HOKITIKA NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 27 May 1922, Page 6

HOKITIKA NOTES.

(Our Own Correspondent.) The shop at present occupied by Lew is and Co., in Revell Street, has chanj. ed hands, the new purchasers bciu Bradley Bros, of Arahura. Black swans arc at present very jdei tiful about th.* mouth of the Hokitik River and Alahinapua lagoon. Let u hope they will escape the eye of th sharpshooter. Oi late the L.i-al town lime-piec has got into the habit of striking th hour at a quarter to, and during on morning recently, as the hour of <S a.u aproaclied, the old machine rose to th occasion and struck J2. Ac a rented, for its fickle ways, wo would sugges something in the way of a drop of <d T’he plastering of St. Mary’s Chore' is new nearing con. plot ion and Hire weeks fine weather should see the j<s finished. Alandl and Company are at presen carrying out extensive improvements b the Westland Bri’wery. The xxork i being carried out by Alessrs Lace am Bai gent. Owing to the extremely cold evening whicli we have cxpericnccu lately. <■: local picture entertainments have suffer ed somewhat in attendance. Alan; people ]iref(’r to remain home by tin lire. T’he hardihood of the older generaliot is demonstrated in the person of one o the pioneers who, though over 90 year: of agv, continues to spin out his x. . I at South Hokitika. 'Lhe old heart) alleges that never in his life has anx medicine passed his lips, nor has lu at any time obtained medical advice lli< intellect is still unimpaired. II( is a voracious reader, and is able t< (‘at a couple of substantial meals a day How many of us. at his ago. will b< able to bonst of such a state of meat a and physical proses at ion ? A good attendance again graced tin euchre and dance nt Sr. Alary's Chil Rooms on Tuesday evening. T’he firs’ prizes were won by Aliss Alurphy am Mrs J. ATorgan, and Messrs A. Hark er and E. Haussman respectively. Alis> Al. Pascoe supplied the music for the dance, which was largely attended, and under the direction of Mr K. Groufsky as M.C. was kept moving until a lat-e hour.