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Hokitika Guardian, 21 October 1932, Page 4

Addison’s for the very smartest for holiday wear-.—Millinery, coats, frocks, costumes, coatees, jumpers and shirts, etc., etc. Inspection invited.—Advt.

Fire completely destroyed a fiveroomed bungalow at Boa at about 1.30 o’clock, yesterday morning. The house was owned by Mr J. Dando, but was unoccupied at the time. Mr W. Wiard, of Greymouth, lost all his furniture, which was stored in the house, There was an insurance of £259 on the house in the Royal Exchange office.

Christmas numbers of the Auckland Weekly News, Free Lance, The Traveller, Otago Witness, the Star Pictorial and the Now Zealand Industrial are now obtainable at King’s, stationer. —Advt.

The discoverey of three forged winning dividend tickets in the totalisator at Alexander Park after the Epsom Trotting Meeting in August led to extra vigilance - being exercised by the pay-out clerks at subsequent meetings, with a result that 'a fourth ticket deemed to be a forgery was detected by one of the clerks during the second day of the Avondale Race Meeting on Monday. All four tickets are particularly ingenious imitations, the only difference between them and the actual tickets issued being a minute difference in the signature endorsed on them.

When a cas e of shoes was nnened at the Hamilton branch of Ilallenstein Bros., Limited, it was found that a quantity of the goods had been stolen. The case, which contained the new season’s women’s slices, Had been sent from the firm’s Dunedin house to Hamilton. The branch mam-g r, Mr js, P, Fund dell, sir iKcleJ that the packao-e had been interfered with in transit. He ca.'md in a representative of tiij Railway Department and an inspector from his head office who was in Hamilton. Tim case was then r;m od, and it was found that goods

.to the value of £l3 had been extracted. Tlie emptv oort iners w»"e left in the care. An exam''nation showed that one of the top board's of the case had hern removed n rior to the arrival of t’ o package in Hamilton.

The latesl in r .iir matting, oval mats, hearth rugs, curtains and cretonno to hand at Schroder and Go —Advt.

Keep Monday night free and attend the Ivanieri Tennis Club’s ball in the Public Hall. A good night is assured patrons.

Addison’s for up-to-date holiday and sports wear for men and boys. Kelsam suits, sports trousers and blazeis, cream pullovers, athletic shirts, Les sox, etc. Advt.

At Humphreys on Sunday afternoon next at 2 o’clock, the -Methodist Church service will be held, conducted by Rev. C. 0. Hailwood.

At Waiho on Saturday night a grand Aero Chib ball will be held in Thomson Memorial Hall. Cm. Williams and his Happiness Boys will supply the music and a large assemblage is looked for.—Advt.

Mr Fred W. Furkert whose retirement irom the position of Engineer in-Chief and Under Secretary of the Public Works Department was announced yesterday by the Public Service Commissioner, is a native of Ross and was educated at the llcss State and Hokitika. District High Schools. He is. 58 years of age and lias been in the Public Service for 381 years. His services will be retained in an advisory capacity.

William Georeg Muir again appeared on remand at the Greymouth Magistrate’s Court yesterday, charged with the attempted murder of Athol Crowe Potter, at Ross, on September Bth, and was remanded, until Tues_ dry next, It is expected that it will be some weeks yet before the Court will inquire intj the case.

The Westport “News 1 ' says—The official, opening tof Westport. Bowling Chib will take place on Monday (Labour Day). Tift unofficial opening has already taken place; indeed, it is hard to get some of the old hands off the green. The Hon. Sidey’s sum-irer-time-saving has only one fault, in their opinion : “It shifts the clock forward only half an hour, instead of an hour or two.” The howling green is a fine place in which to take business worries and lose them.

Interest in the political sphere will now be directed towards the Motueka bye-election. There have already been five possible candidates mentioned, namely, Messrs A. M. Carroll, F. L. Turley, W. J. Moffat (Mayor of Nel_ son), J. K. Holyoake (Motueka) and Everett (Nelsoi). A Welhng.on mes_ sage states! a deputation will wait on Mr K. J. Holyoake, at Motueka, with a request to him to stand as the 1 Coali_ tioii Reform candidate for the Motueka seat. Mr Turley will commence his campaign at Reefton on Thursday next. A message to-day states Mr P. C. Webb has been selected as the Labour candidate.

The Medical Superintendent of the Grey River Hospital (Dr J. F. C. Moore) reported for the month ending 30th September 1932, as follows Patients in at the beginning of the month: Hospital, 52 males, 13 females; Old Peoples' Home, 32 males,, 8' females. Patients admitted during the month, Hospital, 50 males, 48 females; Old Peoples’ Home, 2 males. Patients discharged (luring the month, Hospital, 4 jpales, 2 females. Patients remaining at the end of the month, Hospital, 04 males, 43 females; Old People’s’ Home 34 males, 9 females.

On the arrival of the ferry steamer Maori at Lyttelton on Wednesday morning the police were informed by the purser of the ship that on© of the passenger?, a man of eighty-five, who was on his way to Pembroke, required police protection as he carried £375 in Bank of England notes. The old man was not strong and the purser thought it advisable to inform the police of the circumstances. On being taken to the sta .ion the man produced an old handkerchief containing the money. He told the police that he had just arrived from England by the Tainui and was on his way south. Under an escort he went to Christchurch with instructions to deposit the money in the bank for transfer to a town in Otago. After this had been done he was sent on liis way south.

Claude Ring, portrait photographer of Christchurch, is at Inkster’s Studio, Greymouth, from to-day until Monday, October 24th. Take this opportunity of having your portrait made by a well-known city photographer. Appointments may be made for Labour Day.—Advt.

Addison’s the hosiery specialists: — Nit 2 Fit now 3s lid, Charm now -4s lid. Lady Jane 9s lid. Miss New Zealand a new Lisle Hoso 2s 3d.— Advt,