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Hokitika Guardian, 24 May 1930, Page 4

•Men ! We claim to have the best value in Winter Underwear. All the best Colonial and English garments in stock. W. H. Stop forth.—Advt. At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday afternoon before Messrs W. "Wilson and Benjamin, Justices, on a charge of being a vagrant, a resident of A rail ura was convicted and sentenced • to three'months in the Greymouth gaol. 9 A meeting of lady smv'orters of the Hokitika. Bowling Club will he held on Monday afternoon at . 3 o’clock sharp at Mrs Benjamin’s residence, for the purpose of making supper arrangements for the annual social dance on Tuesday week.—Advt. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure For Coughs and Colds, never fails.

Boys’ all-wool fine, quality navy and grey Jerseys, Boys’ Overcoats, Singlets, Suits, etc. See them at W. H. Stopl'orth’s.—Advt. the Bristol Piano Coy Ltd. is moving to-day into its new premises in Revel 1 Street, and. the shop will be open to-night for inspection. The filial finishing touches are now being given to the new shop which will prove an attractive addition to the locality. The local (bowling green has been receiving some attention; the playing area being lightly top dressed in places, slight depressions being rectified by this means, while, ,the bank has been raised considerably. The green looks in splendid order for thintime of the year and gives great prospects for an improved sward next season, even though the past season showed .to every advantage the attention that had been given early in the season,. The conditions in respect to the loan of £4,800 sanctioned by the Local Government Loans Board to the Grey Electric Power Board for the purpose of completing the undertaking for which the principal loan of £50,000 was authorised by . tile, ratepayers in October, 1926, are that the term shall not exceed 26 years, the rate of interest Mill (be 5* per cent., and a sinking fund of not less than £2 per cent per annum calculated on the amount shall be provided for, and that, ion of interest or sinking fund shall be paid out of loan moneys. Two of the best brands of underwear imported to New Zealand—St. Margaret’s and Jason. Prices 9s 6d to 15s 6d. W. H. Stopforth.—Advt. A generous, offer,—Messrs Newman, Kerr, and Hareourt, have kindly offered to take passengers to the Benefit Hard-Up Ball, in the Town Hall, Greymouth on Tuesday, 27tli May, at 5s eacn return. Please show appreciation and hook seats early. We can accomodate any number on dance floor. All Orchestras supplying music. Thanks. Len Iggo, Secretary.—Advt. It is understood that New Zealand orders for West Coast timber have been cancelled, owing to the hold-up due to the Greymouth bar, and that" the orders have (been given to North Island mills. Australian orders for West Coast timber are also being cancelled, owing to late and uncertain delivery. Approximately 2,000,000 superficial feet of timber have been shut out from vessels loading at Greymouth for Australian ports since the middle of February, owing to* the impossibility of negotiating the bar With a full load. Based on the low estimate of £1 per superficial feet, i this represents a loss of no less than - £20,009 to West Coast sawmillers in . the past three months. > • The death 1 took, place yesterday, i morning of 'Mrs Minnie Wright, the . wife of Mr John Wright, the wellknown saWmiller, at the residence of her daughteY, Mrs J. Johnson, Arnold Siding. Deceased, whose death took place after a short illness, was a native of Mataura, 64 years of age. In addition to her husband, she leaves six daughters (Mesdames Thompson, Mananui; Bates, Ashburton; Jobnson” : ’Amold Siding ; Anderson, Kaiata; -Lowe, Te Ivinga; Mettrick, Cobden). and one son Mr Jack Wright, Arnold Siding; also three sisters (Mesdames Halkett, ... Arnold Siding, Muir, Three Mile; Woolhouse, Wellington); one brother (Mr A. Edwards, Three Mile) ; nineteen grandphildren, and two great-grandchild-ren. ' New records to be heard at YarAall’s: —“Charming,” ‘ ‘Shepherd's Serenade,” by Busman’s Orchestra; “I Promise,” “Cuckoo,” Organ solos: “Kentucky Babe,” “Little Cotton D'Jlv,” bv The Revellers; “My Love Parade,” “Nobody’s Using It Now,” by Maurice Chevalier-; “Love Made a Gipsy Out of Me,”. “I May Be Wrong,” (by Welcome Lewis; “How Am I to Know,” “All That I Ask is Sympathy,” by Gene Austin; “I’m Following You,” “Hosier Hop,” by the Duncan Sisters; “If I Were King,” “Love Me,” by Dennis Ring; “Romance,” “After a Million Dreanxs,” by John Boles; “South Sea Rose,” “Navy Blues,” by Olsen’s Qrl ehestra.—Advt. All wool Flannels in navy;; Orkney. Shetland, chocolate and grey. Prices 5s lid to 13s 6d. W. H. Stopforth.— Advt. 1 Last few days of clearance sale at Stephens Bros’ tobacconist and mer- j eery shop. Bigger bargains than ever in men’s overcoats, cardigans etc.— Advt. r Winter will soon be here and wUli 4 it the cold nights. Bade’s have just s what you want in buttoned and loo.ie kapoc mattresses, white fleecy blankets, and. beautiful new down quilts at Frank Bade’s. ’Phone 179.—Advt. " The working man cannot afford to lmy inferior underwear. All wool winter weight Singlets and Underpants, each garment guaranteed. Cash price £ 9s Gd each. W. H. Stopforth.—Advt. Buy your Winter Underwear to-day from McKay and Sons, corner Tancred and Weld Streets. —Advt. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure g for influenza colds. “Nar-ol” quickly relieves and remedies coughs, colds, asthma, bronchitis and all such ailments of the throat and lungs. Keep a bottle handy. 60 doses for Is 6d.—Advt.

The annual meeting of St. Columba’s Church, Koiternngi, will be held at the conclusion of the service on, Tuesclay eveiling.—Advt.

A plain and fancy dress hard-up ball will be held at the Town Hall, Greymouth on Tuesday next in aid of tile Royal Hotel 'life o “Sufferers. The local 1 * motor' proprietors ‘liltve made a special fare of os return for patrons from Horn tlnU.

In the case of Anderson v. Westland Shipping’(Loy ; Ltd Ain which reserved * judgment was' givthi on Thursday .by j .nr Meldrum,' SUSi., particulars of ,* v wnicli appealed yesterday, Mr Murdoea appeared for "the plaintiff who. vv was non-suu’ed, and (, Mf Elcock for the defendant Loiiipaiij'.’

Yesterday alte'rifoon on the Onioto Road, a cuiiisioii 'lk. curved between a motoi-car coining'to‘Gieyinoutli driven ay Mr I<. ; A.' GAH’aim, aiid one going nom GreymoutH' 'di’iven by.Mr i J . F. i'horpy. ' A harpVeceded Mr Thorpy car, hiding Mr "H'dlih’s car from view, and it was not until the cars were ac cnose quarters 1 that 1 it was seen a collision • was inevitable. Mr _ Tuorpy’s car had the running board carried away, and Mr Halm received a bent bumper, and mudguard. None of the occupants of either vehicle were .injured.

Just to stock of hoy’ 3 and men’s Lumber Jackets at W. H. Stopforth’s.—Adv’i,

We have how opened up another big assortment ’of kitchen ware. Full range of all enamel and aluminium kitchen requireme’jiis at lowest possible prices.—P. BiteplleiU,'' Proprietressj— Advt. ■ ' V. oil-: ItV'C . ■ • , ;