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Hokitika Guardian, 6 January 1920, Page 2

The committee of the Westland Racing Club meets to-night at 9 o’clock. All accounts against the Caledonian Society are requested to be rendered before Saturday evening.

’The Railway Department notify alterations to the timetable on Thursday Friday and Saturday, (Reefton races and trots.) Messrs Armstrong and Co. of Christchurch distribute an inset with this issue. On account of the postponement of the Greymouth Races on Saturday last and the Trotting Races being held at Greymouth to-day, the Hokitika Trotting Meeting could not he held until Wednesday. On that date the train which usually leaves Greymouth for itika at 1.5 p.m. will be altered to leave at 10.0 a.m. The evening train from Hokitika will leave at 7.10.

Yesterday the body of Ernest Goodwin, who with his brother, was drowned over a week ago at Lake Moana, was found afloat on the lake. Searchers went out, as it was the ninth day since the accident, and the body was discovered by Messrs Demse brothers and three of the deceased’s brothers, close to the rock where the body of the other brother was found just after the accident.

The Westland Trotting Club’s postponed summer meeting takes place on the Hokitika race course to-morrow (Wednesday) Jan. 7th. There are good acceptances for all events, and in addition to the promise of excellent trotting, the champion pacer, “Cathedral Chimes”, owned and driven by Mr J. Bryce of Christchurch will endeavour to put up a track record over one mile. This special attraction is fixed for two o’clock, immediately after the conclusion of the third race on. the programme. A special railway timetable is announced for the day.

Referring to Smith’s batting display against. Gain ter bury, the Auckland ‘“Herald” on Saturday says:—S. C. •Smith, eix-Eiigllfsh County cricketer, played a great innings, contributing 256 to Auckland’s total, or one more than Canterbury scored. He was at wickets five and a half hours, and except when the 180 mark was reached, he never gave a real chance. He timed hj’s stroken splendidly, and his driving and leg glides were a treat to watch. His total establishes a record in connexion with Plunket Shield matches, the previous best individual score being Relf’s 157 against Canterbury in 1907. Auckland’s total of 643 constitutes a record for inter-provincial and Plunket ■Shield matches. In spite of their day in .the fi.eld, Canterbury’s fielding was always of 9 high standard. The wicket was in perfect order. The attendance was about 2,000.

“The haphazard manner in which sonip of tlie schools', are left in regard to sanitation is g regular scandal,” said Mr J. F, Wilson (Grey), at the sitting of the annual conference of the New Zealand Educational Institute. “The dust is simply lifted from the floors,” he said, “giving the microbes a better jumping-off ' place.” (Laughter.) Mr Wilson moved:—(a) That specific requirements be laid down by the Medical Inspector or Public Health Department with respect to the cleaning of schools, which at present does not .ensure that the schools are kept in a sanitary state, '(h) That provision should be made for paying caretakers a wage that would enable them to conform to these requirements;, ant) in tlie case of the larger sphppls to give their v/boie time to the deapii/g of the school premises to fi proper state of lepnir. The remits were arfoptpd unanimously without discussion.

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There was an unusual occurrence at, Mr J. D. Wills’s farm recently (says the “Taranaki News”), by which lie lost a valuable cow and himself had a narrow escape from a serious accident. It appears that one of the electric wires which go through his paddocks had got off the cups and looped down in contact with the iron pole. Thus apparently the current ran down into the wires of a fence which touched the p.ole. The cow rubbing itself on the wires, received a severe shock, and was very badly injured. Mr Wills, seeing the animal struggling, went across and took hold of one horn to pull it away from the wire, and received also a shock with threw him into the air and fortunately away from the fence. Nothing could be done for the cow, which died from the shock. Mr I Wills, through somewhat shaken, ' was i not hurt. The occurrence should act as ( a warning to those farmers across w hose , land the electric wires are carried. Don’t forget WOLFE’S is the real original SCHNAPPS. Ab sure as day follows night, cakes baked with SHARLAND’S will be light. Best Baking Powder at your grocer’s.

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