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Hokitika Guardian, 14 March 1924, Page 2

Mr J. Fitzgerald inserts a notice of thanks in this issue. .Messrs \\ . Jeffries and Co., will hold an auction sale of stock at AVntaron or. Thursday, March 20th. at 10 a.in. The list of entries appear in another column. Soldiers’ Mali! To-morrow Night! Don’t forget the Kiwi Football Club’s usual Saturday night dance. Everybody assured of a good time. Dancing at 9 o’clock sharp, (food floor. Mu-ic hv Bonetti’s Jazz Band. Admission Is. —Advt. His Excellency, the Governor-Gen-eral, Lord Jellieoe. arrived in Hokitika yesterday afternoon at 1 o’clock. He was met on arrival by the Mayor (Mr O. A. Perry). County Chair*man (.Mr T. AY. Duff) and others, and extended a. welcome to the town and district. laird Jellieoe shortly after left to m akc an inspection of the Rimu diedge, being accompanied by Mr is. M Ford. In tile evening the Afnyor met His Excellency, and stated that as t'k- visit was an unofficial one, the people did not desire to interfere with His Excellency's arrangements, as it was understood the visit was not to include public functions. His Excellency signified that he did not desire any public function. Lady Jellieoe and the Hon. Lucy Jellieoe arrived last evening by car fiom Christchurch. This morning the A'ice-Regal party left by motor car for South AYestland. including a visit to the Franz Josef Glacier. The party are expected back on Tuesday next.

A warning to persons taking a pony is issued in another column.

Miss Harrison, of Christchurch, the victim of the accident at Welcome Hut, South 'Westland, on Friday last, accompanied by her companion, Aliss Anderson. reached Hokitika last evening. .Miss Harrison was taken to Westland Hospital for further treatment

Sir Maui Pomarc, Minister of Health, arrived in Hokitika this morning anil is visiting the Mental and Westland Hospitals this afternoon. Mouthers of the Hospital Hoard are meeting the Minister this afternoon at Westland Hospital.

During the month of January twelve artisans and thirty-six labourers were employed by the Public Works Department on the Otira-Bealey section of the Midland railway, and seven artisans and eighty-tlnee labourers on the Nelson end of the railway. The Westport-liiangahua railway had fourteen labourers employed oil it. Of the other railways in the South Island the Lnwrence-Roxburgli line had fortytwo artisans and 193 labourers and the Orepuki-Waiau line two artisans and sixty-five labourers. Sixty-three artisans and 301 labourers, out of totals of 3(11 and 2383 respectively were employed on South Island lines.

According to the •‘Monthly Abstract of Statistics” for February, the latest index number for the three food gioiips as at January loth., was 1000. an increase of 23 as compared with that for the previous month (1577). and of 19.53 percent, as compared with that for July, 11)1-1. An increase in a! 1 , the larger towns in the juice of sugar accounted for the rise of 17 puiots i>i the groceries group. Tlu~iiicrea.se of 31 points in the index number for the dairy products group was occasioned bv ail all-round rise in tbe pi ice of butter and eggs. The fall of 12 points in the index number for the meat gioup was due to a small decrease in tin price of beef in the larger centres and of mutton in all towns.

Mrs Mary Kennedy, for .11) years a resident of Aliaina, and who for tbo past two years lias been living at the residence of Mr F. Johnstone, High St., Gieynuuilh. died yesterday morning. aged S| years. Deceased was born ill County Tipperary, Ireland, and came to New Zealand early in tho sixties. She went to Hokitika, and finally settled at Aliaura. Her husband, .John Kennedy, died many years ago. The late Mrs Kennedy had been in ill-health for the past two years. She leaves live (laughters CM rs W. Clayton, Aliaura; Mrs M. O’Meara, Totara Flat ; Airs AT. Al,alone, Ilujuanga ; Mrs J. 1.. Doogan, Wellington; Airs J. Higgins, (ireymoutli); and two sons 'Hugh, Aliaura, and Joint, North Island).

A correspondent writes—l here passed iiwiiv at Danncvirko on March lltli 1321, Miss Alary (I race Stevenson after a long and painlul illness. Born at Stafford 50 odd years ago, she was one of nature’s ladies, and 1 might sav a true Christian. Although she siillereil much herself she was always willing to do what she could for others. She has borne the heat of the day, and could lell many a tale of the early days of the Const. Her mother predeceased her 10 years ago. after which she left Stafford for tile North Island with her brother and sister. She leaves two brothers and three sisters and many relations to mourn her loss. Until the day breaks and the shadows flee away i hey have, 1. am sure, the sincere sympathy of their many friends all over New Zealand.

Representatives of the New Zealand Commercial Travellers’ Association wailed upon the Minister ot Hallways to-day to suggest the advisability of 1 lilting on an 8.30 Alomlay morning train from Christchurch. The Alinister said he would again look into this matter. The deputation also agked for m me concession in regard to railway lares. They I'niuted out that cerl'i'o concessions were allowed to theatricals and otlu'is "ho did a lot ol traivlling mi the railways. The Alinister was not a!>li- to make any promise in regard to this request either, heyoinl the genera j statement that, if railway liname peiinitted. lie hoped at the end of the war to make certain reductions in the 11.1 crests of tin' general public, hotli in fares and freights.

An incident concerning eels is |»r>>b i.ljlv wot th recording Csays the ”Otng< Daily Times”). At the Ctotnwell Development Comi'aiiy’s lietul works, it tin Kawarati Gorge, owing to damtigi dune to tlie race. the witter wits Ltintct oil' the pumps and permitted to llov t.o'vn a hywash for some weeks. Re i-enlly the ])ntnps were attain slatted with the result that the hywash ear tied no water, and an examination o the loose rocks and tnefal over whirl the water had llowcd revealed hundred: prohahly thousands, of eids, ranging it length front four to ten inches. Close examination showed that alien sunn of ihe loose rocks were lilted then were hundreds more than lirst met tin eve. Knowing that the eel appeals ti thrive host in a sluggish stream, i seems unite a puzzle to understand how these fish came to select this pat-lieu lit part of a fast-flowing stream like tlte Kawarati in which to live, osjicei ally as the water at this spot is idinosl ;t white seething foam.

Ladies come and choose your autumi hat at 'Schroder and Co’s, whilst the so lection is varied. You will he delight od with the choice. Come soon.—Advfc