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Hokitika Guardian, 31 August 1932, Page 4

Toe Arahura Dairy Factory Company will be open from Wednesday next for the reception of cream.

Another chance —Try your luck in the No. 18 Art Union, £4.000 in prizes. Closes Saturday, 3rd September. Tickets 2/6.—Advt.

•■‘lt. js a. vulgarism, and an expression which should not be used here,” said the Chief Justice, the Rt. Hon Sir Micluel Myers, in the Supreme Court, Christchurch, to counsel, who i:i a mptor collision case used the words “piittihg one over.” “We should endeavour to show an example here,” added his Honour.

“ Laws are made to he observed — not to he b oken,” said the Chief Justice, the R/. Hon Sir Michael Myers, m the Supreme, l Court at Christchurch, during the lje i.ring of a civil action for damages, following a motor accident. “I hope that juries will not got into the habit 'of passing over too lightly eases of speeding over intersections.

The smart new straws art/ now show : ing at Schroder and Co.—Advt.

Hokitika residents are notified that Mr C. L. Renton is now conducting his business as an elect.ical engineer in the premises of Messrs Renton and Co., where inquiries may be made and accounts paid.

Alt members of the Kiwi Football Club contemplating making a trip to Westport for a return match with Old Roys are requested to meet in the Club’s shied on Thursday evening at 7 o’clock.—Advt.

The Minister of Justice has advised the Kumara Borough Council, in reply to a protest by the Mayor against the removal of the Court House, stating the building had been condemned by the Public Works Department, and had been sold, and regretting he co ifld take no action. | The death occurred on Monday, lit .the age of 55 years, at the Reeftop Hospital, of Mr Paul Holmes, a resident of Reefton, for many years, hawing . worked in the Globe mine and various other mines in the district. Ho was recently employed at Waitabn Sluicing Company. At on© time he raced Kaminohe ahd Con the Sha.igbran. He leaves a brother, Mr Free Holmes, horse' trainer, of Riecaxton.

‘Considerable interest is : being shown in the .week-end motor excursions being' arranged by Messrs Newmans’ Motors'Ltd., to the Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers. The excursion to Wailho "on Saturday next is proving of interest and at the very low figure of cost entailed should prov e a decided attraction, especially as this season of the year is sy suitable for Abnne work.

Flight-Lieut. V. Somerset-Thom? s who flew to Hokitika in the record time of 56 minutes on Monday, took 9(J minutes on his return journey. Beautiful weather was experienced, and although there was no wind' at ground level on either Side of the Alps, there was evidently a fair easterly breeze at a high altitude, for the return journey, took so much longer. Flight Lieutenant Somerset-Thomas said that the standard of the work of the candidates examined for air certificates was extraordinary good.

Reports from the country districts state the prospects of the coming 'season : ar e looking bright. The general appearance of the holdings is much improved of late. There has been a general clean up of rubbish in the paddocks made possible oy the fine weather experienced, and the grass is starting to come away, promising an early simply of feed being availabje. Generally the cattle .have come through the winter in good condition, though the next few weeks will'perhaps be the most tryiiig if the feed does note come away smartly.

Some eight million feet of, white pine, under one contract will, It *is understood, be required for the Australian trade betweeir now and the end of October. A business man connected with the timber trade, commenting on this (yesterday, said that this was not unusal, in view of the improvement in the Australian export butter market, and that large orders were bec-ominr, the rule rather than the exception.* With the expected improvement in the butter market it could be expected •that further orders would be received, since Australian exporters used white pine solely for butter boxes.

At the last meeting of the Kumara Borough Council, a letter was received from the Secretary of the Westland HospietnJ Board enclosing a letter f om ■Dr Watt, Director-General of Health, on subsidising a doctor for Kumara. stating t,iat in his opinion, the Board would be justified in reducing or even discontinuing the subsidy, having regard to the proximity of Kumara to both Grey and Hokitika. « On the motion of Crs. Murphy and Wise, it was decided that the Town Clerk write to Dr Watt, asking him from whom lie had made inquiries when in Kurnara, regarding the. necessity for subsidising the Kumara Medical Service, and a, copy of the letterto be forwarded to the Westland Hospital Board.

Lovely original colour restored to grey hair by using Rachel Tonic. Not a dye. 3s 6d bottle W. E. Williams, chemist.—Advt.

Lines of interest opened at Addison’s: Girls’ fine woven pyjamas, satins in all shades, ladies’ vests, children’s sox, warm nights and bloomers. —Advt.

Bair going grey? Rachel Hair /Tonic re-vitalises hair roots and restores natural colour. 3s 6d W. E. Williams, chemist. —Advt.

Children love Tonking’s Linseed Emulsion as much for its /soothing, healing properties as for its* pleasant taste. They find that it quickly remedies their annoying coughs and colds. Sold everywhere—ls 6d, 2>s 6d, and 4s 6d.—Advt.

Hair grey no longer! Rachel Hair Tonic restored original bright •colour. Not a dyt. ?s 6d bottle. W. E. Williams, Chemist. —Advt.

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