash; now is is your time to lie able to save money. Inspection cordially invited at Schroder and Co.— Advt. <

You are always interested in new things, so you will be glad to know that McKay’s have just received large consignments of exclusive winter coats, hats, frocks, and furs from their London buyers at exceedingly low prices.— AV. McKay and Son, Hokitika and Grovmouth.—Advt.

Keen buyers must not fail to visit McKay’s, where everything that is fashionable in ladies’ winter coats is now showing. 490 bought at a big discount in London enables McKay’s to sell their coats at half the regular prices. .Ladies’ coats at 29s fid, girls’ at 12s fid.—AV. McKay and Son, Hokitika and Grcj’mouth.—Advt.

First aid for coughs, colds and influenza AA'oods’ Great Peppermint Cure.— A dvt.

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. For Coughs and Colds, never fails.— Advt. Addisons have landed their new wools for winter knitting, Beehive, Roslyn, Cycle, Patons and Nemisia. The best at the lowest prices.—Advt. To remove a bad cold take “ Nazol.” ott sugar, which should be dissolved in the mouth. Acts like a charm.—Advt. A large assortment of coloured and plain white towels greatly reduced. Call, and see our New Zealand allwool white blankets, single bed 2os fid pair, three-quarter bed 32s fid, and double bed 39. s fid pair. W. H. Stopforth’s Sale.—Advt. Millinery hats of distinctive style and charm are shown in every fashionable shade. Be sure to visit the millinery salon of Schroder and Co., where all goods are marked at lowest prices for cash to effect a quick turn-over.— Ring up ’phone 121 S.—Advt.

Sawmilling Machinery : Bush Locomotives, Steam Saw Feeds, Steam Cross Cut Saws, Logging Blocks, Timber Jacks, etc., from R. P. M. Manning and Co., 5 Bedford Row, Christchurch, representing A. and G. Price, Ltd., Thames.—Advt.