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Hokitika Guardian, 22 July 1930, Page 4

A dredgemaster for an electric gold river dredge is wanted;' applications, closing on the ,31st inst , , S. A. Clarke, painter and paperhanger, Upper Sewell St., Hokitika. All work guaranteed. . Town or .country.—Advt. It is understood as a result of .enquiries, that at the present time there are no proposals for the curtailment of train .services on the West Coast. ~1 ( A man named Mark Fisher, employed by Mr It. Rotichi, butcher, of Blackwater, met with a serious accident on Saturday evening While killing a , beast the knife slipped and. severely cut . his fihgers,necessitating, 22, stitches.,^ The Annual..,Druids’... 8a11,..wi11, take place on Wednesday, August 6th, and will he as popular as the ones held in ‘past years. A feature of this year’s ■ attraction will be the number of novelties presented. Music by Black Hand Orchestra, when bright music is as- , sured. • Mr W. Searle, County Chairman, is making a tour of the County roads at . present. Yesterday Mr Searle inspected several of the roads in the Northern j Riding and proceeded to Greymouth to arrange for the purchase of the lorry lately sanctioned by the Council. Tp- ! day Mr Searle is touring the Central , ■ Riding, and wi.l return South,, lo^ | morrow. , - : : A\j sizes in aluminium sausepans and steamers now in stock,, also a big , range of enamel and aluminium kit-, clien ware. See these to-day. ajt the: I£c-' pnomical Crockery Shop. P. Stephens, proprietress.—Advt. Only one more day to . the .great. ’ event, the Black Hand Annual Ball in the R.S.A. Hall to-morrow night. This ball is , now recognised as the most popular one of the .3 r ear, every--1 thing being particularly bright and siiappy. • The orchestra is in good, 'fettle and the decorations are sortie-. ’ thing out of the ordinary. Given.w fine, night, duly 23rd, 1930,. should be, a date to be remembered for a ■ long time by the dancing folk of Westland, ; —Advt,Messrs W 'Weddel and Co. jy.d., • advise dated London, 28th inst: - 1 “Danish butter, 148 s to 150 s (Ifisfe week 147 s to 148 s); New Zealand, uiisalted, 146 s to 150 s (146 s to 150 s); ! New Zealand, salted.-134s to 1365. (134 s to 1355.) Market quiet, New : Zealand cheese, white. 76s to 77s (75s ■ to 775): New Zealand, cheese, coloured, 81s to 82s (81s to 83s). RatherbeV*u* demand. Canadian cheese, white. 82s to 84s (81s to 84s) ; Canadian cheese, coloured 80s to 82s (80s to 835).” The important item in the Parlia-: mentary programme for the coming.' week is the presentation of the Financial Statement, which the Hon. ’ Gr W. Forbes, Minister of Finance, expects to deliver on Thursday night. This will be accompanied by an announcement of thei taxation proposals, and if they involve changes in the Customs tariff there will be a series of resolutions submitted to the House for adoption at that sitting so that they will operate the following morning. The West Coast Rugby Union’s representative team left this morning en route for Nelson and Motueka, their mission being to play the Golden BayMotueka Rugby Union’s reps (holders) for the Seddon Shield on next. The team arrives' at Nelson tonight and will to-morrow play a match against Nelson reps. There have been some changes in the West Coast team. M. Jamieson will play in Saturday’s match as wing-threequarter, leaving Greymouth on Friday. ' J. Bell is unable to travel and M. Kelly (Kiwi) will take his place in the front of the scrum. In addition to R. King and Bunt, B. Kelly (Excelsior) will travel With the team as an emergency forward. For ten da#s only Addlisons are offering a special discount of 2s in the £ of a\ll down quilts. These are fashionable colourings and combined ; with quality should appeal to thrifty j housewives.—Advt. j New records for July:—“Mona” j and “I’m On a Diet of Love,” Geo. Olsen’s Orchestra: “Should I?” and 1 “A Bundle of Old Love Letters,” by 1 the High Hatters; “Puttin’ on the } Ritzy” and “Singing a Vagabond Song.” by Shilbret’s Orchestra; “A Stout Heart of Long Ago” and “The * Wedding of Sandy McKee,” by Sandy Macfarlane; “A Coal Miners’ Dream” 1 and “The Engineer’s Dying Child,” by 1 Al Graver; “Micky Mouse” and “The ' Doll’s House,” by Novelty Orchestra; ‘ “Everybody’s Melodies” Part 1 and 2, 1 by Leslie James. Hear them at Yar- 1 rail’s—Advt ' 1

The balance sheet ■of the Hokitika' Savings Bank for the year ended on March 31st. 1930 appears in this issue. Messrs W. Jeffries and Co. give a reminder of their auction sale of ferity ture etc. in the mart to-morrow after*' noon. Two pianos are included in the list. . - Messrs Roy Whitelaw and Joseph Borda, two of the Tees’s sailors who were injured in the oar accident at Blackball on Saturday morning, are still inmates of the Grey Hospital. The former, who suffered concussion, is still in the same condition, but the. latter, who sustained a dislocated hip is progressing favourably. : \ ■ • •• • ' " jT-,‘ !.\ A grand display of crystal and china.. ) ware, fruit sets-, awaits your inspection at tiie Economical Crockery Shop —Advt. The Town Clerk notifies that the Hokitika Borough Council have resolved to grant a rebate: of 5% on all.. :jates - - for the current year, which are paid on or before 4 p.m. on -August 20th, 1930. The Borough balance-sheet for the year ended March 31st., 1930,-. is now open for public inspection till August 31st. ; ■ .• ■- .ij ; A bright light in the southern-heav-ens last" night after six o’clock, lasting for a considerable time caused some interest. The night was cloudy and the lights shone out and dulled at in- * tervals. A first it was thought that it was a visitation of the Aurora Australis, hut inquiry elicited that there' was a big electric welding job; being' . carried out at the Rimu Dredge, and, it was the light from this that caused the particular phenomenon. We understand the local police have been asked to move very quietly when on duty to-night, and to subdue any unnecessary noises in’ the town, to .allow the dancing devotees to have an uninterrvnted sleep in view of the- Black Hand Society’s Ball tin? following night. Oh boys and fair -maids, what a treat is in store for you all. A niglit cif revc'fv. ' Bright rriusig, pretty ;; decorations, hats, cao.s flowers, everything to gladden , the heart. / Don’t forget to keep, a corner for the fruit so bids and trifles. Cheerio till; Wednesday.—Advt. , i One of the largest funerals seen-fn Christchurch for some time was that of Mr James Behan,- which took place at the Bromley, Cemetery Christchurch, on Sunday afternoon. .Friends from all over Canterbury and the West (jToast attending. A short servi*£ was conducted at the Catholic Cathedral bv Bishop Brodie. assisted. by-tlie-Rey.,. Father F. L. Dignan, S.M.. The, hop, paying a tribute to Mr Behan’s ; Equalities, referred to. his heroic ef- . forts when three men were buried ,in tile tunnelling disaster at , Lake Coleridge. His action there, said his Lordship, was .characteristic of the g.nn and now that he himself had passed, the sympathy of. nil would go out ,tp his sorrowing relatives. The Catlied* , ral was thronged. The Rev Father Dignan conducted, the service at the graveside. Floral tributes included wreaths from the Greymouth Licensed Victuallers’ Association,, the Rt. Hop. J. G. Coates and Mrs Coates, employ- ( ees o'f the Point Elizabeth Coal operative, Canterbury Licensed .Viet- i nailers Association, Public Works Department, Riccarton trainers, Port and City League, Riccarton jockeys, Hunter and Party (Runanga), Messrs Williams and M’Ketizie Cooperative party (Runanga). Over one thousand -■ messages of sympathy were received from all parts of New Zealand, including imipsisages .from the Prime Minister (the Hon G. W. Forbes), the • leader of the Opposition (the Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates) t and. the leader of the Labour Party (Mr H E. Holland.) Every line out down in .price. P.argnins in every department for cash. W. McKay and Son.—Advt. In spite of the alleged dull times we find the demand for first' class drapery ever increasing—getting right into the winter we are making a spec** ial effort to clear all winter goods now that the demand is good. Inspection invited. F. Schroder and Co. ’phone 121s.—Advt. Keep your children free from worms —give them Wade's Worm .Figs. Sure and safe. Pleasant to take. All chemists and stores. ”

Girls navy serge lints at bargain prices. Addisons.—Advt.