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Hokitika Guardian, 31 January 1929, Page 4

To-night!—daggers v. Mofl'att (Canterbury and West Coast champion welters) Princess Theatre at 7.30 p.m. The District Electors List for the Borough of Hokitika is open for inspection at the Town Clerk’s Office. Objections thereto should be made‘before February 15th. A meeting of the Ladies’ Committee of the Fire Brigades’ Demonstration Committee will lie- held to-morrow (Friday) afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Town Hall. Levers of Art are reminded that the sale of Air Perrett’s fine collection is to lie held to-morrow at 2.30 p.m. As the vendor has to leave for the north, the pictures are for absolute sale. Al. Houston and Co. Auctioneers. —Advt.

The Hokitika District High School reopens on Monday next, after the holidays. A special advertisement appears in to-day’s issue, tabulating the school curriculum for the year. The Hector may he interviewed at the school on Friday between the hours of 2 and 4 p.m., on Saturday between 11.30 a.in. and noon and uu Alondav.

Tin' St. Alary’s Summer Flower Show is set down to take place at the Soldiers’ Hall on Friday, .February loth. I lie schedule, which has been slightly added to from last year, will be in circulation to-morrow evening, and those desiring schedules and entry forms may obtain them on application at Turner’s Fruit Afart.

The Hon. AY. Veitch (Arinister of Alines) arrived in town about noon from Greymoiith having visited Kumara en route. This afternoon the Minister, who is accompanied by Afr J. O’Brien. Alemher for Westland, visited IQmn dredge. To-night at tlio Town Hall at 8 o’clock, deputations will bo beard. To-morrow morning Mr Veitch leaves for South Westland, returning oil Sunday night, and leaves on Alondav morning for Christchurch.

“I am not in favour of increasing State enterprise,” declared the Af,mister of Education (the Hon. H. Atmore) in speaking on the question of erecting schools, to niemlKirs of the Technical College Board of Governors yesterday. His remark was the outcome of a debate whether erection of the new technical school at Papanui should be placed in the hands of local architects or ho carried out by the Public Works Department.

That destructive pest, the caterpillar has made its appearance in the .Little Rakaia district, and a number of crops have been seriously damaged. Tlie ravages of the pest are confined principally to barley and ryegrass crops, wheat being immune. The pest works at night when the birds are off duty, and a. single night is suffieent practically to ruin a crop. The only escape is to cut the affected crop without delay, no matter what stage, of nutrition it niiiv be in.

The death took place at the Grey Hospital on Tuesday night of Air John O’Brien, who, during the past four years has linen resident at the Old People’s Home. The late Mr O’Brien, who was a bachelor, was horn in Clare, Ireland, 88 years ago, and he was on the Coast, in the Ross and Charleston districts, in the mid-sixties. He was subsequently engaged in the mining industry in many parts of Australia and California, and of late years in some of the mines at Reetton.

The World Entertainers appeared at the Princess Theatre last evening before a capital audience when a very interetsiiig programme was given. The first half was devoted to a clever comedy picture. The second half introduced Evelyn May in clever dances, Manelli and Mack in verv clever juggling, this being easily the best portion of the programme, Jean McDonald and her living dolls, another enjoyable item, and last Harmston’s trained cockatoos in a. number of trained movements, each of which was heartily applauded. Altogether the programme wasa pleasinfg and enjoyable one.

Sale Bargains, these values cannot lie beaten. Pure Silk Fugi Bloomers, full fashioned in natural shades only, women’s size 3s lid, O.S. size 4s 6d.— Schroder and Co.—Advt.

vi Boxing! Boxing! Boxmg!—to-night at Princess Theatre at 7.30. The lion. W. Y’oitch, Alinister of Alines, by invitation, will attend the boxing tournament to-night at the Princess Theatre. The valuation list of rateable mining property for the Westland County for the year commencing Ist. April next,,is now open for inspection at the Oonnty Office. Messrs W. .Jeffries and Co. advise the auction sale of property and furniture on account of Mr 10. W. 'A Browne, of Hampdoen (street, to have taken place on February 7th will not take plate till further notice. A dance will he held in the Aide Hall on Saturday, February 2nd, in aid of ■ the Country Queen (AJ.iss •Josio O’Neill). Music by Southern Cross Orchestra. Admission; Gentlemen 2s, ladies Is. M. Graham, lion, see.--Advt. Believing Plunkot Nurse Ingold will pay the customary visit to Hokitika to-morrow. The morning will he devoted to visits and in the afternoon the nurse will he in attendance at St. Andrew’s Hall. Messages left with Airs G. Perry will receive attention. To support the candidature of the Country Queen (Miss Josio O’Neil) aj dance will he held in the Public HallgV AVooil,stock on Wednesday next. February Gtli. Aliisie will be supplied by the Southern Cross Orchestra and there will be an excellent supper and good floor. Keep the date in mind. To-night, at 7.30 o’clock at Princess Theatre, the Hokitika Amateur Boxing Club will hold an inaugural boxing tourney for boys. There will be some thirty . bouts, and the contests should he well worth watching', so that there should he a largo attendance to witness them. A special bout will also be staged between 0. Jaggers (Canterbury we.* ter champion) and' C. Aloffatt (West Coast welter champion), and this should give added interest. On a recent Sunday evening radio station 2 YA., Welington, broadcast a gramophone record of one of the A grade test selections at the hand con~- s *V'' test in Wanganui next month. At a meeting in AVanganui of the contest committee, mem hers protested against the broadcast, and endorsed the action of the secretary (Mr J. Reid) in forwarding a .complaint to the North Island Brass Bands’ Association. It was pointed out that the object of a contest was to prove the host hand and the interpretative of the conductor, but if bands were going to have the privilege of listening over the wireless to the music played weeks lie fore the contest by the champion bands of England, it meant that, they became “copy cats” and displayed no } resourcefulness, of their own. The J* Radio Company has agreed to refrain irom broadcasting contest music in jp* future. A demonstration of what poor gumland will yield is given on the property of Air H. J. Cooper, Blockhouse Bay (says the New Zealand Smallholder). On an area of one acre Air Cooper has a crop of Adelaide dwarf tomatoes, and he estimates the yield will be 3000 181 b. crates or approximately 24 tons to the acre. He put down 4000 plants, some of which are very heavy hearers, one having about 100 good-sized which should give a yield of about I 2511>. for that plant alone. Air Cooper’s property is in an area of the poorest gumland, but it has been in cultivation for a number of years. In the course of conversation Air Cooper said he had this acre planted in strawberries in the armistice year, which was also the year of the great epidemic. The latter circumstance caused the price of fruit to soar, and strawberries sold up to 2s (3d per box. The return from strawberries grown on this acre was £I2OO that vear.