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Hokitika Guardian, 5 July 1932, Page 4

A large selection of rose bushes now opened at YarratJ-s Is 3d each.— Advt.

Eight good prizes for competition at the It.S.A. euchre in the Soldiers’ Hall on Tuesday night. \

Mails which left Auckland an May SI, per the Niagara via Vancouver, arrived at London on July 2.

Mr N. S. Wilson, coal dealer, notifies in this iusue a further reduction in the price of coal.

-Mr E. T. Tirikatene (better known as Jim Troger.then North road, Kaiapoi) will contest the coming by-election for the fsoutbe.n Maori seat as an Independent (Ratana).

While playing, in a football match at j-ieefton, Stars v. State School, the captain of the iirst named team, J. Smith, had hio collar-bone broken, he was' attended to by Dr Marshall, .jyho was on the racecourse at the time, and taken to Iteefton Hospital.

Choicest cut flowers, violets, daisies, Iceland poppies and Spring flowers at lowest p.ices at Yarrall’s Advt,

' The extent to which the timber trade on the West C'oast has fallen off can be gauged by the fact that the wages paid by the millers who are covered by the West Coast Mutual Accident Company for the 12 months ended March 31st., 1932, were. £103,045, compared with £178,000 for the previous 12 months.

Many of the outlying islands of the Gilbert Group, which are rarely sighted by a steamer, will be visited by tne British Phosphate Commiskion’s steamer Ti'iona shortly. From Nauru she will set out ito recruit native labour for the phosphate works at Ocean Island, visiting many of the Gilbert Islands, the natives of which have the reputation of being expert boatmen.

Strong hardy seedlings, new art shades of antirrhinum and Iceland poppies, also carnations, new blue violas, sweet William, wallflowers, Is 6<J dozen now ready at Ya-r. all’s.— Advt,

Officia] announcement of the cancellation of the motor mechanics’ (except Marlborough) award because the recent dispute between employers and employees did not result in a settlement by the Council of Conciliation is made in the Gazette just issued. This action is./taken in terms of Section 7 (4) of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1932 The date of cancellation is July 29th.

An admission made by counsel in th, Appeal Court in Wellington sent a laugh round the Court in which their Honours pined. Counsel, was appearing for a motorist who' had accelerated to cross in front of a tramcar and had then collided with a motor-cycle. “If he has to pay damages for his acceleration,” said counsel, “I would assure your Honours he would rather pay than be dead, which he assuredly would have he.eii had he not accelerated

Marvellous cunning was shown by a boy of twelve whose offences included the theft of fowls and a canary, according to a statement bv Chief-Detective Carroll in the Children’s Court at Christchurch on Saturday morning. The lad pleaded guilty to three charges of obtaining money by false pretences, and three of theft the -articles concerned being an overcoat, six White Leghorn fowls and a canary. He was placed under the care of the Superintendent of Child Welfare. Chief Detective Carroll said that the bov had shown marvellous cunning for his years. He had obtained the fowls by going to a woman and telling her that his father had bought them from her husband and that be had been sent to get them. The lad took the fowls to an auction mart and put them up for sale, a deed that was really his undoing. There had been several complaints concerning a bov of his description before and he bad later admitted other charges. Regarding the. canary, the. boy had visited another woman renr e'en ting that he liad been sent to collect, the bird and also 2s 6d. Ho did not get the money but secured the canary, which he put in a naper bag from whence it had escaped and had not since been seen. The coat had been stqlen from a poultry yard,

The sfile of millinery now on at Schroder’s, is a huge success. A further lot just to hand bought at half price are to be sold at fractional profit, to clear. Now is your time to participate in the bargains now offering at Schroder's Winter Snip.—A(fvt,

Special palp of latjjes' coats this week marked down to 29/6, 32/6, 35/-, 45/- at Schroder’s Winter Sale.. These were bought at a heavy discount. Qopip and sec the value. —Advt.

Huy New SSpalapd bjagketp and keep New Zpalaiul employed, Addisons are well prepared this winter with fip-l etucks marked at keen prices. A spoeial discount for cash. -Aclvt. •

For that irritating flatulence after eating try X-AN Mixture, X-AN freshens up the stomach glands, multiplies the digestive juices, purifies .the blood and restores the musculai action to the intestines "thus ensuring proper alimination. W. E. Williams, Chemist. —Advt.

Hair kept in healthy and Ip’iMant condition by using Rpche] Hair Tonic. 3s 6d bpttlo from W. E. WilliamsChemist.—Ad vt.

Here’s a really simple yet effectively remedy for coughs and'colds—Naaol. Treats such ailments scientifically at flie points of infeetjou. 60 doses for tfs 6d. f2Q (iflsps fqr 2s 6d.-=-Advt.

New season’s flower and vegetable seeds at Yarrall’s, 3d and 6cl packet. —Advt.

A twenty-four piece set of stainless 1 cutlery is the first prize at the It.S.A. euchre Sn Tuesday night, while stainless knives comprise the second and third prizes.

According to a notice published in the Gazette last evening, the national research cchclai ships are reduced in value from £IBO to £IOO, which amount is to be paid in quarterly instalments. The scholarships, which are available to graduates of the University of New Zealand, are for the purpose of research, and the holders may not engage in any work or occupation not associated with the inves tigation for which the scholarship;-' have been granted. i 0" ‘

Floral work of all description, posies, bouquets, wreaths etc. made at shortest notice from choicest flowers at Yarrall’s.—Advt.

. The Hon. E. A. Ransom, Minister of Lands has replied to Mr J. O’Biien M.E. as follows—Your letter of the 21st instant addressed to my colleague the Hon.. Minister of Mines, has been referred to me as investigations in connection with the hall building and the public reserve upon which it is erected are being carried out by the officers of my Department. The site upon which the ‘hall is erected is known as Reserve 75, Town of Stafford containing 10 perches, and thus reserve was vested in the Stafford Literary Institute (Incorporated) in tust, for the uses of Literary Institute by Order in Council dated the 13th August, 1606. The Literary Institute referred to Was incorporated under the provisions of the Public Libraries Powers Act, 1875, by declaration filed in the office of the Supreme Court at Hokitika on the 25th, June. ISO 6. It is usual in connection with the establishment of corporate hcdic, s of this nature for provision to be made in the declaration of incorporation or in the by-laws made by the Corporation as to the manner in which the assets of the Corporation are to Ip disposed of in the event of a winding up of the Institute. The Commissioner of Crown Lands, Hokitika, has been instructed to go fully, into the matter, and in' the meantime I understand that , the purchaser of the building has no intention of pulling the same down, pending the result of the investigations.

Monster Euchre, Soldiers’ Hal 1 , Tuesday, July sth., at 8 o’clock. Eight prizes. Admission 2s. Ist. prize., 'doz. stainless soup spoons, * -Jdoz. stainless table spoons, 4doz. "stainless. tabLe forks, £doz. staimess tea spoons; 2nd. prize, Jdoz. stainless tab’e knives; -3rd. prize, £doz. stainless dessert knives; 4th. prize, large thermos flask; sth. prize, £doz. cups and saucers: 6th. prize, sdoz. geor.gian tumblers; 7th. prize, attache case; Bth. prize, 2 glass salad bowls.—Advt,

It is very easy to catch a cold, Bays mother. Father says it is very easy to get r;d of it. Go to Messrs Gooch and Co.’s store and buy a bottle of Cherimal (double strength) Cough Balsam, for an outlay of two shillings and sixpence. It very soon cured mine, says father. Get your bottle now, —Advt,