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West Coast Times, 4 May 1914, Page 2

Messrs Mark Sprot and Co. will sell in th - mart tn-morrow at 2 p.m. a valuable collection of hooks for Mr. A. J. Merten and a quantity nf furniture, etc. Ihe Dunedin Competitions Society have appointed the following judges; Instrumental music, Mr. C. Helleroan, Wellington; voea.l music, Mr. J. F. Asprey, Sydney; elocution, Mr. Bertram Holm, Sidney. The following were among the passengers who loft for Christchurch on Saturday: Mosdame.s Maunder, YValsh Evans, Wilson and Blake; Miss Wilson. Messrs Sharp, .ljuttell, Byan. Coalman. Maunder and Armstrong. Mr. T. Q. O’Brien, at tho mayoral declaration at Westoprt, intimated that lie would again come before the electors. It is understood that Mr. O’Brien contemplates standing for the Duller seat at the next general election. Hon. .1. A. Millar, M.P., for Dunedin West, who is residing in Auckland, informed a reporter on Friday that i i was very unlikely that he would seek to re-enter polities after the end of the present Parliament. His health Inc improved lately, but In -1 thinks it advisable to retire altogether from active polities. Fine old Scotch of incomparable quality—Watson’s No. 10.— Vdvt. At a meeting of tho Stewards of the Beeftnn Jockey Chib held on Wednesday evening, a totter from Air. (’. Rose re payment of tho stakes won by Hurik at tho recent meeting was road, and it was resolved to refer the matter to the District Committee. The balance sheet nf the recent meeting showing a snl>stantial profit, was road and adopted. ,he statement, being -considered very satisfactory.

Mr. -Seddon -M.P., is in receipt of the following letter from the Minister o Public Works;-“I have to acknowledge receipt of V°nr letter asking t ha ■ estimate should be prepared of the cost of constructing n road from R'lnmia Junction to Kap.tea. 3J mhos aonth .. Kuniara Junction. In reply I have to advise vou that a report has been called fiit upon this matter, and on its receipt 1 shall ho glad to communicate with vou further. Messrs Pollock and Benin draw intention to their sale- of valuable hotM property at Ross on Wednesday, May §s?h they will sell wtthom r-er-ve the well-known Junction HotG This property has always dom • ~ pig is that MS H< : „ I)SO l u Wy withitv for anyone to purelia. evin nking'establishment.

\V T Yotino was released fiont .. Vridav having served throe months 0,1 that and the '-- nlcl ■ ■ stand the question of a > lf "w trial worn rVAS legal ( '°'tvK raised'on behalf of the prisoner m decided. Th* 1 new trial will would he cue ~r i miiml sessions take place at the m xt the which begin on the JJ‘ hj meantime Young is o . ■ .Wording “ received f l Ta lit has passed the Hoc tor of land that no na Mc.Nah has M.A., and LL.B. ‘ Hto ‘fib’s, and the new honor n nn( l.cen conferred on him hy virtue of v P thesis on New Zealand M, zSmi Historical Records.’' ho -J"|SrsUv are onlv two other Doctors of later,.J uro jn'iho Dominion, and ?lf Tnivorsity Professors. We have opened a fresh lot of novelty neckwear including smart Peter Pans in Oriental colouring. Misses Addison.—Advt. Cal! for Wawoti’p No. 10 op txv

The Defender from Lyttelton, via Pirl-ou, and Wellington, is due here on YVotinosday. Tenders for the purchase of the Boas Mail Contract and Coaching plant close with Mr. L. Olseti at Bos,, to-day. The Annual Meeting of the Westland Licensing Committee will he held on Wednesday, dune 10th at noon. Al' 1 applications close with the Clerk of the ( Court, at least -1 days before the date of meetinfl.

Tenders an- invited in this issue for tin- .erection of an eight roomed duelling in Hampden Street. Tenders ‘lose with Mr. A. H. Thompson on May L>. Plans and specifications may be seen at tbo office nibsuns* Quay. Mr. J. B. Thomson, Engineer, who has been inspecting the river encroachments at Coal Civek (Greymouth) ami Cpper ami Lower Kokatahi, leaves for the north this evening. He reports to the Government ..n his arrival m Wellington. , Intending students are notified that classes in Commercial English and Arithmetic, will commence in St. Andrews Hall on Monday next at ..80 o’clock, and that enrolment forms may he obtained at the YVestland Education Board office.

Among the competitors for the Atnatuer Pianoforte duet open to all ages at the Musical Competition now m pro'rross in Christchurch wo notice the names of 'Miss Elsie Stevenson, .laughter of Mr. Andrew Stevenson, and her partner Miss Lilia Uaeh, daughter of the former vicar of All Saints, Hokitika. These young ladies were placed third, and the'judge remarked on their youth ns compared with the other competitors' and tile excellence of their per-

formanae. , . In view ol the [avouwbh* conditions, ami the nfßoney of tlx* position, the work of driving piles for the Rroync ihe hear)i was continued yesterday. M, K Forkert. Public Works* Kußiniana arrival on Saturday night, ami is making an inspection of the '' <l) ' s .1" The. heaeh has Undoubtedly ntade no considerably a«r«B few days 'the water, however, is stall deep .dose in at the back of - John M.m aiul Co. * * l,m liiinis . Mr T M Milford, M.P. ;| n ; “ 1 ' .■•’rtisemeiit notifying hi* mte;'‘'on of 3KS*-. ••wsrasi: ~ ?“«»»' i" i—f-rcing ,| "' n )■ , far as we have been l 0 this say s • ■ ■ , w ho have

Ward.sm, »ml Mi. r amongst m "“ia lt tbe “spcc- • . •' m'* so charming an example ml* \\hHU ; r *i.a moioiw'i’ Of the ai.n.lK< lan ~ of th* |n for " I,U he good ''ill of itself to i\in community, -f * i reception «t and ensure him a Wiuv' 'iTtHhfon, and others, htvii having M .ecessfnl ga». „ f Vc S'&nXSSSi ni the case, however. J^{ r tllkl .„ very in most places u> ‘ have had seriously, "d''l« ! 11 n, audiences at great difficulty in gef vf ,,„ iv e.l »«■ /'.crsifrA-tt--Imre from •In,-''"•" ° „,, o ned (<■ only "’ ,o ' ,ia, ' , '; ww " !is " five pisipel. .ml • t . That was non-resident m dWr W, at Kiuwaku. . i()ss ; bU , ta get togethwliere it is <l« I f)00 people, ■" ( , r a meeting ( f “a tho “Flying another pfumO ■»!>< w ith some delegates had to n. t i w»dve auditors. . V(H ., iinatisal i„„ Tlie N‘n‘tai> “1 lhvii atl< . l ,iion to r;: c viUK.:^^c..:-i' iit:iv l ,r vll .. i- n TVuiriH* land Acclimatisation a . ly si"‘'d “'LtrlrtW 15tb. day of -I nne. of Mav. .*■ . Licensing x ° lf*M. 'Kitli meins' • , isMlt .d take or kill «iell« ««T n «> u „ Vl uka, t,y the duel 1 ostnu. • fl <lS s, and the nt peensc - 1 V3TC- n-ribcd -I t,U v hle' that not more than one such nrmnl.d a tho p.;rv'n Irens... shall take or k. than two stags ainl no stag shM ‘"Tbin.W.r fain shall I , authorising aim 1“ ' f > " u person deer or .Vrfmn them. (. si.au‘w : > Ua|.V ; «««**' "'aYarm woollen ami’ wo'vn cotton ....- Advt. ■ n n Michael Kirwin. laborer. of Suit, lleach (livvmouth. was arrestivl on Kridav evening at G.W o'clock hv Unstable O'tirad.v, and charged with tintheft of clothing ot a wta * cl its ;»d. Viz, one pair of mi n k ,ll,f pants and hat valued at Ids M. from !■ Smith, Ltd. ; one pair of , boom. sia t) valued at its. C<l. from U. llaim.ih Co.: and two flann.-l shirts valued at 7s. .he properly e. W. McKay and Son. When arrested, accused said In |„„,.dit the goods, hill afterwards, admitted he stole them. Scrgenill. Kgan explained u. the eonrt on Niturday morning that the accused was a married man and had Itoon under the influence of drink on Friday. In ronly to the Ileiu-h. the Sergeant said tills was accused's first offence. Hie accused said he pleaded guilty; he could nut sav he took the articles; ho had been <1 linking, and. in reply to the Magistrate. said he must have known he was faking the artieles. Mr. Hewitt, S.'M. impivss.nl unoii the accus.sl tin- seriousness of the' offences. This hong accused's first offence, however, he would inflict a fine of £O, hut. if he came up again lm could expect 11 term of imprisonment without the option of a. fine. The stolen property was ordered to tie returned to the rightful owner*.

The whisky that will please y«“» palato-Watisor.’* Nn. Ifl-Adrt Visiting motorists arc remi'imd t at all supplies and repairs can bo »I tended with prnmptiindo and deupfttch at Mr. A. Falkenbach’a Garage, opposite the Clock Tower. Hokitika. A full staff of mechanics ami competent drivers at" ebmployed. Cara for hirp. day or night, are always available. Hm? *pbone No. 122.—Advt. Men—have you tr ! ed the new MEDIUM STRENGTH tobacco—BONNlE DOON P Like the old song it* rich mellowness has a charm and fascination that always lingers with the smoke*. In pines and 9nn tin*,—Advt Whose beer is the heet f Why Pesrc.’t Earner;,, «V »?lMy,- i.drt

A party I of shares in tho Golden Flat Gold Minin” Coy., Ltd., is advertised for sale. The storks of Messrs W. Mr Kay and i-sin. an- lieirp; moved into thoir premises now situalod rii *t to tin l West Coast Times office. ' Coaches will he run from Ross on Wednesday in (onmotion with Messrs McU-od Uros.’ sale. Full particulars appear in tmr advertising column*.

The friends i,t the late David 1 le.n.pson, of Hess, who lost his life, while aetino as >;uide, in the recent sad Alone disaster in the vicinity of Motlnt .'onU are desirens of perpetuating his memory in some form or another. What form this shall take will be left to the ■subscribers to the fund. Tinas- desirous of contributing are asked to forward their iota to either Mr. A. M. I Velde* of Hoss, Mr. If. -Jones, or Dr. T. Telehelmann of Hokitika.

Spenkin# in the Wellineton Town Hall last week, Mr. I*. 11. Hickey raid that representatives of the Australian Labour movement, as well ns New Zealand delegates, wonld he invitfd to attend the conferenee which is belli” convened by the Federation of Labour to assemble in duly next. They were ”oiii” io link up with the workers of Australia and then, he wanted to know, what were (he workers of lli iline,on and of New Zealand ”<i|o« to do with the " Labour ratwho entered the field to smash lh" solidarity of Labour? Nothin# eoiiht he more ludicrous, says 'h - Dominion, than the attempts which have been made of late to treat seriousinn sly the perambulations of, Messrs

Willy, Seddoii, Macdonald, and oilier estimable members of ihe rank and tile of W'ardism, who have been. lolling wearily over the baekbloeks addressing little groups of people and publishing in party organs. under big headlines, tlaming accounts of their orit• ieol Irinmps. It is all Jtarl of the political game, no doubt, but most people recognise that it is a transparent attempt to humbug the public. Curii nsly enough. it is tin- politieiiins themselves alio take it most seriously, probably because they underrate the intelligence of the average citizen. WV have a fine ranee of eider down fpiilts, (ravelling rugs, and colonial blankets showing in various priced and qualities. Misses Addison.—Advi. Oh! health is wealth, and life is long. And earth is fairer, too; When man is fit and well The skys are always blue. So guard your health, your joy increase. Your life from ills secure; From pain and trouble win suecaso AVilb AVoods' (treat Peppermint Cure.