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Hokitika Guardian, 21 May 1937, Page 4

A forty-five card tournament wifi be held in St. Mary’s club rooms on Saturday May 22nd at 8 o’clock sharp.— Advt. Mr Gray, master tailor, representing J. Ballantyne and Co., Christchurch, will be in Hokitika on Wednesday and Thursday next, at Keller’s Hotel. An important meeting of the Koka-tahi-lvoiterangi branch'of the Farmers Union will be held in Public Hall, Koiterangi, Monday May 24, at 8 p.m. All settlers are requested to attend.— Advt.

An Auckland message states that believed to have a peanut lodged in her lung, Gloria White, the infant daughter of Mr Allan White, a farmer at Hairina, near Te Awamutu, was admitted to, the Auckland Hospital. It was stated that the removal, of the peanut would require an operation of a similar type to two recent cases, when a needle was removed from a child’s lung and a home-made dart was removed from the lung of another lad. The child’s condition at a late hour was reported as not serious.

The triplet girls of Mr and Mrs J. C. Anderson, of Kahurauaki, which were horn at Hastings, on Coronation Day, are progrossuig very satisfactorily They have been showered with presents and good wishes from all sections of the community in various parts of the Dominion. It is proposed to apply for the King’s bounty, which is available for triplet births. It is realised that there will he a certain amount of honour in having this bestowed on the children, and in the case of these three children the King’s bounty will have even more than the usual honour, in view of the fact that they were born on Coronation Day.

Mothers 1 We have the correct assortment in boys’ tweed overcoats, pullovers etc. The Bristol, Revell Street —Advt.

The Scots folk rose to the occasion at the 2nd Ingleside of the season held in the Soldiers’ Hall last Wednesday evening. The large and happy gathering expressed appreciation of the items given and of the old time and Sottish music supplied by the pipers and dance hand. Messrs McGregor. Collett, and Armstrong were in charge of the programme and music was suppled by the Khythm Dance Band and pipers King and Hav. Items wore contributed hv Mrs Harrison and Mss 0. Chestermnn. Visitors from the Mes+orton, Blackball, Nelson and Greymouth Ca’odnninn Societies were present to whom Chief McGregor extended a hearty welcome,

New season’s overcoats in great variety. Prices from 52s 6d to 135 sat W. 11. Stopforth’s, Revell Street.—Advt. The annual meeting of the Hokitika Gas toy., Ltd., will be held on Wednesday next at 5 p.m. A meeting will be held in the All Saints Hall on Monday night 24th May at 7.30 p.m., to propose the formation of a ’Table Tennis Club in Hokitika. Two teams (men and women) from Greymouth Clubs will be present to give demonstrations and a cordial wol come is extended to all interested in tbe game. —Advt. The statement of accounts tn connection with the recent Chrysanthmnni Show presented by the secretary, Mr K. Stoop showed a profit of £BS 9s. Of this, £5 was voted to the Society and the balance of £BO 9s was handed to All Saint’s Church committee. Votes of thanks were passed to the judges (Airs Bush and Mr F. Qrcufsky), the secretary, .and all others who had assisted, The Reserve Rank sterling exchange holding at £20,835,000 is £202,900 higher than it was last week, and is at the highest point since the middle of July last year. It is, however, £3,000,000 above the total held in the middle of may last year. 'I he assets side of ithe hank statement this week shows only one other change of significanee, and that it that coin is lower by £18,400. On the liabilities side the figures show the note issue at £38,800 higher. Demand liabilities to the State are £55,500 lower, but those to the hanks are £51,500 higher and others £153,700 higher.

Tn order to bring evidence required before the Fishing Commission, which sit s at Creymduth to-morrow, a meeting of whitebaiters and other fishermen w ill be held at the Town Hall, Hokitika, touiight at 6.30 o clock sharp, to 1- arrange for matters to be brought forward.—Advt.

“There is in some quarters an mtolerence of criticism of the Government,” said the report presented to the annual meeting of th North Canturbury district of the New Zealand Farmers!’ Union yesterday. “This is a new experience. No other Government has been or has expected to he above criticism, and the union’s leaders would he failing iii their duty it they did not critise what they eon sider inimical to the interests of the primary producer. Critics of our leaders should he prepared to give them, credit for as much honesty ol purpose as they seem prepared to give the Government.

At the monthly mating of the Kinnara Women’s Institute, Mrs Peever presided over a large attendance. A lecture by Dr Booth Simpson, Hohouu, on health, was >af great interest. The Roll Call, “The Uses of Olive Oil,” brought forlh some amusing as well as useful hints. Competitions for the best bloom, resulted: Miss George f, Mrs West 2, Mrs Reedy 3. Rest plate of wheatmeal scones: Mrs Mitchell 1, Miss Hamer 2, Mrs Peever 3. Afternoon tea was served by the hostesses, Mesdanies Hamer, Castles and George. The motto for the day was, “For fkose who look sunward, the shadows fall behind.”

Mr J. Mulcare was appointed Chairman of the Grey Power Board at the last meeting. When nominations were caned for the position of Chairman, Mr J. B. Kent moved that the next in turn,' -Mr Turley, be appointed. Although he had not originally approved of the rotatory system it had its good points, he said, It did.away with the iniquitous business of “log nl i. g." Mr J. Unwin, in seconding Mr Turley’s nomination, said that it had been the arrangement of the board that the rotatory system should operate. Mr J. Ciayton moved that Mr J. Mulcare bo appointed. On a show of hands Messrs Kent, Unwin, and A. H. McKane voted for Mr Turley, and Messrs J. Smeaton, W. H. Pa raft, Robinson, and Clayton supported Mr Muleare. Mr Mulcare briefly thanked the Board for electing him to the position. In returning thanks for those who had voted for him, Mr Turley sa'd that lie was rather surprised at the result, not that lie held very much brief about being appointed chairman. He certainly considered lie was definitely entitled to the position, and it was rather a surprise to know how inconsistent some members were. He had sat for eight years on the board, and it had always been considered that the position should go round.