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Hokitika Guardian, 15 May 1937, Page 4

Mr C. Newcombe, a painter at Greymouth, met with an accident on Thursday afternoon when, while working on a roof, he fell through a skylight, slight injuries being received to his head and on 0 leg. A London cable states that reports from all parts ef the country indicate that probably 38,000,000 of the new George VI stamps were sold on Thursday, when they were for the first time made available to tile public.Some interesting football should be witnessed 0,1 Gass Square this afternoon, when two senior fixtures are set down to be played at 3p m. United and Kiwi, both teams of high repute should provide a fast and good game, and Ross and Pirates should also provide bright play. The competition for the miniature furnishing set, presented by Miss Mona Lasserre, of Revell Street, in aid of the funds of the children’s ward at Westland Hospital resulted last night in Miss Lorna Thomas, of Sale Street, being the winner. The competition resulted in the addition of £5 16s to the funds. The lists for the King George V Memorial Fund close at the end of the month. Lists are available for subscribers throughout Westland, and in vdew of the appeal by the Government 1 for subscriptions, it is expected there will be a wide general response. All organisations have been circularised in the hope that the district response will be. substantial. The national total should peach a very large sum. It is understood, says the Golden Bay Times, that Messrs A. R. Sumner and O. E. R. Page have built a transmitter, and everything has been satisfactorily tested ready to go on the air as soon as the station has been allotted a call sign. The station will be at Mr O. Page’s residence, Lower Takaka. Messrs Page and Sumner are to be congratulated on their enterprise. Mr A. Sumner is a son of Sir and Mrs A. Sumner, Hampden Street, Hokitika. Featuring the new furnishings! Winter is just around the corner. You’ll be spending more time indoors. Of course you’ll want your living room to present an attractive welcoming appearance. Smart new cushions, hangings, rugs, etc. can do marvels in the redecorating line. And even limited budgets can afford them when you select them at Addisons. Specialists in home furnishings.—Advt. A complete agreement on all points was reached in the boilermakers’, engineers’, and moulders’ award at the Conciliation Council at Greymouth yesterday. The Commissioner, Mr S. Ritchie, presided. The award covered hours of work, wages, sanitary and other convenienes, light and shelter, accidents, outside work, dirty work, salvage work, and heat and cold. Thu-fe was ail increase of Id an hour on all rates of pay. The award will operate for two years and will cover Nelson, Marlborough, and Westland.

The annual ball of the Kiwi Football Club will be held in the Soldiers’ Hall on Wednesday, June 2. Those ■who were present last year will well remember their enjoyable evening. The committee this year propose to improve on last year’s ball in every possible way. A feature will be the West Coast Fox Trotting Championship for amateurs. This event promises to be even more popular than last year. Arrangements are being made to have the description of frocks and music broadcast bv Station 6Z8., Grevmouth.

The National Mortgage Company will offer cattle at the Kokatahi saleyarcls on Wednesday next.

“The time is rapidly approaching when, in the interests of the public, they will have to put motor-cycies off the road altogether,’’ said Mr Justice ’need i» the Supreme Court at Palmerston North recently. “1 think every case I have tried this session involving claims for damages has had a motorcycle concerned in it,” he added.

“Ginger Jar” patrons are in for a special treat oil July 7, when the management of the Assembly is presenting a monster gala ball in the Soldiers’ Hall. Preparations are well in hand, and this big popular night should prove Hokitika’s most outstanding ball of 1937. The Assembly’s usual weekly dance will be held in the Soldiers’ Hall tonight, commencing at 8 o’clock, and music will be provided by the Victorian Band. Ladies 1/-, gents 1/6. —Advt. A mouse which apparently lost its bearings, wandered iu;o the indicator box of the automatic fire alarm at the premises of a Dunedin business firm the other evening and upset the mechanism to such an extent that the alarm rang vigorously and the city fire brigade turned out. Besides putting the firemen to the irritating inconvenience of being called to an accidental false alarm, the mouse’s jaunt was responsible for the expense of a brigade’s call.