Hokitika Guardian & Evening Star MONDAY, APRIL 2 1917 REALISATION.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 April 1917, Page 2

Hokitika Guardian & Evening Star MONDAY, APRIL 2 1917 REALISATION.

That tha war is shaping its course to the of the enemy as to their want of military s'reDgtb to pull through victoriously has been very apparent of lata. As a contemporary remarks it was shrewdly observed by a neutral critic a week or two after the Battle of the Marne that Gormany had been beaten in the battle, bat that it wonld take her two years to find it out. The observation was as accurate as it was neat. It may indeed be said to have been well within the mark, for Professor Meinecke’s candid statement in the Frankfurter Zeitung on New Year’s Eva that Germany’s “ whole programme, biilliautly begun, collapeed at the gates of Paris in the Battle of the Marne ” wap, we believe, the first public aokuowledgment by a German authority of what had really happened in this battle. French critics are exhilarated by the expectation that the greatest event sioca the Battle of the Marne is class at hand. If that eveut woiks out as these critics expect, it is safa to atsume tfcai it will not take the German people two years to find out what it means, In the meantime they have been cheered by a convincing Beiies of exp'.ana ions of the Germaa retreat which make a splendid tnonu*

meat of German ingenuity. In the early days of tho great retreat a triumphant message announced that it bad begun without the enemy being aware of the fact. After the enemy’s deplorable lack of aeroplanes, scoute, and plain “horse sense” had been to some sense counter-balanced by this generous disclosure, his slowness to make use of the knowledge was the subjacfc of further exultation. “On both sides of the Somme and the Oise,’’ said a German official messagp, “ the enemy is feeling his way forward hesitatingly, and is frequently entrenching, bemg seriously hampered by our measures.” 'The pursuit evidently logs far behind the retreat in pace lo less than in valour. The same note of exultation has been well maintained by the unofficial critics—if indeed we are justified at this time of day in describing any of the German critic 3 ns unofficial. “We have new positions,” said the Lokal Aozeiger, “ behind oonntry of which we know every inch, and the enemy knows nothing.” Th ; s is admirable argument, the (supreme merit of which is that it will supply au additional reason for confidence with every step of the enemy’s march towards Berlin. Major Moraht provides a powerful supplement to this argument by insisting that every ancJh step only takas the 6nemy further into the trap that the omniscient and omnipo'ent You Hindeaburg has prepared for him. “ Every German,” he writes in the Berlin Tageblatt, “ should be pleased with the retreat, for it mssna that Von Hiodenburg is luring on the Eogl ; 8h and French in order to icifli3t unprecedented los es,” In a subsequent article this gallant critic declares that those who do not understand strategy mnst iepo£B fnll confidence in Marshal Yon Hindenbarg, and that those who understard strategy will appreciate what is happening. It is probable that some of them do appreciate it, but find it better not to say all that they think. From all this it may be assumed that the Germans, certainly in official ciiclee, fully realise that Nemesis is on tbeir track-’.

The Worksop dredge cleaned up on Friday for a return of 30ozs lodwt of gold for 103 hours’ dredging. ’

Acceptances close at 10 o'clock tonight '.vitli tlie Secretary, Mr. R. Rouse, for all events at the Kumara race meeting fixed for Easter Monday. Christchurch has resolved by public meeting to observe Anzac Day on the correct date, April 25th, not the 23rd inst, as fixed by Government. At the monthly meeting of Uis Westland Acclimatisation S ciety to-night the members will discuss an important proposal with regard to a more extended hatching service for next set* son.

On Saturday night about 9 o’c’ock tho heavy gale blowing demolished Graham’s Hall at Lower Kokatahi. The roof and walls were lifted oil the floor and carried some distance when the structure collapsed, being completely wrecked. The Gray Argus says—-As usual on the last day of the financial year the stiff of tho Greymcuth Borough Council was kept hard at work on Saturday. The money received in rates and other payments due to the Council totalled nearly £4OOO.

In tlie published nominations of the Westland Racing Club, Gnsoleno was omitted from tlie Hamilton Memorial Handicap, and Golden Morn from tnc Commemorajtion Handicap. In the latter event for Trilby read Finboy, ancl in the two trots for Harold Dillon read Trojan.

The Education Board of the distiict of Canterbury inserts a notification in this issue in connection with the annual meetings of householders throughout the district at 7.30 p.m. on April 30th for the purpose of ejecting school committees for the ensuisg year. A heavy northwesterly gelo visited the district ou Saturday afternoon and throughout the night the visitation was a stormy one, accompanied by heavy rain and occasional thunder bursts. There was toms damago done to fences, and a flood came down the the river. The stormy weather continued yesterday afternoon and night. At the Princess Theatre cm Saturday afternoon Messrs Sprot Jeffries ana Co disposed of the privileges in conseotion with tins Westland Pacing Club’s autumn mooting. No. 1 publican’s booth was purchased by Mr W. Darraglt tor too, and No. 2 booth for £B. .Subsequently the privileges of the Westland Trotting Club wore sold by Messrs pollock and Itovan. The right to the two publicans’ booths were .sold for £3O, Mr W. Darragh again being the purchaser. For the Westland Racing Club’s race meeting next wsek there are 42 race horses engaged in the five gal-

loping events and 24 in the two trotting r»ce?. The galloping entries total 89, and the trotting entries 24, or a total of 123. Thera is thus the promise of excellent Grids throughout tha day. Tha Ciub will, ns usual, admit ladies free Similarly nil men in the King’s uniform belonging to any branch of the Expeditionary Force, will bo paßßtd at tbo barrier. Returned discharged soldiers ia mufti, and attested wen waiting io go into camp, can obtain ndmiafion cards no application to the Secretary. The death of Mr T. J. W. Fere ns manager of the National Bank at Reefton, occurred at bis residence, Bridge Street, Reefton. Tha deceased, had not enjoved the best of health for the last two years. Ho was granted six months’ leave, but apparently returiied to duty beforo It's health was restored, and up to Friday evening stuck to his p.sl. On Saturday, 31st Vl arch, the deceased had to give in as his heal h quite collapsed and he passed awav on Si urday evening. Ke leaves a wife and four daughters, two on the National Bank staff, Reefton, and two at school. New autumn milfinery is now to oe seen at Mrs J, Lloyd’s.

The death of Miss Alioe May Gleeson occurred on Friday night after an illness of f our months. The deceased, who was forty yetrs of ago. was the fourth daughter of the late F. J. Gleeson, and was. a native of Grey mouth." She leavee three broth ;rs aud three sisto s.

The following members of No 65 Company Senior Cadeis intend competing at the Oante bury Military Prize Hide Association Meeting to be held at lieicliffs on 7th, 9th and 10th of April, and are entered for ihree matches in Series A Q,M.3, Perry, Cadets Maunders. Marks, Johansen, Breeze, Jacobs, of Hokitika, Ro ni y and Hoiva’, Kanieri, and Cropp and Fleming of Koiterangi, leaving ov»rkad on Thursday next by the 6.60 train.

At fclic Magistrate's Court, Greymouth on Saturday morning before Mr T. Hutchison George Reid on remand for theft of £4 at Hokitika was convicted and fined 40s. and ordered to pay costs' incurred at Hokitika amounting to £1 13s. his worship in fixing the penalty taking into consideration that restitution of the amount had been made W. Iris and Win. R. Moffat cooks on the s.si. Kaitangata both pleaded guilty of being absent without leave from their ship and wore' ordered to come up for sentence within a' week on tlie understanding that they wont back to their ship immediately. Captain Page said that tho accused had been the means of delaying the departure of his ship for two tides and in all probability for a third tide. He applied to ho rembursed for £5 13s. Od. costs of catering for the crow during defendants’ absence. Iliy worship in absence of proper proof of the expenses referred the Captain to the Collector of Customs.

Mr H, M. Coulson. surgeon dentist, notifies that his rooms will be closed from the 4th till the 12th inst.—Advt. Messrs W. McKay and Son have an interesting notification on this page to which we draw attention.

Messrs J. Ballantyne and Co draw attention to their smartly made costumes.

A meeting of ali who will assist in the tea rooms and sweets stall on Race Days will be held m the Ambulance Rooms to-morrow. Tuesday, at 7 p.m.— Advt.

The Waitnea leaves Wellington on Wednesday and Nelson ou Thursday for the Coast, and on her arrival at Greymouth at the end of the week, loads for Wanganui direct.

Those ladies who kindly volunteered their services for the Red Cross tea rooms and sweeps stall at the Races, are invited to meet in the Ambulance Rooms to-morrow, Tuesday at 7 p.m. More are wanted, please come, and bring a friend.

M.The following board has been set up under the regulations for granting assistance to soldiers to £2 weekly to enable ihem to meet obligations regarding rent, interest on mortgages and instalments of purchase payments: —Messrs T. 8. Ronaidson (Public Trust Office), Walter Bethune (Wellington), and Chilman (late of tho Bank of New Zealand). The board will deel for the Defence Minister with recommendations made for Military Service Boards and will begin work in a week or two.

John Parkhill wishes to impress upon all his lady friends tho desirability of always carrying the famous Thinker Note Book, especially as it is given free with every 1/ packet of that wonderful labour *a7er —“ No Rubbing ” Laundry Help.

Gall at Misses Addison's and secure one of the bargains in ladies tweed costumes. Prices 27/ to 93/, now 4/ to 15/.

For Influenza take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails. 1/6, 2/6.

Stephens Bros have just received a large assortment of tweeds and costumes; also b : g reductions in their summer goods, ' For Uhronie Chest Complaints Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 1/6, 2/6