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Hokitika Guardian, 22 May 1930, Page 4

A popular dance will ho hold nt the Soldiers’ Tin 11 this (Thursday) evening, commencing at 8 o’clock. Admission, adults 2s; juveniles Is. Proceeds n\ aid of Hall funds.—Advt. TTarihari Football Club proposes to send two teams to Hokitika on June brd. to compete in the seven-aside tournament to be held on Cass Square.

Written tenders will be received up till neon on Saturday the 24th. inst for the purchase of a crop of turnips approximately one acre at the State Forest Nursery at Woodstock. Youth will have its fling at the Soldiers’ Hall to-night when there will be a juvenile dance commencing at £ o'clock to which juveniles will be ad mitted for one shilling, and adults 2s. The proceeds will go to the building fund. To-night there will be a juvenile dance at the Soldiers’ Hall. Door,' will open at 7.30, and dancing will commence at 7.40 o’clock. _ Supper for the juveniles will be served from 9.30. and .or the adults from 10 o’clock. The noor is in excellent order and spe.ial music will be provided by La l’arrj vpnone. The Bristol Piano Coy. Ltd. are preparing to remove to their new premises alongside the H.B. Clothing Factory where a commodious up-to-date shop has been almost completed. The new premises will enable the firm to make a very attractive display to which reference will be made at a later date. Preparations for the opening of opossum season in Westland on June 2nd. are proceeding apace. There arei a number of applications in for areas in the district, lodged with both the Lands and Forestry Departments. The season extends over two months. Some important alterations have been made to the regulations for this season, Now that ,the Soldiers’ Hall has been successfully opened’ and the new additions have proved so successful and make such a fine addition to the comfort of natrons, the annual social dance of the Hokitika Bowline Club will prove even more attractive than ever, This popular function is sot down as usual for the night of the King’s birthday, and on Tuesday week should attract a very large attendance. The Black Hand Orchestra will supply the music. Mr Mills of Hansford, Mills Ltd. of Wellington, builders and contractors, | is here at present in connection with the building of the new steel hull for Ibe Hi mu plat gold dredge. Hansford, Mills Ltd. are the contractors for this large work, and time is the essence of the contract, the work having to be carried out as quickly as possible. As a consequent e a large number of men will be employed in order to complete uhe work within the allotted time. The* Kanieri Electric rjtd. is also letting a large.- excavation contract for the new power supply line at Ivanieri Forks to a Ciirisichurch firm, and this work will also call for considerable labour- to complete within the specified time. The survey for the new road to com plete the route to Dorothy waterfall at Lake Kanieri is now completed, and camps for the workmen to he employed on the road are now being fixed. There will be a considerable number of men employed, and these will be under a foreman who will reside at Hans Bay in the tourist' hut. Local men who have sent in their names are likely to be started very soon, and some additional men may be sent here from outside, It is understood the new road will bo pushed through by a- shorter route than the existing track round the lakeside, and that a very pretty drive will result when the road is finished. Last few days of clearance sale at Stephens Bros’ tobacconist and mercery shop. Bigger bargains than ever in men’s overcoats, cardigans etc. — Advt. For brilliant Polish use Tan-ol for floors, furniture and linoleums. Economical to buy—easy to apply.—Advt. The penalty of success is destructive criticism. There isn’t a single weakness in the Majestic Radio. That is-, why every Majestic set is guaranteed Drop in and talk it over. : Mcdeb from £SO on view at L. S. RoasL Music Depot.- 11. Buy your Winter Underwear to-day from McKay and Sons, corner Tancred and Weld Streets.—Advt. V See our windows for display of evening dress robtes. Just opened out at very reasonable cost. Schroder and Co.—Advt, There’s a new loveliness and cosy warmth in McKay and Son’s Winter Underwear. A complete assortment of the very best quality awaits your choice. McKny and Sons, corner of Tancred and Weld Streets.—Advt. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure for influenza colds. We have just landed a large assortment of white and gold dinner ware which we are offering at bedrock prices. P. Stephens, Proprietress.—Advt.. Mon 1 See our window display of latest American shirts, all shades and sizes. W. H. Stopforth’s.—Advt. The most wonderful novelty just arrived at Yarrall’s, Revell St., —Gramophone record post cards. All the latest hits, including birthday greetings, etc, Is a packet of four. Do not fail to send one of these to your friends. You post them like an ordinary post < card.—Advt. ’ 1 This week specials at the Krone- < cal Crockery Shop include lovely salad • sots and salad howls at very low cost, f also beautifully coloured fern bowls, from Is 3d each. Call and inspect.— 1 *

Lake Kanieri Boat Club are holding \ a regatta .at. the Lake on Saturday next commencing at 1.30 p.m.

The 1 annual meeting of All Saints’ Parish will be held in. the schoolroom ' to-morrow (Friday) evening at, eight o’clock.—Advt.

The usual Plunket .visit will take place to-morrow. • The. : purse will pay calls in the, morning, and in the afteraoon may lie interviewed at St. Andrew’s Hall. Mesijpgps; requiring nF cention please leave . with Mrs Geo'. Perry, Hall street. ....

Mr W. B. Duncan., pf managing director of,.General Mortgage j orpinawwii, J-L., accompanied by Mr I. D. Lynch, one of the directors, is visiting’ Hokitika and Westland in the •nterests of■ the corporation, which has already established, sixteen branches : n the Dominion, and purposes establishing a branch .on Jt|i«p West Coast.

The death occurred- last evening of one of Greymouth’S; oldest and most jsteemed residents in the. person of Mrs Jessie Hambleton,., who passed away at the residence of her daughter, Mrs F. Harley, Cowper Street. The deceased, who was, a native of Scotland, had attained the advanced age >V'Bb year.s, and had resided in Greymouth for a very' long period, being very highly respec l ed by all who knew her. She was predeceased in 1903 by\ her husband, the late 1 Joseph Hamble- i ton, manager of the Despatch Foundry, Greymouth. She leaves a family ofj three daughters and three sons, the former being Mrs Piteous ‘'Wellington'), Mrs F. Harley (Greymouth), and Miss J. Hambleton (Greymoufh); while , the sons are Messrs ,Percv Hftmbleton (manager of the Dispatch Foundry), and Harry and Jack TThmbleton (alsa of the Dispatch Foundry).

We have now’ onefred up another big assortment of : kitchen ware. Full range of all enamel’ and aluminium kitchen requirements aidowest possible prices.—P. 'Stephens, ’ ’Proprietress.— Advt. ’ '