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Hokitika Guardian, 5 August 1932, Page 4

The annual Hospital Ball take's place on Wednesday, Angus 31, in the Soldiers’ Hall, with a juvenile fancy dress ball the next night. ; 1 *

Next Sunday being the first of the mouth the Rev. G. A. Naylor will conduct the usual service in the Kokatahi Presbyterian Church at 2.30 p.m.

In connection with the Southern Maori by-election on Wednesday the voting at Aruhuia booth was T*rikatone. (elected) 17, Parata 4, The other four candidates did not receive a. vote.

The Arch Little Shoe > Store during the next few days is offering blaal satin court and bar also velvet eouit and bar at reduced prices from 11s € pair. Black eat in reduced to 14s 6d pair—great vailue.—■Advt.

A meeting of all bona fide whitebaiters will be held at the Town Hal! on Saturday evening at 6.45 o’clo k shar'd to finalise regulations for Mar- . ' ° >* me 1 Dope rtinenb:—Advt.

The Ivaiiiori weekly assomllt's will be continued every Monday evening. Music by Messrs Cook and Ackers. Efficient m.c., old time and modern dances; coffee and sandwiches piovidod. Admission Is.—Advt.

To mark the occasion cf the vis.'t of the Westport footbalLrs to Hokitika a dance will be conducted by,the Ladies’ Hockey Club in All Saints’ Hall this evening'. Music and supper arrangements loavei little to be desired and patrons me, assured of -a good night's ‘ entertainment,

In/ connection with the new whitebait regulations- the Minister .of Marine has notified local whitebaiters that he is holding up the gazetting, of the regulations till Thursday next and that, ho must have any suggestions or alterations by Wednesday next. With this in view a meeting of whiteba'itdrs is called for Saturday evening at 6.45, o’lock, the hall being engaged for another meeting at 8 p.m.

The death' occurred early yesterday afternoon at her late residence, Dobson, after a lengthy illness, of Mrs Ada Smeaton, wife of Mr John Smeaton, Mayor of Brunner. Born in Hokitika sixty-three years ago, the late Mrs Smeaton had lived practically all her life on the West Coast, and had been a resident {of the-* Bruifner district for many ye-ais. Besides her husband she leaves two- - daughters, Miss Lucy Smeaton (Papanui), and Miss A. B. Smeaton (Town Clerk Birunner), and three sons, Messrs B. J. Smeaton (Wellington), S. Smeaton (Timaru), and J. Carter (Dobson). Her eldest daughter, Mrs A. Scalmer, predeceased her three months agjo. Mrs D. Young, of Runanga, is a sister of the deceased.

. Prices paid for the show stock offered at the Grand National double market at Addington on Wednesday were not equal to those realised in past years. All through, the stock brought out at the sale was exceptionally good, and was a credit to the breeders who were responsible. There have seldom b.een markets at Addington at which better sheep or cattle came forward, but th e high prices usually paid at the Grand National market were pot forthcoming yesterday. The beef entry was h e -avy, and almost a third of it was of the highest quality, Th e *®st was above the average. The, highest price was £32, paitl for a beast from Southland. Top price last- year was £sl. The proportion of heavy cattle entered forced down the price for this class by £1 a head, and lighter cattle. were 10s to 15s a head cheaper than they were last week. The fat -sheep section contained an outstanding entry, and competition was well , sustained for all classes. Prices rose for ail sorts by a shilling a head. The top price paid for a show wether was £2, compared with £2 18s last year, and £4 5s in 1930. A large entry of fat hoggets came to hand, but the demand was not spirited, in spite of th e high quality of the offering. Prices showed a. decline of a shilling -a head over the whole sale. The first of the season’s milk lambs were offered, as they usually are.at this market. Prices were not out of the ordinary. The. veal offering was small, with nothing outstanding in it. Prices showed a sharp rise. The fat pigs were also without show entries, except; for one chopper. ' Bacon was a little firmer, but pork was about the same as last week.

This week’s special W 3d parcel contains 1 set aluminium measuring sp : xms, 1 non-burn cake tin, 1 dish mop, 1 pastry brush, 1 fancy jug. Economic Crockery Shop, P. Stephens, proprio tiess.—Advt. There are no. injurious drugs in Nazol Pasti'lus—just a safe efficient formula for tho relief of coughs, colds, sore thro°t". catarrh, etc. Popularly priced, at Is 3d box.—’Advt. Natural colour restored to'grey, faded hair by using Rachel Hair Tonic. Not a dye. 3s od bottle W. E. Williams, 'Chemist.—'Advt.

WOODS' GREAT PEPPtRMINT For Coughs ana Jolds, nevsr , fails. CURE At the address below, skilled . and, fashionable hairdressing is a speciality The most up-to-date equipment foi hair waving, shampooing, and othei treatments has been installed, and vonr most evii'ctine requirements have been catered 'oi. Miss Zilla Stephens Revell Street.—Advt. Premature age avoided by restoring grey hair to natural colour with Rachel Hair Tonic, 3s 6d bottle W. E. WiJliafnis, Chemist. —Advt,

The Arch Little Slioe S'toiie have «till a few oddments ini ladies and gents slippers at give away prices from 2s 6d pair.—Advt.

Cass Square is notified to be granted for tlie use of Hokitika District High School on Saturday, August 13th., exclusively.

A meetng of the unemployed, workers is called for at the Town Hall tomoirow night at 8 o’clock for the purpose of discussiing ma'ciers pertaining to the general condition of the workers. • One of ihe principle questions which will be discussed is tlie necessity for making some provision for tlie period cf the eff week.' In other centres provisions are made for workers and their dependents during the off week sufficient to tide ‘them over this period. It behoves all workers both in town and district to attend with a view, to obtaining a general all round betterment of their conditions. >

The Ross Prospecting Association is n/ow defunct, owing to some of the members, disagreeing on certain points (writes a -Ross correspondent). The affairs were, wound up on Tuesday evening, when the funds were handed over to the Unemployment Committee to ,be utilised in providing a supervisor for gold prospecting. It is a great pity that things did not go along, in the correct way, as it was a good step to assist in getting gold. They have been in existence for nearly twelve months, and the financial position showed a credit of £46.

The month’-y meeting of the Kolterangi branch of the Women’s Institute took place on Tuesday evening thev e being an attendance of 22 members. Final arrangement,* were made for thInstitute dance which wag postponed fiomj August 17 until August 24 on account of counter attractions. During the evening members were entertained by a rehearsal of the playette, “Heart’s Love” which will be presented at the dance. A guessing competition was won by Mrs W, Havilil and a competition for a handsome handkerchief was won by Miss Dorothy Marshall. Supper was served by the hostesses, Mrs De Fiii’.lpi, Mrs Eric Smith, Mrs Fleming' and Misses A. and W. Havi’.l.

In a glass show-case on board HALS. Dunedin is a silver belt that is insured for a £IOO. It is aboard the cruiser for .ICJj .treason.- that Petty-Officer Arther Firth, one of the ship’s company, won the ■' light heavy-weight title 'at the Royal Navy and Royal Marines boxing championships'' held at Portsmouth eai ilier in the year. Petty-Officer Firth first carpe to Auckland in 1323 as leading .seaman on the Chatham. Up till that time he had done a lot of boxing both in the Service and in open company, and in 1931 he tried his luck in New. Zealand to such good effect that he won the Auckland, North Island, and New Zealand light-heavy titles. In the following year he was transferred; to Elngland. He has been boxing regularly and has* met with " few reverses'. 5 '. He hopes that before long he will be given an opportunity of demonstrating that he is a worthy .Navy representative in»the professional division,

Let your friends be surprised at the wonderful change in your general health. Then let them in to the -secret that you have obtained absolute freedom from all tho5 e nasty coughs and colds that you used to have by going to Messrs Gooch and Co.’s store and procuring a bottle of Cherimal the double strength Cough Balsam. The price is two shillings and sixpence per bottle.—Advt.

Hair greying? You need Rachel Hair Tonic, which restores lost colour to hair.- 3s 6d bottle W. 15, Williams, Chemist.—Advt.