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Hokitika Guardian, 30 July 1926, Page 2

The weekly euchre evening at the Soldiers’ Hall takes place to-night, play commencing at 8 o’clock .

The Order of Hasses and Devotions in St. Marys’ Parish on Sunday next, August Ist, will he as follows:—Hokitika. 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Opossums! opossum trappers—AA'hen you finisli, run no further risks. Look up J. H. Johnston, representing J. Tv. Mooney and Co., who will pay you better than auction prices. Will be at Red Lion Hotel, from Orel. to 6th. August".—Advt.

- A grand concert anu ball will be held in the Public Hall, Kanieri, on Wednesday,' September lotli, in aid of the funds of St. Joseph’s Church, Kanieri. The concert entertainment will be given by the Kanieri Christy Minstrel troupe.

The death occurred yesterday at the residence of her daughter (Mrs Nixon) at Wellington, of a former well-known Greymouth and Hokitika resident, Mrs Hannani, wife of Mr Win. Hannnm, of Christchurch, and formerly a wellknown butcher in Hokitika. Deceased was a native of Auckland and 60 years of age- and had been an invalid fulsome time. Slie leaves one son (Mr Win. Han'iinm jnr., of Greymouth, and two daughters (Mrs Nixon pud Miss Inga Hannani, of Wellington).

The death occurred on Tuesday afternoon of Air John Leo, a very old resident of the Tnangalnia district. It appears that deceased had been employed at Messrs Dick and Sons’ slaughter yards, Reef ton, and while assisting Air N. Dick there be fell on io the concrete face downwards, and expired. The deceased, who had resumed in the district for upwards of forty years, was horn in County Galway, ami was a brother .of Airs Roberts of AVaitahu and 66 years of age.

The Returned Soldiers’ Popular ,Kuehre will he continued in the Soldiers’ Hall this (Friday) evening’ at 8 o’clock sharp, when the following valuable prizes will bo offered for competition : —lst. prize, reversible wool carpet square, 48in. x 84in.; 2nd. c-ase of Ist. grade Sturmcr apples; 3rd. box of ladies’ fancy handkerchiefs; 4th. white damask table cloth. The four prize winners each night play off at the end of the season for a ladies’ or gents’ bicycle. Roll up early! Supper. Admission 2s.—Advt.

’flie total amount of school teachers' salaries and allowances for the year ended ATareh 31st., 1026, was £1 737,133. or £53,070 more than in the previous year. These figures do not. include the equivalent of house allowance when residences are provided, estimated at £50,148. nor the additional amounts paid fo head teachers for the supervision of secondary departments of district high schools. The total cost of salaries and allowances (ineuding the sum saved in house allowances) works out at £9 3s 7(1 per head of the yearly average attendance. The corresponding amount in 1924 was £9 Is 3d.

The carrying of reflectors on the roar of bicycles lias been advocated by Mr Sidev several tunes this session, and to-day, lie called the attention of the Minister of Internal Affairs to a fatal accident, which had occurred to a eyclst who had lieen overtaken by a motor. It was time, he said, that the by-law, in operation in some localities making a reflector compulsory on the backs of bicycles should be brought into operation uniformly by means of an ■amendment of the statute. The Minister, in reply, said that local authorities had power to insist on the carrying of reflectors, lint the- question of making this general was under consideration and could ho dealt with if an amendment of the Motor Vehicles Act were introduced.

The number of deaths recorded during 1925 was 11,020. The census and statistics office gives the crude deathrate as 8.07. This latter figure is based upon a standard population compiled by the International Intitute of Statistics, in which the age-distribution (eleven age groups) of the population of nineteen {European countries at their census nearest to year 1900 is used in the computation of international death-rates. The New Zealand crude rate is thus corrected as regards the age and also the sex of the population. The. crude death-rate (8.29) was equal to that of the previous year, the lowest on record. The international standardised rate (8.67) shows a further decline. Both these rates are in all probability lower than those of any other civilised country.

A most interesting discovery has been made by Mr Scliaw on his property at No. 4 Line, Fitzherbert West, says the “ M.nnnwntu Times.” While stumping in a paddock, he was surprised to find what At first looked like a huge boulder imbedded in the clay, but its peculiar condition led him to investigate further, when it was found to have a sponge-like appearance and to seem identical with the refuse that is removed periodically from the furnace of a destructor. The huge boulder must have been red hot when it landed in the paddock in which it was found, as the day all round was burnt and baked to brick hardness and there were also ashes. The weight of the boulder was estimated at about three hundredweight. The only apparent explanation of its presence at Fitzherbert, is that the stone is a meteorite.

We can offer some very special inducements for ladies to purchase un-der-clothing at Sale Prices. The whole of our stock has been re-marked and the following are extra value: Crepe bloomers in skv pink, helio at Is lid; crepe nightdresses, hem-stitched, in four light shades at 3s 6d. Schroder and Co.—Advt.

Gire that boy or girl Nazol. No cold is Nazol proox. Purest preventive of influenza. First dose gives prompt relief. 60 doses for Is 6d.—Advt. Our dress department is always busy and it will interest you to see the value we are giving in 54-inch tweeds at 3s lid to 8s lid, also heavy reductions in jersey silk and satin mousselines. Sclioroder and Co.—Advt.

Influenza and Nazol don’t mix. Influenza always quits! Reduces temperiaturo and gives prompt relief. Take it on lump sugar and stay in bed. Is 6d for 60 doses.—Advt.

Mr K. A. Harconrt of Koiterangi, notifies that poison for dogs trespassing is being laid on bis property. Koiterangi.

Independence Art Union, to-mor-row, Saturday July 31st., last day. Tickets can be"obtained from A. H. Lawn, hairdresser, Revell St.—Advt.

Messrs AA". Jeffries and Go. will sell in the mart on AVednesday, 4th. August at 2.30 p.m. 132 opossum skins; also apples, cow chaff, and a quantity of furniture and effects. Particulars appear in another column.

Big and busy business every day, the great one price event, 4s lid Sale, goes merrily on. Many fresh bargains thrown in for the last few days; 4s lid Sale definitely closes on Tuesday, Aug. 3rd. Hundreds of articles now 4s lid and 2 for 4s lid. Come and join your thrifty friends. AlcGruer’s, the leading drapers, Hokitika and Greymouth. —Advt.

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