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Hokitika Guardian, 23 August 1929, Page 4

Lady Acrobats perform at the dance to-night in All Saints 1 Kail. - Services will be held in the Ross Methodist Church on Sunday next at 2.30 p.m. The usual monthly service will be held at the "Woodstock Presbyterian Church on Sunday afternoon at 2.30 o’clock. j *1 Messrs W. Jeffries and Co., will sell by auction in the mart on Wednesday at 2.30 p.m., town section in Davie St., with two-roomed cottage, in the estate of the late H. Tobian. A copy of a testimonial to the value df the Direct Supply milking machine from a Blenheim resident appears in. this issue and should prove of interest to dairy farmers. A further reminder is given of the meeting of the Winter Show' Committee at the Public Hall, Kokatahi, on Saturday evening at 8 o’clock to receive the annual balance sheet and elect officers for the ensuing year.

The returning schools excursion train from Christchurch is due hack at Hokitika to-morrow afternoon about 4 o’clock. The excursion had a wet trip through to Christchurch yesterday. The Westland Acclimatisation Society has now put down this season at the J.ake Kanieri hatchery 431,003 brown trout ova. When ready for distribution the fry will' be divided between the Westland and Grey districts. The visiting lady acrobats and party from Christchurch will be entertained at a social and dance to-night in All Saints Hall when the lady.. acrobats will give one of their pleasing exhibitions. Capital 1 music and supper will be provided. Dancing at 8.30. The Three Mile Hall will hold a crowded attendance this (Friday) evening when a grand hall takes place. For this event special, preparations have been made. Good music will be supplied and a dainty home-made supper will be served. Intending patrons are in for a treat.

The death of Mrs Russell, the wife of Mr Alfred C. Russell j formerly Mayor of Greymouth, and now a settler in the district of Waipukurau occurred on Wednesday at Hastings. She was a native of. Greymouth, and prior to her marriage was Miss Pelling, a teacher at the ‘Greymouth. State. School,' and she leaves ; (i family of ten, five sons' and five daughters, all grown up. Sim. is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Edmund Stratford, of Kajmata, and Mrs Arthur Russell, of Hastings.

Entries for the Westland Competitions to be held at the Princess Theatre shortly, close on ’ Wednesday next with the Secretary, Mr H. N. Osmers. The judge of the elocutionary and musical sections is Mr L. Cliffe Stanford., 8.A., of Christchurch, and MisMuriel Waugh also of Christchurch, is judge of the dancing section. The programme covers a wide range- of subjects, and a large general entry'should be ensured. It is expected . some 'of .lie speech classes will fill better this season, while the musical and dancing sections should be all good. The juvenie work, is expected to show a good standard, and altogether the variety of entertainment to be provided should make every session popular with the publ’c. The special members’ tickets at £1 are in demand with those anxious to support the Society for its community value. The usual f family season tickets are also on sale, and early appl'cation for tickets should now be' made. * ,

Now opening, new furnishings in carpets, rugs, linoleum, runners, hearth rugs, and floortex squares, all sizes.—Schroder and Co. —Advt. Mr C. M. Francis, finger-print expert attached to the Police Department’s headquarters in Wellignton, gave evidence in the Supreme Court at Christchurch on Wednesday. On July 3 last Mr Francis received an empty bottle bearing traces of finger-prints. Two days later he received from Paparu n Prison a man’s finger-prints on a form used in the prison. He photograph© 1 the finger-prints on the bottle, and made an enlargement olf them, and of those on the form. The enlargements he produced in Court. He marked twenty-four points of similarity. “ I am satisfied beyond all doubts,” he said, “that the finger-prints on the boule and on the form were made by the same person. No two finger-prints in the world are alike; but, to get it down, to a. mathematical proposition we say that in every five sheets we examine we may find two points of similarity, although we have never found two points of' similarity. Tlip odds in respect to getting three points of similarity are 125 to 1; four points, 625 to 1. When you got down tp twenty-four points, the chances against similarity between two different persons are over fifty-nine thousand billions to one. As the population olf the world is about 1,603,000,000, the chances of similarity are practically nothing.” i “ Nazol ” is a famous remedy for coughs and colds, because it has been long proved to give instant relief m the most stubborn cnsea All chemists -Ad 4,

Say Grcd-bye to Mussori’s party at All saints’ Hall to-night. ■ A heavy fall of snow has rendered (the road to Ait. Cook impassable. ' Two eases of scarlet fever were repbrtcd at'Christchurch on Wednesday. Une was from Ximaru borough and the other krom Westport borough. > v r • The order of Massed and Devotions iip St. Mary’s Parish on. Sunday Aug. 25th. will be as follows: Kanieri *8.30 a.m., Kokatahi 10 a.m.,' Hoidtika 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Concert"'toinj&J Ball, Rimu Town Hat!/.: Tuesday next Aug. 27th. Bright musical programme. Music for Ball- by Black Hand Orchestra. Good supper provided.—Advt. v- . > It has .been arranged provisionally that tiie production, df the comic opera' “Rip Van Winkle” will take place at tiie Princess. Theatre on Thursday, Sep- , tember. i.Sth, in aid of, the funds of the . Hokitika Fire Brigade. On.-aonday; evening a grand electric light benefit dance will take place in the Public Hall, Kokatahi, to raise funds to instal electric light in, the hall. A large attendance is expected. Special -music will be provided. -, :, y , The Town Clerk, Ross, - notifies in ’this issue the intention to strike the .rates for the year commenced on Ist April, 1929, and ending 31st March, 1930, and to in one sum on.. 19th. September,- 1929. TV "', The school excursion to Christchurch yesterday -met snow at Arthur's Pass and steady rain was failing on arrival at Christchurch. There was a very heavy easterly breeze blowing in town to-day, with the higher hills clouded I ovdr, indications that there is unpleas- . ant weather; on the Canterbury ' side. An illuminating disclosure as to the number of Hansards printed was made in the annual report on the Printing and Stationery Department presented to Parliament. The report stated that the number printed of each issue tfor the session 1928 was 6900, the numberof subscribers 138, and the amount received from subscribers and sales, £199. > \ ; .i v ' . ■ In connectionavith the reported erosion by the river at Hokitika, Gorge, Mr J. O’Brien. Member for -Westland, with Air Sampson. : Public Works Engineer, will be , at Roiterangi on Monday morning at 10 o’clock for- the purpose of making an inspection All- in-* terested in the matter are invited .to be present. - ■ ' TV’ . ' '

following on a number of inquiries, -r' -; the secretary of the Canterbury. Automobile Association (Air J. S .Hawkes) telegraphed- to -Reefton ■ to ascertain if the road to Murchison is open to . traffic. The reply stated that it.^a*.Impossitlertd : get-through •.by-rcar>-6wing'f:'i.’ to .a landslide 9ix miles on the Marnift, “side of Murchison. The slip.'is,: one-: and a quarter miles long and will take . -. two months to clear away sufficiently, to allow cars to pass. At the present time, the service cars are running daily • n'nd connecting at the place where the • slip occurred. Passengers have to' -y. walk across a rough track, while, mails and luggage are being pulled across by sledge to the waiting service cars on either side. ' ' The death took place suddenly last evening of Air Joseph Rose, of Derby . Street, Westport. - The late Mr Rose was associated for several year& with Air J. Ring (Alawhera Quay, Greymouth'). in the photography business. About 25 years ago he was engaged by Mr Vincent, a photographer of Palm- : ' erston Street, o* Westport, and later. bought'■ out the business. <He married Miss Hamilton., a daughter of :A£r arid Airs W. Hamilton, of Alarsden Road. Deceased was ‘ about 55 years of age, and enjoyed good health, and his sudden demise was.a painful shock to relatives and friends. He was feeding'his ■fowls when he suddenly collapsed, and.-., hefnre medical aid could be sought, he expired. He leaves a widow'and family. Air W. Rose, of Greymouth, is a brother of deceased. He-was "a 1 rwell- .- known member of the Westport Bowl- >• ing Club and Secretary for a number • -r r>f years, taking part in most of the West Coast Tournaments. He skipped: the winning rink at Greymouth ■ two years ago. . .'

Messrs Harley and Co. - . Universal Home-makers, wish the general public of Hokitika to know that 1 their representative, Mr A. Robertson, is now in Hokitika, booking orders for \ spring goods. The latest styles and colourings in curtains, runners, and linoleum are now to hand. Our representative will be pleased to call on anyone desiring to; see designs of furniture or patterns of material. He has also a full range of samples, including bedspreads, reversible , rugs, -..hearth v rugs, eiderdowns, sheets and blankets, etc. A message to call left at the Red Lion Hotel will be immediately attend- , ed to.—Advt. . •