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Hokitika Guardian, 19 April 1933, Page 4

Tile 9.15 p.m. train on Saturday, Greymouth to.Hokitika, will be delayed, till 10.6 p.m.

The estate of the lato Mr Duncan S 1 theriand, of Oalnaru, j etired run holder, luts been proved for probate pul poses lit £27,000.

The annual meeting of the Westland Rugby Referees’ Association will be held in Keller s sample rooms on Friday evening at 7.30 o’clock.

Sports day in Kumara, Thursday, April 20th. Good nominations ior axemen’s events and Highland dancing. Grand ball at night. (Enjoy a good day at Ivumara. —Advt.

The heaviest frost of the year so far was experienced in Christchurch on Monday morning, when 7.9 degrees of frost were registered. The heaviest previous frost was that of Saturday, when the reading was 7.2 degrees of frost.

R.S.A. euchre, Soldiers’ Hall Wednesday, April 19th at 8 o’clock. Ist prize, 1 bag sugar, 1 251 b bag flour, 51b butter; 2nd prize, 51 b tea; 3rd prize 501 b bag flour; 4th prize, 51b butter.: Admisison 2s.—Advt.

The tonnage which passed through the Otira tunnel during the week ending last Saturday was 8,392, a decrease of 1889 tons 0 n the -corresponding week last year (10,281), and -nearly equal to the amount in the g am e week of 1931, .when 8464 .tons was the quantity.

The Grand Lodge of the Loyal Orange Institution of New Zealand in conference ill Christchurch, carried a resolution associating itself with the Protestant Churches “in protesting against Sunday excursion trains, and also against Sabbath desperation, .such the flight carried out in New Zealand on the Lord’s Day by Sir Charles Kings-ford-Smith.”

Donations of home cooking, sweets, vegetables, poultry, etc., will be very gratefully accepted by the R.S.A. committee for the Paddy’s Market in the Soldiers’ Hall on Saturday next April 22. Contributions may be left at the- Soldiers’ Hall from 10 -o’clock or messages left with the secretary, Phone No 212 will be attended to. —Advt.

Mr .S. Lowther, of Sedclonville, in attempting to- start ia motor-cycle, lost control of the machine, which crashed into - the doorway of a store nearby. Little Jessie- McDonald, the six-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs J. McDonald, who was standing near the doorway, was' knocked down land received a broken leg. She was attended to by Dr. Simpson, and removed to tlie Buller District Hospital. Mr Lowther, who was badly shaken, received minor qrjdxrie®. The niritl ir-VycTo was considerably damaged;

A four-roomed house, owned by the Forest Sawmilling Company and occupied by Mr L. Pepper, was completely destroyed, by fire at Nelson Creek, on Saturday evening, about 7.30 o’clock. Mr Pepper was visiting Greymouth an the time and the house was unoccupied. The furniture and effects were covered by insurance in the AP.A. Office. There is a small .insurance policy on the building, the Company’s insurance being held in Christchurch. Good work bv volunteers prevented the flames spreading to a nearby residence.

To-morrow night at 8 o’clock in the Saints’ Hall an over popular Obildren’s Concert will be presented. The. organise,, has spared no pains in making this iproga*amm. a interesting and the singe decorations have not been forgotten. Choruses by eight girls, items by twenty tiny folk, monologues solos and dancing will greatly add to the enjoyment of patrons. Last but not least will be the home made sweet stall where many delicacies will be on sa(i3. Very moderate prices. Adults Is ; children 6d. Please help the Plunket Babies.

WOODS’ CHEAT PEPPERMINT CURE. First aid for Coughs, Colds, IMuenza.

The "Nu-Wny” hemstiteher —an asset in every home. A patented, clever little device that can lie used in :ir,v make of sewing machine. Easy to adjust end simple to use. With it you can do all your own hemstitching, pieoting etc. Obtainable from the agents "Schroder and C 0.,” and costs only 2s fid,—iUjvt,

A notification to members of the Rivals Football Club appears in this issue, of a meeting on Friday at 7.30 p.m.

The Railway Department announce a ,-pccial timetable for to-morrow (Hokitika. races), on the same lines a fi that arranged for to-day.

St. Mary’s euchre tournament tomorrow night at 8 o’clock. First prize, groceries valued at 14s; 2nd, 501 bof flour; 3rd., 21b. of tea; 4th., 41bs. butter. Admission Is.—Advt.

The latest mid-week results in connection with the Plunket baby content are as follow: —Sports 9197, South Westland 8040, Schools 8391, Catholic 7*390. Tlier,a is still a week yet before the contest is concluded, and it is anticipated that there will be changes in the a-bov*?, as the result of one or two functons to be held during the intervening days.