OUR WEATHER BRREAU

Hokitika Guardian, 26 January 1920, Page 2

OUR WEATHER BRREAU

The local observer for the Dominion Meteorological Department reports the following sunshine and rain records for the period ending Sunday, January 25th: Rain Sunshine inches, hrs. min. Monday, Jan. 19th - °-°° 12 Tuesday, 20th 0.00 13 40 Thursday, 22nd 0.39 0 20 Friday, 23rd ]() 20 Saturday, 24th J 31 g « Sunday, 25th 0-00 IMb fflotals 1-15 57 10

Four English mails are reported to be en route to New Zealand. The Alalna, which left England on December 12th for Auckland via the Cape and Hobart, is bringing an English mail, and is due at Lyttelton at the beginning of next month. The transport Bremen, due at AVellington on February let, is also bringing a mail. The AVailtawa, which left San Francisco for AVellington on January 14tli, has 3179 sacks of mails; 1652 bags contain parcels from America while 1527 are English, Canadian, and American corresponctf'ijee and newspaper mails. The fourth English mail for New Zealand left London by the Athenic on January 16tli, and is due at AVellington about 1 the end of next month.

A severe accident befel a young man named Roddy Liddington, at Elsthorpe, Hawke’s Bay, last Sunday week. He, with two mates, wiis amusing himself, rolling boulders over a cliff 200 feet high, when the edge broke away, and Liddington fell the entire distance into the river at the bottom. His mates procured a boat, and he was got out after being ten minutes in the water. It was seen at once that he had suffered severe injuries, and he was conveyed to AVaipukurau. Hospital, where it was found that several ribs were broken, also his knee cap and nose, and that he was suffering from concussion of tbo brain.

Saturday's Christchurch “Press” says:—The A r ery Rev. Dean Tubman, S.M., is leaving Timaru to take up the duties of parish priest at Hokitika, in place of the Rev. Father Clancy, S.M., who is going to Napier. The Dean will l)e succeeded by Rev. Father Hurley, Administrator of St. Joseph’s Church, Wellington. The Rev. lather Bartley, S.M., of. Timaru, will take up professional duties at St. Bede’s College, Christchurch, and his place in Timaru will be filled by the Rev. Father F. Barra, a military chaplain who returned a fortnight ago from service in France, The Rev. Father Kerley, S.M., parish priest at Temuka, is going to St. Bede’s, Christchurch, thp Rev.Father Hoare, S.M., of Wellington, succeeding him. The Rev. Father O’Sullivan, S.M., of Temuka, becomes parish priest of Levin, and his place will be taken in Temuka by the Rev.

Father Quinn, S.M., of Blenheim. The Rev. Father Stewart, S.M., of AAaimate, has been transferred to St. Mary’s, Christchurch, and will be replaced by the Rev, Father Herring, ..M. of Blenheim, . Air J. C- Dale, Chief Postmaster at Westport, reaches the compulsory retiriiicr 'age in August next, and has been granted the usual term of leave prior to retirement. This means that he will be finally released from official duty on the 27th of next month. Mr Halo

came-to the AVest Coast in Decembei, 1864, his first place of residence being the good old Kanieri, in AVestland. His first State appointment was that

of cadet in the Post Office at Hokitika, Air Robert Ivii’ton being then Chief Postmaster. Air Dale still feels proud that, when just in his twenties, he was appointed first postmaster at Kumara, the scene of one of the most picturesque and prosperous gold pishes in the colony. Air Dab* had <pii[e a glorious time' in the midst of some 4000 gold miners—real “boys of the AA est Coast.” On leaving Kumara, Air Daly \vp appointed Chief Clerk in the Post Office, Greymouth, and ha's served in a similar capacity at New Plymouth, Hpjtifika, AVestport, ' Napier, and Invercargill, with a term as second money order

c .lerk in Wellington, and is finishing his official enrepr with n period of four years’ olecupaney of fhe posifiop of Chief Postmaster, Westport, thus completing a total of 47 years! service. Mr Dale has made no plans as yet as to his future residence, buf states that were he t° copsult his own wishes, ho would take upon himself fuller duties of citizenship than are allowed to State servants, AJr Dalp is a brother of INfr A. Dale, Woodstock; Mr U. Dale, Hokitika, and Mrs W. Fleming, Kanieri, and Sirs J. Mi liner, of Hokitika, During the holidays remember Daniel Crawfords Red Stay Whisky is the best. Mark Sprot and Co. wholesale agents. —Advt,’

“NO RUBBING?? Laundry Help makes Happy Housewives. Is packet sufficient for seven weekly family washings. E. J, JJoyjl. —Adyt. Here are a few of flip bargains now

offering at Mrs J. Lloyd??:—Turkish towels 2s fid, 3s, 3s fid, 3s fid, 4s 6d. 4s 11 pair; cpbhinpre pished hose 2s fid,’2s 9d, 3s'. up to fis Gd pair; ladies’ hemstitched handkerchiefs 4 foils; whitju pparl buttons 2d, fid, and 4d doz. ; ladies’ white underskirts 8s Od to 12s 6d; ladies’ white and cream cotton vests 2s (3d fits fid, fis Od apd 4s fid each. —Advt, No good housewife can afford to be without SHARLAND’S Baking Powjer the most economical compound on the market. Ap ideal spirit for both sexes— WOLFE’S' SCHNAPPS.