LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 January 1924, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

The residents of Hokitika and the ;,ic taaiirnd that Vt . Fee. slit, met chan t. now showing in i>cvi, elostng down at !! o , lock Oil Satin dev, the 12th. lie still Ini' a lew sensational bargains to oiler. Ha, stock consists ol a wide assortment, ol beaulii id silks and o well worth ,:i----vc't’guiioi- Advt. A very interesting rein- ol the golden days at Hokitika is on view at the National Bank. It is a large gold brooch manufactured some liity years ;vJ ,, or made by one of the jewellery ra ft siiieu working heie. It is a beautit i; | piece ~l ornate workmanship reproducing ,h • ' nery • I the toa •> in gold, ami with the figure oi a .Maori standing on a bluek ol gold . tlk.'h mI S (> ji»i fiiium'l set thug oil a gold fern tree which l--el ;hat it oscillates. The history ~!

this l,e:iui ii ill roiie. which is m a splendid -late of preservation, is that j, passed into the hands of a pawnbroker at ( hrisuliurcli some -10 ago, and wn, sold to its present owner who prizes it greatly. Its value for iiisuranee puroose-. it set at Lion. It is availaM.' for -ale only as a gilt to local institution. The . relic reveals the fact that the jewellers ai was practised Imre in the early days bv men of expert knowledge lm whole design is most chaste and Dm execution a very finished workmanship indeed. _____