THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES

Hokitika Guardian, 20 May 1927, Page 2

THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES

The Riddle Of Pain. “To many people the existence of pain is one of 1 lie riddles of the universe. Seeing a vast and apparently unnecessary amount of human and animal pain and suffering, they cry in their despair, ‘I cannot understand it; therefore it is not understandable; therefore there is no God.’ .Without entering into theological controversy, r little conrmonsense is quite sufficient to expose the shallowness of this particular argument. So long as living matter is the vulnerable, easily damaged substance that it is, pain is not "only beneficial, blit absolutely essential for its very existence, for bodildiseonifort is the one great danger signal which not- even the ignorant can ignore. It is by far the commonest symptom which takes a patient to his doctor for advice or treatment, and from a medical point of view it is unfortunate that pain is not more frequent, and therefore more trustworthy as a danger indicator.”—The MYorkshire Po*t.”

The usual weekly euchre tournament takes place at the Soldiers’ Hall tonight.

The Order of Masses and Devotions in St. Mary's Parish on Sunday, May 22nd. are: Kokatahi 10 a.m.. Kanieri 8 a.m.. Hokitika 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. The gas cooking demonstration at the Soldiers’ Hall yesterday was again well attended, and interesting work was done by .Mrs Heinz. Next Thursday will lie the final of the present series, to be followed the subsequent Thursday with a gas cooking competition.

Air .las Coyle, of flic Grcymouth Post Office staff, and son of Air and All's P. Covle, of Hokitika, left for AVellington yesterday, where he is to he married next AVednesday evening at the Island Bay Catholic Church, to Aliss Alona ltanson, daughter of Air and Airs J. AV. ltanson, of Island Day.

There is a movement in South AA'esthmil to secure a resident doctor for the district. The settlers from llarihari south are being circularised with the object of ascertaining their views on a> proposal to centre the residence ol the medico at Alatainui. A public meeting is to be held shortly to deter-

mine the matter. It is understood that a professional man is available for the position should it be determined upon.

The Roman Catholic Cathedral. Barbodies Street, Christchurch, was the scene of a pretty wedding on Wednesday. the contracting parties Ethel Eileen, eldest daughter of Air and Airs F. Thompson (Grcymouth). The bride wiir a gown of ivory crepe do chine, trimmed with sequinned embroideries and silver hieo. Her two sisters, Alissos Molly and ATonica Alcllroy, who acted as bridesmaids, were attired in frocks of iaponioa pink crepe de chine. Air .1. Thompson, a brother of the bridegroom was best man, and Air Albert Birchfiold acted as .groomsman. The Rev. 'Father Brown officiated. Alter the ceremony, a reception was hold at Dixieland.

Innumerable hoes on the West Const whose hives are set up at places ranging from Alcana to Harihari, have 'worked well this season, with the result that the production of honey is much greater than it was for the 192(1 season. Tangible evidence of the bees’ industry is to be seen in the honey store located on the Grcymouth wharf, where the Government Grader (Mr Winter) has just completed sampling, and grading the contents of 900 cases, the remainder of the output for the 1!:27 season. 'Flip total production amounted to 11-13 cases (or approximately -37 tons), and 2b‘l cases were graded in Alareh. A lew cases may yet he en route from South Westland. The season, prior to December, was unsatisfactory owing to wet weather, hut since Christmas it lias been good, although rather late. The 1920 season was very had, the total out being only (527 cases (or 33) tons).