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Hokitika Guardian, 28 April 1933, Page 4

The annula] meeting of parishioners of All Saints’ Church will he held at 7.45 o’clock this- 1 evening.

Ju-st to hand, fresh stock of men’s and women’s leather coats. Inspection invited W. 11. Stcpforth’s.— Advt.

The annual meeting of the Westland Acclimatisation Society wiR be held at the County Chambers this evening.

A meeting of the Mining Executive of the Unemployed Gold Mining scheme will be held at the County Chambers to-morrow evening at 7.30 o’clock.

The dance in aid of the funds of Humphreys school takes place in the One Mile Hall to-morrow '(Friday) night. Music will he provided by Messrs Cook and Ackers.—Advt.

A grand ball will be held in the Rimu Hall on Wednesday, May 3, to commemorate the anniversary of the Rimu Jubilee. Music by Ross orchestra, good supper and efficient M.C.

The Supreme Flying Club which has been in operation for over a year, has decided to further its interests by holding a pigeon display in Keller’s sample rooms to-miorrow afternoon. The members have assisted well by their entries and it is anticipated that much public interest will be shown in the display.

Boy’s football jerseys in all the wanted club colours. ' Limited quantity. W. 11. Stopforth.—Advt-.

In the cookery section at the forthcoming chrysanthemum show, the committee has decided that, in the fruit cake section, exhibitors will not be asked to donate their exhibits for sale at the conclusion. In view of there being no entry fee, it is expected that all other exhibits will be donated.

The fortnightly meeting of All Saints’ Young Men’s Club wa, 3 held last evening, there being a good attence of members. After business being Pr, Hh with, including -a comprehensive syllabus drawn up till the end of September, a pleasant and interesting evening was .spent in the form of a question box. Next meeting will take the farm of -a musical evening.

Miss Madeline Clarke, a-clv-anc e representative for Mr John Brownlee, the wc-rld famous baritone, arrived by the morning train to complete arrangements for h.is concert at Princess Theatre on Wednesday, May 10th. Mr Brownlee whose accompanist as Mr P-nymond Lambert, and with whom Miss Rita Millar will also appear, is visiting the South Westland Glaciers prior to his concerts on the C oa sfc, and will probably b P accompanied on his visit by Mrs Brownlee.

Mutton prices improved at the metropolitan stock market at Addington yesterday, owing to a small yarding causing keen competition. Fat ewe prices advanced by from Is to Is (id a head on last week’s rates, butthere was no quotable change in fat wethers. Only the best beef held to last- week’s values, the rest being easier through an -over-supply. Fat lambs had a firm sale at export schedule rates, the prices) being Pound about 4fkl -per lb, with sometimes od being paid. Fat pigs were in firm demand, last week’s sharp advance in values being mainatined. Bacon sold on an average at from 3ijd to 4|d per lb, and pork at from 4-j-d to od.

The “Nil-Way” hemstiteher —an asset in every home. A patented, clever little device that can he 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.,” agd costs only "s (Id, — Advt*.

Owing to a local bereavement the dame arranged to take place in One Mile* Hall to-night, has been postponed for a week, until Friday, May sth. Advt.

Freight hauled through the Otira tunnel last week amounted to 7747 tons, as .compared with 9859 tons in the corresponding week of 1982 and 932-3 tons in 1931.

.Wintry weather lias been experienced a.t Arthur Paso during the past few days i;t.nd -snow now lies to a depth of four inches in'the township and about a foot at the top of the pass.

Hundreds of tons of scrap .iron from the mines are now deposited on the Westport wharf awaiting shipment to Japan. The British steamer HA’lmspeys, is due here about the 14th of next month to load the material.

Mr A. Nancekivell who crossed to •Christchurch on Monday morning last by air, returned bit is morning to Hokitika. The day was fine and cioar at Christchurch with no wind. There was splendid visibility all the way. there not being a cloud in the sky, and the mountains made a glorious panorama. The journey over was made by way of Browning’s Pass, and the airman .passed over Koiterangi and Kokatahi, the journey between Wigram aerodrome and Hokitika taking 1 hour 20 minutes.

A liew device- for heating glasshouses, which is finding increasing favour in -other centres has been insta’/ed by a Hokitika resident, It. consists of an electric soil-heating cable, 50 yards in length, which is coiled between two layers of sand, uu-cler the bottom of which is a layer of eoke-breozo. The warmth in the glass-house is regulated by the thermostat which cuts off the current when the heat of the sun lfas -reached a certain temperature, -and automatically switches on the current again when the isun’s warmth wanes in the even-

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