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Hokitika Guardian, 7 November 1928, Page 4

A notice of thanks from the tainily of the late .Mrs Nisson appears in this issue.

The Zingara sailed this afternoon from Wellington and is due here on Tliursclay night.

Mr Bruce Adam notifies he is opening a shop next to Mrs Heenaifs ••>i: ‘-hop for the sale of Adam Bruce’s cake and also for Ceylon tea.

Th(> members of the Cmvboy •luxe Hand arrived by the morning tram and appear at the Princess * 'l heat.ro to-night at 8 o’clock and later at a dance in the Brill Shed, the Hoor of which has Ibeen specially prepared.

Mr James O’Brien (Labor candidate for Westland) addresses the electors at vanieri to-night at (i.-’M) o’clock, and at Kokatabi at 8 o’clock, On I hursiay lie visits Blue Spur and Humphreys (fully, and speaks at the Princess 'I henire at 8 p.m.

The subsidy for local bodies lor mad maintenance from the Main Highways Board for declared roads, lias been increased to £2 for £l, anil the subsidy will Mie retrospective from Ist April last. This is an increase from three-fifths to two-thirds ol the cost.

It is not ours to command success but all may earn it. This is the axiom of the members of St. Pa ill’s i)ramatio Club and every cflort is being centred on final rehearsals so that the audience on November loth may not be disappointed. Judging by the fact that booking has already commenced the pnblip are expecting an enjoyable evening.

The District Traffic Manager. Railways, Christchurch, lias written to the Hokitika Borough Council, intimating that the Department bad decided to install warning devices at all dangerous crossings as lumls are available, and installations would be made in order of urgency. Bark .B(reel, installation cannot lie. done for some time, but Hampden Street crossing will receive first consideration.

The death of Mr John Harrington occurred yesterday morning at his residence, Blake •Street, Blaketown.

‘weasel!, who was a native of Hokitika, was 09 years of age. He was occupied for many years in gold mining at Greenstone, and later was omnloyed as a waterside worker at GroymouUi, where he had resided lor 10 years. He had been in ill-health for the last eight years. His wife predeceased him some years ago, and lie is survived by seven sons and four daughters.

Last week Cantain Bald of the a.k. Elsie. and Mr R. Wild. Secretary of the Westland Shipping Coy. proceeded to Auckland to inspect a small steamer under offer to the Shipping Cov. Yesterday Mr Wild advised that the Northern Shipping Coy’s small steamer Gael had been purchased for the Southern trade, and would load at Auckland for Hokitika direct. The steamer is albout the size of the Paeroa.- formerly in the. southern trade, but lias larger bold accommodation for stock, a matter of moment to the south trade with stock at present in such demand. The steamer was placed on the sfip at Auckland yesterday for inspection, and the sale arranged later. She loads on Saturday, and will have a full eargo fm Hokitika from the northern port. The st,earner will he due here about the middle of next week, and will enter the southern trade at once. She will be available also for the timber trade' ns far north as Nelson. The boat has good passenger accommodation -and. is in good running order having been withdrawn from the Bay trade only when the sale was completed. The steamer also underwent the annual overhaul recently. Tn the cucuinstances the purchase, is considered a very satisl'atory one, and the boat: should he capable of rendering very suitable service to the southern settlors, for which trade she has been acquired specially. Carpets, rugs, bedroom suites, mnrpietto suites, curtaining, anything and everything in the furniture line, nil at greatly reduced prices. S. Marriott White at the Soldiers’ Hall. —Advt.