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Hokitika Guardian, 14 March 1928, Page 2

Mr Joint Cron, Haasl, notifies mat 200 head of fat and forward Hereford -attic will lie sold by auction at Wataroa, on March 21st, -Miss Amelia Lucas, well known in local hockey circles, passed away at Westport District Hospital on Monday morning at the age of 41 years. Miss Lucas had been in ill health for some time. She was a member of the former lvlakaha Hockey Club, later oT St. Johns and then of Westport. “ The host heating system in the world is the child’s own heating system. If they get cold, just run them outside and they will lie all right in a minute and a half. 1 have had four years’ experience ol open-air schools, and 1 don’t think I could gi hack to the old type, which is like the lllaelc Hole of Calcutta.”—Mr R. Blank, speaking at the annual meeting ol the Open-air Schools League at ( liristeliurch on .Monday night. We learn that the trial consignment of cheese sent recently from Messrs Nolan Bros, cheese factory at Okuru, South 'Westland, to the grading stores at Lyfelton, for shipment to the home markets was graded first grade. fins speaks well for the mangement ol the new factory, and is a guarantee of the quality of cheese now placed on the local market. It is to he hoped that this factory at Okuru is only the forerunner of a thriving industry in the fertile south. Just landed 200 cases Pearmains, Cox’s Pippins, Delicious, choice desert apples. Also cooking varieties and 100 half-cases tomatoes. The growers instructions are to sell' at the lowest market prices.—Paterson Micliel and Co. Ltd. (’Phone No. 2). —Advt. The rage of the season ” The Clara Bow Felts” in all the latest shades, This line is very scarce and will soon be sold out. Call early, and make your choice. Prices 8s lid and 9s lid. —Schroder and Co.—Advt. McKay’s Realisation Sale prices: 4 only, art silk “Priscilla Bates” Bed Spread, Jacquard woven, fast colours, artistic designs regular prices 7os, 90s Realisation prices 49s lid, 59s lid, —Advt,

Air F. Eggeling and family insert a ( notice of thanks in this issue. A notice of intended application for discharge in bankruptcy appears in this issue. ' . Messrs M. Houston and Co. will sell 20 cases of pears in the mart to-mor-row at 2.30 p.m. .Messrs M. Houston and Co. notify entries for their Wataroa Sale on Wednesday, .March 21.*t. The Mayor requests that all business premises be closed from noon on gatur- | day next, on tlie occasion of the Beautifying Association gala day on Cass Square. Atessrs Jeffries and Co., auctioneers, report the sale of the Blackwater Sawmill at the reserve price of £2300 to Farrell and party. This mill was formerly conducted by the late -Mr Thomas Baxtei The ti rebel I rang out a vigorous alarm tb.s morning at 1.20 u'cluci,. The cause of tiie alarm was a quantity ol gorse burning at the end of Weld Street. No damage was done. There were a large number drawn towards the scene, motor cars and bicycles being utilised in great numbers. Air Vivian T. Fail. Forest Assistant, State Forest Service, lias resigned La take up a position as Forestry administrator and New Zealand manage, for the Afforestation Proprietary Co. Ltd., .Melbourne, which is planting 25,000 acres of pumice land at Taupo. The world’s record ihresbcr shark, weighing 8321 b.. which was landed on February 18th. elf Cape Brett, was ! consigned from the Moerewa freezing works to Auckland the other day It occupied the full diagonal length of an “L” truck. The Ini! is about four feet long. "I've just been on a trip through ■ most of the South Island south ol , Christchurch, and I’ve never seen con- , ditions looking so prosperous,” said the Hon A. D. Al’Leoil, Alinister of Industries and Commerce, to a roportci at Christchurch. “Wool, meat ami . grain are all bringing good prices and the grain crops are good. Tr , Southland and Otago the turnip crop- , are particularly good.” At one daily factory in the south the Alinister was lold that the whole of the season’s out , put had been sold at a price whirl , would assure a payment of at leas! Is 8d per pound for lmtter-fat. The grand National concert in ibt Princess Theatre to-morrow evening ’ promises to he a great success Iron 1 all points of view. The programme h now ready and is an exceptionall; ’ line one. Air Arnold Perry is amoiq ‘ the list of performers, and being i well known vocalist, liis item will n< doubt be looked forward to. Otlic; s Rems of interest will be those of Alls ‘ Bald and two visiting peilninier L from (Ireymouth. Iho cliddien 1 items will doubtless arouse a K 00( ' deal of enthusiasm for the items U , fie rendered by them are well wort I - bearing, and have !>een very card nil; 1 prepared. Tlie popular Boys Band e which made its debut but a fev - months ago. will be heard in man. - well known National Airs. “Not content with having one gii on the carrier of hi> motor-cycle, • h had two.” said Air Loughnan, prose ° cuing Walter S. Dick in a dangerou ’! driving case before Air E ; . D. Mosley 1 S.M. at Christchurch. “Though pi! ’■ lion riding is not yet legal, there hav hoeu no prosecutions in the ordinal' way.” counsel continued, “bnl when j man carries two girls on bis carrk there is an element of danger.” Hi 1 fondant was also charged with bavin '[ liis machine's rear mimber-phite o' scared. Counsel said that the dm ° genius part of the driving was in tl

IS fact that two were on the carrier. De- !' fctidant was lined 2<ls and costs for I dangerous driving, and convicted and ' orere to pay costs for driving with an obscured number-plate, t. c - St. Patrick’.* Day is being auticipali.v cl this year with a good deal of ini.v (crest because of the festive gathering d to take place on Cass Square as a ’r benefit for tlie Beautifying Society. It lr is rather unfortunate that the Gollib wog procession cannot be arranged lor in as proposed, but the event' is only il deferred to a more convenient season, ■e '|’he balloons, liowever, have arrived, if and the races will take place as forI- mei’l.v announced, at 2.30, 3 and 4 ■d o’clock respectively. The ladies’ comte niittce will be in charge i:f the varl»t ions stalls, and the Band is to be in if attendance. Next- Friday night (St. io Patrick’s Eve) there will lie a pnpurc lar dance at the Soldiers’ Hall, wliercie al everything should be merry and ■i- bright. The committee will have ail W the necessary arrangements well in ie order for the evening, and patrons will ft bo woll catered for. n Paterson’s have opened up a large variety of delightfully new bungalow I aprons at a very low cost, prices ranging from Is lid. See our window dis,,t play.—Advt. dl Instructed by tlie Public Trustee, as l.v executor in the estate of AVilliam Meal Fav. deceased, to realise immediately on stocks, Messrs W. AlcK.ny and Son _ offer £IO,OOO worth of drapery, clothing furnishings etc. at extraordinary low prices. A great Realisation Sale, now proceeding. Stocks must bo sold. a - Advt. '