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Hokitika Guardian, 20 September 1937, Page 4

There was a very large attendance of mourners at the funeral of the late Mr William MeMullan, of Hampden Street, which took puaie to Hokitika cemetery on Saturday afternoon, many mourners coming from all parts of the district, and many floral tributes were received. The Rev. Murray Feist conducted the services at the residence and graveside.

Last overling rain set in and continued steadily through the night. This morning showers continued with a very heavy downpour hall an hour before noon. The R.S.A. weekly euchre tourna merit will be held in the Soldiers’ Hal! on Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock. Good orders as prizes will be given. Admission 1 /-. —Advt. In connection with tin l Westland sub-centre of the .Red Cross Society classes will lie held, lor women on home nursing at Westland Hospital on Tuesday of next week and for men on first aid at the Soldiers’ Hall on Thursday next. The new season’s • hats, frocks and summer fabrics are now opening out at Schroder and Car’s Emporium. These goods could not Ire cancelled and are now being offered at sale price.—Advt. At the Magistrate’s Court this morning before .Mr A. E. Benjamin,' J.P., the police charged a young man for whom Mr James appeared, with being found in a state of intoxication in charge of a car in Revdl Street on Saturday morning. On tile application of Sergeant Gilligan, a remand was granted to Friday next, with bail of £25. The first of'the new G 96 railway engines for the Christcinirch-Arthiir’N Pass run lias arrived from the Hillside workshops at Dunedin, and has been given trial runs to Springfield. Because of adjustments to the track and work on one of the bridges it will be six weeks before the engine can make the full run to Arthur’s Pass, and it will inChristmas before this locomotive' and others of its type are placed in service on the line. Many tributes to the value of the services of Mr K. E. O’Flynn, retiring head master of the Hornby school, were paid bv representatives of the school committee, the jparents, pupils, stafi and old pupils of the school, and residents of the Hornby district. Mr O’Flynn, is retiring after nearly twelve years at Hornby arid fifty in the teaching profession. In his earlier days Mr O’Flynn was a. well known resident of Brunner. Schroder’s, the well known drapers, are holding a groat selling oil sale. All new season’s goods now landing are to | he sold at sale price along with their complete stock, wi;h the intention of retiring from business. This is an op port-unity no one can afford to miss. It will be to your advantage to call even- day. It will pay you well —Advt. Construction of the railway bridge across the Muller river near Inangahua Junction is now in full swing, and in the recent long spell of fine weather good progress has been made. At its beginning, this undertaking, which is a, determining factor in the time that will' he required to complete the line through the Boiler Gorge, was held up for want of plant and iron work, but in the absence of abnormal delays through floods or prolonged wet spells it is anticipated that it will now be completed in about 18 months. The foundation of a charming home —the carpet. Don’t buy your new carpet without seeing the entirely new different types of designs now on display at Addison’s. Also a large selectj ion of floor 'mgs, cushions, hangings,, etc. Addison’s, home-furnishing specialists. —Advt. A complete clearance was made at the sale of dairy stock held by Messrs I Dalgety and Co., Ltd., on account of | Mr A. Mcßride at his homestead, WatI area, on the l(3th inst. Both cows and ! heifers which comprised <i well-bred line of Jerseys, were in splendid order and realised the following prices:--2nd culvers £7/5/-, to £9/10/-; 3rd and 4til culvers £O/5/- to £7 /10/-; one otli calver £7/15/-., one cow with calf £O/5/-; heifers £6.5/- to £7/K?/-. Average, cows £7/11/-; heilers £6/1 < /6.

At the Southside aerodrome yesterday about 2 p.m., a Greymouth civil reserve trainee, Mr Edward R. Orr had a crash when landing, but the pilot hail a lucky escape from any serious injury. Coming in too early the pilot, in hunting at the southern end of the aerodrome, collided with a stack of rails. The machine lie was using was the West Coast United Aero Club’s Moth plane, ZK. A AZ, which had the undercarriage carried away, the propeller broken, and the centre section and lower wings severely fractured. The plane, which was purchased by tin* United Aero Club from the Wellington Aero Club over two years ago, has been recently used iu the training of- Club and Civil Reserve pilots at Greymouth and Hokitika. After the accident the plane was dismantled by the Aero Club s stall pending inspection by officials of the Air Ministry.