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Hokitika Guardian, 24 January 1928, Page 2

1 be mem hers of tho Main Highways Board are expected to tour the West Coast towards the end of next month.

After over three weeks of fine weather, a light rain tell this morning. S-t far the fall lias been hardly sufficient to lay tile dust.

I be Most Coast Tennis Tournament commences to-morrow morning at 9 o clock, play taking place on both the Hokitika and All Saints Clubs’ Courts.

11. Webb, auctioneer. notifies a special auction sale to morrow and I Imrsday at 2 p.m. in the shop lately occupied by Tomlinson and Gilford of hearth rugs, carpets and hall runners.

An opportunity of securing drapery, men's and hoys' clothing, ladies' apparel and underclothing, furnishings etc. etc. at extraordinary low prices presents itself at McKay and Son’s Great Realisation Sale, which starts on Friday next at tt) o'clock.—Advt.

Mr Seddon M.P. is arranging re. visit South Westland at an early date. Recently li” traversed (he northern part of the electorate going over the new territory added to the constituency. Mr Seddon is now in communication with the Ministers of Lauds and Agriculture regarding their promised visit to Westland.

Instructed hv the Public Trustee, as executor in the estate of William .McKay. deceased, to realise mimed in folv on stocks. Messrs AY. McKay and Sail oiler £101)0 worth of drapery, clothing. I urn isli i ngs etc. at extraordinary low prices. A great Realisation Sale starts on Friday next at ID o'clock. Stocks must he sold.—Advt.

11l the examination held by the Electrical Wirenicn'x Registration Board, at Greymouth. all five candidates passed in the practical and two out of the six candidates in the written part, the latter being C. Collyer and ('. McKay, wfTile those successful in the practical section were: C. ('olivet', F. J. Garden, AA T . MeGilohrLst, ('. McKay, and E. E. Raine.

It has been found necessary to realise on the slocks of Messrs AY. McKay and Son, Hokitika. In order to do this a great realisation sale will be launched on Friday, January 27th at 10 o’clock. Prices are being heavily reduced, many lines will lie cleared out tit quarter regular prices. A splendid oppotunity to save. Money presents itself at this sale.—Advt.

Messrs AA'. AYeddel and Co, Ltd. London, advise, dated 20th. inst : “Danish butter 172 s to 171 s (last week 171 sto 1765), X.Z. unsalted butler 156 s to 160 s (158 s to 1625), X.Z. salted butler 151 s to 151 s (15-ls to 158 s), market steady. Cheese (white and coloured) 90s to 91s (90s to 91s) market quiet. Canadian cheese (white) 100 s to tots (100 s to 101 s). coloured 98s to 102 s (100 s to 102 s).” Tim abnormally low level of the water in Lake Brunner, due to the long spell of dry weather, has resulted in the discovery of one of the lake’s " treasures,” a fine specimen of a greenstone axe. This wax found along the shore ot the lake, on tho Inehbonnio side, and near it was the stone used for sharpening the axe. Tire axe has probably been covered by the waters ot Lake Brunner for many years, and its discovery is regarded as further proof that the Maoris passed that way on their journeys to and from the greenstone country from canterbury, long before tho advent of the pakeha.

Great Realisation Sale of AA'. McKay and Son. £10.600 stock of drapery. clothing, etc. Starts on Friday. 27th at 10 o’clock. In order to realise immediately extraordinary reductions are being made in the prices.— Advt.

A vast group of spots is at present spreading rapidly over tTic face of the sun. The spots were first observed from the Wanganui Observatory on Tuesday, when they were seen around the edge of the orb. The group, which is now breaking up, is estimated to be approximately 100,003 miles in length. Mr Ward, who viewed the sun spots through a telescope at the Observatory on Saturday, states that it is quite probable that their presence would produce a certain amount of interference with wireless reception, as they influence the magnetic poles. Tt had been noted previously that static was prevalent in wireless about one week after the disappearance of spots.

The Public Trustee, as executor in the estate of William McKay, deceased, directs that all stocks held by Messrs W. McKay and Son. Hokitika, must lie realised immediately. To comply with this order, the regular prices are now being heavily reduced, in many instances to less than half. A Great Realisation Sale will commence on. Friday, Jan, -27th, a t 10 o’clock.— AdTt.

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

.Messrs M. Houston and Co. hold an important stock sale at Kokatnhi saleyards to-morrow. The full entry list appears in this issue.

A fine of 10s (to lie paid to the Chief Postmaster at Greymouth) was yesterday imposed on Frederick Taylar by Mr \V. Meldrum. S.AL, for breaking two insulators at Pnroa. about six months ago. Senior-Ser-geant Roach said 75 insulators belonging to the Telegraph Department had been broken, and defendant admitted having broken two, valued at lid each.

Early yesterday afternoon a lire was discovered in the residence of Mr K. Clough. Doyle Street. Blaketqwn. Apparently some person bad thrown a lighted match into the grass adjoining the residence, the ilames owing to the dry nature of the grass, spreading to the house. When Mrs Clough, who had been out, returned, she found the flooring and lower hoarding afire. A bucket brigade was formed by neighbours, and the fire was soon subdued, the damage dune fortunately not amounting to much.

The damage caused by hush fires in the Atarau district during the past three weeks has been serious, a large area of valuable hush having been wiped out. Farmers have suffered seriously through their fences being burned, while the lire has run through the dry grass and growth on many areas of paddocks and swamps. I lie dwelling and milking shed of Mr I). .Mclntosh at Slaty Creek were destroyed by the hush fires which raged across a portion of 1 1 is farm.

On Friday evening, the railway and load bridges about three parts of a mile from Cape Foulwind caught lire from a hush lire (says the " Westport News”), Mr li. R. Young came on the scene, and found Mr Williams working strenuously with tins of water endeavouring to extinguish the flames. Mr Young immediately went lor Mr McConnell, foreman of the quarries at the ( ape, and a fire fighting hand was organised, with the result that the lire was beaten out on the bridges. Mr Young stated both the County and the railway authorities were indebted in Mr Williams for the good work lie did. which checked the fire in its initial stages and probably saved both County and railway some hundreds of pounds. He urged that steps he taken to keep down all undergrowth under bridges as a preventive of fires or their extension to such structures.

A long-standing dispute between the Greymouth Borough Council and George Edward Anderson, owner of a property in Peake Lane, popularly known as ‘'Anderson’s flat,’’ was settled at the Magistrate's Court, fjreynioiill: <m Saturday, when Anderson was fined £1 for refusing to allow the borough engineer to inspect alterations and additions to the building. Anderson was also lined £3 for altering the building by erecting partitions without first securing a permit. Costs on each charge totalled £1 11s. He was ordered to pay costs on the other charges respecting alterations t.. the building. Six charges concerning alleged construction <>l two e.iimiicys were dismissed, evidence showing that they were ventilation pipes. William John Unsold', the builder employed by Anderson, was considered equally lilaniewor! liv and w-s lined £3 and costs for adding to a verandah wit lion t a permit, and was also ordered to pay costs on two other charges.

Schroder's Slimmer Sale starts on Friday 3s ill the £ discount off till furnishing goods. Advt.

The best polish for floors, linoleums, and furniture is “Tan-01.' Easy In aPI il.v. and gives a longer shine. Does not smear. All grocers. Advl.

Just arriving Irnni Nelson and Otago hirge consignments ol tomatoes, apricots, nectarines and plums. Our instructions are to sell at lowest market prices. Raters.m. Michel and Co.. Ltd., (phone No. 2). —Advt.

Schroder’s Summer Sale starts on Friday. Hundreds of bargains ill all departments.- Advt.

Rai lienlar cooks specify Sharland s Table Vinegar. Rich, piquant, and tree from mineral acids.. In bottle or bulk. Accept no other.—Advt.