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Hokitika Guardian, 12 March 1924, Page 2

Messrs W. Jeffries ami Co., will hold an important auction sale of live and dead stock at Waitaha on ’Wednesday. March 26th. at 1 p.m. on account of Mr AV. A. Smith, of the Commissioner of Crown Lands and of Mr J. T. Smith. Full particulars appear in another column. The weather experienced on the Saturday night was of the roughest, and the experience of the settlers who had to camp at Architect Creek for the night amidst the raging torrents all around them is said to have been a memorable one.

Tlie Deputy-Official Assignee notifies a first hnd final dividend in the estate of Ernest R. Hayes is now payable.

A first aid class will shortly be started by St John Ambulance. All desiring to join are requested to notify Messrs T. W. Bruce or l'\ Thompson as soon as possible.

Yesterday and to-day a heavy easterly breeze has been blowing, bringing clouds of dust and making the conditions very unpleasant. On the Canterbury side of the ranges a welcome rain has been falling for the last couple of days that will do a large amount of good to the parched pastures there.

On Monday, an aged Maori. Iloani Mahiuka. a well-known Buller identity died at the age of 89 years, at the residence of his daughter. Mrs McLaren. Buller Bridge. He took part in the Maori wars with his cousin. Major Kemp, at Horowher.ua. and later went gold-mining along the Most Coast.

ITis Excellency the Governor-Gen-eral, Lord Jellicoc. accompanied by his aidc-de-camps. Captain Southey and Captain Curtis, arrived from Westport and Reefton at Greymouth yesterday afternoon. He was accorded an informal civic welcome there last night. This morning Lord Jellicoe visited the James State coal mine. To-morrow, Lady Jellicoc will join His Excellency, and the party come on to Hokitika, proceeding to South Westland as far as the Waiho.

Toe following eases of infection diseases were reported to the Modiea Officer of Health (Dr. T. F. 'leliord |„r the week ending at noon on Mon day:- Wc-stlamd: Scarlet fever. 5 diphtheria 2. Buller: Diphtheria ! Gicy: Diphtheria (5. North Canter Lory : Scarlet fever ~ : diphtheria 1 enteric fever. '1; tuberculosis 1: pneu omnia 3; puerperal septicaemia 2; oph thalinic soonatoreum 1. Ashburton Dil-htberia K South Canterbury Diphtheria 2; tuherculosis 1. Total T

During the visit ol .some \\ aipitkurau school children to Napier, a. juvenile wizard of finance was discovered (says the “Telegraph - ’). The tickets issued to the youngsters for a swim in the baths are marked one shilling, and this gave. our hero Ids inspiration. He made 1 1 is way to the ticket office ut the municipal baths and enquired the luh< of a swim. On the manageress informing him the charge was one penny, lie promptly produced his ticket and said. “Well, here s a shilling ticket. I’ll have a swim and elevenpence change, please.”

An Auckland correspondent. toU graphs: A notable diamond v.eddin celebration took place at r.dendale u Saturday in honour ol Mr and Mrs II W. Smith. Of nineteen children hol-

lo them in their sixty years of marries life, seventeen are still living, am these in their turn have provided then with fifty-one grandchildren and lifted gitat-grandehildren. Of these eighty three descendants, mure than fifty tool pill in the festivities. Many oi th participants were fanners in difleren parts of the Auckland district, and Inn travelled over one hundred miles i eider to lie present. Mr and Mrs Smith whose years number 81 and D.) lespcr lively arc still enjoying good health.

Many friends will hear with regret of the death at Dannevirke yesterday of Miss Mary Slevclison. formerly a popular resident of Stallord over a long period of years. Deceased had been ailing for some time. She was a native of Stallord and lived there tor many years with her mother, who passed away a good many year: ago. Ol late the deceased hail been living wit it her brother at Dannevirke. The brothers are Mr Andrew Stevenson, formerly a troll-known school teacher and inspector, now retired, at Wellington, and Mr Win. Stevenson of the Railway Department, Dauie-virke. and '• h ao-lers (Mrs IJilcld. wife of Rev. Build. Am bland. Mrs .Limes Ken- ol Detour, and Miss K. Stevenson of Dannevirke). Mrs A. Aitkcn. Mr* .1. King anil Mr 1). Stevenson of Hokitika, are cousins.

•‘I have leaint more ■rlin-in*' the {on moiit hs I have been ia New /caliuit tlii.n during any other feiioil in m\ Rio,' staled Dr. John T. .Millin' Pitectnr of llio A’ocatiouul Giiidamt liunniu. ''bon Angeles, during tin course ot an address at the A .A !•>„( evening. "I have pend of tin way in which Now Zealand lias lei tin world in progressive legislation, hi' lontiniiod. “When 1 landed a’ Auckland. I learned that the l'ost (d live, the Railways, the telephone sys toms. ot<*.. wore all under the one con trol. It was a new experience for me and I was delighted to find it. he eruse, legardless of the party, there ia growing .sentiment in the I nitei States in favour of that very same thing, and a similar desire is beeiun nip. in other parts ot thi world. Your country had the repula tiim abroad lasi year of heing in a bet. ter eondition than any other country That is probably due to the .spirit o advancement and enterprise which imanifcstcil right throughout. the On

Ladies come and choose your nullum hat at .Schroder and Co’s, whilst the selection is varied. You will he delighted with tlie choice. Come soon.—Advt. Sale of Men’s Shirts! —Not. an aeciimulation of old stock, hut a genuine sale of tlie very latest and best shirts or the market. Inspection invited. \V H. Stopfortli, Keveli Street.—Advt.