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Hokitika Guardian, 3 January 1929, Page 4

A Hircsiior shark, 7721 bin weight and I,SIL long, was driven on the beach at K iissell on Sunday. The eanaso aorc many gashes, iniTicaLiiig a sea pigli l. The slay of Mr I'T-ed SmiHi's Dance Orchestra in this district is now drawing to a close. The hand will lie at Ross to-night, and to-morrow moves north, opening at Greymouth in the evening. The visit lieivabuiil.s has Ih-oii very successful From overt point in view. When the starting-handle of a motorear flew off on Monday morning, it broke a plate-glass window in the shop of K. Reece, Lid., in Colombo Street,' Christchurch. The owner of the <ar was cranking it in front of the shop when Hie engine back-fired and the handle was sent crashing through the window.

A good deal of preliminary work is being done with regard to the reception and entertainment of the visiting firemen from all parts of New "Zealand next mouth. The various sub-commit-tees- are getting matters into train, •.limit next Thursday a meeting of ladies will be called for the purpose of organising in regard to some of the special entertainment functions. Sworn I of the I!rigmle teams are now culuiring about accommodation. ■ The earth was in perihelion or at its shortest distance from the sun on January Ist, when the two bodies were about S)L.I-0,05)0 miles apart. The planet Mercury set on January Ist at 8.31 p.m.. and on .January loth sots at 9.4 p.m.; Venus set on January Ist at 10. Jo p.m. and will set on January loth at 10.14 p.m. Mars will rise on .Jinn, hr.y Ist at 7.20 p.m. ami January loth at (i.S p.m. ; Jupiter will set on these dates at 1.1 a.in. and 0.7 a.m. respectively; and Saturn will rise at 0.10 a.m. and 3.1 a.m. respectively. The death took place in the district hospital at "Westport on Monday evening of Air Albert Edwin (“ Bert ”) Neumann, son of Air and Airs K. AY. Neumann, of Eairdmvn. Deceased w s a native of the district, 3d years cl age. and is survived by a widow moo .Miss Fanny Hlair) and one child tv.— years of ago. Deceased took a proini aent part in wrestling, chopping an! with the la/.y stick. He was u*rv strong. lint it is thought that lie overtaxed bis si reiigtll. Ills illness was of short duration.

A pretty welding was celebrated on Tuesday, at Holy Trinity ('lmre!!, Greymonfli, between Hilbert 11. Nissan, of Groymoiilh, and .Mabel Dilliau F. Andrews, sei end daughter of Mr ami .Mrs K. \V. Andrews, ol liaroro. The bridesmaid was Miss Kva G. Andrews, sister if the bride, and the best:.man, Mr I’. W. Palmer, of Hokitika. Tim Rev I). ('. Rates olliciated. The bride look ed charming in a ciress of pah* blue silk. Alter a reception at the hour* of the bride’s parenis, Mr and Mrs Nissen left by tin* express on their honeymoon. Word has heen recc*ived of the death it Zoohaii (Tasmania) <if a former resilent of (his district in the person oi Mr I 1 ’red. 11. Robertson. lii* was I'm many years master of (he school cl Humphreys Cully and there ere mail" if his old pupils still living here who will read of his death with regret. !n leaving New Zealand for Tasmania where he took on the (ommereial life spent in the milling townships of Dilcenslown and Xeehau he undertool; a prominent part in the public life and I lie masonic lodges in those districts. No doubt there are many residents '■ere who will rememher the deceased .vent!em:in and to his wile (lormerly Miss Marv Kirk, of llokilika'i and memhers of the family sympathy will bo extended.

Infectious and other notifiable diseases reported in the Caiiterlmry and West ( oast. Ileutlh I>is,trii Is diirin v I!’ ' week ended noon on Monday lolallel •VJ, us compared with tin the previous week. Pol low iug are details, I lie lie; u res re la liny lo the previous week lie my given in parentheses :—( ‘auferlmry : Scarlet lever. Ml ( 18) : I-iihereiilosis, .*■ (C>); ])eimmonia. 8 <o>; pneumonic in lliicn/.a, -(I); puerperal sepsis. I <Bieelampsia. 1 (0) ; hydatids. 1 ( >; tetanus. I HI): erysipelas, (I (I i. 'West Coast : Scarlet ifever. Id); diphtheria I C 7); | uhercidosis. 0 (•-’): pneumonia 0 i|i. Deaths last week totalled A: Canterbury: Pneumonia, I: puerperal sepsis, I. West Coast: Ttiheivulosis. I. The previous week there were two deaths from tiihereiilosis in the Can terhnry district. For colds, catarrh, sore (limits, and liny fever “ Nnzol ” gives prompt relief. 00 doses for Is Od.—Advt.

A valuable centrally sitiiacjtO,'farm, with all necessary buildings. 1-JO acres Freehold and pedigree stock, is offoretk For sale in this issue. * The Fortnightly visit of the Plunkefc Nurse, Aiiss Spring will take place to-morrow. Visits as usual will take place m the morning, and in the niternoon the Nurse will be in attendance at ,Sl Andrews Hail. .Messages requiring attention may bo left with \ns G. Perry, Hal! Street. Messrs \V. Woddol and Co. Ltd. advise. dated London 23th. Dee. reading as follows:-—“Danish hotter 200 s (last week 2 Iks to 2!2.5), New Zealand unsalted butter 194 sto 108 s (l!’<>s to 198 s). , New Zealand salted 18l« to IBos (182 s to ISOs); market quiet but steuihp Xew Zealand clie-ese, white 90s to (07s tu 08s), coloured 00s to 100 s (09s t) Kin-); market quiet. Canadian .•he ‘sc. while II Os to I 12s (I.los to 112 s). coloured 1118 sto 112 s (108 sto 112 s).” Drink it for pleasure, drink it for I, ;i |(|| I ft’s a wonderful thirst quencher—.! usfrute- v oir hot weather friend, .fust take a glass id .) usfrute, drink it slowly. Relax as you enjoy it t.asle it leisurely, appraise its fullbodied flavour; you’ll marvel at the luscious I a ng. It’s llavoured with real fruit. Obtainable at all shops. Advt.