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Hokitika Guardian, 26 January 1929, Page 4

A ball will be held in One Mile Ilal! on Wednesday, February 20th, in aid • f the lands of the Arahura Tennis olub.

Stephens Bros., drapers, ot Revolt Street, wish to notify their Summer tale, which commences to-day. A great array of bargains is awaiting lisposal at a very reasonable cost.

At the Magistrate’s Court this .Horning before Messrs T. W. Dull and \. E. Benjamin, justices, prohibition orders were granted against two local residents on the application of Sergt. King.

A Paddy’s Market in aid of the Country Queen, Miss Josie O’Neil, -.vii 1 be held in Hokitika, the locale to V Inter announced, on Saturday next, when cakes, cream produce, .oultry, eggs, sweets and a bran tub will be on sale.

‘ The Kokatahi Co-op. Dairy Coy. Ltd. invite* their shareholders, suppliers and friends to a Social evening to be held on Wednesday, 13th. February 1929 in ihe Kokatahi Public Hall, to celebrate the success in winning the Dairy Produce Board’s Class A. Challenge Cup for season 1927-28.—Adv.t.

The Commissioner of Taxes draws attention of taxpayers to the notification appearing in to-day’s issue, that tho due date of payment of the Incometax is on Friday, the Bth. day of February, 1929. Additional tax will accrue if the tax is not paid on or before Ist. March, 1929. The demands will be posted from the Office of the Commissioner of Taxes on or about 31st January, 1929. Demands must bp presented with all payments, and if a demand has not been received the Commissioner should lie communicated with.

A Sheep farmer in the Daniiovirke listrict invested at some cost to him■e!f in a stud ram for the benefit of his Hock, and had it consigned to tho nearest wayside station (says the News). A shepherd, with the object „f bringing the ram to its pastures new, took a few ewes from the homestead in order to facilitate the peaceful droving of the stud animal. To the shepherd’s surprise when he arrived at the wayside station with his little flock, lie found there was no ram. hut a small consignment of fat lambs were in a waiting truck labelled for delivery to a wellknown freezing works. On the shepherd returning home and reporting this state of affairs, the sheep farmer made a shrewd guess at what had gone wrong —his valuable rani was being hurried off to the freezing works, while he was left to take delivery of the lambs. Losing no time Hie sheep farmer set the telephone, wires in operation, and with the assistance of the railway officials the ram was saved from its passage to death at Takapau. The lambs have now added to our export trade, while the ram breathes again to earn the money that was paid for him.

The Victorian Education Department considers that there are groat possibilities in mind-measurement, or mental testing, and that the psychologist may yet lie able, with accuracy, to group children and persons in mental grades. The Victorian Director of Education (.Air At. P. Hansen) recently explained that mental testing was conducted for the twofold purpose of segregating the sub-normal and of classifying the normal in a scientific way instead of relying on the chronological basis at present so largely used in English and and Australian schools. The discovery by Billet of a natural and reliable standard, and. the demontsration by American physologists in selecting recruits for service in the Great War, of what could be done with group testing had everywhere impressed teachers with the importance of this agency. While much was being done in experiment, the work lacked co-ordination. “Tt is at fhis juncture that useful work could lie done hv the Research Committee,” said AIT Hansen “AYith the experience of England and America to guide in the initial stages, the establishment of an Australian psychological laboratory, at which experiments could lie performed on a large scale, and data collected, and from which knowledge could be disseminated, might well lead to the production of mental tests specially suited to Australian conditions.” .

The "Westland County Council has an impel taut notice to electors in this issue referring to the- compilation of flit* County Electors' rolls for the three Ridings. This being the year for tho election of Councillors, those interested .should take steps to see they are properly enrolled.

The Greyinoulh Watersiders Picnic arrived tins morning by special train and made their location on Cass Square where hot water was provided. f ihe Oreyinouth band attended the excursion and during the day played a number of selections in the town and in Cess Square. The excursionists return this evening by special train.

The lion. IT. Atrnore (Minister of Education! inis replied to the Hokitika High School Board’s invitation to visit tlie district, as follows:—“1 acknowledge your telegram and later on sir'll In* very pleased tc accept your kind invitation to visit Hokitika for the purpose oif meeting your board. 1 regret 1 am unabe to name a definite date but I shall be glad to let you know in good time when you may expect. me. King regards.”

On Wednesday last Air .Tames Ring of Grey mouth attended his fiftieth annual Sunday School picnic. Air, Ring, who has been connected with St John’s Presbyterian. Sunday School for over half a century, joined the teaching staff shortly after bis arrival in Greymouth from England, and has an unbroken record of service ever since. He was first" a teacher in the Sunday School and a few years later was appointed Superintendent, which position he still occupies. It is largely owing to his activity that the’new Sunday School Hall-in brick is being erected.

A meeting of the Trotting Conference, Air H. F. Kicoll presiding, was held in Wellington on A lon day, when tho question of Introducing a system of handicapping was the main item of discussion. The meeting was held in response to a petition signed by the majority of owners and trainers m the' Dominion, and eventually it was decided to call a meeting some time next month, when the following would he invited to attend-.-Messrs IT. p. Xicnll. C. AL Ollivier, John Rowe, B. S. Irwin, representing the executive of the New Zealand Trotting Conference; R. C. Fisken (Gisborne), J Brake (Northland), G. J. Barton (Forbury Park), AT. J. Hannon (Oamaru'i. J. B. Thompson (Invercargill), H W Kiichingbam (Greymouth), D. J. Evans (Hokitika), R- A. Armstrong (AVellington), Geo. Witty, AI.L.C. (Ciuitcrltnry Pnrli). K. A. '•*<P» n (Gore). J. C. Clarkson (N.ZI., Metropolitan!, T>. Morpeth (Auckland) F, O. Hick in hot tom and T. G. Fox (Canterbury Owners’ and Breeders’ Association), and two others to lie selected.

..,en’s dark grey tweed Sac Coats for hard wear 29s <kl now 22s (kl, 37s (kl now 29s (kl; Sports Coats 35s now 255, 45s now 32s (kl at McKay’s Great Reduction Sale. —Advt. Men’s Real Fugi Shirts 21s now 12s 6d, Cotton Fugi Shirts 14s 6d now 9s lid at McKay’s Great Reduction Sale.—Advt. Paterson’s have just opened up a very large assortment of tugi silk frocks also a further range of i .-epe-de-ohine frocks and summer tweed touts in a big variety of colours. See our windows. —Advt.