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Hokitika Guardian, 10 July 1928, Page 2

In our Ross notes yesterday an error crept in. . The Waitaha Dairy Factory secured third prize for cheese, not first as stated. , A special meeting of the Excelsior seniors and juniors, will be held in eKller’s Rooms to-night (Tuesday) at 7 o’clock sharp.—Advt . The annual show of the Hokitika Poultry Show is taking place in the Soldiers Hall. There is a splendid array of birds, and the quality is of a good class. The) Show will be open again this evening and to-morrow afternoon and evening. Men’s Tweed Overcoats, 100 to choose from. Save on Overcoats now—McKay's Reaalisation Sale Prices 39s fid, 49s 6d, 655. Boys’ Dark Grey Tweed Overcoats; good value at McKay s Realisation Sale Prices 21s, 2os 6d, 29s 6d. —Advt. Sufferers from bronchitis or asthma will get speedy relief by. taking “ Nazol ” on lump sugar, or inhaling. Penetrating and soothing. Is 6d buys 60 doses.—Advt. Just landed 200 cases Pearmains, Cox’s Pippins, Delicious, choice desert apples. Also cookers. The growers instructions are to sell at the lowest market prices.—Paterson Michel and Pp, £td. cfhm

Newmans Motors Ltd. notify special cars will run to-morrow evening for d< the ball at Ross. g: Let us quote you a few July values from our China, department:—Fancy cups and saucers from Is 6d, tea sets jj from 14s 6d, salads from 2s 6d at Y a mill’s Novelty Depot.—Advt. g Further reports of cases of sheep ® worrying have canto to hand, this time from Koiterangi district, and in this sc issue a notice appears in reference to the shooting of all dogs found and of the intention to lay poison on their properties. The death occurred on Saturday 1 afternoon at Haitaitai, Wellington, of | Mrs Franklin, mother of Mrs) Guido S'chaef of Tarapuhi Street, Groymouth. Deceased, who was 85 years of age, fell and broke her arm, and while at the Wellington Hospital, collapsed and ’ died under an anaesthetic. , A brilliant display of the Aurora < Australis flushed the southern sky at ! Christchurch on Sunday night. The lights were brightest about 8.30 o’clock, rainbow-green shafts of light shooting up from the southern horizon. Later in the evening clouds obscured the Aurora, though the shafts could still be seen at 10.30 p.m. At a special meeting of the Hokitika Volunteer Fire Brigade held on Tues day last ex-superintendant Braddon tendered his resignation as a member after 48i years service. The resignation was accepted with regret tributes heino paid to the splendid services rendered by Mr Braddon over such an extended period of years. On the motion of Supt. Mclntosh, Mr Braddon was elected a "life 'honorary member of the Brigade. Having purchased a large number of .fancy cups and saucers at our own price we pass the benefit on to you. See our window display and buy now at Yarrall’s Novelty Depot.—Advt. Mrs John Heslop of Reef ton Was discovered dead in bed early yesterday morning. Deceased retired in her usual health at night, with her daughter, who woke to find her mother dead. . Deceased was a native of Stafford , Town, and is survived by a husband, ’ four daughters, two brothers and three I sisters. She was aged 46 years, and had resided at Reefton tor the past [ 22 years. The annual ball of the Hokitika Vol- ' untcer Fire Brigade is to take place in 1 the Soldiers Hall on Wednesday next r week. The members of the Brigade 1 are entitled, by their giving of their ' services for die safety of the conmiun- - ity, to every possible support, and f there should he a large attendances at * the gathering. Complete arranges nieiits for supper arc in hands of tlio 1 ladies committee and the music will he 1 supplied by Ross’ Orchestra;. “Considering the fact that aecident tal deaths in the majority of the more ~ highly c-jvilised countries of the world .1 show a decided tendency to increase in s numbers, it is both surprising and sat--2 isfactory to record a decrease in the 1 rate for New Zealand for the past year,” states the Government Statis--3 tic-a.ii. “The number of deaths recorded from all accidental causes in , 1920 was 656, corresponding to a. rate 3 of 4.77. This compares with 708 and ! 5.23 for the previous year. Still more 2 satisfactory, however, is tlio fact that deaths from motor-vehicle accidents record an appreciable decline. Tlio iium--3 ber of deaths attributable-to such occi--3 dents during 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, “ and 1927 are 59, 94, 108, 149, and 138 . respectively.’’ “Polaris,” who writes on games and r sport for the London “Star,” has tlio f following reference to C. C. Dacre: "The New Zealander,” ho says, “who is over here qualifying for Gloucestershire, is proving a. big draw in Bristol v . club cricket. Ho plays for tlio Bolicminus, one of the oldest and bestv known of the Bristol teams, and has .. Keen helping himself to a big hag of I runs against some strong howling sides. I Moreover, ho has been hitting with t _ Jcssopian fury at times, and the other ,| bay scored 127 in double-quick time, e bringing off some of the mightiest hits i_ ever seen on tlio Old Bristolians’ 0 ground, at the hack of Bristol Univerg sity. Lucre, who did so well on Satur- „ day for the county against Oxford, is 1S a very useful Soccer player, and is likee ]y to get a trial with Bristol City next season.” c * The closing of the main Parliamen- ° tnry rolls last week is a reminder that n a general election is on the horizon, II and that it is the duty of every citizen ° to enrol and to vote. Having obtained r- the vote, democracy is now imposing l - penalties upon unsocial citizens. Our i- own law makes non-registration an d offence, hut it does not go so far as 'r some other codes and compel the voter t- to go to the poll. We have in New it Zealand a very high electoral percenio tage. In 1925 the percentage of elecd tors on the roll who voted was just a over 90, as against 88.65 per cent in J- 1922, and 80.5 per cent in 1919. With 1, the present law of compulsory registrai- Lion, and the care taken in compiling it i-olls, there cannot he many entitled to c- vote who are not enrolled, so that we it may take it that so far as the actual l- act of electoral participation goes l- democracy is as well served here as d anywhere in the world. 1 The “Dominion” comments:—A rather significant feature of Mr Holland’s speech on his no-confidence motion was tlio deliberate abstention from any discussion of the Samoan issue. ? It may lie that it is coming home to ’ the Lender of the Opposition that his ” Samoan charges, like many other of his “ party’s attacks on the Government 1 place him off-side with the general ? sentiment of the country. The readiness with which the Labour-Socialist 1 group attack the action of their own ’’ Government and uphold outsiders is resented by a very large section of those L who support the Labour cause. They place their country first. '■ Now that >_ the Mandates Commission has indicated 0 its opinion of Mr Nelson and his brother-malcontents at Samoa we may expect Mr Holland to realise the error of his ways and ceaso encouraging the ,r trouble-makers by his ill-advised and y unwarranted expressions of sympathy. , Thirty-six Inch Crepe De Chene. Shades of pink, lielio, blue, rose, cham- '»• pagne. and apricot. Regular prices 4s n u c ]—Realisation Sale Price 3s lid at 4 McKay’s.—Advt. Stop that tckling cough! “ Nazol ” a acts quickly, and never fails to give reie lief. The surest protection for all >'■ kinds of coughs and colds. 60 doses a i s _ 6d.—Advt. n n During our sale we offer special reductions off all evening frocks, four only heavily-headed frocks, shades of >e shell pink, cyclamen, pale blue, apricot r- usual price 1355; special sale price 70s. 1, Also crepe de chene jumpers and d blouses at 7s lid.—Schroder and Co.— s Advt. * s Substantial reductions in all ladies’ and children’s millinery at Addison’s. ia —Advt. !g Inhaled, or taken on sugar, “Nazol” ’• gives immediate relief from coughs, :s colds and all bronchial complaints. A sicentific common-sense remedy. * 60 doses Is 6d.—Advt. , -. V - 3 ’ Dress bargains in good quality dress -t tweeds, 54 inches unde, in serviceable shades. These lines are a gift at 2s lid per yard,—Schroder and Co,— d Advt,

Tlio Hokitika Volunteer Fire Brigade [ desires to acknowledge with tlianks the | gift of £2 2s from O’Connel and ■Calairi, cabinet-makers, Revell Street.

Tlio following will represent the Hokitika Ladies Hockey Club in their match with United A on Cass Square to-morrow at 3 p.m.:—A. Stapleton, J. Walker, \ . Bansgrove, L. Patei'son, P. Thompson, X. Israclson, M. Sunnier, M. Lynch, O. Stapleton, J. Hall, N. Olsen. Emerg.: R. Morgan, D. Butland, M. Hughes, P■ Dowell, P. Gillooly.

Six hundred chickens were burned in a fire that occurred at Pajiatoetoe last week on the property of Mr W. G. Lynn. In tlio building where the fire broke out there were two 500-egg incubators, which were also destroyed. Papatoetoe’s newly-formed fire brigade was called to the fire, and the Otahuhu brigade assisted, but it was impossible to save the building. Insurance, including the contents, was £275 in the South British Office.

During the hearing of an opiumsmoking case at Wellington counsel asked the police why the place had not been raided before. Detective Hafrold said it was very difficult to get into opium houses. He knew of several opium dens in Haining Street which would have to be pulled practically to pieces before entrance could be effected. So securely were they locked and barred that while entrance was being forced the occupants had time to burn their opium and smoking paraphernalia with the result that all the evidence against them was lost.

The unusual amount of shipping in Apia Harbour recently has attracted plenty of sharks inside the reef, and the ominous triangular fin has frequently been sent close into the shore, much to the horror of bathers. One of the members of the Military Police I'oree received a nasty fright the other day when he saw a shark swimming closely around him. His yells promptly brought some natives in a boat to his rescue, but in his anxiety he deserted a floating banana tree he was hanging on to and swam towards the boat. The shark immediately followed and attacked, and very likely would have dragged him under had not someone from the shore fired some rifle shots and scared the fish away. It uas a very pale-faced bather who was helped into the boat, and all recent arrivals from New Zealand now do their swimming very close to the shore. This is cough time, but not if you take “Nazol.” No cold is “ Nazol ” proof. The best family protection. Prompt, pleasant and powerful. Is 6d buys CO doses, ready to use.—Advt.