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Hokitika Guardian, 28 April 1931, Page 4

The Kumara .Medical Association will hold their annual bail on Friday. June dlli.

Mr Edward I). I) avis, a candidate for Ross Borough Council honors, has an address to the electors of .|{os,s in this issue.

An enthusiastic meeting of lady workers in connection with the Chrysanthemum Show was held yesterday. Gifts of cakes, sweets and produce wnl be gladly received and it is hoped to make the bliow as success.in as in previous years.

The next event of local interest will be the Westland Competitions opening at the Princess Theatre on Thursday week, and extending until the following Thursday, hollowing the opening ' night, the competitions will he continued at All Saints’ Hall. With the large entry received well diversified p.ogrammts will be .submitted at each session, and patrons should la* well entertained. Season and iiicmn,.rs tickets are now on. sale.

•‘Fairy rings” are destructive to many lawns m Christchurch as elsewhere, and to date killing has been by sulphate of iron,” said Air G. H. il ifoiil, at a demonstration by the Canterbury Horticultural Society. "It lias been found, comparatively recently, he said, “that, a solution oi formalin-

one pint to 40 gallons o, water -is a most effective eradicant.”

On Wednesday week, May Oth, a special dance will be held in All Saints’ Hall, special music being supplied by Les. Gruinmitt and his hand. This orchestra, late of the Dixieland Cabaret, Christchurch and the Majestic Cabaret, Wellington, is at present on a New Zealand tour. The music will lie of the best and the latest dance hits will lie ‘.leal lin’d. Admission, gents 2/0, ladies 2/-. Advt.

A prominent English sportsman. Sir Douglas Hall, who arrived in tile Dominion in February to spend several months fishing and shooting, has just returned to Christchurch from a derr_ stalking expedition in South Westland. Among the trophies were three twelvepointers and a fifteen pointer. Although the heads are rather lighter than the average for South Westland, the fifteen pointer has a spread of 40 inches and a length of 44 inches, and is a very impressive trophy. On all the groat occasions in life, in times of joy, congratulations, remembrance, sympathy or bereavement, nothing symbolises our sentiments, a n d gives them greater expression, more gracefully and acceptably, than by means of some beautiful and appropriate, gift or floral tribute, which you can procure, at most reasonable casli prices, from the "Heartsease”, Floral Studio, (opposite Library}. Hamilton Street, Hokitika. Phone 211, and discuss any "Floral” problem you may be pondering over H. Nalder (proprietress).—Advt. At tbo meeting of tbo old committee of the Hokitika School last evening, before the gathering dispersed, Air A}'. H. Slum non expressed appreciation of the excellent services rendered during the past year by the Chairman (Air A. C. Armstrong), Secretary (Air J. Conning) and Treasurer (Mr H. W. Sweney). The motion was seconded by Air .Richards and carried, the several officials acknowledging the appreciative vote. Air Conning in the course of remarks said he had only one regret and that was that the school committee through its Chairman had not been recognised of late in connection with public functions. Call to-day at Yarralls and inspect large range of beautiful pot plants; Asparagus Plumosus, Asparagus Sprengeri, Maiden Hair etc. at lowest pric°s from Is fid.—Advt. A nice line of now season’s frocks are now showing this week-end at special price of 37/6 at Schroder and Co. — Advt, Wonderful Valine in ladies’ hats and cardigans at speetial price this week-end at Schroder and Co. Come and see them.—Advt. Motorists! We have just opened our new season’s gauntlet motor gloves. Prices from 10/6 to 17/6 pair. See these at Frank Bade’s.—Advt. A T alue in ladies art silk fleecy lined bloomers, vests and hosiery in great variety. Prices always moderate at Addisons. Advt. Bones, blood, tissues, nerves built up with British Yeast-O-Cod Tablets, the calcium, tasteless cod liver oil food. WE. Williams, Chemist.—Advt. Nerve Nourishment secured by taking British Yeast-O-Cod Yitamine Tab. lets. 3s for 32. W. E. Williams, Chemist.—Advt.

Ft. .Mary's weekly euchre tournament to-morrow (Wednesday) evening;, »it 8 o’clock. Admission I/-. —Advt.

Owing to T-v oka tali i sports on Saturday next .Mr J. Shivas wishes to notify customers bis next trip to Hokitika will be on Friday instead of Sntnrdnv. Advt.

A meeting of the Committee of the Westland Racing Club will be held to-night at 8.30 o'clock at the Club room to settle the programme lor the combined race meeting at Riecartoi. on May 23. and deal with other general business.

The work of extending the (Jreynioutli south tip bead has reached the stage of pile-driving, the first pile doing now in the course of being driven into the rock at tin* < dge ol file mole. It is doubtless essential that the first of the piles put 111 shall ii ve r solid hold but the penetration of the lock is decidedly 5i,,., n i,.,.

arc about a score of hardwood poles at the tip being prepared for driving. The stone wiil ue transported to the tip ns soon as the initial (filing is completed.