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Hokitika Guardian, 1 June 1932, Page 4

The “Guardian” will not be published on Friday next (King’s Birthday).

Mr Justice Adams will preside at the June sitting of the Supreme Court on the West Coast. The Greymouth sitting will open on Monday, June 13.

The capital list of entries for the seven-a-side tournament on Cass Square on Friday next will assure patron-s of a full day of bright football, with plenty of competition. The day should attract a large crowd of Rugby lovers into the town.

To-morrow night the Princess Theatre will hold a pleased audience when the, juvenile operetta “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” is .presented by a full company of over fifty young people, under the direction of Mrs R. Paterson, in aid of the funds of the Croquet Club,

After the seven-a-skle: on Friday patrons are advised to remain in town and finish up a good day by 'attending the Bowling Club social dance in the Soldiers’ Hall in the' evening. This popular fixture is going to be the social success of the season and everyone will be there to have a pleasant time, assured by the provision of good music, a good supper and a perfect floor.

Infectious and other notifiable diseases reported in the Canterbury. and West Coast health districts during the week ended noon on Monday showed an increase of four ns compared with the previous week, the total being 16, as follows:—Canterbury: Scarlet fever, 4; diphtheria, 1; tuberculosis, 6 ; puerperal sepsis, 1; pneumonic influenza, 1; erysipelas, 1; eclampsia, 1. West Coast; Tuberculosis, 1. Deaths totalled 6, as follows:—Canterbury: Diphtheria, 1; tuberculosis, 6; pneumonic influenza, 1. West Coast: Tuberculoids, 1.

For delicate children or for' healthy adults iTo.nking’s Linseed Emulsion is equally safe, and is incomparable for shifting coughs, colds, bronchitis and all such chest and lung complaints. Pleasant to take, too. Children love it. Sold everywhere Is Gd, 2s 6d and 4s Gd.—Advt.

A cold should he treated scientifically. Use Nazol. Disinfects and prot:cts the points of infection—the mouth, nose and throat. Remembsn —Naz.ol, No other will do! 60 doses for To Gd. 1 0 doses for 2s Gd.—Advt.

Style and value at Addison’s in gents leather coats from 995. Gents cardigans, pullovers, golf hose, pyjamas, singlets, underpants, sex and ties in great variety.—Advt-.

Tlie Self Help Co-op., Ltd., notifiy u iciigtliy price list on page two oi this issue.

• At the conclusion of the picture programmes conducted by the Westland Talkies Circuit at Boss, lluatapii, Woodstock and Kokatahi, two hours’ dancing will be held at the respective centres.

The Marine Department has decided that a Magisterial Inquiry into the wrieck of the steamer Knponga shall be held at Wellington, opening on Monday next. Among the witnesses to be called are Captain Cox (Harbourmaster) and Captain Venn (Signalman.)

The right of special constables to serve on juries trying cases of civil disorder has been questioned'in certain Labour quarters, following the assertion that such a position arcce inland. Inquiries are at present ■ being made, and it is likely that the Minister of Justice will he asked to give a ruling.

A number of innocent farmers might have been arrested and charged with plotting radical Communistic methods if the police had entered a meeting in a Southland township recently in time to hear a question put to the speaker by an amateur economist. The meeting had been addressed on the proposals connected with currency and banking problems ns" set out in the Douglas plan, nnrl the speaker had referred to inflation as a "blowing up." When question time came, one woman who had been listening intently promptly rose and asked: And how do you pro nose to go about blowing up the banks?

Yesterday morning, the two vessels that had been in Greymouth since the Kaponga’s stranding, the Karepo and the Ivomata, sailed, both being in tow of the tug Westland. The Karepo, drawing 15 feet 9 inches, was the first to go, she crossing the bar safely at 7.12 o’clock. A whistle was sounded, hut it was that of the tug for the Karepo to let the tow line go. The Komata, drawing only an inch mere than the Karepo, or 15 feet 10 inches went out in the wake of the Westland at five minutes to eight, when the tide is stated to have been at the peak. At the inner bar the Komata signalled that she had struck the bottom, but her progress was not stopped.

"They say that the age of miracles has passed," said Mr R. J. G. Collins, at a meeting of the Canterbury Rugby Referees’ Association, "but a miracle happened in the game I was refereeing on Saturday. A player was struck in the back by the ball and hurt. He groaned, and although the ball was still in play, both teams immediately ran to his assistance." The chairman, Mr S. Hollander, remarked that it was a fine thing that the sporting traditions of the game were being kept up by the present-day players. It was truly sporting of a team to forget its own interest and go to the aid of an injured opponent.

An unusual accident befell Mr >G. Iveefe, of Kimbell (.Mackenzie County), when visiting Springfield last week, for the dog trials, While asleep one night in the boarding-house in which he was staying a heavy oak-framed picture fell, from the wall, a corner striking him on .the temple. Another boarder asleep in the same room awoke on hearing the noise and was alarmed to find -ur Keefe unconscious and bleeding. His alarm' was increased by the fact that the picture had fallen behind the bed, the cause of the mishap thus remaining a mystery until it was discovered some time later, lhe injured man was also suffering greatly from (.iiock.

The agenda paper of the general conference of the Dominions’ Hospital Board'', to be held in Wellington, starting on Thursday, June 9th, has been issued, and includes two matters if wide general interest. These are, first the recommendations from the Wellington Hospital Board proposing radical changes in the hospital system of the Dominion into eighteen hospital districts, with a Hospital Hoard for each (in place of the present 46 Bioards), and the establishment within the Health Department of a Board of Hospitals. The other matter relates to hospital policy, and appears on the agenda as: To receive and discuss the recommendations framed by the roundtable conference held in March, 1929, between representatives of the British Medical Association, the executive of the Hospital Boards’ Association, and the Department of Health. The previous conference of the Hospital Boards’ Association was held in March, 1529.

Got a cold? Then you want TonLinseed Emulsion —it’s a really wonderful remedy. Gives relief from the first dose. Builds up the system against more serious resultant ailments. Sold everywhere. Is Gd, 2s Gd and 4s Gd.—Advt. ■

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We are having a wonderful time with our new season’s millinery—it is recognised to he the finest display in town nt most reasonable prices. If you have not already called, please do so now, as Schroder and Go. have marked all goods in plain figures to meet the times lit almost invisible profit—Advt. Protect yourself from coughs and colds this winter-- put a few drops of Nazol on your handkerchief every morning. Disinfects and protects the points of infecti n—the mouth, uos t and throat. Get your bottle to-day. 60 closes for Is Gd. 120 doses for 2s Gel.—Advt.