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Hokitika Guardian, 3 January 1923, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

Owing to the re'-ei-voir being tK.arly empty, a warning is given to consumers to use as little wafer as is possible. OIL inlei's against the warning ■.'.ill be prosecuted. During the year 1923 there will ho two .'clipuc- of the -1111 and two ol the 1110KI1 ; of these only Hie lunar eclipse which takes place on Angu.-t 20th will la* seen in New Zealand. Invli.d d ,n Hie soloists (I the Calud• • • M=• 11 C men on New Tear’s night, was Mr Collier of Bionhoiiii, who gave several numbers, which proved very enjoyable. An i.cciihaliwu of a planet by Hie menu *■■ so uu'iii of frequent •reiirrcncc and .-mile!ime- dll'ing a s.mglc liinat ion the mooli may on ill! two I■ 1 :111 <*t -: during tb# month of January u lial i- vi ry rare is going to happen, as on no b-.- than three occasions will the moon come between a planet anil tin* enrib. T’iiw first ot tlnse events lakes place mi January Itllli., when Hie plated Salurn will suffer occultalioii. bill il will not be visible 111 Wc.-llmni. 1)11 Janimry Mill at Il.lii a.m. the pin not Venus will be bidden by the moon; though the phenomenon will uol be sim 11 in Mistland. Hie (linnet will. linwevinr. be so , |,)s,. to the moon when il rises less than iwo hours Inter that a spectacle ~| -ome In :iiiLy will be pre-enled to Hie on H v observer. The las! will occur on January 22iui. the earth, morn nml Mur- Icing In a line at 7.3 p.lll. : :l -mail icb.-cops vi!! be useful in watching the -lelih u di-uppen run: e nml #mi.'l';:*-llee of the plain t.