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Hokitika Guardian, 17 February 1928, Page 2

Yesterday was tile hottest day of the present season.

Mr H. Jones, who has been absent in Auckland on an extended holiday, has returned to Hokitika again. Mr Jones looks well after his pleasant holiday.

Particulars appear in this issue of meetings on Sunday and Monday at Hokitika by Commander Newton and at Ross on Sunday by Captain Barnes, of the Salvation Army.

Rev. J. \V. 1 lay ward will conduct service in the Presbyterian Church, Ruatapu on Sunday afternoon at 2 39 o’clock. The Whippet racing on Cass Square this evening is sure to draw a large crowd. The takings are to go to the Westland Hospital. Bushman’s Oily Canvas Butterfly Capes, from 8s lid. Roadman’s Oily Canvas Coats from IDs (kl, men’s Oily Canvas Riding Coats rl'oiii IDs I Id. W. 11. Stopl'orth’s.—Ailvt. Tom Hardy, a youth of Hi) years, was admitted to the HislricL Hospital, Westport, suffering from a had scalp wound, the result of a tail into the Bullet- river at the Domain on Tuesday evening, lie fell oil tin improvised spring hoard and struck his head on a rock. Some time on Friday night or .Saturday morning the top bins at the Stockton mine were totally destroyed by lire. There were about 25 to 30 tons of coal in them at the time and this was also burned. The damage is estimated at £5003. The origin of the fire is a mystery. The Arbitration Court concluded its Dunedin sitting on Wednesday, and commenced its programme of business at Timaru on Thursday. The Court will sit at Blenheim on February 28th, Nelson on .March Ist. Christchurch on March (sth, and Wellington on March 21st. No sitting on the West Coast will he held during the Court’s present visit to the South Island, there being no business io deal with. The New Zealand “Herald” suggests that a plebiscite he taken iin the continuance or otherwise ol the Summer Time Bill at the general election, the issue to he put to a vote, side by side with the others then submitted. 5111’! this in mind, the election should lie j fixed early in November, and statutory provision made that, in the event of a favourable vote, summer time should commence on the first Sunday alter the declaration of the poll. The West Coast A. and P. Show at (.Teymouth held (luring the past two days has proVed a great success. The line weather experienced has added to the general success and the attendance on hotli days was large, there being a specially large crowd present yesterday for People’s Day. There was a large entry of cattle, horses, sheep and dogs, and the competition for the various classes*was good, the quality ol the exI Dibits being excellent. The produce classes were somewhat dtappointiiig Init the home cookery and laticy work classes filled well and were the subject of much interest. Yesterday alternoon an interesting sports programme was run oil in which much interest was shown. Summer Time has justified itself, in the opinion of Mr 1. K. Sillily. AFP., the author of the Summer Time Hill. Mr Sidev stated oil Wednesday at Christchurch that nothing like the amount of inconvenience predicted had been experienced whilst the measure had been in operation. It had proved a great boon to many, besides those who took part in spoil. Certainly I "hero was severe opposition among certain fanners. On ( lie oilier hand, lie had heard farmers say that flu* measure made little appreciable difference to them. Me was prepared to face strong opposition to the Dili when the time came to review it nest I year. Mr Sidev thought that the act might will come into operation a little easier than it did this year. The dentil took place yesterday morning at the drey Hospital, ol Mi Thomas Fcary. aged 7(5. ol Cohdcn. He had inlluen/.a for a tortnighl. billowed by an operation for appendicitis. He was President of the ‘C'obdeii Cricket Club. lie was a native of Nelson and had one ol the first sawmills on the Coast at Stillwater, culling sleepers and timber lor Ihe Midland Railway Company. Alter residing at Stillwater for a number of years, lie took a farm at Kotomnmi alter which lie retired, and ten years ago took his residence in Cobilen. The late Mr Feary’s golden wedding was celebrated last September. The deceased leaves a widow, three sons. Henry, farmer, of Timaru; George, sawmiller; Percy, storekeeper. Hum; and one datighler. Mrs E. Rroistadl. formerly of If urn. now residing at Cobden Mr C. AY. Forbcrs, AFP., leader of the National Party, has returned home to Canterbury after a brief tour of the North Island. Tie will visit South Island centres next month oil a politic*;] campaign in the interests of his party. Mr Forbers, in a seven days’ tour of the North Island, addressed public meetings at Auckland. AYhangarei and Te Kuiti. His meetings 'were very successful and lie was given good hearings. “At every place.’’ said Mr Forbes. “T found considerable dissatisfaction manifested wftli the presen t Government. This was particularly evident at Auckland, where the business people have several differences with tlu> policy ol the Government. From tlie point ol view of niy party, the tour was very successful, concluded the Nationalist tender. Some very amusing stores were told by Dean Julius at the seventy-fifth anniversary of St. Paul’s Church, Papanui. on AYed nesi lav night. One day the sexton. Mr Fletcher, told him that there was a drunken woman in the church, and the policeman had informed him that as the church "as neither m public place nor a pi ivate place, lie could do nothing. ’Aon 11 have to get her out.” the Dean said, “and you can do it. for I can t. Not long afterwards the sexton came hack, and said that he had succeeded. “I went over to the pub.” he said, “borrowed two bottles of beer, and walked out of the church backwards with a bottle in each hand, and her following.” The Dean said lie lmd heard of many processions in connexion with the Church, hut never another like that of the bottle of beer. 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.

McKay’s Realisation Sale prices: White Honevcomb Quilts, full size, regular prices 19s 6d—Realisation prices 15s 6d.—Advt. Instructed by the Public Trustee, as executor in the estate of William MeVav deceased, to realise immediately on 'stocks, Messrs W. McKay and Son offer £IO.OOO worth of drapery , clothing furnishings etc. at extraordinary low prices. A great Realisation Sale, now proceeding. Stocks must be sold.Advt.

McKay’s Realisation Sale prices: Sheetings, 400yds best quality high erode at prices that cannot lie repeated.—Realisation prices: 54m. Is lid 72in. 2s 6d, 80in. 2s Adn'.“ ■' !

Men! AYe have a few pair of shoes left in sizes 5, (>, and 7 at IDs lid. Only at AA'. 11. Stopforth’s.—Advt. A meeting of the Committee of the Hokitika Cycling and Athletic Club will he held at Kellers Sample Rooms this (I'riday) evening at 7.30 o’clock.— Advt. Constable Fox, who has been stationed at Kumiira for some time past, has been transferred to Nasehy, Otago. He will he replaced by Constable AVilton. of The Spit, Napier. The order of Masses and Devotions in St. Mary's Church on Sunday, February 19th. will he as follows; —Araliiira 10 a.in.. Hokitika 8 a.in.. 10 a.in. and 7 p.m. The scholars of All Sanits’ SundaySchool are being entertained by their teachers at a picnic outing on the Hokitika racecourse this afternoon and evening. M ; s Hopkins, wife of Mr 11. Hop-’ kins, of AYestport, died at the Roller Hospital at the age of 43 years. Deceased. who was a native of Lancashire. had been 20 years in the Dominion, and leaves two children. A little girl ol three years, the daughter ol AH and Airs llios. Blackadder, of Reefton, lost the sight of her eve as the result of an accident on Wednesday evening. She was playing with other children when one girl by some means struck her with a piece ot tin on the eye. The child was taken to the Hospital, where it was found that the metal had punctured the eyehall, destroying the sight. The death occurred yesterday at the (■Ycy River Hospital ol Air Owen AfcClafferty, formerly a well-known resident of Reefton. Deceased, who was a single man and 72 years of age, was a native of County Donegal, Ireland. Lie arrived at Lyttelton over *lO years ago. and followed his trade as a blacksmith in South Canterbury and Southland before coming to Reel ton, where he was well-known. For the past live years lie had been an inmate of the Old People’s Home. The stream of tourists passing up and down AYestlaiul continues in considerable volume each week. All the services are well patronised, while many travel h.v private motor. To-day a very large number went south, including a large party of Foiled States visitors who are on a conducted tour. They arrived last evening, and stayed at Keller’s Hotel, and will spend a couple of days in South Westland, before proceeding north via Nelson. The whippet racing at the Greymouth Show yesterday was a great atU'iutioii, heightened as it was by the competition prodmed t>v the Christchurch spoilsmen. The Canterbury visitors and their dogs are visiting Hokitika to-day. and enjoying a picnic outing to Kokatahi. this evening at i o’clock on Cass Square there will he whippet racing in which the dogs ol the visitors and locally owned whippets will compete, and some challenge matches Will lie run off. The occasion is sure to excite considerable interest, and doubtless many people will he attracted to Cass Square. A position that is pmhahlv without parallel in the history of cricket was reached in a match played at Te Karaka. Poverty Bay. between the Te Karaka team and an eleven Bom Mot ii. Batting firs I. the home team made 85. and the visitors went in and made an equal total. The home team then went in for n second innings, and when the score had reached (51 for the loss of five wickets declared, as the All>l u players had to leave ill an horn's time to ealch their Irani. Then an extraordinary thing happened, With an hour to play Ihe visitors went out lo the crease, and when time was called they had made (it for the loss of five wickets. The match was declared a draw. Advice has been received by AD ■las.. King (.Chairman ol the AA est Coast Bowling Centre) from the Now Zealand Council, to the effect, that a party of South Australian howlers are arriving at Auckland shortly to make a tour of the Dominion. The party will comprise twenty howlers, eight of whom will he accompanied by thenwives. Alter a series of games in Hie North Island, the party will leave for Nelson where they are due to play on A!arch 18. The visitors will arrive in AYestport on the 10th and alter a series of matches will leave on the 20th I'm- (Ireynioutli. where they are due to arrive the same night. Ihe Australians will contest matches ™ the Grevmouth green on the following day (Wednesday, March 21), leaving the next day for Christchurch. Ilis Kxi-ellcney the Governor-General Sir Charles Fergusson, G.C.M.G., D. 5.0.. etc., accompanied hv Lady Fergusson and party arrived from Christchurch last evening. Ihe patty travelled by train to Otira and thence b v Newmans Alotors to Hokitika, airiving at the Red Lion Hotel at 5.30 o’clock. A suite of rooms was reserved for the party at the hotel. During the evening in the absence of the Alayor and "Deputy-Mayor, both out of town, t is. Teiehelmann anil Evans. and ALII. G. F. Coles, Acting Town Clerk, representing the Hokitika Bototigh t ouiteiT. called on his Excellency and extended the good wishes of the community. The vice-regal party left for South AYestlaiul this morning, and will spend Saturday and Sunday at the AYaiho. returning to Greymouth on Monday. A day will he spent at Greymouth‘and two clays at AYestport (including a visit to the mines) before proceeding to Nelson and AYellington, being due at the latter place on the 29th ilist. The party is favoured with excellent weather, and is looking torward to the south trip in regard to which the reports promise the scenery to he the finest hush drive in the Dominion. The party will picnic by the way on the southern journey. Before purchasing your waterproof garments, look in and set' our stock ot Bushmen’s Butterfly Capes, Roadman’s Oily Canvas Coats. Men’s Oily Canvas Riding Coats. Our cash prices defy competition.—AY. Stopforth’s.—Advt. Advt.

],adies’ Alorlel Hats at 3s lid, silk stockings at Is 3.1 a pair, and Children’s Frocks from 2s lid, are some of the bargains now offering at Paterson’s sale.—Advt.