HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 25 August 1917, Page 3

HOKITIKA NOTES

(By Tel. — Special Correspondent.)

HOKITIKA, August 21. The Success dredge return is 55uz. liilwt. for the week. Rimu No. 1 Dredgo returned SOoz. or S days' dredging. Advice lias been received that Private Albert Toohey, who left with the 20th Reinforcements, was wounded in the right foot on August 12th, and was admit ted. to hospit;|i. I • Mr. K. O- SSpocd, the well-known dredge-master of the (Success Drudge, met with' a painful accident a lew j days ago. He was cycling down Hau- ! hau Hill when his bicvele collapsed and he was. thrown heavTly and badly cut -about the face and hands. lie was removed to the Westland Hospital, and he is progressing well. ■The Defender is expected from Picton today. ' ■ ' Lieut. B: Seannell, formerly a Avellknown. traveller on the West Coast, returned by a hospital ship which ar-. rivod this A\;eek. s " The purchasers of the A 1 Flaxmilling Co.'s property and plant at Wata>oa, left -for - South Wcstlantt yesterday. They intend erecting an up-to-date plant and to commence operations at onco on v large scale.