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Hokitika Guardian, 18 February 1927, Page 2

The Grey Muniopal Hand left yesterday for Wellington to take part in the A. Grade contest there.

The Paroa annual excursion takes place to-morrow, the rendezvous being Cass Square, Hokitika.

Prizes won at the Gala day competition will be payable at the County Office to-morrow forenoon from 10 o’clock till noon.

A general meeting of the Hokitika Athletic and Cycling Club will be held this evening, at 8 o’clock at Keller's Sample Rooms.

A social evening will be tendered Mr and Mrs J. Nancekivtdl this (Friday) evening in the Woodstock Hall. Admission : Gents 2s fid. ladies a plate. Dancing at 8.30 p.m.—Advt.

The fourth of the scries oi popular swimming carnivals will be held at the Municipal Baths on Fiiday night next, when a mixed programme ot races and novelty items will be provided, entries close on Wednesday next, and particulars can bo gathered from an inset to be distributed with Saturday’s issue.

At Addington stock sales on Wednesday, ill the fat lamb section the following sales were included:—R. A. Harcourt (Koiterangi) 110 at 21s it id to 25s 7d, 54 at 21s to 22s lOd; Ityan and Sons (Rotomaini) 80 at 10s to 22. s 4d ; If. 11. Kennedy (Aliaura), 20 at. 225; T. Smith (Aiii.iura), 20 at 21s Cd ; O .Saddler (West Coast) 35 at 20s 10d : Mrs E. K. Butler (Kaliikntoa) 10 at 20s;

A meeting of the Westland Power Board was held at the C maty Council Chambers last, evening. Mr W. Butler presided, and the Board sat in committee to deal with various matters and proposals with regard to the details of the proposed purchase of the Kmnnru water races. It was also agreed to permit Kanieri Electric Ltd. to simply electrical energy to a resident at South Hokitika.

A discussion on the danger of woodborer being brought into New Zealand in imported timbers provided a humorous touch at a Farmers’ 1 nion meeting in Wanganui. One member described a certain telegraph post at Waverley, where he had seen “a great big thing with a face Ike a bulldog coming out of a bole in the post.” Another member: “Was the pole in front of the hotel?” The discussion was ended abruptly.

When every indication seemed to point to a most, successful day the proverbial bad luck ot the West Coast A. and P. Show came to light again yesterday. and heavy rain fell about. 1.30 p.m. and to crown this, the ringing ol the lirebells drew the majority of the crowd away from the ground to tho scene of the tire. The lain made the ground and track totally until for

sports and after one or two items were got off. it was decided to postpone the rest of the sections until Saturday.

A clear definition of the rights of a. prisoner to acquittal when there is a doubt, was given by Mr .luslice Herdn»in in the Supreme Court at Auckland. after counsel for the accused had told tho jury that it must give the prisoner the benefit of the doubt,

“There is no rule that a prisoner is entitled to the benefit, of the doubt.’* Aiid his Honour, “and it has recently been pointed out by the Recorder of London that there is no such thing as the benefit of a doubt. Tho Crown in *ill criminal cases undertakes to prove beyond all doubt that, the prisoner is guiltv. If there is any real doubt, the prisoner is entitled to acquittal as u matter of right.”

A mail seventy years oi age "'as taken to Hobart Hospital very sick last month. He did not know what was the matter, hut lie had hoen writhing with severe pains for several days. Diagnosis indicated a ‘‘foreign hotly,’’ and after the operation the old patient was questioned about his meals. He remembered having eaten some rolled lieof some days earlier. That was the secret of his trouble. Dr V. It. It. Ratten, had removed a piece of a wooden skewer 2}in. long. This was the third time the hospital had treated patients who had swallowed hits of skewers with the Sunday roast.

The Zaue (trey party, after ten days’ fishing, mostly at Whangaron. have accounted for 24 fish, 10 of which are swordfish. One of those caught by Mr Zane Grey was a black marlin. His son. Air Homer Grey, caught the world’s record thresher shark, which weighed 6401 b. after a strenuous fight. Four of the mako caught were over -lOOlb. in weight, and the marlin averaged larger than last season. Seven of the ten marlin caught were raised by teasers and caught by trolling. As far as the Zane Grey party is concerned, there is no comparison between the drifting and trolling methods. Twelve marlin have been raised by the trolling method, seven of which were caught. Some of the mako were also caught trolling. Only three swordfish wore caught by drifting.

The quarterly meeting of Westland Lodge N .89, U.A.0.15. was held in the lodge room last evening, when a good attendance was presided over by A. D. Bro. R. Ferguson. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, outward correspondence read and approved, inward read and received. Bards reported sick members doing well. Sick pay to the amount of £l2 6s 8d was passed for payment. A ballot for a new member proved successful. Accounts were passed to the amount of £l3 11s Gd. The competition For the silver cup for the Arch-Druids charge then took place before Judges P.D.P. Bro. Fox. P.A. Bro. Ballinger and P.A. Bro. Findlay. After a keen competition the judges placed Bro. Turner the winner of the cup with 291 poinfs. The various competitors thanked the coach A.D. Bro. Ferguson for the time and patience that he had devoted in coaching them. The judges then complemented the competitors one and all tor their vers fine rendition of the charges. One member was proposed for ballot. After the cup was presented to Bro. Turner by A.D. Bro. Ferguson the lodge dosed in harmony.

During our sale hundred of remnants have a/*-" r unulated of all classes oi goods. nose will he sold during this week uc half the marked sale prices.— Schroder and Co. —Advt.

Use Sharland’s Table Vinegar, for flavour, purity and strength. In bulk and bottle. Free from mineral acids. All the best grocers.--Advt.