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Hokitika Guardian, 8 May 1928, Page 2

A grand ball will be held in the Public Hall, Kanieri, cm Wednesday, May 23rd, in aid of Hie Kanieri School.

The engagement is announced of .Mildred Isobel, second daughter of -Mr and -Mrs J. Goldie, Totara Valley, to Herbert H. Chesney Williams, only son of ill- and the late Mrs W. E. Williams, Hokitika.

Messrs W. Jeffries and C.'o. direct attention to their sale at Kokatahi yards to-morrow commencing at noon. The entry includes (id head of mixed cattle and on behalf of the trustees of the late It. G’ropp the whole of the stock, including sheep and horses.

Patrons of the recent Kokatahi dances will he pleased to know that another of those jolly evenings is to take place next Wednesday night at the Kokatahi Football Club’s dance. Excellent music has been ararnged lor, gaiety and brightness is their motto; so come along.—Advt.

East week a Dalmatian was being questioned by the Ofllcial Assignee at Wellington, as to bow his creditors had treated him. “They trusted me-more than I would trust them,” said bankrupt. When roars of laughter bad subsided. be corrected himsell. M bat be meant was had their positions been reversed, be would not himsell have allowed the generous credit with which bo had been accommodated.

One of the largest wild boars ever seen in the Wanganui district was killed by Air R. Da rues a few days ago. It measured 9ft from the tip ol its snout to the tip of its tail. When first sighted the boar, which was white, ran one and a-liall miles belore being bailed up by dogs. Some heavy revolver bullets' fired at its bead bad no olfect, and altogether 12 shots were fired before it was killed. It was in first-class condition, and weighed approximately 5001 b.

The liner Tamaroa yesterday brought to Wellington from England two naval officers and five marines for the New Zealand division. Lieut. A. Cresswell, who was in the Dominion about two years ago, relieves Lieut. Mack in one iif the sloops. Paymaster Commander 11. Norman relieves Paymaster Commander A. liowen. in the Philomel, who is joining the Diomede, in place ol Paymaster Commander Hawke, and returning to England in that ship.

'fhe new Government steamer, -Maui Pinna re is due to arrive at Apia on her maiden trip (his week, and will tin'll some on to New Zealand. The icssel was delayed on her voyage through a leak developing, but it was remedied, and no further trouble was experienced. As cargo the vessel is bringing to Apia four 50-ton barges in sections. Ibe new vessel is of modern type, and somewhat reminiscent ol an oil tanker with her deck-houses piled between the two masts, and engines and lunnel right aft. On her trial trip the vessel developed nearly twelve knots.

With the advent of (lie fine sunny weather, there is every prospect of a line day for the Chrysanthemum Show tn he hold to-morrow at the Soldiers’ Hall. Entries arc now coining in freely and it is to lie expected (hat they uill equal previous years liv closing time this evening. Mr Newman lias kindly placed a ear at the use of the committee to-morrow morning, to eouvcv exhibits and donations to the Show. An attendant will call on all those notifying the committee or secretary of their requirements.

Mr C. S. Allan, officer in charge of file technical construction branch ol tlic Health Department, has resigned Unit position to take up work outside the Public Service. At a farewell gathering in \\ el hngtnn, I)/ I. if. A. Valinline, Rirerlor-Crnrral ol Health, spoke in eulogistic terms ol the services rendered by Mr Alien, and expressed regret at losing such an olliccr. Mr Allan has been responsible for tbe planning ol important constructional and engineering works in connection with hospitals throughout Hie Dominion.

The price-cutting war now going on in Canterbury and elsewhere, between some of the large sawmillors operating on the Coast, is having a depressing effect on the Kawijiilling industry in general. and it is rumoured that, as a result, a number of the smaller mills will he compelled to close down, being unable to put logs on skids at the price at which timber is now hemp; sold. With the winter rapidly approaching. and the swelling ul the already large number of unem|doyed. the outlook is anything hut. encour-

Itegarding statements made in tin Soutli Island that the netting of quinnut salmon by the Marine Department and the issue of private netting license.* was somewhat premature in view of tin. fact that salmon were still becoming established. Mr A. K. Hefford. Chid Inspector of fisheries, says that the. talk about unrestricted netting is nonsense. Netting bad not been proved to diminish the stock. The Department must consider the utilisation of fishing for the general good of the public. It would naturally endeavour to hold the balance fairly between the commercial consideration am I ' tin? sporting interests.

The death at the age ol <SG o.| .Mrs Mary McCarthy, an old resident ol Wellington, took place on Thursday morning last at her residence. Boulcott street. Mrs McCarthy lived on the West Coast with her first husband. Mr Fitzsimmons, and when left a widow with a largo family she later married -Mr McCarthy, and they moved to Wellington, where she had been it resident for nearly fifty years, she leaves three sons and two daughters—- . Messrs -J. and K. Fitzsimmons, and the Rev. Father -McCarthy. S.M.. and Mrs Macarthy-Hoid and Mrs 11. 0. If utter. Father McCarthy and Mrs Reid are at present absojit from Xew Zealand.

At the Magistrate’s Court, Gro.vinotith, yesterday, James Finer appeared before Mr Meldrum. S.M., on a charge of ill-treating a cat belonging to James Simpson, by wounding it with a rifle. Defendant was represented by Mr Joyce. Senior Sergeant Roach, in outlining the case for the prosecution, stated that Simpson owned a cat which had gone into defendant's hack yard. When it returned it was very sick and appeared as if it were going to die. hut it recovered. After hearing evidence the -Magistrate said that according to the evidence the cat was moving around the magpie and defendant was afraid it would he destroyed; There was no evidence as to it having worried the chickens. , If defendant had only driven the cat away, his action might have been excused, but he had no right to shoot it. The Magistrate quoted n case in which a gamekeeper had shot a dog in order to preserve a hare. It was a question whether the tlog deserved the penalty of death for running across the ground. it was then held that the gainekeper was not right in doing so, merely to preserve the hare. In the case before hint it was not necessary to shoot the eat to save the magpie. If defendant had gone after the cat. no doubt it would have cleared out, hut by taking up a gun and deliberately shooting it. he had committed an offence. Defendant would be fined £2 with costs amounting to £1 4s.

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure For Children's Hacking Coughs.