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Hokitika Guardian, 4 August 1921, Page 2

North Island mails by the Maori corn set ed with (lie West Coast express at Christchurch tin's morning.

Freemasons, representing fourteen lodges, entertained as Brother Alasons Messrs Smith, Macartney, Oldfield, and .Maih-y at Southend, says a late cable.

•Mr .1. Steel, the well-known footballer. left this morning for Dunedin to join tlie New Zealand team to play the Springboks.

iln death took place on Monday of All- William J. Collins at Christchurch. Koi many years he was an employee of the Keep-Jt-Dswk mine at Reef ton. Hi was 71 years of age, and leaves a widow and family of two daughters and six sons.

An oiler has been received from Hagland for the Dominion output of cheese at a price of 11 gel per lb, being an advance of jd per lb on the highest price paid by the Imperial Government An offer was also received for the butter output till the cud of October at a price of 2s Id per lb.

Mr George Whittaker, of the PublicWorks Department, Greymouth, who is retiring after 30 years' service, was entertained yesterday by his colleagues. Air Gillies, on behalf of the staff pre.'■enteef the guest wiTh a thermos flask, a walking stick, and a case of pipes, and pouch.

What is claimed as the largest aerial ropeway in Australia is in course of construction for the Kandos Cement Company. The ropeway will cover a distance of 3* miles between the company’s works and the Kandos limestone quarry. Over this span will he 68 (vessels, and the project is designed to carry 168 buckets, weighing 50 tons, independent of the- carrying capacity of 120 tons per hour, compared with 40 tons per hour at present being transmitted. About 50 men are engaged, and the structure will take about 12 months t« complete.

A Palmerston North contractor, who recently advertised for a carpenter, was confronted by seven applicants for the job when he arrived at work in the morning (states an exchange). In an interview he mentioned that the cost of labour for building .was going down very considerably. This was not liecause individual wages had decreased, hut because anxiety to retain their jobs was actuating the men to put forward their l>est| efforts, with the result that greater efficiency was achieved and tin' work more speedily carried out. A few months ago the employee held the upper hand, and if dissatisfied with one job, would immediately push on to another. Now the contractor can afford to pick and choose bis men.

There- passed away at Murchison on Saturday, 39th July, one of the earliest pioneers of the West Coast, .Mr Robert AlcNee, aged 85 years. .Mr AlcNee commenced business at Okaritu in the early sixties, and afterwards at Hokitika. He was a member of the Loyal Pacific Lodge of Freemasons, Hokitika, ;ind was Nol»L* (Ira ml of iho JVinee Alfred Lodge (Oddfellows), when the late lion R. J. Setldon was initiated. .Mr AlcNee was married at Hokitika in 1M)8. His wife pre-deceased him 15 months. There are lour sons, Russell AlrNce, Paengaroa, Hay of. Plenty; Arthur ALNee, .Murchison; George AlcNee, Upper Alatakitnki; Frank McNeo, Gisborne; and four daughters, Mrs Hell. .Murchison; Mrs Rail. Gisborne; Aliss AlcNee, Postmistress, Halfour, Southland; and Mrs Anderson, liicearton. Christchurch. There are 12 grand-children.

1 Quite a novel .confidence trick has been worked off on shopkeepers in the city twice during the past fortnight says an Auckland exchange. A man walked up to the counter of a shop in Great North Road the other day holding in one hand a £5 note carefully folded and knotted as careful people frequently do fold and knot such b«nk j paper to eliminate the ( 4ianee of confusing it with £1 notes. He earnestly requested that thet man behind the counter should do him the favour of exchanging five £1 notes for the fiver. On having the singles carefully counted out to him he gathered them up with a careless sweep tossed down his knotted note on the counter, and, . with a curt “Thanks!” smartly made his exit. By the time tile shopkeeper had discovered that he had paid away five £1 notes for a. piece of crinkled, knotted, and blank brown paper the trickster had made good his escape. The same trick was worked again, this time with a piece of blank dirty-white paper, at a business place in Birkenhead. For influenza, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. North British Rubber Hot Water Bags, with the “Unique” nover-lenk r,topper, have the North British Rubber (Vn trade mark stamped op tb(> peek—; j| f. m'-Llcm of qualify, ;

Opening of Albert Hall, Rnatapu. Wednesday, 17th August. Grand bail, plain and fancy dress. Particulars later.-—Advt.

As a result of the very heavy westerly sea the tide in the river to-day was forced up so high that 13ft tide was registered on the guage —Ift above the usual.

In connection with the Hospital Ball, a grand juvenile fancy dress dance will be held to-night at the Drill Shed. The grand march will commence at 8 o’clock sharp. There is a promise of good' many fancy costumes, and special prizes have been g’iven for the best costumes.

The weather since Sunday night has been very wet and inclement. Testerday was wild and stormy, and the night was a rough one with heavy bursts of wind and rain. The weather shows no improvement. The rainfall for the past 24 hours ended 9 o’clock this morning was 1.56 inches.

An error crept into the publisher, report of the Kolcatalii Dairy Factory in our issue of Tuesday. The paragraph referring to the output should have read—For £he season just ended Die Company has received from its suppliers 708,8921l)S. of cream from which we have obtained 264.896 lbs of butter - fat from which has been made 316,61.8 of commercial butter being 140 tons 18cwt. an increas of 39 tons Bcwt. for the season.

A new 25 miles Australian Read Record was established over an out and home course on the Weribee lUt'J near Melbourne recently. The new figures were recorded in connection wt-.'i the Inter-Club Cycling Association’s 25 miles handicap race, which was won by T. R. Kin ley.side; Joff the 2 minute mark in the exceedingly fast time of lhr. lmin. 4 secs, record for Australia The previous best in the competition was E. Tam line’s lhr. 2mins. 5 secs, established in Victoria in August 191 A The fastest 25 miles ever ridden on the road unpaced is D. KirkhanTs 501 mins, on a straightaway course, near Mortlhke, Victoria.

At .Monday evening’s meeting of the Gieymouth Harbour Hoard, the Chair, man (Mr J. Steer) presiding, a letter was read from the shipping representatives of vessels trading to the port of Greymouth, protesting against the “heavy charges imposed under the new by-laws,” and forwarding suggestions for amendments to the by-laws. It was decided that the Board’s solicitor draw up a by-law covering the case of a vessel completing handling cargo at or before the first tide the following day, providing “that no berthage be charged for the day oft sailing, on condition that no cargo is loaded or unloaded on that day.” The remainder of the suggested amendments were held over for three months.

The Westport ■ “Times” says—-A surprise party, under the management of Sergeant Ryan and several lieutenants, risited Denniston during the week-end. When the party arrived on the hill merry-making was in full swing and liquid refreshments were flowing freely. A sentry was placed at each door of the hostels visited, and the shoals of blackbait inside, endeavouring to make their escape through the back door, were confronted by a man in blue who ordered them to remain where they were and await future he elopments in the shape of blue blisti Every hotel was visited and only one w.» found to lie complying with the regulations. ’I he surprise party, after n most successful outing, when descending the hill, were treated to a volley of endearments from' the trapped “pigeons” which they will not soon forget. Mr Maunsell will be called upon to adjudicate on the matter.

North British Solid Truck Tyres .uv tiitccl at once, so that your truck need not remain idle at all. (let in touch with 11. Smith. Motor Garage, tlroymouth, A cent.

Great winter sale commences Thursday, August 4th. Start every season with new goods is our hard and last policy, so we let the present stocks go out regardless of cost. \ nine now extraordinary and unsurpassed. Buy for now lmy for the future. It’s your chance. We bring the drapery, clothing and hoot prices down further. McGruer and Co., leading drapers. Hokitika and Greymouth.—Advt.

It is better than the circus watching the dirt, grease and paint fly from mechanics’ overalls when “NO RUBRING” Laundry Help gets to work.— John Pnrkhill, agent for “NO TUIBnTNG.”

Be emphatic. Insist on genuine 1 NAZOL.” Nothing like it for preventing or relieving coughs and colds fiO doses Is M. Children’s tweed coats and warm jerseys are now being cleared at the ridiculous price of 10s each. Ladies’ mackintoshes 12s fid and Us each. I'or one week only at Schroder and Co’s, where you can get model hats at less than half price.—Advt.