KAKA NOTES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 8 July 1912, Page 1

KAKA NOTES.

(From " a Correspondent.) ««n i' or is sometimes called ' .Quack-quack"—both -nice names hlthk ■way-is becoming itself a«aS?Wi&the denied* ?£'" ifc - is srf«%?bJsj depleted of the picturesque ' canvas homes, dotted' here Sid theS, onlySS! . half-dozen remaining of the several can! vm villages which, have been, and cone, aa.it .were, jp a. night. However, they' " have left their mark behind- them in'fcho shape of cutting and filling, and at last we have trailing threads of steel which connect us up. with good old Nelson.' *es, things have been busy her© these past few weeks. What Avith two engines " ! ballasting,, etc., and several large gangs <> of men busrly. cleaning out, c'utitingß and otherwise putting on the' general finish? mg touch, it is getting more like London - every day. In the near future We hope'' to see the'Nelson-Glen., Hope special Ton the track, and'good -luck, to. I 'it. ''-Messrs - Heath Bros, have an up-to-date sawmill;" some half-mile from the station, and with the opening of the line; oriVwould not "be surprised to see other 'enterprising millers follow suit. - ' Not a little excitement has been caus- »' ed by a visitor amongst ns for .the"purpose of ascertaining what could be done towards forming a union.of-the men em-,;; L ,, ployed on the railway , works, and as far as I gather, ,;his'visit' was in every way satisfactory? inns-"' much as only a small oercentage<;refased ■ to subscribe their names to . the' .list. When a burly son of Erin was approached with "and what's 'your name?", he replied, "Shure, and it's loike your darn cheek to -ask me, it ii, coming barking at me loike a dog." The imiont if formed, is to he known as the Glen Hope •branch of the West Coast Industrial ' Union of Workers, etc. At the present tim© it is acase of awaiting develop- ' ments, nothing definite being settlepl as"" yet.

A hovel method' of taking a holiday! has been devised by a local'resident. l All nbsence of life being Vabbut hut. led another make' he thinking something t hriT>ipened. However, on enteri.np hi« hut the-/ lost one was found snug in bed, and to* an inquiry he answered: "Oh. ves.

I'm alright' Just taking my mid-winter • ■holidays. Been in bed v for over a week i now. Good- bye." And then—more ;of the. treatment. , •

A ball was held at Glen . H<ipelast night to celebrate the opening of the sta-, tion. in the station buildin.fr. Mr Lncas ) officiated as. MlC. ; Excellent music was supplied bv Mr A. Fowler. •

It is rumoured at JKakn, 1 that aldwell'n~ was entered during the owner's'ab-

sence at ball, relieving: the owner of 920 in eaah". '**'*&s Th-' Kaka contingent- returned to their >iwv"°s J>v 'Kalln*>. +™in in the.. "we short hours aiyant the t/wal."