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Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1932, Page 4

Entries for the Pou ! itry, Show close oil Saturday night with Mr, D' Breeze secretary. ■ ■ ' '

At Harihari last Saturday in a football match ‘ Harihari "*'■ defeated Herepo by 14 to 6. •.:/ ’ ;

Mr F. Cbllyier requests all accounts owing be paid’ forthwith and accounts owing be rendered. ’

Men’s oil- coats, leggings and work-, men’s capes guaranteed to keep out* the rain. At Addison’s usual keen prices.—Advt.

Mr W. A. Jorns wad re-elected chairman of the Dairy Produce Control hoard at the annual statutory meeting of the Board held yestoi day at Wellington.—Press Association.

It ha,s been officially estimated by the Government that in 1930 New Zealand imported goods ‘valued at about £6,100,000 from foreign countries which Great Britain could have supplied. There was a large contraction of imports in 1631, but'in that year the Dominion imported from foreign countries goods valued at about £2,800,000 which 'Britain could have supplied. This represented 38.6 par cent,. 1 of the total foreign imports. i _ -

Although it is about eigheen -months later than : originally had been estimated, the Grey Power Board is at laet on the eve of transferring from steam to hydro generation of ejectHbity, and ,• before the end of this month one of -the turbines 'is expected to reach the producing stage. The matter was dismissed by the Board at its meeting last evening, when a report was submitted on behalf of . the Board’s Consulting Engineers, Messrs Vickerman and Lancaster, which was supplemented *l>y a statement on the subject by Mr Lancaster.

Perhaps more than any other Dominion,,' New Zealand is vitally interested in reciprocal trading with Great Britain. Of this country’s : total. import trade of- '£43,025,914,' 47.26 per cent came from British countries as' a whole totalling 68,78 per cent. Next to Great Britain in volume of imports was ’the United Statee, which supplied nearly-'lB per cent, of the Dominion’s purchases, a figure of some cignificance in that the United States has practically shut out New Zealand exports by mean,a of tariff walls.

~The photograph of the late R. J. /Seddon presented to the Westland lOounty, Council by Frank Egan of Christchurch is a very striking representation of • thd late Prime Minister whep in action on a public platform. The photograph represents Mr Seddon • peaking at an outdoor meeting at Otaki on Labour Day some few years before hi* death. He is addressing an audience from, an elevated, platform) and js in the earnest attitude of driving home the remarks he is , making. .It is a qhapapteristie attitude of Mr Seddon when addressing an audience, and sirou» of Emphasising tihe points of: his address, The County Council received the ■ address‘swith: a cordial'expression of chunks.. •' V;-,>

At the meeting of the Westland County Council on Tuesday, the Chairman .{Mr Murdoch) reported to the Council that ‘:here was a .possibility of the Gillespies Beach .road being undertaken at ah early, date; The Unemployment Board had; made amove in tlhe matter, and indicate ed if fhe Dredging Company would con. tribute a-hum, the work -.would be. put. in hand. Mr Murdoch said the direct-

ors of the Company were now considering the matter, H.e had offered to proceed to . Wellington at a suitable date with representatives of the Company to have the matter finalised. Mr Murdoch considered the action of the Unemployment Board was very gratiand the prospect of early development in the southern .district was now very promising.

Aill wool coating tweed, 56 inches, reduced to 5s 6d per yard, A big range of crepe de chine must be sold for cash, 3s lid a yard, at Schroder’s winter sale.—Ad vt.

Buy New Zealand blankets and keep New Zealand employed. Addisr: ons are well prepared this winter with full stocky marked at keen prices. A special discount for cash. —Advt. .

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 muscular action to the intestines thus ensuring proper aliminatior. W. E. Williams, Chemist.--r Advt.

Grey-haired women look 10 years younger by using Rachel Hair To Not a dye. 3s 6d bottle W. E. Wil ■ Hams, Chemist, —Advt.

At the address below, skilled- and fashionable hairdressing is a specialityThe most up-to-date equipment foi tiair waving, shampooing, and other treatments has . been installed, and vour most exacting requirements have been catered for. Miss Zilla Stephens Revell Street, —Advt.

This week’s special 2s 3d parcel contains 1 set aluminium measuring spoons, 1 non-burn cake tin, 1 'dish mop, 1 pastry brush, 1 fancy jug. Economic Crockery Shop, P. Stephens, proprietress.—Advt.

The Gael arrived this morning from southern ports and sails this evening at 7 o’clock; for Wellington.

Tlie meeting of the Fire Board called, for last evening was postponed until' a later date. •• A nice range of evening frocks for short people are now being cleared at Schroder’d sale at 20s each.—Advt. Interesting ; particulars' of old Hokitika in 1855 and 1866, its shipping and mining ’news forms the subject of an interesting article in this issue. The death has occurred at . Nelson of Mr Thonras Cratab,' aged 71 yean?. The deceased was forme.Cy a mine manager in Reefton, and married a sister of Messrs J. B. Auld, and W. B. Auld, of that town. ; . ' f Advice has been received from . the. ■Okarito directors that the Company prefers the'proposed road, if feasible, in lieu of the bridge about to be erected across tlie Three MCe Creek. Such being the dice work in connection with the latter is now suspended. ; C . From 7s fid to; 12s Addi-on’s are offering startling reductions in boys’ suits from size to size 16 also 1 gent’s suit dark grey at 255, a real snip.—Advt. The Soldiers’ Hall last evening was the scene of festive. gaiety when the annual ball) held under the auspices of *the Hokitika Volunteer Fire Brigade, was held. The function 1 was widely supported, and. there was nn attendance of ov v er 300. A feature of the ! evening was. the artistic decorationij which" | had been carried out, The ball was considered by patrons and promoters alike to have beep an unqualified succes, and thanks are due to ; the ladies’ committee; for the .supervision of the supper arrangements. V Spirited music was played by Ges Williams and his Happiness Boys. The sum of £22 was taken at the door, this being an increase on laut yesir. -. H " v > New Zealand’s largest enterprise, the Railway Department, finds that to achieve results 70 per cent of its advertising - expenditure ’■ must be spent in newspapers and magazines. In tleadiiig rtp ; to an analysis ; jn the' latest issue of the “Railway Magazine”, of railway advertising, Mr George GStewart, publicity manager and editor of - the magazine, v states-“ As. publicity is the predominating factor in salesmanship, obviously the utmost care' must be exercised in the planning, preparation, . and placing of the work to ensure that the message will hot ' miss its objective. Hence the great importance attached by all suc T cessful service ventures ’to their. publicity organisation and the,, constant search for better ways to , tell their story ■ and effect sales or attract pat- ( ronage.” . ' '•' , •!

The following letter has been received by Mr J. O’Brien, M.P.— You will remember/that on May 27th, at Ross, the Mayor John Murdoch) on behalf of the Miners’ Association, and also Mr Scott, asked that the Courthouse should be opened price ia morfth for inining cases. I duly made representations to the Minister of Justice (Hon, J. G. Cobbe) and have received the following communication from him: —“With regard to the request made to you that the Courthouse at Ross should be opened for mining puses, I have to inform you that there no real necessity for re-opening the Court for .mining business. I may add that when the Ross Court was -'closed, the sittings at Hokitika were changed from Thursday to Friday in order to meet the convenience of the Ross people.” Will you kindly have this conveyed to the members' of the deputation? Yours faithfully, Ohas. E. Macmillan. » v

Prior to Dr Hart’s . departure for Nelson, the nursing and artisan staffs of the Mental Hospital mpt yesterday afternoon to bid him farewell. On behalf of those present, Mr M. Hanra•hati presented Dr Hart with-.a gold-, mounted fountain pen and pencil, .and referred to the happy relations that had always existed between Dr Hart and the members »f the his staff. He expressed ‘their regret at the Doctor’s departure from Hokitika. Mr G. Wormington supplemented the chairman’s remarks, and expressed the hope thv Dr Hart wov’.d hwe- an equally successful * administration in Nelson. Dr Hart in his reply said he was deeply gratified with'.the very fine memento the staff had given him, and thanked them for their past service and .loyalty. .He regretted, yery ■much having to leave Hokitika, where 1 his time had been spent so pleasantly.

For two shillings and sixpence you can go to Messrs Gooch and Co s. store and procure a bottle of Cjierir "V (double strength) cough Balsam. The result is absolute banishment of your cough and colds. '“This shows what a generous profit yoii f; can get from such a small investment. Get your bottle now.—Advt.