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Hokitika Guardian, 30 October 1928, Page 4

A reminder is given of the concert in St. Andrew’s Hall to-night at s o’clock. Included in the programme the Olioir will sing the test piece at the recent Competitions, “I Waited for the Lord,” (Mendelssohn).

It is very gratifying to have the public coming in and saying: ‘‘Show me this wonderful ‘ Mishko ’ boot I hear so much about, the boot that won’t wear out.”—Oliver and Huff, sole Westland agents.

Tlie County authorities have been overhauling the bridges on the Okarito road. This work is now well advanced, all the wooden structures having been attended to. A number of concrete culverts are now being put in to replace the wooden crossings.

Mr Seddon is carrying on his campaign in the neighbourhood of Grey-* mouth to-day and to-morrow. On Thursday he will arrive here. He is to speak at the Three Mile Arahura Road, in the early evening, after visiting the hospital in the afternoon. At night at 8.15 o’clock he will address the electors in the Princess Theatre. The Mayor (Mr Perry) will preside.

We stock hosiery that gives satisfaction : Bond’s, Three Queen’s, New City, Three Belles, also the celebrated “ Lady Jane Silk Hose,” in all wanted shades, obtainable at Schroder and Co. —-Advt.

Better designs and better values of fine furniture and furnishings. S. Burnett White, at the Soldiers’ Hall. —Advt.

'l’lie express for Christchurch this morning took 128 tins of whitebait, most of which came from Boss and further south, only some 8 tins being sent from Hokitika.

The m.s. Zingara sailed last night at 11 o’clock for Wellington taking a cargo of 114,000 ft. of sawn timber. The/ vessel is anouneed to leave Wellington on Friday at 2 p.m. for Hokitika direct, bringing general cargo.

In the Public Hall, Ivanieri, tomorrow (Wednesday) evening the long looked for concert and ball in aid of the State School funds will take place. A capital concert programme includes a number of items ,jy the scholars, while Boss’ Orchestra will supply the music for the hall. A ear for performers will leave Newmans garage at 7.40 p.m.

Further dates for Mr Scddnn’s movements in his election campaign are advertised in this issue. Owing to the approach of polling day, as there is still much ground to be covered, several meetings have to be held daily, and the most made of the available time. The southern tour commences at Ruatapu on the sth. November, with Boss and other centres further south to follow.

A motor-truck belonging to Newton’s Enterprises, containing Pedro, the “boxing kangaroo,” together with his manager and sparring partner collided with a car at the junction of Marshland and Briggs’s Road, Christchurch, on Saturday. Both vehicles were overturned and badly smashed, but all the occupants escap ed without serious injury. The kangaroo had a narrow escape.

Messrs W. Weddel and Co., Ltd., advise dated London 26th. inst., read-ing:^—-“Danish butter 194 sto 196 s (last week 186 s to 1935) ; New Zealand, unsalted, 186 s to 190 s (IB6s to 190 s) ; New Zealand, salted 176 s to 182 s (176-; to 184 s). Market quiet. New Zealand cheese, white, 109 s to 110 s (109 s to'Ills); New Zealand cheese, coloured, 107 s to 109 s (108 s to 110 s- Market quiet. Canadian cheese, white, 108 s to 112 s (109 s to 112 s); Canadian cheese, coloured, 108 s to 110 s (108 s to 110 s).”

A (continued improvement in the West Coast timber trade is shown by the export figures for the quarterly period ending September 30th, when a total of 18,414,052 superficial feet of timber was exported from the West Coast. Ofi this quantity 8,479,090 superficial feet was railed through the Otira Tunnel, leaving 9,935,052 super feet for local consumption and shipping. The exports show an increase of 2,726,250 super feet over the quarter ending June 30th last.

Some home truths about tools amused members of an Auckland civic committee, A witness said seme men who wlent to do a private job of scrubcutting bought their own tools. The suggestion immediately was made that really they had used council tools. “Not on your life,” was the reply. “The council tools were 'all right for the council, but they were not good enough for us. We wanted to get the job done. It’s the same on the relief jobs. I’ve been on a few of them, and you could sit on the picks for a week and they wouldn’t hurt you.”

A member of the crew of .the Niagara which left Auckland for Vancouver last week, narrowly escaped missing his passage. He reached the wharf just as the bow-line had been cast off, and when the vessel _ had commenced to gather stern way into the stream. With exceptional smartness a sailor on board made a bowline knot in a rope and lowered tt over the overhanging bow of the vessel on to the wharf. Harbour Board officials assisted the latecomer to sit in the bow-line and he was hoisted on board just as the vessel’s 'bow cleared the wharf. The man was carrying two copies of the Christmas number of a New Zealand publication and a package containing three bottles of beer. He retained his hold of the copies of the Christmas Number, but the bottles of beer fell on the wharf and were broken.

The Oxford district (Canterbury) has experienced the severest storm for several years. On Thursday a cold south-west wind sprang up, rain commencing about 11 p.m. By 9 a.m. on Friday 1.42 in were recorded, and a further 1.53 in by 4, p.m. Up to 9 a.m. on Saturday 3.35 in were recorded. This is the heaviest rain since the first week in July, when 3.56 in were recorded. At times the rain fell in torrents, the rivers rising rapidly and the ditches and creeks overflowing. Much of the country on the lower-lying land to the east and north-east of Oxford was under water. A considerable amount of damage has been clone to newly-sown crops, the deluge washing a good deni of the land away. This is particularly noticeable where the land has been sown in grass, and it is not improbable that much will have to be re-sown.

Sale now on of furniture and furnishings. T>on’t miss this opportunity. fi. Burnett White, at the Soldiers’ Hall.—Advt.

Carpets, rugs, bedroom suites, moquotto suites, curtaining, anything and everything in the furniture line, all at greatly reduced prices. 8. Burnett White at the Soldiers’ Hall. —Advt.

New Fadeless Curtain Nets—ls Bd, is lid, 3s lid yard at McKay’s.—Advt.

A meeting of supporters of Mr J. O’Brien will ho held in the Public Hall lUinu, on Thursday next at%B p.m. • ?T'

A fresh .supply of Mishlco boots, that are getting so popular with patrons has just come to hand to Messrs Oliver and Duff, sole agents for Westland.

If you wish to save money purchase your furniture and furnishings at S. Burnett White’s sale in the Soldiers’ Hall.—Advt.

The Returning Officer (Mr R. Cox) notifies the candidates for Westland seat at the coming Parliamentary election, and the list of polling places in the district.

The ketch Elsie arrived from Okarito yesterday evening, after her enforced stay in the latter port lor over ten weeks. Some necessary repairs to the machinery will hold the vessel up for over a week.

While loading operations were in progress on the Zingara yesterday one of the lumpers engaged in loading, Mr James McDonald, in endeavouring to get out of the way of a sling of timber was knocked into the river. Ho was soon hauled back from the - water, though he got a good shaking in the fall.

An accident occurred yesterday afternoon about 2 o’clock, at the Liverpool Colliery, to a trucker Thomas Strout, whereby he received an injury to his shoulder, and 'severe abrasions to his face. He was conveyed to town by train, and later removed to the Public Hospital. Inquiry last evening elicited the information that his condition is not regarded as serious. It appears that a fully-laden runaway truck, collided with an empty truck which struck Mr Strout. — “Argus.”

Charged with the theft at Blackball, of nine fowls valued at £2 14sj the property of Mrs Rachel Williams, John Dunn and Robert C. McDonald yesterday appeared before Mr W. Meldrum, S.M., at the Greymouth Magistrate’s i Court. McDonald was additionally A charged with receiving the fowls know- . ing them to have been stolen. Both charges were taken together defendants \ pleading not guilty. The Magistrate *> said that nine valuable fowls had been v stolen, and the question was, what had become of them? They were still unpaid for. They had not been seen since the evening of 29th Aug. What had become of them ? The evidence told strongly aginst Dunn and McDonald. Their staements had been contradictory and they had shown by their own (behaviour and own. words that neither was an innocent man. He had no doubt whatever about the fowls having been stolen by Dunn and McDonald. They had made up tlieir minds to steal the fowls and McDonald have of them. Dunn would be convicted and fined £2. McDonald was charged with both theft and receiving. There seemed no doubt that McDonald was a party, and was there when the theft took place. He would be fined £2 for theft, and ordered to pay £2 14s to Mrs Williams, being the value of the fowls. .Witnesses’ expenses amounting to £8 19s 2d were ordered to be paid by the accused in equal shares. There were no court costs. , 7