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Hokitika Guardian, 22 February 1933, Page 4

A notice to builders anneal's in the advertising columns of this issue.

The Na.tibnal Mortgage Coy., and Dalgety and Co., will hold a sale of rams at the Greymouth Showgrounds on Saturday next at 1.30 p.m.

There was a steady downpour all night, the atmosphere being very warm following an extremely humid day, one of the warmest of th e seaso'n. This morning the rain was continuing steadily.

A school .of whales, estimated at 500, has been .basking in the waters of the north fishing ground, between Hnpuku rnd Clarence, dr.ring the past week. Th e constant spouting of the wh-des ha 6 aroused much interest. Porpoises, too, have been moving around m the water in the vicinity of Kalkoura.

A man named Robert Lewis Fitzmaurice. need 35, pleaded guilty at the Magistrate's Court, Greymouth, on Saturday t.o the theft of a hag of sugar from the railway goods shed on Friday night. He had three convictions for theft, all within the past IS months. The Magistrate, Mr \V • Meld mm. sentenced him to one month’s hard labour.

Infectious and other notifiable diseases reported in the Canterbury and West Coast Health Districts, for tin week ended noon on Monday showed a decrease of five as compared with the oreviot* week. The total was f ollows •—Canterbury: & cailc f > one; tuberculosis, three; puerperal fe™ (not ordinary), one. West Coast: Puerperal septicaemia, one. In the Can bury district, one death from tuberculosis was reported.

The importance, of the whitebait industry on the West Coast is shown by the fact that more than 700 men we employed .(268 full time and 456 part time! during 1* season Hokitika, and Matainui (Sou of land). Returns show that a t 246 c wLof hydras caught hi the and Teremakau rivers; 360 cwt a tia. including the rivers a* f-r south as Wait?ha, and at Matainm 446ewt, including the rivers from *he BjS Wanganui down to Jacobs i • ZJ is estimated at approx,matelv .fill .572.

When the steamer Highland Warrior, which arrived Amekla.,<l last from Svdaev. was Marmg A.Wtraiia on Fehnmvy 8 the assastant refrigerating engineer, Mi L. - • J - , fell into the hold, a distance of about 25ft.. and received severe internal injuries, including .a fracture of _ 16 ,pelvis. As the injuries were serious, the vessel made all speed for poit. On arrival at Sydney the foil ow ing dnv Mr Elgar was admitted to hospital in a critical state, and his condition was still grave the following day. when the vessel resumed her voyage to New Zealand.

Ladies’ frocks from 2s 6d upwards are among the bargains now offering at Addison’s. Children’s frocks are also greatly reduced.—Advt.

“Beauty that comes from health has a gentle quality.” Pimples and coarse skin 3 ro caused by ir digestion. To restore tin skin to its original fresh beauty tnim X-AN Mixture three times daily. W. E. Williams. Ckcm\st.—Advt.

Messra W. Jeffries and Co., notify entries' for their stock sale at Kokatahi yards at 1 p.m. on Wednesday March Ist.

Mr T. Pain, deputy registrar of the Supreme Court, Palmerston North is to succeed Mr C.-W. Carver, clerk of tUie Magistrate’s Court at Hokitika, who has been transferred to Nelson.

Hast week freight hauled through the Otira tunnel amounted to 8513 tong,' compared with 7272 tons' in the corresponding week of 1 b 32, ;\nd 8616 tons in 1931.

The Gael sailed last evening .for Wei. lington, timber laden. Owing to the northerly met with, the vessel ran into Greymouth for shelter at 10.30 j’clock the same night.

An open season for deer, moose, and wapiti in portions of the Southland acclimatisation Park), between Mai ■ch 1 and April 3d, has been declared, subject to certain conditions regarding the issue of licenses, states the Gazette-.

It is up to you to make you purchases now at Schroder and Co., whilst the low prices are ruling, as

~11 new goods must go up in price before long. A huge stock on hand to select from—-mostly at half price, do not delay.—Advt.

There was a large atendance at the carnival conducted by the Greymouth SmimmfihgJ Club at ,t).e Municipal Baths last evening, when the Grey Club stalled off the challenge of the Reefton Club for the John Burns Challenge Cup. The junior ladies’ 33 1-3 yards handicap was wop ip a close finish by Miss P, Barlow, whilst Miss D. McWhirter, of Hokitika, wore the ladies’ 33 1-3 yards handicap event. Miss H. Rid land of Hokitika, won the ladies’ diving.

The “Nu-Way” hemstitcher —an asset in every home. A patented, clever little device that can he used in any make of sewing machine. Easy 1,0 adjust and simple to use. With it von cv.ii do all your own hemstitching, picoting etc. Obtainable from the agents “Schroder and C 0.,” and costs only 2s 6d: —Advt.

Wonderful clearance of mackintoshes and rain coats are now obtainable at Schroder and Co.’s great cleariug sale; do not miss this chance, all goods are reduced in most cases to cost and below cost price.—Advt.

Don’t ask for vinegar—stipulate Shari and’s vinegar and get the best at no extra cost. Brewed in New Zealand. Pure, piquant and full-flav-oured. Sold in bottle oi bulk at all stores. —Advt.

Real snips, eight only, remnants of linoleum now offering at Addison’s. — Advt.