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Hokitika Guardian, 23 February 1926, Page 2

,\ lad. II years old. named Frank .Maiitaun. wlni-e parents reside ill lilakelown, sustain d a fractured leg Ihrough fading oil' a I ruck, whilst play ing mi the 0 ivyinmit Ii 'wliarf. last Friday evening. Although large nlimbers of lamb- arc coming lorwnnl (rum Smith Westland for lie saleyards and the freezer-- Hioiv an.' I ill i-'ia,iderable flock- in lb" • oiith aw ailing sale. Tin. pri e this •■ ■ar -bows smi”' de line am! the demand i- a Iso ia r I"- ki en. Wit h I !i" pri ei ot wool a! "i mueb lower, tbi'r * is a , 11 1 • -:i■ i ini d ">|i mi tbe liii'ntm ■ lII' those folio-.' ill” -bee 1 fanning just A parly of men ana jlist setting in at llie i oiisLi'iietioii id Wataroa roaii deviation near Barker’s Creek, whero (.lie main stream lias made serious inroads on to 11 1 :• main south road. A temporary deviation lias to bp used by all trallie at present, but the new road will follow an inner line, and cross Barker’s Crock where a rruss ing "iil be put in and so removi ! lie -(ream Irotn its present laiegmy. mu:' ul the troubL'sumc erossings on the Main South Hoad in lloud time.

Tin 1 progiv-.s mi far made with th const ruei ion ol (lie Wailto bridei' i mil very m,'irked. T.ittlo mon 1 ihai (In' preliminaries tor setting ahoul vln work has been ilnii 1 , Excavations an being made Ini' the I'oimdation-, of th towers and the anchor holds. Iml mv ing to the heavy stones met with thi Work is very slow. The inllowill; water from the river nearby is also : problem to contend with. So tar ver; few men are employed which indicate l also that the work will he slow.

considerable quantity of ironwork in: terial has now Keen Irnnxnorted to tl bridge site. As the bridge is mini urgouPv for all far south traflie. would lie mor? sal i-hrl ory to tli settlers to see gronier e\])edilion shou with the construction of the bridge.

The indite force i.i the (ll'ev distrii on Saturday farcwelled Inspector \\ K( cles. Sergt. .1. Snivtli." preside! Sergt. King, of Hokitika, handed Ii spector Kcolos a gold-mounted font 1 tain-yen and a walking stick for him

si if. and a handsome present for AL Ke lt s. Inspector Kerb's thanked til ranks- for to? support they had accord cd him. He trusted Hie same spiri would prevail tinder ids successor. Tn spector Fraser. He could see a nev era coming under tl.? regime of Com mis doner M'llveney, who was not toil; a AVost Coaster, hut a capable and ex pei ieneed leader, of whose record th force could instlv lc proud. Inspoctni

fv-clcs left hv mote.r that day for Pit on, en route to the North f.-land.

News was received this morning: o the death at Oormiston, ,Smith Africa on Saturday last of Air Frank C. I.nm l.'Ort. second son of the late Cant. am Airs AY. 11. I.amherf. of Hokitika, ant hrothcr of .Airs C. A. Wood. of Hold tika. The tleeeased was a native ol Fielon and Id years of age. He taint to Hokitika with his parents while very young and studied law with Air .1. Park and also Mr ISearc. lie joined up with the forces during the Boer AA'ar. going with the Second Contingent., ami undergoing some severe hardships width imdermined his constitution. and from which lie never fully recovered, and the eii'eets of which ultimately caused his death. He leaves a widow and one child. Alany friends in the district will have pleasant recollection? of the deceased and will hear of his end with regret.

House and Picnic Frocks now less than half price, os lid to 12s Gd at AfcKay’s sale.—Advt.

Great sale of gloves and hose, 9d. Is, Is Gd. 2s, 2s Gd up per pair at Schroder’s Clearing Sale. Boys’ shirts 2s Gd, 3s Gd and -Is lid. each. Boys’ silk hose, 3s. 3.s Gd. 3s lid, 4s 3d.—Advt. Ford Owners: “King” Automatic Oilers ensure reliable lubrication and save oil. and save trouble with “ sooted ” plugs and carbon in cylinders. Booklet free from It. P. Aid Manning and Co., 5 Bedford Row, Christchurch.—Advt

The Postmaster advises that mails which left Auckland on tho lfltli. January per Xiagara. arrived in London on 17th. February.

There was a heavy downpour of rain during the night, the fall to !) a.m. being 2.21 inches for the 21 hours. The rain continued this morning steadily though not. as heavy. As a result of the downpour the river was in heavy flood this morning an unusually large ipialitily of diiTlwnnd coming down.

Popular Tuesday night social and dilute in aid of Fire Brigade team's pxppiisps to the Dunedin competitions, Soldiers’ Hall to-night at B.JO p.m. sharp. Fiist-enss tloor. good music and efficient M.C.: room for cards. Admission 1 s (Id. Advt.

Air F. W. (hidden, who has been manager of the Morning Star gold mines at Wood’s Point fur the last two years, has been appointed milling engineer anil superintendent of the Ileci'toii Child Mines Ltd., Rodion (N.Z.). states the .Melbourne “Argus” of February Kith.

'J'lic Now Zealand Meat Producers Hoard advises that the following prices arc being niferod 18th February 1925: C'nnterrbury : Wethers: s‘olbs underfill.. '57 to 64lbs oil. Ewes: under !81bs Id.. 13 to <s4lbs 3:}il. Prime woolly lambs: 8(51 bs under !)fd.. 87 to 121bs Bd., over 121 b 7d. second i|uality lamfbs. under 2Glbs B'ii., over 361 bs 7d. The “ l.yl tellmi Times" says: -At

the rices at Iticearton on Saturday a man wa.s arrostod on a charge of having tauijiered with a totalisator ticket. Ii in stated that a ticket found on the man had been altered to make it resemble a ticket on the winner of a ra.ie. The ticket was pree'iited at the pav-oiit window, and the clerk inI'nriiK'd detectives on the course that it. did not seem genuine.

“Devoupori is in the happy position ol having no overdraft, and is not likely to have one this year.” ivunnrked a member when the statement, of accounts was being' considered by tho I!,rough Council at its la-t meeting. “It’s tho five per rent, discount on rate- oaid within a month that does it.” observe! tho Mayor. ‘‘lt represents a big saving to the ratepayers and In so far as vr are concerned it has prevented an overdraft, being, I'Cipiiri'd.”

Strong comment on the methods of some Auckland solicitors was made by Mr Justice Stringer in the Auckland Supreme Court. A lawyer was being examined r.s to a document which he had handled. “II is extraordinary,” his Honour said, “how some solicitors in Auckland carry on their ktisinc.-'s. Here veil had prepared an agreement, bat von do mil know what has become of it, and you have not a copy of it. It is astounding—- a 1 sol u I fly astounding. 1 do not know what would happen if there were any legal riglsts depending upon that agreement

An amusing incident occurred at Prince’s Wharf, Auckland, as the Mamina was about, to sail for Sydney. A girl ivu'-lie:! the wharf with a letter for no-ting lo Australia in the ship's mail b,,x. However, the .steamer had c::- 1 off and was ab-iui f.'ifl. from Hie wharf. An obliging Harbour Board tiflii'inl can • lif Ibe i -.-cue and signalled in ibe c-aiio ill iver to lower too wire is ■ j ii*. The b'tier was then lied t i ihe hook and was swung aboard ;be Mara ilia when' il was unhooked bv a passenger and banded t'i the purser. It was the lig:ht"st load the crane has ever been ri"|uir'd to lift. There we: e .-uc- wi g men in the days of the llomnu Umpire, evolving sin h truisms as ‘‘Veritas odium park” which King interpreted means, ‘'Truth begets haired. Xnv if you are eleclioiieering you lell l lie people anything b.-'j. |ho ti nt !i. I ecaUse iI vnll did sj i*a k the truth thev would not elect you. bin wlii'ii you be: min' a member of a local body and the “cash” has to be i-olk'i I■ d. I ti'i'ii you have to speak the I ru! li. and the Ji'onlo do not low you for i' Thai i- vliv manv peoide are .-ayiag herd tilings- tl.e llns|ii:d Board, but Ib i - will not prevent •1*• • ••‘■oiinjf !ir() summonses in M:ircli to <*.»l !i*< t- t’.icir foos outstanding over l'J monlhs.- “ ’XiifT said.”

A serious outbreak of lire occurred at about 11.30 p.m. tot Saturday, when the Te Kinga Land and Timber Co.’s No I mill narrowly escaped total destruction. The fire was tirst noticed from the hall, where a dance was in progress, and on the alarm being given many of those present raced to the scene over hall a mile distant. By this time a large shed attached to the mill was falling in. and llamcs were issuing from tlit* roof of the main km'lding. where the beams and rafters were ali'ii/te and the roof ai ted heal. The mill whistle was blown and a largo litiui(i set in operation. A bucket brigade led by Air .1. Wright (jiinr.A, pliickilv rushed into the hurtling structure. which threatened to collapse at

any moment. and alter about an hour’s desperate struggle the flames were subdued. Ii was a couple of hours later before all danger was past. The damage to the mill will run into some hundreds of pounds, and i; will he several week- before repairs can lie effected.

lively housewife is interested in the leaning of her home. The latest net hod is by " Electrolux." Head that a User says: “ Dear Sir: I should

like to put upon record mv appreciation ol the Kleetrolnx Cleaner, ft is a wonder worker. The amount of dust it collects Iron) an apparently clean house is horrifying, and in fact after seeing the results I consider it an absolute necessity in every household whore health and cleanliness arc valued. Apart from, this fact it takes all the drudgery out of house work which is done in half the time." See them displayed by Tomlinson and Gilford. Bevel] Street. Advt.

No matter whether a cold lodge ii throat, head or ciie-t. “ Nazol ’’ "ill promptly clear it out. Trv it, on sugar. —Advt.

Now arriving from Nelson and Otago large consignments of peaches, plums. apricots and tomatoes. Our instructions are to sell at the lowest market price. Paterson. Michel and Co. Ltd.. (’Phone No. 2.).—Advt.

Be sure and pay Schroder and Co. a visit; ever line is drastically reduced in price to effect a speedy clearance at Schroder's Great Sale.—Advt.

There's only one " Nazol." Be sure you get it for your cold. GO doses Is (id. —Advt.