THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES

Hokitika Guardian, 27 June 1922, Page 2

THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES

'l’m; ’1 k.u'Uino Of Histohy. The boy who has walked in spirit with - his* race from its formation by confluent streams of Celt and Roman, Viking and Saxon and Norman, through two civil wars, through foreign lighting and colonising ,through incessant struggles for freedom, right down to Trafalgar and Waterloo, to Gallipoli and the Somme, will not, when grown a man, relinquish his liberty to an alien tyrant from Moscow, nor will he injure his nation by refusing to take the rough with the smooth in its economic fate. Only history, rightly taught, can make him realise the divinity that is in his race—the race that loves fair play, that honours wonuin, that will die for freedom.

Messrs M. Houston and Co., will sell by auction in the mart to-morrow at 2 p.m., 200 pairs boots and shoes, generl groceries, hardware and fancy goods. At the Magistrate’s Court- this morn, ing before Messrs W. Jeffries and A. K. Benjamin, Justices, a. prohibition order Was made, by consent, against a local resident, ■ MrS WCbb; tii# mother of Mr P. CV Webb,, passed peat*fully away liist Tuesday at Wonthargi, Victoria. Mrs Webb iias been ailing for some time, nil P. ('. W"bb left New Zealand over a n-oitli ago to visit his mother, and was vvi.li her when the end eamo. The eei'eniony of blessing and opening tlirt te-built Church of the Sacred I H art was pbrfor <*(l at Ngahere, oil I Mondiiv by I'-o \ oi*y K€v Fnthet* »)• ! I -tig, A dm. Although the dtt.v was niise ••’lily cold and wet thefe wa.s a b -ge attendance of Catholics from Nga I tore and the surrounding districts c‘ Mia ura. Blackball, NelsQn Creek, and Grcvinouth. A collection taken , tcwirds defraying the remaining expenses on the building realised £l2 10s. I There passed away yesterday, at the residence of Ids daughter, Mrs Howard

I IC.-i.r Ihiketahi S‘ rrct, Greylnouth, , (P-oigc Gamble, R very old. resident.of No Town. The deceased followed the I o( upation of a miner, alld wits, wfellI Inir.wn for liis genial mul kindly disit ion. Hr came to the Coast in the old days and whilst here made i any friends. He retired from acI tive life some time ago and suffered a ' j lor., illness prior to his passing away 1 i Hlerd.'tv. lie was a native of County ’ J ( cyan, Ireland, and leaves a wife and ’ 1-rown ut) family. i Yesterdav eVdiiiii-t as the miners at • the HewSmii Ttlp Mine.left tlm . P»* i sonic four or five ot C'em were notified - 1 that they would he suspended for lea\- - ' in', a i.iven point before knock off time. - It."'appears that the men became very -! ii ,tenant over this and for a time it ■ ' P oked doubtful if there would be work iI at the State Mine to-day. The Lxecu- , 'tive of the State Miners’ Union met i 1 mi niilit to consider the matter. Mr , 1 I A. dames was communicated mtn ny t ' t I -phone, ttnd he agreed to diseuss the »! question with the niiii-.-rs’ reprtsenta- ; i tires . ! w : ll work as iisiiah

\ special attraction is arranged for at St. Mary’s Club rooms on to-mor-row (Wednesday) evening. Mr and Mrs J. Taylor have generously donated n pai r of handsomely worked P'"""' shams and a supper clo# for the ladies prizes. These ate onjoew at Miss M. Bomke's studio jviW'W, Mr E. G. Toiibkv is giving valued ttt one guinea f.r tile competition, and Mr .jas jobiisidif tiie second prize. \ "rood deal of iprest is centred in the challenge whi# lias been issued by Mi and Mrs A#mn"*-'r to play the winners of th6tfrist tournament who proved to be JIrS 0. ipaleii ahd'Mi- H> E, X’ig’a tin gale this game takes plflet? dm ritig tile supper interval. A subltaiitiai prize lnis.beeii offered for tile winner*. Admission Is. Advt.