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Hokitika Guardian, 13 September 1926, Page 2

Tt is understood the visit of tile Minister of Lands to the far south of 'Westland, is being arranged for about February of next year.

The Annual General Meeting oi All Saints Tennis Club will he held tomorrow Tuesday 14th. September at 5.15 p.m. at the Pavilion. AH members and intending members are requested to attend.—Advt.

Newmans Motors Ltd. notify if suffieient inducement offers they ‘"'ill run cars to Christchurch for the Hawke’s Bay-Canterlmry football match on Saturday. leaving Hokitika at 1 p.m. on Friday and returning on Sunday.

Owing to the Soldiers’ Hall being required for decorating this evening the shoot of the Miniature lUfF Club will not take place until Thursday at 7 p.m. A meeting of ladies wishing to join the Rifle Club will bo held at the County Chambers this (Monday) evening at 7.30 o’clock. Advt.

The headstones for the graves of returned soldiers have been received at last, and.are now being erected at the cemetery. Of the six stones received, three arc being erected by the Government, and three by the local branch of the Upturned Soldiers’ Association. Additional stones are to he sent forward later for the newly made graves since the original application went in.

Air Justice Alpers, who lias been m ill-health for some time, went into Lewisham Hospital on Thursday, llis Honor’s health was unsatisfactory when he was in Wellington recently. Alter the Supreme Court sessions in the North Island, he went for a rest to a holiday resort lie has at the Kakaia. Front there he came back to Christchurch to enter the hospital.

The Canterbury party to join the k.k. Tutanekai on the trip to Jackson Bay, includes Air Judd, representing the Canterbury Progress League, and A less is Bayer and Gilbert, newspaper representatives who will supply litem' and illustrated matter for the Christchurch “Sun” and the “•Weekly Press.” The party left Christchurch on Saturday for Invercargill, to join the Tutanekai to-dav at Bluff. They are expected to return north overland from Jackson Bay, and should bo due here early next week. The Hokitika party for the same trip arrived at Invercargill on Alonday also, and joined up forces for the steamer voyage. The trip should prove a very interesting one.

Afembers of the Wellington Fire Board were given a demonstration or. Thursday of a new spray nozzle. It is controlled hv a lever cook under the user’s arm and has a fitting taking a much smaller hose, giving greater mobility of action, using less water and causing less damage in case of incipient outbreaks. An outstanding feature is the provision of a steering wheel. The lever controls a series of outlets round the nozzle, forming a perfect nose clear of the main jet, and sufficiently dense to cleave a. way through smoke, allowing penetration to the seat of a fire. The nose does not lessen the pressure of the main jet appreciably. Used by itself it- will effectively souse a radius of thirty feet. The new nozzle is being provided on all Wellington city hoses.

Undoubtly the most fortunate boy in Christchurch as .John Wilson, the four-yenr-ol.d son of Mr and MrsT.Wilson, of Christchurch. Recently ho was playing on the road that leads from Sumner to Taylor’s Mistake, when he lost his footing and. after rolling some hundred feet down a precipitous incline he want over the edge and fell thirty feet on to the macadam road beneath. The accident ocoured at 2.30 in the afternoon, and ill three-quarters of an hour he had boon taken to the Christchurch Hospital, attended and X-ray-ed, and the anxious parents had the relieving assurance that, bar a few abrasions and the resultant shock, no damage was done. At the present time the little adventurer is back at home, and is as well as ever again after his exciting experience.

The Minister of Public Works (Hon K, S. Williams) accompanied by his wife and daughter, is expected to tour South Westland about the middle of November. Mr Scddon M.P., will accompany the Ministerial party, which will cross hv Haast Pass into Central Otago. The object of the visit is to look into district loading proposals to link up existing highways, and so afford greater facilities for wheeled traffic up and down the Coast. If the Wailio Bridge is completed sufficiently, the Minister may perform a formal openng ceremony, when passing south, and in any case is likely to spend a day at the Wailio Gorge. The Minister’s tour as far as is known, would include also the Grey County and Greymonth, including a visit to Rotomauu to go into reading matters there also. The matter of visting Buller and Tnangahua Counties and through to Nelson, is to he left till after the New Wear.

The effectiveness of the inspection of the loading and discharge of New Zealand meat, which is carried out by the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board is well shown in the testimony of a gentleman, who until recently, had a large connection on Smithfield market in New Zealand mutton and lamb. Speaking to the London manager of the Board recently, this authority, who has been doing a considerable amount of survey work, quite voluntarily made the statement that the handling damage on New Zealand meat had been considerably reduced this season as compared with previous years. He further stated that he had surveyed numbers of large lines of New Zealand meat which showed little, if any. handling damage.

Our household drapery is bought direct from the manufacturers and hears no middlemen’s profits. Country clients should take advantage of the special inducements we offer appearing in another Column.—Schroder and Co.— Advt.

That tickling:, irritating couptfi c-an be promptly relieved by a few drops of “ Nazol ” taken on lump sugar. 60 doses Is 6d. —Advt.

Exceptional value in ladies’ all-wool cashmere hose double feet, wide tops, colours: grey, champagne, nigger, tan, fawn, black, castor, were 4s lid pair. Now half price, 2s Od pair. Don’t miss this chance of buying two pairs of stockings for the price of one pair. McGruers. The Leading Drapers, Hokitika and Greymouth.—Advt.

A cold in the head can be quickly relieved with “ Nazol.” Powerful and penetrating. 60 doses Is 6d.—Advt.

First aid for coughs, colds and iniluenza Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.— Adv\

See Addisons range of first and second quality lino now showing at reduced prices.—Advt.

The funeral of the late Airs Shannon of Hillmans took place on Saturday. The remains were brought down in the morning to St. Mary’s Church. Hokitika. where requiem mass was celebrated bv Rev. Hr Kennedy, who also conducted the service at Fie cemetery in the afternoon. There was a large assemblage of mourners present from round the district.

Airs Sarah Ryan, an old and much esteemed resident oi Westport, passed away in the BuV.er Hospital on AA ed lies day evening at the ago oi <3 years. Deceased was for many years a resident of Lyell, in the days of its gold mining boom. She was widely esteemed. She is survived by two married daughters Aland, formerly a school teacher in the district, and now in Ireland. Mrs L. AVarne of Murchison, and three sons, James and William, near Three Channel Flat, Constable Ryan, of Foxton.

The 27th. annual report of the Kokatalii Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd. congratulated members on having passed through another vei’y successful year’s work. For the season just ended the Company has received from its supplies 220,8941b5. of butter fat, from which has been made 269,2021b5. of commercial butter, being 120 tons 3 cwt. 2 qr. 1.01 b.. an increase of 13 tons Hi cwt. 2 qr. 2 lb. over the previous season, which speaks very favourably for the future prosperity of the Company. AA’e anticipate a large increase for the coming season. The undermentioned figures will show the Company’s progress during the past three years: 1923-24, 89 tons; 1924-25, 10G tons; 1025-26, 120 tons. The butter market has been, as in previous seasons, very uncertain, hut your Directors again, with prudence, sold the output to the end of December at a very satisfactory price. A portion of your butter has been consigned to the Loudon market, and so far remains unsold. The balance was sold on the local market which is growing very rapidly owing to the butter being of a very* high quality. The following prices have been paid to the ■suppliers during tbje season:—JulyOctohcr, Is Gd ; November, Is sd; De-cenvher-Alay, Is 3d; June Is id; and yoitr Directors recommend a further payment of 2d on butter fat supplied 1 December to A fay, inclusive, making the average payment for the season Is sd, and also recommend a dividend of 5 per cent, on capital. I cannot pass without referring to the very excellent work of your manager. Air McCall urn. His work during the year, and the very high quality of butter made speak volumes as to his ability a.s manager and butter-maker. The retiring Directors were Afessrs ,T. Fleming. 11. AA inter, and S. Havill. The retiring Auditor is Air J. AV. Aforris.

Addisons have opened to-day a lull range of Fuji silks in natural, pale blue, saxe, lielio, ilamo, sunset, apricot, pink, black, and navy.—Advt.

The spring frock of tbe season will bo in floral voile for certain. In anticipation of tbo demand we have a largo range for selection, including exclusive dress lengths from Is lid to 3s lid yard. An early visit will he appreciated.—Schroder and Co.—Advt.