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Hokitika Guardian, 20 September 1938, Page 4

To-night at. 8 o’clock ,at Princess Theatre. Hon. P. C. Webb and Mr James O’Brien will address the electors placing the Labour platform before the audience. To-morrow ('Wednesday') evening at the Regent Theatre, Mr E. B. E. Taylor, National candidate for Westland, will address the electors. The chair will be taken at 8 o’clock. In the Stohliors’ Had to-m<vrow evening the sixth and last of the Inglesides, conducted bv the Westland Caledonian Society will he held. The dance floor is in good ordb r and preparations are. well in hand to provide a good night’s eniovment. Invitation cards for non-members may be. obtained from the treasurer or secretary.

At the Borough Council meeting last night, Cr Fox drew attention to the unsafe condition of the planking on the Hokitika railway bridge, and on his motion, seconded by Cr Caliari, it was resolved to draw the attention of the Railway Department to the necessity of giving attention to the repairs required. - - - Spring Deliveries! Coloured towels, large shipments just to hand. Outstanding in quality weave and weight. Coiour plays an important part in the latest productions. Beautiful blendings and artistic designs. See special display at Addison’s.—Advt. ! At the Magistrate’s Court, Greymouth yesterday, before Mr R.. Ferner, S.M., Colin McSporran was charged that, on August 10, at Christchurch, he was unlawfully on the Addington racecourse, during the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s meeting, being a person convicted under Section 4 of the Gaining Act, 1908 j and, as such, excluded from racecourses. Frederick Fletcher was similarly charged. I Defendants did not apear, and were' convicted and fined £4 each with i costs. Appearing on remand, Adam I Gordon, 44, labourer and cook, was ' charged that, o n August 21, at Blackhall, he obtained from Leslie John Kinsolla, £45 in money and a promissorv note for £ls, by means of a false pretence, a valueless cheoue for £f;o, . drawn on the Commercial Bank of Australia. Accused nleaded guilty, and was committed to the Supreme Court at Christchurch, for sentence.

The fifth birthday of the ■ Franz Josef Womens’ Institute took the form of a social afternoon Mrs E. A. Gibb presided over a good attendance of members and friends. The afternoon was taken up with ' play-reading by some of the members, competitions, etc. The main competition for the afternoon, a bowl of spring flowers, was won by Miss M. Graham Ist, Mrs P. Graham 2nd, Mrs A. Graham 3rd. The hostesses (the committee) served afternoon tea, and the beautiful iced cake was cut by the president.

An interesting discovery has been made at the Balfour lime works, Southland* at a depth of about 12 feet. This is the complete skeleton of a fish between six and seven feet long and two and three feet in depth. The vertebrae of the backbone are between four to five inches through. Since the works have been in operation at Balfour several complete and well-preserv-ed sea shells have been found from time to time, these in some cases being of the same species as'those found to-day in Stewart Island waters.

Infectious diseases of the notifiable 'type qaused an exceptionally largo number of deaths in Canterbury last week, according to the weekly bulletin issued by the Health Department. Erysipelas caused no fewer than six deaths, while puerperal fever caused two, and septic abortion and tuberculosis one each. Scarlet fever -and tuberculosis each provided a fresh case to. be recorded. On the West Coast one case of tuberculosis was reported. The department’s investigations into the measles epidemic show that North and South Canterbury are almost clear of the disease, there are still a few cases in the Buller district, Greymouth has a slight increase, while the position is unchanged in the metropolitan area.

Th e . resignation of Mr W. E'. Ggylor as Borough Inspector was received and accepted at the meeting of the Borough Council last evening. Cr Elcock, presiding, expressed the appreciation of the Council of the long and faithful service rendered by the retiring officer over a long period (14 years). In appreciation of those services he moved that Mr Gaylor’s term 1 be extended to January 31st on leave on full pay. • The motion was seconded by Cr Fox, who endorsed the appreciation of the chairman, and the motion was supported by other councillors, and carried. The Town Clerk tributed the long service of Mr Gaylor, stating that he had proved a conscientious and painstaking member of the staff, whom it would be hard to replace. Mr Gaylor expressed his thanks,, for their generous appreciation of his services.