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Hokitika Guardian, 17 June 1936, Page 4

Hotel licensee fees are due and pav able to local bodies not later than Friday of this week, June 19.

The special railway timetable for Tuesday next, King’s birthday, appears in this issue.

It was seven years to-day on June 17, 1929, that the Murchison earthquake visitation occurred.

The Gillespies Beach Gold Dredging Company, Ltd., dredge is still closed down undergoing its annual overhaul.

Fox trot competition and novelties, valuable prizes for both at the Druid’s Ball to-night.—Advt. v

The adjourned inquest into the death of Allan Joseph Havill on Saturday last, will be resumed on Friday at 2 p.m., at the Magistrate’s Court.

The Conservator of Forests in this issue invites tenders for the lease of 71 acres comprising what is known as the Westland Forest Nursery at Woodstock.

A meeting of the committee of the Westland Racing Club will he held this evening at 7.30 o’clock at the cluo room, mainly in connection with rating conference business.

Patrons are assured of an excellent

floor, continuous dancing, excellent music and a wonderful supper to-night when the committee are making every effort to make the Druids’ Rail a suc-

A complimentary social will be tendered to Constable and Mrs R. C. Drummond by the residents of Kanieri in the Kanieri Hall on Friday evening. A cordial invitation is extender! to all. —Advt.

Charged with the theft of three suit lengths, valued at £5 15s, the property of Bennett and Co; Ltd., George Alexander Low, 33, appeared in the Magistrate’s Court, Greymouth, yesterday, before Mr H. Morgan, S.M. SeniorSergeant E. Quayle applied for a remand until Saturday and this was granted.

Tennent’s advise that their registered optician, will he in attendance at their Hokitika branch on . Thursday, June 18, when he may be consulted on all eye troubles. Make your appointment by ringing 83M.—-Advt..

■ A Fremantle cable, states that the Governor-Designate of New South Wales, Admiral Sir Murray -Anderson, contracted a severe chill a few days before his arrival at Fremantle in the liner “Strathnavar,” ' which arrived there from London, yesterday. He)is seriously, but not dangerously, ill. He will require careful nursing. He was taken off the liner yesterday to the hospital. Lady Anderson and suite have also disembarked -at Fremantle.

Large numbers of applications for exemption from the 40-hour week in factories are being handled by the Canterbury Employers’ Association, which will forward them to the New Zealand Employers’ Federation so that evidence can be prepared for the Arbitration Court hearing, which will begin at Wellington on June 22. Under the provisions of the new legislation the 40hour week will he introduced on September 1, but employers are allowed to apply for exemption and seek permis? sion to extend the hours to not more than 44.

Smalt furred coats at Addison’s chosen for their individuality, in the newest materials and shades from £3 17s 6d. Knitted frocks that aye smart and serviceable from 29s 6d. Attractive suitg in material and knitted, fur stoles, and smart new handbags, etc.—Advt.

Two more cases of infectious diseases in the Canterbury health district were notified during the week ended Monday at noon than were reported for the previous week. Last week 19 cases were reported, hut the previous : week’s total was 17. Only one case was reported from the West Coast last week, the disease being pneumonic influenza. The following are .the detailed figures for Canterbury :—Scarlet fever 11, diptlieria 1, pulmonary tuberculosis 2, pneumonic influenza 1, eclampsia 2, hydatids 2. There were two'deaths in Canterbury, and one in Westland—all from pulmonary tuberculosis.