LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 August 1924, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

Mr Payne, stationmastcr at Hokitika for several years past relinquished bis duties here on Saturday last, prior to his leaving to take up new duties in Auckland. Mr Craw who succeeds as stationm.istcr here lias arrived and takes up his duties tomorrow morning.

A few days ago a man. apparently from the e.mntry. walled into u wellknown music depot in Timsru. lie gazed around (relates the local •‘Pest") in a manner which left one in doubt whether he was actually looking for something or imagined he saw ghosts Hitting through the air. At the outset the attendant was puzzled:- she could not arrive at a deduction as to whether the new natron intended purchasing a grand piano or a jew’s harp. I’m she had not bug to wait. He approached the attendant and asked to |. • shown some “goitre records." Naturally the attendant was puzzled, and as she had never heard of such a musical contrivance, suggested that he had apparcnlv misaken the shop for a hospital. But the limn from the country dissented from this view: he was sure he had come to the place which der.lt in the articles for which his emil longed. Many explanations followed, Inn at length the attendant diviTied the truth. The “stranger from lieyond the gates" was in .search of a “guitar record." This he ultimately purchased and went away happy. The attendant is still endeavouring to realise the qualities ol a "goitre record.’’