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Hokitika Guardian, 16 March 1926, Page 2

The .Member lor Westland. Mr Soddon, accompanied liy Mrs Seddon loft to-day for Dunedin on* a short visit. Messrs McMahon and 1.00 notify entries for their stock sale at Totara Flat yards on Friday next, lf)th. inst. at 1d..‘10 p.m. The Motor Cycle Sport.s which were to he held at the Omoto Racecourse, Creymonlh. have been abandoned owinpr to the very inclement weather. The Supreme Court sittings at Hokitika came to a conclusion last evening at' G o'clock alter a full day, when Mr Justice Adams caw bis decision in the appeal case that had taken up the attention of the Court tor most of the day. The New Zealand .Meat Producers’ Hoard advises that the following priees arc being ottered on lDili .March. I O'iti :—Canterbury: Wethers bulbs and under (id; b7lhs to Gllbs, bd ; ewes, under -(Mbs, Id; ISlbs to Gllbs, bjd : prime woolly lambs, GGlbs under. Dpi : J7lbs to IJlbs. SJd ; I Jibs and over, 7!d. Second quality lambs Jlilbs and under. S.pl ; over JGJbs, 7.1 d. Tlirouu.li liis horse (Naughty Peter) lulling on him alter fail-ng to take a hurdle in a schooling run at Hi: carton on .Saturday morning. a joekey named Fredei ick Lloyd received internal injuries from which he died in hospital at 1 p.m. on that day. Lloyd was riding in company with E. Shaw, who was on His Majesty. Naughty Peter crashed into the hurdle and turned a complete somersault. landing on the rider.

The New Zealand Hockey Association lias received cable advice from the British Army Headquarter#, Delhi, India, that the team to tour Xew Zealand will leave Colombo on April 17th., arriving in New Zealand on Tuesday, May lltli.. which is one week earlier than arranged previously. This will involve an alteration o 1 the itinerary of the tour through New Zealand,

The death took place last evening after a short illness of a well-known resident of the town and district for a long period of years in the person of Mrs l’ritcha-rd, relief of the late Mr Jeremiah Pritchard, of Sale St. Deceased was a native of Anglesey, North Wales, and was "8 years of age. She leaves a family of one daughter (Mrs (1. Oliver, of Christchurch) and two sfii'ns (William ,in Christchurch and Owen of Hokitika) and also a number of grand-children, including -Miss Marion Davies of Hokitika.

Beneath the high voltage wires of a power station near Ilororata a magnificent show of flowers brightens a part of apparently sterile soil. Asters, carnations. sweet peas and chrysanthemums make a wonderful show under conditions of soil and irrigation Dial under ordinary conditions would make •horticulture an impossibility. ’flic keeper of the power station attribute--his results to the effects of the Ofi.00(1 volt current passing overhead. Nr fertiliser is used, and water is not easy to get, hot the little piece of land never fails to provide a patch of cheerful colour; a veritable oasis in the desert-.

Tlic thrilling nature of swordfishimr h-ms exemplified when the crew of the Aukcland launch Aliciu had a few verv tense moments of!' Cajio Brett. After Iheing hooked, a swordfish gave a fine display of ranching and leaping within •')(J yards of the launch. It then turned suddenly, heading straight for the launch, and in its mad rush leaped right over the dinghy, missing the launch hy inches. The line fouled the launch and the fish broke away. It reappeared some hundreds of yards off. making wild leaps and running on its tail in frantic endeavours to free itself of the steel trace. It- was last seen heading north, tiie direction usually taken by hooked swordfish. Another instance of a swordfish leaping over the stern of a launch was reported cpiite recently, and the late Colonel Hazard had a similar experience several years ago. when the hull of his vessel was pierced by a swordfish.

Newest Ensemble Suits, Costumes •and Frocks, just Opened up—McKay’s, The Leading Drapers.— Advt. Farmers: Fire! Protect yourselves with “Underwriters ” Fire Extinguishers. Quickly suppress most dangerous outbreak. Always ready. Write for Free Booklet. R. P. M. Manning and Co., 5 Bedford Row, Christchurch.—Advt. Hokitika District High School navy serge uniform dresses, sizes 27 to 39 inches, prices 22s 6d to ,31s (xl at McKay’s the Leading Drapers.—Advt. Those in search of real genuine bargains should see the Men’s and Boys’ Coats offering this week at Addisons. Bovs’ Coats from 10s, Men’s front 30s. —Advt.

A total of 8784 tons of coal, timber and general merchandise passed through tho Otira tunnel last week.

Applications tare invited for the position of AYardsmau at Westland Hospital, up to Monday, March 29th.

Justices of the Peace are requested to attend at the Magistrate Court, Hokitika on Friday, April 9th, at 11 a.in. to revise the jury list.

The representative of Barry and Sargent . Ltd., Optical Specialists. Wellington, will be in town during this week and may he consulted at their rooms beside Addisons 1.t., Hamilton Street.

Mr Seddon A1.1’., has conimuni<-aiei’ with the Minister of Justice urging that the sentence of one month imposed on a man in the We.Jland Electorate might be remitted, the circumstances of the case calling for leniency. The Hon Mr Hollo.-ton is enquiring into tho matter.

Mr Cockayne, director of the fields division of agriculture, recently stated that he was at a loss to understand why so much importance was placed upon the eradication of blackberry and that in his opinion the ordinary bracken was a greater menace to production.

The Ross snorts, as advertised in another column, take place on Easter Tuesday, and the programme is worth no less than £l3O, including three chops (£3O), 100 yards’ foot races, jumping and other events. This good programme should attract all the best athletes on the Coast.

The Ht. Hon J. CL Coates is expo ed to visit the Coast next month in connection with the opening of the Grey Power Board’s plant at Dobson. While on the Coast, Air Seddon ALP., has asked the Prime Alinister to visit Wailio Gorge and officiate in connection with the commencement of the works relating to the building of the Wailio river suspension bridge.

Deports from outside indicate that the Easter circuit of racing fixtures is likely to draw excellent patronage from home-owners this year. There is every expectation of a good string of horses finding their way to the Coast. Already the number of Coast owned horses is much above the average, so that there should he strong fields at all the meetings.

What will probably he a one-day apple shipment record took place in Nelson the other day, when the Titolci takes 20.009 cases of export apples from Alotueka, the Tvaitoa 7000 cases from Alapua and tho Arahura "030 cases from Port Nelson, a total of 30,009 cases from the Nelson district's three apple-shipping ports. Between 140,000 and 130.000 cases of fruit already have boon sent to Wellington for shipment abroad. This is in addition to large quantities sent to the Now Zealand markets.

This evening a large muster of girls and interested friends is expected at the Town Hall when Lady .Marjorie Dalrymple will explain the aims and methods ol the Girl Guide movement. At a orcliminary meeting last. week, considerable enthusiasm was displayed by the local gills and it i> hoped that the matter will bo taken up with the keen interest it de-erves. as the formation of a oompauv of girl guides here should help a great number of girls to pass away leisurely several otherwise unprofitable hours weekly in attaining knowledge and aci'oiu|>lis|nnents which they will lind to he of great, value in their after life. The hem-tils to he ip»rived from the recreation side of tho movement with regard to health and litiicxs should not need any comment, beyond saying that a healthy body and mind mean a happy outlook on life.

"Do you mean to suggest to this Court, sir.’’ asked counsel of a witness during the hearing of a case at Wellington, “that you can point to a man in tin- street ami say whether lie is married or otherwise" Yes, generally one iii!i.” came (lie somewhat miexperU'd reply. “Now. sir.’’ asked coun-cl. "how can you toll whether a man is married or single?" “Simply this way.’’ replied the witness. “Defendant was nice and tidy. He was very clean and spruce. He had on a sports jacket, and looked happy and content. When a man is .nice and tidy, an there are no buttons missing from his coat, you can generally say to yourself. ‘That’s a married man.’ ” A roar of laughter followed this extraordinary announcement. and it was some time before the sacred order of the Court could he restored. A bigger laugh came, however, a moment later, when it transpired that the defendant was a single man.

The death occurred very suddenly yesterday of a well-known and respected Croymmith resident in the person of Mr Ted 'Theodore) .Scliaef. Mr Schaef was working at the garage of Scliaef Brothers during the afternoon upon one of the firms cars, when, shortly after 3 p.m., lie collapsed, and in a few minutes he was dead. Dr J. F. C. Moore was summoned, hut was able oil arrival only to pronounce life extinct, the cause of death having been heart failure. The late Mr Scliaef who was well-known throughout the West Coast, was a man of genial disposition, was horn 18 years ago at Hokitika. He leaves a wife and three of a family, two daughters (Lulu and Phyllis) and one son (Dus). He is survived also by one sister, Mrs Raisbeck. of Melbourne, who is at present in (lieymouth. and throe brothers, Mr .Arthur Seliaef. photographer, of Wellington. and Messrs (Ins and Guido Scliaef. of Grevmouth. The deceased was noted as an exceptionally capable motor mechanic and motor driver, having lew superiors in either respect anywhere in the Dominion. The bereaved relatives will have the sympathy of many friends in their sudden Joss.

Away with washboard drudgery and let dull care he gone, for with “ NoRubbing Laundry Help ’’ you never can go wrong.—Advt. Just landing a large consignment of choice dessert and cooking apples with instructions to sell at the lowest market prices. Paterson Michel and Co., Ltd.—Advt. Half-price sale ends on 'Tuesday. March Kith. Be in time, your money goes twice as far now which is a great consideration. Every department has wonderful half-price bargains at Mr-Oruer’s, The Leading Drapers, Hokitika and Grevmouth.—Advt.