Untitled

Hokitika Guardian, 16 December 1925, Page 2

Il is understood that a colonial enquiry will he held next week in respect! to the lire at Hnu Han hill on the 170 1 li ult. when an unoccupied dwelling was destroyed hv fire. The monster euchre tournament in tiie Soldiers’ Hall which was postponed last Thursday night owing to the continued heavy downpour, will Laplace on Thursday next. Dee. I < th.

when the same special Xmas prizes previous! v announced will be given. a,i,.; I weiuy-ihree cases ol inleci ions and notifiable diseases in the Canterbury and Westland district were reported to the Health Department during the past week. Details are : -Canterbury: Scarlet fever, (i; dipthcriu. -I; tuberculosis, 8; pneumonia, 1; erysipelas. I. West Coast; Dipthcriu. Ip enteric lever. I; pneumonia, 1. There was; one death trom tuberculosis in Canterbury. .Messrs .McMahon and Tee on Saturdav afternoon sold the licensed booth privileges relating to the Inangahua Iruting (..lull's Annual Meeting and the Reel ton Jockey ('lull's Midsummer Meeting when the following firites were realised: Nos. 1 and 2 Irotling Club booths, Mr S. Magee, £24, and 118 respectively. Jockey Club booths. Miss Wilson. LJH and £3(> respectively. The prices realised are £< higher for the Trotting Club’s, and Cl less for the Jockey Club's. Advice has heel) received trom l\anganui of tile death ol Mrs Sophia Redwood, wife of Mr Wilfred Redwood, whose mother, MrsT. Redwood, sister-in-law of Archbishop Redwood, died in Marlborough last week. The late Mrs Wilfred Redwood was a daughter "I the late Dr. A. Groves Dull', who at one time practised his profession on the West Coast, and later resided Romany years in Nelson. Mrs Dull was a sister of the late Hon. J . A. Ib'imi. of Hokitika.

Misses Knight and Walker, lion, .secretaries of the Methodist Church Sale Work, rt'iontly held in the Soldiers’ lull, fur the benefit of the Church Restoration Fund. on hcliall ot the Committee return grateful thanks to all who helped at the function whether with gifts or oilier practical support. The sale of work resulted very satis- ! aci urily from a financial point of vie u The death took place yesterday afteriinou at Westland Hospital ol Air AY. H. Bishop, the well-known wheelwright. after a short illness. Deceased was a native of la'icestershire. I'.ngL lll .l and was 71 years of age. Tie has 1 ecu a resident of Hokitika for a ntimof years, and also resided at 'lreymoutli. lie was an enthusiastic bowler, and was a member of the Hokitika School Committee at the time of his death. He leaves a widow, four daughters (.Mrs Hogan of Camerons. Mrs Knighton ol Wellington. Airs GroweotL. of Ruatnpu and .Miss Lena Bishop of (ireyinoiiih) and eight grandchildren to mourn their loss, to whom deep sympathy will ho extended. Ihe funeral takes place to-morrow alteruoon. In replv to a request from the WelIngion automobile club asking the Bolin- Department u> control the pedestrian a - well as vehicular t fit flic, the City ( uuneil wrote stating that the By-laws Committee mold not take any ; action at present. “Only this morning." said Mr 11. W. Shortt. in commenting upon the erratic manner in which some pedestrians crossed the read. “I could have killed three people who stopped out on to the road with their hacks to me and without looking where they were going." “The sulrcct will have to he considered sooner or later." remarked Air I’. W. .Wanton, "and there is also the question of tlie.se dappers who simply get in your way and stav there."

Pitted and grooved like a wharf j ibto which Ihe Teredo borer has been deleting all eiq mu is the siaG- u ! a miie-a-r ol (lie inidcr-walcr hull plates of the new steamer Waipaiii. at present m dock at Port Chalmers, states the Dunedin mi rcspondciii of tin “Tyttcl ion Times." It is unusual. Only here md l here a plate or two is alfeeie l. I lie grooved plate- are leu pilled, nor do the pined plates show grooves, t Indistinctive markings living as a rule restricted to separate plates. The cause if it is said to lie that the vessel after launching was moored for a, time near the discharge outlet from chemical works. A specialist from Canterbury College inspected the plating ill the week-end. and one of the plates is Icing removed for purposes of further invest ignt ion.

The importance of teaching school children swimming ami life saving in the schools was .discussed at last night’s meeting of the comma tee ot the Canterbury Head Centre of the Royal Life-Saving Society and it was decided that a deputation (in conjunction with the Canterbury Swimming Association and the New Zealand Swimming Council) should wait on the .Minister of Education (Sir James Parr) at the earliest opportunity. It was, also decided to torwanl the following remits for discussion at the animal Dominion conference ol Life-Saving Centres:—(l) That representations l>o made to the .Education Department that teachers in training colleges should he required (unless medically unlit) to he proficient in swimming and life saving with the object of having all school children taught the-.' important arts. (2) That the Education Department he asked to make swimming and lit© saving compulsory in the school curriculum.

liny gilis fnrly. Don’t leave tois important igniter until you nro worried 1»y the final rush. Wc carry the largest variety of new novelty floods, in toys, dolls, fancy foods, handkerchief s, hosiery, cloves, etc. Heine direct iniportors our prices nro lower. MeCiruer i Westland i Ltd.. Hokitika, and Greyinouth. Advt. New carpet squares in AY’Jton, Axminster and \'elvet, just opened, see these and compare prices. .McKay’s, the Loading Pi apors. —Advt. Von will require a smart hat for the Xmas holidays. Why not buy one now f McKays have just opened up a now ramie of Borsalino hats in latest* shades. These hats have come direct from Italy and the prices are right. Call to-day and select one at, McKay's. - Advt.

Suit cases in solid fibre make. 11s fid to 17s fid at Hnllenstein’s, Revel! Street.—Advt.