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Hokitika Guardian, 13 September 1940, Page 4

Presbyterian Church . services will be held at Ruatapu at 9.30 a.m., Woodstock at 11 a.in. ( Kokatahi at 2 p.m. and Ross at 7 p.m, on Sunday next, September 15.

Large quantities of whitebait have been caught in the Hokitika, river an t i in rivers in South Westland. This was indicated when over 30 kerosene tins of whitebait were sent to Christchurch during the past few' nights.

See the new spring hats at Addisons. Now season styles for every type. Flowered hats —blooming with femininity! Dashing felts, chic tarns in bright spring colours.—Advt.

Holy Communion will he celebrated at St. John’s, Rimu, at 9.30 a.m., Sunday. Evensong will be said at St. Colmnba’s. Koiterangi, at 2 p.m.. on Sunday, and at St. Aiden’s, Kokatahi, on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

An unusual exhibit at the New Plymouth Horticultural Society’s patriotic flower show was a Taranakigrown pineapple. ‘ Although not the first pineapple to he grown in the province, it is a rare product for Taranaki, and entails considerable skill.

The Defence Office has been advised that all Territorials and Expeditionary Force recruits X-rayed up to the end of August were passed as fit, except those personally notified by the Department. S. G. Milne (Infantry Coy., Burnham) has bew added to the list of West "Coast men to enter camp shortly with the Fourth Reinforcements.

The revaluation of all rateable property in the Borougli of Greymouth, including Cobden, was commenced this week by two officers of the Valuation Department. Tfhe Cobden area is being covered first by the valuers, and other parts of the borons'll will be visited in turn. The borough was last valued in 1931. The new valuations will take some months to complete.

Sterling exchange held by the Resserve Bank has contracted by almost £2,500,000 in the last two weeks. The fall last week was £1,033,374, bringing the total to £11,183,295. This week’s reduction is £1,427,013, making the total £9,756,282 (in New Zealand currency). Demand liabilities to the banks have also fallen by a further £1,652,101 to £14,775,448. Advances to the State for marketing show a small decline, but those for other purposes are unchanged at £23,540,000. Proportion of reserve to notes and other demand liabilities, is 31.486 per cent. (33.713 per cent, last week).

Kumarn Women’s Institute hold their birthday party on Tuesday, when members and friends spent a most enjoyable evening. Apologies for absence were received from Mesdnines Thorn, Fahey, Wise, Pierson and Rooney. Songs were given by Mrs McNabb and competitions were won by Miss C. Wallace, Miss A. McLaughlin, and Mesdames Hunter, McNabb and Chant. A statue barn dance was won by Mesdames Lakin and Haines, and a peanut dance by Misses Thwaites and Gilbert. After supper, the candles on the cake were lit by Mrs Anderson, the oldest member. and were “blown out” by Miss Aileen McLaughlin, the youngest member. The President, Mrs Reedy, then cut the cake. Mrs Lalor, on behalf of the Institute, spoke of the good work done by Mrs Reedy as President for a number of years, and presented her with a bouquet as a token of appreciation and esteem.