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Hokitika Guardian, 19 January 1928, Page 2

Schroder’s Summer Sale starts on Friday 3s in the £ discount off all furnishing goods. Advt.

Master Alan Motsun. dux nl A\ cstpnrt State School for the past year, heads the list lor the Dominion in the Junior Nation,il Scholarships with (itll marks, followed by a girl from Epsom Grammar School. Auckland, with 599 marks.

The racehorse .Motion, owned hv Mr E. IV. Spencer, President of the Reelton Jockey Club, was doing a workout on Sunday on the livel ton Racecourse. when the horse broke its fetlock. Boli Park, in the employ of .). Dick and Sons, wa.s riding the horse when the accident occurred. C'arcalicr Hickton shot the horse. The Nassaii-Quotat ion mare was a great disappointment as a racer. A (ire occurred in Runanga on Alonday night about 11.45 in a building recently occupied by tbe Farmers’ Meat Supply Co., and owned by Mr E. Noble, Kapalioe. Owing to no water supply being available, through the long spell of line weather, the building was completely destroyed. Ilie origin of the fire is a mystery. There was only a small insurance on the property.

i tie first Summer Flower Show to lie held in Hokitika for many years will lie hold in the Soldiers’ Hall on Saturday. February 4th. Great interest is being shown in the Show and it should prove a great success from all points of view. Schedules and entry forms are now in circulation. So, flower fanciers, take a look around your gardens and see what you have to offer for show, and when you have decided go to Turner’s Fruit Mart and secure a schedule and entry form.

The smart action of Constable John Rodgers at Bruiinerton saved the Railway Stationmaster’s residence from being burned down, on Sunday afternoon. Passing the house. Constable Rodgers noticed smoke issuing from the locality, and on making investigation discovered a lattice fence, abutting the house, on fire. Assisted by a uasscr-bv some buckets of water were 'blaiued and the fire extinguished. The house was unoccupied at the time, the officer-in-charge being out with his family.

As the daylight Limited express, which left Auckland on Monday morning, was passing through Manurewa. it ran into a horse and cart, which "as being driven over the crossing by F. Stanley, of Massey road, Mamilewa. The train was brought to a standstill, but when it was ascertained that both the driver and the horse had escaped injury the express continued on its way after a slight delay of two minutes. The cart was badly smashed.

“In all my experience,” stated Air W. S. Wharton, secretary of the North Canterbury Hospital Board on Afonday. ”1 have never seen such a prevalance of scarlet fever in the summer months. Tt usually breaks out in the winter, dying down about the end of October and recrudescing about February. Personally T .think the present state of things portends a wider prevalence during the coming winter months. AYe are getting more cases now than we did in the winter months. The position is certainly not encouraging.”

Addisons have just opened up a selection of embroidered voiles in very dainty colourings.—Advt.

Carpet runners 4s 6d. 5s 6d, 6s lid a yard; Axminster runners 12s 9d, 16s 6d, 17s 6d a yard; hearth rugs 13s 6d, 18s 6d, 255; sofa rugs 19s lid. 27s 6d, 42°; Axminster carpet squares 9ft by 10ft Gin. £8 19s 6d to £'ls 15s 6d. McKay’s, Hokitika - Adrt. Ladies new neckwear in crepe de chine and lace just in from London by parcel post; ladies collars, vestees. scarfs, etc.. 2s to 10s 6d. McKay’s, Hokitika. —Adrt.

All bathing togs reduced in price from to-day at McKay's.—Advt.

Mr J. B. Howell, of Christchurch, pianoforte tuner and repairer, is still in Hokitika. Orders may be left at Benton and Co. Lynn’s or Mrs D. Dowell’s.—Advt.

Just arriving from Nelson and Otago large consignments of tomatoes, apricots, nectarines and plums. Our instructions are to sell at lowest market prices. Paterson, Michel and Co., Ltd., (phone No. 2). —Advt. Messrs W. Wed del and Co. Ltd. advise, dated London 13th. as follows: Danish butter 174. s to 17Cs (last week 182 s to 184 s), New Zealand unsalted 158 s to 162 s (104 s to 168 s), New Zealand salted lo ts to 158 s (160 s to 1645) mar ket steady. Cheese, white and coloured 90s to 91s (9.3 s to 945). market steady. Canadian cheese (white) 100 s to 104 s (102 s to 10Is), (coloured) 100 s to 102 s (100 s to 104 s).

A school of sharks, about ten in number, was observed in the harbour the other day by Mr. L. E. Cammed of St. Helier’s (says the Auckland ‘Star”). He reports that they were encountered at a spot about midway between Tnkapuna and Brown’s Bay. They were of an average length of about 8 feel, and one was ol the hammerhead variety. Mr Caminell’s boat passed quite close to the sharks, which appeared to be basking near the surface.

The varied uses to which motor traffic can he utilised was demonstrated at Waipukurau recently (says an exchange). On a lorry provided to take two families to one of the district seaside resorts was loaded parents and children, with all the usual impedimenta, whilst in a compartment at the. hack of the lorry, in quiet contentment. stood the family cow, a big cross-bred Hereford. Thus was the problem of the baby’s diet safely •solved.

The smoke from bush fires all round the district made a great lia".e over the sky to-day. Last night there was a further large blaze in the Mananui and Boss road districts and the forestry officials have been having a trying time in their endeavour to prevent the fires reaching their plantation in that locality. All throng)) the district fires are burning, farmers taking advantage of the splendid weather conditions to have burns of fallen bush, and to generally clear tip waste portions of their land.

ft is stated that the many grass and scrub fires in the province or Auckland are playing havoc with the young quail and pheasants, the indications being that in some places there will lie a shortage of game birds when the shooting season comes round. Tn Waitemata County recently one of flic rangers of the Auckland Acclimatisation Societv came across a pheasant’s nest that had been swept by fire. Tl contained 17 half-cooked eggs, a. dead chick being in each.

To-morrow (Friday) the relieving Plunkct Nurse, Miss Mohrteiis, will be in Hokitika. Messages requiring her attention should be left at M.rs George Perry’s, Hall Street, before 9.30 a.m. mi Friday. 'The nurse will lie in attendance at St. Andrew’s Hall in the afternoon from 2.30 to 1.30. Members and well wishers of the Plunkct Society are asked to note that the financial year ends on March 31st. and the Secretary will lie glad to receive subscriptions as early as possible.

At the (Ireymoutli Swimming Carnival last evening the men’s 33J yards handicap resulted—Davidson 1. Malloy 2. Kccsing 3. Bovs under 15 years. 33J yards—O’Leary ], Diodrieh 2. (birth 3. Men’s (iff; yards—Bestieaux 1. Malloy 2, Keesiug 3. Ladies’ dash handicap. 33J yards. .Miss Coles I. Miss Heck 2. Miss Houston 3. Men’s heavyweight 33', yards— C. Hall I. M. Houston 2. N. Doogan 3. Ladies’ dive—- . Miss Cob's 1. Miss Houston 2. Miss Kelly 3.

Last (season the Alexamlni-Earns-cleugh district .suffered heavily a.s a result of a killing frost in mid-Octo-her. but I Ids' season growers have hecii more fortunate (reports an exchange). I 1 ’mil lands, however, were hard hit. many crops being completely ruined. Some growers have abandoned all hope of picking marketable U uan t i Lies. Other parts of Central Otago, however, such as RoxburghTeviot ami Alexandra-Earnseleugh. report very fair crops, and 71 is confidently expected that tile filial returns will lie good. The Otago aggregate promises to exceed that for several yea rs past.

"Weasels appear to be becoming very numerous in South Taranaki (says the “Nows”). While driving in the bus to Opunake the other day passengers saw one on the Klthaui Hoad near Mangatoki. The driver of the Inis stated that ho frequently saw weasels on the road, and that on one occasion recently a passing motor-car ran over and killed five of a group that were crossing the road. It is stated that they are to he seen well up towards the hush country, and if not cheeked they will prove a menace to the native birds.

At a meeting of the Grey District Racing Committee on Tuesday, the ■application of tho Westland Having Club for a change of date for the Autumn Meeting from April lltli. to 12th. was approved. The programmes of the Westland Racing Club and the Westport .Jockey Club were approved. The Secretary reported that the Hoofton ,I.C. had notified suspending H. Morris (rider of Spode) for three months for interforring with King Cheops in the Comity Handicap at the Roofton meeting. Mr Coates contended that the sentence was inadequate, ft was a serious matter and lie- felt the Reel ton Club had treated the matter very leniently. On the motion of Mr Doogan, seconded by Mr Kilgotir, Morris was disqualified for the remainder of the 1927-28 season. A fine in to on .Jockey A. 0. Campbell, rider of Rich Prize, for interference with Projector in the Highway Handicap at the Grcymouth meeting was altered to suspension for one month, the Racing Conference notifying that the fine was not in order.

Schroder’s Summer Sale starts on Friday. Hundreds of bargains in all departments.--Ad vt.

See Addisons windows for hats at greatly reduced prices.—Advt. Particularly good value in Ladies’ Silk Hose can now be obtained at Paterson's. All good shades from 2s 3d a pair—Advt.

Bathing costumes for men, ladies, boys and girls, newest patterns in cotton and woollen material ; also now rubber bathing caps and shoes. McKay’s, Hokitika.—Advt.