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Hokitika Guardian, 9 November 1923, Page 2

It is iei haps not surprising that M>l.loyd George's visit to A mei iea should lw ci iiicised by the American press front vaiiun.s standpoints. Politics take vorv o'eiinile sides thole, and criticism Hank ai d free may he expected. Ho’.'- • ■ii. inc test of the popularity of ice \ isitinc statesman, was the pressing throngs to hear him every" hole, and the fait that thole is a considerable section desirous oi heating more from him with the result that he r bring paid a very high fee fur a series of articles. The visit and the change, the association with men and maiinois different to the Motherland, will have been a not ttnpleasing and. we hope, a n ciipeiative | cried for the distinguished ex-l'temior who Inis such | orsonal claims on. ill" Empire. Mr l.loyd George will return to England in time to take part in the great political campaign which will stir Great Biitain lo such de| ths. Already ho is being requested to lead the free-traders, and if ho enters into the fray run amine, he may he expected to be a formidable opponent.

Thk West Coast correspondent of the Christeliuroli “Dress” in a recent mcs. sage to the paper says that there are few streets in the Borough ol Hokitika in which the sound of the carpenter's hammer cannot no heard. Among the works in hand for the general improvement of the town the following are the most noteworthy: Exhibit ion buildings; a new sawmill; alterations to railway station and yard: lie" garage, auction mart, sample room, anil office ; ul to a l ion- to wharves; new butcher's shop; hotel improvements; additions to tea rooms; now buildings at. the General Hospital and Mental Hospital; Old People's Home ; and over a dozen dwellings, while every painter in the town i- busy, and electricians are connecting many premises with the power. Thi.s interest ing catalogue spells progress with a capital ‘‘l’". It is goad to record the advancement. Nor does the catalogue exhaust the full list of important works, for ’>e not ice the large, not- to say. palatial dairy factory in the centre of the town is omitted. There arc other important works to he tuk -it in hand, and also some very hupoi tune business deals on the eve of coming to pass. The town is making maiked headway, and the occasion is in keeping with expectations following the improved outlook resulting from the better means ol communication now afforded by the linking up of the district with the Smith Island railway system.