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Hokitika Guardian, 12 November 1923, Page 2

There will be a meeting of the Exhibition Council at the County Chambers at 7 o'clock on night.

A notice of two lost cheques appears in another column of this issue.

A children’s Inglcsido will be held in the Soldiers' Hall on Tuesday (to-mor-row) at 7.30 p.m. Admission Od.— Advt.

St. .Mary’s Club endue tonrnameni will ho held to-morrow (Tuesday) night at the Club rooms. Good prizes, supper, and dance to follow.--Advt.

The Returned Soldiers’ Association holds a smoko concert at the Soldiers’ Hall to-night, commencin'; at. 8.30 o'clock.

Next Wednesday eveniupt in the Soldiers' Mall the Excelsior Ball will be held. Excellent arrangements are well in hand to make this event one of the host held this season. The music will he supplied by the Royal Orchestra. A good floor, lirst-class supper and oliicient M.C. should combine well for a very enjoyable evening. Tickets are on •stile at 2s Od cat'll.—Advt.

It was notified in last week's “Gazette” that- Mrs l.ouisa Jane Seddon. of AA’c'liiigton; Mrs Jane Anne Bean, of Christchurch; and Mr T. E. Y. Scddoii. of Grey moil th. have been appoint, ed trustees of the private burial ground in jiolton street cemetery, Wellington, of the late Right. Hon. R. .1. Seddon and of his iwfe and descendants.

Mr E. O. Hales, Assistant t’nhlic Trustee, has keen appointed DeputyI’uhlie Trustee, as from Xovem'ner loth, and will act as Vulilie Tru-lcc durin.tr. the tihseiice on extended leave ot Alt' .). AY. Macdonald. Mr .Macdonald will leave in the (Timaron on November Kith on a visit to Australia. Mr W. M. Barr. Chief Accountant, in the l’uhlii Trust Ollier has boon appointed Assistant l’nhlie Trustee.

During the twelve nibs ending .September 30th.. 1023, the number of neat races rooi-tored was 3. .-10 S. el a total value i f <:23.728,.T7-1. as against 3-1,.Y.11. and £20.903,838 lor the twelve months ending Se)itemher 39th. 1922. Tim liumhor of mortgages discharged in the same period and their tot value were as under, the cone.spending figures for the previous twelve months being }{i vo it in parentheses:--21,331 (18.302). £18.135.-190 (£12,783.838).

The population (exclusive of Alan:is) of New Zealand [ roper, on September 30tti. last, is letnrned by the Government Statistician as 1,277,110 —males 03(),71t ; females 020,103. The estimated .Maori population on September 30th, 1923. was: .Males, 28,3-10; females 23..‘t00; total 33,700. The estimated palliation of the Cook Islands and Xiue Island was 13,380- males, *>79o: females GOOD; and the estimated population el the mandated territory ol Western Samoa was 83.1(0 males 20,1-10; females 18.030; making the total population of the Dominion ol Xcw Zealand and mandated icriile y 1,382,300 males 703,981; M"!il'« 070,383.

Herd-texting has .cen put. into ojeration in the Intel Wanpamii district, mainly by the enterprise of tin- manager of the dices factory. Air Toolte.v. The factory commenced taking milk supplies in September, and the tanners are pleased with the result of the first month's lest, which was contrary to their anticipations. However, in seme cu-es. enws which were considered the best in a herd, proved to lie alone way ,low 11 the list, while those which it. was intended to cull, tested excellently. The result of the herd testing will induce fanners to lake greater interest in t heir eooil cows, and teed them Potter. The factory is ! tuning out over a ton of cheese a day. and inaniil.ictiuine lirst-class whey butter, from which it is expected to realis" £IOOO during the season, sufficient to pay all working expenses. A lire occurred on Saturday night, lit midnight on the south -idc <>i the river, the lesideneo ocelli led b;. .Ml .i. A. Kidd, the wed-knew.: dairyman. benm burnt t-> the gnum-L .'-Ks Kidil ur» in the lmnse alone at tie time "I Die out break. Imvntg iclircd t" led some time before. She was awak..,r.] iy the Humes, unit to find the ■v I'ule of tin.- rear portion of the structure in llaiuos. which Wise tin'll attacking the front in. ms. She had to pel cut in her night attire with a e[oak over tier slioulders. Nothing was CIV. 1. When the nine was seen in the tuwti, so\'«*r»l muter «:u* o\o\ but were unable to do anythin”;, the damage being done. .Mi J. Kidd is at present at l.yttelton on a visit. 'I lie whole of the contents were destroyed. The farm property was recently sold to Air KrakowsUy and Air Kidd was shortly to remove to another residence. The shock to .Mrs Kidd who had been in poor health, made it necessary to remove her. yesterday, to the hospital f> treatment. "We must wipe out the small, iiiellieient school, and do away with the incompetent teacher, said Dr J. M . Moll wraith ill an address given at Auckland on the value of education. “There are no lower than lotto small sole-charge schools scattered throughout New Zealand, and this represents almost one-quarter the' total uumboi of schools. The sole teachers are required to teach all classes and all subjects, and at the same time they are the least experienced, as well as the lowest paid, in the whole protcssion ! I admire many of them tor the good work they do in very difficult circumstances, but as a rule they are either young and inexperienced, or else they have taken up teaching because they laded at something else. A system that puts one-'! liar lor the total number ot schools into the hands of the inexperienced and the failures is a system that we should not tolerate." Schroder and Co. are now opening out a splendid assortment of costumes, latest style: also line selection of ladder-proof silk jersey frocks and jumpers, well worth an early inspection. Price as usual, o’wavs moderate. —Advt.

Ktfuin lioiler Owners: Cut down your me! hi IN. I “Stopskale clfeci iwly removes scale and cleans hoilor. (.Jives more* Mearn and less fuc 1 and so pays lor itscll. 1C P. -V. Manning ami Co., ~j Bedford How, Chris i eon vo\ \- Ad v t.