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Hokitika Guardian, 7 June 1935, Page 4

The weekly 45’s tourney takes phice to-night at 8 o’clock.

Overcoats in great variety, priced from 29s (id. See them at W. H. ■Stopf orth’s. —Advt.

Th e Commissioner of Crown Lands gives notice of the auction sale of a soldier’s farm at Arahura. The sale takes place at the Lands Office on Wednesday, June 26, at 2.30 pun.

A dance is being held in the Kokatahi Hall on June 26 by the Westland branch of the Canterbury Mountaineering and Tramping Club, the proceeds going toward the restoration of Price’s Flat Hut and the Whitcombo Valley.

“Women have just as much right to ‘be served with .liquor as men have,” said Mr Wyvorn Wilson, S-M-. chairman of the Auckland Licensing Commitee, at a meeting of the committee. -‘The committee cannot order women to be kept out of hotels. If they i.nre to be excluded,, it will bo by educative influence, which must proceed from some other souice than the licensing bench,.”

Men’s waterproof lannnies, thoroughly guaranteed at AY. H. Stopforth's. —Advt.

The annual meeting of the Westland Licensing Committee was hold to-da} at the Courthouse, Hokitika.

To-night at Toker’s Hall a dm mu is being held by the Arahura l'oowball Club. Music is being provided by the Victoria,n Lance Band, ancl the general arrangements should assure a successful gathering.

In addition to 'medium finalities, we have Complete stocks of super quality working sox, flannels, underwear, trousers, oil coats, hutterflys and roadman’s coats etc., at bedrock prices at W. H. Stopforth’s, gent’s outiitter - Advt.

■frees CO Sleeted at the Greymotuh Municipal Abattoirs last month amounted to £133 3s 2d. The following stock was examined during the month of i May: Cows 20, Bullocks 186 (condemned 1), Slice]) saß (condemned 1), Lambs 138, Pigs 5, Calves 80.

While working with an axe in the bush at Vel son Creek on Wednesday afternoon, Hector Fraser, a gold prospector, suffered severe injuries to his left hand He was admitted to the Grey ■HosnihL where one finger and the top of 'another, wei’e amputated.

Town and country clients, visitors and recent arrivals to Hokitik", openly 'acclaim that we offer the greatest value for your money. Low price? do not indicate low quality at "The Bristol;” Each and every garment is well cut, honestly made, and carries our guarantee of satisfaction. Satisfied customers bring others to our stoic. Pay cash and shop at “The Bristol”, He veil Street, Hokitika.-—Advt.

An application adjourned from the last annual meeting of the "Westland Licensing Committee, by Andrew Kyle, for a puliuean’s license in respect of the Oriental Hotel, Greymouth, was granted by the Committee tho morn ing. Another application, bv Albert Clark the renewal and removal o r license in respect of the Oiitciion Hi' tel, Greymouth, was withdrawn.

The Lyttelton Harbour "Board decided to emphasise to all the authorities interested in the matter the necessity for immediate action too proposals for a scheme to encourage tou--ist traffic to the South Islam; r,na tourist cruises. ‘The hoard received a long report from its secretary, Mr >H. c - Olibborn about a Went visit made to the West Coast, where the organisat ions interested in the scheme were approached. Mr Cibhorn mentioned to the board when presenting his report that it was necessary to act immediately to catcli the coming tourist trade from Australia, -and his suggestion that that view be placed before the Canterbury Progress League and other organisations was .approve^.

Thor e was a* very enthusiastic gathering of settlers of tli?, district at the One Mile Hall, Arahura last evening when the occasion w;\s taken to hid farewell to Mr Ward Bennitt. M'-s Bennitt, and family. Mr Bernard Ward presided, and in the course of a speech made very eulogistic references to th? i capability of Mr Ward Bennitt as manager of the Arahura Dairy Factory over the period oi' five years. During that'time Mr Bennitt had proved the right man for the position. He had carried out his duties in. an exemplary manner and by his unfailing courtesy lie had won the wholehearted goodwill of the community. His labour at the factory spoke for itself, his record of securing the gold medal for the South Island for the best grading figures for two years in succession, being a very fine one. They deeply regretted losing their manager and friend. Mrs Bennitt and family had also won their esteem and they would be greatly missed from the district. Mr Geo. Perry (Mayor of Hokitika and a director of the Daily Company) joined in tlv expression of appreciation of the good work of Mr Bennitt. who had given splendid service as, manager. A presentation made made to Mr Bennitt of a portmanteau and (suitable presents were also made to Mrs Bennitt and the children. Mr Bennitt suitably replied, expressing appreciation of the generous help given him by the community generally, and regretted the necessity for the severance of the pfcvisa-nt relations that had always existed. Mr and Mrs Bennitt leavo on Monday for their new locale in Otago.