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Hokitika Guardian, 26 November 1930, Page 4

’Xmas stocks of Dolls Prams now arrived at Yarrall’s Novelty Depot. Pay small deposit and secure one of these to-day. Prices from 4s 6d to 52s 6d. —Advt. «

The Kokatahi fancy dress children’s ball is taking place in the Public Hall to-night. Proceeds will be devoted to the consolidated school funds.

Remember 1 Our Great Initial Sale closes Saturday, 29th. 'Call and secure your requirements now. Fiank Bade Furnisher and Mercer. —Advt.

At the Magistrate’s Court this morning a first offender, a recent arrival in the town, was convicted and discharged for being found drunk in Re veil Street last night.

Heavy quality linoleum, newest designs, usual price &s 6d, sale price 6s lid per yard at Batle’s Great Initial Sale.—Advt,

At the request of Canterbury horse owners, the nominations for the Christmas meeting of the Westland Racing Club are being postponed from Friday, December sth, to Monday, December Bth. This will permit Canterbury- trainers to study the form o' their horses at the Ashburton meetin" on the Oth .prox. A goodly string of horses is expected from the East Coast for the Christmas race meeting at Hokitika.

White twill sheeting 54 inehcu wide, now Is 6d a yard, 80 inch, now 2s 3d a yard. White and coloured curtain nets now' Is and Is Od a yard at Dado’s Great Initial Sale. —Advt.

Have you seen the latest in nightdiwss cases. If not inspect McKay's winduw, you will bo surprised.—Advt.

A shock of earthquake was experienced in Reefton at 5.15 a.in. on mesday. The shock, however, was not a heavy one.

Grand social and dance St. Alary’s Club Booms Thmisday next, November 27th at 8 p.m. Admission, social 2s, dance Is.—Advt.

Delight your child by giving one of the new Musical Chairs just opened at Yarrall’s Novelty Depot. A smal. deposit secures, pricey from 22s 6cl tc AOs.—Advt.

Advice received from the Oka,rite jFive Mile Beach Gold Dredging Company’s engineer istntos that the third wash-up in shallow ground in the n°w paddock in the vicinity of boro No. 25, has returned 4Go» for three weens work.

Will the first prize of £2OOO come to Hokitikt? The “Lucky Star” Art Union closes in nine days time for prizes totaling £4,000. Purchase a ticket from A. FI. Lawn the local agent, 2s 6d each or book of nine for i£l.—Advt.

An unusually large number of incoming and outgoing vessels gave the Gteytnbuth waterfront ah animated Uppeatance yesterday. Six boats, the Kaitoa, Titoki, Kahika, Kam.dna, Kulingo and Kartigl took their departure, and three, the Kaimai, Kaimiro and Kiwitea, made port, The first-named had been in the roadstead sinoo Saturday afternoon, and ' the other two since early on Sunday morning.

Rubber has proved unexpectedly more durable than steel for conveying the mixed concrete from the “cement guns” to the back of the big steel moulds in the Tawa Flat tunnel jobs, states the “Post”. The curved steel pipe which carried the concrete mix under a pressure of 901 b r to the square inch wore out with alarming rapidity under the steam of sharp metal. Now a pipe of tbe finest quality rubber, reinforced outside with flexible steel covering, is found to last admirably.

At the Princess Theatre on Thursday, December 4tli, the pupils of St. Goiumbkilie’s Convent are giving a concert. Lovers of music should particularly note the date as the programme being arranged is one of more than ordinary interest. There will he very fine instrumental and vocal music—new and old—dancing, singing, elocution—in fact everything that can entertain and delight the audience. Tickets are now on sale: Circle Bb, stalls 2s. Seats may be reserved at Miss Mclntosh's shop.

A burglary was committed at Westport on Friday night, when thieves gained entrance to the office of Morlev’s brewery, opened the safe and relieved it of a sum amounting to about £2(), Tlio thief or thieves knew their way about, as before breaking into the building, the keys of the safe were removed from the clothes of the proprietor while he was asleep. They were returned after the job was done, but either through thoughtlessness or forgetfulness they were placed in a different pocket, thus giving evidence of removal. The safe was undamaged. —Westport “Times”.

New shioment inside door mats just opened. Sale prices 3s lid. 4s lid, to 7s 6d at Bade’s Great Initial Sale.— Advt.

In accordance with the promise of the Prime Minister, Hon. G. W. Forbes, to Mr Jas. O’Brien, M.P., an inspection of large holdings of land in South Westland with an eye to their suitability for sub-division and disposal for closer settlement is to be made next month by a commission comprising the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Mr ’Cagney, of Hokitika;, the President of the Provincial Executive of the West Coast Farmers’ Union, Mr Jas. Mulc-are; and Mr J. Monk, of Kokatahi, the well-known dairy farmer and former dairy factory manager. They will proceed probably as far south as Jackson’s Bay.

Some months ago the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research sent to the Bureau of Standards, Washington, some New r Zealand flax, oi phormium tenax, with a view to exhaustive tests being made as to its suitability for paper making. Samples of the manufactured paper have been returned to the Department with the following com-rnent:—-“The results of tests so far seem to indicate that, if the flax can be properly cleaned aud freed from dead weeds and fibres, aud the woody sections after scutching, a fair grade of paper can he made from it.” Papei made from the unscutched fibre was. tough and strong after leaving the presses, but it became brittle and lost strength when it dried. Further ■workon the flax will be undertaken on a semi-commercial scale.

With ’Xmas only a few weeks away its none too early to select your ’Xmas gifts—lf “What to give” Is your problem, solve it easily and appropriately with furniture, cushions, linen, upholstered chairs, gramophones and records, carpets, crockery, crystal, all gifts of thoughtfulness and pasting remembrances. You will find beautiful, practical, and serviceable goods at Harley’s, the huge West Coaslt Complete Home Furnishers. Grey mouth, at prices to meet your requirements.—Advt. Put the host vinegar in your cruet— Sharland’s Vinegar. Absolute purity assured. Delightfully piquant and strong. In bottle or bulk, —Advt.

The closing down of * the Bell Hill and Ru-Ru sawmills has thrown one hundred men out of work. The management of these mills do not anticipate that any cutting will be done for a period of three months. Some of the single men have already left Bell Hill to seek work. Goods totalling 9059 tons were taken through the Otira Tunnel from the West Coast for the week ending on Monday. This .represents a decrease compared with the figures for the corresponding period in 1929 and 1928, when the totals were 10,724 tons and 10,(546 tons respectively.

A somewhat serious position , has arisen at the Blackball mine, owing to 1 the flooding of the Dip Fiv-ensicn section. The acid in the water has corroded tiie pump to such an extent, that it has not been able to function sufficiently to keep the water level front rising. The Dip Extension is now under water, and no work is possible there.

Putting through 1001 bof potatoes in an hour, 281 b of carrots in four minutes and 121 b of onions in 25 seconds, an electric potato peeling machine is doing excellent work in the Auckland Hospital nurses’ kitchen (sayh the “Star.”) It was built in the Hospital Board’s engineer’s workshop at a cost (for new materials) of £3 10s, as against a quoted amount of £64 for an imported machine. The tthlitlal recurring saving as against hand work is estimated at £BS. *

Til© Annual Communication of tho Grand Lodge of Freemasons of New Zealand, which is being held in Christchurch this year, opened this morning, about 350 delegates attendingThe most important item on to-day’s programme is the installation of the Governor-General, Lord Blcdisloe, as Grand Master for New Zealand for the ensuing year. This will take place in the evening, and the ceremony will bo performed by the retiring Grand Master, Mr J. J. Clark. Afterwards Mr J. H. Harkness (Westport) will he installed as Pro-Grand Master, and Mr O. H. Moller, of Dunedin, as De-puty-Grand Master.

There were 18 cases of infectious and other notifiable diseases reported in the Canterbury and West Coast Health Districts durum the week, ended noon on Monday, a decrease of nine as compared with the previous week; there was, however, an increase W four deaths, none having been reported the previous week.—Details of tie cases reported are --Canterbury: Scarlet fever, 5; diphtheria, 1; tuberculosis, 1; pneumonic influenza, 1; rmeumonia, 5; eclampsia, 2; hydatids, 1. Deatlis: Tuberculosis, 2; penumonic influenza, 1; puerperal sepsis 1. West Coast: Scarlet foyer, 1 ; tuberculosis, 1-

Having to sit on the jury benches ill the Supreme Court all day and listen to the evideuec of six, seven, of P el ‘* haps even more witnesses, is a tedious business. Practical recognition of this is unfailingly shown by one of the judges, Mr Justice Blair, who has what he calls a “break” in the proceedings, states the Auckland Halfway through the morning and afternoon sessions his Honor will be heard to say: “I think we’ll break now. We shall resume in seven minutes by that clock.” And his Honor looks up at the Courtroom clock and leaves the Bench. There were two, “breaks” recently during one trial. Tbe jury, in charge of two policemen, went straight out into , the yard at fhe back of the Court building, and they, as well as all others whose difficulties bring them into Court, enjoyed the brief respite for a smoke and.a stretch of the legs.