LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 September 1918, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

The Canterbury Education Board in this issue invites applications for a number of vacancies' on the teaching staff. • ‘ Mrs Austin, of Greymouth. received a cable from Lieut. Colonel W. S ; Austin who is an inmate of a hospital m London, to say that the fragments from his side have been removed, and be is no tv out of danger and doing as well ns may be expected. Constable Titos. Evenden, of Rimu, received word this morning that lus son, Copt. A TI. W. Evenden, was admitted to hospital suffering Horn wounds in abdomen. We hope this young soldier will have a speedy recovery. Air C. Tooliey, of Hokitika has been advised that his ,son Private Albert A. IT. Tooliey, is returning to Now Zealand from France in draft No 175 now clue in about a fortnight. There will be a full chorus rehearsal of Paul Jones at the theatre to-morrow evening at 7.30. o’clock sharp. The opera is to be 'staged in about- three

weeks time. The principals taking paid are practically the same as those who took part ill the staging of “The Gondoliers” recently. Tiie following programme "ill be given at All Saint’s Be,-mar to-morrow evening:—“Coon Song In Darktown,” Tony Boyd and lio.vs; Dutch song and dance, “Miss Willielmina,'"* Madge Ayson, and girls: • Scotch song. “Wear Your Tam o’ Shunter,” Misses Maud Clifton, and Maud Duncan ; fancy club swinging. My five special pupils; patriotic march, “Under the Hag’ twelve little girls; Japanese scene. “Cherry Blossom” with song, tan and umbrella dancing; and “Dainty Roses” dance by

four little girls. The death of Mr Patrick Kic-ly at the •igo of 70 years took place at Westiand Hospital on Saturday, after a long illness. Deceased was, in tile early days of the Coast, a traveller for the | iU \ W. C. I. Korrgast, brewer, or ITok'tika. afterwards becoming manager for the Erin Go Bragli water race at the Greenstone, a position \vhieli he held for years, eventually retiring into privn'/* life, at the Kumara railway junction. He was a native of County Cork” Ireland, and had been a resident of New Zealand for 52 years. ]f you are in need of a winter coat, call and inspect Mrs J. Lloyd’s selection which combine quality and low lirie*®.