LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 April 1920, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

Messrs W. J. Pritchard and Co. have removed their warehouse stock of fills, etc., for the convenience-of patrons, to the shop in Rovell street next to Ai r A. Keller, tailor, .

The Returned Soldiers’ Association ill hold (in addition to to-night’s ball) m assembly dance ill the Drill Flail tomorrow (Thursday) evening, commencing at 9 o’clock. Cents, 2s; Ladies Is. -Ailvt.

Mr P. R. Clime, organiser for the Canterbury Progress league, arrives in Hokitika this eveung and will address a, public meeting at the Town Hall at S.lO o’clock sharp on Friday night. The Canterbury League is interesting itself in the advancement of Westland, and no doubt the public will appreciate the effort and by their presence at Friday night’s meeting will encourage our Canterbury friends to mantam a closer interest 'in West Coast affairs.

- An important finding to all those in occupation of leasehold lands was uttered recently by Mr Justice Edwards during his judgment on a recent action in which the plaintiff claimed damages, for injury done to Hand and buildings by his tenant. His Honour, after quoting well-known English c-ases .remalrked: “It seems now to by established law fliat, however ruinous a building may be. if it is demised as a huilding, the tenant must from time to time replace all such parts as fail to serve their purpose, or make the structure dangerous, so that if the term granted is for a long period a tenant may during its course be compelled to reconstruct the entire building-”

Referring to the death hv drowning , of the Australian trooper suffering from shell-shock whose body was round in the Auckland harbour, the “Star” says the man should not have been ah, lowed at large. The paper proceeds : “Wp are not making any reflections on the police, who have to follow rules in these matters, when we say that it ought to have been impossible for such a tragedy to happen. .Here was a man obviously not himself allowed to wan-

der about a city in the early hours of the morning with nowhere to go to. Surely there should be provision for such cases, which are deemed to be on the near side-, of the border-line of in- • s-,o i; \ . Either there should be an institution for them, or the police should be instructed to detain victims, pending further inquiries about their condition and the necessary relief. Shellshock cases are not rare, and the fate of this man may be the late of others