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Hokitika Guardian, 26 April 1933, Page 4

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

The hills were clear again yesterday and presented a fine sight, there being a heavy mantle of snow, well down, on the low hills. There has been a decided drop in the temperature an easterly wind on Monday making the atmosphere decidedly cool.

After a hold np for ten clays owing to the rough weather and the heavy sea running along the coast,, the bar was workable yesterday, the Gael leaving port at 10 a,m, for Motuqka. The vessel returns to Hokitika and then sails for Wellington.

A storm of great intensity blew over the Buller district at midnight on Saturday, and raged all through the night till late on Sunday evening. At Millerton houses were unroofed, and verandahs and chimneys were blown down. Heavy hail showers with thunder and lightning accompanied the storm, which, was the worst experienced in this distret for some tme.

There was a good attendance at the mock court at the Town Hall on Monday evening in connection with the raising of funds for the Plunket baby contest. Mr S. Brooks was the piesiding judge and M r McGavin made a\ very active court orderly. Those present enjoyed the humour of the gathering, and the infliction of fines for many nonsensical offences served to bring in quite a substantial amount towards the object in view.

The Greymouth Jockey Club races were Held on Monday in fine but cold weather, and the meeting is being concluded to-day. The meeting of the Reefton Jockey Club originally set down for to-day had to be adjourned owing to the postponement of the Grey meeting, and will now he held next Monday, the extra delay being due to many of the jockeys engaged having to ride at Tiniaru cn Friday and Saturday, and after fulfilling their engagements at Timaru, they will come overland on Saturday.

The Municipal Band, which at present is strong in membership, turned out in full numbers yesterday the only exception being the absence of lie conductor, Mr C. Ross, who is ibsent in Wellington, where ho is •kceiidiHg the annualj meeting of the Wv Zealand Eire Brigades Association. In the absence cf the conductor Bandmaster Richards was a charge. The music provided by the hand during yesterday afternoon’s proceedings, especially at the cenotaph, va s the subject of much favourable ‘ominent by those present.

The “Nu-Way” hcmstitohor —an as,ct> in every home. A patented, clev:'r little device that can he used in any make of seiving machine. Easy o adjust and simple to use. With it ou can do all your own hemstitching, oicoting etc. Obtainable from the •gents “Scluoder and C 0.,” and f, osts only 2s 6d.—Advt.

Messrs Taylor air.l Cutnming notify (hey have some prime voal this week, and special prices for mutton and lamb.

At l a meeting of the Buller Rugby Union, held on Saturday, it was decided that a challenge should be issueu to tbo Canterbury Rugby Union for the Ranfurlv Shield.

On Monday morning at 7 o’clock, John Shearer, a, miner, aged 44, employed bv the Westport Coal Company at the Millerton mine, dropped dead

niiau waiting with his mates to enter the mine. Working operations at both mines ceased for the day.

Tiie carnival hall to 7 night should he t». very hap "y wind up to the succe sful Plunket baby contest just concluded. Air A. H. Lawn, the organiser, has had the electricians busy to-day instating many coloured lights, and o-nibi o;( with the gov on,-hares should present a pretty , sight. Music by tiie Happiness Bays and an excellent supper should div,w a record mini her of dancer. The price of admission is 2s.

The annual meeting of householders throughout the Canterbury Education district will be held on Monday night nxt at 7.30 o’clock. At Hokitika nominations for the Hokitika School Committee closed on Monday night. Thirteen nominations for the nine seats were received as follow: —Messrs A. C. Armstrong, A. McDougall, F. Chesternuin, H. W. 11. Sweney, 11. Pedder, W. H, Shannon, W. E. lli char da, J. Conning and J. J. Breeze (present members), and Messrs F. G, Henderson, J. Pridmore ami Thornhill Coop--er, and llev, G. A. Naylor (new candidates).

Acceptances for the Reef ton Jockey •Club’s meeting, to be held on Monday next, May Ist., dole to-morrow (Thursday) at 9 p.m. The postponement of the races until Monday next was necessitated by the majority of the jockeys being otherwise engaged for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The jockeys, including Ellis brothers, Humphries, Jennings, and others, are leaving by special car for Tiina.ru on Saturday evening next and catching the West Coast goods train at Springfield, thus reaching the Coast- on ‘Sunday morning, enabling them to ride at Reefton on Monday, Ist. May.

The municipal elections take place a week hence. At Hokitika there will be contests for the Borough Council (eleven candidates for nine seats) and Hospital Board (five candidates for three seats). So far there does not appear to be much interest caused, and there is no announcement of any of the candidates placing their views before the electors from the public platform. At Ross there will be a contest for the council, there being nine candidates for six seats. At Kumara there will be a mayoral election (two candidates) and for council eleven candidates for nine seats. There are 1550 names on the District Electors roll of the Hokitika Borough Council.

It is twenty years ago since the last serious sea attack on the foreshore at the rear of Revell Street. On that occasion the damage done was of a serious nature, and the sea carried its attack much further into the shore, doing a considerable amount of damage, the attack being qontinued for many weeks, before there was much sign of improvement and from thence onward the beach again made up, and has continued normal until the attack was again made commencing a couple of weeks ago.

The encroachment of the sea at the rear of Revell Street shows little alteration during the past two days. There has been a substantial reduction in the sea running and this has had the effect of reducing the attack and scour on the sea shore. The beach has formed a place of special interest during the past feiv days, the scene earlier in the week when the mountainous seas were pounding away at the soft sand beach and making marked inway at each high tide, proving very attractive, if damaging. The heavy seas' proved very engrossing as they curled in with great force. Luckily the sea has fallen considerably and there is a prospect of the-beach again making up in the near future.

WOODS’ CREAT PEPPERMINT CURE. First aid for Coughs, Colds, Influenza.