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Hokitika Guardian, 28 March 1933, Page 4

•See large innge of shopping bags at Yarrall’s novelty stocktaking sale.— Advt.

A dance will be held in the Soldiers’ Hall on April 26tli in aid of the sports baby.

A dance will be held in the One Mile Hall on Wednesday 26th April in .aid of Humphreys School library fund.

Call and inspect the bargains at Yar rail’s novelty stocktaking gale which finishes Saturday next.

Messrs Dalgety and Co. Ltd., notify their entry list for the Wataroa stock sale on Saturday next at 10.30 a.m.

Messrs J. Hcnliam and L. McKenzie notify that they are opening a butchery at Matainui on May Ist, and solicit the patronage of the residents of the district,

Wanted known, Addisons have opened up to-day another 7 docen Smart felts in the newest shapes at surprisingly low prices,—Advt.

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

Hardy bedding-out plant,? t 0 bloom in early spring are now on hand at “■‘Heartsease” 'Floral Studio, pink, yellow, and flame antirrhinums, .alyssum, Myosotis, Iceland poppies, Brompton stocks, and s wcet william, all Is 6d dozen. Mauv e scabious 6d a-cot.

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

Attention is drawn to the advertisement of the Lake Kanieri Boat Club, calling a meeting of members at Keller’s sample rooms at 8 o’clock this (Tuesday) evening, when a proposal to hold a regatta at Easter will be considered.

The “Nu-Way” hemstiteher—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 Gd.—Advt.

Theft of money and cigarettes was committed by some person, who made an entry to Mr E. Flood’s tobacconist shop, in Maekay Street, Greymouth on Sunday night. Mr Flood was at the shop in ther morning, nothing being then missing. The thief gained admission through a window at tiie rear of the building. A sum of £2 3s in cash was taken, and cigarettes of an approximate value of 18s 6d were also stolen. Several packages of “P.K.” gum are also missing. This is the third burglary at the premises of Mr Flood.

At an interval in the conference of the Federation of New Zealand Justices’ Associations at Invercargill on Friday, Mr J. Darlev, J.P., of Invercargill, who is £3 years old, was introduced to the delegates, and it was mentioned that as he received his appointment on December 12, 1892, he had held office for 41 years, and was probably the oldest living justice in the British Empire. Mr David McFarlane, the past president, who was in the chair, conveyed to Mr bailey the congratulations of the visitors and expressed their pleasure at having him present at the conference deliberations that day

At the Magistrate’s Court Blenheim last week, Edith Vera Violet Mo Fadden, of the Pelorous Bridge school, hut formerly of the Kaituna school, proceeded aginst Alfred Gibson, Helena Kate Maher, and Wilfred Michael Maher, all of Kaituna, with a claim for slander. The statemnt of claim set out that on April 9 last years, when the plaintiff was sole teacher at the Kaituna school, the de fendants falsely and maliciously wrote and published regarding her the following statement; “We are reluctantly forced to complain of the teacher for laziness, incompetence, unpunctuality, and lack of'discipline.” After hearing evidence the Magistrate Mr T. E. Maunscll, said he was satisfied the defendants, in framing the letter, were actuated by ill-feeling, and the plaint'was therefore entitled to a verdict. He took it that her principal object in bringing the action was to dear herself of a stigma, and she had achieved this. The plaintiff was awarded £5 damages and costs amounting t 0 about £5.