Untitled

Hokitika Guardian, 16 June 1938, Page 4

In the Anglican Church, Koiterangl, Evensong will be held at 2 p.m, on Sunday next.

Messrs M. Houston and Co. notify entries for their stock sale at Kokatalii on Wednesday next.

A donation of £1 Is from the Hokitika Gas Company has been gratefully received by the secretary of the Hokitika Fire Brigade.

Cosy night wear of durable warm materials, specially designed for comfort and service. Exceptional value.— Addisons.—Advt

At noon to-day Captain Mercer left with Mr E. 0. Gibson in the Public Works plane. ZK —AFH, on an inspection visit of the W estport aerodrome.

To-morrow (Friday) evening the ball of the Kanieri Beautifying Society takes place. Among the many no\ elties for the evening is the beautiful lady competition, which proved so popular last year. Everything points to a large attendance and a most successful gathering.

Just opened at Addisons, a large range of boys’ pyjamas, sizes 0-10, in the famous “Abelcn” and “Royalty’ makes. All the newest patterns showing.—Advt.

At yesterday’s Addington market, the following sales were made on aci count of West Coast clients: Fat > cattle—For Te Kinga Land and Tim- | her Company (West Coast), 11 steers jv.at £ll 7s 6d to £l4 7s Cd; A. H. Jaekso;f (Jacksons), 4 steers at £lO 17s 6d, 1 heifer at £lO 17s (id.

On Saturday night in the Soldiers’ Hall a dance will be held undi r the auspices of the Hokitika branch of the N.Z. Labour Party, and a full programme of mixed dancing begins at 8 o’clock. Latest and popular music is to be provided by the Victorian Dance Band, and Mr E. McHugh will he M.C. Ladies I/-, gents 1/o.—Ad. t.

Mi E O. Gibson, inspecting air engineer, left this morning by air for South Westland, on inspection bent. He was due to return at noon, and to go on to Greymouth this afternoon, then returning to Hokitika. To-mor-row be flies to Jackson Bay to inspect aeroplane landing grounds on route, and thence over the Alps into Otago.

“We are testing every step.of the way,” said the Minister for Industries and Commerce (the Hon. D. G. Sullivan) when asked in Wellington

if there had been any developments in til! 1 proposed St"te ir°n and steel industry at Onekaka. “It is not possible at this stage to say anything

further than that no major steps of any kind are being taken until the work of testing for supplies of oro and coal, both as to quantity and quality, lias been completed. I have got to know that there are sufficient supplies of proved ore and coal for many long years to come before other phases of the question can be given serious consideration.”

By the middle of next monitli all first-class mail from New Zealand to England would be forwarded through Australia and thence by air mail to London, said the Postmaster-General, (the Hon. F. Jones). The first mails over the now Empire service would be carried early in July, but on that particular dispatch there would be a surcharge. The “all-up” rate would operate from about the middle of July. It would take letters from New Zealand only about a fortnight to reach London, and the time would bo reduced with the operation of the Tasman air service, which was at present the subject, of final negotiations. Further reductions in time might bo expected with future development of the through service.

A largo consignment of peach bloom and other hats of the latest fashion were sent to ns, and are now being offered at much reduced prices +or the Winter season- F, Schroder and Co.—

Tlio Hokitika, timber-laden, sailed at noon to-day lor Wellington. She leaves Wellington on Monday night tor Terakohe, Greymoutli, and Hokitika.

Alter being County Clerk at Reefton tor the Inangaliua County Council tor the last 25 years, ill - W. 13. Auk! has tendered his resignation, having accepted the position of clerk at the Grey County Council,

The next ordinary meeting of the Hokitika Borough Council will be held on Monday next, at 8 p.m. Councillor Heinz to move the following motion:— “1 am satisfied that the present method of using a horse and drag on the streets is quite unsatisfactory, and, move that the Council consider the purchase of a good second hand motor truck of 24 tons.”

A record number of hours flown was recorded by the Canterbury Aero Club during the 11 months ended on March 81. the total being 2778, compared with only 2274 in the previous 12 months. The hours were made - up as follows: Instruction (dual, and solo), (384; hire, 13'.?2; commercial. 287; civil reserve and Air Force training, 495.

Support for a Nelson request that the Shenandoah road, in the Murchison district, should be made a State highway, was given by the council of the Automobile Association. Canterbury, at its meeting last night. It was stated that the Shenandoah road, which is an alternative route to going over the-Mamin Saddle after reaching Springs Junction on the Lewijj Pass route, was becoming more popular, because of the absence of steep grades, than the trip over the Maruia Saddle.

Again, as on recent mornings. Mount Co:k presented a very fine view this morning, the majesty of the peak being further enhanced by the heavy mantle of snow covering it. Surrounding peaks are also coated with snow and the scene is one worthy of the finest artist’s brush. The full moon at night has been showing in a clear sky, making a winter perfection of night and day. There have been substantial frosts each morning, but the bright sun lias made the conditions very pleasurable.

Wonderful visibility was experienced yesterday by Air E. 0. Gibson, Inspecting air engineer, on his journey from Christchurch to Hokitika by air. Flying a Miles Whitford Straight machine be made a high flight, and when over Springfield from Christchurch, he had reached an altitude of 12.000 feet. Here the atmosphere was so clear that he could see the sea on the East Coast, and also the sea on the West Coast, while the North Island was also outlined. This was a remarkable experience and bore out a statement made to the officer by a South Westland airman, and the high altitude was taken to test the unusual conditions, which proved the absence of anv of the usual haze. I

At Greymonth, an alarm of fire was given last night shortly before 11.40 o’clock, owing to escaping gas becoming ignited in the Railway Station yard. Ali though the Fire Brigade was quickly the scene, its services were not required. The outbreak occurred when the flame of a hand lamp ignited gas escaping from a charging tube, which was being ! j used to replenish gas supplies in a i carriage standing in the yards, irnme- ’ | diately in front of the bookstall at the . main platform. A flame several feet . high shot into the air, and. fearing worse consequences, the nightwatch'man,- Air A- Williams, wisely snmmoni ed the Brigade immediately. However, the gas was turned off at a nearby 1 meter, and. apart from the lamp being , destroyed, no damage was done, whilst I the porter using the lamp luckily es- ■ caped without injury. j , At the annual meeting of the Lake I kanieri Scenic Board held recently,] Air B. King, Commissioner of Crown j | Lands was elected chairman for the ensuing year. The annual report stated | among other things that a good paih- » incr area had boon provided at £n n n\ I Bight. This has already been used by motorists and has proved a valuable asset to the locality. Another valuable work carried out during the year was the erection of a shelter shed at Sunny ■ Bight bv voluntary labour. ’Hie thanks , of picnickers are duo to all those who | ci;s :t ' + etl ’n ties work especially to Messrs P. R. Whitford and P. Goodfellow I who so willingly directed the work. The resignation from the Board of Air S. A. C. Darhv was accepted, and a j minute of appreciation of the valuable ' J assistance given by him since the : Board’s inception was placed on record, j | A comprehensive programme of work j for the ensuing year has been drawn up 1 hut to what extent -it can bo carried 1 ( out depends on what funds may be ‘ available.