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Hokitika Guardian, 17 June 1938, Page 4

Mr M. Boyle, Ross, offers for sale in this issue a milking machine and a quantity of other dairy farm machinery.

A meeting of ladies will be hold at Preston’s tearooms on Monday-, June 20. at 3 p.m. to make supper arrangements for the Aero Club ball.— Ad.t

The Grey Jockey- Club’s meeting takes place to-morrow on Omoto racecourse. There are capital acceptances and good fields are assured, and excellent train arrangements for the gathering.

Mr J, O’Brien, M.P., has arranged for deputations to the Hon, F. Jones, Postmaster-General, and Minister of Defence, to meet the Hon. gentleman at the County Chambers at 10 o’clock to-morrow morning. Mr O’Brien will introduce the deputations.

At the meeting of the committee of

the Roof ton Jockey Club, it was decided to apply for Wednesday and Saturday, 4th and 7th January, 1939, as elates for the club’s tAA-o-day midsummer meeting, the Greymouth Trotting Club having applied for the sth and 6th January for their meeting.

The sterling exchange holding of the Reserve Bank has decreased bv £858,100, according to this iveek’s figures. Advances from the Primary Products Marketing Department account are £3 6,700 higher, and coin shows a slight rise. Investments are a little lower but other assets arc £142,600 higher. The note issue has contracted by £127,900. Demand liabilities to the State are larger by- £207 900, and to others bv £82.503. Thc.se to the banks are £859,800 lower.

Just opened at Addisons, a- large range of boys’ pyjamas, sizes 0-10, in the famous “Abelco” and “Royalty” makes. All the newest patterns showing.— Advt.

During the past three days. Mr J. A. Murdoch, County Chairman, visited a large area.*of the southern district. On Tuesday, he joined the Member for Westland at Welieka, and proceeded to Gillespies, inspecting the new road now nearing completion, and visited the dredge. On Wednesday, visits Avere paid to Wniho Gorge, Okarito, and Wataroa, including a tour ol the flat. Yesterday an extensive drive round the Hnrilmri district was undertaken, Mr Murdoch was accompanied by Mr O'Brien, M.P. and the now extension of Petersen road, the Big Wanganui road extension to the* sea-beach were visitenL In his inspections the County- Chairman had the eompuny of (Vs. Donovan, .McLean, Searle, and RoAvley, for various works. The Chairman expressed satisfaction as to the general con- | dition of the roads, which included also the State Highway. A special do- I (our over the new Fox-Cook road as ! tar as Bullock Creek was also made j while south

A largo consignment of poach bloom and other hats of the latest fashion were sent to us, and aro now being offered at much reduced prices t'o r the Winter season. F. Schroder and Co

There will be. a Communion service in the Presbyterian Church at Kokatahi on Sunday at 2.30 p.m.

South passengers by Air Travel (N.Z.) Ltd. this morning were: —Hokitika to Jackson Bay—Mrs E. Lowcray, Mrs A. J. Drummond (and return).

Mrs E. Lowcray, the district nurse for Jackson Bay was a passenger south th;s v by ,Air Travel Ltd. service.

The inspecting aerodrome engineer for the Public Works Department, Mt E. O. Gibson, left this morning on an

inspection of southern landing grounds, following upon which he lelt Haast to cro.-s the Alps tor Dunedin.

Mr James O’Brien, Member for Westland continuing his series of pre-session-al addresses will speak at the I own Hall to-morrow, (Saturday) night at 8 o’clock and at Kokatahi on Monday and Koiterangi on Tuesday, both at 8 o’clock-

A consignment of 200,00.) quinmu salmon ova arrived yesterday at Hokitika from Hakataramea salmon station and were taken out to the hatchery at Lake Kanieri. The ova arrived in excellent order.

After a perfect day yesterday, there was a clear moonlight night, with a heavy frost up to after midnight. In the early hours there was a flight rain, but the morning broke fine, but cloudy, with extremely raw conditions and the temperature low.

Do not miss «he chance of securing your new hat. Schroder and Go. are showing the very latest styles at most reasonable prices, from a leading manufacturer. It will be worth your while to call early.— Advt

During the past few days Mr O’Britn, M.P., has been conducting a very smcessful pre-sessional series of adiir. sses in South Westland. At Jackson Bay he addressed an audience of 130, at Bruce Bay 100, and at Copeland Camp (Karangarua) about 50. Since then, Mr O’Brien lias spoken at Wth.ka, Wataroa, and Harihari, and is to address the electors at Ross this evening, speaking at Hokitika tomorrow night. On Monday, Mr O'Brien visits the Kokatahi-Koiter-angi districts, and will speak at night, llis reception at all meetings lms been very cordial.

The annual combined gathering of the Ladies’ Guilds associated with the Hokitika Church, was held on Thursday afternoon at the Church of Christ. There was an attendance of over 100 and a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon was spent. 'I he ladies were welcomed at the door by the President of the Christ of Christ C.W.A. (Mrs N.

Haigh) and- by Mrs H. Cave. After a short devotional session in which the hymn “Rock of Ages’’ was sung and a scriptiue passage ’read by Captain Read of the Salvation Army, a programme of vocal, pianoforte and elocutionary items was given interspersed with competitions. Vocal solos were rendered by Mils Cora Lynn Mrs Harrison, and Miss A. Duff; recitations by Miss Alexis Campbell an c ] Mrs A. Carr; and a pianoforte solo by Mrs H. Cave. Competitions were won by Miss Perry and Mcsdaines Michel, G. King, Thorpe, Ziegler, and G Perry. During the programme a daii:(ty afternoon tea was served. After thanks were expressed bv representative ladies the afternoon was. brought to u fitting close with the Doxology.