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Hokitika Guardian, 13 February 1917, Page 2

Mr E. B. Miller, collector on behalf of the Jubilee Institute for the Blind, Auckland is making his periodical yearly visit to Hokitika, collecting funds cn behalf of the institution.

An old resident of Antonio’s, Mr James Murphy, died at Beefton Hospital on Thursday. Deceased was well known in the Grey Valley and highly respected.

Two games of the first round of the local Bowling Club’s singles championship were played last evening, Thompson beat Boyd 23 to 18 and Stewart beat Benjamin 27 to 6. The following are the only voluntary enlistments at the Defence Office for over a week:—Herbert John Muir, sawmiller, Three Mile (re-enlisted, having recovered from wounds received at Gallipoli), John Thomas Delaney, butcher, Greymoutb.

Commencing to-morrow morning at 11 o’clock Messrs Sprot, Jeffries and Co will hold an important auction sale of the whole of the furniture and effects of the late Mr James Chesney at the residence, Fitzherbert Street. Further details of the sale appear in another column of this issue.

A capital gazette and interesting education film, a Japanese spring-time glory and a clever cartoon were features of Mr Pollard’s display last evening before the film “Bullets, and Brown Eyes” was screened, This drama was splendidly shown and proved a very enj -yable production.

A man who enlisted at the Auckland recruiting station the other day was told that he had the most perfect set of teeth that the dentist had seen. Every tooth was perfect, there was no sign of decay, and the man had never been to a dentist before in his life. Such cases a- this are extremely rare.

A serious visitation by caterpillars is reported from country districts, says the Auckland “Star.” In the Te Awamutu district large areas of growing crops have been so badly eaten by the pest that the green stuff is in many cases worth’ess and is being ploughed into the soil. Poultry, it is said have become so gorged by this unusual supply of meat food that they are getting too lazy to lay eggs, The West Coast Schools Championships to be held at Greymouth, have been postponed until Saturday, the 17th inst at 2 p.m. The distances to be swum are 50, 75, 100 and 150 yards, and the boy who gains the highest aggregrate points will bo selected to represent the Westland Centre at the Dominion Schools Championships to be held at Wellington on 24th February next. A meeting of the committee of the Public Library was held last evening. A vote of sympathy was passed wren the family of the late Dr. Macandrew, and of appreciation of his past services. Mr McNaughton’s resignation was accepted with regret, and wishes for his prosperity. Mr Stewart and Mr Valentine were appointed to fill the places of tho late Dr Macandrew and or Mr McNaughton. Several matters wfere

attended to and the meeting torminat-

A serious accident occurred at Ruatapu yesterday afternoon, in the bush owned by Messrs Butler Bros. Tho bush engine while hauling timber left the rails and threw out the two men in charge vip. Rofiiort Fordliam, and Edward Rochford. Fordliam had his left leg fractured and Rochford was severely injured in the .back. The two unfortunate men were conveyed to Hokitika by motor and after being attended to by Dr Teiclielmann at his surgery were removed to the Westland Hospital.

. The unexpected happened towards the close of proceedings at the Military Servics Board at Wellington on Tuesday says the “Post.” The appeal of quite a young man who was the support of his widowed mother and who was congratulated by the chairman on being a dutiful son, had been heard, and the mother then ■delivered a little extemporaneous speech. She suggested that instead of young lads like her son being taken, elder men who Bung about hotel bars should be made "to go. With considerable emotion she emphatically endorsed what the chairman had said about her boy, who, she remarked, was the “best son in New Zealand.”

The cable news in this issue ajoredited to the “ Times ” has appeared in that journal, but rnly where expressly stated is snch news the editorial opinion of the “ Times

Speo al window display of warehousemen’s stock of ladies' ftnoy unslin and voile blouses 5/9 for 2/11 at McKay’s, The Leading Drapers— Advt,

Redactions in all millinery, blouses and summer goods at Mrs Lloyd’s.