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Hokitika Guardian, 3 May 1927, Page 2

Mr AV. Jeffries inserts a notice to to electors in this issue.

Notice of a strayed grey mare at okaiabi appears in this issue.

Mi F. AW 1 toenail inserts a notice of auks for his election to the. Borough >nn< i 1 :>inl Harbour 11 nan 1.

While playing ioolhull on >at:urd.iy - afternoon on (ass Square Mr .lack Macfai lane fractured his 101 l wrist. ( | The newly elected Borough Council ' will hold its first meeting <>n the Bltli. i i list. 1 The Karamea Co-operative Dairy 1 Cov. Ltd. olfer for sale hy tender, a , three ton Leyland lorry. Tenders (lose oil Monday May 23rd. y loss is M. Houston and Co direct attention to their auction sale to-mor-row afternoon on the promises, North lievell Street, of the whole id the furniture and elf cots of Mr Joint Lock, who is removing to tin* North Island. The death was reported yesterday ut Mr Wm. Sweetman. ul Hastings, and formerly of Creymoutli. Deceased j tenets a wife and lour ehiltlren. four si,tel - and four brothers. two of whom. Frank and 1 harles. reside in Grey-: mouth. The Westland Sidi-Fnion is desirous „l otnaining the services of old players or others who are suitable, who arc willing to take on the duties oi referee during the season. It is desired to , strengthen the list of referees and an appeal is made that it i- hoped will he ; freely answered. 5 On Thursday afternoon at 2.30 o'eiork at the Soldiers' Hall, coiitinua- . lion Of <gas-eeoking demonstration 1-y ,\ir- {>. Heinz. n.-inj; tin- Intost m«Kiols ~f cookers, including t lit* World liec'ulo. which is ihe most efficient and ’ economical cooker on the market. Menu: Stuffed potatoes. chocolate lingers. sausage rolls. macaroons, scones ( various). Advt. I* A niiic-vear-old sou <>l Mr, Hucliam i.(infect inner. Blaekhall. met will , i, painful arcitloiit at Blaekhall or ' Sunday evening, lie »a* riding a pus. ' hieyile around Kinsclla’s Corner at ' ~| m ,| c..:tn ideoek. when his machiin " crashed into a motor-ear. driven I>3 1 Mr itohert Neils.m. The force of tin “ impact catapulted the lad in the air V with me result that he landed on tin I' 1 he.od ol the ear. smashing the wim siiven with his feet in his mvoTun !l ,a t v lligl.l. The hoy was rendere. unconscious, and wa, found to hav. re sustained a hroken nose and mjune ns ,l,c leg. 11c was taken to Hr Bay ti- sm sc*rv for medical treatment, and i a reported to l.e progressing lavourahlt

A Canterbury tanner. who recently paiil a visit it Southland was much impressed hy tlm abundance of winter IVod that i-' to ho soon till thron.uh the i-ouiiiiv. The. most noticeable feature is tho oronth that- the turnip erenhavo made. At the present time litis pari ieiilar crop i< nlinosi a complete failure in On nterhury, hut. in Omp. ;i l’(] S«)U1 lllsUUl til

some excellent

<n , lis |„> soon. Tin' principal varieties groiv.i ill Southland are: - liiijkti;il (," Glide. Wait s Eclipse ami Red ■paragon. Suedes are also grown cx11'iisively. Tlie rainfall up till ilie end of March was practically four times as nmcli as that of Canterbury. The main source of revenue by llie farmer is the dairy coiv. but the dairy farmer (his season is having a hard tussle to make hot-li ends meet, with butterfa; at Is 3d per lb, as compared with •Js Ad for the corresponding month last year. A visit was made to the- small but progressive t iwn of Mnluurn, where the largest dairy factory ill the South Island is operating. Matattra also has is jiaper mills and its freezing works. IV ith the river running through the town it is aide to generate electricity for its own use. The class of sheep that, are kept in the south differ coitsiderahly from our Canterbury decks. Romneys predominate. consequently the wool is very coarse, and in a ./rent maw eases the wool is well

filled v.itli bid-a-hid. Californian thistles are very much evidence, and hundreds of acres are covered with this weed.

Stocktaking Specials: 95 Ladies’ Tweed Coats in grey and brown mix tines, a most useful garment for hard wear, price 12s Gd and 19s Gd. New shipment of velour coats just opened: Fur collars, silk-lined, special price 59s (id; best quality English velours 79s Gd to 135s.—Schroder and Co.—Advt.

If your child is fretful and wakeful, it needs Wade Worm’s Figs. Safe and sure. All chemists and stores.Advt.

Alon’s overcoats in navy nap-cloth and tweed, Prince shape and TLB. Also Boys’ overcoats, now showing at McKay’s.—Advt.

The enmmonsense remedy. “ Xazol.” goes right to the root of the trouble. For coughs, colds, and all chest and lung complaints. 60 doses for Is Gd.— Advt.