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Hokitika Guardian, 28 April 1939, Page 4

The. Gael arrived at Wellington on Wednesday at 4 p.m. and leaves there to-night for Hokitika direct.

A notice by the acting Director General of Health in connection with maternity benefits under the Social Security Act appears in this issue.

Owing to the finishing line at Greymouth having to be altered, the start of the 25 mile road race from Hokitika to_morrow afternoon will he made from Gooch’s store, Sale Street corner.

A meeting of residents of Lower Koiterangi will be held in the Lower Koiterangi Hall on Monday, Alay 1, at 8 p.m., to elect a hall committee. C. A. Jamieson, hon. sec. —Advt.

Alterations are announced in the hours of attendance at the Hokitika Savings Bank from Alonday next. The bank will be open daily from 9.30 to 12,39 p.m., and from 1.30 p.m. to 4

p.m. On Saturdays from 9.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m., and also on Friday evenings from 7 to 9 o’clock.

Lines of interest opened at Addisons, New woollen jumper suits, cardigans, blousettes, dress materials, eider down quilts, blankets, flannelette sheets, all lines in winter underwear, /winter hosiery, gloves, etc. — Advt.

At yesterday’s weekly Addington market in the fat lamb section, sales made on account of West Coast clients included for V. H. Wall (Koiterangi), 86 at 18/7 to 26/7; for a West Coast client, IS at 13/10 to 23/10. In the »fat cattle .section sales included for J. AV., iviathei;, (Saltwater Creek),..cow at £lO/12/6; con; at ,£B/17/6.

When the anchor onthe steamer Avraeric was being raised ,at Fryatt Q'lualy, Wellington, 'yesterday, preparatory to the ship sailing for Lyttelton, the warping shaft on the windlass broke. Her departure has been delayed until to-morrow, when it is expected that repairs to the windlass will be completed. She is now berthed at Aotea quay.

Advertising in the “Lost and Found” column of a Christchurch paper a few days ago for a purse —containing a considerable sum of money, a cheque which could not have been cashed, and private papers—which she had lost, the owner received the purse through the post that afternoon. Its contents were jitact —except for £1; and enclosed was a scrap of paper on which was printed in block letters: “Helped myself to reward. Ain’t y°u lucky.”

’ I Dressing gowns for cooler days 1 1 Addisons have an excellent selection j of dressing gowns in all wool velour, |J | in green, saxe, rose, plain, and trjrSr I rtied with check to tcne. Womens ah*! i 0.5., 24s 9d to 41s 6d; —Advt.

| A special meeting of the Hokitika Borough Council will be held on Mon- ' day next, Ist May, at 7.15 p.m. for the following business: —(1) To confirm the appointment of an Assessor to represent the Hokitika Borough Council on the Assessment Court, under Section 1 18 of the Valuation of Land Act, 1925. (2) To consider a letter from the Gen--1 eral Manager of the Kanieri Electric I Ltd., in regard to clauses Nos. 2 and 5 of the agreement made between the Council and his Company, dated the 21st August, 1919. ,

To-morrow (Saturday) night, and each succeeding Saturday, a euchre tournament wifi be held in the Three

Mile ■ Hall at 8 o’clock. Usual prizes. Admission Is. —Advt. ‘

Serious injuries to the abdomen were suffered by Herbert Moody, aged 52, lessee of the Ashburton saleyards, yesterday, when he was charged by a rani and struck in the stomach. He was admitted to the Ashburton Public Hospital. where an operation was performed. Last evening his condition was reported to be critical.

An opportunity of seeing the new British Army marching order,- column of three, instead of fours <as previously, was given -Hamilton!; residents for the first time at the. Anzac Day parade, when a territorial unit marched to the cenotaph. The innovation was only re centlv adopted hv the British authorities. •

April is rather an unusual month in which to catch whitebait in New Zealand, but campers in the Lake Hawea district recently enjoyed meals of this delicacy which did not come out ot tins. Whitebait were . running fairly well in the Hunter River and satisfactory catches were obtained. It is said that these whitebait are not sea-run like the common variety, but breed on the shale at the river’s edge and on the beache s pf the lake.

Spectators watching the secondary schools’ dighi-oar ‘rowing race, the hhad-df-tli^-hafbdlir'contest, along the i Auckland toad course on ' Sdturday aftiednodh* wei’e surprised to : see Jhe ; seventh' "mali of the Mount Albert Grammar crew stand up in the b:at and dive overboard at an exciting part of the contest. The boy concerned broke an oar when his crew was trying to overtake the leader, Sacred Heart College, and, although he tried to move with the motion of the boat, he decided that he was a hindrance to the crew’s chances. After diving into the water he struck out for the shore. Sacred Heart won the race, with Mount Albert Grammar second. The Takapuna Grammar eight was third.

It has been ascertained from a reliable source that boring with a special plant was commenced early in the week near Onekaka. The progress has been at the rate of fifty feet daily, and a depth of two hundred feet has now been reached. The drill is passing through a splendid quality of ore all the way. This latest development reveals the fact that iron ore exists near Onekaka in quantities in excess of the most optimistic estimates, and that millions of tons of it are likely to be

available. The site of the present boring is about three miles from the old works at Onekaka, and five miles from Collingwood, in what is known as the | Washburn Block, at Parapara. The drilling was commenced fourteen feet above sea level, it is still proceeding at a depth of two hundred feet.

I In a discussion which took place at , last evening’s meeting of the Westland J Acclimatisation Society, concerning the granting of a permit to build a boat shed at Lake Mahinapua, the Society unanimously decided to agree to the rei quest. It was agreed that 'every effort should be made to popularise the lake | and to grant facilities for a greater patronage of it than has obtained for a 1 ncmber of years. Mr J. J./ Mclntosh I suggested that residents should be perj nutted to take up shed sites on Mahinapua Creek above that portion of the creek affected by the tide and very handy to the new roadway. This would enable boating to be carried on at the lake at all times and considering the great beauty of this waterway, it should become very popular. Mr Mclntosh spoke of the great amount of boating that used to be indulged in, both in the creek and the lake in-former years and he was decidedly of the opinion that if people were allowed the facilities for boating, there- was no reason why its former popularity could not be regained.

'■ i f';" >■ ■ >:-i p : j The fluctuation in the Reserve Bank’s Sterling holding continues. The statement of the. Bank’s -assets and liabilities as at the close of business on April 24 shows a decline in the holding of £213,757, bringing the total back to £4,659,061 in New Zealand currency. Last week the sterling reserve rose by £274,166, and in the previous week it fell by £64,090. The 'Bank’s statement is balanced at £31,784,495, or £623,533 more than at the close of the previous week. The note issue has expanded by £217,980 to £15,658,762, • which is £1,576,000 greater than at the corresponding date a year ago. State deposits are lower by £604,327, but those of the banks have risen by £851,933. State deposits now are nearly £2,000,000 lower than a year ago and those of the banks are higher by '£3/760,000. After falling by £217,424. last week, advances for marketing have -this yreek risen . by, £329,731. They stand now at:£7,699,-; 484 against £4,071,000 a,„ .year agoAdvances for other purposes, of which there were none a year aero, are unchanged at £12,075,000, The proportion of reserve to notes and other demand liabilities has contracted from 29.305 per cent to 25.11 per cent.