LATE LOCALS

Hokitika Guardian, 2 November 1921, Page 3

LATE LOCALS

Mr James Ruins of Sydney arrived last evening and is staying; at the Rail- , way Hotel. Mr Burns is renewing :-e- j quaintanres with many old friends after an absence o! eighteen months. A stylish wedding of great local interest took place this afternoon at All Saints’ Church, which was crowded with friends, when Mr ’l’. T 3. Lewis, Kflgineer of the Ilium Dredge, was mardirt! to Miss King, daughter of Sei-gt am! Mrs King of Hokitika. In addition to the sale ol the Ivflido.ri . Lake property in connection with the estate of the late 11. G. Diodrichs, as 1 announced in our columns yesterday, a further sale has been effected of Lot !1 of the Koitenmgi block (known ns Dtedriehs Upper Stntioil) (ailltalinillg, i 150 acres, to a well-known Koiterangi settler at the price of £2O per acre. I'oi the remaining blocks of the Koiterangi estate keen enquiries are being made by intending purchase!*;. The sales mentioned above were effected by M. Houston and Go. auctioneers. | A stuno'd hoy, whose age was given as Iff \en IS, appealed ill tile Christ-j church Magistrate's Court oil Saturday moiiiing before Mi S. E. McCarthy, I S.M.. charged with the theft of a large ; quantity ol poultry. It win stated ( that lie had been employed as a lues- j sage hoy in nv, n, and tliat on hi '• Id.ycle he ha I a huge cn.ricr affixed. j His system of tlu'lt had been lo go to a house and to ascertain it anyone was at home. II all was safe he would col- | led a number of lowls from the towll ouse, place them in his earlier, and take them to the Earmers’: auction mart 1 in Ttiaiii Street. The Magistrate said j tliitt he "a-: surprised at responsible, linns Inlying such stulf from a hoy. H was simplv eiictonaging juvenile crime.

Mi T. K. A . Seddon iWestlaml) has given notice to ask the Minister fot Edileation whether he will introduce legislation this season*' to amend the Teachers' Superannuation Act with the object of providing—ut) Thai teachers with training-college experience should Lave the time spent in a training college counted in computing their retiring allowance; (hi that teachers "ho. While students of training colleges went on active service, should have the time spent on active service counted in ,-omputiiig their '.'tiring allowance: (~) that teachers who left the teachin- service and alter an ioleival retoi'imd to it should be allowed to count , heir hark service, contributions tor Uie period ot the ha'ek service having Lee., paid to tla- Sit|Kqnniu.!tf ml. Etntd y