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Hokitika Guardian, 23 March 1920, Page 2

The Westland Acclimatisation Society offer a reward of Is for each shag’s head delivered to the lion. Secietaiy. There is now no room whatever tor doubt as to the fact that the executive council of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants has authorised a bal- >. lot on the strike issue. The ballot is now proceeding, a New Zealand Times j representative was informed on Friday, and the details in connection with same are made returnable on Saturday, April The adjourned meeting of the 'W estland Licensing Bench was held at Grevmouth yesterday at noon. Present: Messrs E. C. Levvey, S.M. (Chairman), C. J. Nightingale, A. Clifton, F. McGregor, and F. Kilgour. The adjourned hearing of Thos Dillon, owner of the Club Hotel, Greymouth, for possession of premises and transfer of license from Mr and Mrs Birkin, was heard. After hearing the evidence of Thos Dillon and Mrs Birkin; also legal argument of Counsel, the Bench unanimously decided to grant the request as prayed for.

On no fewer than three occasions on Friday night, the Westport Fire Brigade was called out by false alarms. The first was at 8 o’clock, the next at 9 and the third at 11 o’clock. The first alarm came from No 1 corner of Pahnerstin and Cobdcn streets. The second alarm came from No. 14 corner of 1' onblanque and Queen streets. The third alarm came from No. 3 Hospital. The glasses in the boxes in each case were broken and the Brigade, in good muster, turned out promptly on each occasion. Naturally, they were disgusted, for the calls often cause them a great inconvenience and sometimes no little expense,