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Hokitika Guardian, 31 March 1920, Page 2

Returned soldiers will hold a shooting match on the Kanieri rifle range on Good Friday. Competitors are invited to attend in force. Several business people notify in this issue that their premises will be open all day on 'Saturday next until 9.30. p.m. Business people are reminded that the Banks close to-morrow afternoon, and do ' not re-open till the following Wednesday morning. 'ln connection with the Royal visit, the County Chairman (Mr Bruce), and Mr J. A. Murdoch, Member for the Dillmans Riding, have been appointed to represent the Council at Otira on the afternoon of the Prince’s visit to that northern part of Westland.

Mr W. David of the Internal Affairs Department, is in town to-day in connection with the Royal visit. Mr David’s interests are more in connection with the care and attention of the children with a view to seeing that as many as possible can he brought in to Hokitika for the occasion.

j Gus Venn the* Auckland light-weight . will arrive at Greymonth on Saturday evening and will be met by some of the i Hokitika committee. His intention is to stop there to witness the Urcn-O’Neill ! contest there and ( »ome on to Hokitika 'by the late train. He reports that lie is in capital trim for his bout on Tuesday next against O’Neill at Hokitika.

The County Council decided yesterday to take action against owners of wandering stock in the Inter-Wanga-nui district. The bon. ranger in that locality was highly commended for his energy in the matter—tile stock on the roads having been a great nuisance, not to say menace to travellers in that district. A ranger (a returned soldier) lias been appointed also for the Kokatalii district, at the request of the local dairy factory company.

The firebcll rang out a vigorous alarm about one o’clock this morniug. The scene of the outbreak was an unoccupied cottage in Sale Street between Weld and Stafford Streets formerly occupied by Mrs A. Leslie. The fire had a good hold when the alarm was given and was gutted before it was got under though the Brigade were smartly on the spot, and a good pressure of water was available. The building was owned by the Hoiktika Savings Bank.

A meeting of the Hokitika Football Club was held on Tuesday evening last. There was a large and representative attndance. Air Bart Dowell was voted to the chair. He stated that Boss and Rimu had expressed the desire to form a sub-union in this district and the local members thought it a very good move. It

was decided to support the proposal. Representations to this effect will he made to the West Coast Rugby Union next Thursday night. The Club also decided to hold a dance on Tuesday evening next to commence after the boxing tournament.

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Mr Frostick reported to the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce of having made a very successful visit to the West Coast where, he said, he had found the utmost enthusiasm prevailing in regard to the promotion of industry. Beale and Co’s up-to-date coaches, Otira Gorge, the firm that brought the fares down. Beware! Booking through the railway costs you 2s 6d each single ticket extra.—Advt.

A, Press message from Dunedin states that what is considered to he an Australasian record price for a bullock’s hide was obtained at a hide sale on Friday, when 30)d per lb was paid for a single hide. The weight of tlie hide was 931 h and the value £ll 16s 4d.

A Rotorua telegram states that Charles Turner, wholesale wine merchant, was convicted on a charge of selling a bottle of whisky in contravention of tlie Licensing Act —it was his second offence —and was fined £25 and costs. His license was cancelled and he was disqualified from trading for two years. Reference to the sugar shortage was made by the Alayor at the meeting of the Christchurch Council. Dr Thacker said that one of the Parliamentary party to-Samoa, and Fiji had assured him there was 80,000 tons of sugar in Fiji waiting shipment. That sugar could be brought here in from eight to ten days, but the bulk if it was going to Australia, on account of the ships. A councillor interjected that the Australian Government owned the ships. Yesterday the Greymouth Port Waterside Workers’ Union held a stopwork meeting, as did other unions at the various ports in the Dominion to consider the terms of the new agreement which the Federation groposs to conclude with tlie ship owners. There was no question of considering a strike, hut .simply the ratification of the new, terms. The Secretary of the Greymouth Union states that nothing can be made public till ratification has been completed. It is believed, however, that a secret ballot will result in ratification. An Auckland telegram states that a shipment of some 20,C00 cases of bananas,. which arrived bv the Navua from Fiji on Thursday, is now being unloaded, and the fruit is in a shocking condition. It is estimated that probably only a quarter of the shipment will be saleable. As the consignment was intended to cope with the Easter rush, the loss to importers is particularly heavy. The opinion among certain fruit importers is that the Navua has' insufficient ventilation in the holds.

What the ultimate cost of footwear will he is hard to state. An Auckland “Star” reporter was shown the other day, a pair of boots made in Auckland from leather tanned in New Zealand. These hoots are of the type sold for youths. In consequence of the rise in prices following upon the increase in leather since the prohibition of the export of hides was lifted, these hoots have advanced 11s per paid wholesale, whi :h makes the.cost to the retailer 325. landed in the shop. Girls’ college shoes have also been raised 4s 9d per pair. With youths’ hoots at about 40s per pair retail, and girls’ shoes 28s, the family man is likely to have a hard time this winter.

Saturday’s New Zealand “Times” says—“We regret to have to record the death of Air 1\ J. Dunne who passed away at his brother’s residence in May street, last night. He began liis journalistic career as a reporter on the “New Zealand Times” under Mr Chantroy Harris and Mr C. Rous-Mnr-tin. He was well known throughout New Zealand as a ibroad-minded and fearless writer, particularly on the West Coast, where he was editor of the “West Coast Times” for a number of years. He afterwards came back to the North Island where he took over tlie “Ohakune Times” and the “Waimarino County Gazette”, where his interests still lie. He is a senior member of the local Borough Council and a 'member of tlie local Repatriation Board and most public bodies. In his younger days he was known in musical circles as a prominent tenor soloist, and freely devoted his talent to the advancement of every laudable object. Most of tlio older school of musicians will regret to hear of his death.”

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