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Hokitika Guardian, 27 March 1933, Page 4

The Fire Brigade acknowledge a donation of £1 Is from the Hokitika Gas Company.

Preserving pans from ss, jam jars and jelly jars at reduced prices at Yarrail’s novelty stocktaking sale.— Advt.

The annual meeting of the Hokitika Ladies’ Golf Club will be held to-mor-row evening in the County Chambers, int 7 o’clock, to be followed by tin annual meeting of the Men’s Club at 8 o'clock.

If you lack the inspiration for knitting see Addison’s window display of new wools in all wanted shades. They are sure to tempt you, and the prices are surprisingly low. Advt.

The body of Miss Dulcie Taylor, of Westport, aged 2-3 years, who had been missing since Friday, 17th. inst., was seen floating in the Buller River, neia.l’ the heads, on Sunday morning, and it was later recovered.

The annual meeting of the Rovci Ladies Hockey Club will be hold in Tuesday evening at 7. 30 at Mr. J Stapleton’s. All members and intending members are invited to be present —Advt.

Don’t fail to procure your kitchenware at lowest prices at Yarr all’s novelty stocktaking sale. —Advt.

The most discerning housewives use Sharland’s Vinegar. It’s so pure, so piquant, so full-flavoured and it’s brewed in New Zealand. Sold >ibottle or bulk at all stores.—Advt.

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

So far no appointments cf inspectors under the sales tax legislation have been made. Several applictions have been received by the Collector of Customs; at Christchurch, and these have been forwarded to the Public Service .Commissioner. The issue of the regulations under the Shies Tax Act is being looked for by wholesalers, a fid retailers in Christchurch, and the authorities are expecting them to be available any day. They are expected, to set at rest doubts anr to whether certain traders arc wholesalers or retailers. The distinction is rather important ns a whole sale!’ is called upon to pay tns on stocks in hand, as from the date of the passing of the legislation.

February, March, and April are usually the months during which most New Zealanders going overseas apply for their passports, and the applications lodged to date in Christchurch reveal that this year is not different from any other year in that way. Last year March was the month of most applications. February and April being equal. The number then dropped considerably and began to go up again in January. The forms of application still carry, printed in red down the lefthand margin, the following notice: “Warning: Any person visiting any. country or place which is under any Communist form of government may be refused permission to land in New Zealand within three years after leaving the country or place.” It is just 12 mouths since that warning was issued.

The theft of the proceeds from a money-order sc|nt,| from the West Coast to his friend in Christchurch led to a charge against Henry Thomas Norman, a labourer, aged 42, who was charged at the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court, on Thursday, that on February 27 at Christchurch, he stole the sum of 10, the property of James Towers. A, charge of forging a registeied letter receipt by signing the name of Towers was wiLh.ir n. Detective-Sergeant E. F. O’Brien stated that there was a possibility that Norman had implied authority to s'gn the receipt. Mr W. J. Stacey, who appeared for the accused, asked that on the charge of theft sentence be deferred for a, week to allow the accused to make restitution of the money. De-tective-Sergeant O’Brien said that Towers had come over from the West Coast and met the accused, who attended to him when he became ill. Towers was sent £lO by his .-'.on at Hokitika. The accused collected the money order, cashed it at an hotel, and spent the money. The. accused was remanded until March 30, b ill uf £'2s, with one surety cf £25, being allowed.