HARI HARI NOTES

Hokitika Guardian, 8 April 1922, Page 1

HARI HARI NOTES

(From a Correspondent)

The ladies of the Anglican Church Guild headed by Mrs Shearer junr., are devoting themselves wholeheartedly to the production of a Japanese Bazaar in aid of Church funds. We can expect something good as Mrs Shearer’s ability in this line has been shown in the past. As stated in my last notes football is in full swing and as the Hayseeds intend to be represented in both senior and junior competitions, all followers of the game will wish them the best of luck. Mr Moore, the Club’s coach, lias them toeing the line twice a week and on Sundays they give the inhabitants n view of their promising play in scratch matches. A change in the unending army of drummers at our doors has heen the visit of two local gentlemen with Hall bonds for sale. The instigators of the new hall scheme are ambitious, but deserve every encouragement, as the present hall is inadequate for the needs of our rising district. The canvassers report, good business, hut they are not sold out yet.

We hear that the Coast branch of the Workers Educational Association are to have a winter school for farmers at Hokitika shortly. On such occasions we feel the isolation of South Westland, and would be grateful for but the crumbs from the rich man’s table. Perhaps some day such lecturers will be able to pay a visit. One.has just to cast an eye over our flat to realise the possibilities still undeveloped and the need for more scientific farming. Mrs J. Johnston and daughter have returned after an extended tour of both islands. She was accompanied by Miss J. Shearer and Mr T. Ferguson who have been visiting the city of the plains. Factory disturbances are once more claiming public atention. Trouble seems to be the companion of co-operative enterprise where many are masters. Let us hope the matter will find a resting place in the kindly hands .of the directorate. The ranks of the ladies at the local hops have shrunk of late. Misses K. Adamson and J. Diedrichs are away on holiday.

Mr and Mrs Hall, formerly of La Foil taine, arc on a visit to their daughter Mrs Alf Wall.

What might have been a very serious accident was averted by the prompt fiction of Mr Con Herlihy. As far as wo could gather from the description of the affair by Mr Herlihv’s chief assistant cow puncher, Con was driving his horse in a spring cart when it bolted, making a beeline for the hotel, where it resides (in the rear not the front portion of the section). In the front of the hotel Con was faced with the problem of driving between a trap and car, and like a true Aussie with the utmost sang i'roid, he described a figure S in and out and round about the vehicles.