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Hokitika Guardian, 1 March 1932, Page 4

The Government Tourist Office in Dunedin ha® received advice that the season on the Milford Track will be closed on March 8 for the winter months. A few parties which have already booked will make the trip before the season end®. An accident befell a seaman named C. Ivoskela, a member of the Kaponga at Greymouth yesterday morning. Koskela was assisting in the lowering of a life-boat into, the Grey River, when one of the ropes became entangled about bis knee, severely wrenching and bruising it. He was removed by ambulance to the GreyHospital.

Motor ear thieves were , active at Greymouth on Saturday night last, when two cars, one belonging to Mr F. Gage, Tainui street, and the other to Mr N. Weenink, wore stolen. Mr Gage left his ear, a five-seater Chevrolet, standing outside his'father’s residence in Alexander Terrace at about nine o’clock. When he came out to get it at ten o’clock it was missing. On Sunday morning he was informed by Mr Neil Weenink that his car had been found over a fifteen feet bank between Paroa. and Rutherglen. The joy-riders had evidently taken Mr Weepink’s Baby Austin which was standing near where the Chevrolet was found, in which to return to Greymouth, for it was later found abandoned at Cobden. Neither car was damaged t° any great extent.

Over 300 attended the Leap Year Ball at the Soldiers’ Hall last night. The function was conducted by the Hokitika branch of the R.S.A,, and was a great success in every way. The large hall was filled with dancers and the scene was a very gay one. Very cheerful music was provided by the Black Hand orchestra with Mass Gwen Jacob® at the piano, assisted by Mr A. Lawn. Extra dances were played during the supper interval. There were several relays to the refreshment room, where a busy ladies’ committee assisted by members of the R.S.A. dispersed a generous supper. The attendance included many visitors from the country, a large number arriving by car. Dancing was carried on far into the night by the very jovial party the evening’s programme being directed by Mr D. Breeze, master of ceremonies. The financial result will be of material assistance to the funds of the_ R.S.A. organisation.

Make light work of polishing jobsUse Tan-01. Gives a bright lasting shine to floors, furniture, linoleums, footwear and fabric and duco-finished car bodies. Very economical. All stores.-—Advt. Youthful appearance secured by preventing greyness. Rachel Hair Tonickeeps hair colourful. W. E. Williams, Chemist.—Advt. Summer colds are dangerous—be prepared! Keep a bottle of Nazol always by you. It’s the scientific remedy. 120 doses for 2s fid. 60 doses for- Is fid.—Advt. Panroiis are notified that cream may now be purchased as usual in any quantity at the Westland Dairy Factory.—Advt.

A wonderful display of toys of aLI descriptions can bo scon at the Economical Crockery Shop, including dolls’ prams, dolls, all sixes; wooden toys in great variety, tennis racquets, beach balls, gun sets, teddy bears, golliwogs, play balls, aeroplanes, motor cars, menagerie railway sets, also exclusive firework novelties, Economical Crockery Shop. P. Stephens, proprietress.- Advt. \ Pyorrhoea avoided by using I-o-dent Tooth Paste, containing iodine. Is 6d tube from W. E. Williams, Chemist.— Advt.

Turner’s notify , special prices f '-for tomatoes, and the arrival of quinces and pickling onions. The closing of tenders for cartage contract for the Inter Wanganui Coop. Dairy Factory Coy. Ltd. has been extended from March 11th. to March 18th. To day is St. Dav.icl’s Day. . The annual commemoration will lie held by the Canterbury Cambrian’Society on Saturday and Sunday next, with a social evening, and a- Welsh Church service at Christchurch. The Farmers C.C.C. butchery was ononed for business this morning at the corner of Stafford and l[itzherbert Streets. A new and commodious shop has been erected and the display of prime meat made was the subject of much commendation this morning.

R.S.A. Euchre, Soldiers’ Hall, Tuesday, March Ist:—lst prize, ham; 2nd prize, ham; ‘3rd prize, 501 b. Hour; 4th prize, 31b. tea ; sth prize, 251 b. Hour ; 6th prize, tin biscuits; 7th prize 31b. butter ; Bth prize, 1 dozen jellies. Proceeds in aid of <R.S.A. Funds. All prize winners play off for aggregate. Admission 2s. Soldiers’ Hajl, 8 o’clock. —Advt. Guarded day and night by picked policemen, a little workshop in London recently held one of the world’s greatest treasures. When King George last wore the Imperial state crown at the' opening of Parliament he complained that it did .not lit exactly, and so it was taken from the Tower of London under armed guard to the jewellers workshop, where expert goldsmiths made the neeessarv alterations. 'No one could estimate the market value of th'e Sovereign’s crown. It is above value, It contains a large ruby and a large sapphire, twenty smaller (specimens of these two gems, eleven emeralds, more than 1000 brilliants and rose diamonds, 147 table diamonds, four drop-shaped pearls and 273 other valuable' pearls. Elaborate care was taken to guard it during its repair and in its journey back, again to the great steel cage in the Tower of London.

it would seem that New Zealand should commence a publicity campaign for a revival of the use of travelling rugs. In England the rug has practically disappeared, not so much oh account of increased motor-car travelling, but because the practice of being equipped with a rug when making a journey has gone out of fashion. Formerly no traveller bv train would dream of making a journey without a rug. Now they are not carried by men on their way to city occupations, are not found in homes, and have ceased to be a familiar sight at railway stations where once they flourished abundantly. Perhaps the British people are growing hardier, but the passing of the travelling rug is a sad development. The amount distributed among its employees by the British® woollen manufacturing firm of J. T. and J. Taylor, Ltd, which hag for some time past adopted n profit-sharing policy, has now, despite the recent trade depression, reached a total of over £1,000,000. The system provides for a distribution of shares to the workers in an agreed proportion of all profits after the first 5 per cent. The shares of the employees have all the benefits of those held by the employers, except that they do not entitle the hokleis to a voice in the management. The head of the firm recently expressed the opinion that a general adoption of a plan of sharing profits with employees would do more for British industry and national prosperity than is possible by the whole total of political and legislative actions.

The legend of the hoard of gold supposed to have been hidden during the Boer War is known in every country of the world, and for thirty.years has inspired numberless people to make diligent search for the buried treasure. The existence of these “Kruger millions” has been disproved by the editor of a South African newspaper, who was head clerk in the Transvaal Republic, and who served as an officer in the Boer army during the war. He says that there was no vast sum to hide, for the total wealth in the Treasury when Pretoria was surrendered was about £750,000 and every penny of this was accounted lor.

«rey hairs are aging! Prevented by using Rachel Hair Tonic, which preserves natural colouring. 3s 6d W. E. Williams, Chemist.—Advt.

When playing on Sunday afternoon on the ladder at the Fire Brigade tower a young lad, son of Mr J. J. Breeze, hairdresser, fell on to the concrete floor, inflicting injuries to his wrist, ankles and head. It is not yet known whether a small bone in the wrist is broken or not. iA muster of Brownies is called for Thursday 'afternoon at 4 o tlucK at the Scout Hall, Revell St. In view of the approaching Hally to be held at Greymouth ad Brownies and intending recruits are requested to attend.—Advt. •Specially noticeable at the ball last niglit were tne u.ium-i.ve alia u-tiwt.ve >i ij‘! 'Li,* " cauiuivii oi tne luavnisr o i tile bivjnia Toilet fcoioon, limed tor Uio s e liuismi.g to«vues ana opprocnitna oy e<eiy tasi,idiou’S woman, .ippoiutmenis may ue made by rigging ’Hhoiie 193. It wfill be fifty ye.fc's to-morrow, 'March 2, since the lixev. AV. £. Uro.n and ilia two Swiss ga.des made’ the first ascent of -Uount Cook. Tne anniversary is to oe commemorated by the -New Zealand Alpine Clue by a paolic gathering in vdirrstcnurth. The president of the duo, .Ur A. i J . Harper, is going from Wellington to take part and tne main address will be given by Mr G. E. Maiinering, who will describe Mr Green's thr.ilmg adventure on (mount Cook.

The Koiterangi picnic takes place' to-morlW’ afternoon at ; Breston’s paddock, Koiterangi when hot water will be available lor'patrons, and a capital programme of sports for the young people will be run off. In the evening a grand ball will be held ift the Koiterangi Hall, for which muciq will be provided by the Gaiety Orchestra, This popular picnic promises to be well attended. “Before placing orders overseas I would ask you to bear in mind the suffering of the miners in New Zealand and do your best to order as much Dominion coal as possible,” said Mr A. H. Kimball, IJnder-Secretary for Alines, in addressing delegates to the New Zealand Ga.s Institute Conference at Alasterton: ■ Air Kimball said that the coal industry wasi suffering acutely to-day and quoted figures showing the large decrease in output for 1931 in the Greymouth and Westport districts. He also drew attention to the increase in imported coal into the Dominion during 1931. Decrease in the use of New Zealand coal meant a serious loss to harbour hoards, the Railway Department and the miners.

Approval of the retention in Form 111 of hoys and girls who had gained a. proficiency certificate, but who, because of the cost of books or for other reasons, were not likely to enter a post primary, school, was expressed in a memorandum- received' by the Wellington Education Board on Wednesday from the Director oi Education. It was stated that .-such pupils' were to remain at the primary school for one year only, and that it was to be understood that head teachers were not to retain pupils who could remain long enough in a post-primary school to benefit by properly organised advanced education. The additional time spent in a 1 primary school was not to be counted as equivalent to the free-place period in a post primary school. The not uncommon practice of travellers carrying with them portable electrical appliances which are easily connected to the plugs in bedrooms, has compelled many hotel and boarding establishments in Britain to instal slot meters in the rooms set apart for visitors. In this way the guests may purchase a given amount' of electricity without risking the blowing of fuses, an accident that often happens when clandestine consumption of energy is practised. It is claimed that fire risks are also reduced. Unlike the ordinary coin-in-the-slot machines * this particular one con be returned to the ’’off” position by a simple resetting device, so that an incoming guest connot consume at the expense, of his predecessor in the room any energy that may still be available. The proprietor cancels for his own benefit the credit due to the departed visitor. Thus has led to a demand that the profit thus made should be utilised to make the room more comfortable.