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Hokitika Guardian, 8 June 1926, Page 2

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, For Coughs and Colds, never fails. Advt.

Wellington merchants who handle southern flour are greatly interested over the decision of Now Zealand millers to import Australian flour on tlwir own account. It will be sold at current New Zealand rates, which, under present conditions, will, it is reported, involve a loss to the importers.

The wedding of Mr Richard G. Hudson, eldest son of Mr It. P. Hudson, .M.P. Moeueka, to Miss Iris Gertrude Mayne, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm. Mayne of' Ngahere, took place at Holy Trinity Church, Greymouth on Thursday, Archdeacon Carr officiating. Mr and Mrs Hudson left by the express for Christchurch aiid Wellington, where their honeymoon will ho spent. The bride travelled in a brown ma.rocain ensemble suit with hat to match. Mr and Mrs Hudson, on their return, will reside at Nelson Creek.

An unwelcome legacy left- him by his predeessor in office (Sir James Parr), was briefly referred to by the new Minister for Education (Hon. R. A. Wright) when replying to a deputation from the Technical College Board of Governors in Wellington. “I find,’’ asid Mr Wright, “that a great many promises have been made before 1 came here, and that commitments have been made by my predecessor which I will certainly have to redeem. There is no escape from them, and this is going to handicap me in the first year of office.”

There was a good" attendance at the Soldiers’ Hall for the euchre tournament postponed from last Friday. The prize takers last evening were: Ist. (quilt) Miss F. Allen; 2nd. (shaving set) Mr Haussmaun; 3rd. (umbrella) Mr A. Johansen; 4th. (towels) Miss Adamson after playing off with Mrs Kilcullen. The tournament- will be continued next Friday as usual, when the prizes will lie a 400-day clock (by request) ; Wcstclok; rose howl and set of afternoon tea spoons. The usual complete arrangements will ho made for the entertainment of patrons, and supper will he served after the cards. A large attendance is expected for the evening.

A vigorous criticism of the Forestry Department for its attitude towards anglers was made by Mr W. G. Talbot .it the annual meeting of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society on Monday night (reports the “Post”). lie uttered a protest, against being threatened with prosecution for cSrtering forest- reserves to fish, and said, ‘‘they evidently want to take our rivers out of our hands,” and added, “ii wo ore not careful this society will turn into a society for buying pheasants, buying fish, ami collecting licenses.” The chairman (Mr L. O. H. Tripp) luiid lie was particularly interested in what M r Talbot had said about the prohibition of fishing in forestry reserves. If that were so it should he put right at once. Farmers, though it was inconvenient afc some seasons of flic year, almost, invariably gnvo permission to fish, and there was no reason why the Forestry Department should not do so.

The probability of wide expansion in the work of the Post- and Telegraph Department was referred to by the Postmaster-General (the Hon. V . N’nswortliy) in the course of his address at the annual reunion of the local officers of the Department in Wellington. Mr Nosworlhy said that wireless was fiast becoming a big element in the post and telegraph service of the Dominion, and nobody knew what the improvements and inventions held in store during the next ten years; and although the Department had do,no a tremendous lot in the past, nobody knew what lay before it. He- was not Jules Verne, and ho could not see as far ahead as Verne did, but he C'Hlld see that possibilities in the Department’s work were tremendous, no matter wliat Government might be in power. This would mean greater facilities to the people of tbc Dominion in the- future for listening-in, and of appreciating to a greater degree in other respects the work of the Post and Telegraph Department.

Tile man who complained that two establishments in Auckland had refused him work because they gave preierenee to immigrants failed to appear before the 'Unemployment Committee o : Wednesday to substantiate his clinrges (states the “New Zealand Herild ”i. Mr W. J. Holdsworth, chairman of tlie Auckland Electric Power Hoard, stated he had called oil one firm mentioned. The management denied having engaged any immigrants recently, and declared that the man bad not even applied for work as ho alleged. Mr E. H. Sharp, secretary of ' ncklnnd Returned Soldiers’ Association. who had submitted the allegations to the committee the day before, said ho had telegraphed to the man urgently to call on him before noon, but without result. “ Tfo saw it in the papers and did not bother himself,” remarked a member. Mr Sharp explained tliat he had made no charges himself hut had merely passed the complaint on to the committee.

Thirty new dance frocks just received from London. Prices 45s to 03s. McKay's, the Leading Drapers.—Advt.

Sensible and scientific. “Nnzol” for colds, coughs, influenza. Clears head, soothes, throat and chest. 60 doses Is od.—Advt. Never in the history of New Zealand was there greater need for cleanliness and economy, hence our enthusiasm for “No-Rubbing Laundry Help”—Advt.

Coughs can’t resist “Xazol.” Take it on loaf sugar. Penetrates all jiassagos. Soothes, heals; 60 doses Is fid.—Advt.