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Hokitika Guardian, 31 January 1928, Page 2

The New Zealand Clothing Factory inserts an attractive notice on our front page setting forth special bargains for this week.

The monthly meeting of the Westland Acclimatisation Society takes place on Thursday evening at 7.30 o’clock. As there was no meeting in January owing to the holidays there is a good deal of correspondence to dispose this week.

’flic, entries for St. Alary’s Summer Flower Show closed last evening and the- results were highly satisfactory, there being 137 entries. It was decided to extend tho entries, which will l-e taken at Turner’s Fruit .Mart up till Friday next. February 3rd. at 3 p.m.

The Postmaster (Air R. Cox) advises:— Fees for the re-licensing of motor vehicles for period. Ist April te 31st Alav. 1929, (14 months) will be accepted from the Ist February. Early application for plates is desirable in order to prevent congestion and delay at the end of Afarcli. It is to he noted however, that the new plates must not lie used before the Ist April.

Among the happy little gardening secrets which the "New Zealand Smallholder” frequently gives out to its readers is one in the January issue which tells how to get stock seed that grows the much-desired doubles. This information is illustrated with a little picture of two seed stems of stock plants. One bears fairly short plump seed pods. The other stalk lias them long and spindly. The short plump ones, this magazine, says, will usually produce SO per cent of plants that give double flowers; the plants from tin spindly ones will give 80 per cent of singles.

McKay’s Realisation Sale prices: White Honeycomb Quilts, full size, regular prices 19s Gd—Realisation prices 15s 6d.—Advt. For pickles and sauces, use Sliarland’s Table Vinegar. Pure, fiilf-flav-oitred, and strong. Free from mineral acids. In bottle or bulk.—Advt.

Buy floor coverings at sale prices:—• Six foot linoleums, all tile newest designs at (is 6d. 7s fid, 7s lid and 8s lid per running yard : coloured coir matting at Is lid and 3s 3d per yard.— Schroder’s sale.—Advt.

-McKay’s Realisation Sale -prices: Printed Bed Spread, double-lied size, regular price 16s 4d—Realisation price 10s ild.—Advt.

McKay’s Realisation Sale prices: Best quality Pillow Cases, regular prices 3s lid, Realisation prices 2s lid. Cheaper Pillow Cases, Realisation prices, Is, Is 4d and is 8d each.— Advt.

You will be pleased at the hats for less than cost now showing at -Addison’s. Call to-day.—Advt.

The Medical Superintendent of the Hokitika Mental Hospital will be pleased to receive donations of cash or kind for the annual picnic which takes place on the 13th. inst.

The valuation list of rateable mining property for the Westland County for the year commencing the Ist. April next, is now open for inspection at the County Office.

“ Summer time ” will be enjoyed in -New Zealand for only live more weeks. According to the terms of the Act. the clock must be put back one hour at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in .March—--March 4. Unless another bill is introduced during the 19:28 session of Parliament and passed " slimmer time ” wil not come into operation. next summer, since the Act of last year expires in September.

-Messrs W. Weddel and Co. Ltd., advise dated London :27th. reading.— Danish butter 170 s to 172 s (last week 172 s to 1745); New Zealand, unsalted, 156 s to 160 s (156 s to 160 s), salted 152 s to 150 s (151 s to 1545); market steady. New Zealand cheese, white, 88s to 90s (90s to 91s) ; coloured, 88s to 90s (90s to 91s); market steady. Canadian cheese, white, 100 sto 102 s (100 sto 101 s); coloured, 98s to 100 s (98s to 102 s I.

A resident of Wliakninnrnnia, westward of Tauranga, reports that stoats are increasing, and arc to be met with in any part of the bush. When cornered they will attack man or dog without hesitation, as the following incident will show: Quite recently two youths put up a stoat in fairly open country, and promptly set' a rough cattle (log at it. The dog would not bite the stout. F'inding it could not get away, the stoat attacked the dog, getting a good hold under the throat. The dog howled and fought, but could not get rid of the stout, so one ol the lads seized a stick, and, in the second attempt, knocked it oil. only to be attacked in turn. Using lii.s hoots and the stick, lie quickly finished off tin stoat.

Alter a period of some weeks, in order to obtain a report from the Government Analyst, the case against Francis Joseph Kunne, of Dobson, ol attempted suicide, was at the Magistrate’s Court. Grcymouth. yesterday, before Mr W. .Meldrum, S.M., finalised. In addition to the attempted suicide charge. Ituaiie was also charged with attempted murder ol his wile, and ol attempting to cause annoyance and injury. by administering a poison, to wit. laudanum, to Irene Margaret Ifernhard and to Fllizabeth .Margaret l’tmne. All the charges were instituted as a result nf happenings on January rth. 1921 Detective H. Min ch prosecuted for the polite, and .Mr AY. J. Joyce represented accused. A plea of guilty was entered ini- the charge of attempted suicide. accused electing to tie dealt with -urnniarilv. In his summing tip. the S.M. said" that on the Government Analyst’s evidence, the charge ol attempted murder should imt he gone on witli. All the amount would have done would he to cause sickness. The wife was living with accused and showed no tear of him. No reasonable jury would enter a conviction. Detective Murch said that the fact remained that, though the dose had not been large enough to cause death the offence was there just the same. Mr Joyce: II it went to the Supreme Court it would never go before the jury, the S after further remarks, dismissed tlm charges ol attempted murder, and on the "suicide charge ordered accused to come up tor sentence within two yc.us i| called upon, and also to report monthly to the Hrunner police, and lake a prohibition order out against h i in so 11 .

Ladies’ .Model Hats at :3s lid, silk stockings at Is 3d a pair, and Cliildreu’s I' - rocks from 2s lid. arc some of llic bargains now ollering at Paterson s sale. Advt.

AVhenever a cliild Inis worms gel Wade’s Worm Figs. A safe and ]>l<?asant remedy.—Advt.

McKay’s Realisation Sale prices: Sheet in os, -100yds best ipiality high ijjrade at prices that eamvt be re-pealed.-—R'calisation prices: o-lin. Is lid. 7‘2in. 2s Od, 80in. 2s lid.--Advt.

pa la nee of voile frock lengths marked 4s lid. os lid, to 7s lid. All millinery reduced to less than quarter price 2s fid. 3s lid. 5s lid. Latest styles i„ (lornl voile frocks from 10s Ll. Schroder’s sale.—Advt.