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Hokitika Guardian, 29 February 1928, Page 2

Working partners 'for a duiiing "laim at Westport are enquired tor in this issue. Mis It. .). Seddon and Inn- daughter Mrs M. S. Hav arrived at Greymoutli veslerday for tile concluding flection if the jubilee celebrations. A meeting of the executive of the Hokitika Beautifying Society will he held at the County Chambers at 4 o’clock to-morrow afternoon to arrange of or the festive day set down for March 17th. on Cass Square. A return of registered apiaries made last year, states a report of the Government Statistics Office, shows that there were then < 72(5 apiaries in the Dominion, representing 106,0?9 hives. There were Ido apiaries with 100 hives or more, and 430 apiaries with from ,50 to 99 hives. Practically half the apiaries are under five hives, but these represent less than SO per cent ol the total number of hives. Infectious and other notifiable diseases reported in the Canterbury and West Coast Health Districts during the week ended noon on Monday totalled 41. as follows; —Canterbury: Scarlet fever. 15; diphtheria, 1: enteric fever, 1 ; tuberculosis, 13 ; pneumonia. 3; erysipelas, 2; eerebro-spinal meningitis. 2. West Coast: Diphtheria. 1 ; pneumonia. 1 ; pneumonic influenza, 1. One death from tuberculosis was reported in Canterbury. Obtainable in bottle or bulk, Sharland’s Table Vinegar. Rich, piquant, and pure. Free from mineral acids. All best grocers.—Advt. Great Realisation Sale of W. McKay and Son. £IO,OOO stock of drappery, clothing, etc. is now proceeding. In order to realise immediately extraordinary reductions are being made in the prices.—Advt. At Schroder’s Sale 12 dozen extra heavy art silk hose, ladder-proof, usually sold at 4s 6d, sale price 2s lid. Good household line in colours and black Is a paii\—Schroder and Co.— Adyt.

Mrs Ruby Seddon-AYood arrived from England last week on a visit to her mother, .Mrs R. J. Seddon, Wellington. The Prime Minister and party left Greymouth this afternoon for Christ- c church a 3.1 d o’clock, the ministerial h carriage being attached to a. goods f train. The train was available also y for ordinary passengers. 1; A sitting of the Supreme Court will 0 be held at 10.30 o’clock to-morrow c (Thursday) morning. Mr Justice c Adams will preside. There is no criminal business set down for hearing. ' Owing to the Supreme Court sitting e to-morrow morning, the sitting of the Magistrate’s Court and Licensing ; Committee set down foi* to-morrow have been postponed for a fortnight, f until the 15th. March. ] The New Zealand Meat Producers i Hoard advises that the following prices ] are being offered for fat stock for ex- < port at 25th. February: Canterbury i (prices delivered at works) prime • woolly lambs 361 b. and under, 1 371 b. to -121 b, <Jd ; -131 b. and over BJd ; 1 second quality lambs, BJd. Glorious weather prevailed to-day lor the Hokitika District schools excursion to Grcymouth. A good number came from Ross and intermediate stations, and the two trains carried a very large number of adults and children. Ihe town observed a close holiday, and the streets were deserted during the day. The trains leave Oreymouth on the return journey at (i.o p.m. and (i. 3 > p.m., being due hero about 7.15 p.m. and 8.20 p.m., respectively. » The death of Mrs llonora Theresa Mollov of Kotului, occurred yesterday at her late residence, at the age of 12 years. Deceased lived practically all her life at Kotuku and 1s survived by her husband and family of ten. She. also leaves four brothers, Messrs Maurice and James Crimmins of Kotuku, Edward and Michael Crimmins (Ohnkune), and three sisters, Mcsd nines Moars (Kotuku), Adamson (Xgahere). and Avery (Wellington). "Daylight saving 'll England has proved to he ol inestimable benefit, said .Sir Limlo Ferguson upon his return by the Tahiti to AVollhigton on ...nudity. In Britain there was no chin urc of repeal of the Act. All class- | os derived great benefit and the object--1 ions, mostly imaginary, bad died away. He thought the mistake in 1 New Zealand seemed to be in not _giv- ’ ing effect to the measure for five inon--1 ths instead of three. A new edition to the fleet ol aeroplanes at Wigram Aerodrome. Soek- ■ burn, is .\ single-seater Grebe I'igfitei. I This machine arrived at Sookburn on [ Monday and will he assembled and . put into use inimediuteely. it came , from England. The ’plane is of the - small light type and embodies several I new features of this class ol aeroplane. - It will he the speediest ’plane among ) Non' Zealand’s aircraft, having a : maximum cruising speed of about 150 r miles per hour. j Mewlames AYallslrom (Petone) and Higgins (Upper Hutt) were interested visitors to the Araliura Rond School I this week. These Indies, who by the way, me sisters of the present Minister o!' Educntion, attended the school in ’ the enrly eighties. They were very ngcecnhly .surprised at the many improvements carried out since their day noting particularly the playground ami I the bright interior walls. The childon entertained the visitors with several songs accompanied on a piano, the ' acquisition of which wins made possible by ilii‘ generositv of the present Minislcr. The ladies when leaving very graciously left a donation in aid ol , the school funds. 1 There are millions of pounds' worth f of (oal, golil and timher on the Coast I still nilgailiered, and no one can say ? Ivi’.v miicli wealth waiting to be croat- “ rd by Hie farmer. It will all be har--1 vested in time, and as it is gathered f in Grcymouth will grow out of all ref sendilanee to the Greymouth that is 1 on fete this week, comments the v Christchurch “Press.” Rut there will I never b:> a greater Greymouth oil the :1 human side. The men anil women who founded the borough sixty years ' ego. who have helped it grow, and who s have never in their blackest disap- ’ pointuieuts lust faith in it. are worth all the gold and coal and timber and " flutter in tln* country, and their day l> is to-day. and not to-morrow or a generation ahead. It is to them the ' whole Dominion sends congratulations, l ' and it will lie from them, if ami when II it comes, that the greater day will 1 date. ( v .Mr Thomas Edward Ryan, of the re--0 pair stall' of the Railway Department. I who, on June 2nd. !!)2:i. saved the tile (V of.Mr William Eurness a fellow work- , er, who fell intiithe Grey river oil the c lllaekhall bridge, was yesterday pre- ,, seated with the diploma which the Royal Humane Society awarded him t , for his gallantry. The preseiuatinn was made at the Official Jubilee Lunehp eon, at. the Town Hall. Greymouth. li.v the Prime -Minister, lit. Hon. J. G. o Coates, who said the gallantry of -Mr , Ryan merited the highest admiration and he (Air Coates) was proud to think > , (he rescuer belonged to the stall ol the Railway Department, which his action brought into creditable prominence, and added lustre to its record. lie added: " I congratulate you. Mr Ryan. ; You upheld the highest traditions of i our I ace.” The recipient was accorded a very enthusiastic round of applause by the large assemblage. a Paterson’s have opened up a huge i variety of delightfully new bungalow aprons at n very low cost, prices ranging from Is lid. See our window display.—Advt . e 1 1 There’s no sticky mess when you c polish with liquid “ Tan-01.” Unsur!i passed for furniture, floors, linoleums, and all leather gooc •. Easy to apply. „ Economical. All gr-_ers. —Advt. This line cannot he repeated: Ten t dozen girls ribbed cotton vests, all e sizes, Is fid each ; six dozen girls’ white ’• bloomers, all sizes, Is 3d each. s Schroder and Co. —Advt.