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Hokitika Guardian, 14 September 1928, Page 2

The Canterbury Education Board is inviting tenders for the purchase of the old school site at Cobden.

The order of Masses and Devotions in St. Mary’s Parish on Sunday, September 16lh, will he as follows:—Arahura 10 a.m., Hokitika 8 a.m., 10 a.m,. and 7 p.m.

The monthly meeting of the Westland Progress League will ho held on Monday night at 7.30. At the closo of the business a representative will oe appointed to the annual conference <>l Associated Chambers of Commerce.

A .conference. of representatives of the Grey and Westland Counties and the Kumara, Borough Council is taking place at Kumara to-day relative to matters affecting the maintenance of ‘the Tercmakau bridge.

, The Committee of the Kokatahi-Koi-tcrangi Winter Show includes the iVlowing, in addition to those published yesterday : Mesdames Cron, Monk, Diedrich and W. Jamieson, and Messrs W. Jones, S. O’Neil, W. O’Reilly and H. A. Boddington.

“Why did you leave your wife?” asked counsel of the defendant in a maintenance case in the Magistrate’s Court at Wellington. The defendant eyed counsel keenly, leaned over tho rail of the witness-box, and replied: “!Do you think it is a fair thing,” he said, “for me to have to do the washing week after week?” “But you didn’t do that often, did you?” enquired counsel. “Oh, didn’t I—just didn’t I!” answered the defendant with some emphasis. “Why weekend after week-end I have done the washing.”

The sight of a trim three-sea ter motor car backing into the Avon at Park Terrace, Christchurch, considerably surprised a young man passing by. He at first thought that there must be a driver in the ear, but lie found out too late that/ it was not under control. The owner is Mr J. E. Baker, Park Terraco. He returned from town and drove through his gate and got out of the car. He apparently omitted to put on the brake, ns the car ran back down the slope, jumped the edge of the grass after crossing the road, and sank backward into the mud in the river. Apparently no damage has been done, hut the job of removing the car from the river will present some difficulty,

“We believe that a regular air service across the Tasman is possible, though we don’t think tho thing should be sSarfced •to-monow,” said Flight-Lieutenant Uim at the citizen’s luncheon at Chrstchureh. “The .Governments iof the two countries should get together, so that arrangements for such a service can he made.” Flight-Lieutenant Ulm continued that they' were able, 'from personal experience, to say that a. service was possible. It would have to be carried on by means of flying boats, which could travel at an altitude of 15,000 feet. At that height, he said, they would escape 90 per cent of the had weather which the aviators had experienced.

Tho top letter on a tall stack of correspondence awaiting Sir Joseph Y ard on his desk in his private room at Parliament Buildings, Wellington, on Wednesday morning was one which Squadron-Leader Kingsford Smith cairied from Australia in the Southern Cross, together with letters for the Prime Minister and the GovernorGeneral, states the Wellington correspondent of the “Lyttelton limes. Sir Joseph’s letter was from the chairman of. the Southern Cross Assurance Company of Sydney, conveying good wishes to the recipient end Ins codirectors ill New Zealand. The letter is endorsed “per favour of SquadronLeader Kingsford Smith.”

A large and varied assortment of aprons and overalls in all the latest styles and newest colourings now showing at “Paterson’s"—Advt.

Oilskin and canvas coats, leggings, butterfly*, roadmen’s capes and souwester lints t'or men, youths and hoys .Men’s coals 37s Od, youths 30s, hoys 22s 6d at' McKay’s.—Advt.

A proven remedy for coughs and colds—Nazol. Take a few drops on sugar at the first shin pf fi cold- >r!CP Is fid.—Ad'’t.

Moil ! Ask to see the very latest in semi-stiff collars, Vitnflex, Arawel. Hood, Singleton, Climax etc.—W. 11. Stopforth’s.—Advt. There is going to lie a full excursion train to Christchurch to-morrow, all the available seats having; been reserved. The train leaves Hokitika at 4.0 o’clock to-morrow morning.

At the Groymouth competitions Miss Bald, of Gibson Quay, secured the medal presented by Messrs llegg and Co. for the most promising vocalist heard during the competitions.

In connection with the football match at Greymouth tomorrow when the local Cadets play representatives of the Greymouth Coy., those selected to play and others travelling with the team, are requested to be at the station at 12 30. p.m.

The St. Mary’s Spring Flower Show to have been bold on Saturday, September 20th, has been cancelled. Since yesterday’s publication it was learnt that the St. Andrew’s sale of work is being hold about that time, and so as not to interfere with this annual event the show has been cancelled.

The motor ship Zingara which left Hokitika on Monday night, put in for shelter owing to the rough weather, at Terakoho, and the weather having moderated in the north she was expected to arrive at Wellington this afternoon. After unloading she will take in cargo ifor Hokitika, and is expected to leave on Monday afternoon for Hokitika. On arrival after discharging inward cargo, she will load a shipment of timber for Wellington, which is already on the skids at the wharf.

There is oho piece of official machinery which has treated the trans-Tas-man flight in the most matter-of-fact manner, giving no hint of the tremendous significance of the event. In the books of the Customs Department appears the. following unemotional entry: “Arrived—Southern Cross, aeroplane, from Sydney. Passengers: C. Kingsford Smith, C. T. P. Ulm, co-command-ers; 11. A. Litchfield, navigator; T. A. M’Williams, radio operator. Nothing dutiable.” No outward or inward clearance papers were carried by the ’plane, which, in this respect,, is like a pleasure yacht, but when cargoes arc carried across the Tasman by air, the goods will bo inspected just as the goods brought by steamers are.

llecord snles in whitebait netting. Over three hundred yards sold for the month of August. Ask to sec our 80in. netting. A special cash price of 2s Od per yard.—AY. H. Stopforth, mercer. —Advt.

An appeal from a decision recently given liy Air W, Mfildrum. S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court at Greymouth in the case of Smythe versus Carlyle, was heard before His Honour, Mr Justice Adams, in the Supreme Court, Greymouth, yesterday. Mr F. A. Kitehingham appeared for the appellant and Mr W. J. Joyce acted for Carlyle. The original ease wn§ brought by the police under the Justices of the Peace Act, against one Carlyle, driver of a motor lorry, the property of the Grey County Council, which had not been equipped with proper brakes, hut which the -Magistrate held came under a section of the Act which provided that machines used solely in road making purposes were not liable. Legal argument was advanced by counsel, the main issue being the definition of passenger ”as inserted in the Act. Ills Honour intimated that he would take time to arrive at his decision on the question, which was an important one.

“Laddafro” Hose high paimel strengthened art silk ladies hose, good looking, fine wearing line in sixteen now shades, regular prices 4s lid, McKay’s Special Price 2s- (id pair.—Advt.