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Hokitika Guardian, 19 September 1928, Page 2

I he Fire Brigade acknowledge with thanks a donation of £5 from Mr A. Cowie of the Post Office Hotel. An urgent meeting of all members of the. Excelsior F.C. will he held in Keller's Sample Rooms at 6.39 sharp this (M ednesday) evening. All members must attend.—Advt. Messrs Mark Sprot and Co. will sell h.v auction on aSturday next at Messrs G. . Moss and Cb’s Rooms, Mackay Street, Greymouth, all the sawmilliug plant and chattels formerly owned by F. .1. de Lore and later sold to tip’ Forngrovc Sawmilling Coy. Further particulars appear in this issue. Formal notice is given to-day of a special general meeting of members of Westland Acclimatisation and Tourist Society to he held, at til County Chambers on Wednesday, October 3rd. to consider, and if thought advisable, adopt new rules for the conduct of the general business of the Society. All members are invited to attend.

Special interest will attach to this year’s observance of Dominion Day, which falls next Monday (September 24th.), by reason of the fact that it marks New Zealand’s “coming of age. ' It was in 1007 that the colony was declared a Dominion. Dominion Day is a Government, legal, hanks, and insurance holiday.

A concert and dance in aid of Ivoiterangi school will he held in the Ivoiterangi Public Hall on Friday Sept. 21st. Items given hv school children and Hokitika talent including several i’layettes. Music by Boss's orchestra. Admission to concert and dance 2/6.—Advt,

Infectious and other notifiable diseases reported in the Canterbury and West Coast health districts during the week ended noon on Monday, totalled 00, as follows: —Canterbury : Scarlet fever 20; diphotherin, 4; tuberculosis, 12; pneumonia, 7; pneumonic influenza 5; erysipelas, 1. West Coast: Nil. Deaths (in Canterbury district); Scarlet fever, 2; tuberculosis, 1; pneumonia 2—Total 5.

Messrs IV. Weddell and Co. Ltd. advise, dated London 14th. inst. as follows:—“Danish butter 198 s to 200 s (last week 190 s to 1925), New Zealand unsalted butter 186 s to 190 s (180 s to 190 s). New Zealand salted butter 182 s to 184 s (180 sto 181 s) market firm. New Zealand cheese, white Il ls (113 s to Ills) coloured fils to 112 s (110 s to

Ills) market firm. Canadian cheese white 112* to 114 s (Ills to 112 s), coloured 112 sto 11,'Is (110 sto Ills).”

For spring wear wo are opening now

costumes, coats, jumpers, hosiery scarves, and neckwear. Inspection invited.—Schroder and Co.—Advt.

An excellent recovery has been made by Bishop Cleary from the severe injuries lie sustained in a, motoring accident on the Hamilton-Camhridge road on July 22. He is now able to leave his room and to walk on crutches. The accident prevented Bishop Cleary from attending the Eucharistic Congress in Sydney, as he had hoped to do. Several photographs of scenes in connection with the congress were despatched to him by tho Southern Cross and these, with an accompanying letter, Wol'f do. livored to him on Thursday,

See the new millinery at McKay’s.— Advt. Tho annual meeting of the Poultry Society will he hold in the Library this evening at 8 o’clock. All interested are invited to attend.—Advt.

A meeting of members of tho Miniature Rifle Club will ho held at the County Chambers at 7.15 o’clock this evening, to go into the affairs of the club and arrange for tho disposal of the property.

Tho following is the- Ross football team to play Runu on Saturiia/v — Houlnlnin, Green, Head, Jt. Parker, Ahlcson, llodweil, Johnston, A. Parker, <}. Inglis, Martin, Mitchell, Russell, Adam, N. Inglis, Wright.

Advice lias boon received that tho names of the members of the Blakctown Hall Committee, who were convicted on charges of keeping a common gaming-house as a result of conducting euchre tournaments have boon removed from the black-list by the Racing Conference.

Guests and friends attending the Benedicts Ball to-night arc requested to present the invitation card at tlo door, but tho chairman (Mr Parry) states that should any unforeseen circumstances arise, guests can ho assured of every courtesy and consideration. —Advt.

Incidents in the life of a traffic inspector on point duty came to light in th-o Magistrate’s Court, Christchurch, when an insppector gave evidence in a motor collision case. “How often, do motorists toot at the crossings you direct? Most of them toot only once, don’t they,” asked Mr Sargent. “Gentlemen do,” replied the inspector. “Others sound the Horn about twenty times while waiting to get over, just to get on the inspector’s nerves.”

Mr A. Behan President of the Greymouth Boxing Association, who is at present in Wellington,' took ndv

tiiige of the opportunity of his presence there invited Tom Hceney the famous boxer, to pay the West Const a visit in company with Mrs Hceney. His effort has evidently been successful, as Mr Behan yesterday telegraphed to the effect that Tom Hceney had promised to come down for the next Greymouth Boxing Tournament.

The death occurred at the Reeftou Hospital en Sunday of Mr William U'rysdale, one of the oldest identities of tho district, at the age of 85 years. Deceased was-a native of Stirlingshire, Scotland, and came to Australia when quite a young .man. After participating in the Bendigo, Ballarat, and other famous gold rushes, he came to New Zealand, and worked for some time at Gabriel’s Gully, later joining the rush to tho West Coast, where he followed gold-mining pursuits with varying success oil the different fields, and eventually going to lleefton, where he settled over fifty years ago. He was employed as a roadman for many years by the Ina-ngaliua County Council on the route between Caplcston and Victoria range, where the once prosperous gold mine known as “Kirwan’s Reward,” was located. He was unmarried .

Save money in moil’s box shirts, best makes at McKay’s.—Advt.

Four new ranges of window curtain laces in fancy art silk and cotton. Prices 1/8, 1/11, 2/11 to 0/11 yard at McKays.—Advt.

30 pieces of Oft. and 12 ft. wide linoleum also Oft. inlaid linoleum, just arrived, duty free. New prices 6 ft. 6/6, 8/6 and 8/11; 6 ft, inlaid 11/6 a yard; 12ft. wide, 19/6 a yard at McKay’s.—Advt.

Record sales in whitebait netting. Over tlnoe hundred yards sold for the month of August. Ask to see our 80in. netting. A special cash price of 2s Cd per yard.—W. H. Stopforth, mercer. —Advt.