HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 17 June 1933, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent.) HOKITIKA, June 16. Thp local fire engine yesterday afternoon made a surprising appearance in the streets, owing to one jiu-niher of the Fire Brigade having imagined that he had heard an alarm of tire. Another member who camp in uniform en route for the Station told further firemen, and in a few minutes the engine was manned—but there had been neither a fire nor an alarm. I'he members of the Brigade are certainly on tin- alert! In a couple of hours one day this wet'k Mr A. -X’ancekiveil took his plane on the first flight made from Hokitika to Okum, via Wai ho and Weheka, Mr Jack Cron, of Haasl. going down with him. There was an assemblage of the residents to welcome the plane, as thev are naturally pleased to see. this evidence of the availability of speedy communication or transport in case of need. Mr Johnston, District Public Works Engineer next week will visit Hokitika in connection with the proposal j to <lm‘pen the north channel oi the Hokitika River. He was yesterday interviewed on tin’ matter by the < hair man of the Harbour Board (Mr E W. Heenan). Mr Johnston is to make a .survey of the river in older to ascertain what changes there have been since In* previously made a siirvixy. Two local pigeon fanciers haw eentlv had birds stolen from theii Mr W. A. Jamieson (Koiterangi) at Addingion live stock sale this week secured the top price for n heifer. Ho disposed of four at from £5 2s 6d to £<• 17s •‘"I. four cows at £•“» 17s til to £4 12s lid. Another West Coast vendor so|<| 12 st <-rr> at £3 7> <»d to £5 2s (Id. Al a meeting yes‘erday of the cr<-d--itur.s of Mrs M. Turner, twenty wore i-epi u'-<-ni cd, Mr A. S. Benjamin presiding. A statement of the financial position was submitted by Messrs A. If. H'eock and M. Houston (attorneys fur Mis TuriH'r). It was stated Mr J. 1.. Turtier had Ih’oii employed to carry on the business pending an arrangement with the eroditors. A claim for nioi ey.s advanced was nut in by Mi Turner, totalling £lO4O. As this had no! been included in th • statement I supplied, it was i-onsi !ered advisable t<» defer consideration of what action be taken, and an adjournnieiif was made for a fortnight. Mr Turner was invited to consider the making of an offer for the effects and stock of shop.' Il was resolved that the action taken | in arranging for the carrying On of the business meantime be approved and that it be continued until the next meeting, creditors to bo notified of the present position. The meeting then terminated. The death of a former West (’(Kist resident. Mr George Steele, has occurred at Cromwell, Otago, at the ago of 45 years. He cams from England 23' years ago, and was in the employ of Me. srs Cooper and Webster at their ■ Kokatalii store, being also a local ban sman. He went to the war, ar.d since his return had suffered from the (‘fleets of war injuries He had married a second time, his first wife having been Miss Minnie Duncan. South Hokitika. Deceased leave., a widow. The funeral took place to-day. At the Magistrate’s Court t,o-day three persons were convict-»d of being on licensed premises an 1 two were fined £1 each and the third ordered to pay casts. Charges against Wm Hall, senr, licensee of the Dunedin Hotel, of opening and selling after hour s were <lismissed. Frederick Hall pleaded guilty to selling liquor, he being other Ilian the licensee, and was ordered to pay -osts. Mr J. A. Murdoch appeared for each defendant. Constable Dougherty said he found three men in the bar parlour, and Frederick Hall with them He accepted the story of Holley and Laughton, who had not had any liquor but the third man had a glass in his hand which he dropped on witness entering The licensee and other members of the family were not in the house at the time. Frederick Hall, son of the licensee said he was in delicate health. The third man refi*rrpd to, came tu the hotel ami asked for a drink which was supplie I without charge by defendant, although he had been instructed by the licensee not to supply liquor to anybody. William Hall, license*•. said he had instructed his son six months ago not to sell drii.k, and as far as he knew this was the first time that he ha I done so. lie did not know of the matter until the next morning. His son had disobeyed instructions <md had no authority to s'‘ll. The Magistrate said he saw no reason to doubt the evidence by defendants. j At the Warden’s Court to-lay South West la nd applications were granted as fo’lows: —Thos Nolan ami 11. J. Watt prospecting license; Thos. Nolan, prospecting license; Wm. Hislop' Campbell, ordinary prospecting license; Archi bald McGregor Silver, mining town ship lease; Arthus Sykes, mining town ship lease; John Patrick Hansbury (Mr E’cock) ordinary prospecting license; Jas Murray Allen, prospecting license; Henry Phillips, surrender of mii ing privilege. Applications adjourned were: Herbert Wilson, water race; A. Hedwig and E. D. Davies, jfrospecting license; Gordon B. Saunders, pros-p<-.-t'.ng license. The following Kumara applications wore granted:—Robert Charles Wilkinson, water race license; Denis Moynihan (Mr Murdoch) prospecting license; Vivian Joseph Robin son, on behalf Kanitea. Mining Syndicate, dam license, also water race license; Gardiner Davidson Wilson (Mr Murdoch), ordinary prospecting lie cnse, four applications—Adjourned. Hokitika applications granted were:— Norman Ogilvie Fairlie and others, special alluvial claim; Howat tin I James Colin Howat. special alluvial claim; S M. Honey prospecting license. Other local applications were; Lawson’s Flat Gold Sluicing Co. (Mr Murdoch), special alluvial claim.—

Adjourned; Joseph Manzoni (Mr Murdoch), renewal of license.—Adjourned; Callaghan’s Gold Mining Co. (Mr Murdoch), claim license.—Adjourned; J. J. Mclntosh (Mr Sellers) ordinary pros porting license.—Withdrawn; Butler Bros. (Mr Murdoch) extended alluvial claim.—W it h d raw n