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Hokitika Guardian, 5 February 1920, Page 2

The ordinary meeting of the "West- j land County Council has been fixed for • Tuesday next at the usual hour. , A meeting is to be held at Christchurch shortly to form a "West Coasters Association. Senior-Sergeant Simpson, who during the past couple of years or so has been stationed at Greymouth, has received intimation of his promotion to Timaru/ It is notified that Mahinapua traffic bridge, South Hokitika is now under repair and vehicle traffic is interrupted till further notice. 1 Light vehicle Traf_ fie may cross on Tuesday and Friday afternoons from 4.30. to 6 o’clock, but this will be liable to interruption at times also. Mr Seddon M.P., has been advised in response to representations made on the subject at the request of residents at Matainui, that the question of the erection of a- post office at the locality mentioned is now the subject of an enquiry by the Postmaster-General, whether it is possible to agree to the request made.

At the meeting of the Westport Borough Council on Wednesday night, there was a short discussion on dog collars. Mr Enright said he understood the law laid it down that if a dog had up collar it was liable to be shot. Mr Wcekes wearily asked if a rate-payer was liable to be shot if he didn’t wear a tall collar! Mr Fox said he had an idea, that Jack O’Neill’s dogs got amongst his chickens!

Very wet . conditions are being experienced in the Otira tunnel works just now, but considering the number of men employed fair progress is being’ made. Tenders are being called for an electric plant for the tunnel. The general opinion appears to be that it will be fully three years before through traffic will be possible. Meanwhile, the overland traffic is growing. The 1 present season’s traffic is very heavy, there being great congestion at times. A plucky rescue was effected at Upopia ow Sunday ,afternoon by Miss Dor.een McCubbin, .fourth daughter of Mr W. ‘ McCubbin, Romilly street, Westport, says tine “News.” A number of girls were surf bathing, when one of the elder ones got out of her depth and was seen to throw up her hands and call for help. Miss MeCuJibiii, who is just a youngster of 14 years, despite- a warning of flie dagger to herself, boldly jump ed info the surf and swam out and caught the girl by the arm and returned with her to safety, when she received quite an ovation from the crowd assembled. The rescued girl was some time before she completely recovered.

The magfiifK'pjit group of spots which made their appearance round the limb of the sun fast Thursday week, have now developed info a fine stream composed of eight great nuclei apd innumerable small spofs apd pores in the vicinity of the whole making a connected area of disturbance measuring approximately 165,00(1 miles mi length, by about 45,000 miles in width. ’Phis was about the sun’s centre on Thursday morning. There is also another fine group measuring about 55,000 by 35,000 miles, visible on the solar surface at this time. A piece of smoked glass .wity enable any* observer to see (his disturbance as a dark spot oil the sufds suyi'ace. —Auckland .“•Star.”

The departure of ltev. Father Clancy to jafce up minisitriitions in Napier parish, will make a blank in this community that will be very bard to fill. During bis stay of about eleven years in Hokitika, Fathyr Cjiaucy has won the general esteem of ,tln* eopimupuy .apart from the flock he .has so well and carefully ministered over. In many quarters lie will by (pissed- During the time of the iiiflueiwa gpidepii r c his good work was specially noticeable and many gjdferers

at that time have the most pleasant re.collections of his kindly help and as. sistapee, smy on fh.e eve of his departure fc> r frgsli fields to curry on his life work, there jtre vpj-y general expressions of regret, voiced af his approaching departure while hi? will carry with him the hearty good wishes of file community for the success of his future- favours. “NO RUBBING’’ Laundry Help has captured the womens’ votg—ours. Paterson Micliel and Co.—Advl. Nail Brushes 3 for 1/-, Jeyes’ Fluid

Ihpitjpj Dyola, arid Rit dyes 8d pkt., clothes and boot finishes 10 Jd and i/-, machine oil Gd bottle, - / rubber sponges 1/-, glycerine and cucumber lOjd bottle, face cream 7{d, Hazeline snow 1/0, corkscrew -and can opener combined, now 6d each, nifluso traps, now 5 for 1/-, at McGruers Great Clearing Sale now on.—Advl. With SHARLAND’S Baking Powder in the dough), good results are certain. That’s why busy housewives always use IMJABLAND’S.