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Hokitika Guardian, 21 September 1937, Page 4

R.S.A. euchre tournament will be held in the Soldiers’ Hal] this evening at 8 o’clock. The annual meeting of the Westland Racing Club takes place tomorrow night at 8 o’clock, at the Club room, Hamilton Street. .Members are invited to attend. On Saturday and Sunday the total catch of whitebait in the Hokitika river amounted to about six tins of whitebait, This is the best return so lar this season. The new season’s hats, frocks and t summer fabrics'are now opening out at Schroder and Co’s Emporium. These goods could not be cancelled and are now being offered at .sale price.—Advt. Recent rains have had the effect of substantially raising the level of Lake Kameri, which, following the line weather of several weeks had dropped to a very low level. 'Hie water is now within 1(J to II inches of the (op of the weir at the outlet of the river. When two motor vehicles met at a Khar]) turn on the New Creek-Lyell load, near Reef ton on Saturday night, one, in an endeavour to prevent a collision, ran on to the side of the road and toppied over. Two occupants in the ear, .Miss Iris Pupieh, suffering from r, fractured jaw, and Mrs Man.-y who suffered from shock, were admitted to the Reefton Hospital, the latter later proceeding to her feme at Lyell. The conditions under which the thesis competition on West Coast mineralogy, will be conducted, are now being distributed by the Westland Provincial Organisation. Copies may be obtained at the County Office, Hokitika. The preparation of the paper is part of the programme to mark the New Zealand Centennial, and the winning essays will he published in connection with that event. The competition closes at Hokitika, March 31, 1939. Schroder’s, the well known drapers, are holding a great selling off sale. All new season’s goods now landing are to be sold at sale price along with their complete stock, with the intention of retiring from business. This is an op portnnity no one can afford to miss. It will be to your advantage to call every day. It will pay von well—Advt. j At the Magisirate’s Court, Greymouth. yesterday, on a charge of having four tarpaulins, the property of the Railway Department illegally In his charge, Alexander Jamieson, of Blackball, claimed that the tarpaulins were taken to cover a number of seats out of a ball at Blackball, and they were returned a couple of days later. The Magistrate stated defendant had taken “French leave” of them, in order to aid the finances of the Tennis Club, which, as usual with such clubs, was in a poor financial position. He ought not to have done it. The information would lie dismissed, on condition that accused paid £‘3 to the Railways. Department £T Is solicitor’s fee, and 10s Court costs.

Mr Howe, harbour signalman, lias released on the island in the river, n colony of gor.se seed weevils supplied free of cost by the (Jawthron Institute, Nelson, 'these weevils destroy only the seeds of the gorse, and the plants continue to grow and I loom as usual, while the means of regeneration are being terminated. The establishment of Lhe base at Mechanics’ Bay, Auckland, for PanAmerican Airways determined automatically which New Zealand city would provide the Dominion terminal for tin l projected trans-Tasman air service, sai I the Mayor of Auckland, Sir Ernest Davis, when congratulating the chairman and members of the Auckland Harbo ir Board on the successful conclusion of the recent negotiations. It was clear, he said, that the terminal could be established .only in Auckland, because in addition to the weather conditions and other allied advantages, an unbroken link’ between the trans-Pacific and trans-Tasman services would be available. He expressed tin* hope that before long steps could be taken to join the Dominion and the Commonwealth by air. Tlu? foundation of a charming home —the carpet. Don’t buy your new carpet without seeing the entirely new different typ >s of designs now on display at Addison’s. Also a large selection of floor nigs, cushions, hangings, etc. Addison’s, home-furnishing specialists.— Ad vt. The application of an emergency j hand brake in a carriage of the Christchurch Corsair Club’s excursion train J to Greymouth on Sunday was respori- j si Git* for holding up the train in the | Otira tunnel for a period of three minutes, about five o’clock in the morning. Considerable concern was caused the railways officials at the time, while the stoppage also aroused the anxiety of t passengers. The Railway Department | ha s not yet discovered tin* culprit, so j that it is not known whether the brake was applied wilfully or through a misunderstanding. .Sometimes, said a railway official the Make is applied by youngsters under the impression tliatj lia\iiur pulled the lever they can put; it back aeain. Such, however, is not I the case. The offence, it should be known, wa s punishable by law.

The Gael loaves Wellington to-night lor Greymouth and Hokitika. On aril val, limber will be loaded tor trie Public Works Department huts to bo erected at Tack,son Bay. Members of the Hokitika R.S.A. who intend making the trip to Sydney next April, must hand their names in to the secretary as soon as possible before- next Saturday, September 20. Particulars as to fares, etc., may be had on application.—Advt. •J. Kuisen, of Kanieri, was admitted to the Christchurch Public Hospital in the early hours of Monday morning suffering from head injuries suffered in a collision between two motcr-cars on the West Coast road, near West Melton. His condition was u-ported to be satisfactory.. A birthday gift of five guineas win be given by the Under-Secretary for Housing, Mr J. A. Lee, M.P., to the mother of the first ha’»v horn in a State-owned house. In announcing the gift Mr Lee said he did not know whether to call it a “Stork Derby” or not, hut he stipulated that the mothei should lie a bona fide tenant and not a \isitor. Asked what would lie do in the event of twins - being .horn, Mr Toe Innghinglv replied that at the risk of going “broke,” he was prepared to give £ 5 os each if quintuplets won the race. All ladies willing to assist with the annual Labour Party Ball to be held in the Soldiers’ Hall, on Monday, October 25, are invited to attend a meeting which will be held in the Town Hall on v\ cdnesdav afternoon next at 3,15 o’clock. —Advt. Every Coronation since that of King Edward VI, in 1.547, has been commemorated iiy an issue of medals from flu* Royal Mint. The King George VI medal was prepared in two sines in silver and a smaller size in bronze, the design in every case showing on the obverse His Majesty’s head surmounted by the crown, while on the reverse sale is displayed the crowned head oi ! Her Majesty the Queen. These medals were made available to New Zealanders through the agency of the Post Office, and already nearly 7000 have been disposed of. It- is intended to withdraw them from sale at the end of September. An increase in the number of eases of scarlet fever was shown in the infectious diseases notifications for the week ended at noon yesterday. Canterbury in the previous week showed seven scarlet fever cases, but ior the week just closed the number was thirteen. There was also one on tin* West Coast. In the period just closed there were also two cast's of tuberculosis in * Canterbury, two of erysipelas, one of hydatids and one of cerebro-spinal meningitis, a. total of nineteen cases lor the week. Tilt* West Coast had only the one case of scarlet fever. There were three deaths in Canterbury from tuberculosis, one from core-bro-spinnl meningitis, and one from hydatids. On the West Coast there was one death from scarlet fever.