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Hokitika Guardian, 15 June 1927, Page 2

It is rather regrettable to learn that the timber trade shows very little sign of recovering its ■former activity. Large quantities of timber continue to be stored locally, and ns much of it is white pine there must he deterioration more or less serious to those producing the commodity. Neither is there any sign of any active steps to assist in the recovery of trade, or even any effort- to assist the industry for the time being, fn certain directions something could he done to mend matters somewhat, and at the same time do something in the way of practical conservation of the standing timber. Two methods would ho first, to cease granting further milling rights for the time being, and second, for the Forest Service to suspend the further sale of standing timber. In this -way at least .something entild he achieved, and the Government might well be urged to give those restrictive proposals consideration as some indication of a desire to help. Further, the Government should give a clear statement of policy regarding the future of export. If the Australian trade is to ho recovered there must he some guarantee of the continuity of the supply, and free export in that direction must he assured. Tf the Government were to give a practical lead along the lines suggested some permanent Felief-would be assured, and those engaged fn the trade would take a more hopeful view of the outlook.

A Show Ball will ho held at Tvokatalu on Monday, July 4th., when the presentation of prizes and trophies will take place. A total eclipse of the moon takes place to-night beginning nt G. 13 p.m. The total eclipse will last for twentytwo minutes, commencing at 7.43 p.m. I lie last trace of the shadow will disappear by 9.3 G p.m., although the penumbra! eclipse continues until 10.45 p.m.

Mr NY. Meldrum, S.M., left on Saturday morning for a month’s holiday, accompanied by his daughter. Miss Meldrum. During his absence from the West Const, Mr J. G. L. Hewitt will preside at various courts on the West Coast. The New Zealand Meat Producers Board advises that the following prices are being offered for fat stock for export on 10th June—Canterbury: Prime woolly lambs 36!bs and under 9d; 37lbs to 421 bs BJd ; 431bs and over 7Jd; second quality lambs Bd.

The license of the well-known Progress Junction Hotel near Reefton, was allowed to lapse on the Ist June. The hotel had a profitable business some 20 years ago, hut the stoppage of work at the Progress mine resulted in most of the residents leaving that locality, hence its closing down. The Returned Soldiers’ Euchre Tournament will be continued in the Soldiers’ Hall on Friday evening, at eight o’clock sharp, when the following valuable prizes will he for competition. First prize, set of E.P.N.S. fish knives and forks in ease ; second, set of four aluminium pots: third, 10-4 white honeycomb quilt; fourth, gent’s pocket Beu. Play will be in the annexe, which will be heated, ensuring a comfortable night’s play. Supper. Admission 2s.—Advt. Ladies’ black Roslyn woollen ribbed knitted stockings—more suitable for elderly ladies—will outlast two ordinary kind and stand mending. Prices 6s 6d and 7s 6d nt McKay’s.—Advt. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure

First aid for coughs, colds, influenza

The Kanicri Assembly will hold a long night dance to-morrow (Thursday) night.—Advt. A meeting of the Pigeon and Poultry Club is to be held in the Soldiers’ Club Rooms on Thursday evening at 7.30 o’clock sharp. All members and intending members are invited to attend.—Advt.

A fire at Inangahua Junction on Monday morning destroyed the building formerly used as an accommodation bouse by Mr H. Smith. The building, which was owned by Mr F. Keating, of Reefton. was occupied by Mr McLean, and family. It comprised five rooms, and was a well built structure. Infections and other notifiable diseases reported in the Canterbury and West Coast health district during the week ended noon on Monday, totalled 26, as follows:—Canterbury: Scarlet fever, 8; diphtheria. 1 ; tuberculosis, 4 ; pneumonia. 8; septic abortion, 1. West Coast: Scarlet fever, 1; diphtheria, 2; pneumonia. 1. There were four deaths in the Cantcrburv district—tuberculosis

2, pneumonia 2. Another voyage from England to New Zealand will he made by Captain F. Hart, Commander of the White Star liner, Corintliic, now at Auckland, and lie will then retire after forty-six vears’ sea service, of which thirty-eight years have been spent in the employ of the White Star Line. Captain Hart has been eighteen years in command ol the Corintliic and during that time has made 41 voyages to New Zealand, the distance covered by the steamer on those voyages being over 1,000,000 miles. At a meeting of the Committee of the West Coast. Rugby Union held la t evening at Greymouth it was resolved to support the Nelson Union in endeavouring to have one Seddon Shield Union team tour the district each year, and also to ask Marlborough to make the tour first. It. was resolved to suggest August 13th. at Greymouth, and August 17th. at Hokitika, for the fixtures with Ashburton team’s tour. It was also resolved to ask the Westland Sub-Union to send tlieir junior reps to Greymouth on July Otli. Senior fixtures for Saturday were set. down as follows:—Magpies v. Kanicri at Hokitika (Mr ’Williamson) ; Stars v. Excelsiors at Victoria Park (Mr Williams). A North Island paper remarks that six boroughs were constituted under the Municipal Corporations Act of 1863 in the same year in which the Act was passed. All the boroughs affected are in the South Island, four in Canterbury and two on the West Coast. Those on the Coast were Greymouth anil Hokitika. Greymouth will celebrate its diamond jubilee in February next, with a week of jubilation, though the date of incorporation was July lGth. Isli.fi Hokitika was constituted a borough on August 24th. 1868. Probably that date when it arrives some fourteen months hence will lie duly celebrated in some civic form, when the opportunity could lie taken to recall the founders and those who followed after in assisting to carve the town of Hokitika out of the. forest on which the town now stands. Yesterday at the Greymouth .Magistrate’s Court, a young man named George Iliiia Brewer, arrested by the police in the vicinity of Inangahua Junction the previous day, and charged with theft of a motor car valued at C 230, the property of Stanley Gray, of Tnipo, who had been motored by the police to Greymouth in the stolen car was brought before Mr A. Naylor, J.P. At the request of Senior-Sergeant McCarthy, a remand till next Monday, June 20, was granted. The accused was retained in custody. An inspection of the car revealed that the windscreen had been broken, tho whippet on the radiator cap removed, and the number plates altered from 83.397 to 83.97 hv the deletion of the figure “ three,” which had evidently been chipped off the two number plates. The surveyor’s implements, which were removed from Air l.oarniont’s car, were returned to him this morning, having been transferred to Mr Gray’s car. ft was noticed that the car's meter showed that 867 miles had been registered, which is double the number that were registered by Air Gray, suggesting that the car has covered some ground since Friday night, when it was stolen. For ten days only a special discount of 4s in the £ off all this season’s ladies’ and children’s velour and tweed coats, furs, chokers, pull-overs and cardigans, Schroder and Co.—Advt. Just landed, 150 cases of apples, consisting of pearmains, joiffithans, Wash mgton, delicious and cooking varieties Also pears, tomatoes, etc. The grow ers’ instructions are to sell at the lowest market prices. Paterson, Michel and Co., Ltd., ’Phono 2.—Advt. For quick sale, fifty ladies* ready-to-wear hats in velvets, silks and felts, all one price, 5s lid. Twenty ladies’ frosted raincoats in the new shades at 16s lid. Schroder and Co.—'Advt.