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Hokitika Guardian, 13 September 1937, Page 4

The Hospital Hoard 'meet to-night and County Council and Land Board to-monow alternoun Consunicsr of gas arc reminded that accounts for August must he paid before 4 fj.m. to-morrow to secure discount. The R.S.A. weekly euchre tournament will be held in the Soldiers’ Hal! on Tuesday evening at 8 o clock. Good orders as prizes will be given. Admission 1/-.—Advt. The Liverpool State mine resumed work to-day, alter a week’s idleness, due to the outbreak of (in' in the Kimhell west section which has since been sealed oil'. The James, Wallsond, and Dobson mines were also working to-u*«.v. The Westport News says it is understood that the duration Department proposes to build two primary schools in Westport, one at the north and the other at the south end of the town. Tho sites, which will not include that on which the present school stands, are stated to he already chosen. To-morrow (Tuesday) evening at the Princess Theatre, a, young army of Grey mouth lads will present an attractive tournament of boxing. The display will comprise a series of contests between four sections of He Diarist Bros, school at Greymouth, and should pro. e of a most nueiestiiig and attractive nature. 'The Golf Tournament Ball on Friday promises to eclipse the successes ot previous golf balls. Local club members desiring to invite friends to tin/ ball are requested to obtain invitations for these friends as soon as possible.—Advt On Wednesday evening, the last, of ;be series of Inglesides tor this year ,vi 11 be celebrated in the Soldiers’ Hail, Here a. largo gathering ot clansfolk up] their friends from every part of die district including Greymouth is exacted. The ladies’ committee has ■barge of the items portion of the programme on this occasion—so that lomething bright and snappy is anti ■ipated. Members are requested to exend verbal invitations, if they have lot cards for this purpose. rhon addressing n jury at Auckland week, Mr Justice Ostler said that ho old days before compulsory innice it used to be an offence for nscl to mention insurance to a jury, v 1 think, everyone knows it. Yon • know that any damages you may rd may he paid for by insurance, you must remember that if you rd damages you are casting a slut u the defendant, and you must not that unless you are justified bv the lenco. At a special meeting of the. executive f St. Mary's Debating Club it was suggested that in view of the Diarist’s oxiug Tournament being held on uesday, 14th September, it would be :lvi.sable to postpone the debate with ,o Labour Party Debating Club until ie following week. r J lie Labour laity as been consulted on the matter and ; is agreeablie to this change. Tho deate will now be definitely held on uesday, 21st September, at 8 p.m. m t. Mary’s Club rooms. As previously nnouneed the subject will be “in..Socialist system (the declared object--O of the New Zealand Labour Party) ould be more beneficial to New /canid than the present Capitalist svsun.” The debate will bo open to the uhlic ir telling off is proceeding apace, not miss this cnance of money ig. ]6O yards of whitebait netting, ile mesh, in white and invisible, , go for 2s per yard at Schioeder & ig off sale. —Advt L’he threatened rain on Saturday ruing came suddenly in the aftci* m a northwest gale setting in, ana ntinuing with considerable force, ough the night, accompanied by eoiierable rain. Bv Sunday morning tho w had gone round to the soinnit. and continued in though n kept off till afternoon. The alter>n brought rain which continued ougli the night. There was a decided l in the river during yesterday ernoon' so that up country the water ,-tage of the past fortnight should an end. The atmosphere which was l v warm on Saturday, showed a siderable drop yesterday. Last lit, the storm renewed for several ir.s, hut dropped in the early hours to-day. mceru at the destruction of bush ■h might follow the erection of ’a rf ami other facilities at Jackson’s Westland, was expressed by Mr ir Herring. M.P.. in a letter to the ister for Lands (the Hon. F. Lange). In reply, the Minister said he jred Mr Herring’s zeal for the pro- j ion of native forests; but zeal j t be seasoned with reason. He gave j issiirance that every care would he I n by the State Forest Service to! •(] against vicious destruction of | The dairy industry required j riO.f O'l hoard feet of white pine an-j lv for butter boxes, and he was j id they would have to how to the j of necessity. To obtain that supply j had to go to South Westland, j -o the white pine grew. He also! red Dir Herring that any tirnb.r j n out would be extracted in ao- j awe with modern principles, and j saplings and seedlings would be J voted as far as possiMe. I >r Children’s Harking Cough. ODS’ GREAT oePPEPMINT CURE,

Hoxing. Soe Marist Tiros. 64 pupils in action at the iTincess 'Theatre, 'Tuesday night. —Advt. 'The annual general meeting of the Hokitika Aero Clnl) "ill he .held on Wednesday at .7.30 p.m. All members are requested to attend. The card tournament as advertised to take place in the Longford Hall has been postponed until Wednesday, September 15.—Advt. Next week-end will be a notable one tor Wes: Coast golfers. Entries already recoiled for the Westland tournament indicate that it will be an unqualmed success. A wonderful display of classical boxing by o*l Greymouth schoolboys at Princess Theatre Tuesday evening.— Advt.