LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 October 1925, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

The Chora! Society meets to-night at 7.30 sharp. The visiting futohall team from Waimangaroa who arrived on Friday evening played the Kanicri team on Cass Square mi Saturday afternoon before a small attendance of spectator.-. The weather was line, hut the ground was heavy as a result of recent rain. The game was a fair one. Kanicri proving victorious liv 11 3. For the winners tries were scored hy Pfalilert. Leslie and Whiley. and one being converted bv l’fahlert. Mr Sumner was referee. The visitors were entertained at- a

lar.ee in the evening at the Soldiers' lall. and returned northward hy car 'esterdav morning.

An ext raoardinary incident occurred t Dargavillc last Saturday week. A

nan came in hy train from up-country mil -tated that his brother-in-law had lied the previous night, so he had come ii Dargavillc to make all arrangenents for tit" funeral, as well as to irder the inil'm. He had completed ltese arrangements and the undertaker va- busy making the eoftin. when a

telephone mesage was received to cancel all orders, as the supposed dead man had conic to life. To further complicate matters, the man ncliinlly did die the same afternoon.

Ihe "N. Z Times" reports: It all arose through .J i • 1 11 ■ . I o-eph Norris's fond ness for the plea-nut little pasttime of thti.wiii'. oranges at ( hinamcn. lie u:is drunk lie a* Imi 11 eil that and lie sii'ille.l into' a China man's .-.lmp and commenced pelting the Celestial with juicy fruit. Constable Au-tin arrived on the semi', and then a good old Doiiii ybrnok thrilling enough to mak. tin I I'l-hui.-i it's moi’lli water t•■ *k the plai c of Morris's " Aunt Sally " tactics. Ceiirge Thnridiam and William .Martin Glvtinc joined in. and they soon had tla- iiui-iahle m a had wav on ill" pavement. However, •cveral civiliancam" to ti.*' assist.nuc ct the tinlortiruatc enitslable, am! the three marauders orc'cntcd a sorry sight "ill'll they appeared hefore 11. G. Edgar. and A. Wa t cru ol't li. .I.P.'s, at the Magistrate's Court yesterday. Norris was lilted I"-, in drianlt seven days' imprisonment, lor being drunk and sentenced Iu seven days' imprisonment lor rosi-ling a cuti-labli-. Thornham who had a list ol previous convictions was sentenced to one month's impris oiimcni for disorderly hclmviour Glytmc was lined L's. in default sovci (lavs' inipi'i-onmciit.

"The submarine cable to he laid across Cook Strait fur the purpose of providing telephone communication between the North and Soulli Islands is now being maniiliictured in England.” said the prime Minister at Telliuka recently. “The cost of the completed work will be about £S!I.IKH). ll is confidently oxpeeted that the cable will Is 1 laid early in 1020. At Wellington on Friday Hie Associated Banks made it known that on account of l lie seamen's strike and consequent hold-up ol several steamers laden with dairy produce for the Home markets payments in the present month would be 1- 3d per pound for liuttorlnl. It was further intended that if the strike continued future payments would probably be less than the amount named. The question of grading potatoes .-out out of the Pukekolie district lias been investigated by a representative committee of business men and growers (says the "New Zealand Herald"). Alter larelully considering the position from the various points ot view, the committee agreed that unless undertaken on tin- tarots by the growers themselves grading was impracticable, as it would necessitate special buildings with s|K‘cial grading apparatus and special stall", entailing unwarranted expense and confusion, besides risk ol damaging the potatoes and retarding business. The only remedy lay between the Pukekuhe mereliants mid the growers i iieniselves. ami improvement could only come by educating growers to the importance of good marketing methods. At midnight on Wednesday. when the ferry steamer Maori was on the passage ‘from Lyttelton t'o Wellington she struck a. floating object with considerable force. It was too dark to sec what the objei l was but it was thought to have* boon a l :ii brought down by floods in the Conway 15i[ver. Captain ILB. Irwin, mastei of the vessel, gives the position ol the object as lat. 12.13 south, long. 173.-19 east. On her arrival at Wellington oil Thursday morning the bow ol tile Maori was examined, and it "as L'liud that the Stem was bent below the watei line. She will continue in the service until Wednesday, when she will dock for repairs. The Maori will remain in dock until Friday, missing a roumt trip to Wellington. The Union (mnpauv has arranged for the Arahura t<> make the trip north, but so tar no nrramremeuts have been made tor a vessel to leave Wellington tor Lyttelton on Thursday night. It is thought that possible the inter-colonial steamer Manuka, which, is due at. Lyttelton on Thursday from Wellington, may be Relaved a dav in order to make the fen v trip from Wellington on Ibursdav night. The Maori is to 1 * running from Lyttelton on •’ mla - 1 night. The best place to buy linoleum and floorcloth —McKay’s. Just opened new ; lot. all widths, direct front manufacturers. Prices for 6ft. wide, 5s Gd, fis lid. 7s lid. 8s lid. and 9s lid ptr yard Also a lot of new linoleum • o v 0 to 9 x 12. Brices squares, sizes 9 x to j x 67s Gd to 90s each. McKay’s, the lead- ! ing drapers. —Advt.