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Hokitika Guardian, 24 September 1926, Page 2

The Gveyrnouth Bowling Club lias extended an invitation to the President and members of tho local Club to attend the opening of the season at Greymouth on Wednesday next. Full hack—You’ll yet your full hack if you win any of the £-1000 prizes in the popular Golden Treasure Improved Double Butt Art Union. Books of nine for £1 or single tickets 2s 6<l each. On sale everywhere.—Advt. The usual weekly euchre evening will he held at the Soldiers’ Hall this evening, play commencing at eighto'clock. There is a- good range of prizes. Next Friday being the first of the month will he lucky Friday with an extended list of useful household prizes. The appearance of tho 1926 Jollies at the Princess Theatre on Tuesday evening next promises to prove a very attractive and entertaining one. The combination is very highly spoken of and won a very decided success at Greymouth recently. It is a bright show with some 20 different turns, and is under the direction of Mr Gus Dawson, late N.Z. Diggers, so that the management alone should prove popular and satisfactory. Popular prices will he charged of 3s, 2s and Is. Bight on the mark and your chance for a- goal is to try for the £4OOO prizes in the popular Golden Treasure Improved Double Butt Art Union. Send for your 2s 6d ticket to-day, or better still, a book of nine for £l. On sale everywhere.—Advt. The starched collars and cuffs of uniforms of the sisters and nurses of the Auckland Hospital arc to become a thing of the past. As a result- of a decision made by tho board on I uesday, the sisters and nurses will in future wear a soft collar attached to the uniform, and turnback' cuffs on short sleeves. “What will 'the nurses say about it?” asked a member of tho hoard when the recommendation was made by the medical superintendent Dr Maguire. “They will welcome it,” replied .Mrs Jiild>, the only lady on the hoard. “They have been wanting tho change for years.” \ The Returned Soldiers’ Euchre will he continued as usual this evening, Sept. 24th. at 8 p.m. sharp in the Soldiers’ Hall, when the following prizes will he for competition : Ist. ipiceo aluminium set; 2nd. gold cased (gents) watch; 3rd. brass fern howl. 4th. E.P. mounted honey jar. All prize winners play off at the end of season for a ladies’ or gents’ bicycle. Supper. Admission 2s.—Advt. The death of .Mr Win. Garrard sour., which took place at Christchurch on Wednesday removes a very old Christchurch identity. He was bom in England and was only a few weeks short of 90 years of age. Mr Garrard’s wife died about four years ago. There are lour sons. Tho eldest. Air W. G. Garr.ul. is well-known in commercial and sporting circles in Christchurch; the second, Mr Joseph Garrard, is Lyttelton manager for Messrs Kinsey and Co.; the third, Mr C. W. Garrard, is chief inspector of schools in Auckland; , -uhl the youngest, Mr T-T. F. Garrard, has been in the employ of Messrs Andrews and Bcaven for many years. A brother of deceased was the late Hon. Jacob Garrard, Minister of .Education in New South Wales in the nineties. All Blacks—You’ll he all blue when the numbers go up if you haven’t your Half-crown ticket or your book of nine for £1 in the Popular Golden Treasure Improved Double Butt Art Union. £IOO9 prizes. On sale everywhere.— Advt. The Prime Minister in the course of a speech in Auckland district prior to

his departure for 'England said : “After , all there is something to he very proud 5 of in being ;i Britisher. One has only f to think of what. Britain has done respecting her war debt. She has fnl- , filled all her responsibilities, without compromising and without endeavonrt ing to evade any of them. The drain r on her resources, though, has been terrific, and if we value tbo ties which , bind us to them we should show our love in more than words. It: is up to \ Now Zealand and its people to rise to 1 the occasion and show its regard for Britain in some practical form. "While we have our own tomporay difficulties. , /and are kept busy grappling with thorn, we will not forget Great Brit tain. One way in which we can help I is by assisting in bringing opt here ) citizens of the right type, and I say ’ now that this wo will continue to do. Our first duty is to our own country, and that duty, let us hope, will never he neglectd. If you can get New Zealand goods that .suit you, get them. ' Next to our duty to Now Zealand is ’ our duty to the Empire, anil it is our concern to look to the part- of _ the Empire which is suffering most. Britain . has great problems. She will solve them, we know, hut while we can help let us do so. Even the children can help. It might he only a. pocket-knife they lniy, hut in the aggregate the as ; - sistance is considerable. ’•* Playing with the wind when you send for a book of nine or some halfcrown tickets in the popular Golden Treasure Improved Double Butt Art Union. £-1000 prizes. Agents everywhere.—Advt. Ail opportunity to secure your spring hat or frock at a special discount of two shillings in the pound on Friday and Saturday. All new goods and marked at keen prices, for value. Schroder and Co Advt. In changeable weather, take “Nazol” on sugar or by inhalation. Surest safeguard against chills. A dose a day keeps the cold away. GO doses foils Gd.—Advt. Bargain towels, special towel sale. One week only, commencing Saturday. September 25th. Wonderful big purchase of 200 dozen direct from the mills bought at a substantial discount. The benefit of this great purchase wo pass on to buying public. Good thick, thirsty towels, now half prices, Sd. lOd, Is, Is 4d. Is 8d to 2s lid each. Special discount of 10 per cent, on one dozen or more towels. McGruers. Hokitika and Grey-mouth.—Advt. Just landed a consignment of 200 cases of Stunner and cooking apples. The grower instructs us to sell at the lowest market prices. This is one of , the last consignments this season, i Paterson, Michel and Co. Ltd. {’Phone 1 No. 2). —Advt. Sore throats promptly relieved by 1 taking a few drops of “ Nazo! ” on ( sugar. Quickly banishes all kinds of i colds. Is 6d for sixty doses,—Advt. 1 On Friday and Saturday you can : save two shillings in the pound by pur- ' chasing your millinery, drapery and i furnishings at our special week-end s oiler, for value.—Schroder and Co.— Advt. t

No broadcasting of ticket or coupon books in the Golden Treasure Art Union closing 30th. Sept. £4OOO for 2s od. P.O. Box 171, Greymouth.—Advt. Mr Brown, representing Messrs Irvine and Stevenson, Ltd., is again in Hokitika for the whitebait canning season and notifies that whitebait will b c received at the factory, Bench Ptrcet, in any quantity. Mr G. A. Wood notifies whitebait catchers that his factory is open and ready to take in whitebait in any quantity. Fishermen arc requested to support the local factory, highest prices being given. .Messrs M. Houston and Co. will sell at Kokatahi Sale Yards on Wednesday next at 1 I a.m.. (prior to store •stock sale) under instructions from the Commissioner of Crown Lands, tho whole of the live and dead stock of Mill. K. Winter, comprising daily and fat cattle,, etc., particulars of which appear in another column. Dr Buchanan and Mr S- AY. Ford, wjio have been on a trip to the Sounds in the Tutanekai returned last evening. Mr Judd (representing the Canterbury Progress League) and a reporter of the “Sun” also landed at Westport and went on to Christchurch this morning. Mr Morpeth and the remainder of the party are returning overland.