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Hokitika Guardian, 22 May 1933, Page 4

To avoid clashing with the other attractions next week the popul'r Band Dance .will be held in All .Saints’ Hall on Wednesday night this week (24th May). Usual price Is—Advt.

The last gazette notifies an open season for the taking or killing ui opossums in Westland acclimatisation district from noon of Ist June to noon of. Ist ivgnst; license fee £2 lOs,

R.S.A.. Euchre, Soldiers’ Hall, Tuesday, May 23rd at 8 q’clook. Ist pfipo, 701 b. bag of sugar/251b. bag of flour and 51b. of butter ;2nd prize, 51b, tea; 3rd prize, -501 b. bag 0 f flnur: 4th prize, 51b. butter. Good prizes, Admission 2s.—Advt.

Fire completely destroyed a -new five-roomed house and contents at the Twelve Mile, on Thursday afternoon. The property, which was owned by Mr Murray Fowler, manager cf Marshall and party’s mine, was insured with the United Company for £4OO.

A euchre takes place in Three Mile Hall on Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock in laid of hall funds. Ist. prize, 12s order of groceries; 2nd. prize, 8s ■coxier of groceries’; 3rd. prize,' os'.order of groceries. Admission Is.—Advt.

A return furnished to the Canterbury Education Board,. indicated that, of the number of boys in Standard VI .at the Grcymoutli Main School, last year, 23 have taken a post-primary course, five have secured employment, and three are unemployed. At Hokitika 22 boys have taken a post-primary course, three have secured employment, and one is unemployed.

It is against the regulations of the Education Department for a school teacher to take part "in the annual election of school committees- At a meeting of the Auckland' Education hoard a letter' was received from a householder, complaining that a teacher in the northern district had taken an active part in the recent election. The secretary reported that he had mentioned the complaint to the teacher co-nr cerned, who had frankly admitted that she had been guilty of a breach of regulations. “The young lady actually proposed three members and seconded two others,” said the secretary. “However, as there were r>o other nominations, and as there were five vacancies, no. election was necessary.” When questioned as to the part she had taken in the election, the young woman said that she had acted as she had because the householders had been “so slow.”

The Minister of Internal Affairs (Mr J. A. Young has explained that the allocation of the proceeds of the Great Easter art union, a sum of £IO,OOO, was made on a pro rata basis. The allocation was made to places in New Zealand with 30 or more registrations as at March 18. Where there was a Mayor or chairman of a town board the allocation was entrusted to that official for distribution to any of the relief of distress funds. Applications were made from the four chief cities, and many boroughs and places of registration. The money is only for relief of distress, not for unemployment purposes. The amounts allccated to West coast districts are as follow:—Greymouth £9l, Westport £ll7, Runanga £ll, Reefton £2B, Brunnerton £lO. Blackball £36, Murchison £l3, Millerton £34, Kumara £6, Karamea £lO, Hokitika £62, Granity £2O.

At a meeting of the Grey district racing committee, Mr T. E. Coates was appointed delegate to the annual meeting of the New Zealand Racing Conference to be held at Wellington. Provisional Trainer’s licenses were granted to C. -J. Walshe and R- JFlowers. Jockey’s licenses were granted to C. J. Wa’she, V. A. Lee and R. Menzies, (conditional on permanent employment). Permission was granted R. J. Reynolds to be employed in a stable. On the grounds that reasonable exolanations were given, it was decided to remit the fines of £1 each, imposed on Messrs A. Behan, W. Rlackmun and Miss J. Bailie at the Easter Carnival. The following dates were approved for next season’s racing :—Kurnara, Easter Monday, Reefton January sth and 6th and April 11th, Nelson, April 21st and 23th.,

Keep baby free from colds this winter—ep’i'ik’e a few drops of “Nazol”. the scientific remedy on the pillow every night. Disinfects and protects the points of infection—the nose and throat. 60 doses for Is 6d. 120 doses for 23 6d—Advt.

T'ho Gael saiTed i)ir! Wellington •yesterday morning, and is announced ■to leave that port for Hokitika, on Wednesday.

Shop at Addison’s for quality and value in boy’s wear, blazers, navy snorts, jerseys, grey flannel shirts, school hose, ’>vi mas and Pet-one all wool vests etc-., etc.—Advt.

The application for the attachment cf the deposit paid by Mr F. L. Turley in connection with the recent .borough Elections, has not been proceeded with by Duncan McLean and Company the judgment creditor.

The Westland Hospital grounds attracted quite a large number of the public yesterday afternoon when an enjoyable programme' of music .whs played by the Municipal Band. The i'.i i eetions were greatly enjoyed by the patients and staff, and the public.

Yesterday’s morning hymns at one of the local churches were numbered 175, 212, 571. It was not until a quick-eyed member of the choir pointed out the fuct, that the choir-master discovered that in his choice lie had achieved a perfect palindrome, the figures reading pecisely the same from either end.

The young men of the Methodist Church are giving a humourous and original entertainment to-morrow (Tuesday) evening in the Methodist Sunday Scliqol, when they will stage a “Mock Wireless’’ evening, Supper provided. Admission charge is one shilling.—Advt.

A collision occurred at the inter* section of Raleigh and Cow per Streets Grey mouth, on Saturday night about 7.30 p.m., between a Ford lorry driven by Mr Alfred Dearing, proceeding frQW Greymouth, and a Ford car driven by Mr Thomas Waugh of Gladstone, which was coming into Greymouth. Roth vehicles were considerably damaged. The two front wheels on Mr Hearing’s lorry were forced under the chassis while one of the back wheels collapsed. The car had the mudguards and one of the front doors badly clamaged. Fortunately no injury was sustained by either driver.

The programme for Wednesday’s Football Ball at Kokatahi is:—Waltz, One Step, Short Alberts, Fox Trot, Barn Dance, Medley, Destiny, One Step (Excuse me), Lancers, Fox Trot,. (Lucky Spot), Maxima, Prince of Wales Schottisclie, One Step (Statue), Plain Scbottische, Caledonian, Fox Trot (Robber dance), La Rinka, One Step, Waite (Snow bad)/Short Alberts, Fox irot (Monte Carlo), Barn Dance, Medley, Waltz Imperial, One-Step “Fancy,’’ Destiny, Prince of Wales Scbottische, Fox Trot (Excuse me), Short Alberts, Plain Scbottische, One Step, Maxina, Fox Trot, Waltz.,

On Saturday afternoon two planes visited Hokitika. Captain Mercer with a passenger arrived from Christchurch, and an Auckland plane also came hero. The “Ivai Ora” (which is owned, by Mr M. Scott, of Auckland) loft that, city on Thursday at 11 a.m., reaching Wellington in good time. On Saturday it left there at 11 a.m. for Hokitika, making a short,stop en route at Blenheim, and then crossing the ranges tp Westport, and landing .at Hokitika perfectly at 2.30 p.m. It was a cloudless day, and, the journey was a pleasant one. An hour’s flight, part of it- over Franz Josef Glacier, took the visitors to Waiho; and, returning with Captain 'Mercer, the planes made the run to Hokitika yesterday in 45 minutes, landing at 4.50 p.m. The airmen walked to the Glacier during their stay, and were much impressed by the scenery.