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Hokitika Guardian, 10 July 1930, Page 4

Book July 30th for the Hockey Club Ball.—Advt.

The Kunieri Tennis Club Rail last evening was well attended, and was i rom all viewpoints a great success. Tl e floor was in perfect order, and the music by the Black Hand Orchestra was excellent. A splendid supper was provided by the ladies’ committee.

There was another extremely heavy frost last night, the streets , white at an early hour, with a, cloudless moon. This morning the temperature was very low, it being the coldest of the present season, though, the’ atmosphere was very dry. , yK t

Special purchase of nhimjuiiun .kettles, great values in all si/,os. Prices from 2s Od. Inspect those to-day at the Economical Crockery Shop. P. Stephens proprietress.—Advt.

Arrangements for the Poultry Show in the Drill Hall are now completed, pnd fo-n;cricw afkwncon, whom the Show is opened at 2 o’clock there will l>e a. fine array of the feathered fancy. The entries come from all parts of the district, the outside birds arriving by to-night’s train. The Show wiM be open to-morrow afternoon and evening, and also on Saturday all day. Entry will be by the Horticultural Hall door.

That there Would probably be no appointment to the position of Police Commissioner until after the present session, was the opinion expressed- by a prominent police officer. “ There will probably be a difference of opinion in the House on the subject,” he said,“and if the announcement is made *ll ring the session, embarrassing questions might be asked by of 'the members. I think they will probably try tc avoid that.”

The tender of Messrs' Sotheran, Ltd., of Greymouth; for the construction, of, new workshops in steel and concrete, for the Railways Department at the Elmer lane depoet, lias been accepted, the contract pri c being £7IBO. The new building is to accommodate the, workshops and maintenaee staffs,and is to be completed in ten months . The new workshops will supersede the wooden structure at present in use at the Greymouth station. New stores are also to be constructed at Elmer lane, this work is being carried out by the Department’s employees: ■ ;

Leek of response to the appeals-of the Napier Hospital for persons willing, to give blood for transfusion is an incessantly disturbing question to the' authorities states the “Daily Telegraph”. Patients to whom extra blood is all-important are frequently lying in the hospital, and the location of persons • willing to transfer blood is a serious problem. Public appeals, more often than not, have produced tt disappointing and disquieting response. This unwillingness to ; give blood, savS & Napier newspaper, can be traced to only one cause—an unconquerable thought that it Involves a painful ordeal, - This is not the ease, the inconvenience being but trifling. Moreover, a reasonable fee is paid for the blood,

Pabys white enamel and galvanised baths, three sizes, good qualities. Prices right at the Economical Crockery Shop. P. Stephens, proprietress.— Advt. ■ j

In common with other things, honey production suffered a severe set-back in Canterbury as the result of the erratic weather conditions that ruled during the summer (says the Christchurch Sun). In the earlier months, wet weather kept the bees from working, and this was followed by a protracted dry spell which retarded the development of the flowers. The result is shown in the export figures. Fof the last three months only 10s 5d was paid in export levy on lioney shipped from here, for the same three- months last year the amount was £52 ,Bs. On the basis of payment of ,1-16 th. of a penny per lb. this year’s, export so far has a mounted to only 20001 b- - ; Assessed similarly, the export last year was about 390,CC01b.

“Donald the Dub,” Frank Orumit’s latest record. Every golfer will buy it. Everybody who knows anything about golf will buy it, and those who know nothing about golf will buy it. Call and hear it to-day at Yarrall’s Music Depot.—Advt.