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Hokitika Guardian, 24 August 1921, Page 2

Every member of the Kiwi Football Club must be at McGregor’s North Revel 1 Street shop to-morrow night at / o’clock sharp for practice. It is reported that the main shul’c at the Dobson Coal mine has struck the first indications ot the Brunner coal mensiii. s at a depth of 700 feet. The Westland County Council nolilics that Crayfish Crook bridge on the Kanieri Lake road will he closed t<v traffic to-morrow (Thursday) lrom 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for repairs. Mr K. 'V. Archer of Capleston Colliery, has opened a depot on Gibson Quay and is now prepared to supply a first class household coal in any quantity throughout the district. Orders may ho left with Mr E. W. Ileenan or Mrs D. Ileenan, J’lione 120. Now* that spring cleaning is the order of the day, we would draw your attention to our new stock of linoleums, carpet runners, hearth rugs, squares and hangings. These are decidedly well worth your inspection at Schroder and Co’s.—Advt. A correspondent says—The sugar famine in Dunedin was again worrying everybody on Monday. growers being com [relied to dole out in small quantities or say “no” to customers. Belief, however, is almost sure to come tomorrow, when the watersiders are expected to start unloading a big consignment from Auckland. The following telegram has been received by the manager of the New South Wales’ team from the manager of the Springboks:—“With reference to your remarks at Gisborne, please accept assurance neither I nor any member of the team have ever made any statements derogatory to Sydney’s hospitality or sportsmanship. We had the time of our lives in Australia, and appreciate all that was done for us there.” The Australians expressed their appreciation of the action of Mr Bennett in sending the telegram. -Mr It. Ward, Countv Cliaiiman, .Mr W. Jeffries, Councillor, Mr W. Millner, Overseer, and .Mr D. J. Evans, County Clerk, left for South Westland this morning. At Hari Mari Mr W. H. Chinn will join the party. Mr Ritchie lias not been able to get away. This afternoon the party inspect Petersen road which the Council is carrying out with loan money, and also consult I'm Government Drainage Engineer at Hari Hari, Mr Shawliridge, regarding the further improvement of the I.a Fontaine drainage scheme. To-night the settlers will lie met and local requirements discussed. A public meeting will lie held also regarding the Kakapotahi bridge lean proposals. To-morrow the party visit Okarito and Wailm Gorge, on Friday 1 Wehekn, and return to Wataron on Saturday, when a public meeting will he held in reference to Kakapotahi bridge proposals. The party return to Hokitika via Waitaha Settlement on t’’e 27th inst. An exciting encounter with a whale is reported from To Kahn (states the Wliakatane correspondent of the “New Zealand Herald”). The whale was sighted off Mnraenui, and a telephone message to Te Kalia caused two boat’s to be sent out. After a chase lasting some hours the boats came close to the whale, which by that time was near the rocks at Te Kalia. When a capture seemed imminent, and just as a harpoon was about to he cast, the whale turned and charged one of the boats, the crew being precipitated into the water. The whale lashed with its tail and splintered the boat to matchwood. The second boat- then attacked the whale, but was unable to capture it. Fortunately, all hands got ashore safely. One Native received a cut on the ear. “We have our very hard cases,” said the Hon J. G. Coates, while speaking at an informal gathering at Wellington en Saturday morning, to honour Sir James Carroll on, his sixtv-fourth birthday, “hut we must see them through. Just remember that the hard ease with one wing, the man who sticks folks up in the street, in restaurants, anywhere, was a very good man ,ut at tiie front, and probably stuck up for quite a number of people there without thinking about it at all. I don’t say that the good man was not as good ns the hard case, but that hard case was a very good man to rely upon out there. It is no use moralising with that type of man ; we have to stand hv him, he is still a responsibility. And one thing that we have to guard against is allowing that man to hawk his wares upon the streets. It is not an easy question, hut, as 1 have said, we must see him through.” For Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. A good thing has many imitations. Order “NAZOL” by name. Refuse subsetitutes No cold is Nazolproof.