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Hokitika Guardian, 26 July 1938, Page 4

Mr Bert Cropp inserts a notice of thanks in this issue.

The R.S.A. euchre tournament, takes place to-night at 8 o'clock . at the R.S.A. Hall.

The Colonial Sugar Refining Company announces an advance, of 10s a ton on all grades of sugar, raw golden syrup, and treacle.

South Westland football matches at thfe week-end resultedAt; Wataroa, United S 3, defeated Pirates' 0; At Harihari Rovers defeated Wataroa by 11 points to nil.

To reduce our stock of genera,! drapery—to bring it within reach of a prospective. buyer, as a going concern, we are determined not to refuse ally reasonable offer.—F. Schroder and Co.— Advt,

A formal verdict, in accordance with the medical evidence, that the deceased, Percy Ernest Harry Victory, died at Blackball on July 11, the cause of his death being heart iailuro, the result of extensive degeneration of tile heart from old standing coronary artery diseases, was returned by the Coroner, Mr Raymond Ferner, S.M., at an inquest hold at Groymoutn yesterday, touching the death of Percival Vickary, 45, married, wild met his death in a stone drive at the Blackball Coal Company’s mine, at Blackball, early on the morning of July 11.

The well known firm of F. Schroder and Co., who have been trading ir. Hokitika,, fur the last fifty-six years, are now preparing to retire from business.. Stock must he reduced as early as possible. All accounts must he paid at an early date.—Advt.

The annual meeting of the Greymouth Bowling Club was held last evening. Mr T. A. W. Tate presided, there being an attendance of over forty members'. Mr Tate was re-elect-ed president. . The election of officers resulted as follows: —Vice President, Mr If. H. Denton (re-elected); Secretary, Air F. A. Hughes (re-elected); Auditor, Mr J. R. Leach (re-elected); Centre Delegates, Messrs C. .1. Strongman and F. H. Denton (re-elected) and M F. I). Wliibley; Committee, Mr A. J. Fairmaid, F. Haglund, F. Congreve (re-elected), J. N. King, D. Morsel! and G. Patterson; Selection Committee, Messrs T.. Veroer, ,T. Truscott and J., Quayls (rc-cleetc f.).

The monthly meeting of the Hokitika Red Cross Society set down for Wednesda.Vj July 27th, is postponed.— Advt.

A vote in the Air Force Estimates of £i(>b() includes replacement of the aircraft which crashed during flood relief operations in Hawke.’s Bay early tnis vear.

Applications addressed to the Chairman. are invited in this issue for the position of caretaker at the Aged People’s Home at the Westland Hospital.

The extent to which mechanised units are superseding horses in the New Zealand Military Forces is shown bv the vote of only £SO for the purchase of horses this year. Only £35 was expended.

Special clearance prices on all eaypets. Twenty of the finest quality Axminster carpets in new designs and colours, in wanted sizes, selling at Addisons Sale at prices which mean a substantial savings to you.—Addisons.— Advt.

A new item in the Education Department Estimates is a grant of £817.5 for the provision of a country library service. Of this amount, £4,000 will be used for purchasing books an u other publications, and salaries are expected to total £1930.

That well-known ''photographer, ivu H. 0. Peart, is opening in Miss Bourke’s studio on the Lit August. His scenic work is sold all over New Zealand and ho is equally good at, portraiture and enlargements.—Advt.

Bishop West to-day made an appeal for beautifying the Church grounds and thp town, remarking that an organisation for that purpose could do much good by not allowing the civic authorities to rest day or night till the work Was done.

Mr J. B. Ward, when speaking at the Church service to-day, asked the young children, of whom many were present, to take care of the trees being planted, and generally to protect all work done for beautification of fno place. ' \ ' •

The Tonroha Springs Improvement Committee and the Farmers Union invite the assistace of all who are' interested and willing to co-operate with the Westland County Council staff in erecting a footbridge over the Kokatahi river on tho route to the Toaroha Springs. Work commences on Wednesday, 27th. July, at 9 a.m. Please bring own tools.—Advt.

The Stat'e’s long-standing offer of £IO,OOO as a bonus for a means of exermination of blackbury still stands. Year after year the offer has appeared in the estimates with an appropriation of a meagre £5, presumably for investigating claims. The appropriation was not spent last year.

Trippers of the light fantastic are reminded of the treat in store for them to-night at the Koiterangi Hall on tile occasion of a grand plain and fancy ~tress ball.' Vdry completes arrangements have been made, including the engagement, 'of the Victorian dance band to supply the music. All are assured of a real evening’s fun.'

Saturday is the last day of our winter sale. Hundreds of satisfied thrifty shoppers have availed themselves of our special sale values, and we wish to announce specials and oddments will lx? marked down for quick clearance. See onr windows, and watch for change of advertisement. W. H. Stopforth ■ Revcll Street. —Advt,

New Zealand’s membership of the League of Nations will cost the Dominion £13,100 this year. The expenses of the delegate to Geneva are sot down at £1,500, although last year the cost was only £849. In this year’s appropriation there is a further sum of £11,580 as the country’s proportion of secretariat expenses.* The /sum spent under this heading last year was £12,088.

Potone Red Cross full double bed white blankets: The best value blanket in New Zealand. Usual price 755. Slightly soiled. Sale price 07s Gtl. Few pairs of Bruce blankets at mill prices. Double 355. Extra large double 37s 6d. Do not miss these at W. H. Stoplortli’s, Revcll Street. —Advt.

To make good cash deficiencies chip to fires, burglaries and forgery, the Post and Telegraph Department was involved in an additional expenditure op £99 last year. Burglaries at the post offices at Appclby, Hiwipango, Okoroirc* Silverdale, Te Kawa and Te Palm resulted in a loss of £92. Amounts totalling £3 were lost through fires which destroyed the post offices at Kopuawhara and Tisbury, wb ; l e tho forgery of vouchers for sustenance pryments at Christchurch caused a deficiency of £4.

The installation of a new modern electric lighting plant has been recently completed for the Glacier Hotel at Waiho. The power house is situated one and a half miles up the Tatare Lurge, and is fed from the Tatare River, through two tunnels of solid rock, one being 17 chains, and the other 4 chains. Throe chains of steel ami'copper alov pipes, carrying seventeen heads of water, falling over 150 feet from the penstock, develop 250 horse power at the turbine. The voltage developed on tho main line is 11,000. Practically everything at the hotel is worked hv electricity, and later centra! touting is to be installed in the roosns.

One of the speakers at the Church ceremony uiis a*tcriK,on took the opportunity to address the city councillors present, 1 and ask them to see that the wandering stock nuisance about the town - after dark was suppressed. Evidence was shown of recent damage done to the Church grounds by the wandering stock this week.

Referring to his present visit to the district, Bishop West Watson remarked at to-day s ceremony! that ho hoped as a result of the week’s very fine weather, the old legend of a visiting Bishop bringing bad weather w» the Coa!4, would be exploded. During his tour of the district, His Lordship went as, far south as Bruce Bay, visit T ing the various camps on route.

An executive meeting of the Westland Provincial Organisation in connection with the preparations for the New Zealand Exhibition at Wellington, will be held at the County Chambers, Hokitika, at 4 o’clock to-mor-row (Wednesday) afternoon. The meeting will discuss with Messrs. Simpson and Love, pf Wellington, the proposals for the re-arrangement of the provincial courts on a. novel scheme which lias been suggested by Messrs Fletcher and Love of Wellington. Members of local bodies interested, are invited to attend.

At a gathering In, All Saints’ Chprch grounds .this afternoon memorial trees to Bishqp r Selwyn, Bishop Harper, Archbishop ’Julius and Bishop West Watson wore planted. The Vicar, Rev. Thorpe presided, and a welcome was extended to Bishop West Watson by Mr A. ,R. Elcoek, Deputy Mayor, Mr W. E. Richards amt J. B. Ward, Church Qfllcots, His Lordship gave a short address expressing stimulating words in regard to the beautification of the Church grounds, .-nd to the s citizens in reference to beautifying their town to make it fit. .in with the beauties of nature surrounding it. . The Bishop then planted trees to his predecessors, Bishop. Selwyn. the first bishop of .New Zealand, Bishop Harper, who was the first bishop of Westland in conjunction with Canterbury; also to Archbishop Julius who was still with them. The .Deputy Mayor planted the tree to the memory of Bishop West 'Watson who they were glad to have with them that day.