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Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1933, Page 4

For one week only at Addison’s, nine only, men’s sports coats sizes 3 to o, all one price 22s 6d.—Advt.

On Wednesday evening at the Totara Hall, Ross, a grand ball will be hold in aid 0 f the Ross prospectors and unemployed fund. Music by the Ross orchestra.

Men! We have complete range of oily canvas coats, leggings, butterfly capes, roadman’s coats etc.—W. 11. Stopforth’s.—Advt.

Lake Karrieri road was re-opened for vehicle il raffle on Saturday. A good deal of flood da,image was done to the road and the necessary protection work it?, now in hand.

The death occurred suddenly at her residence Nelson Street, Greymouth, on Saturday evening of Mrs Annie Amelia Johnson, a resident of Greymouth for the past twenty years. The deceased was a native of Tasmania, and is survived by a husband, Mr Joseph Johnson, and two sons and two daughter, in Tasmania, whilst Mbs F. Bier worth, of Greymouth, is alteo a daughter.

The weather still continues to have many vagaries. Saturday afternoon "’as fine, but before nine o’clock there was a heavy shower, and the night was very stormy and wet. Yesterday there were occasional showers during the day and the atmosphere was much cooler. There was further rain in the night and this morning was showery. There has been a light fall of snow on the hills and there lias been a further drop in temperature.

Lines of interest, just opened at Adlison’s:—Ladies leather coats, hemstitched sheets and pillow slips, 54 and 80 inch sheeting, boys flannel school shirts, wools, flannels and winceyettes. —Advt.

At the Supreme Court, Greymouth, an Saturday, in eh,ambers, Mr Justice Reed made an order adjourning to Christchurch, the hearing of a motion by Frederick Lovell Turley for an order setting aside 'the judgment of the executive of the New Zealand Racing Conference, which, on December 19, 1932, disqualified F. L. Turley D. W. Morgan, F. L. Fenton and Mrs M. M. Turley, and the racehorse Earthquake, for a period of one year, from December 19, 1932. The petition under the Act, 1908, for an order to wind tin the Roa Alines I/d., by Cecil Chadwick, miner, of Roa, which was set down fc*r hearing, has been withdrawn by consent of both parties.

The Chief Justice, the Bt. Hon. -Sir Michael Myers, was the principal witmess for the prosecution in the AVelJng, ton Magistrate's Court, fu a cns e in which ho was responsible for the information being laid. Incidents on the Hutt road on Sunday afternoon, December 18, attracted the attention of tb" Chief Justice, and as a result Herbert 'J. S. 'Rickard, a city chemist, was charged 'with driving in a manner which might have been dangerous to tb? public. -After hearing the evidence of the Chief Justice, his chauffeur. Traffic Inspector -Avery, and several witnesses for the defence. 'Mr Hewitt. S M., considered that ther* rs room foT reasonable doubt, arid accordingly dismissed -the charge.

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

all new goods must go up in price long. A Inure stock on hand to select from— mostly at half price, do not delay.—Advt.

While big-gam e fishing on Rualnre Reef, Whangaroa, last week-end, Mr Stanley -Ellis had -an exciting experience with a huge turtle, which fouled lvi‘ lS trodim-' line in nttemnting to cross th e wake of the launch. The turtle became double-hooked, and when landed was: found -to weigh 1.1201 b. The strange catch took off the -lira* at an alarming rate, and during the whole 40 minutes nla.y severely rs trained the rod -and ?eai. The turtle fihall.v came to tb e surface a considerable distance from the launch, and was reeled abmgs'de c 1 secured. At this moment a swordfish appeared, circling the launch at n ereat speed. Upon bait being thrown, tbe fish turned immediate,> ewd struck. T n epjte of tb,n prrdicnment in which tbe angler and launch men found tbemsplves, with the buo-e bulk of the turtle linmn-ving onwation-s. and a vpvv lively swordfkh ’reeling off tbe line, they were rAffi to it within 30 minntc R , the- V'lwor-dfhh making an additional’ 2801.1 i to the bag.

The “Nil-Way” liemstitchev —an -asset in every borne. A patented, clever little device that can be used in any make of sewing machine. Easy to adjust and simple to use. With it von can do all your own hemstitching, picoting etc. Obtainable from the agents “Schroder and C 0.,” and "ost-s only 2s 6d.—Advt.

“Beauty that comes from health ha* a gentle quality.” Pimples and coarse skin a rß caused by ir ligestion. To restore the skin to its original fresh beauty take- X-AN Mixture three times daily. W. E. Williams. Ckcnn-ist.-*-Advt.

The Orel leave's WeHi-ng.’on on WodlHiiday for Hokitika.

Leech’s Service Store, lias a special list of prices in his advertisement on page 1 of this issue.

For one week only at 1 Addison’s genuine half price sale of this season’s millinery. See window display. —Advt.

The Gael which left Hokitika- on Tuesday evening and put into Greym|:>u;tih jj.vr shelter that night, left G-reym.c-ii.th yesterday morning far Wellington, having been he’ld up by the rough weather till then.

The annual meeting -of the-’Westland Competitions Society takes place at the Comity Chainhens to-night at 7.30 o’clock. The anniml conpeti o i.s will be held in May next. The meeting tonight will! elect officens and committee, and make arrangements in connection with the judges of the- different sections. All interested in the work of the Society are invited to attend.

A horse in the baker’s cart o-f Mr 8.. Ea-stgate this morning came down Weld Street on ills own, having started off while the driver was serving a -customer. It- came faister as it neared the .shop and turning in o-n the run a wheel struck a gate post and broke if off. Horse and cart continued down the yard, where a right angle was turned, -and then the horse pulled up, no damage being done to horse or c-a,rt, i | 1

Men 1 We stock the best quality flannelts procurable. If you want quality and lowest cash prices buy your flannels at W. 11. StoP-fOrth’s.r-r-Aclvt,

The military camp at Tapawera, which was held last week, being attended by units of the Ist ‘Nelson Marlborough and West Coast regiment under Lt.-Col. W. C. Harley, was broken this morning, and the Hokitika- members will arrive borne bln:- evening. The training was carried out along tlie usual lines, machine gunners, infantry, and signallers and transport section -each working to their own syllabus. Early on AVednesday morning a storm struck the camp ,'several tents -and most of the marques being blown down. The trainees’ sleep was interrupted and repairs were effected in the dark, all being in order by breakfast time. The general health of the men has been excellent. Last Thursday the camp was inspected by Maj.-Gen. AAL L. H. Sinclair Burgess, C. 8., C.M.G., D. 5.0., G.O.C. N.Z. Forces.

Three inquests were held -at Greymo nth on Saturday by Coroner Meldrum. The first concerned the death of William Reynolds Lyne, stationmaster, of Rewanui, whose dead body was found at the foot of t-h-e bins of Spark’s coal mine, at- (Rewanui, eai’ly on Thursday morning, the Coi'oner returning a verdict that diseased came to h'-s death -at Rewanui on the night of February 22, 'from a fracture of the skufl and shock, as the result of his accidentally falling -from the viaduct at the top of the bins at Spai'k and Party’s coal mine.” The second 'enquiry resulted in a verdict “that the deceased, Arthur Nicholson, cam e to -his -death by downing at the Savon Mite Beach at Rapa, hoe, while -surfing on February 19, 1933.” In the third enquiry the >C°i’°ner returned the following verdict; “That the deceased John Roderick Faulkner came to -hi; death in tile Grey River Hospital on February 24, from traumatic asphyxia, the result of a- crushing ’iT'uiTy to the chest, received through the accidental fall of a stack of timber on him on the morning of February 23, 1933.”