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Hokitika Guardian, 7 November 1928, Page 4

Tim monthly mooting of' tlio Westland Acclimatisation Society take?place at 7.30 o’clock to-night. Traced aprons make quite a nice gift to your friends. Children’s, ladies' or maids’ sizes now on hand at Paterson’s. — Advt. The large albatross which has been given to the Hokitika museum has now been hung in the Museum Boom. It is a very effective exhibit, and is an object of interest by all visiting the room, especially those of the younger generation. To-day Mr Seddon crosses the Hokitika on his southern tour of the Electorate. It will l>e quite a whirlwind trip as during the next five days be visits some seventeen or eighteen centres and will deliver a number of addresses. Mr Seddon returns to the Greymouth end of the electorate next .Monday. Infectious and other notifiable diseases reported in the Canterbury and West Coast health districts during the week ended noon on Monday totalled 66, as follows:—Canterbury: Scarlet fever, 47 (33 in the metropolitan area); tuberculosis, 5; pneumonia, 9; erysipelas, 2; hydatids, 1. Wesl Coast: Scarlet fever, 2. There were three deaths, all in the Canterbury district; scarlet fever, 1; pneumonia, 2. The death took place yesterday at the Grey Hospital, ol Mrs Mary Matliieson, of Greymouth. Deceased was a nativ oof Scotland, hut had resided in Greymouth for many years, and was aged (53. She had been an inmate of the hospital lor some time and leaves a family of live, among them being Mrs AV. Ilannam,' of Preston Road, and Minnie, also an inmate of the Grey Hospital. Messrs IV. Wcddel and Co., Ltd., a divise dated London 2nd inst., as follows:—“Danish butter 100 s to 108 s (last week 104 s to 10(5s) ; New Zealand, unsalted, 1.84 s to 100 s (ISOs to 100 s); New Zealand, salted, 174 s to ISOs (176 s to 182 s). Market slow. New Zealand cheese, white, 106 s to 108 s (100 s to 110 s); New Zealand cheese, coloured, 101 s to 106 s (107 s to 100 s). Market slow. Old season’s cheese up to I.los. Canadian cheese white and coloured 108 s to 110 s (108 s to 112 s). For September, cheese up to 1145.” “I’ve had a budget of questions today from a host of half-pie crank associations,” announced Mr F. L. Turley last evening at Amherley. “Goodness knows when they think \ m going to answer them. I think T O answer some ol them from the platform. and I’ll start with the Hi Lie* in schools. The place for the Bible is in the Churches.” His reply to a question as to his attitude to prohibition he said:—“Well, I would appreciate a small shandy now.” Then he told the audience he would have the period between polls extended to nine years and the question divorced from politics. For a good glass of Speight’s Beer try Dominion Hotel.—Advt. Tlio Y.P.S. of St. Andrew’s are holding a mock wedding at St. Andrew’s Hall on Tuesday, 13th November at 8 p.m. Invitations on application at Messrs Jns. King, S. J. Preston and \. Parkhill’s, and Club mentbers.—Advt. You can have cheap eggs all the yearround if you preserve a good supply now with * Sharland’s Moa Brand Egg Preservative.—Advt.