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Hokitika Guardian, 3 April 1917, Page 2

The Military Service Board will sil at the Magistrate’s Court, Hokitika to-mor. row at 10 a,m,

A meeting of the General Committee of the Westland Chamber of Commerce will beheld at the County Chambers this evening at 7.30 o’clock.

The annual meeting of the Hekitika Golf Club will be held to-morrow evening at 8 o’clock. The Ladies Club will meet at 7.30 p.m.

The County Council approved yesterday of an exchange of site for the school in the Wataroa with lhe object of the building being more centrally placed in tne vicinity of the dairy factory.

Tt was elicited at the meeting of the Westland County Council yesterday that the establishment of a public pound for the Inter-Wanganui district W3s held up, pending a reply from the leasee of the saleyards at Bari Hari. It was resolved to get the Overseer to enquire further into the matter when shortly in the district.

Messrs Tasker and Levien, wool, hides, skins and tallow merchants of Nelson, notify they have been appointed buyers under the Imperial Government's requisition for hides aud sheep skins, and wi’l receive consignments in any quantity. Messrs W. Perry aud Co are the'.r Hoki. tike agents.

In connection with the eompLtLn of Adair’s roa'L it wes meuinned at the County meeting yesterday that (he Under Secretary of Mines, who visited the district last week. had promised to recommend, a grant oU£2OO towards the work. It was resolved to apply accordingly and to urge tho Publis Works Department to go on with the construction of Fisherman's Creek bridge '.without further delay.

There was a good attendance at the Princess Theatre last evening, whon Mr Pollard presented his usual Monday night programme of pictures A capital Gazette and Graphic, with a fin 6 scenic of waterfalls and a clover cartoon study was followed by the star feature “ A Child of the Paris - Streets " featuring the popular actress Mae Marsh. The picture was an interesting one. , showing the shady sides of Pans life, and was well presented.

Call at Misses Addison's and secure one of the bargains iu ladies tweed Co3tumes. Pr ices 27/ to 93/, now 4/ to 15/.

The County Countil resolved yesterday to procure a Carlyle Junior road grader for the roads m the Oka'ito riding. These machines are said to be cap - ole of doing very effective work, and thereby reducing the cost of road maintenance.

Mr 0. lliruftby. one of tbs victims of Sunday’s drowning fatality at Lake Brenner formerly engaged at Aw Buna sawmill for some years. He leavas a widow, nee Mi?s Millner, of Ka-iieti, and a family of eight to mourn their loss.

- The Westland Acclimatisation Society held its monthly meeting at the County Chambers last evening. A report was received from Messrs Braddon aad Lloyd with respect to procuring ova in the ltichbonnie district. It was reported that there was an ideal cresk on Mr S'v.ff ey’s laud, set in Bean!iful scenic sniroundings, and 'from ail accounts there was aa excellent run of fish every smson for stripping. The difficul y in the way was the delay n transit, and this could not be overcome till a mcra suitable train service to Hokitika was available. It was resolved that: the project could not be taken up at. present, and it was decided to enquire in respect to the possibilities fer stripping at Koiterangi this season.

With a view to arousing public interest in school committee eleotions this year the Canterbury School Committees’ Association has prepared a circular, embodying the nomination form for a member of a .school committee, which it is urging all school committees (o print and circulate. Tha circular warns parents agams' " n "‘aia tendencies which the associun»,u believes are making themselve6 apparenr in the administration of the State primary education system of this country, and makes especial reference to the possibility that all local end even provincial control of schools may be whittled away, and asserts that the principle of local taxation for primary educational essentials is being Insidlously introduced. It was decided at the County meeting yesterday to prosecute further enquiries in regard to the lime stone deposits in the neighborhood of Ross. Stone of high grade in that vicinity has been reported on by the Government geologists in times past, but during a visit last week of Mr McTaggart and others tha outcrop conld not be located. Exploration work is now to be carried out under the direction of the County Overseer, and any outcrops discovered will be sent forward for analysis. At the County meeting yesterday afternoon general satisfaction was expressed on the reading of Roadman Nolan’s report that the effort to turn the Lower Wataroa River was proving successful. For some time the river has been washing away excellent land with deep soil. ( Tho Lands Department officers refused to assist iu the matter of river diversion not approving the County scheme. Ihe work, however, with the assistance of ( he settlers interested went on, and now for an expenditure cf £4O the main wa'ers have been diverted to an o’d channel on the north side of the river, thus saving tha south bank from further encroachment;

A serious accident befel Mr J. J. (Dick) Brocklehurat, son of Mr J. Brocklehurst, of Rsvell Street, last evening whereby he suffered considerable injuries. It appears that about 9.30 o’clock, iu company with the ac'iog-nightwatohman; (Mr Fraser) he was at the Fire B, ig ido station and bad sone up fo the tower. A litile later he cunt* down and when descending from !ha first platform, some 27 feet from the ground, missed the ladder and fell on to tha concrete formation at the boss of the structure. Luokily he ctme down feet forempst, but he suffered considerable, injuries. Dr Telchalmuon was soon in attendance and he found the young man in a bad way. He was badly bruised about the legs and body, but the most serious injuries were to his head. He had a bad cat over the left eye and had aoparently sustained a fracture of the base of the skull and was suffering from concussion of the brain. He was at once removed to his parents’ residence and on enquiry this morning we learned that he was conscious nod doing as well as could be expected.

Mr and M:e J. Dick, sent’, insert a notice of thanks in thi* issue.

The Magistrate's Court bailiff gives notice in this issue of & sale by order of the Court, by Messrs Sprot, ddfries and Co on Saturday next at 11 a.m., on the premises of the West Coast Times,

, ‘’lt is realty wonderful to see what Britain has accomplished in the way of making an army during two years and a half of war,” says Sapper W. Daniel, of the Tunnelling Company, N.Z. Engineers (formerly of the “Tost” mechanical staff,) writing to a friend in Wellington. Fritz will have a joyful time when the drama gets into full suing again. As far as Britain is concerned, Jt don’t think guns, munitions orine.n will be any object. Up to the present, the Somme has been tho most bloody battlefield on the western front, but it is too terrible to even think of what tho front will be like when next they get goiug, for I really believe the Somme will only be mild in comparison wi'h what is to come. - . I

greatly admire our dying men,” he goes oil to say. “People used to be under the impression that the aristocrats of Britain were degenerates. . . . Well, these so-called ‘ nuts ’ have proved their worth iu thus war, for most of the men who do the actual flying are lords, etc.

Mr H, M, Coulson. surgeon dentist, nolities that bis rooms will be closed from the 4th till the 12th inst. —Advt. E. J. Llovd is not too shy to tell thrifty housewifes that “ No llubbiug " Laundry Help does wash all elothos spotlessly cleea without rubbing er injury, also gives Thinker Note Book free'with every 1 j packet of “No Rubbing.” New autumn millinery is now to be seen at Mrs J, Lloyd’s. For Influenza take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails. 1/6, 2/6. Stephens Bros have just received a large assortment ol ... ...Is and costumes; also big reductions iu their summer goods.