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Hokitika Guardian, 30 September 1931, Page 4

Tomato plants, Canterbury bells, sweet pea plants, now ready, Is 6d a doz. also lettuce plants at \ arrail s, Revell Street, Hokitika. —Advt. The funeral of the late Mrs John Hewer took place yesterday afternoon at Hokitika Cemetery and was attended by a large circle of friends from all round the district. The Rev. Knights conducted the services at All Saintes’ Church and the graveside; on which was placed a large number of handsome floral tributes from sorrowing friends. The Secretary to the Treasury has acknowledged receipt from 1 persons lunknown and consceince money” the following sums:—Ten shillings and 7s forwarded to the Railway Department, 4s forwarded to the Treasury Department, £3 15s forwarded to the Depart ment of Labour, £SO forwarded to the Stamp Duties Department, 6s forwarded to the Defence Department. There were three fewer cases of infectious and other notifiable diseases reported in the Canterbury and West Coast health districts during the week ended noon on Monday, as compared with the previous week. The total was 21, as follows: Canterbury: Scarlet fever, 2; diphtheria, 3; tuberculosis, 4; pneumonic influenza, 6. West Coast: Diphtheria, 2; pneumonia, influenza, 2; erysipelas, 2. There was one death from tuberculosis in the Canterbury district. At a meeting of the K.Z. Bowling 1 Council at Wellington on Wednesday, I the West Coast Bowling Centre: pro tested against .the application for a j new centre on the West "Coast being held up till January, but as the execuj tive was oulv instructed to obtain i information on the subject, it was decided to communicate with each mem- , her of "the Council to ascertain his opinion, so that some conclusion may be arrived at which will enable tne centres on the West Coast to complete arrangements for the incoming season. | • • A new stock of dish mops, window mops, floor mops, in all sizes. Hair .brooms, bannister brushes, etc. just i opened at the Economical Crockery j Shop, the prices as usual are right. P. Stephens, proprietress.—Advt.

A capital programme has been arranged for the All Saints’ Choir Concert to be held in the Parish Hall on Thursday, Bth. October. Patrons- are assured of an enjoyable evening.—Advt.

Bargains in traced goods. To m ike room ior Xmas stocks now arriving these goods are to be cleared at lowest prices. Tab.e centres from lOd, feeders from 6d, supper cloths from 2s 6d. See window display at Yarrall’s Novelty Depot.—Advt.

The skeleton of a rare whale will be transferred to the Wanganui Museum as soon as it can he conveyed from the beach near Waver lev, where it was found last week. The whale was found by Mr R. J. Johnston, who informed Mr Shepherd, curator of! the Wanganui M u-eum, that the whale was peculiar. Together with Mr J. Patte son, Mr Shepherd went to the beach and identified the mammal as a southern beaked whale or mesoplodon grayi. It was some 17 feet long and with a girth of Bft. Bin.

There, has been considerable mortality in dairy herds in Taranaki during the past month, due to the ununusal severity and prolongation of the winter and the shortage of feed. The herds, too, have isuilered from the same conditions, and the milk supply - is being adversely affected. The fact is that many old and experienced farmers were caught napping; they provided insufficient feed for a hard and long season, as lias been experienced. During the past few days the grass has come away rapidly, and it requires only another few days of fine weather to give strength and nutriment to the pastures to enable the herds to make up leeway.

Patrons are notified that cream may now be purchased as usual in any quantity at the Westland Dairy Fao ton'.—Advt.

Riddled with holes made by the horn-tail beetle, a piece of pinus in■signis timber was shown to Monday’s meeting to the Sehvyn Plantation Board by Mr C. H. Adams, who said that he had obtained it in the Greendale district from one of the Board’s plantations. The tree was a perfectly healthy one up to about 20 feet from the ground, hut at this point it -was dead for two feet, being healthy and clean again for the remaining 15 feet of its height. Members expressed sursurprise that the tree should he healthy except for the part mentioned. Mr Adams told a representative of The Press after the meeting that he considered the best may to combat the beetle, which attacked only weak trees, was to plant the pinus insignis wider apart, where the soil was light.

Beautiful floral wreaths from 5s at Yarrall’s. These are made from choicest flowers and delivered at shortest notice.—A dVt.

A party of sixty Norwegians, who have been engaged at Bluff and Stewart Island during tho past few monwis in overhauling the whale chasers attached to the factory ship, Sir James Clark Ross, arrived at Lyttelton on Monday morning, en route for Norway. The men stated that the season had been a very successful one. The factory ship left.for America in February with a valuable cargo and a party bad stayed behind to overhaul the chasers. They were looking forward to going home and with equal\ pleasure to returning for the next,whaling season. The men are a hardy-looking lot of true Norwegian type and many are youthful, their ages ranging from eighteen to twenty-two. One of them, who is twenty-one years of age, has been engaged in whaling for three years.

We are row opening out new season’s millinery. Schroder and Co.— Advt.

Pure linen for summer frocks in all shades, plain or floral now showing at McKnvs.— Advt.

Preserve eggs the clean and economical 'way —use Sharland’s “Moa” Brand Egg Preservative. Does not affect the flavour either. One bottle does 20 dozen.—Advt.