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Hokitika Guardian, 19 February 1927, Page 2

AIT James Tainui. of Arahura, inserts a notice of thanks in this issue.

The entries for the fat stock sale at Arahura on Monday appear in this issue

An established cafe and tobacconist business in Christchurch is offered for immediate private sale in this issue.

The programme of the fourth swimming carnival is distributed with tins issue. (Nominations for all events close on Wednesday next at 8 p.rn.

Tho Itullcr County Clerk, ill a report of the financial position resulting from tin* flood damage, estimated the excess of liabilities at £2.357. or £1.,2, over the £630 allowed by the Audit 1 lenarlmcnt in the reduction over three years of unlawful excess of liabilities of £lß9l. The C 1.727 excess was covered by an imforsecn loss of £lB2, on flood damage expenditure.

At tho band contest to be held in Wellington from February 21st to February 2Gfh. ten bands will be competing. The contest starts on Monday morning with the solos, and the niternoon will be devoted to a civic reception of the bands. The Town Hall will be flu* venue for the contest. An English judge, Mr llalliwell. has been engaged.

Sentences of imprisonment were imposed at .Murchison bv .Mr .Maunsell, 5.. M.. upon lour young men for tarring nml feathering a man named Andrew Simpson on December 10th last. Tho

...agistrate volubly condemned the action taken. Two school boys anil .Miss .McCracken gave evidence, also Dr Connie, and a constable. Andrew McDowell and Joseph Schofield were sentenced to six weeks in Cirymoutb gaol, and Wm. .). ford and blurry Lester to a month at Nelson gaol.

Mr J. S. Cook, employed by Messrs Parrott and Co.. Knngiora, bad n narrow escape from losing bis life at the Chrisrhurch railway station on Thulsdny. Tie came into town hv the first train from Raiiginn. intending to join the Rangiora Roraugh School excursion train to Lyttelton at Chrisiohurih. The excursion train was passing the station at Christchurch, apparently not slopping, when Cook attempted to board it. He missed bis footing, but clung to the guard iron, and bis predicament being noticed, signals to the guard and engine-driver were responded to by the application of Hie air brake, and the train was pulled up. Cook's clothes were bally torn and be received abrasions to the legs and face.

At, the skin sale held in Christchurch on Thursday there was an ollering ol PIDIt skins. The sale tbrniiglinut lacked keenness, but with very lew exceptions the total oifering was sold under tin* hammer at prices well up to late rates. The following is the range oi values—bidl-woolled ball broils, supers l.Tld, average 121,1 to IJ|d, damaged and faulty ll:|d to i2',d: short wools, average Bill to ll.id. dead and damaged 7J I I to Sfil ; lull-woollcd crossbreds, average 91,1 to lO.jd. dead and damaged 7-fd to 9d : short wools, average* 7f<l to Bld. dead and damaged 6id to 7d ; merinos, average 12',d to I3d : black. Old; pelts, dry. average 2s to 2s lOd. damaged 3d to Is (id; lambs', average 9:|d to 10:1. damaged Bd. pelts, green, crossbreds 3s Id to 4s 9d. fhreiMpiarterbreds 4s 7d to 4s fit I, .balfbreds 3s Od to os; lambs . green 3s 7d to os.

Remnant sale of silks, dress materials, woollen goods, cotton dress length, flannelettes, sheetings, oddments in gloves and hosiery all to be 5 ,,1,| at half sale prices.—Schroder and Co.—Advt.