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Hokitika Guardian, 15 March 1922, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

I During the week ended noon on M.Oll- - 45 cases of infectious and other 111 I notifiable diseases were reported in the r " I Canterbury-West Coast health district, 1 "I as follows: —Scarlet fever 5. Grey: I Diphtheria 1. North Canterbry: SarI iet fever 3, diphtheria 7, tuberulosis 9, n I pneumonia 1, puerperal septicaemia 1, l " I pneumonic influenza 1, varcella 3. Ash- ’• I burton: Tuberculosis 1, varicella 4.. e I South Canterbury: Diphtheria 2, tuber--slcmlos is 1, puerperal septicaemia 1. j

r I A girl was discovered by a milkman about 5 o’clock on a recent morning 1 sleeping on the kerb ofthe pavement of ’ I a street at Auckland in her night at- , I tire. She was taken to a house nearby, [ I where she was put to bed with liot- , I water bottles'to restore warmth. When I tlie girl recovered consciousness it war I learned that she liv'ed about a quarter I of a mile distant, whence she had walked in her sleep. She was taken to her I home, apparently none the worse for liter I experience. . j

“I believe,” remarked Air J. J j Virgo in the course of his address be j delivered at Palmerston North, “thal I the Young Men's Christian Associa. I tion will prosper only as it magnifies the fact of Christianity and has as its I fundamental idea, the idea of service. I Citizens are naturally interested in I world problems, and the Y.M.C.A. I must take its port. The pure BritishI er ought to be seized with the family idea, not only of allegiance to the EmI p,ire, but also of brotherhood for the world, and I believe that the Y.M.C. A. can do much to bring thal about. Another 1914 and both victor aind conquered will he blotted out.” The speaker added that the organisation presented an opportunity of carrying 011 work aiming at true spiritual brotherhood amongst nations. Criticism of the charges made at I Rotorua comes from a recent visitor (Air C. A. Humphries, general manager of the Australian Provincial Assurance Association), who was interviewed by an Auckland “Herald” representative. “The Government ought to popularise the place by reducing the charges instead of raising them,” he remarked “The charge of one and threepence for a plunge bath is far too high. Of course, that kind of thing is all right so far as the tourist is concerned: we know we are ‘fair game’ a ll the world over, but it makes tilings too expensive for our own people, the married man with a wife and a couple of hoys and girls, for instance, who would gladly makes the trip if it were within his means. On e thing I am convinced of—the great possibilities of HelensviHe as a health resort have not yet been fully recofnised If the place were properly developed, it would soon rival Rotorua, and being so easily accessible should attract a far greater number of visitors than it does at present.”

ll.iiforniii.tion from ’Wanganui states that the sculling race between Had(ielcl (holder) and Paddon (challenger) for the world’s championship, will probably take place on Easter Tuesday, April 18th. Hadfield, as well as Paddon, have been in camp on the viverlwnk for some time and each is in active raining. Paddon, in occupying the camping ground vacated by Arnst, is stated to be showing a much more finished style* than in the earlier stages of his training. Fault was found with Ins sculling when lie was first seen on the river soon after his' arrival in New Zealand," hut critics have since altered their opinion, and now recognise that Hadfield will require to be in the “pink” of condition to retain the title. As is usual after a severe course! of training, Hadfield put on weight after bis mat el 1 with Arnst, but this is fast disappearing, and it is confidently stated by competent judges that on the day of the rage he will he a harder “nut to crack” than when he met and defeated Arnst;.

1 Tf even a truck carried what is in railway parlance known as “dangerous goods,” it was one which arrived at Levin this week from Upper Muttcarrying twelve hives of hoes, (says the “Chronicle”). During the journey the bees remained in retirement, but not so after coming to rest in the Levin station yard. Early in the afternoon they emerged from the truck - in which tlioy*- had been jolted half the day, into a world of sunshine. Ang.Rv buzzing swarms of these irate bees made towards the station. That thoir intentions were anything but pacific a. railway porter soon discovered when he was vor painfully stung by one that had taken the mean advantage of flying up the leg of his trousers. Then there was consternation. The NapierWell ingt-on express, with a big load of passengers, wa a due into the danger zone in few minutes, hut spurred, only too literally into activity, the porter hit on a brilliant idea,. The; station fire-hose was run out. and a liquid barrage was put up to screen the station. The advancing boos fell hack, and the respite gave the officials time to hose down the whole of the platform and its precincts. It was then that the express ran into a station so cool n.nd damp that not oven the most vengeful hoc would ca.ro to have appreached. 1