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Hokitika Guardian, 10 January 1920, Page 2

Owing to a number of members being away on holidays the local band has cancelled its programme for Cass Square to-morrow. The Hokitika Boxiug Association is arranging a meeting for February 7th when Sailor O’Dea and Peter Cook of Christchurch will meet at welter weights, and -a bout between Shaw (Otira) and Rooney (Roa) will also take place.

The Hokitika Municipal Band in this issue returns thanks for donations received during the ’ £mns. The liberality of the people will enable the Band (with money earned by engagements) to pay off the debt of £9l 15s sd, duty on ihe new instruments. The amount received by ’Xmas donations total ala ut £64.

The gardening contributor of the Sydney “Sun” has the following about a flower which all Anzacs will probably remember “There is another small scabious which is easily the best of all. This is the ‘pincushion’ of blessed memory. It is a tall grower, carrying lon<r foot-stalks for each flower, and has a lilac colouring. The blooms are not large. Indeed, they are rather on the small side. This plant is new to Australians. It is a native of Cape Hellas. ' Our soldiers found the sweet thing on ! the rough hillsides, and were much tak|cn with* the colour and the habit of | growth. One sent seed to Mr G. AWaterhouse, of Killara, who has been kind to the small stranger for the sacred memories which it holds within its .heart. This scabious is in blossom today. It is quite the best of the company. Some are larger in size and more ooloury as well, hut to no other member of the family has the great garden got entrusted the spirit and memory which has been given to this native of Gallipoli. Some day my small flower friend will be widely grown on this continent. The home of the scabious is sacred. It is there that the heart and hope of many a lonely Australian is sleeping. ”