THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES

Hokitika Guardian, 5 December 1927, Page 2

THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES

Licensing Reform. If only for the sake of tourist traffic, an improvement in hotel accommodation is overdue, and a definite agreement should be made that if six years are to elapse between polls the interests that thereby benefit will make the country this return. Indeed, a fairly definite programme of improvemerits might he drawn up now and put hefore the House The most serious weakness in the Bill is that it does not grapple with the question of the proportion of licenses to population. The present position is almost farcical. There are decaying townships with more licenses than they require, and flourishing towns with no more than were in operation when the population was much smaller. —Auckland Star.

Alessrs W. Jeffries anil Co. will hoi 1 an auction sale of furniture at th" mart on Wednesday next at 2.30 p.m. Particulars given in another column.

•Messrs Irvine and Stevenson Ltd. notify they are closing down their whitebait factory on Tuesday, December oth. All accounts to ho sent in as soon as possible.

The concert and hall in aid <>l the school prize* fund for the Woodstock School will be* held in the Public Hall, Woodstock, een Wednesday evening next. Capital preparations are* being made; for a successful entertainment

so patrons tire* assured of a concert ot a very high standard.

Tilt* funeral of tile* late .John Thomas and Charles William, the two sons e l -Mr anil Alls T. liobinson, took place to the Hokitika (Vmetery yesterday. I’lie funeral, which was largely atteiule 1. left the residence. Sewell Street, at. 3.30 o’clck for All Saints Church tin.l thence for the Cemetery. The services at All Saints Church anil at the graveside were taken ley the vicar. Rev. 1. Perkins.

The funeral of Ihe late Air John Coyle took place yesterday to the Hokitika cemetery. The cortege left his late residence at 9.30 o’clock h>r jSte. Alee it's Church where Requiem Alass was celebrated dry Rev. Father Finertv. The funeral moved front the church at 2 o’clock and was followed by a large concourse of people, there aiso being a large number of motor cars in the procession, thus showing the respect in which the deceased was held.- Rev. bather lineit;. conducted the service at the graveside. A large number of floraj tributes were placed on the grave front sorrowing friends.

A memorial to the late Afr Malcolm Niccol, of Auckland, who was Grand .Master of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand Freemasons in 1892-93, and Grand Secretary from 1900 to 1021, has just been erected over liis grave lit Hillsborough Cemetery, in pursuance of the resolution passed by the Grand Lodge last year. Forty years ago AH Niccol was one of the leading shipowners in Auckland, largely concerned ,:t the Islands trade. For many years ! u was .Mayor of Devonport, and at another period chairman of the Auckland Harbour Roald. He was one of the founders of the Masonic Grand Lodge, and its second Grand Master, and in his career as Grand Secretary did linn ‘i for the advancement of the institution. The monument takes the iortn ot an obelisk of Scottish granite, and bears a suitable inscription surmounted in* n Masonic symbol.

The death of Airs Andrew Peebles, of Arahura Road, which took place at her residence Hobo yesterday morning, removes from our midst another of the rapidly dilninshing hand ot pioneers ol this town and district. Iler late husband in partnership with the late Air Thomas Potts was pioneer of the timber milling industry and formerllv installed and “ran” the large mill at the corner of Sale St. and Gibson Quay, and latterly known as “Haworth’s.” Airs Peebles however is better known to many as an indefatigable worker in Sunday School work at Arahura Road, where she and a hand of willing workers tor long years kept the Presbyterian Sunday School as a branch of the town school. It is now several years since she was presented with her well-earned certificate form of that Church for twenty-five years unbroken record of service, altogether teaching in the Sunday Schools for upwards of 50 years. The declining years of old age at last compelled her to desist what was undoubtedly to her, as to others, a work of faith and labour of love, and now she rests from her labours and her works do follow her. The deceased came from Dunedin to Hokitika early in 1865 and has been a resident of the district ever since. Her husband died twenty years ago, and since then she has continued to reside at the residence, Arahura Road. During the last few years deceased has been in failing health. She leaves a family of four daughters (Airs Janies Sneddon, of Blackball, Airs W . Bro vu and Airs A. Hamilton, of Three Ali 1 ?, and Airs Davidson, of AVhalignrei). ami two sons (Air A. AV. Peebles, Town Clerk of Ross, and Air Charles Peebles, of Greymouthb General sympathy mil he extended to the family in the loss L.ey have sustained of an exemplary mother and sterling citizen.

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