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Hokitika Guardian, 9 March 1931, Page 4

w. H- Stopforth’s Sale will he o<mtinuetl during the month of Terms strictly cash.—Advt. Lost week some 55 unemployed were engaged on County works, absorbing in wages. This week there will be upwards of 70 men on ( ouut> works. We are now near closing day of our Great Clearing Sale. New autumn goods to hand—Brings us back to the 1914 prices. It is the only solution to these hard times.—A visit to Schroder and Co. will repay you. Phone 121 - Advt.

The Nile arrived yesterday from Okarito bringing a number of sheep and pigs.

Bing ’phone 176 if you require a taxi day or night, special trips arranged to hake Ivanieri. 'Elios. Moore, Park Street.- Advt.

A dance will be held in Taker’s Hall on Wednesday next in aid of the Earthquake Fund flood music and supper. A good cause is worthy of your support.

Messrs W. Houston and Co notify an important auction sale on Wednesday next, March 11th. at 2.30 p.m. on flic premises of -Mr Robert Fleming, North Revell Street of ihe whole of his household furniture and effects

Bishop West Watson of Christchurch will he here on a. pastoral visit on the L9th of next month. Boss will be visited on the 21st. On the 22nd the neiv church at Waitalui will be dedicated, and tho church at Wailm will lie dedicated on the 25th. Thereafter his Lordship will visit Karangarua and Bruce Bay.

On Cass Square on Wednesday evening an attractive programme will he presented to interest the public and at the same time augment the Earthquake Fund. Various sports and festivities will be in progress, and quite a pleasurable evening will be enjoyed with tho novelties set down for presentation. Admission to the Square will be one shilling, Children free.

The “Mercantile Cassette” notifies tho registration of Aawatiiuft Extended Gold Dredging Co, (no liability)— Office: Offices of Bowden, Bass and Cox, National Bank Building, Feather, sum street. Wellington. Capital•Clo.OOl). in 159.000 shares of 2s each. Subscribers: Olmi —W. J. *\. McGregor ; Wellington K. 1). Duncan. T. .1. Thurman. 1 . 0. Tlarcotirt. B. H. 11. Edkins: Christchurch- H. Bickmdl: Auckland—A. S. White. 500 e*ach. Objects; To purchase, take over, and acquire mining rights and privileges and general incidental.

The West Coast is apparently the Mecca of all “bagniclii.” A station owner, whose house is close to the road in one of its most isolated parts, stated that not a day passed without one or two. and even up to half a dozen “swaggers’’ calling in at the homestead in quest of a meal. The strange part about it was that only one in about every ten was heading hack from the West. Coast. Men from all parts of New Zealand were to he encountered on the roads with their packs up. There had been more this year than ever before, and by far the greater majority were a very decent class ol

A surprising ’ number of people in the Ashburton County are using wool instead of kapoc to pack pillows, cushions. and mattresses, and it appears that the substitute is giving results quite as satisfactory as kapoc, states the “Ashburton Guardian,” The wool is thoroughly scoured, clipped into short pieces, and well teased before being used. After the mattresses have been in used for some time they are periodically placed in the sun lor an hour or two and the packing again becomes fluffy and soft. It was stated in Ashburton recently that a family had been using the wool-filled mattresses fur 20 years, and when it was opened recently the wool was in just: as good condition as when it was put in. It had not deteriorated, and there was no trace of dust in the mattress easing. As the first two or three hundred of the 470 feet of the oil tanker Brunswick appeared in sight in Lyttelton on Friday evening, spectators wondered what sort of a vessel it was. The long low hull, the only projection being the slightly-raised poop to meet the seas, resembled an over-grown Maori canoe as more and more it kept coming into sight. At last the bridge and funnel, perched at the extreme stern, came into view, showing that, after all, it did have some motive power of its own other than the Harbour Board’s tug in front. Some of the onlookers thought that in the distance it looked like one of the canal barges of England, and one was uncomplimentary as to suggest a Dnschund, blit all were agreed that the Brunswick has the strangest appearance of any craft ever seen at Lyttelton.

Sale ends Saturday. See windows, prices half price sale price at Yarrall’s Novelty, Revell Street.—Advt.

For one day only Half Price Sale Price. Portable Gramophones, Push Chair, few ladies’ Hand Rags, Suit Cases, Tenuis Rackets at YarraM’s. Revell Street,—Advt,

The exquisite quality of the pictures imported by Mr .1. |,. \Y. Hughes, tlie iocal artist, is well-known. Mr Hugnes will not: be continuing his Revell Street business niueli longer and lie is now offering, for one week only, the whole of his stock at very greatly reduced prices in order to clear. Tt is a. splendid opportunity or acquiring works of the highest class at extremely low prices. The collection includes reproduction of some of the masterpieces of Rembrandt, Durer, Titian, Andrea del Sarto etc; and it was of these identical reproductions that Sir Cosmo .Monkbouse, the noted art-critic wrote;

‘‘They are not only reproductions of masterpieces, they are also masternieces of reproduction.” The collection includes a few choice etchings.—Advt.

Get instant relief rrom coughs and colds--inhale NAZOL, the scientific, common-sense remedy. Disinfects the circle of infection. New double size at 2s 6d contains 120 full doses.—Advt,

Your last chance for wonderful sav inn at Ya it all’s Revell Street. Salt cuds Saturday next.—Advt. Alexander .Mines. Limited, gold re turns lor I* cliruary:— Hatter.' . 23. toms of cluartz crushed for 82 ozs mi lted gold ; cyanide, 180 tons ol sum eyanised for 41) o/.s of bullion. Tot;; estimated value £47-1. It is notified in this issue that traffi' on Lake Kanieri road near Coal C'rce! will he subject to interruption whib the water race crossing is being cut l>\ the meohanit ai digger. A detour if being provided, and traffic must up, [.‘roach with care while, tin 1 work is ii ha ml.

A Christchurch business man r eently wrote to a friend in Sydney, on closing a Hank of New Zealand oil' pound note. Wednesday brought reply. "Thanks for your letter.,” In said, ‘‘ami for the New Zealand ‘quid note, which happens to he wort' somewhere in the vicinity of ‘ids ove here! ”

A five-roomed residence occupied b; Mr and Airs J. Orman and family, a 1 Afillerton, was completely destroyed by fire shortly before one o’clock on Friday morning. The fire had a good hold when it was discovered, and the occupants bad to make a hasty exit in their night attire. Practically nothing was saved.

A motor accident occurred at Golds borough on Wednesday evening. A car owned by Mr A. Faulkner, of Kai ata, and driven by Mr A> Dowling with Mr Davis as passenger, skidded whilst rounding a had turn, ran off the road, aifd capsized. An on-coming motorist found the two men pinned under the fallen oar and after some difficulty, extricated them, uninjured, from their predicament.

A fen ! We have just landed the vd'v latest range of this 'season’s new suitings including the best of English worsteds, serges, etc. at W. H. Stop-forties.-—Advt.

.Motor traffic to Dorothy Falls was general on Sunday, several ears traversing the new road. The road is an interesting one and extends for some five miles from the lake landing. It is well constructed and graded, but drivers require to exercise care along the route, which is narrow with several bends. The upper part of the road is narrow and soft in places, but will harden as the pug material dries. The “turn out” near the present terminus. is in need of widening, to permit cars to. pass without danger. The joiirnev to the Falls by boat, however, is still favoured, and a large number made the journey yesterday by launch. Both means of transport will continue popular no doubt.

Afothors! AYe still have a few small boys tweed overcoats at 8/11 —AY. ill S t op f o r t h ’ s.—Advt.

The Economical Crockery Shop offers you special bargains in all sizes of glasses for household am] hotel use; also plain white bread and butter plates pudding plates and dinner plates. Call and inspect those bargains. You can be sure they are the cheapest in town. — P. Stephens, Proprietress.—Advt.

Put a lasting shine on your floors, furniture and linoleums. Use TANOL—the labour - saving, economical polish. Ali grocers.—Advt.

Dandruff on your coat collar? Use Brice's Dandruff Prescription and Seboria Soap. Lawn’s hairdresser.— Advt.

Hair oily and scraggy? Use Brice’s Seboria Soap and Dandruff Prescription. Lawn's hairdresser. —Advt.

Stimulates hair growth—Brice’s J(cgenerator and Circassian Cream. Lawn’s, hairdesser. —Advfa.

The circle of infection for coughs, colds, sore throats, and influenza includes the throat and nose. Disin feet the bronchial passages with “Nazol.” A sure, safeguard against infection. New double size—l2o fu'i doses for 2s fld

Wadham’s “Balanced Ration” Poultry Spice increases egg production without forcing. All Grocers and Stores.—Advt.

Pa risen tics from Is each limited quantity. W. H. Stopfort.fi.— Advt.