HOKITIKA NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 25 September 1928, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) ® » HOKITIKA, Sept. 21. There was a nanow escape from an outbreak of fire at Mrs .Stuart’s residence, Sail l Street, at, midday to-day. Her daughter, Mrs Baiinie, when performing household duties, tripped a£ she was carrying a bucket, of hot wa ter, and was scalded. She wont to a neighbour’s for assistance, and while away a spark from the fire ,sot alight some clothes, which in turn set. the mantelpiece on fire. Fortunately the fire was discovered in time to avert serious .danger ami was extinguished before much damage was done. The local branch of the I’binkel Roc iety d‘sire< to publicly acknowledge the following contributions Io the funds: Hokitika Borough Council £5 5/-; Westland County Council £5; F.l). (per W..1.8 ) £5; ||, L. Michel £l/5/-; A. Little A’: Co.. £l/1/-; W. E Williams £l/1/-; A. C. Armstrong lei/-; Mi's D. Stuart 10 0; H.U.S. Coy,, 10/ ; h. J Preston 10/-. The weather was fine during (lie day yesterday, but a storm cjiuip along in the (’veiling, when rain fell copiously. Later the wind tile Wat gale foi’ |, v for some hours and heavy rain was inter mittent. II was a very stormy night. The weather improved aflet daylight. Despite the heavy I'ainfall. there was little or no f ood in the river as- the cold in Ih<’ back country prevented the .-now moiling with tin’ ram To day is Dominion Day. and was honoured as a bank and hiHunineo holiday. The Government offices are to observe the day in conjunct ion with Labour Day next month. I'lng a . were flying on (ho public buildings to-day in honou” of the day, whh’h marked •he “majoiily” of New Zealand as a dominion. The funeral of the late Mrs Catherine Wallace took place to-day, leaving Hie residence of her daughter, Mrs A. W. Meharry, Kokatahi. al noon. There was a largo attendance of mourri'’is, and the services al the fest define and graveside were eonducted by the Rev. J. W. Hayward. The local observer for the Dominion Meteorological Department reports that there were 30 hours 0 minutes of sunshine and 5.31 inches of rain fell for the past week. Mr C. E. Barnes, of the Railway Department, has been visiting Hokitika in connection .vith the visit, of the Empire Forestry Delegation next month. It is understood the party will stop over hor<» one night, and the next day proceed as far as Hatihari and return to Grcymouth. Captain Watts, Advisory Superintendent, on behalf of the New Zealand Lire Brigades’ Association, arrived at Hokitika on Saturday, and yesterday morning made an official test of the Hokitiici Borough Council’s water supply in connection with the approaching I’ire Brigade:’’ Demos-tration. The le•ult of the test was highly satisfactory, ample pressure and supply being availab’o. As a result of the test, the N.Z. Fire Brigades’ Demonstration has been fixed to be he’d on Cass Square, Hokitika, during the last week in February of next vear.