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Hokitika Guardian, 6 May 1927, Page 2

The Ross Methodist P.S.A. will he held on Sunday afternoon at 2.30 o’clock, when the topic will l.e ” Life’s Untrodden Rath.”

A meeting of ex-pupils of the Hokitika District High School interested in forming an Old Girls’ Basket Ball Club will lie held in the School Cookery Room on Monday evening next. 9th May. at 7 o’clock.—Advt.

Another ol' tin* .series of burglaries which iire beginning .seriously t;o perturb Greymouth business people took place on Wednesday niul l l. says the Grey " Star.” In this case, the trader victimised was Hr J. A. Contessa. confectioner. whose premises on Richmond Quay were entered through a window at the rear. .Mr Contessa estimates his loss at C2O, the goods stolen comprising principally cigarettes and tobacco. As in other recent burglaries, the intruders left no clue. The number of burglaries committed within the past months now total about half a dozen, and business people are wondering whose turn it will he next.

The Returned Soldiers euchre tournament will be continued in the Soldiers' Hall to-night at S o’clock sharp, f irst prize I pair of double white sheets. I pair of single white sheets. 1 pair of white towels, 1 pair of coloured towels. 1 pair of pillow slips. 1 pair of tea towels; second prize, set of 6 fireproof enamel pots; third prize, nickel plated spotlight torch: fourth prize, set 3 fancy jugs. Play will he in the annexe which will he specially heated for the night. Admission ‘2s. Supper.—Advt. On Saturday evening a four-roomed house owned by J. and S. .Marris, sawmillers, and occupied by William Murray. St. Helens (near Westport) was with its contents, totally destroyed by fire. Mr Murray, at 7.0 p.m.. left the bouse, with his four children, the eldest, June, aged seven years, in charge, while he went over to the station to meet Alls Murray, who had been spending the day in Westport. While he was at the station lie saw the glare of the fire, and ran hack to find the building a mass of flames. 'The children were iu the care of a neighbour. Murray bad left a sheet in front of the stove to air. and one of the children, four years of age. had thrown a match on the stove. It ignited and caught the sheet and in quick time the house was iu flames. The house was valued at £250 and the furniture at £2OO. There was no insurance.

Xo cold is “ Xazol ” proof. Highly powerful and penetrating, it. goes light to the root of tlie trouble. Acts like a charm. 60 doses Is od., ready for use.—-Advt.

Xavv Prince Overcoat—the style the young men are wearing t r -day. Prices 635, 67s 6d and 89s 6d.—At McKay’s. —Advt.

Messrs McGruer’s (Westland) Ltd. distribute particulars of further drustureductions for seven do vs.

The Ivokatahi Football Club a ill hold their annual dance in the Public Hall on Wednesday. May 3.Bth.

The annual meeting of the Koka-tahi-Koiterangi branch of the Farmers' L’nion will he held on, Monday next at 8 p.m. at Koiterangi Hall.

Harcourts Motors have a car leaving for Waiho every Saturday at 10 a.in., returning from AVaiho to Hokitika every Monday.-—Ailvt.

A very pleasant evening was spent in the Druids I.odge Room last evening "'lien the Druids met the Hibernians in a euchre tournament which resulted in thy Druids defeating the Hibernians (by 2(1 games to 10). After the cards supper was served and the usual toasts were tillered. Musical items were rendered by Bros. Williams. Saunders. Ferguson and 'Burns. At 12.1 A p.m. a very pleasant evening tamo to n close.

The weekly gas cook in}! exhibition took place in the Soldiers’ flail yesterday afternoon. Mrs 0. Heinz being in charge. There was an increased attendance present, proving that they are meeting with appreciation of housewives. The announced course for the afternoon was followed with interest, and the results were highly .successful. Afternoon tea was served, and the whole of the afternoon cooking was readily disposed of.

While sowing grass seed on Durville Island last week, three sons sf .Mr F. Wells observed n cave on a rocky ridge. On entering it they were amazed to discover an almost complete skelotoa ol a moa. They carefully collected the hones and carried them home. The neck hones when joined up measured seven feet, and it is estimated that the total height of the moa was about It feet. The cave is situated almost directly opposite the French Pass, and less than a mile from the beach.

Sergeant Henry said in the Magistrate’s Court at llawera that in Taranaki whim horsemen or cyclists in pairs heard a '•toot,” behind them the almost invariable habit was to look round to see what was coming, and then for the riders to separate and go to either side of the mail (says the " Star ”’i.

This gave rise to accidents. The Magistrate had just given judgment in a case in which a police prosecution for such an offence had succeeded, and he said the case should he a warning against so dangerous a practice.

A curious story was related by Sir Truhy King, at Cishorne, recently, about the memory powers of an illiterate man. The man was a patient of the hospital at which Sir Truhy commenced his experiments in dieting young stock, and though the system was an intricate one. which the originator could not carry out himself without the help of his written notes, the assistant, despite his illiteracy, was able to carry it on from week to week, through all its changes, after having been shown once the sef|uenee of the dietary. Kiirpiiriiig later of a confrere who had worked for years among ms educated savages, he discovered that the faculty of remembering long lists of articles, or involved directions, was highly developed, ns they did not have their heads tilled with extraneous ideas from hooks.

A British ollieial wireless message

says--In connection with the retirement of Admit ul Ford Beatty from the post of First; Sea Lord on .lime HOlh, and the appointment of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles .Madden to succeed him. it is pointed out that Lord Boatt.v was due to retire last November, hut. under pressure consented to defer his resignation. On the dispersal of the Grand Flott. of which he was Comma n-dor-in-Chief. Lord Beatty took up lrs present duties and his period of oflieo at the Admiralty has been marked by the reduction of the Xav.v to a peace footing alter the greatest war in history. It is generally agreed that thiinis been accomplished with a minimum of hardship and dislocation.

(.»rowers of stone fruit and tomatoes in Christchurch and its environs have (•nine to the conclusion that the time lias arrived when their best interests will he served l>v the formation of an association (reports the "Press”). Some eighty of them assembled last evening and unanimously resolved on the constitution of the body, which will in future be known as the Christchurch Stone fruit and Tomato Growers’ Association. It is intended that this body shall serve the interests of stone fruit and tomato growers throughout the district, and that the fruitgrowers’ Association will he left to look after the activities of pip fruits. It was stated at the meeting that tomato growers this year had receivod a very poor return for their tomatoes. Some had been paid only Id per lb., while tomatoes were sold retail at Id and dd.

Suffering from depressed spirits as a result of an unsuccessful day’s hawking on Tuesday at Auckland, Arthur Frank Cook consoled himself by consuming more firewater than might have been advisable under the cirounistanees. Then he must have thought, lie was a lied Indian, for, sighting a telagjtnph messenger hoy in the railway entrance, he drew a tomahawk which lie had picked up somewhere in his travels—he had no idea where—and dashed in pursuit. The hoy fled round the Post Office with the would-be Redskin in hot pursuit, and it was at this stage that Constable Hiley came along, and as a result in the Magistrate’s Court next morning Cook, who is 3d years of age. was charged with using threatening behaviour and with stealing a tomahawk (owner unknown), valued at As. ” It was his first day nut, and he did no good,” Senior Sergeant Edward explained. referring to Cook’s hawking. The affair cost Cook £3. with an alternative of ten days in gaol.

Regular stocks drastically reduced. Ladies’ black cotton, hose lOd and Is 4d pair; ladies’ all wool Botany Cashmere hose, in newest shades, 2s lllil pair; ladies’ silk and wool hose. 3s Hid pair: ladies' all-wool Gauntlet gloves. 2s Cd and 3s lid; scalloped and embroidered duchess sets. 2s dd : pure linen embroidered cushion covers, 2s fid. McGruer’s Fire Sale. Hokitika and Greymouth.—Advt.

Don’t experiment with cough syrups, Tube “ -Var.nl ” and get instant relief. A powerful and most effective germkiller. Is fid buys 60 doses, ready for use.—Advt.

The most effective specific for colds and coughs is “ Nazol.” A few drops taken on lump sugar will give instant relief. Is fid buys GO doses.—Advt.

Ladies’ black Roslyn woollen ribbed knitted stockings—more suitable for elderly ladies —will outlast two ordinary kind and stand mending. Prices 6s 6d and 7s 6d at McKay’s.—Advt.

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure For Chii'dren’s Hacking Coughs

Stocktaking Specials: Knitting wools in four ply, a beautiful soft wool in an endless variety of shades, price 6d a skein ; 150 dozen of artificial silk embroidery. Is fid a dozen.—Schroder and Cf. --Advt.

The Hokitika Jazz Club will hold its next dance on Thursday, Afay 12th, in the R.S.A. Hall. Dancing 0.30 p.m. till 11.55 p.m.—Advt.

The Order of Masses and Devotions in St. Mary’s Parish on Sunday, May Bth, will he as follows:—Kokatalii, 10 a.in. ; Kanieri. 8 a.in.; Hokitika. 8 a.m., H) a.in.. 7 p.m.

Full particulars will lie found in in our advertising columns of the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board’s scheme to deliver single carcases ot prime New Zealand lamb to addresses in the Fnited Kingdom. Attention is; drawn to the fact that this well known and deservedly popular scheme is not simply confined to the Christmas and Faster seasons hut lambs will he delivered on any date desired by the donors. Cp to the present date no less than 10,00 m lambs have been delivered under thi- arrangement, the lambs going to all pails of the Old Country and finding their way into the tiniest villages and hamlets—places where New Zealand frown lamb hitherto has been unknown, thereby continually creating new customers for New Zealand produce. A further factor in making this form of advertisement of such practical value is that the recipients are assured of getting the genune article—a prime New Zealand lamb.

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

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

The eoumiunsonse remedy. " Nazol.” goes right to the root of the trouble. For coughs, colds, and all chest and lung complaints. (10 doses for Is Od.— Advt.

•lust landed, loft eases of apples, consisting of pearmains. Jonathans. Wash ington. delicious and cooking varieties. A!>o pears, tomatoes, etc. 'I he growers’ instructions are In ••<■ll at t-he lowest market prices. Paterson, Michel and Co., Ltd.. ’Phone 2.—Advt.