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Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1923, Page 2

Community singing and ball will be be iK'ld at tlie Blue Spur Hall on Friday. Sept. 21st, in aid of the school prize fund.

North Island mails and passengers by the ferry steamer connected with the West Const express at Christchurch this morning.

Advice lias been received that Dorothy K. Sliand and Helen S. Staveley were highly successful in passing their tlicorv examination held by the Associated Board oi Music oil June Kith.

To-morrow (Sunday) a partial eclipse of the moon will take place and it will he visible throughout New Zealand The eclipse commences at 7 .13 p.tn.. is at its zenith at 10.10 p.m. and finishes at 0.3(> a.in. just after midnight.

At the conclusion of the Borough Council meeting last evening, members of the Council conferred in the lown Clerk’s office with Mr J. C. Alnclarlanc (engineer for the loan works) in reference to matters connected with the works proposed to he put in hand.

One farmer in the Oamaru district who secured a yield of 50 tons per aero from a paddock of mangolds last vear, had only 11 tons an acre this year (states the -'North Otago Times” . The small yield was due to the wet weather.

Those of our readers who are on the lookout for a composition jointless flooring material which can bo laid on wood or concrete, are referred to the advertisement of the Shorn-wood Flooring Cov.. 71 Moorhotise Avenue. Christchurch. -Faina” flooring earn he Hi id in all colours and mottles.

‘A black opossum tug is a very valuable thing until you find out who blackened it : that may make all the. difference,” o' served His Honour Mr Justice ( iiapiiian in tbe Supremo Court ut New Plymouth (states the '“Daily News”), when some purchases mi-lo iiv a Maori were under discussion.

A farmer in the Oamaru district wanted a man to do odd jobs about the farm for a period a six weeks. The man who applied lor tho- job (says the "Otago Daily Times”) asked Iss a day and kept. The funner intends doing the work himself. There are indications, says the Grey "Star,” that- the Grey Hospital wilt undergo a complete reorganisation as far as the conduct of the institution is (oneerned. The first report ol the Medical Superintendent -.Dr J. I'. C”. Moore) to the Board at its meeting on Thursday was a lengthy document and remained a great number of suggest ions for improvements. “I he Hoard decided to make due enquiry into them, and a special committee comprising the chairman (Mr J. W. Hannan . Messrs ,|, I’iisliine. E. Ashton and the Rev A. .1. Farnell was appointed to make investigations and report to the Board.

Representative teams from tlie Groymoutli and Hokitika Ladies' Clubs played an inter-club match on Oinntu Links on Thursday, when the Groymoutli representatives were successful, winning ten of the thirteen matches played. Detailed results were as follow. Greymoiith players being mentioned first:—Mrs Sliallerass heat Mrs MeFarlane, Miss Wyhlo heat Mrs l'rodie. Mrs Fletcher lost to Airs Neville. Miss Perry heal Mrs Stave--1,. v . M.i-s Thomas lost to Mrs Boyd, Miss Mcldruni heat Mrs I'raser. Miss Hannan lost to Mrs Butler, Miss Slieody heat Mrs Pilkingtoii, Airs Smith heat Airs .Morris. Foursomes: Mrs Sliallerass and Aliss M vide Is-at Alesdames MeFarlane and Brodie : Mrs Fletcher and Miss Berry heat Ales dames Neville and Staveley: Airs Thomas ami Aliss Moldrnm heat ATes(l a lues Boyd and Fraser: Misses Slieody and Hannan heat Alesdames Pilkingtoii and Butler.

The Cliiel Justice has delivered judgment in tavour of the plaintifls in the case luglis Brothers and Company, Limited, against the Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company. The case was a claim for the payment of insurance moneys in respect of a motor-van insured with the defendant company by the plaintiffs. Tho defence was that the plaintiffs did not employ a licensed driver. The Chief Justice held that in driving the ear in question the driver was rot hound to hold a license either by law or bv any by-law. The by-law of the city dealing with the driving of motorvans did not require tile driver to be licensed. There was, therefore, no bylaw violated by this unlicensed driver driving the motor-van. and consequently the provision of the policy did not apply because ii onlv required the person driving to he licensed if such license was required bv law or by bylaw. Costs wore fixed at 231.

Tho Mayor of a lising borough situated not a hundred miles from the Kril-l-ire City recently hoarded the steamer in Sydney, cn route for home (says the -Napier “Daily Telegraph”). On reaching the ship ail old New Zealand acquaintance made himself Known to His Worship, and after a few preliminaries asked for the loan of a fiver until tile heal reached 'Wellington. On being handed the amou'nt toe borrower turned round and introduced to the Mayor two gentlemen, 'Mr. and Mr. —. both friends of mine." All went well until Wellington was reached. when it transpired that the borrower’s two “friends" were policemen in mufti, and that they we;c escorting the gentleman who landed the liver back to New Zealand to make certain explanations before a .Magistrate.

On Thursday last at Otira tho wellknown Christchurch firm of auctioneers. Messrs 11. Mai-on and Co., conducted a most successful sab* of the complete coaching plant on behalf <d the District Public Trustee, in the < state of the lute Hugh Cassidy. A large audience assembled from all part - < f New Zealand and the auctioneers in their usual businesslike manner completed the sale well under three hours. The 2ti horses reached as high as i'.'lli per head. All the couches, drags, harness and sundries sold at prices very much in favour of the sellers. The buildings ~old as follows:

Thirty stall coach-shed L'l2; six-room-ed cottage. 1 (>1 ; coach-diod, C2l ; Arthur's Pass stable, .22.1. This is lb.* first sale the very old private firm of Messrs 11. Matson and C'o. have conducted on this -ide and their .system and business methods leave little to he desired. Mes srs Allan and Jack Matson wielded the hammer.

A gloat deal lias been said about the limestone eaves at Inangahua Junction, hut- very few people know' "hero they are (states the Westport “News”). The Tourist Department sent some one down to ' locate them some time ago, hut* was unsuccessful. Councillor Dellavedova, in mentioning tills fact at a meeting of the Boiler County, said that some residents had Teeently visited the eaves, the entrance to which had been blocked, and they wore very enthusiastic about them. One of the residents had seen most of the more widely known eaves in Australia and said tlm-o at Inangahua were in line with the U*st of them. Councillor Dellavedova recalled tourists inspecting the caves thirty years ago. and ho was sure that if the Tourist Department had them definitely located and a track cut to them many tourists would make a point of inspecting the* caves. The council decided to firing the matter under the notice of the Department,