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Hokitika Guardian, 22 May 1917, Page 2

The Public Trustee issues a notice in this issue in the estate of ihe late Frank Cassidy, of Hokitika. Tho Now Zealand Telegraph Department is now accepting cable messages for Bagdad.

The Kapitea dredge (near Kumara) washed up on Saturday last for a return of 22£qz for the week.

Dr. Hay Inspector of Mental Hospitals is visiting Hokitika on his annual inspection of the Sea View- Mental Hospital.

A record was established at the Waingawa freezing works on Wednesday, when Messrs Bishop and Alexander slaughtered between them 61 head of cattle in seven hours. It is stated that the Waitaha Dairy Company will pay all suppliers a bonus this month, which will bring up the amount paid to them for butter fat tms season to Is 6d per pound. Since the “go-slow” policy at the State mine has been declared off tho output has increased to an extraordinary extent, and the average output per, man can be classed as a record. Tho, bottom mine was idle during two days last week owing to the scarcity of shipping.

To-morrow at Ross at 11 a.m, Messrs W. Jeffries and Co will sell by auction on behalf of the. Mont D’or Gold Mining Coy Ld. freehold sestions in Ross township, comprising 98 acres, and also tools and plant used in connection with the working of the claim.

A nasty accident happened at the Grey mouth railway station at an early hour yesterday morning to Guard W. J. Sequin. It appears lie was at work on a train to leave Greymouth for Reefton at 6 a.m., and had his hand between two buffery and a coupling, in the act of uncoupling a side-chain hook, when the buffers came together and badly crushed his hand about the lower wrist and palm. He was taken to the hospital, and his progress is regarded as satisfactory.

A rather serious accident happened on Sunday morning to a young man named Edward Smith, about 20 years of ago, living a't Runanga. In company with another young man, he went out shooting in the vicinity of Coal Creek Falls, when, by yome means or other the rifle lie was carrying went off, the bullet entering his side. Medical aid was at once summoned and a number of willing helpery proceeded to tho scene and carried the sufferer, who is about 14 stone weight, from a place called “Jacob’s Ladder” to tho road, about two miles, through difficult bush country. Smith was taken to the hospital, where he was made as comfortable a's possible. His condition was reported to be low yesterday afternoon. f

Bob Fitzsimmons, the famous pugilist heavy-weight champion of the world (erstwhile Timaru blacksmith), is uow appearing iu an entirely new role in America. He recently married a religi-ously-inolined old lady, and he was so deeply impressed by her depth of religious fervour {hat “ Ruby Bob ” became converted, and he is now busy touring California as a revivalist gathering immense crowds nightly to heard him. His first appearance was at San Jose, know n as “ The City of Flowers,” some fifty miles, from San Francisco. The old fighter wept as he delivered his maiden sermon in the First Baptist Church there at the morning service. Many of the congregation were ‘in tears before he concluded. ' Afc the back ©nd of last season the directors of the Waitaha Dairy Company, acting on the advice of their manager, decided to instal a plant for the manufacture of whey butter. The plant was purchased in Dunedin at a cost of about £2OO, and since it has ibeen in operation the proceeds from the sale of butter have been very nearly sufficient to repay the amount expended in the plant. The butter is made from the whey which was formerly run to waste down the drains, and finds a’ ready sale in South Westland It is highly spoken of, being compared to the finest factory butter at about sixpence per pound less in price For Influenza take Woods’ Great Popper mmt Cure, Never fails. 1/6, 2/C.

Under instructions from the owner, Megßra W. Jeffries and Co, will sell by auetion to-morrow (Wednesday) at Rasp, Hodgson’s Farm, Woolhousa road, of nearly 100 acree, with 5 roomed cottage, and outhouses thereon. Terms aad conditions at sale.

A farewell soeial tendered to Private Arthur Clifton r.y the residents of Rimu and Woodstock will be held on Wednesday evening at the Pub'ic Hall, Rimu. All soldiers invited, Admission 1/ Advt.

There was a crowded attendance at the Princess Theatre last night when Mr Pollard presented “The Common Law,’’ ia which Clara Kimball Young took the lead Dg role. It was a well told story, beautifully staged and was screened in excellent style. Mr F. Resfeaux supplied an excellent musical accompaniment.

It is seldom that Highland cattle are seen in this part of the Dominion, but yesterday at .the Araliura Yards a fine_ specimen of‘this type of bullock was sold. Fattened on Mr Karnbacli’s South Westland run, he was in the pink of condtion, and after keen competition was bought by Mr W. Ziegler of Itevell Street.

Poultry continues in good demand with good prices and at Christchurch, market was well supplied w ith birds, the quality of the table fowls being better than for some time past. Prices paid at auction during the week have ranged as follows . —Table chickens 3/6 ’o 9/, hens 3/ to 5/8, ducks 5/ to 81, pullets 3/6 to 10/8, geese 7/ to 9/6, and turkeys up to 32/9, all at per pair, Yesterday Mr R. Wells, solicitor handed in to the Hon Secretary of ti e Westland Patriotic Fund, a donation of £2O, representing cheques of £lO eaoh from Messrs R, Adamsom of Rotokino, South Wesdand, and W. Patrick of Hokitika, being donations to the Belgian Relief Fund. The amount has been remitted to Mr C. J. Ward, Acting Belgian Consul at Christchurch for application to the general fund for the relief of the Belgions.

An accident happened on the sawmill tramline at the Blackwater early on Saturday morning, whereby three men were more or less injured. By some means the truck on which they were riding left the rails and they were thrown ,off. Tha truck partly went over a man named James McMahon who was afterwards brought to Kumara bv Mr J, Shannon’s trap for medical attention. Mr P. Ryan had his hands cut and braised.

The Defender lef■- Blackball to-day for Greymouth and Hokitika.

An instance of how harshly the new passport regulations press on people who wish to visit Australia was brought home to certain Dunedin residen's recently (says the “Otago Daily Times’). The husband has recently retired from business and he and his wife had made arrhngements to go to Sydney for twelve months with the ultimate object of settling there if the climate proved suitable, The man, who is well over sixty years of age, was disagreeably surprised when on applying for a passport, he was informed that the only conditions upon which it was issued would be that he entered into a bond to the extent of £IOO that he would return to the Dominion within a period of two months. In the event of his failure to do so the bond would be estreated.

It is, perhaps not generally know a that it is an offence to lay poisjn on a public place. The fa-thas beeD brought home rather forcibly lo a lady resident of Auckland, She had been for several nights annoyed bj a dog barking on the Street to all by-passers, and eventually about three o’clock one morning she got desperate and got up and prepared some poisonous meat, which she threw out on to the street to the dog, which, however ran away without taking the bait. The lady went out to pick up the poisoned meat, and was seen by a constable on daty, who inquired what she was looking for, and who found the poisoned meat. The result was a prosecution against the lady for laying poison in the street, and though Mr F. V. Fraser N.M. expressed sympathy with parsons who had their sleep persistently broken by a barking dog, he pointed out that to throw poison in tbe street was a danger to other dogs that didn’t bark, The de fendant was convicted and ordered to pay 7/ costs.

The “New Journal of Scleocs,” which tbe Board of Science and Art baa decided io establish and which the Hon G W. Russe 1 has approved, is described by Mr Russell aa “a very mooe.Ht undertaking ” H« stated last night that it will be published quarterly, It is intended aa a channel of communication between the scientific societies in New Zealand, chiefly in the way of promoting scientific tesearob. He points out that tbe importance of this work is fully recogaiaed in other parts of tbe Empire, notably in Australia, where the Federal Government has set aside a large sum of money for the purpose. The journal wili be merely the beginning of a scheme which, he hopes, will bo of gieat service to the State dur.ng the war and afterwards.

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'The cable news m this issue aj 3redited to the “Times" baa appeared in that journal, but rnly where expreßsly stated is such news the editorial opinion of tbe “Time?.”