LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 May 1918, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

A late casualty list reports tho death, cause not stated, in. the Imperial Forces of Private Job Lushanus Munson (Air J. L. Munson, Westport-, father). On Saturday next 25th inst., Air Holland (Labour candidate) will speak along with Hon. J. T. Paul M.L.C.. Mr A. Walker. AI.P.; City Councillor E. J. Howard, Christchurch, and Mr P. Fraser at the Labour Demonstration at Grevmouth.

The following team will represent tho ' High School in the_ match >'dth the “Old Roys” to-morrow afternoon at 3 o’clock. Air. J. J. Valentine has kindly consented to referee the match. ' D. Denniston, G. Aitken, R- Ferguson. J. O’Brien, E. Hacked, W. Boyd, C Nightingale, R. Foster, J. Rothuell, H Butland, H. Steel, J. Stapleton, A. Thorpe, E. E. Hacked, M. Valentine.

Alaster Huia Bird, son of Air and' Arrs Frank Bird, of Westport, passed Cl at tho military medical examinations last week and will shortly go into camp. This will make the seventh son of Air and Airs Bird to serve with the colours. Frank having waved in the Boer War, and the other six, when Huia goes, in tho present, war. One son, Air Fred Bird, made tho supreme sacrifice.

Mr T. K. Coates delivered his first speech in the Grey bye-election campaign at the schoolroom, liarrytown, on Saturday evening, the building being packed. Mr J. K>' ;vll took th ° cha,r and the views of the speaker were pro. ductiro of frequent applause. The speaker impressed his hearers by his true democratic views, and after answering without difficulty, a number of questions, a vote of thanks and confidence was carried without a dissenting vote. After four days of freedom, Robert Dickson Warden, the prisoner who escaped from the. Paparua prison, Canterbury, was recaptured on Friday nioht.' Ever since his escape, tne poli” have kept a particularly vigilant eve upon for any sign of him and about* 10.2 0 that night Sergeant OGraclv saw him in the vicinity of the Opera House and promptly arrested linn Warden, who made no demur about accompanying the sergeant, was by lumsolf and was wearing a suit o. ordnary private, clothes. An interval of two hours only separated the receipt on Thursday by a Mobgiel resident of a cable message from his foil, despatched from Walton-on-Phamcs intimating that he was leaving for New Zealand, and a telegram from the same fcom from Auciklyind announcing his nrrivnl in the Dominion. The cable ' message which whs" transmitted under the “F FIF ” ' regulations was lodged in England ' on April' 4th. Clearly the hospital -ship had come from England to New Zealand more quickly than the cable had! >io had after-effects with WADE’S WORM FTGS./ Wonderful Worm Worriers. Price Is Rd. : be,-: For Children’s Hacking Cough at night. Woods’ Gieot Peppermint Cure. I/O, 9/8