LATE LOCALS

Hokitika Guardian, 18 September 1917, Page 3

LATE LOCALS

Owing to the number of visitors in town it has been decided to hold St. Mary’s Club Euchre Tournament and dance this (Tuesday) evening, instead of Thursday. Please note, that it takes place to-night. Admission Is.—Advt. “There is too much religion and too little Christianity among people at present.”—)[r. G. Witty (Riccarton) in the House on the sectarian question. Captain AY. Martindalc Kendall, ot j the Royal Army Medical Corps who j has been on service in Palestine has returned to AVolKngton on furlough.

A Press Association telegram from Auckland states that tho Farmer’s Union Executive carried a resolution: “That, the proposals of tho Government i regarding hotel hours are a reasonable I compromise.” I In reply to Air. Toole in the House Sir Joseph' AYard states Chat tho missing Union Company’s steamer Wniruiiii had a mail on hoard, hut not a large one. There were two hags for San Francisco, and two for Canada. The mail for San Francisco contained twenty-eight registered letters. A man named Chamberlain, employed by Lake Brunner Sawmilling Co. mot with a serious accident at four o’clock yesterday afternoon. While '■ engaged in hushfalling he slipped and his axe fell across tho hack of his hand,

causing a severe wound. He was taken to Moana, whore Mr. Noel Peat, rondered first aid, hut was unable to ■ stop the bleeding. A trolly was procured and the • man was taken to Kokiri, where a motor car met and convoyed the man to Greyinouth arriving at 9 o’clock. Five hours elapsed before the man received professional attention.

Air. Reginald Weame, who was attacked by strikers in Sydney and who shot one striker and wounded another has relatives in Auckland. ITo is a brother of Airs. F. H. Alueller, solicitor, of Alount Eden Road. A private cablegram received from Sydney states that he has been acquitted on the charge of slaying the striker Flanagan on tho ground that lie acted in selfdefence. Over fifty of Air. AVoarne’s relatives have gone to tho front from Australia. One brother, Major A. K. AYoarno, has received tho D-S-0., and three cousins have been awarded the D-C.AI. A sister is a nurse at Salonika. 'Hie Rev. Canon AY. S. Bean, vicar of St. Mary’s Addington on Thursday completed his twenty-five years of service as Chaplain with tho New Zealand Engineers, having received his appointment on September 13tli, 1892. At the last snioke-oh of the No. 1 Field Company, New Zealand Engineers, Captain J. Midgley presiding, tho Rev. Cannon Bean was the recipient of a handsome study chair from the members of the company in commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of liis association with the corps. The presentation was made by Atajor .Tones, and ox-Captain Dougail, on behalf of the members of the comi pany, both speakers referring ; n eulogi istic terms to the services rendered by tho Chaplain. Tho chair bore the fol- • lowing inscription on a silver plate:—“Presented by No. 1 Field Company, N.Z. Engineers to tlio Rev. Canon W. S. Bean, ‘Our Chaplain for twentyI five years.’ 1892—September 13— 1917.”