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Hokitika Guardian, 12 August 1925, Page 2

A grand ball will be held in the Aralmrn Hoad School on Wednesday. Aug. 26th in aid of the school funds. During the year ended dune 30th. 268 calls No less than the previous year) were received by the Christchurch Fire Brigade. Of these. 132 were actual tires. 34 were chimney tires, 28 rubbish, grass and hedge fires, and 74 were false alarms, of which 42 were sent in maliciously. The fire loss was £78,331. "J spoke to him about the horse when he was playing in a dance orchestra,’’ said a witness in the Auckland Supreme Court, referring to negotiations for the sale of a trotting horse (states the "Herald”). “Kvidently he was interested in another kind of trotting." Mr Justice Herdman observed. Keep influenza at bay by taking "XAZOL.” It’s soothing penetrating healing properties, give instnnt relief to coughs and colds. Is 6d for CD doses.—Advt.

Roll Up! Roll up to the dance in the Three Mile Hall to-morrow, Thursday night at 8 p.in. Good floor, good music. Efficient M.C. Admission Is.— Advt.

The reserved judgment of Justice Alpers in the ease of Jeffries and -Neville v. Cron was read this morning, judgment being given for defendants. The full judgment appears on our front page.

’I lie Excelsior Euchre Assembly held the weekly tournament in the .soldiers’ Hall last evening when there was a good attendance present. The winners were: Mr Adam Breeze (seagrass chair). Miss Blank 2. (sengrass chair). Miss Mills (handkerchiefs). Mr Gardyne 4 (handkerchiefs). The prizes for next Tuesday are on view -it Paterson’s window. Revdl St. ami include a 400-day clock. Soldiers’ Hall, Thursday night at 8 o'clock. 11.5. A. euchre tournament: first lady, silver-mounted dish; second lady, alarm clock; first gent, watch; second. Eversharp and four other prizes: also first night of tournament (-1 evenings) for aggregate for aluminium set. Supper served. Admission Is Cd.—Advt.

Infectious and oilier notifiable diseases reported in the Canterbury and West Coast Health Districts for the week ended noon on Monday, totalled 2(5, as follows: Canterbury: Scarlet fever. A; diphtheria. 10: tuberculosis. 4 ; piieuinoiia, 1 ; inlhienzal pneumonia. 1 ; erysipelas. 1; lethargic encephalitis. 1; infantile paralysis. 1. 'lbis case ol infantile paralysis occurred at Brighton. near Westport. In the Canterbury llealth district five deaths from tuberculosis and one from iidlueuzal pneumonia were reported.

About 7) or (»0 railway passengers stranded in Otira on h'ridny last were faced with the problem ol spending the night bcdlcss and foodles.s. The local store-keeper was fearful of running out of supplies, but managed to find a tin of biscuits, which lie handed over to the travellers. All the accommodation at the .hotel was taken up. and beds were made up in bathrooms. sitting-rooms, and all sorts of bandy spots. Those unable In get into the hotel had to spend the night in the carriages, and eventually Hie tiain arrived in Christchurch at 0.20 P-in. on Saturday, the cause ol the delay being over 2ft. of snow over the line.

The death took place on Monday of Mrs Mary Elizabeth McF.win . ol Black’s Point, who passed away after an illness of only two or three days. The deceased who arrived in the Reelton district some -7.) years ago, and lmd resided there ever since, was a daiiehier of the bite Mr MiHuun Griffiths. Of) years of age. ami has a sister Airs Goodver, residing m Murchison. She leaves a family. •«( seven children, the daughters being Mrs Hnindell. Christchurch: Mrs llu.-si.4l lll,barere: and Mesdamcs Duggan and McHenry Black’s Point - and tee. -onMessrs John ami William. Maimn: mid Alfred. Christchurch.

The Mayor of Dunedin. Mr 11. L. Tapiey, made a faux |>as a! a icrciit ell tell a i Milieu t slates an i-xcliu lig-). |, was a blunder the like of which nerv .speaker sooner or later perpetrates. Mr Tapiey was pilbli.-K thanking all those who bad assisted to make the entertainment such a huge simcess. ’ And I want to thank.'’ be Went oil. ‘‘those artists who ‘made up’ the ladies in the tableau: you will agree that it needed the aitis.ic touch- " I.oml laughter, and the Mayor realised the lapse. “ I want to recall those words, be remai kod when the laughter bad died down, ‘‘but,’ he added, “you all know Hint it was really necessary--” Again the laughter rang out. ami the Mayor, alter one or two unsuccessful attempts to express what be really meant, gave it up and went on with the next business.

Though a clergyman. Dr. \ . Rule, who spoke at Dunedin on prohibition ui America, docs not olivet elerhal dress (-tales the "Otago Daily Times") lie admitted that he did own one collar that fastened at the hack, but rnrelv wore it. However, lie had a tale to tell of the unfortunate position of a bishop with whom he had been travelling in America. The bishop was in a train when lie was approached by a bootlegger, who ottered him a drink. The bishop declined, stating Hull lie did not drink, but lie could not convince the stranger, who at last, in disgust. said he would not he bluffed. “Why," he said, "you’re drunk now; you’ve even pul on your collar hack to front.” There was further laughter when Dr. Hide assured the audience that the moderator ol the Presbyterian General Assembly (the Right RevGcorge Miller), who was on the platform. was not drunk, despite the manner in which he was dressed.

An nil rehearsed incident, as novel as it is rare, happened at the hand concert on the Wanganui racecourse (says the "C'lirdonicle”) "The Nightingale” was living played, and a tin whistle was introduced to emulate the tones of the bird. The player. Mr Handley, did this to such purpose, that one of the best singing thrushes in the district took nil its position in a willow tree above the bandsmen, singing lustily. "In all my experience I have never known the like lor a thrush to join in with a band," said l.ieut, BuckIcy. conductor ol the t,)ueeii Alexandra, Band. He said that, as a rule, birds kept far away from a brass hand. The incident tickled the risibilities of the bandsmen, and many of them had to stop playing. The conductor was ittsl 011 the point of stopping the music so that the public could hear the thrush, when the raucous voice of the fireengine broke in, and the spell was broken. The prospects of seeing a fire were too alluring to the public, and the bird also went elsewhere.

Boiler Cleaning made easy, cost cut in half when you use " .Mexican " Boiler Graphite. Gentle in action but very sure and won’t injure boiler. Booklet from R. P. (IT. Manning and Co., 5 Bedford Row. Christchurch.—Advt.