HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 22 May 1930, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

II I (From Our Own Correspondent). I HOKITIKA, May 21. I. Showery weather has been experiI eneed here to-day. There has been a II decided fall in temperature with a I south-westerly wind that is .jfe.ry disI I agreeable. IJ The ball to celebrate the reopening I of the enlarged Soldiers’ Hall is atI tracting a very large gathering this I evening. I Under adverse playing conditions, a hockey match between the United ? (Greymouth) and Hokitika ladies’| clubs took ptace this afternoon at Cass Square. The Hokitika team were j j again victorious. winning by seven [ [goals to nil. The visitors were out-| i 1 classed, but their goalie played an ad-j I | mirable game, saving lime after time. J One goal was a gift to Hokitika, the 1 (ball being netted by a United player. I ’while the scorers of the othe's were: | Misses X. Olsen (2). Butson (2), AL) Sumner and Hall. | Opossum trappers’ licenses are now’ obtainable from the Postmasters of it Hokitika ami Kmnara. Those desiring! ' to trap on their own land are request- | Jed to forward with a written appli-I (cation, full particulars of the sections,l j giving the section number and su’ vey | | block. These permits are issued by j the Secretary of the Westland Accli-I Jmatisatiou Society. | Donations to the local Cancer Cam-| p.-iign Fund include the following:-—! Westland County Council £lO 10s, Westland Hospital Board £lO 10s, John McGregor (Waitaha) £5. Miss H. Ryan (Ross) £l. G. 11. Chapman (Ross) £l. W. Braddon (Hokitika) I Os. This year’s journeys on the South Westlaml glaciers have revealed unsuspected scope for ski-runs. Besides several high ascents of the J Minarets, de la Bodie, ami Mount j Rudolph f rom the Franz Josef Glacier j some interesting expeditions have been; made on skis this season for the first I time. Guides Frank Alack and Tom • Sheeran made the trip from the Aimer Hut across the Franz Josef snowfields to Newton pass and down the Fox | glacier. Guide Alack alone made- a ! [trip from fho Aimer hut to the top of '(• raham’s saddle, returning across the { Franz Josef to the south-west, traI versing the Kaiser Fritz range. Mount I Rnmi, iiiiil Mount Molilfe. down to the jDefiance hut. Both trips afforded •wonderful -ki runs of several miles. | i From Aimer hut there is a permanent field of six square miles on the snow-| ' tim’d at the head of the Franz Josef. 1 Toboggan runs of I’joiu two to three [ ; miles may be undertaken ■ Openpig jup still Jurtkcj- trips, a, new hut’ is jo |»e built on the Chan- ; eopnr ridge which. running Iu the south-west from Mount, Bismarck, di- ' vides the heart of the Fox Glacier i from the Victoria Glacier. The hut twill measure 24 feet by 12 feet, Ihe i ,:iz.(‘ of the Aimer hut, which was lophned in August last, and gives ac- ■ com modal ion for 12 or 1-1 people. I