LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 July 1923, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

Mr A. Bonetti is prepared to give tuition on the violin, if .sufficient inducement offers. Early application should he made C o. Red Lion Hotel.

The opossum industry is assuming one of importance in the Riiller District. and large quantities of skins have been forwarded to the eastern markets.

Mr Frank Reid, a well-known and esteemed member of Iho Native race, passed away in Duller Hospital on Saturday morning at ihe age of 7f> years,

The Grey Harbour Board dredge Mawhera, which is at present at. work in Westport, is doing very good work. She is not expected back in Greyinuulh for about three months.

The ollieial opening of the Kuimira Memorial Hall will take place on Wednesday. August Ist. at J p.m. On tin* evening of August ,‘frd. a gram! hall will he held in the Hall in aid of the Building Fund.

Through being struck by a jail of coal, Mr Gilbert Walker, a single man, sutfered injuries to the head and chest yesterday afternoon at liewnnui. He was admitted to the hospital.

News was received yesterday of the deaLh at Nelson of Mrs William liarley. aunt, of .Mr Fred Harley, of Gre.vnioMtli. and a very well-known resident of Nelson. She succumbed, alter a brief .illness, to an attack of pneumonia.

The Rev. Fa tiled Seward, of Kumara who has been sulfering from a severe attack of pneumonic influenza, contracted in Wellington. where ho went to meet his brother on the hitter's arrival from England recently, is now progressing towards recovery.

A lire ocenred at Rtiatapu on Wednesday about 10 a.in. at the shop of Mr W. Rowan, general storekeeper (late Wells Bros). The lire broke out through a defective chimney, but was luckily semi and nut out. '1 lie damage lo slock and building will he about I'so. Luckily the outbreak occurred in the 1 1:;\ -1 1111 *‘ and tin* men working at the mill gate their assistance in quelling it !;. fore the lire got a big lc Id

The chairman of the Greynioutn liarhour Board. .Mr.l .CUeor. .suggests that the Dobson Coal seam be opened up conjointly by the Harbour Board and the Government, each spending £15.0110. Mr Steer also suggested that the mine could lie ottered to a party of a i ouple of hundred miners to work on the cooperative princitd". the profits being divided among the Harbour Board, the Government. and the men.

At Kumara Court yesterday. Wm. Henry liaison, formerly Ala-ter ol the Kumara Old Rennie's Home. Kumara. and now licensee of tho Caledonian Hotel. m that town, appeared on a charge of assaulting an aged Chinese, hat-on, who was not lepre-enied b\ counsel, pleaded mil gull tv. Detective Young said accused made an unprovoked assault on the old Chinese, who was seated on the side of til.' road. After abusing him lie u ed per-unal violence. l'.\ idetirc was called in support «'/ Urn coinplainanl’s i a-*'. Batson denied the assault and staled the mail had use*l bail language towards him. Detective Voting said that the accused had a previ.ms (Oiiviclioti against him lor ass;,ldling an old inmate of the Kumara Old People's Home while he was nm|..r of the institution. ’lke Magistrate , evicted accused and lined him £n with cost s. A youthful defendant who (says the Kelson “Evening Mail"' pleaded guilty at. Hie Nelson Court to riding a bicycle at night without a light, was asked hv His Worship how much lie earned. “Twelve pounds a month, was the i,c,|v. “Ten shillings and costs,' said tho Magistrate. “When do I have to pay; I get paid only rune a mouth. I [as all last mouth's pay gone” queried tin* Bench. “Oh. yes, it doesn't last up. long." “You have my lull syinpathv in that connection" feelingly no.-lied His Worship: "'ho allowed defendant until the end of the month to find the. money.