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Hokitika Guardian, 8 June 1931, Page 4

The Druids Bull this year! Bigger brighter! butter than ever!

Yarralls for floral tributes, wreaths, bridal bouquets, posies from choicest lloweis at shortest notice. — Advt.

Tenders are invited in this issue lor the erection of No. 2 villa lor leinale patients at Hokitnsa Mental Hospital. Tenders close on June 20th.

A meeting of tire Westland Competitions Society will be, held on '1 burs day afternoon at 4 o’clock to receive the financial statement in connection 'with the late festival and deal with matters arising out of same.

The local branc-h of the Returned Soldiers’ Association will meet at 7,30 o’clock on Thursday evening to consider the events to come before Luo Dominion Conference shortly and instruct the delegate on several matters. Fin.nl arrangements will be made a Urn for the old time ball, arid social reunion to be held early next month, and to which many are looking forward already, ■

On all the great occasions in life, iri times of joy, congratulations, remembrance, sympathy r> bereavement, nothing symbolises our sentiments, ami 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 cash prices, from the “Heartsease”, Floral Studio, (opposite Library), Hamilton Street, Hokitika. Rhone 211, and discuss any “Floral” problem you may he - pondering, over.—H. Nalder (proprietress) .—Ad v t.

Jjfhb heavy frost on Saturday morning. .was a severe one, 14 degrees of frost being recorded at the local observatory. The frost disappeared as the morning wore on and there was a ebangof, light rain , falling at 2 o’clock, but it did uit last long. There was an improvement as the afternoon wore on,

and the night was fine with another heavy, frost yesterday morning. The day proved gloriously fine, the sun being bright and warm and it was most enjoyable during the day.

A Woll'ngton correspondent states that it was expected that the personnel of the new Railway Board would be announced las|. weak and in the absence of any official statement there is much speculation on the subject. It is stated that appointments from Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin were decided on, some time ago but that there has been a difficulty in persuading a suitable business man in Well ngton to accept nomination. It is generally believed (hate Sir James Gannon will he the chairman. A very well-known and popular Christchurch business man is said to have been offered appointment, ‘iiiil the name of a Dunedin accountant has been freedv mentioned,

“Tins is just n case which exemplifies the value of post-mortems,” remarked the Auckland Coroner, Mr F. Iv. Hunt recently, referring to the death of a man who fell from a tram and received injuries from which he died. The postmortem revealed that death was due to cerebral hemorrhage and to the rupture of one of the main blood vessels in the head. It was probable that the hemorrhage occurred before the time of the fall. “If wo had not had that added information,” added the Coroner “it would have been natural to think that the internal bleeding took place after the fall, and not before it. There might even have been a manslaughter charge involved.”

On Saturday night the garages or three Greymouth residents were tampered with by some unknown person or persons. The garages of Mr R. Hal’ and Mr J. W. Hannan were both entered and the cars tampered with. Mr Hall’s car was pushed out of the garage and into a ditch, sometime after midnight, and would probably have boeen stolen but for the fact that it was locked. At Mr Shallcrass’s garage in Lydia Street, the .garage door was torn down, and a practically new car was removed and considerably damaged, it being found near the garage amongst some bricks. The police are investigating the matter.

Special purchase! YTen’s Neglige Shirts with collars, made by the Lichfield people and guaranteed. "Worth 9/6 Special price 6/11 each or 3 for 19/6. Buy now at Frank Bade’s, Phone 179.

Dinner pin to*, breakfast plates. Dread and butter plates, coupe plates, prices 4d, 6d, 7 cl, 8d eneli. Inspect these to-day at the Economical Crockery Shop. Also ask to see our splendid assortment of kitchen ware. It will interest you. P. Stephens, Proprietress.—Advt.

Ladies’ and girl’s fleecy and ramsay wool bloomers—all shades—to clear at Is lid pair. McKays.—Advt.

From to day the local Telegraph .Office will observe altered hours closing for the clay at 5 p.m.

Tin* more we are together, the merrier we will he at the Druids Ball on June 17 til.

An ideal water proof cape for golfers, light and easily carried, 7s 6d each at Yarrall’s, Revell Street.—Advt.

The Hank of New Zealand notify that they will be carrying on business in their new premises as from to-mor row. the 9th inst.

• The “Gael” is now almost ready for see, and after loading a timber cargo 10-morrow. sails in (lie afternoon for Wellington.

A warning is given m this issue that

siiiy persons found trespassing on the property of .Messrs Meliari ys. .McCormick and Heslan in Toaroha S.I). will be prosecuted without lint her notice.

The only business set down lor hearing at present, on .Monday next at the Supreme Court sitting, is the application of James doolioy lor discharge in bankruptcy. .Mr Justice Adams will preside.

It is reported that the 'Blackball mine will begin operations in its new lease i his week and that a number of Blackball miners arc going to disregard the ruling of the Blackball .Miners’ Union and offer themselves for employment.

Don't stay at homo and freeze on June 17th. Follow the crowd to the .Soldier’s Hull and the Druids Hall will wtnuii you up, then you will feel like iiHsmtinu on the fruit naiad, etc. for supper. jne amounts payable to the several Acclimatisation Societies for opossums taken ill their district for the past year totalled C 2877 Us 7d. Westland Acclimisation Society received .Clo2 13s 9d and Grov district, Cld.', !■« 9d.

The three mm who broke into the residence of .Mr Wadsworth at luangahua Land ng on Aionday and were later arrested hv Constable Houston, proved to be escaped patients from the* Nelson .Mental Hospital, to which institution tliev were returned the following day.

The Westport “News” of Saturday states: coal mining operations at Charming Creek are proceeding without any further trouble. Coal from tills mine is going forward by the Ivaiman-

Mr l,es. Grummitt and his danco band 'are making a welcome return visit to Hokitika nigf on Wednesday evening at the Soldiers’ Hall are holding a long night,/ dance. Come and dance to the .brightest and best of music. A thorough treat assured. Supper provided by Ladies Hockey Club. Admission: Gentlemen 2a del, Ladies —Advt.

At a meeting of the Riccarton Licensing Committee last week the Clin rtnau (Mr K, D. .Mosley, 5.M..) congratulated Mr .John McKenzie on his long and fine record ns an hotelkeeper, “Mr MaeKqjizio has had a license for 48 years and has never had a conviction against him. It was a most creditable record, and a cannot pass the occasion without offering him the congratulations of the committee and wish'ng him many more years of happiness and

prosperity.’' Mr MacKenzie applied for a renewal of a publican’s license in respect of the Ellesmere Arms Hotel, the application being granted.

An alarm of lire was given at about 5.45 o’clock yesterday morning, the outbreak being located in a six-room ed house, in Puketahi Street, Greymouth, owned by Mr J. Tillyshort of Chapel Street and occupied by Mr and Mrs C, Dudley and family. The alarm was given by Miss M. Anderson, and the Brigade were quickly on the ss,ue, but on their arrival, flames were leaping from the building and the Brigade did remarkably well to save the front bedroom, and one occupied by Mr and Mrs Dudley and son. The flames spread to Matheson’s residence on the eastern side, but no considerable damage was done, though after the Brigade liad left a second outbreak was discovered there but it was quickly extinguished, ft is understood that the huild ng was insured for £250 in the South British Office and the furniture for a similar sum in the State Office.

Defy the winter nights with Addisons warm fleecy blankets, beautiful down quilts, bed jackets and sleeping sox.—Advt.

Dandruff! Apply Brice’s dandruff prescription, qs 6d, and sebotia soap 2s. Lawn’s Hairdresser.—Advt.

Falling hair, checked with Brice’s special strength regenerator, os Gd, and nutritive cream. Lawn’s hairdresser.—Advt.

Bald patches grow new hair with Price’s special strength regenerator, 5s Gd. Lawn’s Hairdresser.—Advt.

Cover your quilts to-day while you can avail- yourself of the snips in sateens and cretonnes showing at Addisons. Ask to see these bargains. Advt.

All new ladies’ winter hosiery and gloves now showing at McKays. Also

new line of Kayser pure s ilk hose at 6s lid pair.—Advt.

Blood, bone, tissue built up with British Yeast-O-Cod Tablets, the calcium food. -3s W, e. Williams, Chemist.—Advt.