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West Coast Times, 24 November 1915, Page 2

Pollard's Pictures will not show this evening, being engaged at Keelton lot tbe. race night. In another column a sawmill manager is advertised for at a salary of £:>.;(), besides bonus au ( | free house. The monthly meeting of tbe Westland Kilwinning Dodge will be held this evening at 7.00 p.m. Tbe Greymouth Bowling Club have extended an invitation to members of the local Club to attend the opening day ceremony which takes place this afternoon. Messrs Pollock and Bovan draw attention to their sale Of Mr. A. Wilson s Hall Street, this afternoon at 2 o'clock when they will sell bousebobl furniture tools and a lot of sundries. A social and dance will be held in the Druids' Hall this evening when .a welcome will be extended to a member ol tbe Dodge who recently returned from the front. All relumed soldiers are invited. Cents, Is; belies, a. plate.—Advt. Tbe story goes that the smile oil tbe lace of President Wilson's shorthand writer when Air, Wilson began lo dictate one of bis recent dispatches to tbe (ieiauan Foreign Office so irritated life President that b,. sacked the man on the spot. “An ultimatum at last, thank Cod,” was tbe stenographer's parting shot, as lie left the room. Tbe Hokitika Bowling Club will bom the official opening of the season on .Saturday next weather permitting. The green is now in capital order and play takes place each evening, members beginning to get into iform. Several members of tbe Club have put a lot of band work into the preparation of the green, in cutting and rolling and the result will he very satisfactory, a fine playing surface resulting.

A very serious bleak occurred in the trans-Teremakau pipe line on Saturday last. A slip occurred just below where the pipes cuter the river and it is thought this caused a scour further out, where the pipes have parted. To effect repairs will be a difficult matter, for the pipes are of cast iron ami enormous weight. They are the hallsocket pipes, which were made especially for laying on the river bed. An accident, with fatal result-, occurred at Mokihimd on Friday. Charles Mmtiiu, son of Mr. and Mrs. I). I’. Mumm. was engaged on his father's road contract, and was kicked by a horse lie was driving, and then run over by the truck. Dr. Short was it once sent for, and, after rendering erst aid, made arrangements for transfer of the injured lad to Westport Hospital, but be died on the train at Fairdown. Wo have a few dainty voile frocks n the newest designs and to ladies rho desire to be becomingly and fashonably attired, an inspection will how the tendency of the fashion: so ,-c invite your visit during the next ew days.—Misses Addison.—Advt. F. Schroder and Co. are now opening u their first shipment of Spring Milaery,— Adrt, .

Tlie skating rinks at the Westland Opera House close with a plain and fancy dress carnival on Thursday, November 2.lth. There w ill be a danee to follow the skating. As ibis i, the la-t chance of a skate no donhl theie will be a good attendance, Mr. ]■’. W. Platts, barrister and Mayor of Port Chalmers from 190!) to 1912, lias been selected by the Government as Resident Commissioner for Cook Islands at Kara tonga. .Mr. Nortlicroft, the present t 'ommissioner, intimated his desire to be relieved, and his resignation has Ireen accepted with regret by the Government.—Press As. sooiation. Sapper Edward Ferguson who is attached to the Engineers Tunnelling Corps, left Hokitika for Avondale camp yesterday morning. The soldier visited Hokitika for the purpose of i bidding goodbye to bis sister, Miss l il'.lleen Ferguson, and other friends in [ this district, prior to his departure for | the front. The Corps will leave New Zealand next week. The following passengers from Christ, church arrived in Greyinnuth last evening, having crossed the Gorge in Cassidy's coaches: Messrs P. C. Wehh, M.P., Foss, I'. Pollard. Mason. Cassidy, French, Smith, Williams, Langley, Robbins, Hart, Rorlase, Mallinson, Park. Harris; Mesdames Goss. Mason, Langley, Hodge, ITquhart, Davidson, ISkoglund; Misses Hatfield, Evans Skoglund, McDonald, Burger, Cass, Drabble. A social is being organised for next Monday night at the Westland Opera House to accord a fitting entertainment to Lieut. Heddon M.P., and his soldier comrades of Westland, both relumed and departing. The general committee appointed at a recent public meeting will be held at the County Chambers ut 7.;!0 o’clock to-night to make final arrangements for the function. The Hon. AV. D. S. Macdonald, .Minister of Mines, will be present and deliver a short address at Monday night’s entertainment. It is understood that the Hon. W. I). S .Macdonald, Minister of Mines and Agriculture, who is shortly visiting here, can only soend a week for the whole Coast, as he has engagements ahead in Southland. As the Minister lias then to travel between Ross and I Westport he will he kept on the wing, and cannot make a long stay anywhere. It is likely that the Hokitika visit will ho fixed for the 30th, and Kumara for the 30th, after which the Ministerial party will go on to Greymouth, Westport and Reef ton. A very conceited man enlisted in a Kentish regiment. The new recruit boasted so much about what he would do to the Germans that his chums decided to have a rise out of him. He got one morning this wire from fxmdon “Heartiest congratulations on enlistment.—Kitchener.” He showed the wire round all day. Hut the next morning he got a still liner one. It said : “Thanks and compliments. Eng land is proud of you.—George." Still unsuspicious, he showed his seeoiid wire round, too. Hut he smelt a rat at las* when, the third day. 1m got a third message“Von Ilimleiilmrg says lie will draw out unless you do. How much. then, to remain neutral'-’—Wil-helm.'’ The Australian’s love of sport will out. One wounded Australian writes to a hrolher in Melbourne, casually mentioning that he is doing well <lespite “a hit of Turkish mincemeat" in his heel and another in his back. The pith of his letter is that he enclosed “£1 to be expended in buying him a ticket in ‘Tatt's’ on the Cup, live hob in the local pub swoop, and what’s 101 l for the best procurable double on the two Cups.’ Apropos of this, there comes another report, this time ol a sweepstake in the trenches at Anv.ac. The sweepstake was to go to whomsoever was the first to stop a Turkish bullet. Entries were numerous, and the winner pocketed several guineas. He is at present in hospital in ney, and he states that lie found the prize-money very useful while he was laid up in Hospital at Mhita. We have just landed a very complete range of coloured bordered casements and of lace curtains in all new designs; also a foil range of hearthrugs and house furnishings. These .roods are absolutely the 1 idlest value for the price.—Misses Addison. Ad\t.

Mr. 1). ZilliUli i eluiued to IH-efton on Sufurda.v after having boon siieeessfnl in the llotution of :i huge and powerful company to work tbo I’roliitiou group ol claims at A alula. Iliis proportv adjoins tlio Hlackwatei minis on tho nortborn olid, and liusinoss will b;> conducted nndor tbo title ol the Xortb Hlackwatei' Development Syndicate, l.td., with tbo office of tbo company in Knefton, Mr. Ziman being tbo chief dim-tor and Mr. T. U-o se< rotaiv. Tbe sinking of a main shaft to n dontb of 1200 foot it to be pul in band immediately, and it is expected that tbis work will intersect the lilaekwater line c r roof, which has produced so much gold for tbo parent company. tVo congratulate Mr. Ziman upon the success of tbe flotation, and hope that the new company will prove to bo the forerunner of other successful companies in tbe rich Illackwater district. tsavs a home correspondent ;— A Sydney doctor is credited in Anzac with an aphorism which has a igood deal of truth. “Tbe Australian soldier," he says, “was called a criminal in t'ailo, he is called a hero in Anzac. fie was frowned on by the British in ( airo, be is fawned on by the Hritisb in Anzae. He spent bis money in Cairo with the same prodigality with which he spends bis blood in Anzac.” 1 have temnered these sentences down, because in their modified state they tell I'jinte enough. They are true, la-cause the Australian soldier was misunderstood by many—includin'* everv Hritish leader exeent Oeneral Hamilton until that liberality which is part of his bigness was manifested by his wonderful battlefield sacrifices. He. .i.'-nerav iiv c not restrieied to 111- purse and hr. of life. It is as real in (lie -eng of life. It is as real in the giving his memory. AVe have pleasure in announein ; that we have seeured the sendees el Miss A. poord, as charge of our millinery department, and anticipate that her skill, good taste -ml c-n-rt -Am.-o will be much rnmwiated Lv out 1 dy customers.— McKay s. the leading Drapers.—Adyt.

% o firo at.Ngakawau mi WVdiicsday evening, the shop, billiard rooms and duelling occupied by Mr. R. Thomson was saved. Only part of the ‘t<vl: was saved. The billiard table was dun.,'.fed by water, Jt i- not know'll how the lire originated, but it is believed that the outbreak occurred at the bark of the store. There ua» smile insurance, but the amount was not ascertainable. Mr. Thomson wa ■ not a I home when the tire occurred New Costumes lor Summer wear! There are many pleasing features about the fashions for this season, and wo have a fine selection of ladies costumes in both rotton and fine woollen fabrics. Special lines of these are showing in white, pique and navyserge at Misses Addison’s.—Advt. The latest in Cotton Dress Goods, Spring Novelties in Millinery, Millinery Triniings, Neck wear, Sporting Coats and Frocks are now showing at F. Schroder and Cos, the Leading Drapers of Hokitika aid Kumara.