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Hokitika Guardian, 8 May 1931, Page 5

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See Addison’s for a very interesting window maturing bridal and evening wear. The artistic, bridal bouquets were kindly supplied by Heartsease Studio.—Advt. ■ . . . . Players in the Kiwi and Excelsior junior match on Cass Square to-mor-row at 1.30 p.m. are requested to attend promptly. For smart school wear, see Addison’s window display, Uniforms, cardigans, hlouses, jumpers and ■ suits, all at rea.Qrrtv)V .on\e>|-ty G O-tc.r » scumble prices.-~-Advsi You will he MitTU'iml at the v&Jun we are offering in hearth rugs, All new designs at new prices. Also opened brown and green all serge tapestry, linen tickings—Addison’s, phone 89. Advt.

“ I’m not afraid to face the audience,” said Mrs J. A'. Bean, a candidate for Canterbury Hospital Board, when greeted with considerable noise at the opening of her speech in the Choral Hall, Christchurch on Tuesday, evening. “1 think,” she added, “thal you boys have had a pretty lively time to-night, but by to-morrow you will forget all about it and do the right thing.” With this cherry start Mrs Bean put the audience in a fairly good humour and she was the only candidate who was given a hearing rt the meeting. There was a fair .sprinkling of interjections, but she was able to proceed with her remarks, and when she concluded she was warmly applauded. A declaration by the candidate that that the last persons who should be made to suffer as a result of economies were the hospital>, patients, pleased even the section that howled down every other can , didate.

Preliminary work in connection wit.; ihe building of the new Blue Baths lithe Government gardens at Rotorua now well forward, 18 men being cm. stautly employed. It is hoped to ha' these baths completed in time for ne.,i summer, says a correspondent of the Wellington “Evening Post,”'' !"• baths, are being built, one being i\ children, while the main bath, who* mixed bathing will be alloived, is 10t,.. ioug and 40ft wide The floors of be. baths have been laid, each having base of concrete with a bitumen si; face. They will both be tiled, simih.. to the new Ward Baths. Owing u the softness and heat of the ground, everything has to be strongly reiufo; ed, and at present the reinforcin work is delayed, as further steel sup plies will not anive until next wet The bath building will have an in posing entrance and will be two suits in front. The old main bat.: building has been repainted. Tb new Ward Baths are now almost eon. plete, and practically all the bat • are in use. The exterior has be* u sprayed with'sand and although tk. buildings are of wood the appears is similar to- that of concrete struc 11 A«. The increased attendances a:, proving the popularity of these bati