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Hokitika Guardian, 12 August 1927, Page 2

The monthly meeting of the Kokatahi Presbyterian Church will be held on Sunday afternoon. The annual meeting of the congregation of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church will be held next Wednesday. Aug 17th.. in St. Andrew's Mail. Sir George Clifford, who lias been seriously ill in the Lewisham Hospital is reported to have improved slightly. The Older of .Masses and Devotions on Sunday, August 14th. will be as follows:—Hokitika N a.in.. 10 a.in.. 7 p.m. For this Sunday there will be a change in the country districts as lollows : Kokntahi 8 a.m.. Kanieri 10

The Reform Party met in caucus on Wednesday morning. It i> understood that amongst the siib;cets discussed was that of education refoim. in connection with the functions of the hoards. A committee was appointed to go further into the question.

The decision recently arrived at by the Dominion Kxccutive of the Farmers’ Union was favourably commented upon by the Grey \ alley branch, members stating that it was time the fanning community began to take stock both in the doings at Parliamentary sessions and also in local politics.

Mr Fred Smith's Marimba band of Christchurch, will pay a return visit t j the district at the New Year, the trip including fixtures for South Westland at Waiho. Mataimii and Harihari. Ross and Woodstock will fie visited also. The trip will open at Hokitika on New Year’s Eve. with a second appearance on January Gth. The party will consist of six instrumentalists, most of whom made the tour last Christmas.

The Returned Soldiers’ Euchre Tournament will lie continued in the Soldiers’ Hall this (Friday) evening at 8 o’clock sharp when the following useful prizes will l>e for competition: Ist. 3‘2-piece dinner set; 2nd. \ doz. w. and g. cups, saucers and plates: 3rd. -V doz. serviettes; 4th. 2 fancy table mats. The annexe will lie heated ensuring a comfortable night’s play. Play commences at 8 o’clock sharp. Supper provided. Admission 2s.— Advt.

This is cough time, but not if you take “ Nazol.” No cold is “ Nazol proof. 'The best family protection. Prompt) pleasant and powerful. Is (id buys GQ rpai]y to use.—Advt.

Notice of an impounded bay horse ! at Kokatahi Pound appears in this issue. Cars leave Newman’s Garage at 8.15 this evening for the Riinu ball'. Book early. Rev. Cl. Knowles-Smith will' conduct services at Ross on Sunday morning next at 11 a.in. and Waitaha in the afternoon at ’2.30 p.m. The annual weekly euchre tournament takes place at the Soldiers’ Hall to-night at 8 o’clock. As there are useful prizes for the competition, there should be a good attendance.

With regard to the suggested alterations in the railway time-table for the Westland section, the Reefton Progress League adopted a motion that the proposed time-table be amended so that a through connetion he made from Reefton to Hokitika each evening.

Where’s there’s a will there’s a way. is a good old proverb, yet there is no need to preach a sermon about it. the Hospital Board is up against it bard, and they feel certain all those good people who can help thorn. wi:l help hem. “Verb Sap.”—Advt.

A very pleasing feature of the entries for tiie competitions is the increased number for elocution, including orations and Shakespearean numbers. This is a section which adds to the intellectual value of the competitions greatly, and will prove of special' interest and no doubt pleasure to the audience. Intending patrons should now he securing the season tickets which are on sale at popular rates, and which will permit admission to all sessions of the competitions.

.Mr .). Keane, Kngineer to the Cook County Council, accompanied by his wife and daughter, is visiting Hokitika district alter an absence of some twenty-live years. Mr Keane will he remembered as a former resident of the Blue Spur district and some of his people arc here still. .Mr Keane has rendered excellent service to the Cook County, which is the flouring area around Gisborne, and is one ol the most important and progressive counties In the North Island.

The Westland Hospital Board has Imd its annual balance sheet returned from the Audit Office with a tag drawing attention to the excess of overdraft above the legal limit at the annual hai'ance sheet. Ihe Department also asks for an explanation of the position. As a consequence of the tag the Board will ho compelled to press for the payment ol all outstanding and overdue fees for medical treatment at. the institution.

The .Mmoliison taper states that -M,r •I. Bassett has received word Irom -Mr C. ( holridge Karr, of the Canterbury College, that a sample of gas taken from the local bore and forwarded to the College for analysis, has been lound to contain both helium and neon, lie points out that there is a considerable

scientific interest in neon as its exact origin is unknown. As lar as New Zealand is concerned it lias only been found in the deeper bores ol New Plymouth anil Murchison, and this. Inthinks, nifiv ho ol sonic significance.

A Government official who was recently journeying through Wanganui’s hinterland had the mislorltiue to lose a bag containing over Clot) in notes. |to was crossing a stream in a ” chair one of those conveyances which bang in mid-air from a wire cable, and which settlers in tile hack country use for transporting goods across iinbridged streams —when the ling slipped from his hack anil fell into the turbulent, waters of the stream below him. Kvery effort was made to recover the valuable charge hut the river was in Hood, and attempts proved fill ile.

The ten finalists for Miss New /.calami. 1927, appeared again last evening at the Princess Theatre before a moderate attendance. The programme was brighter and longer than the pre-

vious evening, and proved very acceptable to those present. The finalists, in addition to the screen presentations

and person;!l promenade. also ;ippo;iri>( 1 in short individual sketches all ut an interest mg cliiiracter 1 lie present at inns wore all acceptable and the per'formers were applauded heartily.

The supporting star picl.itro was a Broadway theme, with opportunities for lavish dressing and staging in theatreland mill eaharet. and the fortunes of (lie leading characters wore followed with much interest. It was the unravelling of the triangle setting, ami had a rather unusual hut not unpleasant climax, (hi the voting last evening. No. 9 (.Miss Otago) led. with No. 7 (Miss Canterbury) 2. No. 1!) (Otago Maid of Honour) 3, and No. .1 (Mi s r Wellington) I. It is understood the leading six in. the competition in order of position now are Misses Dale Austin, Vera Hodge, Leon McCall. Margie Cameron. Hazel Spiers and Billie Andreassoit. The company left for Creymouth this morning.

1 ast week of sale: Ha I a nee of ladiesilnd ehildren’s underwear to he sold at llaif Sale Brices.—Schroder and Co. Hall.

The most certain remedy for worm is Wade’s Worm Figs. No bad after effects. All chemists and stores.—Adit