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Hokitika Guardian, 9 December 1931, Page 4

Band will render a.n outdoor programme to-night on Cass Square commencing at 7 o’clock. , Nominations for the Westland Trotting Club’s meeting close on Friday evening with the Secretary, Mr SI. Houston. The programme appears in this issue.

Nominations for all events for the Reefton Trotting Club’s meetL.g clc • on Saturday next at 9 p.m.

Messrs M. Houston and Co. will sell the rights of the Westland Trotting Hub for the summer meeting or. Saturday at 3 p.m., at Princess Theatre.

Monster Benefit Euchre, Soldier’s Hall, to night (Wednesday) at i o’clock. Ist prize, bag of sugar and slb tin -of tea j 2nd .prize, bag of sugai 3rd prize, 51b butter; 4th prize, bag of flour. Proceeds in aid of children’s Xmas Tree and-party fund. Admission 2/-. 8 o’clock sharp.—Advt.

The Kokat’hi Lillies give the entertainment in. the Public Hall fvokatabi to-night in aid of the Xmas Treo fund. A complete change of items will be given and several new soloists will appear. A ball will follow the concert

The output of the Whangarei Dairy Co. last month was 290 tons 6cwt Sib, compared with 2-39 tons I4c.it 81b for the same month last season. For the present season the make, has reached 799 tons 12cwt 3qrs 221 b, as against 743 tons 7cwt lqr 221 b for the corresponding period of 1930.

Patrons are notified that cream may now he purchased as usual in any quantity at the Westland Dairy Factory.—Advt.

Hamdicoips for the Hokitika races (first day) arc due on Friday, and acceptances close the following Friday (18:th. inst), For the race meeting which opens on Boxing Day, the Railway Department will.run a fast train service from all parts of the Westland system to Hokitika.

For the third time during the past few months, the business premises of Misses Gilmour and Steffans, who conduct a home-made cake shop at Alethv.?n, have been broken into. Forcing a window at the rear of the premises, the burglars helped themselves to an assortment of stock. A few pence left in the cash-till was removed, while a presentation clock belonging to Miss Steffans was also taken.

An increase of seven cases cf infectious and other notifiable diseases is reported in the Canterbury and West Coast Health Districts for the week ended noon on Monday, as compared with the previous week. The total was 25, as follows:—Canterbury: Scarlet fever 6, diptheria 6, tulercudosis 5, cerebro-spinal meningitis I,' puerpera] sepsis 2, pneumonic influenza 2, puerperal fever 1. West Coast: Scarlet fever 1, eclampsia 1. There were three deaths reported in Canterbury district, two from tuberculosis and one from pneumonic influenza.

Items for useful general information are often to he gleaned from expert witnesses in Court, and a valuable hint was dropped by a timber expert in thfe Supreme Court at Auckland ns to one way of hindering the tendency for nails to split wood, Counsel was arguing that because a certain nail was blunted or burred at the point it must have been driven out again after being put in, and was surprised to he told by the witness tha.t lit was a common thing for carpenters to blunt a nail point in order to prevent splitting. “I never heard of such a

thing!” exclaimed counsel, who was gently reminded by Mr Justice Smith that there were probably many things in joinery of which he liad not heard.

A pioneer of the coaching days, Mr Archibald Hall, who drove between Reefton and Nelson in the eighties, and was also on the Coast in the seventies, died last week at Wellington, at ,the age of 89 years. He was a* native of Sutherlandsbire, S otland and after coming. to Victoria as. a bey came in 1872 to the Coast, taking up coaching. In the . eighties, he drove between Fox ton and and later on he Nelson-Reeftcn run. From 1890 to 1898 he leased the horse-drawn trams in We'llingtciii. Resides a widow he< leaves two sons, (Roy, of Wellington, and Fred of the West Coast), and four daughters, Mrs R. O. Petersen, of Hill Street, Wel’ington, Mrs -T. Young of Ohau, and Misses Winnie and Dorthy Hall, of Wellington. Three sons, Aitliur, Stanley, and John were at the war; where the two first-named lost their lives, the third dying after his return to the West Coast.

At the Magistrate’s Court Greymouth yesterday, Henry Diamond was fined os with 10s Court costs and 10s Gd solicitor’s fee for riding a bicycle along Mackay Street on October 9. without keeping at least one 1 and on the handle bars. Inspector Sloss stated the defendant was riding along, reading a. letter, and would have run into witness if the latter had r.ot called out to him. John Becker was charged with cutting the ' corner at Tainui and Guinness 'Streets, on November 9, while driving a motor-lorry. In this case, said Mr McCarthy, the whole thing was inadvertent, and a fine was not asked for. Defendant was convicted and ordered to pay 10s Court costs and 10s 6d solicitor’s fee. Thomas Arthur Barrel was charged + hat on November 24. at Hokitika he drove a motor-lorry, without a heavy traffic licence. Defendant forwarded a writte.: ' admission of the offence. Inspector ' loss stated that he had a lot of bother in getting the fee from defendant each year. A s soon as a summons was '.sued he paid np. Mr. McCarthy stat.d that a. portion of the fee had now been paid. Defendant was fined 10s, with 10s Court costs and 10s Gd solicitor’s fee.

The Gael is announced ■ to sail, from 'Wellington on Saturday and on arrival at Hokitika will sail for Okuru and Bruce Bay on Friday the 18th.

A meeting of hotelkeepers ancf others interested in assisting the Westland Racing Club in the conduct of the publicans’ booths at the Hokitika races will he held at- the County Chambers at 3.30 o’clock to morrow afternoon.

ZVTr IT. P. Lawry • S.M: will preside" to-morrow morning at the sitting of the Magistrate’s and Warden’s Court-s-Mr La wry is taking over the duties of Mr W. Meldnim during the period the ' latter is laid aside owing to a minor operation. ;

The death of Mr Sydney William Mavhew of Wallsend. Brunnerton, ■ > ’ . occurr d at Christchurch Hospital on Sunday morning last, after a few days illness. Born in Adelaide, the late Dir Mavhew, came to New Zealand some 17 years ago and for Id rears was Chief Engineer at the r ‘ f 'ns r i’ : dn+pd Golem olds (Blackwater) Mine at Waiufca. He leavs a widow ai.cl young daughter. ;

An amalgamation has just been completed between Henry C. Stephens, Ltd,, London, the well-known writing ink manufacturer, and' Wv J. Meek, Ltd., Dunedin. Stephens are the largest manufacturers of inks iii the world and have been established, over 100 yeal-S. Meeks have manufactured inks since 1886,' the firm having, been founded in WelTngton 45 3 T ears ago. The new firm will be called Stephens Inks (N.Z.), Ltd.

The death took place at Westland Hospital fast night of ' J Miss Honor Forster of Revel! Street. The deceased had not been seen for a. clay and on Monday night neighbours notified the police and 'Sergeant King broke in the door to find the deceased on the floor of her room suffering from a seizure. iShe was taken to Westland Hospital in a serious condition and death supervened last night. The deceased was a native- of Wellington and 73 years of age. She was a daughter of the lane Mr John Forster, a well, known bootmaker of Revell Street in the years gone by. Before coming to Hokitika the deceased with her parents resided at Okarito, but for the last fifty y«ars she had resided in the premises next to the Masonic Hotel. She was of a very quiet disposition, and was never of robust health. There are no relatives in the Dominion. >• 1

At the address below, skilled and fashionahi'e hairdressing is a speciality. The most up to date equipment for hair waving, shampooing and other treatment has been installed and ycur most exacting requirements have been catered for. M'iss Zilla Stephens. Revell Street, Hokitika,—-Advt.