LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 January 1926, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

Alt'll ! We have just lauded a large range of summer underwear. Athletic singlets tor miming or cycling, Is lid each AA’hile cellular singlets and shirts from Js fid to ( ’-s fid :| f AA . 11. Stooforlh'.s. l’evell St.. Ailvt. Onlv 2 dozen pairs h.-lt of out' famous Fancy Striped and Coloured Socks at 2s lid pair. AY. If. Stoplortlt's. Advt.

Heavy Oily Canvas (oats. Macki-hi-.'tt and other good brands. b>s to 7.- s . inspect at AY. 11. Stiff forth's Revell St. Advt.

The need for helium is imperative it the airship is to play a real part m n-rial navigation. So far it has out' been obtained from certain sources ol natural gas in Texas and elsewhere. F.xncriments carried out in Berlin have shown a new wav of making helium from a by-product of the Ltnde oxygen works, and another source rec- .M discovered is the monnz.ile sand used for obtaining t henna lor gas "tanto. • l-'ver v pound of this sand when h‘•' '• I,', „'sufficiently high temperature, uas U, found to give off a !>")' ot lu 1 , " oa.s. Helium, though heavier than - drogen. has great lifting uowets ml i .((.(ther p iisiinous uar iiitlammahh .

For the first time in th«- |,, ;i ~;l v ]U M;m mcniljcr «>i tlu» '*‘ uul ' Hderme.i of the city "f New A <>rk. presided at a meeting on Decen.be. -- The hoard was in session lor the list time before it dissolved at tlu 'T'"" siihi of its term, when t n'< ” ’ Mr William T. Collins, handed tl. to Alderman John AA ill mm Smith, the negro representative rom the Harlem district. . ' - nl cemlcd the rostrum to t ,ieM( ' ’ d the applause of his colleagues. t hat boon Air Collins's custom, sine, th November elections, to allow retiring members to preside on dilfcre, -casions, this courtsy being extended to Democrats and Republicans alike.

Hustle UP ! Jump tl) it M-j a little faster. You’re not m * Imrrv over here as we .an- m States, hut still f won't hold back the f-ict that votl got things done pist Die same But I think you might speed up a little-just n little, at any rate.” With these words Air T. D. Stredlitr.. one of the parly of American tourists who arrived in Christchurch, voiced bjs inpwossioiis ol the countiy.

“You’re not altogether conservative. ] K , u!l jd. “You're not as slov as you might he in doing things, hut just a little more pep wouldn t be out of place. Over in America we do tilings Jp a hurrv always; over here you don't that’s the difference. Why. the train in which we travelled from the West Coast stopped twice on the way for nothing more than ‘eats.’ .And that’s the point—you spend too much time over here drinking tea. Why. in the States, on a journey like that they, wouldn’t stop for liineh. let alone to take a cup of tea.’’ Air Stredlitz thinks that, apart from the many stops that are made at wavside stations, the train system in New Zealand is very good, taking into consideration the population of the conntrv. “Of course, you’ve got a long way to go." lie said, “hut I’m guessing you’ll get there.’’