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Hokitika Guardian, 22 June 1927, Page 2

A quantity ot white pine is being railed from Hokitika this week for export. Parliament will be opened offieiallv to-morrow afternoon. The session is likely to be an extended one. The Borough authorities have the grader at work to-day. and with this useful implement very useful workshould be accomplished on the streets at this time of the year. Reports from the country indicate that some of the opossum trappers are meeting with very fair success. In eluding in the catch this season are said to be a number of weasels. As these are great enemies to the native bird life their riddance is rather a good one. Aon won’t mind the cold, if you purchase one of Addison’s Cardigans, now slrotVing. Good value, prices right.—Advt. Men’s Cardigans and Pull-overs in great variety, prices 9s Ud to 29s 6d. —At McKay’s.—-Advt.

A second cook is required for Hokitika Mental Hospital.

A final reminder is given of t'ue Hospital Hall at Kokatahi Public Hal? this evening.

To-niorroiv is the last day for the payment of publicans’ and other license fees'.

Newmans Motors will have cars running -to the Hospital Ball at Kokatahi this evening, A euchre and long night dance will he held in the Woodstock Hall on Friday night. June 24th. Admission to dance: Gents 2s, ladies a plate.—Advt. The ketch Elsie leaves next week tor Picton for overhaul and the fitting of a new Vickers Potter semi-diessel crude oil engine.

Addisons for good value in hoys tweed overcoats from, size 2. Also smart hats for girls. Call to-dav.— Advt.

Owing to Mr W. Meldmm. F.AL. being on holiday the bench at the ■Magistrate’s Court this morning was taken hv Mr J. 0. L. Hewitt, F.Af.. who has taken over the Coast circuit meanwhile.

A meeting of all those interested to help with the coming Benefit Ball in aid of injured footballers, will he held in the Himu Public Hall on Monday 1 next at the conclusion of the Euchre Tournament.—Advt. At St. Mary's Club I’d hid. last evening there was another large attendance present. The prize winners wore: Mr J. L. Turner, Ist ; Mrs Morgan, 2nd: Jits Huitland. 3rd; Mr Schroder 4th. The three last named tied with 10 points and played off. Supper was served before the gathering; dispersed. A cable from l.ondon announces that a marriage has been arranged between Edward G. L. Whiteaway, of Eelthani Lodge, Middlesex, and Goldie, daughter of the Hev. Canon and .Mrs Walter Bean, St. Mary’s Vicarage, Addington. The wedding will take place in London early in September.

A fisherman who was out in the roadstead yesterday off Ruatapii reports the sea was fairly alive with shoals of small fish about an inch long heading south. There were millions of them, hut tin? actual species is not known. The sea was also full of sprats and there were numberless kawhai in amongst them making a harvest, the seafowl also being in great, evidence. The Returned Soldiers’ Euchre Tournament will he. continued on Friday. June 21th. in the Soldiers’ Hall, when the following valuah'e prizes will fie for competition : —lst. prize ('yds. carpel runner and two slip mats; 2nd. 1 doz. tinnfiei's, water jug and tray; 3rd. large aluminium tea pat: 4 th. cut glass lemon squeezer and container. Play will start at 8 o'clock in the annexe. Supper as usual. Admission ’2s. Advt.

While a car owned fiv Mr Southani, of Stillwater, was proceeding along the Kaiata Road yesterday morning, ttic vehicle suddenly caught fire. The hood and body were destroyed before the flames could he extinguished, hut the chassis was undamaged. The vehicle was later conveyed to a garage for repairs. It is understood that the fire was due to a defective carhurretor. The car. a Rugby model, was covered fiv insurance.

The death took pi'.ice in Wellington last Saturday morning of .Mr James Keenan, formerly of Kimti .and for many years a coach-driver when the

regular coach service used to operate tetweon Rimu and Hokitika. The deceased was resident in Wellington for a number of years, and was in the employ of tile Railway Department. He leaves a widow and three children to mourn their loss, and besides three brothers (two of Rimu and one of Woodstock) and one married sister in Millington. To the bereaved the sympathy of the community is extended. Ihe funeral tool; place al Wellington on Alonduv.

Mr Pawson, tlie Railway's business agent. wlio arrived at Greymmith yesterday lias come to the Coast to complete the arrangements I' r the farmers' excursion next neck to Canterbury. He will come on to Hokitika tomorrow and will tour the district, making final preparations. The project promises to ho a most valuable object. lesson for farmers on the Coast. The excursion train, which reaches Ashburton next Monday, leaves the Coast that morning and there are a. num.lier of mi tine's a r ranged for the excursionists, giving them a very complete insight into the most important aspects of scientific farming on the far-famed plains of Canterburv.

At the conclusion of the meeting of the Westland Acclimatisation Society held at the County Chambers last evening, the whole rf the whitebait fishermen who attended the meeting for the purpose of discussing matters in eon, 'lection with the whitebait industry with the • Society, formed themselves into an organised body to he called the est.i',l nd Whitebait Fishermen’s Association. The aims and objects of the Association are to assist the industry and gain information in the way of research. Mr H. T. Parry was unanimously elected President, Mr D. Dowell A ice-President, .Mr 0. Howe Secretary, and a committee of A. Appleton, j. Kelly. T. Spoor, A. Cutbush. F. Newman, A. Howe and H. Stapleton. The fee for memhership was fixed at 2s 6d. The Association is to meet on the first Wednesday of every month. It was resolved to send a letter of condolence to the Fisheries Department in connection with the death of the late Mr Arson. This concluded the business of the evening and the meeting closed with a hearty vote of thanks to the chairman.

Schroder’s winter sale starts on Thursday, Juno 23rd. The outstanding feature of this sale is that all goods have been marked down to such a fine price that must effect a speedy clearance. Special, 35 Indies one piece frocks in gabardine serge, flannels, usual prices 3is 6d to 90s. Sale price 255. Schroder and Co.—Advt. Since our change of advertisement on Saturday. 1] th inst., we have sold on an average of fifteen men’s Tobrolco shirts (sizes as advertised) per day. We expect to lie sold out of this line on the 23th inst. Call early at W. H. Stopforth’s.—\ dvt.

Just landed. 150 eases of apples, consisting of pearmains, Jonathans, Wash ington, delicious and cooking varieties Also pears, tomatoes, etc. The grow ers’ instructions are to sell at the lowest market prices. Paterson, Michel and Co., Ltd., ’Phone 2.—Advt.

Schroder’s sale starts Thursday, women’s tweed coats 7s fid, 8s lid 15s, girls tweed coats from os lid. women’s tweed costumes from 7s fid. 20 only gabardine and worsted costumes usual prices 97s fid, sale price 255, jumpers from 2s lid, Schroder and Co.—Advt.

Men’s Colonial Knitted Woollen Under-pants and Singlets, special price 6s lid and 7s lid at McKays.—Advt.