NEWS AND NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 April 1923, Page 3

NEWS AND NOTES.

Coming events cast their shadows before (observes a northern exchange). Recently a representative- »i a very large engineering firm in America visited the site of the proposed hydro-rlec-frie works at Arapuni. and went very carefully over ih ■ locality, preparing data for submission m his principals with n. view to tendering inf pari i'i the construction work. It is to lie presumed that the linn would have hardly sent an nliicinl all Hie way from P.S.A. to Arapuni tin less it Imd information indicating that the work would i»iobal.ly, he ii-t by contract. Some immigrants find it easier to obtain vinployineut than inher.-. A n.-v. arrival from" England recently turned down a remunerative position in 'he King Country Days the ic “Chronicle” I with ill” remark: 'I don t tare about these oohminl countiv p lotions. and will tie. line the appoint m-nt because there is no plat e to go let worship.” It is reared that some env j Zealanders in each vvorl: went Id no, , |„e so discriminating. The heave-taking of a soldier ami Ins | sweetheart lias been the subject of | many pathetic- enntrihutions Co art. li- | lerature. and music. At lunaru tin- j other day it made a contribution to I the humorous incidents which have to-cut-red on the railway station. H" j was a debonair young warrior (-tales the Tima ru ” Post'A. and when the suuth-liuiiinl express stopped at ln.aiu he met two prepossessing maie.en-. Such mundane mutters as tram oeparttires faded eontpletely "''"u ln ' mind, the warning bell was ignored, and it was not until the express was on the move that he tame hack u> earth. He made a dam 'or hiria” - jumped at a vvmdovv. and \u» };..,7f ,1 jgnominiotisly into the c arriage, a pair of hnh-tmilod Loots waving a ! frantic farewell. a 'r‘!TTAiiTiS'iS’i::;:;;: i" l L r U ff.eu "a eeniletiian v ia, Imdfru.n C aiiachi. He th-oigld tlrnt He -t'ites"\he Auckland "Star." Ihe.v wetc-'always prepared to take a .too i beni-el ve- that the transgressor cf t.n , ,w would make good, and in hi- opinio" tlnur without parrallel m »«’■> 1 the world. If a lev firm or P-'r-on the r . • ti, of copper u.ns. in. “o’" 1 ' ..mi t )e dad to hear I', lined in police vvotilc. 7" j ago from them. About th « an unknown man ' ' package Dunedin warehouse o' l * l - 1 ' 1 tr avs. containing n ' Snl „ e 'm, which are . them, the claim has been made to » til n. ■ Remembering, when making ■ tie t “small contributions ate thank tTUv received” by chi.rcl.es an Ash--1 burt T d f hi m ponv"(T rather"valuable q,^ nt D ' t , the local Anglican Church. SrWwVf for 'Vi'id'