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Hokitika Guardian, 30 July 1929, Page 4

A reminder is given of the auction sale of ifurniture in the mart to-morrow by Messrs W. Jeffries and Co. A number of sundries are also included. In this issue the Railway Department advertise particulars regarding the evening trains from Greymouth to Blackball Hokitika and Rewanui being delayed on Saturday, 3rd. August on account of the West Coast Championship Boxing Tournament at Greymouth that evening. As Ve have just landed a consignment of Jusfrute watches, clocks and pens, all prize-winners who .call at the factory will receive their gifts. . The Jusfrute competition will now cease until further notice.—Kortegast Bros. —Advt.

Cinderella’s bridesmaids are four little girls—a French, a Belgian, a German, an English. How they come to be there will be revealed on Thursday night and to hear the one recite a patriotic poem, and another sing her national song will be one of the many delights of the evening. Some 100,000 brown trout ova have oeen received at Lake Kanieri hatchery within the last few days and hatching operations are now in progress. The Quinnet ova deposited some time ago is now hatching out and the fry is being distributed in the tributaries of the Hokitika river and at Lake Kanieri. The ova has hatched out exceedingly well this season. It is notifijed in this .issue that Toohey’s Motors have disposed of their well-known business to the West Coast Motors Ltd., who take charge on August lbt. In thanking the public for the support given in the past, a request is made for a continuance of past patronage being extended to the new firm.

Major T. M. Wilkes, Director of Air Services for New Zealand, will leave for England on August 3rd, and will be' attached to the British Air Ministry for two years. While 'jie is away Wing-Commander Grant Dalton, R.A.F., will be Director of Air Services, but as he is not due to arrive in New Zealand for nearly two months, Major L. M. Isitt, who is in charge of the new Hobsonville Base, will sume command in the meantime, and will transfer his headquarters to Wellington. Flight-Lieutenant S. Wallingford, R.A.F., who arrived in New Zealand from England a few days ago, will take charge at Hobsonville until M,ajor Isitt’s return.

A fortnight spent on the Danish fisheries research steamer, the Dana, was interesungly explained by Mr R. A. Falla in a lecture at the Auckland University College 'buddings last week. Special interest was attached to the lecture from the fact that Mr Falla is shortly going to the Antarctic as one of the members of the Mawson expedition. He gave anacount of the strange fishes found at great depths, several of them having contrivances for emitting light, something after the manner of the glow-worm. He also described the well-known work of the leader of the Dana expedition,- Professor Johannes Schmidt, in following the life history of the eel—a great source of food in Holland. It had been shown that the eel travelled across the Atlantic to breed. When hatched, the young eels returned to the coast from which the parents had come, taking several years to get hack. The astonishing part was ■mat the young eels never went to the wrong destination. The eels from the coasts of Europe and from the coasts of America all breed in the Atlantic, but the young returned unerringly to the coast of their parents, and the young of the eggs of European parents never, for .instance, made for the American coast, and vice versa.

The blind man who was in town recently gave us the latest in blind-mak-ing : scalloped with silk fringe; also plain or pleated made in any shade to your order at Frank Bade’s.—Advt. Men’s high class “Woolsey” brand underpants and singlets regular prices 19s lid to 22s 6d. now reduced to 15s 6d to clear. McKay’s Great Sale.— Advt.

Weekly social St. Mary’s Club tonight t'luesday). Good supper provided. Advt. Messrs Wild and Bassett, local agents, notify new Whippet prices, the greatest values in cars on the market to-day. Inspection is invited at the. works, llevell Street. A social evening and presentation will he given Mr and Mrs P. Kortegast (who ,are leaving the district) by the parishoners of St. Mary’s to-mor-row (Wednesday) evening, at St. Mary’s Club Rooms. All are cordially invited.—Advt. , , That the child of poverty can yet be both sympathetic and ingenious will bo evidenced by Cinderella’s treatment of the Irishwoman Mrs Maloney, the illtreated Marion, the gentleman customer, and the coster patron. Cinderella disproves the adage “Jack of all-, trades, master of none.” She is the exception to that rule ns she will show on Thursday night. Oil, boys, talk about a time to-mor-row night at the Kokatalii Ladies’ Hockey Club dance in the R.S.A. hall. Beautiful decorations and the Black Hand full orchestra. It. is understood the United A hockey girls from Greymouth who play Hokitika on Wednesday afternoon me staying down for the dance in the. evening.,. Boys, don’t miss it. yMr W/ H. loins, jchairmWypL 'the, Dairy Produce Board, in'his monthly review of the industry, related a curious instance o 7 either carelessness in manufacture or. wilful mischief. He was dealing with insurance cover and explained what it did not insure producers against. “For instance,” he said, “ if cheese develops a bad flavour due to faulty milk', such deterioration is not covered; nor is the loss which was incurred last season by reason of a beer bottle being found embedded ill the centre of one of the cheese.” The bottle, apparently, was empty.

Messrs W. Weddel and Co. Ltd., London, advise dated the 26th instant, reading as follows:—Danish butter 171 s to 173 s (last week 173 s to 1755) ; New Zealand unsalted 168 sto 172 s (168 sto 1745); New .Zealand salted. 169 sto 172 s (170 sto 1735); market slow. New Zealand cheese, white, 88s to 89s (90s to 91s); New Zealand cheese coloured 92s to 93s (93s to 945); market slow. Canadian cheese, white 89s to 90s (89s to 90s); coloured 91s (91s to 925).

At yesterday’s sitting of the*3lagistrate’s Court in Greymouth, Thomas Coll was charged with using a motor lorry without having a heavy, traffic license. • Mr W. J. Joyce, who represented Inspector Sloss, said that defendant had paid the registration fee since the summons was issued. The \ practice of some people ■ in delaying registration until the last minute caused local bodies no end of trouble, and warranted expense in issuing proceedings, and it was decided not to withdraw any summonses. The Magistrate imposed a fine of £l, with costs, 10s and £1 Is solicitor’s fee. For some years past, Hokitika has * been without any \ club or society whither those interested in art, literature and music may meet for their mutual pleasure and benefit. Canterbury College has generously promoted a scheme whereby the acknowledged need for such club or society in this and other outlying centres may he met. Mr J. Johnston, M.A., tutor in charge, will he visiting Hokitika on Wednesday, 31st July, and you are cordially invited to attend a meeting at 8 p.m. in the.St. Andrew’s Hall. The meeting is convened for the purpose of meeting Mr Johnston who is travelling on behalf of the W.E.A.—Advt.

Men’s trobralco and silk, and fujilino neglige shirts 12s 6d to 16s 6d now 7s lid to 8s lid; Men’s fancy sox 2s 6d now Is lid. Boys High School monogram caps, 1 small sizes only, 2s lid now Is 6d at McKay'S' great- sale.— Adv+. /• Three ladies navy fine serge costumes 1058 now 60s 6d; 4 ladies tweed costumes 95s now 48s; 10 lad- • ies tweed skirts 12s 6d now 8s lid, 22s 6d now 14s lid; 2 ladies repp frocks 27s 6d now 1 5s. McKay’s Great Sale—Advt.