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Hokitika Guardian, 20 August 1929, Page 4

Don’t forget, on Wednesday week, The Soldiers’ Hall you’ll need to seek. On that night is the Hockey Club Ball, So come along all, and make your call; * Have a dance and have some eats, The Black Hand music will give some treats ! —Advt. l

1,000 satisfied patrons expected Thursday eveni•;£—Musson’s Acroaats.

At the Magistrate’s Court this morning a first offender .found drunk on Gibson Quay last evening was convicted and discharged.

. A London cable message states the price of osmiridiuni remains unchanged. Quotations: Tasmanian £24 10s per oz, South African £l9 to £2O per y 02..

A notice appears in this issue with regard to the straying of 30 sheep from the Borough Reserve, Ross. Information is sought concerning whereabouts of same. • ~

In the New Zealand Gazette of August lotii the estimated population of the four main centres of ,tho Dominion at April Ist, 1.929; is given. as follows:—Auckland 208,580, Wellington 133.320, Christchurch 125,170. “Dunedin 84,990, Wanganui is the next largest city in New Zealand, with a population of 27,320.

The death took place this mornmg at the residence off her daughter, Mrs* Sparkes, South Hokitika,'of Mrs Moss widow of the late Mr G. H. Moss, a well-known stationer of Revell Street in i the early days. Deceased Was about 85 years of age. She leaves two> sons (George in America and Frank in Greymouth) and two daughters, one being Mrs C. E. Sparkes of South Hokitika. ' - * 1

Reporting to . the Grey. Hospital Board the Medical' Superintendent of Grey. Hospital reported for July— Patients in hospital at beginning of month: Males 61, females 28; admitted males 60, Ifemales 28 (discharged, males 54, females, 17; died, males 5, females 1; remaining in hospital, males 62, females 38. There were 31 males and six females in the Old People’.s Home at the beginning of the month; and since then four, males had been admitted. The Matron of Rewa Maternity Home reported that 22 patients had been admitted during the month and 19 had , been discharged. There had , been twenty births in the institution. Ten patients and nine infants remained in hospital. . . .. . , . -•'

Satisfnoi ion expressed.-by Mr E. . ~ H. Marriner on Saturday night 1 at the . , attendances atithe Winter Show,, at Christchurch. He said that it wap, ; extremely satisfactory to see,.the public* taking such a. keen, interest, in. the exhibits. Ou Saturday a total of *.• nearly 12,000 people visited the show. This number is made up of about 8500 adults and 3000 children, and .excludes the school children who have visited the exhibition. 'lt is 2200 more • than the number who attended on the corresponding Saturday dost year/and: £ ;• • is a record for any one day. The total attendance for the week ....was. about 44,350, and for the corresponding week last year it was between 35,000 and 36,000. A total of nearly '7OOO school children have been(&>*..th&.. v ♦••• show during the week. “It has been the• best behaved crowd I,have, seen,!*- ,' ;,... said Mr Marriner,.

A fire occurred at Kumara. at r Anid-\ night on Sunday. The scene, of the ", conflagration was Mrs George/A. Stewart’s residence in Seddon Street; which had fprmerly been Morrish’s boot store and latterly Mrs Passmore’s maternity home. The water, supply was good, and three leads wove quickly in the front and back. Captain M,cFarlane.and Lieutenant McEnaney directed operations, and although the back portion of the house and effects were ’ery seriously damaged, the front portia* ~ was only damaged by smoke, fire and water. The. fire evidently started at y, the rear of the building and worked its way along the passage ceiling towards .• the'front of the building. It is stated M/at no one was in the house since Thursday last, and the origin is a mystery. - ‘

Messrs Harley and Co. Ltd., the Universal Home-makers, wish the gen-eral-public ,of Hokitika to know that, their representative, Mr A'i Robertson, is now in Hokitika, booking, orders for, ..... spring goods. The latest styles: and Q, colourings in curtains, runners, and linoleum are now to hand. Our representative will be pleased to call on: anyone desiring to see designs of furniture or patterns of material. He has also a full range of samples, including • bedspreads, reversible rugs,- hearth rugs, eiderdowns/ sheets and blankets, ' etc. A message to call left at the Red Lion Hotel will be immediately attend- ' ed to.—Advt. • v ' : .