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Hokitika Guardian, 15 August 1928, Page 2

The Hokitika Jazz Club’s dance will take place in the ILS.A. Hall to-night. —Advt.

The Kumara Volunteer Fire Brigade will hold the annual plain and fancy dress ball on Friday, Sept. 14th. Music by Williams’ Orchestra. The Black Hand Orchestra will play the extras.

The programme mapped out for tho Westland Competitions opening on Saturday is a very full one, and tho proceedings will extend over four days and three nights to dispose of all the competitions, winding up with a final demonstration night. Tin's will be quite a record for the town, and it is pleasing to .know that the Competitions are thus flourishing.

Infectious and other notifiable diseases reported in tho Canterbury and West Coast Health Districts during the week ended noon on Monday totalled 98 as follows:—Canterbury: Diphtheria 3, scarlet fever 47, enteric fever 2, tuberculosis 18, pneumonia 6, pneumonic influenza 7, puerperal sepsis 1, erysipelas 1, lethargic encephalitis 1, hydatids 1. West Coast: Diphtheria 1, scarlet fever 10. There were two deaths in the Canterbury Health District from pneumonia.

The meeting of the Westland Council yesterday afternoon with just over a bare quorum present, gave promise of being completed at an early hour, but a couple of discussions took place that caused the sitting to extend till 5.40 p.m. There was the somewhat unusual happening of two southern councillors differing in a most pointed manner over a motion on the order paper, and each took particular care to state that the other was not giving a version in accordance with the truth. Ultimately in an endeavour to have the matter in dispute settled amicably, a suggestion to refer the matter to the Chairman to look into and report on bis next visit to the locality was agreed to. We stock only reliable brands of hosiery in silk and wool, pure silk, ait silk, in Bonds, Three Queens, New City, Three Belles, shades of honeydew, mirage, suntan, iris mauve, French nude, woodland rose, blonde, sunburn, grain, evenlow. —Obtainable at Schroder and Co.—Advt. Woods' Great Peppermint Jure For Coughs and Colds, never fails. One bottle of Sharland’s Moa Brand Egg Preservative preserves 20 dozen eggs. Very economical and clean. Keeps eggs fresh for months.—Advt.

Patersons have opened up a special purchase of traveller’s samples in girls and ma’ds' flannel frocks, sizes up to 39in. Prices from 5s lid to 17s 6d. Also ladies’ cardigans from 7s Gd. 'These values will surprise foil. nml inspect.—Advti

The cooking demonstration in the Soldiers’ Hall was continued yesterday, Mrs Heinz presiding. A dainty menu was prepared, the large audience present following with close attention the instructions of the demonstrator.

Messrs Newmans Motors Ltd. notify special cars will connect with the excursion train leaving Grevmouth on Saturday morning for the North and .South Island football match at Christchurch. Please hook seats.

in connection with the fire at the racecourse on Sunday morning, the Hokitika Gun Club suffered a loss of the whole of its plant, including ammunition, clay birds and machine, which was stored in the grand stand. The loss to the Club is about £ls.

The Westland Competitions Society lias decided to include Wednesday in the competitions, which will now commence on Saturday morning and continue during Monday, Tuesday and Wcdesday, with the demonstration concert on Thursday evening. Seats for the latter may be reserved 'from to-mor-row evening at Misses Mclntosh’s, a charge of sixpence being made.

We are informed that the discovery of natural gas in Murchison County as stated in our columns yesterday, is on the property of the Murchison Oil Company. Mr H. Stewart, the discoverer, states that before lie ignited the gas a small film of light oil came up at intervals and dispersed on the surface of the water that tills the small crater made by the issuing gas. This is the largest of many gas escapes found in the lllackwnter Valley.

There would he money in poultry if the egg-laying .performance of a.duck owned hv a Mauaia resident could he maintained (writes a correspondent of the “Taranaki News.” This duck laid three eggs within 14 hours, one in the morning and two in late evening. This duck is the only one kept by the resident, so there is no possibility of the eggs having been laid by other birds. Once before this duck laid two eggs in one day, hut triplets are- ratnei* unusual in the poultry yard.

A rather amusing, if entirely inappropriate slip of the tongue was made by the llev. ,1. L. Robinson, at a recent meeting of the Southland Presbytery. The question of Press reporting was being discussed when the Rev Robinson, entering a plea for the newspapers, said: “Sometimes when the Presbytery in pursuing its evil '(laughter) —I mean even tenor—-of. debate, when something interesting to the public may crop up, we could not cxjiect a reporter to he on the spot instantly, if lie had not been invited to attend the meeting.”

At the Magistrate's Court. Greymouth, yesterday before .Mr W . Meldrum, S.M., Allred M. Marshall, farmer, of Totura Flat, sued -John Jlal ji i 11, farmer, of Alia urn, for £3 H)s for alleged detei ioriat ion of his flock, due to defendant's dog worrying his sheep. After hearing evidence the Magistrate said: The only question I have, to decided is as to whether the £6 His paid as the value of the four sheep admitted to he killed is the total amount of damage suffered by plaintiff. Plaintiff claims an additional £3 10s in respect of deterioration of his flock, practically as general damages. The question is whether outside the lour sheep killed, any damage, or any damage- that is assessable, was done to the other 16 sheep. It appears that these 80 sheep had been grazing on an island for some two months before the dog was found amongst them. They had not been mustered for two months, and, of course, there is no clear evidenco that the full 80 were on the island on the day the dog got amongst them. Hut there is also to lie considered the general damage to the dock through being chased about and rounded up by the dog. The dog evidently had 7-oundcd the sheep up. They would not lie gathered all together at one point of the island, unless there was some agency that- had brought then) together. The only agency on thatparticular afternoon was the dog chasing them around before he started to worry them. An amount for general damages is invariably put into claims for sheep worrying, and where the claim cannot be proved to he excessive, it is usually allowed. Where ewes are in lanili, the damage is greater, as the witness Brown pointed out. The ewe may he injured herself, or the lamb may ho injured and ho born dead. The ewe would probably die. either before or after casting the lamb. Tt is hard to tell the exact amount of damage done. There is no doubt that a certian amount of deterioration has happened to the flock. The question is whether £3 10s is too much. It amounts to less than Is per head, without taking into find that the charge is a fair one and in consideration of the five sheep missing judgment for plaintiff Is given tor €3 10s, with costs amounting to £4 10s Gd.

Why buy dear eggs? Preserve them while they are cheap with SharlamVs Mon I!rand Egg Preservative. Keeps eggs fresh.—Advt.

Messrs I. Brown and Co., of the Holritika Cycle Works, notify the public of tho surrounding district, that owing to being considerably overstocked that they intend holding a clearing sale for one month of first grade Arrow cycles, built from genuine B.S.A. and Brampton fittings, ■it greatly reduced prices to clear. Old bicycles taken as part payment. Note the address, I. Brown and Co., Hokitika.—Advt.

Wade’s Worm Figs are a safe and sure specific for removing worms. No bad after effects. Price Is Gd.—Advt.