REEFTON NOTES

Grey River Argus, 23 October 1930, Page 7

REEFTON NOTES

(From Our Own Correspondent.) REEFTON, October 22. | The weather this morning was not at. all favourable for seeing the solar I eclipse. The suu. was obscured with I clouds except for a second or two at | intervals. The weather to-day was very inch‘merit, hail and sleet falling |hi the edrly morning. | Mr Bert Miller, a man employed al : |tihe: Surpii.-V; Oollfery, Musta.ined the . I loss of a couple of fingers off the llcft hand. The accident occurred | jU v t before knocking; off work yesteri day afternoon. He was chopping a 1 smiall piece of wood, when the axe I met an obstruction, deflecting it with the result that his fingers wore cut. The sufferer came into Reefto n for medical attention. He wll be unable to resume work for some time. Tiic young son of Mr atid Mrs IL Lockington of Wuitahu, sustained an injury to his hetad last night, he being 'struck with a cricket ball. He way brought into Reefton. for medical attention, and some st.tc.hes put into the wound. , A silting of the Arbitration Court I will be held tomorrow afternoon at l 2.15 o’clock. There is only one case 1 o be heard!.