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Hokitika Guardian, 22 August 1939, Page 4

The annual meeting of the Westland Pacing Club has boon fixed for Thursday September 7, at 8 p.m. The Returned Soldiers’ euchre tournament will bo held this evening at !J o’clock. Join the Fireside Rook Chib. Latex* books in stock. Country clients' catered for.—Advt.

Many anniversaries of shipwrecks fall tin's year, and one’s mind naturally thinks of the s.s. “Titanic,” s.s. “Tahiti,” and s.s. “Atlantic,” and nearer home, ‘Zingara” and “Abel Tasman.” This time next year many people will be remembering the wreck of the s.s. “Whoopee” at Kokatahi on August 30, 1939.

The popular water dressed whitebait netting is now obtainable at “Patersons” in 80 inches wide double mesh at 2/6 a yard. This is new stock, and as supplies have been rationed under the import restrictions wive fishermen will prepare for the coming season by purchasing their requirements early.— Advt.

Mr M. Pearson, a Grcymouth trainee, made his first solo flight at Westport on Sunday. He is the second trainee of the West Coast United Aero Club to fly solo for tlie first time at Westport-. Other trainees to receive instructions were Messrs T. F. Menzies, R. Davis, R. Delich. and M. McLaughlin. It was intended that Mr Pearson should return to Grcypiouth for his first solo flight after he had accompanied Flight Lieutenant W. F. Parke Lo Westport, but wind conditions were not favourable there.

f» the Arbitration Court at Croytnoutb ,\\st' relay, decision was reserved in a claim for £l2 10s 2d for one month’s compensation, based on bis weekly average earnings of £4 8s 9d, made* by John Joseph Sullivan, of Alexander, miner, against Alexander Mines Ltd. The claim arose oat of personal injuries received by plaintiff whilst returning to the Alexander township late at night from bis employment at the mine. The question involved was whether the accident arose out of plaintiff’s employment. Decision was also reserved in a case in which John Kermode, of Blackball, claimed damages for injuries alleged to be caused by striking his left h>g with a pick during his employment by Blackball Coal Mines Pty. Ltd.

A serious view is being taken by the Canterbury Education Board in regard to the failure of children to attend school regularly. One Greymouth mother was recently charged with failing to send one of her children to school. The charge was heard in camera, under Section 20 of the Education Act, before Mr Raymond Kerner, S.M. Yesterday the hearing of the matter was continued in the Children’s Court, when the child concerned was committed to the care af the Child Welfare Officer, after the consideration of reports. The Canterbury Education Board, which prosecuted, took a series view in the matter, it being stated that the child lmd bad only 17 attendances at the school for the whole term.

It is mentioned in “New Zealand Centennial News” that the education authorities throughout the Dominion are making a special effo/t to have available lor planting in 1910 large numbers of native shrubs and trees. One object of the Centennial treeplanting scheme is to encourage the growth and cultivation of as many representatives as possible of the native flora as it existed in the school district a hundred years ago. In the majority of cases, no doubt, some corner of the school-grounds will be set aside as a native arboretum, and, if that is already done, more trees will be added to it. In otlipr cases it is known that the schools arc eo-opor-atino- with the local authority and arc growing the plants that will be used to establish a Centennial memorial 1 area ; in yet other eases the school is I to plant a piece of waste land, a gully, or an area on the roadside which a.t present is hideously barren.

Photos taken at the Aero Club ball can be seen at Mr D. Stevenson’s rooms, Hamilton Street. A conference of local bodies will be held at the County Chambers at 2.30 o’clock to-morrow afternoon, relative to hospital levies. The Boesch-Pinder wrestling contest at the Greymcuth Town Hall on-Sat-urday evening returned a “gate” receipt of £*oo. Dr. J. L. Will may be consulted by patients desirous of an. interview at Westland Hospital at 2.1 d p.in. on Wednesday, August 30. —Advt. The photographic competition in connection with the Westland Centennial Organisation closes on Thursday week, and the judging will take place immediately afterwards.

Vandalism continues at Cass Square, where almost nightly of late, palings are torn off the fence. On three or four nights in succession the wanton damage has-been clone. A vigilance committee requires to be set up by the Sports Clubs to bring these vandals, to book.

Following the recent controversy at the Westland Hospital Board meeting, the Ladies’ Committee who were arranging for the annual benefit ball, have decided to withdraw their support thereto and the arrangements made for holding the ball have been cancelled.

The Liverpool State Coal Mine was idle yesterday because of a slip which on Sunday damaged the centrei rail 'of the Dunollic-Rowanui railway > line; Gangs of men were employed on Sunday and again yesterday in clearing work, and it is expected that theHine will have been sufficiently restored to allow of the mine working to-day.

To-morrow evening the Kiwi Football Club is holding its annual ball, and present indications point to a very successful function. Soldiers’ Hall has been very artist cally decorated for the evening, and the West Coast fox-tret championship is included in the damje programme. The Rhythm Dance Band has been engaged to supply the music.

Golfers! Whatever your handicap, dress the part. Rain jackets, ladies’ and men’s 23/6, 33'6, 35/- and Le Roy 44/6; leggings 22/6 pair; gent’s pullovers and cardigans, shirts, ties and golf sox, ladies’ jumpers, cardigans, skirts, blouses, ties, Lisle and silk hose, etc., etc. Now in stock at Addison’s. —Advt.

In the Children’s Court at Greymout.i yesterday, the youth, concerned in the charges against John William Huston, 19, who was last week sentenced to be detained in a Borstal Institution for two'years on six charges of car conversion, one of theft and one of attempted theft, was finally dealt with. He was committed to the care of the Child Welfare Brandi of the Education Department, at Wellington.

To supervise repairs to the Union Airways monoplane Kaliu which was damaged at New Plymouth aerodrome ou July 23, two experts from the Lockheed Corporation factory at Burwood, California, arrived at Auckland .by the Monowai from Vancouver. Tile machine was flown from New Plymouth to Palmerston North a week ago, temporary repairs being made by the company’s engineers.

An organ recital with assisting vocalists, will be given on the newly-install-ed organ at St. Andrew’s Scots Memorial Church, this (Tuesday) evening at 8 o’clock, by Mr Arthur E. Pywell, laic of the Empire Theatre, Dunedin, where he had nine months’ radio work. He has also given organ recitals in the Civic Theatre, Christchurch, and has played on the biggest organs in the South Island. A musical treat is assured.—Advt. .

At the break-up ceremony ’at' the Cobden School, Miss N. B. Traue, who, in the new term, will take up a position at Hokitika, after being three years on the Cobden, staff, was presented with a handbag and an umbrella. The presentation was made on behalf of the staff, 'the committee, and the pupils by the Headmaster, Mr H. R. Blarrett, who thanked Miss Traue for her valuable services to the school and wished her every success. Mr E. Cressey (Chairman of the Committee) sent a letter of thanks to Miss Traue,. on behalf of the parents.

At a committee meeting of the executive of the West Coast Federation of Women’s Institutes held in Greymouth on Friday last, there were present Mesdamos R. A. Stewart (president), Leiteli (Otira), Rankin (Moann), Duff “(Reefton), Oliver (Greymouth), Parkhill, Paterson (Hokitika), < and Miss A. Smenton (Dobson) secretary. An apology for absence was received from Mrs Bassett (Hokitika). It was decided that full co-operation be given in connection with the establishment of a refugee relief committee in the district. Mrs Duff was appointed to represent the West Coast Federation at a coming meeting of the W.T. organisation and the W.D.F.U. to he. hold in Christchurch to decide what form of celebrations the West Coast and Canterbury Federation of W.l.’s and W.D.F.U. should adopt at the Centennial in Wellington in January. [ For the half-yearly council n eeting to be (bold in Hokitika, the date was fixed as October 27. Remits were received from institutions and accepted bv iho committee, whose next meeting will be hold on September 15.