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Hokitika Guardian, 24 July 1930, Page 4

Mr A. L. Ferguson, the newly appointed headmaster of the Arahura Road School will take up his duties on Friday, Aug. Ist. The Newman Shield 1 mate!) in Saturday afternoon on Cass Square will , be played at 3 o’clock, the same time |as the Senior 13. Westland v. Grey game. S. A. Clarke, painter and paperhanger, Upper Sewell St., Hokitika. All work guaranteed. Town or country.—Advt. ... The death occurred at the (Ley Hospital yesterday morning of #' John Booth, who had Incn an inmate since May 29. He was single, aged 72 year;s, anl had been a member of the Greymouth Waterside .Workers’ Union. Tlie death occurred at Millerton on Mlandav nigl'L of a very resident', Mr William Beverland, sour., aged 81. The late Mr Beverland was a wellknown figure in the Hill township where he has resided for a number of years. His wife predeceased him some years ago. lie leaves a. grown-up ilyThe Mayoress (Mrs G. Perry) and several ladies assisting has kindly arranged to hold a sale of cakes and produce in Keller’s shop, Revell St. on . Saturday, July 28th. ill aid of ■ the Cancer Research Fund. All donations of cakes and produce may be left at the shop on Saturday. All assistance will be gratefully (received and acknow-ledged.—-Advt. j The following will represent the mar- . ried men versus single men at Kokatahi on Saturday for the football I match in aid of the Cancer Research j Fund : —Nolan, Cropp l , Diedrich, Smith, j (21, Ritchie, Fleming (2), Baird, Dim- | mink, Fearn, Wallace, Steel, Eccles- ■ field, Woolhouse. Em erg: Kempt, Lyes, Dimmick, Burrell, Shivas, Godfrey and Spence. The following will represent the fancy dress hockey players v. Kokatahi j Hockey Club on Saturday (men to a.p- ---) pear in fancy dress) O’Brien, Met | lenna.,■ Parks, Monk, Burrell, Cron, Breen, Dimmick, J. Shivers, R. Wool- | house, W. O’Reilly. Girls:—>N. | Baird, B. Marshall; L. Monk, E. Mehar.ry, R. Cron, 0. Ghesterman, E. and T). Marshall, H. Kelly, C. Pfahlert, R. and G. Dimmick. This week’s “ Auckland Weekly News ” will deal pictorially with the funeral of the late Sir Joseph; Ward., A complete pictorial record of the funeral, showing the striking tributes, at various centres as the casket was conveyed by train from Lyttelton to Invercargill, also a double age of illustrations depicting the impressive scenes during the final stages of the funeral at Invercargill and Bluff. Copies obtainable at J, King’s, stationer-. Mias Dorothy Thwaites, of Omiiai-U has commenced, a school of Dancing on the West Coast, and intends teaching all National, Fancy and Ballroom dancing. She undertakes teaching every branch of fancy dancing and ■ all the latest of modern dancing. Miss Thwaites’ pupils have been very successful at Competitions Festivals, and she possesses high, credentials as a competent teacher. She will attend at St. Andrew’s Hall on Saturday from 10 a.m. till 12.30 p.m. and if sufficient inducement offers intends extending her classes to Hokitika. Captain H. K. Price, who was for 20' years Wharfinger at Westport for the Union S. S. Coy., from the year 11890, died on Monday at the age of 82 at New Plymouth. Captain Price jfirst came to New Zealand in the s.s. Coptic and soon after settled in Westport. i On retiring from the position | in Westport he left for the North Is--1 land, for a number of years has re-' I sided in New Plymouth. Before takj ing up a land position lie was chief officer in the Donald Currie line of ships. He leaves a daughter, Mrs A. Calder (New Plymouth.) The Soldiers’ Hall held a record' I crowd last evening where some 450 dancers gathered for the Black Hand Society’s ball. The scene was a very gay and attractive one. The hall had been very prettily decorated with colored paper and evergreens, while colored electric bulbs added color to the scene, which was a very animate one throughout the evening, a novelty spot light proving a. clever innovation. (The Highmaster, during an interval took the opportunity of welcoming those present and enlarged in humorous strain on the signs of the Society,, the Black Hand being in evidence on' the walls of the hall. A splendid supper on generous l'nes was provided by Ain's H. Preston. The floor was in perfect order and the music by the Orchestra all that could he desired, sending the dancers tripping merrily till an early hour, the scene after supper wearing a carnival appearance as the result of a generous distribution of novelties. The hall will be long remembered as the success of tlie season. A grand display of crystal and china ware, fruit sets, awaits your inspection at the Economical Crockery Shop —Advt. Now showing the latest models of His Masters Voice Gramaphones at Yarrall’s. Portable model £9, table models £l2 10s and £l7, upright Grand model £26. Easy terms arranged. All the latest records in stock. Ynrrall’s Sports and Music Depot, Revell St.— Advt. Every line out down in .price. Bargains in every department for cash. W. McKay and Ron,—Advt.