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Hokitika Guardian, 17 May 1928, Page 2

The junior match Kokntahi v. Kiwis set- down for Saturday takes place at Hokitika not Kokntahi as previously announced. The Hibernian meeting t-i have been held in St. Mary's Club Rooms this evening has been postponed till Sunday next. May 20th. at 11 a.in.—Advt. The R.S.A. will open this season's euchre with a special evening at the SLldiers’ Hall to-night, play commencing at 8 o’clock. Special arrangements have been made for the convenience and comfort of patron-', and very useful prizes are offered for competition. The hall will he heated specially, and slipper will be served at the close of play. The Westland County Council is giving some attention to the repair of tlie Tvokatahi-Koiterangi road, which is to be put in improved condition throughout. The section of the road is now a main highway and the road staff will he employed in the immediate- future in improving the Stanford of tlie road in question which ■arries so much of the general traffic

The annual hall in aid of the funds of the Kumani Medical Committee will be held in the Memorial Hall on Friday June Ist.

William Hines, a married man, living at Soekburn, had both hands injured in the cogs cf a travelling crane while working at the railway goods sheds on Tuesday morning.

The committee of the Few Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club has decided that the .stake money for next season’s meetings be £'36.000 or £IOOO more than was given this season. Tlie stake for the New Zealand Trotting Clip will again be £3OOO. The race will be lor horses who have done or. heen handicapped to do 4.26 or better. The class for this .season's race was 1.28.

At I uosihiy evening’s meeting of the Canterbury Rugby Union. Jim Jeffries, a prominent Canterbury ami Merivalc forward, was suspended until June of next Rugby season lor allegedly striking a Varsity player during the eurreney of last Saturday’s match between Varsity and Alerivalo. T. Rountree, a's., a Morivale forward.

was suspended for three playing Saturdays on a charge of striking S. K. Fookes. a Varsity player, in the .same.

The Timaru Hospital authorities reported on Tuesday night that the condition of Mr F. W. Newbegin is improving satisfactorily. Mr New begin is a farmer of l’areera West, who was yarding a bull at Smitblield on Sunday afteriiouii. and was attacked by the animal and tossed bodily three times. He escaped serious hurt, but was injured about the legs, the result of being caught on a barbed wire feme en which the hull had tossed him. Air Newlicgin was admitted to hospital on Sunday evening. The Returned Soldiers’ euchre tournaments commence this (Thursday) evening in the Sohleirs’ Hall at eight o’clock. The following eight prizes wiil he for competition on the opening night. First prize, 701 b hag of sugar and 501 b bug of Hour; second prize, 641) tin of tea: third prize, f>ih of butter; four!!: prize, 101 b tin of honey; filth prize, i'll of assorted biscuits; sixth prize, I tins of peaches; seventh prize, 1 dozen jellies; eighth prize, 3 tins pineapple. Supper. Admission 2s. Play commences at 8 o'clock.—Advt. On behalf of the organisers of the late excursion from Lyttelton by the Corsair Social Club, the secretary writes:—“Please convey to tlie local Reception Committee and citizens oT Hokitika, the appreciation of the Canterbury excursionists for the hearty welcome and kindness. On the train one lady said: “My first experience of the Coast; why Ilokitiku. people are the best in the world. And so say all of U-.” A suggestion has heen put forward to run an excursion train to Hokitika on a holiday in October next. The latest “Ills Afnster’s Voice Oraniaphone - Ihe Re-Entrant ’ model Inis arrived and is something entirely new. No description could adequately bring to you realisation of the troniomloue improvements embodied in this remarkable, instrument. A much larger tone chamber has been made possible by more scientific folding and division. I 1 iirthor scientific proportieiiinenL and treatment of curves ensures the smoother and more natural flowingof the sound waves. We urge you to accept our invitation to a demonstration ol what must unquestionably take pride of place with any gramaphone hitherto produced. Aai rail’s Sports ami Music Depot, Rcrell Street. —Advt. Fifty teachers from all parts of the West Coast attended the opening cession of the teachers’ refresher course at tile (1 reynioiith Main School on Monday. The teachers were addressed on general topics bv Air AI. Al’l.eod. Senior I inspector ol Schools, Air \\ . Pil'd, Chief Inspector, gave an address on .Maori history. Air 4. A. Aiasiertoil. art master al ( hristciiui(h Technical College gave a lecture on drawing. Aliss K. AI. Burn. snporvi-or ' I' needlecraft for Hawke’s Bay, gave an address on needleeraft to the female teachers. On Tuesday addresses were given liy Air H. Vernon Crifliths, Director of .Musical Kil uca lion. Christchurch Training College, on music, and by Miss Kane, prim-ip 1 of Dalcroze School, on eurythmies.

The Soldiers’ Hall last evening pie seined a gay spectacle when the annua hall of the Hibernian Society look place. A large crowd attended am from the start to the finish dancin;: went with a lively swing. The scene, together with the deeoiations. and til: bright lights mingling with the multicolon red frocks of the ladies, presented a very animated picture. During the evening the Grand .March was held. The music by floss’ Orchestra was excellent, the manner in which they treated the different pieces was very efficient and many were the encores called for by the dancers. The supper catering was most fittingly carried out, and to the ladies concerned great praise is dttc lor t heir generous efforts. Mr F. Groufsky j uiir. acted as M.C., and the manner in which he acted in this capacity war most creditable. A juvenile hall will ho held in St. Mary’s Club Rooms tomorrow (Friday) evening, commencing nt 7.M0 o’clock, the charge for admission will he adults Is; children (id.

At the Westland Land Hoard meeting after the discussion on another application which is referred to elsewhere, there were another two applications made for river frontage areas, this time the /■ location being the Big Wanganui river. In these instances the applicants were the holders of the areas fronting the river, and who at present hold portion of the frontage. The oilier portion of the frontage had been declined to he taken tin hv the previous holders oi these sections some twentv years ago, and with their approval, what was barren, stony Leach, had been taken up l>,v the present holder. By his efforts during that period the area had been considerably improved. and now was fairly good sheep country. The present holder, the veteran “.Jock” objected to the application being granted which would mean his losing these areas, and in a spirited address to the Board he emphasised how he had, unaided, l>y his own work, ■'with these hands” dramatically spreading them above the Board table, had toiled and improved the section till now it was coveted by others. After emmsel for 'applicants and objector bad both placed the position before the Board from their clients’ standpoint, the Board decided to follow the course agreed upon some ten years ago-, when a .similar application for the /same ground had been made, and to continue to leave, us one member of the Board stated, a worthy old settler in possession of ground, that he had taken and improved when adjacent owners had declined to make use of it. ■

New shipments just' opened from London to-day of ladies’ water-proof ruhher coats with hats to match, fancy snake and lizard designs: Coats las Gd, hats to match Gs Od. Fancy designs with piped edges: Coats 22s Gd. hats to match 8s Gd. Coloured art silk coats ?2s Gd. hats to match Ss Gd. Fancy pattern art silk coats 28s Gd. hats to match 10s Gd. See our window display.—McKay’s.—Advt. Woods’ Creat Peppermint Cure First aid for coughs, colds, influenza.