Hokitika Guardian & Evening Star WEDNESDAY, OCT. 27th, 1920. .

Hokitika Guardian, 27 October 1920, Page 2

Hokitika Guardian & Evening Star WEDNESDAY, OCT. 27th, 1920. .

OTAGO POWER' SCHEMES. | /Interesting information was elicited | at an Otago and South Canterbury j deputation of members of Parliament | that waited on,, the Minister of Public Works. The deputation uirged the Minister to go on at once with the large and costly Hawea-Wanaka. hydroelectric scheme, but it was shown very dearly that the time was not yet ripe for that proposal, which could not be completed for live years, and which would not pay for many years. The Minister clearly told th e deputation that there was no use developing a lot of power if they could not use it. Although the Hawea-Wanaka scheme would eventually be the best for Otago at present only 10,000 li.p. extra was required, and that scheme would be • a very expensive one for the development of such a limited amount of power. Mr Birks, who was present, made an interesting statement. He said it was quite impossible now to make a commercial success of the Hawea-Wanaka Scheme under 25,000 li.p., and it should bo 40,000h.p. if it was to show a satisfactory result. Tl'.ere would be great expense with the tunnels in the construction of heavy transmission lines. It must be put in its full capacity from the start. At present Otago wanted another 10,000 h.p. for a population basis of one in five. That was the basis they were aiming at for the North Island and for Canterbury, and they could not adopt a higher basis lor Otago unless special reasons were shown to justify it. This was a basis double that being developed for Dunedin and for Christchurch now so that the proposal was not a small one 'it was a generous one. The Hou. J. G. Coates in reply, said: After all it comes down to a question of figures. Are we justified at the present moment in going : n for the bigger Hawea-Wanaka. scheme if a smaller scheme will provide all that is required for a number of years ahead? It is a matter of policy whetb. er the bigger scheme should be developed now. lam not justified in going in for the large fcheme if there is going to he a loss. 1 am responsible for New Zealand, not for any one distinct. Mr Robinson, one of the departmental engineers, stated that the Department was not quite finished frith its investigations into the Tivot river scheme. That scheme was good for 20,000 li.p. and it would result in a groat saving on transmission lines, which were very costlv. A double transmission line would cost no less than £3IOO per mile. He pointed out that to get a single h.p. from Lake Ha,wen to Alexandria would cost £200,000, and that would take five years. The Teviot scheme could lie developed in two years and would ultimately give 30,000 h.p. At the start the Teviot scheme would give three times the amount of the Lake Coleridge Scheme whiich had already done so much, and would supply them for fifteen years, and at the end of that time the power station would be paid right off. ' It would join up with the Coleridge scheme.

A Batchelors Grand Ball will be held in the Kditerahgi Public Hall on Friday eVeriifig 29th. October. Admission free. All cordially invited.—Advt. The post of Commissioner of Police in Samoa has been accepted by SubInspector W. J. Wohlmnnn, of Auckland, who will leave for his new station 'by the Moicoia. on 'Saturday. An Auckland telegram states that the Tainui which arrived from Southampton on Saturday, brought about 100 immigrants, including 200 girls, who have come out to marry ex-soldiers. The girls are of a particularly fine stamp.

This is what will interest the men. A splendid range of sac suits just arrived at the H.B. Men’s sac suits. 89s 6d, £5 15s, £6 6s, also a few choice suit lengths for suits to measure from £7 19s Bd. Pa t V an early visit to the N. Z. Clothing Factory. “Fashionable dressing is one of the causes of juvenile depravity,” said the Rev. H. Woolnough, at the Christchurch Council of Churches. “Fashionable dressing means dressing in clothes which are growing shorter at the top and the bottom, and children dressed according to fashion cannot be modest.” A very quiet but pretty wedding was solemnised on Monday at the residence of Mr and Mrs T. Leach, Herbert Street, Greymouth, when Lily youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs J. G. Nancekivell of Blalcetown was united in the bonds of holy matrimony to Ernest Vivian, eldest son of Mr and Mrs H. V. Ellery, of Blalcetown, Archdeacon Carr officiating.

j To-morrow (Thursday) evening, at the Supreme Hall, the All Saints’ Tennis Club will hold another of their popular balls. The usual complete arrange ments have been made by a capable, attentive committee and a dainty supper, with the beet of music has been arranged for. Dancing will commence j at 8.30 p.m. and a large attendance is. expected. Gentlemen,., if . they desire, | may attend is flannels.

“Did not your husband lose bis position through misfortune?” asked a solicitor of a wife at the Magistrate’s Court, Wellington. “He lost it through stealing,” came the unexpected reply. “Well, I said through misfortune,” in. terjeoted counsel, to which the witness answered, “I don’t know whether you call it misfortune. I call it stealing. He is an out-and-out schemer. “Many people say the world is getting worse,” said the Rev. W. J. Elliott, at the anniversary services at Stanley Bay (Auckland) Methodist Church, “but it simply means that more sunlight is being let in. Qur fathers never lived in the glare like we are doing to-day, for there is no privacy now anywhere. We are all stripped bare, as it were, and the world is able to take knowledge/of us. It is a true, fact that men cannot hide their deeds nowadays and the estimate of our character formed by those with whom we associate is generally a true one.”

During a recent discussion on the Civil Ljst Bill, Mr Massey mentioned that Siij William Fraser, who is a member of the Executive, was doing a good deal of work in connexion with the government of the country, and that it was necessary for the Deader of the Upper House to have some assistance. iHe added that this would be more necessary still, later on. Mr Massey’s remark is to refer to the possible absence of Sir Francis Bell during next session, or a part of the session. Sir Francis, who has undertaken' an enormous amount of work, and who has done it ' with remarkable ability will leave for England about April noxt. The latest news available from the American continent goes to show, says tile Press, ” that prohibition, which was imposed on the United States, without the consent of the people, is neither so popular nor so effective as prohibitionists in this country would have us believe, and Hint in Canada, where prohibition has adopted in various provinces by the popular vote, at least ono province, British Columbia, prefers Statu control to prohibition. There are two views that may be taken of recent developments—either that the communities of the United States and Canada are too wicked and corrupt to abide by the prohibition law, in which case the moral value of their actions and those of their legislators, suffers damage or that prohibition is repugnant to a free people.

The death took place at Sumner on Saturday evening of Archdeacon Thorpe. The deceased gentleman had been ailing for some considerable time, and although his death was not unexpected, the news of it created quite a gloom over the whole of Sumner, where his kindly disposition had endeared him to the residents. Archdeacon Thorp-* was born in 1838, and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He gained his 8.A., in 1859, and M. A. in 1862. Ho commenced his ministry as curate of St. John’s, Kingston, Dublin, 18611864, and was at St. Andrew’s the Less, Cambridge, from 1864 to 1866. He came out to New Zealand with Bishop Suter in the ship Cissy, in September, 1867. Of late he has been living. qmAt.: at Sumner. He leaves a widow and two daughters (Mrs Northcote and Mrs X. A. Menzies, of Menzies’ Bay), and four sons, one of whom is the Rev. F. Thorpe, of Ross.

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William Schoies, who was arrested by the police in a hut at Marsden ou Thursday last, was taken to Wellington yesterday morning by Mounted Constable Wilson, where he is wanted fov forgery. Passports from British subjects arriving in the Dominion will from now merely be sighted and returned. Receipts wi|ll be given to aliens and their passports held till they leave. The Department of Internal Affairs at present has about 10,000 British passports These will be returned to their owners New .goods at the “H. 8.” Big) rango of men’s neglige shirts at 8s lid each. The popular striped soft collars 2s, 2s 3d, 2s 6d. Attractive wide-end ties 2s 6d to 6s 6d. Complete stock of silk shirts, including the favourite silk canoe shirt which can be converted into three different sizes. Call and inspect the goods at the N.Z. Clothing Factory. A total eclipse of the moon, visible in New Zealand will occur to-night. The times of the eclipse as supplied from the 1 Government Observatory are: —Moon enters the penumbra, 10.54 p.m. on the 27th., enters the shadow, 11.54 p.m. (practically mid-night); total eclipse begins 12.59 a.m. (one minute to 1) on the 28th.; middle of eclipse 1.41 aim. ; total eclipse ends 2.24 a.m.; moon leaves the shadow, 3.27 a.m.; leaves the penumbra, 4.29 a.m.

The Dominion Department of Forestry has asked for the services of Mr C., E.. Foweraker, M.A., F.L.S., assistant at the Biological Laboratory, Canterbury College, for the purpose of making special investigations in connection with the Westland forest areas. The work will probably comprise the making of certain botanical surveys and . investigations into the forest ecoloy of these areas. With the approval of the college authorities, Mr Foweraker has undertaken to carry out the work during the long vacation. After going to Wellington to receive detailed instructions from the Director of Forestry, as to the nature of the work desired, he null commence the necessary surveys early in November.

The weekly Euchre and dance was held at St." Mary’s Club rooms hast evening. There was keen competition amongst the ladies for the valuable umbrella kindly donated to the Club by Mr 'F;. V. Loftus of Maokay, Logan and Co. This prize eventually was won by Mrs. A. Sumner the second prize was won by Mrs J. Morgan a tin of biscuits. The gent’s first prize was won by Mr A. Gillanders a razor strop and the second prize a shaving stick and brush was won by Mr W. Needs After supper dancing was indulged in. Miss E. Heenan supplying the music and' Mr Thos. Rouse acted as M.C. Brisk demand for NO RUBBING Laundry Help in Is cartons. The abolislier of washboard slavery. Let NORTH BRITISH SOLID TYRES carry your loads. The most satisfactory Truck Tyre service in all the world. Built in Britain by British ex-

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