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Hokitika Guardian, 31 August 1931, Page 4

See Addisons attractive window display, of the new season’s slub repps and curtain nets. —Advt. There will he skating in the Drill Shed on Thursday and Friday from 2 p.m., when some special, skating novelties will he shown.

At the Magistrates’ Court this morning a local resident on a charge of being found drunk on Saturday, was convicted and fined ten shillings.

The Gael arrived from Wellington and Greymouth on Saturday morning with general cargo. She sails to-mor-row for Okuru.

“Heartsease” Hokitika, open six days of the week. No half holiday. Consignment of fresh flowers, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.—Advt.

There will be quite a pleasant surprise for dancers at the Race Ball to be held on Wednesday evening. The orchestration will consist of The Melody Five, Black Hand, Gaiety Band, and the Parryphone.

Addisons are now showing an exclusive lange of “Haddaloc” underwear in pyjamas, underskirts and bloomers. — Advt.

In spite of the fine day being experienced the barometer has been falling steadily all day at 1 o’clock stood at 29.20 an exeremely low level for a fine day. Apparently the reported cyclone coming from Australia is responsible.

Owing to the large number expected at the ball on Wednesday and the juvenile dance on Thursday, the ladies cf the Race Bill! committee are asking for further donations of refreshments. Dollol'S' please ring 'phone 34 and advise, when sllmo will be called for.— Advt.

On Snturday morning, members of the Workshop staff of the Canterbury Education Board’s Branch in Greymouth, met for the purpose-of making a presentation to Mr G. Bignell, workshop foreman, who has been transferred to a similar position in Tima-ru. In presenting Mr Bignell with a Kaiapoi rug, Mr T. Hornsby, on behalf of the staff, expressed their best wishes for Mr Bignell’s future success. Mr Bignell suitably replied.

Replying to the Hon. Sir R. Heaton Rhodes in the Legislative Council on Friday, Sir Thomas Sidey said the Government’s attention had been drawn to the question of the publication of photo, graphs of accused persons in newspapers.. He said the publications osuch photographs pending trial or during trial was in most cases contempt of Court. That fact had- been emphasised by the Chief Justice and also Ivy himself. Since then several newspapers lmd offended, but on being approached by him they had undertaken not to offend again. He wanted to make it clear that such publication laid newspapers open to prosecution.

Seventeen years ago on Saturday New Zealand took its active part in the Great Warn On August 29th, 1914, a force of 800 men under Colonel Robert Logan landed unopposed at Samoa. The Germans made no resistance,, and the troops mu relied u shore and placed guards at the Government Buildings. The members of the force were re* cruited from the Auckland and Wellington Military districts, and sailed from Wellington on August loth. The New Zealand troops were accompanied b v the battlecruiser Australia and the French cruiser Montcalm, and cruisers Melbourne, Philomel, Psyche, and Pyramus. After eight months in Samoa the men were relieved, and tile majority passed on to service elsewhere.

Three motor accidents occurred over tiie week-end, but in both cases no injuries were received by the occupants of the vehicles. Yesterday afternoon, a car driven by Mr Tallent.yne of Runanga, collided with a car driven by Mr P. Rea, also of Runanga on a bridge near Coal Creek ; neither on.r being greatly damaged. On Saturday night, a car driven by Mr "Wafer, of Runanga, ran into a stationary car, which had been stopped to have the lights attended, driven by Mr Pone on the Cobden Hil. The both cars were considerably damaged. On Friday night, two cars, one driven by Mr J. Fowles, of Smith Street, and the other driven by Mr J. Mulcare, collided on the main road at Brunner. Roth cars were considerably damaged, but the occupants escaped injury.

If only for an incident which occurred aboard the Chilian training ship General Baquedano on Wednesday afternoon, certain members of the crew will not forget Auckland. The young sailors were bolstering to the corvette a number of cattle and sheep as provisions for the voyage to Valparaiso, when a lively young bullock got free from a sling, which struck against a high railing. Infuriated by its handling, the animal took temporary charge on the deck. Evidence of the fitness and agility of both men and officers was most manifest as they sped in all directions to safety, including up the rigging. Baffled in an attempt to reach a fleeing sailor across an overbridge, the hull turned and tried to go down a companionway, hut altered its mind and raced round the other side of the deck and towards a mast base, where several buckets about the marlin pins were knocked helter-skelter in the panic. It became hopelessly tangled in ropes, and was soon recaptured. Real ranch thrills are rarely experienced on ships, and the visitors laughed about it when the danger was past.

We lin'-e now opened up all our now during Millinery. Inspection is invited at McKays, drapers.—Advt. Beautiful floral wreaths from os at Yarrall’s. These are made from choicest flowers and delivered at shortest notice.—Advt.