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Hokitika Guardian, 22 September 1937, Page 4

A Church of Christ service will lie held in tho Kokatahi Public Hall on Sunday next, the 26th September, at •J. 31) p.m. All welcome. Coty toilet preparations at Addisons. A toilet series ol exquisite refinement. Perfume, taco powders, rouge, lipstick, talc, toilet soap. po-v. der compacts, each lias a place in the creation of loveliness and charm. Also evening Paris preparations, Ponds powder and face cream. Three ilowet* powder, Tnngee and Tatoo lipsticks alwavs in stock at Addisons. —Advt.

Tlio. annual mooting of the Westland Racing Club takos place at 8 o'clock to-night at the Club moms, Hamilton Street. A complimentary ball will bo tenderod by the Excelsior Football Club to toe All biaoii captain, Hon. King, on Wednesday next in tbe Soldiers’ Hall. A meeting of the ladies’ committee of the Excelsior Football Club will be held at 2.30 p.m. on Thursday, 23rd inst., at .Mrs H. Thompson's residence, Gibson Quay.—Advt, Freight hauled through the Otira tunnel from Westland to Canterbury, last wiok. amounted to 13,031 tons, as compared with 12,112 tons in the corresponding week ol last year, .and J 1,78-1 tons in 1D33. .Mr A. H. T. Hose, F.S.M.C., F. 1.0. (I.ondoii), representing ProcUl’s the opticians, Christchurch, arrives this evening, on a professional visit to Hokitika. Appointments can now be made by ringing Air Perry’s dental surgery, (’phone Mo. II). Damages amounting to £B3 Os Id with Court costs and solicitor’s fee were awarded by Mr Haymond Kernel - , H.M., in an action brought in the .Magistrate's Court at Ureymouth yesterday by William Wilson, farmer ol Camerons against Hubert Hoss Alunro, salesman of Greymouth. The claim arose as tbe result of damage to a motor-ear, at Gladstone, on December 10. 1036. and negligent: and unskilled driving' was alleged on tbe part of defendant. Tbe new season’s hats, frocks, and summer fabrics are now opening out at Schroder and Go’s Emporium. These goods could not be cancelled and are now being offered at sale price.—Advt. Probably the greatest shipment of Californian grapes over to be landed in New Zealand by one ship will be brought by the .Monterey on October 1 when she arrives from Sail Francisco. Her manifest shows that she has 28() tons of grapes for discharge at Auckland, or about three times the quantity brought by tbe Mariposa <>n her last southward voyage. Besides e .Monterey’s cargo of grapes, which are stored in insulated chambers in some 18,000 chests, she has 100 tons of citrus fruits and 1430 sacks of onions. Schroder’s, the well known drapers, are holding a great selling off sale. All new season’s goods now landing are co he sold at sale price along with their complete stock, wi:h the intention of retiring from business. This is an op portunity no one can afford to miss. It will be to your advantage to call every day. It will pay you well—-Advt. At the usual meeting of the Westland Druids’ Lodge, A.I). Pro. G. F. Noble presided over a fair attendance of members. The Bards reported live members oil the sick list. Sick pay to the amount of £8 was passed to sick members. One new member was initiated into the order. Four members competed in the Ritual oompeti.ii held during the evening which was won bv a very small margin, bv Bro. A. Dwan, who gave a wonderful rendition ' of it. i ! The outbreak of scarlet fever among children at Soinerton a fortnight ago [ has spread to other districts in tinAshburton County, a total of 13 eases now having been icpmted to the Conn ty Health Inspcetol. Eight cases were notified yesterday and on Mondaythree at l.ongbeach, and one each at Seaview, Hakaia, Greenstreet, Coldstream and Hackthorne. The cause of the spread of the disease might possibly be traced to the schoolgirls’ hockey tournament held at Ashburton on Sip tembcr 11, one child from Seaview and one from Coldstream who conti acted the disease having been present at the fixture, said Air Johnson (Health Inspector) yesterday. Comparisons between the salaries paid to three high State officials who were appointed recently by the Labour Government, and those being received by several other officials, also doing important work, were made by Mr S. G. Holland (National, Christchurch North) during the Address-in-Rep.y debate in the House of Representatives last evening. There were three high Government officials who were recently appointed at salaries of £I3OO a year—the Director of Broadcasting, the Director of Commercial Broadcasting. and the Director of Internal .Marketing. These men were receiving £2 a week more than tin* Engineer-in-Chief to the Public Works Department, the Director-General ot the Post and Telegraph Department, and the Public Trustee; £4 a week more than the Auditor-General and the Comptroi-ler-General of Customs; £3 a week more than the Director-General ot ■ Health and the Director of Education; £6 a week more than the Commissioner of Taxes and the Director-General of Agriculture: £8 a week more than the general manager of the State hire Insurance Office ; and £ll a week more than" the Commissioner of Police and the Commissioner of Pensions. Mr Holland argued that these comparis .ns hardly showed that the Labour Government was able to measure accurately the degree of service given the j country by servants of the State. j 1 lie foundation ot a charming homo j —the carpet. Don’t buy your new carpet: without seeing tbe entirely lieu I different tvn-s of designs now on dis- j plav at Addison’s. Also a large select- i ion of floor nigs, cushions, hangings, etc. Addison’s., home-furnishing spec- | ialists. —Advt.

A disclaimer by the Hokitika Labour Debating Club appears in this issue. A Methodist- bibl e class service will be held to-morrow evening < t Humphreys at 7.30 o’clock. Dance patrons are reminded of the grand ball to be held on Friday evening in the Woodstock Hall in aid of the funds of the Woodstock Cricket Clue-. Music will be supplied by Messrs Cook and Ackers, and all who attend are assured of a most enjoyable evening. The Nelson Education Hoard, at its monthly meeting held at Nelson yesterday, adopted a special sub-commit-tee’s recommendation that two separate schools for primary education, taking in all classes, should be established at Westport instead of a large central school. The present schoolground in Palmerston Street is to be leased for business and residential sites. A previous proposal to erect one school in Brougham Street near the eastern town boundary was cancelled. The* present premises of the National Bank in Bevell Street, which are doomed to demolition, to make room lor the new banking chamber, form one of the old landmarks in Revolt Street. In its earlier years it was the home of the Union Rank of Australia, until the branch at Hokitika was closed. Some years later the National Rank, which had its quarters at that, hime, where (the .'Ujnitni Steamship offices are now situated, purchased the present site and removed thereto, where its business lias since been carried on. There is to be a general rebuilding and renovating scheme carried out on the premises of the National Rank iii Revell and Hamilton Streets. The work to be effected includes the erection of new banking, premises on the present site in Revell Street. This will be carried out in reinforced concrete, specially designed for earthquake resistance. The bank manager's residence adjoining, will undergo very extensive alterations and repairs. Mr W. H. Trengrove, A.R.1.R.A., ot Christchurch, is the architect, and Mr J. L. Pugh, of Christchurch, is the successful tenderer. Work on the residence has been commenced to-dav.