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Hokitika Guardian, 17 September 1928, Page 2

The Committee of the Westland Progress League meets to-night at 7.30 o’clock for general business.

The weather was rough for the week-end, a southerly blowing yesterday with rain showers. Last night was stormy.and there was little improvement this morning.

In connection with the Benedicts’ Ball on Wednesday night lady Benedicts are requested to meet at the Soldiers’ Hall at 2 o’clock that afternoon to complete supper arrangements.— Advt.

Save money in men’s box shirts, best makes at Melvav’s.—Advt.

Goods traffic transported through the Otira Tunnel from the West Coast last iveek totals 11,085 tons. The amount handled for the previous year’s corresponding week was 11,014 tons, and for 1926, 6764 tons.

The running eosts of the flight of tho Southern Cross from Australia to New Zealand is approximately £SO. The petrol bill, at 2s a gallon, makes £36, and the cost'of lubricating oil would not raise the total expense to 1 more than £SO, stated Kingsford Smith at Christchurch.

At Wanganui, on Friday, R. Reed received a cable message asking him to make arrangements to be on hand for the A. .1. C. Meeting, in order to ride Limerick in his engagement. It is understood that-leave will be granted Reed by J. H. Jefferd to go‘ to Sydney, in which case lie will a!§o have the mount on Cimalme in the:Epsom Handicap.

Wien the vote for Stamp Duties was being considered by the House of Representatives on Friday, Mr J. A. Lee asked why the Government had decided to issue no further licenses to sell stamps He said the system was a great public convenience. 1 The Hon. W. Downie Stewart, replying, said that the position relating to the sale of stamps was under review. He was under the impression that it was considered that the sale of stamps of small denomination was uneconomic, and the departments concerned, while considering granting a limited hum-' lier of permits to meet the public convenience, would no longer be able to I allow commissions. He added that one of the objections to granting such licenses only for the purpose of being allowed commission on stamps bought for their own use.

The death occurred at Westport on Friday of Mr John Corbett, in his 83rd year. Tile deceased was one of the fast diminishing band of West Coast pioneers. In the 60’s ho followed his trade as a. baker at Brighton, and later removed to Reefton, where he carried on a bakery business for many years and then came to Westport. The deceased, whose wife died some years ago,. leaves two sons and one daughter to mourn their loss. One o< the sons, ‘‘Doughy” Corbett, was a member of the famous 1905 All Black football team, which toured Great Britain and France.

Mr Job Stanley, a very ohl and much respected resident of Westport, was found dead in his hod on Thursday. Deceased who was 70 years of age was liorn in Ballarat, and was brought to Hokitika when lie was four years of ago. In his early years he was engaged in harbour work at Hokitika, Greymouth and 'Westport. He was engaged in harbour work there in about 1886, and went later to New Plymouth, where he worked on wharf construction. He returned to Westport, where he was again employed liy the Harbour Board until it went out of existence. The late Mr Stanley was a Past Master of the Phoenix Lodge, and was a member of the Westport Bowling Club.

A meeting of all interested in the opossum trapping industry will lie held under the auspices of the Westland Acclimatisation Society at the County Chambers at 7.30 o’clock next Friday evening to formulate a report to tiif Department of Internal Affairs relative to the merits of the industry and to afford information as to the harm, if any, done to the bird life and the bush. Written statements from experienced trappers will be welcomed as a guide to the preparation of the report referred to. Suggestions affecting any amendments to the regulations, and the dates for next year, or a close season, will also be welcomed.

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

New spring frocks, cardigans, jumpers, etc. now showing at McKays.— Advt.

Men! Ask to see the very latest in semi-stiff collars, Vitaflex, Arawel. Hood, Singleton, Climax etc.—W. H. Stopforth’s,—.Advt,

Mr and Mrs A. Omvic insert a notice of thanks in this issue.

Seo the now millinery at McKay’s.— Advt.

The excursion train to Christchurch on Saturday arrived back at Hokitika on Sunday morning at 2.30 o’clock, the trippers reporting an enjoyable outing.

A meeting of the Hospital Ball Committee will be held this (Monday) evening at 7 o’clock at the Board rooms.— Advt.

The Competitions Social will take place in the Soldiers Hall on Thursday evening next. Admission Is. Competitors free.

The annual School Fair in connection with the Hokitika District High School will lie held in the school grounds on Wednesday afternoon, commencing at 2 o’clock. Any goods or donations will he thankfully received.

While playing in the grounds of the Roefton District High School last Friday, a child named Peggy Hands, daughter of Mr James Harris, of Roefton, was. struck by a swing boat and sustained a broken leg.

The sitting of the Supreme Court was a very brief one, twenty-minutes sufficing for tbe business set down, two divorce cases and am application for an order for maintenance. The suit for damages set down, George Steele v. W. Jeffries, claim for damage, was withdrawn, the plaintiff paying the costs involved.

It is understood that the Hohonu Diamond Terrace Gold Mining Co., Ltd. syndicate, capitalised in England and operating at Greenstone, north of the Teremnkau river, is now working on good payable ground. It Is reported that the returns from the sluicing operations of the past six months have been much better than at any other timo in the history of the company. ■ „

A.n unfortunate accident befcl the five-year old son of Mr and Mrs J. Walsh, Cemetery Hill, on Saturday. It appears that the child, in company with other children, was playing on the roadside in Sewell St., when one of the children struck him with a rope, knocking him over, breaking his thigh. Medical aid was at once summoned and the little sufferer was removed to the Westland Hospital for treatment.

Tlie Benedicts’ Ball, to- which the Spinsters and Bachelors of the town have been invited as gnosis will take place on Wednesday evening next. Tho full Black Hand Orchestra have been engaged, and the High Master and his hand of merry music makers have been supplemented by extra jazz players for the event. Special coloured electric lighting will he a new feature for tho decorations, and as many of tho committee as can, are asked to be present to-morrow evening at 7.30 for the purpose of assistance with the display arrangements.

Complaint is made in connection with the return journey of the excursion tr.a'in, that when tho train arrived hack in Greyniollth on Sunday morn in at 1 o’clock, the whole of the passengers booked for Hokitika, who were in the same carriages and seats they had journeyed to and from Christchurch, wero made to shift into another set of carriages for the last phase of the journey to Hokitika. This was much resented but tbe officials enforced this, and all the passengers, sleepy and tired, who were settled down, had to rouse up and shift into other carriages for the journey to Hokitika. It seoms as if some one had blundered and thoro was much indignation and unfavourable comment among tho passengers at the unnecessary inconvenience caused.

Four new ranges of window curtain laces in fancy art silk and cotton. Prices 1/8, 1/11, 2/11 to 6/11 yard at .McKays.—Advt.

30 pieces of lift, and 12 ft. wide linoleum also (ift. inlaid linoleum, just arrived, duty free. New prices 6 ft. 0/0, 8/0 and 8/11; 0 ft. inlaid 11/0 a yard; 12ft. wide, 19/6 a yard at McKay’s.—Advt. v Record sales in whitebait netting. Over three hundred yards sold for the month of August. Ask to see our 80in. netting. A special cash price of 2s Cd per yard.—AV. H. Stopforth, mercer. —Advt.