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Hokitika Guardian, 6 August 1921, Page 2

Owing to the state of the weather and the grounds, all football matches in the district to-day were cancelled. The entries for the fat stock sales at A rah urn on Monday appear in this issue. Don’t forget long night dance. Supreme Hall, Monday night. Good music, ‘ supper provided. Admission Is (id.—Advt. The first right whale secured in these waters for many a long year fell a victim a day or two ago to a harpoon fired from the whaler llananui by Mr Cook, of the Wliangamtmiu whaling station (states the Auckland •‘Star”). The Superintendent of Mercantile .Marine tit Dunedin, lias received instructions from the department to arrange a magisterial inquiry into the collision in the harbour on July 7tli between the steamer Calm and the barque Rothesay May.

It is understood that the alterations to the timetable on the Westland section will be announced on Monday. One change will he that the train to Greymouth each evening will leave Hokitika at 4.10 p.m. and this one will be the last out on Saturdays as well. A particularly line group of spots, which can be seen without optical aid, is visible on the sun at present, extending to 90,000 miles, writes Mr J. P. Artlin to the Auckland “Star.” The largest spot, which is about 40,000 miles long and 15,000 miles at its greatest width, shows signs of tremendous activity. Large areas of fnculae, where sun spots originate, are also very noticeable on tho sun’s limb. According to the annual report of the superintendent of the Wellington

Eire brigade, there were more actual fires in 1920-21 in the city than there have been since the year 1913-14. The number was 108. In ten years 1110 fires have occurred it' Wellington. During that term here have been 23(5 chimney fires, 498 rubbish, grass, and gorse fires, and 53(5 false alarms. Tlic Wellington Progress League recently expressed its protest against the anomaly of ini|)orting increasing quantities of coal into New Zealand. The report showed that the amount in value imported during the last live years and the six months of the present year

11 were :—191(1, £189,52(5; 1917, £214,152; 1918, £202,102; 1919, £382,01(5; 1920, ' £514,249. Mad as these figures are, ' those for the first six months of the present year are much worse, and already exceed the imports of 1920 by * £323,000. The coal imported for the six • months ending Juno 30tli was 474,788 tons, valued at £837,414. The ivet weather of tho past week still continues. Last night there were very heavy showers, with some , hail. This morning for a few minutes after the sun came up the Southern , Alps were visible. ’Hie sun shone' on a scene of great beauty, tile snow covering every hill down to the flat country in one white mantle, and making a beautiful sight. Then the clouds closed diown shutting out- the view, and started anew' to drop their watery loading,

North Island mails by the Maori connected with the West Coast express at Christchurch this morning.

To-night! To-night I Supreme Fall, a monster dance is being held by the Kiwi Football Club. Good mmic. Good floor. First dance at 8 o’clock sharp. Admission Is.—Advt.

The Chief Postmaster advised this morning that owing to a heavy snowfall on the Otirn Gorge the coaches would not run to-day. An attempt will bo made to get the mails through the tunnel, hut it was not known whether this would be successful.

The proprietors of motor traction lorries plying for hire in this district have been notified by the Westland County Council that the vehicles in question may not use the roads in the County without, xpecia^,arrangements with regard to contributing towards the cost of the repairs necessitated lev the heavv traffic.

At a meeting of the directors of the Hokitika Gas Coy. yesterday, the tender of Mr Arthur linker of Paliberston North, was accepted for the setting of three benches of new retorts, w.iicli are necessary to relit the gas producing plant of the Company. The purchase of the material was •■.’• +, !orised. and tie work will he comnlotod helore the end of the year.

The monthly moo ing of the Trustees of the Hokitika t arings Hank was held \esterday afternoon, when the VicePresident (lion H. H. Michel, M.L.C..) presided. The ( haiiinan referred to the demise of two colleagues sir.ee the last meeting, namely Mr Joseph Mandl and Mr John Lang. On the Chairman’s motion votes of sympathy were passed t ; the relatives of the deceased, and the services of the latter as trustees of the Pink were also appreciated.

The heaviest fall of snow experiencetl for the past ‘23 years occurred last night in the Kokatahi Valley, the whole flat

I being covered this morning to a I depth of two indies with the havhite mantle. The snow extended 1 down as far as AVhiley’s this morning. Since daybreak the fall had stopped, but it can be gathered it was failly heavy during the night, which was bitterly cold. It was at the end of July, 1898, that the last heavy fall of snow occurred in the district. Heavy snow falls are also reported at Kimu, ' Humphreys and other districts.

The Maoii faith-healer. Katana, with bis followers, who returned to Christchurch froip the south on Saturday and went to the Little River Native settlement. abo \ isiis Tuahiwi. near Kaiapoi. Katana received a very warm welcome from the natives at Tcmiika, and also at Otakou (Otago). Ihe gathering at Temuka numbered -100 people, and many patients were brought there lor treatment. One woman, riitbelv crippled b' a c hronic term of svial tea.. " is able to walk normally >' itliin K> n im'r of receiving f{a tana’s ministrations. Katana, his secretary says, is gratified to find that the South Island .Maoris do not practise tohutigaism, but keep up good ancient customs and traditions which have been dropped by many of their fellows in the north.

On Thursday evening the train from Kevvanui was held up when halt way to Dunollie by a slip. It did not get through indeed till midday yesterday, so that it was is nossible for the miners to proceed u heu work yesterday morning. Although t. .■ lip was fivriy large, and the formation unsuitable, it is hoped there will have been no further sii]» during the night. Providing rain has not caused further erosion, it should therefore be possible for the minets train to reach Kewanui in time for work to lx l resumed at the mine this morning. In addition to the slips on the Kewanui line, there has been a substantial one on tlie Keefton line at the inangahua Junction side of the landing. As this slip will take some days to dear, passengers will not lie able to travel past the Landing to-day. and all trains between there and the Junction have been . meantime cancelled. The line should he cleared by Tuesday.

j l<'or influenza, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. “ North British Rubber Hot Water Rags, with the “Unique” never-leak . stopper, have the North British Raibbei trade mark stamped on the neoln, —the emblem of quality, i An ideal spirit for both sexes.— WOLFE'S SCHN.MV h I North British Solid Truck Tyres .ire fitted at once, so that your truck need not remain idle- at all. Get in touch •’ with H.‘ Smith. Motor Garage, Grey- _ mouth, AgentGreat winter sale commences Tliurs- ’ day, August 4th. Start every season ) with new goods is our hard and fast . policy, so we let the present stocks go . out regardless of cost. Value now extraordinary and unsurpassed. Buy for ! now buy for the future. It’s vour chance. We bring the drapery, clothing and hoot prices down further. McGruer and Co., leading drapers, Hoki--1 tika and Greymouth.—Advt.

New Zealand’s emancipation from washboard slavery was brought about through the scientific discovery of “NO RUBBING” Laundry Help. Is packet does 7 weekly washings perfectly.— All greed's agents for “NO RUBBING.” Children’s tweed coats and warm jerseys are now being cleared at the ridiculous price of 10s each. Ladies mackintoshes 12s (id and 15s each, lor one week only at Schroder and Co’s, where you can get model hats at less than half price.—Advt.