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Hokitika Guardian, 22 August 1929, Page 4

Now opening, new furnishings in carpets, rugs, linoleum, runners, hearth rugs, and floortex squares, all sizes.—Schroder and Co.—Advt. ' 1 " • *• r ”" ''' p . .' " A" The Direct Supply Milking Machine Cov., Ltd., of Christchurch, insert a further £I.OO challenge to competitors. Don’t forget the big annual Hockey Dali next Wednesday night. 13est of music, the Black Hand .Orchestra, good 3upper and good floor, should draw a’ big crowd from all pans of Westland.—Advt. A reminder is given of the annual meeting of the Kokatahi-Koiterangi Winter Show members on Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Public Hall, Kokatahi, when matters will lie put in hand for next year’s .show. The electric light ball at the. Public Hall, Kokatahi, on Monday night is going to be a ; very popular gathering and there will be a !/.irge attendance to help on the movement. Popular music will be supplied bv the Electric Light Orchestra and an enjoyable evening is assured.

The annual meeting of the Hokitiito Bowling Club will be held on Tuesday next at 7 p.m. at the pavilion. Xll members and intending members are requested to attend. The coming season should prove a successful one, a number of new members having, been notified, while \the renewal of the day!ight saving measure as expected will give increased playing hours each ing.Hr O’Brien,- M.P.. has replied as follows to the telegram from* the Westland Chamber of Commerce relative to some improvements in the passenger time-table between Hokitika and Grey mouth:—‘'Thanks for telegram regarding improved train services to Hokitika. Will take th,e matter up at once with the Minister of Railways. Regards.” • » a There wag a fair exodus by -the schools excursion train for Christchurch early this morning, some five carriages being filled with passengers. There was a car attached for wayside excursionists, and at Greymouth eight additional carriages were to lie put on, making fourteen carriages in all. The excursion lsr.3 return on Saturday. -t / ' \ With entries for the Westland Competitions closing next Wednesday, interest in that annual event will be aroused. The Competitions in the past have been most interesting and instructive, and this year should riot be any exception. Judges from Christchurch will he responsible for the adjudications which will give added interest to the season which opens on the 9th, September at the Princes* Theatre for a period of four nights, the final being the Demonstration Concert. ' “The silept, film made people, a.ccus-. tomori to watch rather chan to listen. The talkie is getting them into the habit of listening again. I think that ultimately the legitimate stage may benefit, to some degree as die result of the talkies.’ That view was, expressed by Mr Allen Wilkie, famous Shakespearean actor, yesterday. “Though, mind you,” ho added, “the talkies will never die out. They will always have their attraction. At present, they nro a new toy and are arousing u tremendous lot of interest.,' The Hokitika Gas Coy has wv-oiv ed farther supplies of gas cookers and heaters adaptable for all *orviVvvs in homes. These u-av bo installed on deferred payments particulars of which may be had from Mr W. TT. Shannon, Be veil Street. Mir Heinz who proceeded to Christchurch to-day, is arranging for supplies of the now hot water heaters for household services, supplying hot water for the -full 24 hours. These are a great economy and most convenient. , | k

The usual monthly meeting of Plupet Nurse tepring will take place to-mor-row (Friday). Messages requiring attention please leave with Mrs Perry, flail Street. •* ■ Mrs W. T. Slee defeated Mrs J. W. Allan in the final of the Westport ladies’ golf championship. Mrs Slee is also the bolder of the West Coast ladies’ championship. According to a return tabled in the House of Representatives, the Local Government Loans! Board during the year which ended on > March hist last, dealt with 360 applications, of which 141 mere for less than. £2OOO. The applications approved totalled 2SO. Fourteen meetings were held. \ 1 ■ ' , \ V.| ■ ■ • The Hokitika Amateur Boxing and Gymnastic Club are presenting a very fine programme, at the Princess Theatre to-night, starting at 8 o’clock. > , The first half comprises a very attractive acrobatic programme by Mr Musson’s acroba-s and physical culture pupils / from Christchurch, who are very highly spoken of. . The second half will consists of several boxing bouts in which leading amateurs will try conclusions. Altogether a very fine programme 'will be submitted. The annual, report of the Prisons Board stated that 1366 . cases were uealt with, out of which 330 releases were made on probation, 74 discharges from, prison, and -22; discharges..from probation. Since 1911, 2970 reformative detention cases bad been dealt with, and. of the total number. released, 23.25 per cent had been returned to prisons. OF the loial number of habitual erimjnnis released 57.66 per cent were returned to prison; .

The twenty-second annual Festival.of the West Coast Competitions Society commenced yesterday morning at the Town Hall, Greymouth. The competitions, will be continued each day until next Tuesday night, the Festival being concluded the following evening with. a demonstration concert: Despite the unsettled conditions brought about, by the earthquakes, and the prevalence* of influenza, the entries in almost every section, compare very favourably with those of preceding years, and keen interest is being displayed, particularly in the inter-club contests.

The opinion was expressed by' the Chief Probation Officer irt his annual report to Parliament, that- sufficient "i idenco had been gained to show that the system of working with voluntary committees wds a sound ; one. District reports showed that in the majority of eases those .‘ admitted to probation had ''satisfactorily responded. ! The number or failures represented only' 8 .per cent of the total number dealt with. Some 769 persons were placed l on probation. , during the year, which was 49 in ex- ... c-ess of theprevious year;- v ■ : ‘■-T> Extraordinary devotion was shown by a'sheepdog,' “ifon,”/belonging to. Mr H, Bull, of Puketutu Island, Manger®, when the homestead., .was burned down last week (states tho “New Zealand Herald- 1 ). The clog - followed Ins master among the'smoko and flame when an attempt was made lo save a few things ‘ from the house. The dog was apparently unwilling to leave tho house, and was the last o.ttt. He was badly burned and his coat singed. He suffered considerable pain , in return for his devotion to his master, ami had to receive attention lor. the burns lie received. Messrs Harley and Co. y Ltd. s the Universal Home-makers, wish the general public of Hokitika to know that their representative, Mr A, Robertson, is now in Hokitika, booking,orders for spring goods. The • latest styles and 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 attended to..—Advt. t : ■ ■ • • '-N- l®. ‘