LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 October 1917, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

Air. C. Toohey was advised to-day that his son Private C. Toohey, was wounded on October 4 th. in France.

Tlie committee of the local band waited on Air. E. Richards last evening with a request from the band that he should allow himself to bo appointed conductor of the Band until vne return of Air. Ross. 'After duly conIsidorlng the ivqiireit Air. Richards consented to give the band a tri'-l and if the members were satisfied with him ho would be more than satisfied to carry on the- work until Air. Ross returned. Air. Richards will take over thot Band at Monday evening’s practice.

! Prior to the farewell at the Town ! Hoi] last evening. The mombors ot j ,the Municipal Hand assembled for the | purpose of saving good-bye to the conductor Mr. Ross, and Mr. R. Hill, solocornet player ,hotli of whom are leaving for camp. Several members spoke as to the good qualities of both members and of the loss that would be felt in musical circles, and assured them a good send-oll", when they returned on final leave. Messrs Ck**', Fraser and T)wnn, supplied songs, after which Mr. Ross replied, thanking the members and hoping they would keep ‘the band going and be as loyal to their _ new conductor as they had boon to him. After singing “Auld Lang Syne” and .“God Save the King the meeting dispersed. Private Hargreaves, who enlisted in tiie 16th. Reinforcements from Hokitika, and who lias been at the front for about 18 months returned last evening. This soldier was engaged in the Battle of Messmes from the 7tli. to the 10th. June, being wounded on the latter date in the leg and back. He /was invalided home recently by a troopship i which brought) back over three hundred men. He is still suffering from the effects of his wounds, and will be inoapaciated for some time yet, and will be prevented from following Iris former Occupation of horse trainer. He mot many coasters at the front' having served with the Canterbury Infantry Battalion with ; which so many of the district lads are 1 serving.