NEWS AND NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 February 1924, Page 4

NEWS AND NOTES.

With the object of interesting British and European capital in Ontario’s mineral wealth, and attracting capital to the province, Hon Charles MeCt'ea, provincial minister of mines, has arranged an Ontario mineral exhibit for the British Empire exhibition next year, which he believes will be one of the finest of its kind ever presented. The Got eminent has purchased for exhibition pnrpo-.es the ‘Keele.y silver nugget.” which weighs 1890 pounds. There is J 7.090 dollars worth of silver ill the nugget, and the Government bought it just at its silver worth. Among some ot the interesting souvenir- that Air .Massey lias brought hack with him from Britain is a casket made ol wood Imm 11.M.5. New Zealand, which was broken tip at Rosytii i ; -1 vent'. '1 he casket is surmounted iiv a neat model ot the New Zealand in copper. On the from. ol the ea.-Ket is an inscription, stating that tlie: Non Zealand was launched m. November, 1912, and that she was broken up at Kosyth in 1923. The memento was presented to Mr Massey by the itosylh Shipbreaking Company in December last. "1 would like to see another million Brilishers in Nov Zealand. said Lie }Jon (' ,j Harr, in -peaking at (giuiliridg" last week. "A million and a quatter people,” he -aid. "v.eiv too low to exploit the lor.mry's v.'omieillli polen: inline-. and in hold them shin. Moreover, there lho !-tea 1 burden of the national debt. Wore New Zealand im; tlie mo a productive country in tilt* world, so lew people could never shoulder -ueh a wugld. It will be an ea-ier day for Ha- Domiuiioi.'’ tlie M.iu'-.ier ade... o-'ii tfiere are more pe o-e !■•■ iak" U"' of ti e mo -1 iinpnriant u :l; aal pi" ile11: - oi to-day.” A i I raid gent lei'in o -.ins beard lo j,.|l a -tei'y about bim-el! on a lorry boat reecutly '-ay- tin- "Am-klaml Star"). He had been very anxious to ..-q ;l -:ud\ e. e riook mg tin l haiboil:'. so that i-v'ery 1 ime he looked o'U of the window l:e might a fresh insjnratieii to help him at hi- Work, lie Im . changed his views alter a mouth’s trial, lie -a.v-. i'nr the moving scenes on the harbour -imply distracted his thought- more and more, and ovontuailv he got a lumber room at the back oi the lioit-e "leaned up and got his book- shifted in their. Inspiration may come to the geniti-, lie said, but to the ordinary man tii" milt way to a, eomplish a hard la.-k i- to sit down Lee ill (list ruction and get to v. or!, wi'.li t lie task you have in hand. No mole ,-tndies for him where a Itenuti!til harbour view cm be got, the hack door lumber room i- good enough for him. "Wo wan! cheaper freight-,” was tlie remark made by Air \\ iliintn LoodI'ellow. a mend er ol ihe Dairy I’roduee Export Hoard to the 'l’arumiki "Daily Xeu To mv mind Ihe lreq;ht question is ntoie urgent than tlial •' !

dispatch, which is pretty lair. I’.e r- pt rled to have -aid, ' ‘allboll.' : h vc: - sol.- do -on:,' time, loiter to.i long round tlie ena-L. Heights are altogether n o 'nigh. \\ here we paid (id i n a box ol lull t’T helnrc tie.' "ai wc How p;iY Si f><L I hi. i i" 100 imi«.'li : I: o charge should i nn-ideraMy r0due..,1." M: Good I eilt iv. said the d.-l- ga lion In I -mi; in [iive-ligate emidi lion, over eas v.oiill give the inestcoi it.- attention and would probably have a :-:;y in making the freight airau:'ment-. lor next -ee.-nn, -nbi.M-r, ol course. lo Ihe approval of the C< ml Hoard. Air ('. !. Da - .'.-it t mmaikcd at lho jla i mci l log of tlie Wellington Aeilfraid a good dal ,a trouble eollhl prohahl v he expect 'd liv A eeli iu.a 11 -a ■ lion Soviet tv, from hyiifn-eh ■< trie btalii.tt,. .-Old i:i t!:ai re-peel menlieni'd i],e ia-e of a Tarttnaki hydro scheme, which had Mocked a stig am to e.-li running up and ib a. and v. lit'!':', (hough a reque-t had been made ilia: a ti-,], ladder should ho put in. nothing had Loom d.nie Li pti: matterrigid At had been received that n ary e. ai i !--:;i Me 10-. ol power we nil resali veto li-h h'-d at'-: put in, and tint theif pl'ovi-mu would entail a good deal ot expense. Tly Fisheries Art. Mr Damn! continued. provided that ladders should he provided, hut lie was afraid that complaint, in that re yard would lad. easilv be obtained from Ihe HuMic Work - Di pa rttueti t. A fine violin, which ha- just passed through the hands of a well-known local export, is declared by him to he a genuine El radivarius (says the A\ elliugion "I’osL"). H' the identity of the insf ritiuent is . stahli-lied, the owner i.utv sei pr.u ti- :i 1!v tiny price upon it. for originals of that perfected make may command a small fortune in th" market of < onnnis-eur-. The vie Ii n is the property of Airs Ogilvie (I'd riiierly A!j-s Lena Keith) of Emit li Reach, Greynioulli, wlm i able Lo trace its history hack' for a bout 150 years. It was presented to her at the age ol 54 vein's by her father, who caiue out to New Zealand from Scotland at the time of Gabriel’s Gully rush, lie told her it was a genuine Sirndivalitis, and that Mini" dn.v she might heuolit by it. Air Keith bad ii as a hoy from TiU father, who declared he had received it from his lather. The instrument lias been hardly used for some years, as until it was recently repaired by Air J. Williamson, of AYadestown, it was in'a very hriiken-down condition, being practically unplayable. As restored 'by Air Williamson, the instrument has a pure, full, singing tone, evenly balanced over the four strings and it responds very easily under tlie how. AU AATlliatnson has handled nearly every certificated ‘'Strad.” that lias pns-ed through Wellington in tlie p. -ses-ion of artists, and. after inspection of ihe label (dated 1715). an 1 close scrutiny of the instrument both inside and out, he is confident it i- a genuine product of the old master maker. He declares the scroll, or head piece, to be the most beautiful bo lias seen. Tim ribs and neck have been completely restored, and a now finger-board has been fitted.