LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 May 1926, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

North Island mails and passengers connected with the West Coast express at Christchurch this morning.

Mr L. F. Ayson, Inspector of Fisheries, accompanied by an oversea expert reporting on the prospect of introducing Atlantic salmon into New Zealand rivers, will lie visiting Hokitika to-

Extended to Tuesday June Ist. Buy two articles or yards and get one article or yard of the same kind and value free of charge, a clear gain of 50 per cent, on every purchase. Three articles or three yards for the price of two. This great concession sale is very much in your (favour. Call early—AfcGnier’s, the busy drapers, Hokitika and Oreymouth.—Advt.

Tlie Returned Soldiers’ Association through the co-operation of the Department of Internal Affairs, lias been able to arrange for Air Hurst Seager’s lecture cn 'the New Zealand War .Memorials and War Cemeteries Overseas. to lie delivered at Hokitika next Tuesday night. The lecture is of extreme public interest, and had to lie repeated three times in Christchurch to satisfy tho public demand. Air Seager i.s familiar with the war graves, and presents some beautiful still pictures of the memorials reared to the memory of our honoured dead. Tho occasion of the lecture will he sure to attract an overflowing attendance of town ami country people.

It i.s hoped writes a correspondent of the ‘‘Press,” that in its own interests the Education Deptirtment has not many eases like the following to answer for. Stanley Glow, whose parents live at Carleton, attended the Oxford District High School, and afterwards the Christchurch Technical College, where ho proved himself a promising student. In the 1024 examinations lie sat for botli the Senior National and Public Service Scholarships. When the resuits were announced he was placed ninetyseventh on the list, and failed in the scholarship. This was a surprise to his tJtellers, and to himself, especially as his marks appeared to indicate that he should, hold a higher place. During 1925 inquiries were made by those most interested, with the result that.

on a new investigation, and recount, he was credited with 128 addition.il marks, and, instead of being No. 07, he was advanced to No. 20 as well as being granted the Senior National Scholarship, of which ho lull been deprived in 1925.