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Hokitika Guardian, 29 April 1933, Page 4

Just to hand, fresh stock of men’s and women’s leather coats. Inspection invited AY. Id. Stopforth’s.—Advt.

Acceptances for the Nelson Jockey Club’s meeting close on Monday evening. A notification by the Main Highways Board in reference to the classification of the Inangahua Junction-AVeheka main highway appears in this issue. The Soldiers’ Hall will be especially heated for the R..S.A. euchre on Tuesday night ensuring every comfort for patrons. The Railway Department advertises in this issue an alteration to the usual 2.25 p.m. (Monday, 'Tuesday, AAbdnesday) Hokitika-Ross train on and after Monday, Bth, May, 1933. T;ho <anlimit meetings) of householders throughout the district Will be hold On Monday night at 7.30 j.V clock at the various SchoolhoitSos, with the exception that at Hokitika thy meeting will he held in the Town Halt'. Fur the first time for 'seme years there will be an election at Hokitika, there being thirteen dandidates for nine seats. The AA T estlaiid Competitions will be commenced on Thursday evening next at 7.30 p.m., in the Princess Theatre, when there will be an interesting programme submitted. On Friday, Saturday and Monday there will be morning and afternoon and evening •sessions, the Princess Theatrte being utilised for morning and afternoons only, while at All Saints’ Hall in addition to morning and afternoon sessions on Friday and Monday evenings there will be evening sessions. On Tuesday evening there will be a final demonstration in the Princess Theatre.

There have been some frosts experienced in the country in the last few mornings, and they are already showing an effect in the pastures, the grass showing a disposition to dry away, and reducing the feed for stock to a very considerable extent, showing the severity of the recent spell of weather. Last year there was considerably more gfieen feed available than there is at the present juncture, and it will have the effect of shortening the supply of cream for the dairy factories, somewhat earlier than was anticipated a few weeks ago.

The Grey “Star”' says the seas of last week-end were the heaviest experienced there for many years, a,nd some damage was done to the Grey harbour breakwaters. On the south side between 30 ancl 40 feet of the parapet wall near the Signal Station were swept away, while at the tip head on the north breakwater, several stones of over 20 tons in weight disappeared. The damage to the wall, near the Signal Station, will have to be repaired, but the matter is not urgent. Little damage was done to the new*, job on the south breakwater extension. Tenders have been called for the construction of the staging for the extension of the north breakwater, and it is expected that a start will he made on this work within the next six weeks.

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

The “Nu-Y/ay” licmstiteller—an asset in every home. A patented, clever little device that can ho 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 forts only 2s fid.—Advt,

The Gael left Terakolie at nine o’clock this morning for Hokitika. On «rrival load* for Wellington.

Acceptances for the first day of the Nelson Jockey Club’s annual meeting close on Monday night at 8 o’clock.

Next Tuesday might is the first night of the May aggregate at the R.S.A. Euchre. The winner of the April aggregate will be announced that evening.

Intending exhibitors are reminded that entries for the ’Mum show clo:e with Mr A. W. Ya.rrall on Mon- J hv night, the show taking place at the Soldiers’ Hall on Wednesday next.

The annual social dance held by the Hokitika Bowling Club is set down ,t 0 take place on Friday, June 2nd at the Soldiers’ Hall. This popular annual gathering should prove as successful and enjoyable as those of previous years

R.S.A. Euchre, Soldiers’ Hall, Tuesday, May 2nd., at 8 p.m. Ist. prize, 701 h. hag sugar, 251 b. flour, 51b. butter; 2nd. prize, 51b. tea.; 3rd. prize, 50lb. hag flour; 4th. prize, 51b. butter. Roll up. Good prizes. Admission 2s l . Advt.

An accident that might have restilted seriously occurred yesterday at the Liverpool State mine bitins to a worker, Mr John Glynn, of Run-* align. Engaged at the top of the binns, ho went to the bottom to recover a chisel ’ which had fallen, but just as lie did so, the binns operator opened the hydraulic door, precipitating Glynn amidst a lot of coal twenty feet below, into a truck, the man being buried in coal up to the neck. Fortunately the binns operator noticed him come through amongst the ooal, and closed the door, thus saving him from complete immersion by more coal, and possible suffocation.

Shortly before 8.45 o’clock last evening the central fire-station bell at Greymouth rang an alarm, the cause of which proved to be a tworoomed cottage, at the rear of Russell Terrace, on the hill above the Fernhill Skatjng rink. When the alarm was given the fire had a good hold and although the brigade were quickly on the scene they could, in the absence of any water supply, only stand by and see the cottage razed to the ground, which it was within the space of a few minutes. The cottage which was owned by Mr Ik Tindal, on whose property it was, situated, had only been erected a few months, and was occupied by,Mr Willie Armstrong,, a relief worker, who re'sided there alone.

Pickles, sauces, salads will all taste better if you use Sharland’s 1 vinegar. This pure, full-flavoured condiment is a recognised quality New Zealand product In bottle or bulk. . AH stores. —Adtt.