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Hokitika Guardian, 11 September 1928, Page 2

A general meeting of members of the Miniature Rifle Club will be held next Tuesday night at the Soldiers’ Hall to decide as to the future of the Club.

A team from the Ladies’ Hockey Club contemplates leaving for Christchurch in a fortnight’s time to play a series of matches in and around the city. The tour will occupy about eight days.

The bridge staff of the County Council is putting in band this week the overhaul of the bridges on the Okarito road, the material for which is now on the ground AFost of the bridges arc to be strengthened in view of the heavy load traffic likely to develop in the locality from piinipg and flax-milling operations.

An anniversary ball will be held in Albert Hall, Ruatapn, on Wednesday, October 10th. /

'Hie sitting of tho Supremo Court at Hokitika (civil business only) Ims been adjourned until Monday morning next.

Tho auxiliary scow Zingara sailed Inst night at 7 o’clock for Wellington with a cargo of 120,000 feet of sawn timber.

The kotch Elsie attempted to leave Okarito this morning, but on coming out she struck tho Spit and had to put bank to the wharf again.

All accounts against the Westland Sub-Union are requested to he rendered to the Secretary before Monday next Advt.

At the Greymoutli S.M. Court yesterday tho theft on July 24 of two shirts and four collars valued at 345, the properly of David Richardson, was denied by diaries John Clayton, who also denied assaulting Richardson at Dobson on September 5. He was not represented by counsel. On the charge of theft, the S.M. convicted and ordered accused to come up for sentence if called upon within twelve months. On the charge of assault lie was fined £l, with costs.

Messrs W. Weddel and Co., Ltd., adviso dated London 7th inst as follows:—Danish butter 190 sto 192 s (last week ISOs to 188 s); New Zealand unsalted 186 s to 190 s (180 s to- 190 s); New Zealand salted 180 s to 184 s (180 s to 182 s). Market firm. New Zealand cheese white 113 s to 114 s (Ills to 112 s); New Zealand cheese coloured 110 s to Ills (109 sto 110 s). Market firm. Canadian cheese white Ills to 112 s (110 s to Ills); Canadian cheese coloured 110 s to Ills (110 s to Ills).

Arising out of a motor accident at Hinau, on the Grey-Reefton road, on August 19, when a motor lorry, driven by William Henry Ncwcnmho, and a car driven by Noel Chapman, came into collision, the drivers appeared before the Reefton Court for breaches of tho motor regulations. Newcomhe was convicted and fined £1 and costs £1 17s and Chapman £2 with costs £1 17s. At the Magistrate’s Court Greymouth, yesterday, John Kermode was charged with converting to his own use, but not so as to bo guilty of theft, a motor cycle valued at £BO, the property of Arthur Cressey, butcher, of Greymoutli. Kermode admitted using tho cycle stating that he and Cressey were “chums,’’ and that he was trying out the cycle after adjusting the clutch. He denied smashing the kickstarter, and also denied that he broke the lock off the door of tho shed in which the cycle had been placed. The police alleged that Kermode had been seen smashing the lock with a stone. Evidence was given by Miss Georgina Jessie Gallop, who said she saw Kermode smash tho lock, and by Mrs Graco Drumm, who made a similar statement. The S.M. fined Kermode ,£2 with Os costs, and witnesses’ expenses 30s. Kermode wak also ordered to pay £4 the amount of the damage done to the-cycle.

In view of the cabled report that a wireless plant is to be set up at- Pitcairn Island, the following stoiy is of interest:—Some months ago., a AVel;iingtou land and estate agent was asked to dispose of a. residential property by a man who went to Pitcairn Island for a. holiday. Owing to want of elasticity as to the terms, tho agent found it necessary to communicate with the owner when a purchaser appeared,- and, <as Pitcairn. Island was not on the wireless list, he had to write concerning tho particulars. He asked for a reply by wireless through the medium of any ship that might call. A month went past, and then, last week, “out of the blue” came the instruction to sell. The message was sent out in the first instance by the steamer City of Batavia. It was picked up by the Coptic and sent on to tho Rotorua, which broadcast it to Auckland. There it ')'as picked up and sent to Wellington. Oilskin and canvas coats, leggings, butterfiys, roadmen’s .capes and souwester hats for men, youths and boys. Men’s coats 37s Gd, youths 30s, boys 22s 6d at MoKay’s.—Advt.

The wonderful worm worriers— Wade’s Worm Figs. A sure and certain specific for removing worms. Trice Is fid .—Advt.'

“Laddnfre” Hose High pannel strengthened, art silk ladies hose, good looking, fine wearing line m sixteen new shades, regular prices 4s lid, McKay’s Special Price 2s Gel pail'.—Advt.