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Hokitika Guardian, 25 September 1928, Page 4

The Public Trustee is inviting tenders for the purchase of Section 1384 Totara S.D., of 24 acres 3r. 38p. with dwelling in the estate of the late John P. Muir of Ross. Returned Soldiers who are attending the Military Ball in mufti are requested to wear miniature medals or ribbons,'or dig deep down in the old kit bag and wear uniforms. Mr C. W. Goddard, registrar of pensions at Grey mouth,' will be at the Hokitika Court House on Thursday next, the 27th. inst. and can be interviewed from 10 o’clock to 12 (noon). Mr D. J. Evans, County Clerk, left to-day for Wellington to attend a Conference on Wednesday and Thursday at which a County Clerks’ Association for. the Dominion is to be formed. Mr Evans will return on Saturday. The “Lyttelton Times” says: After some weeks of fairly dry weather, heavy rain fell all Saturday morning and saturated the ground thoroughly. Conditions did not look at all hopeful for the Canterbury-Wellington football match, but a little after noon the rain eased up and while the sky looked threatening there was not much more rain.

A team of about fifteen members of the Ladies’ Hockey Club chaperoned by Mesdamcs Paterson and Lynch, left for Christchurch to-day. The team play a match at Rangiora on Wednesday and Ashburton on Thursday, and participate in a seven aside tourrnnent at Ashburton on Saturday. On Friday, through the courtesy of Mr P. R. Olirnie, the team has been granted privilege tickets to witness the departure of the “Southern Cross” for Blenheim. Some of the team will return on Saturday and the remainder the following Tuesday.

The usual weekly social will be held in St. Mary’s Club Poo ms this (Tuesday) evening at 8 o’clock.-—Advt. St. Andrew’s Sale of Work is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, October 3rd. Various stalls, loaded with good things at prices to suit all pockets, will be the main feature of the event. Great interest is being attached to the annual event, and as in the past, the results are bound to prove highly satisfactory to those concerned. According to information received from Norway, there will lie a consider-' able increase in whaling in the Antarctic this season. The fleets were to start earlier this year than last, experience having shown that it is better to operate early along the edge of the ice in the Antarctic. It is anticipated that in October whaling in certain regions will be in full swing. Travel “stunts” are the vogue just now. A new one was initiated at Newmarket, Auckland, on Saturday, when a one-legged ex-soldier started out to cycle round the North Island—a longer journey, he claims, than that of Kingsford Smith from Sydney to Christchurch. The “ digger ” is starting without funds and intends to earn his keep on the journey. Rihari Heke is the name of the one-legged cyclist, and lie claims to lie a descendant of the famous Ngapulii chief, Hon© Heke. Mrs Bridget M. McGillicuddy one of the oldest residents of South Beach Greymouth, aged 84 years, while in her garden a year or so ago, got a thorn into one of her eyes. A few weeks ago the eye got painful and on the advice df her doctor, she decided on its removal. The operation was successfully performed last Friday, and Mrs Mc-Gil lieuddy is making satisfactory progress.

On Friday afternoon a young man named C. Hawke, employed' by Mr F. Young, farmer, of Winchester, whilst driving a- tractor attached to a threefurrow plough, overbalanced and fell underneath the implement, which pushed him along for some distance and finally passed over him. Apart from a few painful bruises and contusions he suffered no serious injury. The tractor being uncontrolled, proceeded on its way, and broke through a gorse hedge, coming to a standstill in a ditch.

On Saturday at Greymouth, the Ferngrove Sawmilling Co.’s plant and chattels,, situated at 'Wainihinihi, on the Christchurch road, were, put up for auction under instructions from the mortgagee. The plant included a multitubular boiler, cylinder engine, and full sawmill equipment, with huts and feed house. The best offer received when the auction started was £125. After strenuous efforts on the part of the auctioneer (Mr J. D• Lynch) there ■\vas a subsequent offer of £2OO, and no further bids were received. Needless to say the plant was passed in. The response was no better when the mill s motor-lorry, capable of hauling three tons, and in good order, was submitted to auction. The highest bid was £IOO, and no sale eventuated.

On Friday the death occurred of Mr Thomas Kirker, aged 70 years, who has lived in Christchurch for the past 15 years. Mr Kirker was born in Belfast, Ireland, in 1858, and arrived in New Zealand with his parents in 1861. He joined the Post and Telegraph Department as a cadet about 1874 and became the fastest telegraph operator in New Zealand. As a bowler Mr Kirkland was well-known in Christchurch. For many years, lie was a member of the Canterbury Club and won trophies in club and other competitions. During the last year or pwo, he had been a member of the St. Albans Bowling Club. Mr Kirker is survived by a widow.

An important racing position m Canterbury is in the market, as Mr p j) M’Nab has decided to' retire from starting- It is no secret that he has never liked the job. The retirement of Mr M’NaJb from this important and difficult racing position will create a vacancy not easy to fill satisfactorily. He was a success as a starter from the first day that _ lie officiated and his work has at all times been of a high standard. He possessed the full confidence of owners, trainers, riders and the public, and there 7 will be wide regret that lie has decided to retire. In future he will confine his attention to Ins work as caretaker of the Riccarton racecourse, in which he is keenly interested, leaving the starter’s worries to other people.

After having been thirty-three years in the Police Force, Senior-Sergeant Ryan, who for the past three years has been in’charge of the Mount Cook station Wellington, retired from active •service on Saturday. Senior-Serge,ant Ryan has had a varied and interesting career. He started work at the age of 17 in the coal mines at Bridgeford, Cape Breton, but later the same year he went to sea, and the . following years were packed full of interest for him. At one time he was on the Rotomahana; the “Greyhound on the Pacific,” and he was on the Wairarapa when she was wrecked on the Great Barrier Island. Among those who lost their lives in the Wairarapa wreck were the Senior-Sergeant’s wife and mother. Subsequently, after having been on the Manapouri, he was induced to join the Police Force. After being stationed in Wellington five years, four of which were spent at the Wharf Station, he went to Kumar a for eleven years, after which he was promoted to the rank of sergeant and transferred to Auckland. Four years in Reefton followed, and then six years as senior sergeant at Westport. At the end of that period he went back to Wellington, where he has been for the past three years.

The rain of last week, though it did not cause any heavy flood, made a sharp run in the river at times that cut away the bar in good stylo, and the channel is now running almost due west, carrying'a good depth of water. The fishing season opens on Monday (October Ist). Licenses are now being issued by the Westland Aechm- • atrsatdon Society, £1 each; obtainable at the County Office, or from A. C. Armstrong, Kevell, Street.—Advt. Reports from South Westland state the weather there continues rough and boisterous, it being extremely cold, with hail and sleet showers general. Apparently the rougn experience is general up and down the Coast. There is a very heavy sea running along the Coast. The weather yesterday showed no improvement, there being a succession of heavy rain storms, with a continual gale from the south-west. All last night it was very stormy, and in. the early morning a thunderstorm passed over, one clap of thunder in particular, being remarkably loud and close. Hail showers continued at intervals and the conditions generally arfe very unpleasant. At a meeting held at the County Chambers last evening arrangementswere completed for the Military Ball set down for, next Wednesday week, October 3. The decorations will be in the regimental colours, blue and gold. The supper arrangements will be in the hands of the ladies committee. Musio will be supplied by Ross’ orchestra. Tickets of admission were circulated, and are expected to ibe in good demand. A juvenile dance will be held the following evening. On both nights there will be novelty dances and a very bright entertainment is assured. Special attention will be devoted to the floor so as to ensure a perfect evening for the dancers. 1 ,

“This is a stupid practice, and dangerous to the public. Some young men’ take a delight in showing off, and we occasionally come across instances of the kind in the city,” said Sub-In-spector McCarthy,:- at the Auckland Police Court, in regard to a charge of taking hands off a motor-cylce’s handles, brought against- a motor-cyc-list. The evidence showed that the offence had been committed while passing a tramcar »in Karangahape road, when there were many .people about, whose attention the rider sought to attract by showing off his abilities as a motor-cyclist. Mr Hunt, S.M., agreed that the practice was a dangerous one and that a machine could not he under proper control when the rider let go the handles. A fine of 10s was imposed.

About fifty-four pupils and teachers” pf the Hokitika District High School, 1 in charge of the rector,- MrE. arrived in Ashburton on Saturday night, states yesterday’s Christchurch “Press,” as the guests of the pupils of the Ashburton Technical School over the week-end. Basketball and football matches will he played on Monday alfternoon, while in the morning the party will be taken through the woollen mills, Canterbury Roller Flour . Mills, and Grown Flour Mills. The visitors Will be tendered a welcome social at the school and will leave for their homes next morning (Tuesday), arriving back at Hokitika in the evening.