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Hokitika Guardian, 12 March 1929, Page 4

-Mr M. Patrick inserts a notice to eallie drovers in this issue. Nominations for the Raster Race Meeting at Hokitika close on Thursday, week. The Secretary of the Hokitika. Fire Brigade wishes to acknowledge £l Is from the National Bank of Ne\y Zealand. The Peerless Pictures will screen at Kokatahi on Friday and at Woodstock on Saturday, the world’s most famous picture “The King of Kings.”—Advt. A* meeting of the Westland branch of the Canterbury Progress League will be held at the County Chambers on . I’hursday evening at 7.30 o’clock. Business special, and a full attendance is desired. The statement of receipts and expenditure in connection with the recent >\e-t Coast Bowling 'Tournament held at Hokitika shows a credit balance of £2O lbs (id, easily the best return to the Centro, since the inception of the annual tournaments.

Supporters of the Fire Brigade Queen are holding a Carnival Ball on Wednesday. .March 13th. in the Soldiers’ Hall. Balloons, streamers and paper caps; good supper, floor and music. Blac-k Hand Orchestra in attendance. Admission: Cents 2s Gd, ladies Is Gd.—Advt. In connection with the approaching local body elections, rolls are now being prepared for the printer. This year there will he elections in both boroughs and counties, involving also the other local bodies represented b\ town and country representatives. The municipal elections fall first on the Ist May, followed a week later by the county elections.

A young man named Leo Young, a miner, residing at an hotel in Cobden. was nicked tip on Sunday night on the Omoto road near the Greymoulh quarry, apparently suffering from a heavy fall. When first soon, the man was lying unconscious, stretched across the road He was removed to the Grey Hospital. His head was badly injured and yesterday the Hospital reported his condition as serious.

The election of the Licensing Committees is taking place throughout Now Zealand to-day. where polls have Itocn necessary. On the West Coast an electon is. taking place in Motueka electorate, but in Buller and Westland an election was not necessary, only the required number being nominated for the Committee for each district. The cost, of the election falls on the local lvodios of the electorate affected, and means considerable expenditure.

At a meeting of the Waitnki Acclimisaiion Society the Westland Society wrote slating that deer from Waituki were entering Westland from the Brodrick Pass. It was mentioned that the Waitnki Society did not appear fo have culled in this part for some \*.urs. The chairman stated that reports w ue being requested from culling pat lie-; Me urged that if anything could in* done the society should endeavour to do it. The skins of the deer wee now worth os 2d and the culling should be profitable. They should not, howe.ei. do anything until alter tin* stalkin season’. Mr Milligan was of opinion that the society should do untiling in Ihe meantime. The re;poi:s:h:!iiv of the sociey had been taken from it s-m e years ago. It was minded that the question be held over.

A meeting of the juvenile members of Hie .Municipal Bund will be field at. tbe Band room, T#\vu Hall, to-night (Tuesday) at 7 o’clock sharp. Mr I). Christensen will take charge of the class.—Advt.

The Schools Excursion to Arthur’s Pass takes place to-morrow. The train leaves at 7.1 30 o’clock and leaves Arthur’s Pass on return at 5 p.m., arriving at Hokitika at 8.10 p.m—Advt.

The promises of Messrs Oliver and J)ulf will be* closed all day Wednesday and Thursday in preparation for a monster clearing sale of the whole of their stock which will commence on Friday morning and continue for eight davs.

'll is seldom that :i Prime Minister delivers an address with Ids coat off. But that is what happened at the Rotary Cluli lunch at Gisborne the other day, reports a Gisborne paper. .Tnst prior to Sir .Josept Ward rising to address the gathering, the president of the cluli had been fined for omitting to wear his badge. Some of the members then followed the usual custom in hot weather of removing their c-oats. Sir Joseph, with a smile, also began to “ peel off.” “I have noticed that you have just lined your president for a breach of the rub'" ” bp said, “ so I will take olf my coat, too, and so avoid any call against me in the way of taxation.” (Laughter.)

The Princess Theatre will l>e the rendezvous of all music lovers on '1 hursday evening next when a grand concert —a concert de luxe—will be presented in aid of the Sports Queen. x.»e programme is already in print and the items set down will be enough to suffice that the entertainment promises to he an excellent one. The Queen Carnival has now been in progress the best part of six months and the various Queen’s supporters have been untiring in their efforts to bring their candidate out on ton. This is the last week of the competition, and the next few days will no doubt see keen contests going on. A final word to sports would be for them to rally round their Queen, and during the remaining time make every post a winning post, and when the hour of triumph draws carry her banner to victory. ,

At a meeting, of * ladies yesterday afternoon at the Soldiers’ Hall, -Mr Evans presiding, the : following com- . mittce was set up-in connection vvjtji the benefit social dance and supper for the Beautifying Society next Monday: Miss Thompson, Mesdames Parkhj.H,t. (Chairwoman), Benjamin, Bennett, Pillcington. Michel, Fane, W. Wilson, Heinz and Preston. The ladies will be in charge of the supper arrangements and donations should be notified to Airs Parkhill. From tin* offers of help being received it is evident the desire to assist the Society is very general. Donations for the Society’s work may Ik? notified to Hon H. L. Michel (President), or Ah- .1. Niven (lion, sec.) Tickets for the social dance are now on sale, and a generous demand is looked l '- for in order to make the benefit a bumper. A special offer 30 only ladies all wool jumpers in plain colours and stripes, the usual prices are 15s to •Jos, for quick sale these are to be sold at 10s fid for plain colors, 14s fid for stripes. He early and secure one. Schroder and Co.—Advt.