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Hokitika Guardian, 28 March 1928, Page 2

It was mentioned at the Fire Hoard meeting last evenin'; that the losses hy insurance companies during the year totalled nearly double that of the whole of the insurance premiums paid for the rear in the town. The annual meeting of the Excelsior Football Club will he held at Keller’s Sample Rooms on Thursday night next at 7.30 o’clock. All members and intending members please attend.—Advt. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board advises that the following prices are being offered for fat stock for export at 24th. March:—Canterbury (prices delivered at works)—Prime | woolly lambs. 3GI b. and under, lOd; 371 b. and under 421 b- 9kl; 431 b. and over. 9jd; second quality lambs, Od. We offer exceptional value in Kaiapoi Press Flannels, all the fashionable shades 29 inch at 2s fid per yard ; 40 inch at 4s Od; pure Merino Flannels at 3s Gd; exclusive dress lengths in 54 inch at 12s Gd and Cm I —Advt: I

| Addisons lor .value in school wear, hoys Cuion shirts, jerseys and golf hose.—Advt. The New Zealand Clothing Factory has an interesting announcement on our front page to-day. •Messrs Dalgety and Co. notify entries for their stock sale at Uariliari yards on Thursday, sth April. A meeting is called for to-morrow evening in Keller’s Sample Dooms at 8 o’clock of all Rugby enthusiasts desirous of forming a Kiwi C’luh. .Mr Emmett O’Brien, of Xcdsou Creek, was yesterday admitted to the Grey River Hospital, with an injury to his eye. into which a splinter penetrated on .Monday evening when he was chopping a piece of wood. Addisons are showing good value in fur necklets from Its to Id guineas. - Advt. Mr A. Ilreeze. lniirdra-ser. late of .Stephens’ ]!ro>. desires to notify that he Inis recom men ceil business in .Mr I). Dowell’s saloon (opp. W. K. Williams’) where patrons are assured of every comfort and attention. Advt. Competitors are reminded that all nominations for the chopping, running, and cycling events at the .Hokitika Sports to he held on Easter Wednesday, April lltli. close on Saturday, March 31st.—Advt. All workers in eonnectioo with ihc Hokitika Beautifying Society are itliiindcd oi the alternoou tea tendic I hi ike IVe-idcnt al Rreston’- lea rooms 10-morrow afternoon ai 3.15. win iv it a statenienl of receipt-. and expenditure in connection with l In- late henelii will he present! -I. In <•: •.llicatio:i wflli the Hokitika Atldelic and Cycling (lull Sports' Meeting on April Ilia, lender- are invited for the following: Puhliean's Month. Fro:! au l Sweel Stall. Icoi reuni Stall anti Afli'rnoou i ■ Slall. Tenders tu he in writing and must he in the hands of the Secretary Ire fore S p.m. on Friday next. 301 h. iusl. Infectious and other notifiable diseases reported in the Canterbury Health District for the week elided noon on .Monday totalled .do. as follows: Scarlet- fever 37. diphtheria 1, enteric fever 1, tuherculo-is 10. pneuj monia I. puerperal sepsis 2. infantile paralysis 3. Deaths: Tiiherculosis 2. infantile paralysis 1, total 3. No cases and no deaths were re ported from the WY-I Coast. Win n burglars entered the shop o Mr R. Ring, a tobacconist, of dl7 Colombo Street. ( liristi liuivh. beside taking goods valued at about CIO. the; stole twenty-live adult railways ticket and live children's tickets. These wer, for the Corsair Social Club’s excursioi in Grcymoulli on Fa-tor Saturday Idle tickets have now been stopped and will he useless for travelling. lie numbers were: Adults. 001011 to 0012-1 children, OOOdO to 00051. inclusive. Improvements are being effected m the Grey-Reel ton road by the Gre; County Council’s combined motor dm: and trailer, which scarifies and top dresses the road surface simultaneous ly. It is understood that flic Gre; County is the only part of the Horn in ion where the improved system ol re pairing roads is in vogue. Operation: which are now being carried out in tin Arnold locality will he continued to tin Cniinly boundary at Rig Grey. The death ol Mr Charles Rtunhh occurred suddenly at 12.20 o’clock yeterday morning, nhil-l in bed. Hiwife wa> awakened by a noise from hei husband, who was just on the pninl of expiring. Dr Mcßreartv was called in. and pronounced life extinct, death having apparently followed heart attack. Fader the eireiiiiisiaia the Coroner decided no inquest notin' he necessary. The late Mr Rumble was 03 years of age and had been on tlte West Coast for the past 35 years, having come from America. He hac been about two and a-ltalf years in Greynioutii. and was in charge of tia billiards room in Albert Street. The sight of a car steering a ver.i erratic course down the Chapel Streel hill, Greymouth. last night gave a loco resident the distinct impression that the man in charge was to say the least of it, slightly inebriated. The cars merry march was finally stopped by it.> coining into contact with one of the verandah posts of a shop. The resi dent hurried forward to render what assistance he could, hut to his amazement the car had no occupant. It took some lew minutes before the resident could deduce that the wind hat! set the ear in motion, the steep incline doing Ihe rest. The recent heavy rain, particularly ini Monday last, was responsible for a <onsiderahle amount of road damage, chiefly by scouring out hilly parts, and necessitating a good deal of general repairs. There was a large amount of seepage water in the Kokatahi district, and the small creeks in Ixoitoraiigi district were not able to carry all the extra water, and overflowed rite roads. Strange to say, however, the main streams hereabouts were not. flooded unduly. In the .southern district the rainfall was abnormal. Over four inches fell at AVailio Gorge on .Monday. Evans Creek is reported to have scoured badly again, and the northern abutment of the bridge suffered some damage which will he the subject of immediate repairs. Shortly after six o’clock on Monday evening several thousand tons of excellent stone for the Grey harbour breakwater extensions were brought down by a blast fired in the Gobden quarry. The blasting operations were carried out under the direction of Mr J. I.enihait. foreman of works, and one ton of high explosive was fired. Seen later by a reporter, Mr f.etiihan said that the blast was most successful, although it was impossible that evening to get a correct estimate ol the quantity ol stone brought down, owing to the darkness and heavy rain. Several blocks weighing front 100 to 500 tons were dislodged and a much larger quantity of good stone would slip front the lace oi tlte quarry, when once the “toe” was removed. The vibration trout the shot was felt in many buildings in Gi-evinotif It.

One of tlie oldest landmarks on the Grey-Reefton mud. known as Baybutt’s store. Totara Flat, was completely destroyed by lire at 2 o'clock on Saturday morning. The building was originally owned in the coaching days, by the late -Mr Jacob Cohen, general storekeeper, who disposed of it to .Mr 1). Baybutt, a member of the Grey County Council. .Mr Baybutt occupied it a a store until a few years ago. The lire was discovered hv Mr Worsley. who was aroused from his sleep by the crackling of burning timber. -Mr Worsley immediately went to the Totara Flat Hotel to get assistance, when lie remembered that an old lady, Mrs T. Cannon, was living in the building. On returning lie had some difficulty in removing Mrs Cannon to safety. The building was owned by Halm Brothers, Aliaura, and was insured in the Commercial Union Office for £1250. Mrs I Cannon bad her borne at Totara Flat burned down only a few weeks ago as a result of grass and bush fires. She had moved into the old store pending the erection of a new cottage. Practically all her belongings, which were saved when her home was destroyed, %-fre lost in Saturday’s fire.