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Hokitika Guardian, 21 February 1923, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

Messrs Clements Molor- Ltd. notify special car services lor tile Watarna and Hari llari races. ( ars leave tor Watnroa to-morrow at - a.m. Special excursion tare-. The Principal ei the 0 reyinoii t h Technical High School ill this l-sue sets oiu the particulars ■.I I lie courses in be given for training in emu morn, and engineering. Intending students should communicate immediately with the Director. An Order-in-'homteil slates that the dutv on “coinpo” hoard which consists of timber who a layer of paperpulp. si raw board. paper nr similar mateiial cemented ihcr.-to ill one or both sides, is to t.e erarped at toe rate of four shilling's per hundred superficial feet, and. m addition, i- liable to a primage duly of i per cent ad valorem. This malerial, which is used as a substitute |... iire-se:! -..an timber, is not spied iii ..I. Ineui ameil in the tnrilL Returns. Con,piled 1n > m particular, supplied b\ re’a mug oilieers in the licensing poll, show lion 1i19,157 valid j votes were ca-l mil m a total ol 1 1K),- \ 012 electors on I lie elfoctivo roll. (it these 252,1i1i9 \Tere lor national continuance. 30. 727 lor State purchase and control, and 31(0.79! for naliona.l prohibition. The combined hquor vote was 17,005 above that for national prohibition. Ohinemuri <3610-30! I) anil Ashburton < 337)7-3121) laid majorities in uo-l icenee dial rials lor restoration, in neither ease suliicient iy huge. Two horses drawing a I nx owned by S. Ivory, Ltd., caused some excitement by bolting ill Hobson Street, Wellington, The driver. W. 11. Jones, was delivering benzine, when he reI mem bored that the wheels ol the lorry were not chained. The horse- halt taken advantage of • hi- earlier, and by 1 ilie time the driver reached the read they were proceeding down n at a gallop. The horses rushed straight imo the residence of Sergeant Whitohouse, smashing into a hidromn into which the force of the impact hurled several , eases of benzine. The shaft and the ’ two front wheels of the lurry were: broken, hut the horse- were not badly mimed. The house and leitee in tronl . were damaged to the extent ol imout , fit If). Sergeant Wliilfhouse. who was sleeping in the room, was wakened by hi- wife, who saw the horses approaching, Both were in the room when Hie crash occurred, hut neither suitored injury. Colonel Alien Bell. Bay of Islam!-, voted with the Government on the uo(niilideiice amendments, hut various claims have been made to bis allegiance. Now that he had iulldlcd that pledge, however, Colonel Bell gave a representative ol tile ■•Lyttelton Times" a direct statement Ifml although he might, have been claimed by all the parties he remains a complete independent. "I clearly pledged m\self during the election, sail! (olonei Bell, "that 1 would mu vo-e id carry a no-coiilideiice ii.olam which, wmic.l involve combination with extreme La'our to secure its eJeotioii. 1 have done this, and now ! P'U -tin a complete I'ichuieaJ.enl. willing to support legislation iif ■•■!'"■• 1 '■ v Massey , Mr Wilford or Mr Holland. if I eonsifler it to be i'i the inter,.-is ol niv electornte and tie DoirnnicU. 1 not attended ant party cam us. I no not intend to do >"■ Hui'iug m\ career as a member ol Pel Lament mav make mistake,, hut lb- electors will never he aide lo -a' that I am a political twister or Uiaf 1 have yinlaterl anv idedae imoW Irmn the elecli: :i platform.’'