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Hokitika Guardian, 13 October 1928, Page 4

The annual meeting off the A 1 Saint’s Tennis Club is called for Toes day next at the pavilion at, 5 p.m. Consumers of gas are reminded that accounts for the period must be paid before 4 p.m. on Monday to secure discount. Attention is directed to the unreserved auction sale of pedigree Jersey cattle at Richmond on Friday next, October 19th, at 1 p.m. Mr L. Y. Ting fruiterer, of Revel 1 Street, next door to Messrs Dee’s Grocery, has an interesting business announcement on our front page to which we draw attention. The annual meeting of the Westland Competitions Society will be held at the County Chambers on Tuesday night. A large attendance would be appreciated. The Society has done excellent work, but with wider support a tatter record could be put up. AH interested in the work of the Society should attend if at all possible and take a personal interest in its work and management. For the very smartest creations in millinery visit our showroom. We have just opened a very choice selection of models and ready-to-wears in the most becoming styles.—Schroder and Co.— Advt.

The Railway Department’s restriction limiting reservation of seats to journeys beyond a hundred miles is to ta removed on Monday, after which passengers may reserve to and from any stopping station irrespective of distance. The only trains excepted from the concession are the AucklandWellington and Wellington-Auckland limited, though under special circumstances reservations may be secured on these trains between Franktor. and Auckland and Palmerston and Wellington.

Mr T. Ei. Y. Seel don will be visiting Hokitika on Monday and at night will be present at a meeting at the Westland County Chambers where a committee will be formed to work in his interests at the elections. This mustbe the eighth political contest which M r Seddon has entered on for the Westland seat, so that he may now ta regarded ns a. veteran. Mr Seddon has been member for Westland since 1906, excepting for a three years’ break between 1922-1925. For over fifty years now the name of Seddon has been identified very closely with the political history of Westland,

The, programme of the Westland having Glut) for the midsummer meeting appears in this issue. Mails which left Wellington per It.M.S. Makura via San Francisco, arrived at London bn October 10th. The Railway Department notify alterations to the time-table in connection with Saturday next and Labour Day holiday. Messrs W. Jeffries and Co. notify an auction sale of town sections, having a frontage to Sale Street, containing 1 nod 39 perches. The sale takes place in the mart on Nov. Ist. at noon. The Greymouth Bowling Club’s formal opening takes place on Wednes day next, a general invitation to attend having been received by the Hokitika Club. A memento of the visit of the Aus tralian bowlers to the West Coast las! year lias come to band, four neal badges having been received by the local Club.

As summer time comes into effect on .Sunday 14tli people, will need to remember" to put their clocks forward half an hour on Saturday night, or they will be late for church on Sunday. Summer time takes effect at 2 o’clock on Sunday morning, when clocks are to be put on half-an-hour for the period stipulated in the act. For the summer months there will be two hours’ difference in the time with Australia, and exactly twelve hours’ difference with Greenwich time. St. Paul’s Amateur Dramatic Club are now in frill swing with their preparations for the annual presentation of playettes fixed for the evening following the election. Although the removal of Miss Lynn, 8.A., was a great loss to the Club, the President has been successful in securing another helper, and with the able assistance of Misses Duff and Reid, and Messrs Bulpin and Brooks, the Rev. G. KnowMes-Smith is confident that the young people will present a programme eclipsing any previous efforts. For real smart wear call and inspect the new bordered coats, also the very latest styles and colourings in art silk and wool jumpers.—Schroder and Co.— Advt.