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Hokitika Guardian, 23 October 1931, Page 4

Xmas numbers of the various illustrated newspapers are now obtainable at King’s stationer. Price 2/- each, postage extra. The Gael on arrival here from Wellington w.ili' leave for Okuru and Bruce Bay to-morrow (Saturday) evening at 8 o’clock. Patrons are notified that cream may now be purchased as usual in any quantity at the Westland Dairy Factory.—Advt. There will be a general practice game on the "bowling green to-morrow afternoon playing commencing at 2 o’clock. A suggestion has been made to hold a progressive pairs tourney on Labor Day, and those willing to take part are requested to put their names on the board. One of the attractions of next week will be the grand presentation ball of K-okaitahi Fodtball Club on Wednesday. The committee are now busy in preparation for .the event, which should eclipse any similar function held previously out there. The music will be supplied by the Ross Orchestra, a talented combination of musicians and wbth the good floor and supper provided the ball should be a great success.

Preparations have now been completed for the publishing of a new evening newspaper in Sydney, to be known as “The World.” The new paper will be run by the Federal Parliament Executive Group, and it is expected that its first issue will be published on October 26. The editor of “The World” is to be Monty Grover, a well-knowu journalist, in Australia and New Zealand, and the indications pointed to the new venture receiving a good amount ol public support. It was to be financed from accumulated funds collected over many years, which would come from the trade unions. Addisons have opened up a smart range of ladies tweed coats, also a new assortment of ladies frocks, millinery and neckwear.—Advt. This week’s special parcel at the Economical Crockery Shop contains 2 white and gold cups, 2 white and gold saucers, 2 desert spoons, 2 desert forks, 1 jelly mould, all for 2s 3d at the Econmical Crockery Shop.—P. Stephens proprietress. —Adrt.

Any local player who pi ys lefthanded Wally and makes a break of 50 or over, receives £1 at the Elite Billiard Saloon. —Advt.

We draw the attention of onr readers to the advertisement appearing in another column in connection with tenders for tho Scots’ Memorial Church.

A box containing about £4O worth of jewellery which was stolen from the house of Mrs M. Priest, Burton Road, New Brighton, about March 1, 1927, was recovered on Tuesday afternoon and returned to the owner. The box was found in a. clump of lupins by two boys who were gathering kindling wood. They took the box to the police and it was found to contain the whole of the stolen jewellery,

The dispute, which lias kept the Blackball mine idle since January 23 last, ended yesterday, when a deputation from the Miners’ Council waited on the manager of the Blackball Coal Company, and informed him that the Union had withdrawn all opposition to the men returning to work. The miners are now free to apply for work at the mine, and although the Company is not at present in a position to engage any great number, as conditions improve, so will the number of employed be increased.

At a meeting of Directors of Ross Lime Co., held at Greymouth on .Saturday last, much satisfaction was expressed, that in spite of the depression of trade generally, the returns for tho past six months, had considerably exceeded those for any similar period since the commencement of the Company. Liabilities are being substantially reduced and with a continuance of preset satisfactory conditions, the time is rapidly approaching when the object of the Company will he realised namely,’ ‘cheap lime.’

The Governor-General has issued a proclamation in last night's “Gazette” declaring that the notes payable on demand by the Bank of Now Zealand the National Bank, the Union Bank, the Bank of Australia, the Bank of New South Wales and the Commercial Bank of Australia shall be good aird legal tender until January 10th., 1935, provided, however, that if, by an Act of the General Assembly a Central Reserve Bank is established in New Zealand, then such notes shall cease to be good and legal tender before that date, but not earlier than six months after the date on which such an Act is passed.

Heavier yardings caused a weakening in the competition for fat stock at the Metropolitan Market at Addington on Wednesday. Beef values we.e down by 20s to 25s a head, and in the case of the heavier ali’ina's the drop was of up to 30s a head. Vealers shld at last week’s rates. Though the entry of fat sheep wits scarcely as large as at the previous sa'e, the yarding was too big to be absorbed without a loss in the price level, The decline was of up to 2s a head in the case of ewes and Is a head in the case of wethers. Values for fat sheep are now almost on the basis at which sales were made before the recent advances. Spring lambs suffered a setback in price through a heavier yard.ng, and the average price per lb was slightly below Bd, compared with the former basis of Sd. Fat pigs changed hands at last week’s level.

As the result of the invention of Mrs 0. Hedberg, a Christchurch lady, of a new process of ti eating sheep and other skins, it is claimed that a great improvement in the quality of the pelts and s’.ipe wool produced in. the Dominion may he anicipated. The new process has been demonstrated to Dr It. Marsden, secretary of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, and to responsible officers of the Department of Agriculture, and ether experts; and it is hoped to give a private demonstration to the Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. D. Jones, next neek The experimental stage of the process has been practically comp eted„_but if has yet to be subjected to bulk tr’a s under rigid practical working conditions. Wool and leather experts who have seen demonstrations of the process say that, provided the bulk trials prove successful, it will be difficult tc assess the added value that will be given to those products. This wi 1 be effected by the better quality of slipe wool and of pelts produced under the new process and by the reduction of costs made j oss'ble by its adoption The new process aimed at do ng the depilating (the loosening of the wool from the skin) by means of a nonpoisoous solution, containing no lime. This would enhance the value of the pelts and would eliminate “thirds,” the name given to the damaged wool. The new process would also simplify the present complicated and expensive “dol'v” system. Experiments with butchers’, or “pie,” pieces had resulted in the wool being removed in solution without damage, and leaving the pieces in perfect condition for the manufacture of gelatine and glue; The highly offensive smell result ng from the present method of treating these pieces was obviated. Tile latest in dress lengths oa n now be procured ot McKays, including the new coin snot shantung, eelanese and voiles.—Advt. We are now opening out new season’s millinery. Schroder and Oo.— Adrt. Influenza is prevalent. Protect yourself by inhaling “Nazol.” Disinfects the points of infection. Safe and sure. 120 doses for 2s 6d, 60 for Is 6d.—Advt.

A Dunedin paper says that in order to minimise the dust nuisance, tjon employees used water from leads ol hose in the principal streets at Port -Chalmers on Tuesday morning.

There is on view at the butchery oi Mr James Johnson a couple of fine samp.es of maiden heifer beef. It is of the Shorthorn-Hereford cross, and was grown by Mr W. Diedrich of Kokatahi. The dead weight of the two beasts averaged 8521b5.

The information that the Associated Banks- had offered the Inte:-Party Committee a loan of .^5,000,000 beio.e the Coalition Government; was formed was given to the House by way of an interjection by Mr J. McCombs (Lab., Lyttelton) on Wednesday. Interviewed later, Mr McCombs said it was perfectly correct that an offer of £5,0.10,000 had been made by the Associated Banks. : One bank alone offered £2,000,000. The offer was actual'y in writing. No reference had been made to the terms of the loan, the Committee merely being assured by the bankers that the money could be found if the Government -wanted it.

The Medical Superintendent of Grey Hospital, Dr. J. F. C. Moore, reported as follows for the month ending 30th. September, 1931: Patients in at beginning of month, Hospital, males 58, females 37 ; Old People’s Home, males 34, females 8. Patients admitted during month, Hospital, males 54, fmales 34; 0.P.H., males 1, female 1, Patients discharged during month, Hospital, males 47,.females 39; 0.P.H., nil. Patjenta died during month, Hospital, males 2, females 3; 0.P.H., nil. Patients remaining in at end of month, Hospital, males 63, females 29; 0.P.1L, males 35, females 9.

A striking tribute to the work of Dr. L. Cockayne, C.M.G., F.R.S., was paid by the- Governor-General at a meeting in Wellington on Monday in honour of Dr Cockayne. Lord Bledisloe said that it gave him profound satisfaction to ioin in honouring Dr Cockayne. Twenty-one years ago he had been made a Fellow of the Linnaean Society, and nineteen years ago a Fellow of the Royal Society. His Excellency said he did not know of any Fellow’ of the Society, with possi bly two exception, who had proved himself more worthy of the honourhe referred to the world’s greatest physicist, the New Zealander Lor Rutherford, and Sir William Brr r " the present head of the Royal Institution of Great Britain. It sometimes struck him as remarkable how many remained in blissful ignorance, of the immortals who dwelt among them. Would anyone dare to suggest that anyone in political or business life in this country was likely to enjoy the immortality of Dr. Leonard Cockayne? Three great scientists of this country would live in history and hand on their work as a legacy to humanity—Rutherford, Cockayne, and Trilby King. “Of these,” said his Excellency. “I am proud to say that one, Dr Cockayne, hails from the O’d Country, and, I think, is New Zealand’s most eminent adopted son.”