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Hokitika Guardian, 10 September 1930, Page 4

The annual sale of work by St. Andrews Ladies’ Guild takes place on Thursday, Oct. 2nd The TCmnara Volunteer Fire Brigade annual .plain and fancy dress ball takes place on Friday evening;. Complete arrangements have been mnde for a very successful gathering. A meeting will be held'in the Public Hall, Kokatnhi this evening .at 7.30 o’clock for the purpose of forming a Minstrel Cluib. All favourable are requested to attend.—Advt, It is understood that the financial result of the Hospital Ball this year, will be of a highly satisfactory nature and the net return \yill be very considerably in excess of that of last year which gave a return of £l3O, The annual ball of the Excelsior Football Club takes place In the Soldiers’ Hall on Wednesday next, Sept. 17tli. The music will be provided by the Melody Six, so patrons are assured of an excellent evening’s enjoyment. Popular prices, The weather in Canterbury which has been very severe of late, did not show much improvement yesterday, snow falling along the . line until Arthur’s Pass was reached. There were altogether different conditions experienced after the train camu through the hill. The Bank of New :Zealand will he moving into temporary quarters at the week-end, to permit of rebuilding the banking chambers on the present site, the work on which is to . commence next Monday, Temporary premises have been secured in Kevell St. opposite Keller’s Hotel, where business will be carried on ns usual pending the erection of the new building. The Biackwater Mines Ltd. return for August is as follows:—Crushed 3800 tons, yielding 1379 fine ounces of gold, valued at £5855, Working expenses £5386, In addition the furnace treated 91 tons of concentrates tor a return of 90 fine ounces of gold valued at £382, Working expenses £144, The working profit is £727. Development expenditure totalled £032 and capital expenditure £132. The loss over all is £37, but the gold premium, to be obtained to the value of £327, results in a profit of £290. Just arrived new stock of Lysle hose in all shades, at McKays—Advt. Wliitebaiters ! Don’t take the risk of losing all your fish, by using inferior netting. Wo have a good strong net, with just the right mesh, in 80in. and 72in. at our usual low prices. Frank Bade phone 179.—Advt We have much pleasure in extending to you a cordial invitation to view our extensive showing of our new spring and summer millinery. Special show days: August 25th, and 27th. Schroder and Co.—Advt. Just opened—A good assortment of art silk coloured quilts, in all sizes at McKay’s.—Advt,

The Elsie managed to get out of •Okarito yeuterday jamd arrived, at Hokitika last night. The vessel sails for Okuru to-night. You are reminded of the ball in the Public Hall, Kokutahi, this evening iu aid of tlie hall funds. Splendid arrangements have been made. The music will be supplied by the Black Hand Orchestra and bright music will result. There has been fine sunny weather prevailing for the past few days, wifh an easterly wind of a somewhat cold nature .blowing, the outcome ol the rough weather on the East Coast. The days have been warm but there, has been a decided frost in the ear.y mornings. The members of the Ladies’ Hockey Club, wlfo represented the West Coast t at the Invercargill hockey tournament, returned to Hokitika last evening and had a cordial welcome home bv friends assembled. They all report a jolly time and a very enjoyable trip, while the experience in the play and the game was an education. At the meeting of the Westland Racing Club last evening, the Chairman, Mr Williams proposed the toast of the mining industry, considering gold was such a needful commodity at the present state' of' the country’s finances. The toast was coupled with the name's of Messrs Radford, Jones and Bruce, all identified"with' gold mining. During 'logging operations at the Kanievi-ripkiuka Sawmill Coy’p. bush this morning, Mr J, McLennan, who was' engaged as a snigger, had the misfortune to have, his leg broken by being struck by the hauling rop e f The injured roan was conveyed to the West.and Hospital and is progressing favourably. There were 45 cases of infectious and other notifiable diseases reported in the Canterbury and West Coast Health Districts for the week ended noon on Monadv, as compared with 26 the previous week, an increase of nineteen. Canterbury Scarlet fever 5; diptheria, 25; tuberculosis, 1; pneumon--'; ia, 5; erysipelas, 1. West Coast : Scarlet fever, 4; diptheria 2; tubfii”" culosis, 2. Deaths in the West Coast' district were two—one each from tuberculosis and pneumonic influenza. ; The Westland County Council yesterday agreed, with one councillor (Mr Keenan) dissenting, to fall into lipe’ with the Highways Board, and fixed', the daily rate of wages.on, the second-' ary highways under the control of the Council, at 14s per day, instead of. 15s as hitherto paid. The roads affected are Lake Kanieri, Ivokatahi main road to Koiterangi (Camelback- Junction), first section of. Upper Ivokatahi road, and Detour (Wataroa) road. The Public Works Department has been paying 14s per day on all highway roads for a considerable time past. The alteration was made by the Council , conformable with a letter-from the Highways Board limiting the payment of subsidy in the • future to bo 14s pOr--dny rate, - 1 v: 1 ' : -'v :

. Our new frock lengthsiare now opened out in silk voile, arPsllk morecalns, art silk crepe, figured satins, silk rayon, silk rayon brocade, organdie -and many other novelties. All cordially invited, Schroder and Co.—A(l vt. •

New season's tennis balls, 1931 marking, just arrived, 4s pair at' Yarrall’s Sports Depot, Revell St,—Advt,

All new Spring goods now opened up at McKay's.—Advt.

We have a very fine assortment of summer dress materials, silk voiles, crepe, clarise, mousselines, Also Spotted and floral prints and tobralcos.— McKay’s.—Advt. . /; : /v ) '

Whitebait are now making their' appearance throughout the Coast. Patersons have just opened their new stock of whitebait netting, 80in, at Is lid nd 2b 6d yard. Be prepared for an rly run.—Advt. ,