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Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1918, Page 2

A meeting of the Westland Patriotic Committee will be held on Monday afternoon next. Dr. Teichelmann left yesterday for the East Cbast on holiday. During his absence from Hokitika, l)r will act. ns locum tenens. Among the war honors conferred on New Zealanders the Military Medal has been awarded to Trooper David W. Thompson of Murchison and Private Henry R .Slade, Westport. 1 The meeting of the Westland Charitable Aid Board called for last evening lapsed for want of a quorum, only /Messrs Breeze (Chairman), Blank, Davidson, and Morel putting in an appearance. The meeting stands adjourn eel till next Tuesday evening.

The marriage of two well-known • personages took place to-day. The contracting parties were Miss K. Carley, of the County Office staff and Bugler C. B. Ross, of the 36th Reinforcements, home on final leave before proceeding on active service next month. The young couple will receive showers of good wishes from hosts of friends. The Union Jack was flown from the County Office in honour of the event. The wedding party go north this evening on a brief honeymoon trip.

“The Gondoliers” which is to be produced at Greymouth to-night will be repeated here for the last time on l ( riday night, when a bumper house should result. The production will be a big benefit night, all local expense being eliminated, and the whole proceeds going to the Westland Patriotic Fund. The generous effort is worthy the most liberal hacking by the •public, who, in addition to helping a most worthy cause will he recognising the splendid services of the performers who give a most excellent entertainment.

The. February Tobacco fund lists are closing to-morrow. Probably owing to th e pressure of other calls, the contributions this mouth are not up to the average. It- would be a pity to see this fund fall off, as the gifts are so much appreciated by the men at the front, this is testified to by the few acknowledgments published to-dffy in which the soldiers express their gratitude for very timely and altogether welcomed gifts. Those who are desirous of the helping will find their contributions put to a very useful purpose, hnd one which brings them into direct touch with the men on service.

A strange story comes from America relative to the well-known German racing cyclist, Walter llutt—who some 12 years hack raced with considerable success in Australia, and more recently carried off some of the biggest events in America—including three New York “6 days” races. It appears that for many months'' last year, the French lines were frequently visited by an Enemy aviator, known as the “Grey Ghost,” whose daring raids on the Western front caused much comment in the Military camps. At last the identity of the “Grey Ghost’’ has been unmasked and found to he none other than our one time visitor, Walter Rvftt. The news of Rutt’s death was cabled to America in November last. A meeting of the Westland Acclimatisation Society was held at the County Chambers last evening. Preseift: — Messrsc Evans (President), Seale, A. B. King, Rooney, Harrop, Mclntosh, Boyd, Lloyd, Braddon and J. King (lion. sec.). A quantify of formal business was transacted. The season for deer stalking was announced, all ' areas being taken up. The annual vote from the Marino Department was received with thanks. The caretaker reported in respect to the working of the launch and fish culture. All accounts owing were passed for payment. Air Mclntosh brought up the matter of bridging the Little Waitaha; river on the main south road as motor traffic was growing now, and with the bridging of the Mikonui, the Waitahn would be the only stream to hold up cars from Hokitika to Hari Hari. Tt was resolved to urge the Tourist Department to out the work in hand as soon as possible.

f Dowell Bros’ motor''car "took five passengers through to Otira to connect' with the Overland coaches yesterday. The same car brought three passengers who had made the journey from Christchurch, arriving here at 7 o’clock last evening. The car negotiated the flooded creeks under its own engine power.

Another of 'the fast-diminishing band of pioneers who invaded the wild West Coast in “the days of old, the days of gold,” lias crossed the Great Divide, in the person of Mr. James Keith, who passed peacefully away at the Grey River Hospital on Sunday last. He arrived at Hokitika in 1865, via Teramakau, having crossed the Ranges from Otago. He participated in several of the rushes and ultimately settled in Paroa, where he was connected with the old Leviathan Sluicing Company at South Beach, which claim was subsequently disposed of to a dredging company. For the past six years he had lived a' retired life at Blaketown, although he had been an inmate of the hospital for ,some months past. He was a native of Aberdeen (Scotland), 78 years hf age, and leaves a grown-up family of three sons and four daughters. Messrs J. Keith (Cobden), Geo. Keith (Queensland), and William Keith (North Island) are sons, and Mesdames J. G. Gibb, (Wellington), ' G. Ogilvie (Karoro), J. Goodyer (Wel- | lington) and Miss Coral Keith (Welj lington) are daughters of the deceased. •

Arrived per S. S. Alexander, cases of tomatoes, nectarines, apples, plums etc. Paterson Michel and Co., Ltd. Phone No 2. —Advt. Change for a Shilling! Best change for 1/- is a packet of ,‘NO RUBBING” Laundry Help—enough for seven washing days! E. J. Lloyd stocks this invaluable aid to Laundry work. Be judge and Jury and give “NAZOL” a trial. There can he only one verdict.—“ Absolutely competent to cure colds, influenza, bronchitis ana nasal Catarrh.”