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Hokitika Guardian, 15 February 1928, Page 2

■ f ummmamm Miss M. Bald, A.T.C.D., L.T.C.L. Readier of pianoforte notifies slic will commence teaching on February 16th. The Ivanieri assembly dances commence to-morrow (Thursday) evening. —Advt. T)r Morice. accompanied by Ml's and Miss Morice left Wellington yesterday on an extended tour. They will visit Egypt and Palestine first, and afterwards go to the Old Country. Mr B. M. Wilson, General Manager of the Government Tourist Department, is expected to visit Hokitika next week, when he will pay a visit to Bake Ivanieri in connection with contemplated improvements there. Advice has been received that the Main Highways Board will tour the Coast in about a month’s time, setting out from Wellington for Kelson and the Const, after the March meeting which sits at Wellington on the lotll. pros-. It is how definitely announced that A. E. Cooke, for business reasons, will not Ik> able to go with the All Blacks to South Africa this year. S. It. Carleton is the first emergency in the rear divsion, and the New Zealand Kugby Union is said to have asked him to fill the vacancy. The Hokitika Municipal Band is starting a class for beginners. Any hoys desirous of learning an instrument are requested to attend at the Uimlnxitn cm Thursday e.ening at 7.30 when arrang 7 meats will he made fur the formation of ilns-es. practises etc.—-Advt. Infectious and other notifiable disease reported in the Canterbury and West Coast Health Districts during the week ended noon on Monday totalled -12 as follows:—Canterbury: Scarlet fever, 17; enteric fever, o; tuberculosis, in; pneumonia 1; pneumonic influenza, 2; erysipelas. 1; lead poisoning, i. West Coast: Enteric fever, 1; tuberculosis; U All iniinest concerning the death of Billiard Geo. Fascine was hold at the Courthouse, Heoflon on Monday cycling, before W. B. A tiki, .T.P. Acting Coroner and a jury of four. After hearing evidence the jury, without retiring returned the following verdict. That deceased. met his death through the overturning of a motor-cycle due to the bursting of a tyro of a sidechair while travelling along the Butler Bond. The Christchurch "Press" says the lirsl field inspection has been completed by officers of the Department of Agriculture in Christchurch of areas right through Canterbury entered for seed potato certification. This inspection has proved that suin' of tile Varieties show a very high standard sis regards purity. The main defeat in the potatoes In Canterbury is the presence of a very large atnounl of wilt disease, more particularly in the early varieties. Some crops sire itli'ocicd to the extent, of ‘lf! per cent. So far there tire no indications of late blight in North stml Miil-Caiitcrhui'V. For the. second time in a fortnight the promises occupied by Mr 11. Knighton, at 64, Wordsworth Street, Christchurch, were broken into 011 Sunday night. The proceeds of the night’s work were a small sum of money. The money taken was removed from a pair of trousers which were hanging tit the font, of the bed in which Mr Knighton WUs sleeping. The same thing happened last time Inoiicy wits stolen from Mr Knighton. 011 the prcvioil.*. occasion on which I lie iln'cl got into flic house the key to Ihc iron) door was removed, and it is thought that this was the means used to gaiti entrance this time. Although the amount taken was small. Mr Knighton feels it as he. is at present unemployed. The Kiiglish nightingales, the first to be brought to the southern hemisphere, which were liberated as an experiment lasi December oil ilie property of Mr Angus Wilson, at. St. Heiiers’s Bay (Auckland), have given evidence of becoming arclimntis *d. Mr Gilbert Wilson observed one of the birds flitting from rosebush to rosebush in his son’s garden, The bird appeared to have settled down to New Zealand conditions satisfactorily, and to he thriving. SeVet'al other I'eMdeilt's (If tile district rbport hitv 1 li<g observed nightingales last week, while a lady living at St Heliors heard one singing at- night on several occasions. She is familiar wltll tin’ nigtiliiiji ,i U ; '< eltal’iiclerifclic hole, and is positive it was no other bird she heard.

t ]|i ! ? WoHiip Uit* Mayor hits been a<ii> vised that his Excellency tile Govord nor-Gencral, accompanied . by Lady i- .FoiKUxsoii nil l l Party, will be arriving e 1 1.0 re to-morrow evening from CnrisL y olniivli. Ills Excellency lias intimated rl tlio visit is of a private diameter and r tlmt an official recognition of tlie l ’ visit is not necessary though his Exr collenoy would be pleased to see any 1 citizens who tuliy rare to call. I lie i Vice-Roglil jiatly lias booked iiecrinimoe daliotl at the lied Lion Hotel, where I Mr Mclntosh has reserved n suite oi - 1 rooiiis for tile l jairiv. As there will j not be any public engagement for his Excellency, who is the present Grand Master of New Zealand _freemasons, i Lodf(c \\Wttaml Kilwinning lias ex- > tended an invitation to Hie Grand i .Master to attend the ordinary meetilift of the Lodge, which falls to-morrow . night, and will he held at the Froe- , Vnllsnlls Vi all iii Hamilton Street. ' Just arriving from Nelson and Otago I large consignments of tomatoes, apri- ‘ cots, nectarines and plums. Our in- ■ structions are to soil at lowest market prices. Paterson, Michel and Co., Ltdf. (phone No. 2). —Advt. McKay’s Realisation Sale prices: ■ White Honeycomb Quilts, full size, regular prices 19s 6d—Realisation prices 15s 6d.—Advt, Instructed by the Public Trustee, as executot- in the estate of William M<j'av, deceased, to rea'ise immediately on stocks-. Messrs W. McKay and Son offer £ 10,90(1 worth of drapery, clothing furnishings etc. at extraordinary low. prices. A great Realisation Sale, now proceeding. Stocks must he sold. Advt, McKay’s Realisation Sale prices: Sheetings, 400vds best quality high grade at prices that efttiliot he repeated.—Realisation prices: 54in, Is lid, 72in, 2s fid, 80in. 2s lld.--Advt. , . Ail opportunity of Securing drapery, men’s and boys’ clothing, ladies’ apparel and underclothing, furnishings etc. etc. at extraordinary low prices presents itself at McKay and Son’s Great Realisation Sale now on.—Advt. McKay’s Realisation Sale prices: Printed Bed Spread, double-lied size, regular price 16s 4d—Realisation price 10s vid.—Advt. Balance of voile frock lengths marked 4s lid. os lid, to 7s lid. All millinery reduced to less than quarter price 2s' 6d, 3s lid, 5s lid. Latest styles in floral voile frocks from 10s fid.— Schroder’s sale.—Advt. Children like Wade’s Worm Figs. A safe and certain remedy. Pleasant to take. Chemists and stores. —Advt. Obtainable in bottle or bulk, Sharland’s Table Vinegar. Rich, piquant, and pure. Free from mineral acids. All best grocers.—Advt, J .

Th© annual installation of Pacific ] Lodge, No 1229 E.C. takes place this evening at 7.30 o’clock. Prize-winners at St. Mary’s Summer Flower Show are reminded to call at St. Mary’s Club Booms for their prizes between the hours of 7 and 9 o’clock this (Wednesday) evening.—Advt. The Hokitika Amateur Swimming Club will hold another of their popular night carnivals at the Municipal Baths on Wednesday evening next. The programme, of events is distributed with this issue. Ladies’ Model Hats at 3s lid, silk stockings at Is 3d a pair, and Children’s Frocks from 2s lid, arc some of the bargains now offering at Paterson’s sale.—Advt.