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Hokitika Guardian, 21 February 1929, Page 4

Nine bankruptcies wore notified in the latest issue of the New Zealand Gazette. Seven of the number were in the North Island.

The Westland County Council notifies the issue of an auctioneers’ license to W. ,lc(fries and Coy. for the current period.

The Hokitika river railway bridge is lining redecked. The authority to complete the work throughout was issued last year. As tradio will be interrupted considerably, where possible the bridge at Kanieri should be used for vehicle traffic to avoid prolonged delays.

Next Thursday night the Princess Ihcatre will be occupied with another amateur entertainment directed by .uiss Anne Duff, who is organising an attractive programme. The occasion will be a benefit for the Fire Brigade funds. Popular prices will lie charged •ind with the influx of visitors there will be a bumper house. The box plan will open on Saturday.

The advance guard of the firemen for the “big week” next week, arrive tonight. Air Secretary Watts, being expected. He will be busy seeing that everything is in order for the conference which opens on Monday, and the competitions which begin on Thursday next. A host of firemen arrive on Saturday night, an extra train run ning to accommodate the visitors.

The engine which was lost at the time of the flood in the Little Wanganui River, about six weeks ago, was recovered tliis week, and lias been j>i ought up for overhaul and re-con-ditioning. The engine, although carried a considerable distance by the flood, and being submerged for so long, did not suffer any material damage.

For this week we offer six only, ladies art silk coats, shades of Pawn, navy and black, all this season’s, goods, special price 39s Od. Balance of all ready-to-wear millinery at heavy reductions.—Schroder and Co.—Advt.

Divergent opinions were expressed at a meeting of the Waikato County Council last week as to the virtue of loose surfaces on metal roads. The county engineer, Mr A. A. Woodward, stated that loose surface metal saved the firmer base of the road from breaking tip. in America the loose surface was used extensively. Roads in the country that ii.id been formed with a hard surface bad worn rapidly. Several members of the county stated litat the loose metal was destructive to tyres, and made travelling too slow.

St. Mary’s Carnival Bazaar opens in St. Mary’s Club Booms (not the Drill Mall) on Saturday next at 3 p.m. Kina! preparations are now in hand (for this big events, which promises to be an outstanding success. The various stalls will present a gay appearance, decked out in good tilings and are sure to me::with ready sale. The fancy stall will be the main stall and those ladies wh have promised to help are requested to send in their work as early as possible. The work for the fancy stall will be on exhibition, in Mjss Bourke’s window in Bovell Street to-day.

A .South Canterbury farmer recently sold a line of wonner calves on the niaco at 35s per liead, whilst a few days later, at tile usual stock sale a few miles away, calves not quite so good wore sold under keen competition at £3 ‘2s fid per head states the “Lyttelton Times”). In North Canterbury a line of good calves were leeentlv bought by a crazier at £5 per head. The fact is that farmers have not realised how the stocks of heel and cattle have been allowed to go down, due partly to the station breeding fewer cattle and partly to farmers killing: so many calves. This vonr it would have paid many farmers to rear calves suitable for making beef than to feed their skim milk to pi<;s. In the North Island good steer calves for the .beef breeds are selling at £4 to £G per head.

“Our tourist resorts have been overlooked for some time,” said Sir Thomas .Mackenzie, who has recently returned from the Old Country, to an Otago Daily Times reporter. “Coming out on the steamer I was to some extent a tourist agent, advising people where to go in New Zealand and how to reach ditforent parts. There was very little literature on the boat. It ought to be supplied more generously on all ships coming to the Dominion. Tt has often been remarked that New Zealand has wonderful scenic resorts. Tt seems to me that for a time New Zealand was under a sleep that knew no waking, but I trust it is now arousing itself, and that every effort will be made to publish widespread information eoncerning its many and varied attractions. There are people, who travel the globe to see the beautiful, but nothing more beautiful can be seem anywhere than one can find m a short time and within a short distance in this lovely land of New Zealand.”

Trellis Brand Orange Cordial —costs little and goes a long way. Delicious and refreshing. All stores. —Advt.

You will be pounds better off by buying your household requirements at Paterson's Summer Sale. Inspection invited: you are under no obligation to buv. —Advt.

Prize-winners at St. Mary’s Flower Show are requested to call at St. .Mary’s Club Rooms between 7.30 and 8 o’clock to-morrow (Friday) evening when ail money will be paid out.—Advt. The Greymouth Municipal Band left this morning tor Wanganui to take part in the Band Contest to be held there next week. The Gro,\mouth A. and P. Show opened yesterday at Victoria Park in line weather and is being continued to-day. A basket picnic will be held in Preston’s Paddock, Koiterangi, on March (sth, to be .followed by a. dance in the evening in Lower Kokatahi Hall. Mr W. Holley notifies an increased reward to £25 for any information leading to the return of his dog, Roy, who mysteriously disappeared on Sunday last.

Twenty-five pair of men’s 1 strong wire-twist working trousers, dark grey, with cuff bottoms, all sizes, one price only, 8s lid.—Schroder it Co.—Advt.

Great clearance of Crockery and Fancy Goods, commencing on Friday next at the Economical Crockery Shop. Now is your opportunity to secure first rate goods at ridiculously low prices. Don’t miss the wonderful bargains.— p. Stephens, Proprietress. ! ‘

A general meeting of the Hokitika Athletic and Cycling Club will • be held in Mclntosh’s Clu'b Rooms at 8 o’clock on Friday, 22nd inst. All members and those interested are invited to attend.—Advt.

The order of Masses and Devotions in St. Alary’s Parish on Sunday, February 24th,will be as follows:- —Kokatahi 10 a.ni., Kanieri 8.30 a.iri., Hokitika 8 a.in., 10.30 a.m. and 7 p.m. On account of the Fire Brigade Church Parade on Sunday next the second Mass in Hokitika will be at 10.30 o’clock.

Alisscs Stockley, Aliller and Hood, the champion lady swimmers and diver arrived by the morning train and later in the morning gave lessons in swimming at the Municipal Baths 1o a large number of school childi'en, a good manp adults also being present. The swimmers take part in the Carnival at tb« Baths to-night at-7.30.

The aeroplane flight made last week by Air T. AI. AVilford to watch the mimic “Battle of AVoofit” from the air. was no new experience for the Minister of Defence (says the New Zealand Herald). He has flown before in \hc United States and in France, as well as in New Zealand. His first taste of the air was at Pan, in France, in 1912, the year that Verdrion set up a record by living from Paris to Bordeaux in a Dcpcrdussin machine. Air AVilford went up with the famous airman’s chief pilot, Pierre Ducas, who was killed in action during the war. Although it is only x i years ago, flying was then in its infancy, and to go up in an aeroplane was an adventure which required no little courage and nerve.