LATE LOCALS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 January 1920, Page 3

LATE LOCALS

Tiinaru howlers defeated a two-rink team at Rcefton by a substantial margin. The game at Westport on Saturday bad to be abandoned owing to a downpour of rain. Mails despatched on the 13th November 1019 via San Francisco arrived in Loudon on the 22nd December and mails despatched on the 20th November via Vancouver arrived in London on the 31st ultimo.

The Pacific Cable Board notify delay on ordinary traffic to the United Kingdom 24 hours; from the United Kingdom 30 hours. The delays on traffic to America is about four days and about ten days on deferred traffic.

Great consternation prevailed, says the ‘Westport News’, in local bowling circles on Christmas Day, when howling enthusiasts visited the green and on inspection of the gardens found that tlie (Scotch asters, wh* ■h ’bad been so carefully watered tended and planted out with precision, had bloomed, and turned out- to be sow thistles. Next day the caretaker quietly removed the pretenders before the advent of the Timaru howlers.

During the race for the Oak Handicap at Alexandra Park, Auckland, on Tuesday, there was a somewhat sensational incident. As the contesting horses reached the bottom stretch a couple of furlongs 1 after the start, Timbell and Rita Galindo collided, and W, Orange, the driver of the latter, was unseated. Rita Galindo careered away after the contesting horses; but to the relief of the onlookers she threaded her way to the front without mishap. Several ‘efforts were made to stop the runaway, hut it was not until, she had completed some three miles that . she was secured. It was extremely fortunate that Rita Galindo steered a course clear of the contesting horses, or there would probably have been serious results.—“ New Zealand Herald.”’ Considerable interest lias been aroused by the appearance in Auckland Harbour of the French war sloop Aldebaran, which has arrived from Melbourne (says the “Herald.”) The mission of the ship is in connection with certain secret wireless experiments. During the war the vessel figured in several exciting episodes outside Odessa. Her guns helped during the street lighting in tlie city, and also .did useful work at Batum. She carries over 100 men, who are now u nder the command of Captain (liraml, Legion d’Houneiir, and Croix de Guerre, an officer who distinguished himself at the Dardanelles, and also in general torpedo-boat work. The ship has come through the Indian Ocean to Melbourne, and thence to Auckland. She is expected fo remain in the Pacific about two years, and will probably he seen at Auckland from time to time.

WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS tones the stomach and helps digestion,