LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 September 1926, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

Apparently there was no rain or had fell in the Kokatahi District and persons coining into town first struck fi.ie white mantle when near Kanieri. Messrs AL Houston and Co. notify entries .or their spring sale at Kokatahi on Wednesday. September 29th at 1 p.m. The Convent-Arahura v. State School B. match set down for this afternoon has been postponed on account of the condition of tho grounds. It will ho liloved to-morrow weather permitting.

Afessrs AI. Houston and Co. notify the (de hy auction at the same time a.s the farm of the whole of Afrs R. Diedriehs choice live and dead stock, and furniture. Full particulars ol the offering appear in this issue.

.Messrs Al. Houston and Co., in conjunction «'ith Alessrs Dalgety and Co. Ltd., notify the sale by auction on Thursday, 30th September on the farm, Harihari. iiiMriieted hy Airs R. Dietrichs of her valuable farm property of H 7 acres. Particulars appear m another column.

The Returned Soldiers’ Euchre Tournament will fie continued in the Soldiers’ Hall next Friday, September 17th at 8 p.m. sharp, when the follm\ine useful prizes will he for competition:—First, double bed honeycomb quilt, one pair double sheets, one pair sin.de sheets; second, three-quarter bed” honeycomb quilt ; third, one pair, white hat!i towels, one pair coloured hath towel.*, one coloured roller towel; fourth, one white damask table cloth. All winners plav off at the end ol the season for a lady’s or gent’s bicycle. Supper! Good prizes! Admission 2s. —Advt.

A robbery with violence took place in Talavera Terrace, AA’ellington. last week, when a young man was knocked down In- a footpad and relieved of what money he had in his pockets. He was half-stunned liv the blow, but "as able to find bis way home a short distance away. A doctor was called m and expressed the opinion that a sandbag had been used. There were no cuts on the youth’s head. The assault took place at a dark spot shortly after eleven o’clock. There was nobody else in the street at the time. The man stepped out of a right-of-way and the attack was very unexpected. The youth had no time to do anything to protect himself. Several oases of women being molested hv an unknown man in the neighbourhood have taken place in the last few weeks.