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Hokitika Guardian, 11 January 1929, Page 4

Mrs Hatch and family insert a notice of thanks in this issue.

The Hokitika Municipal Baud insert a notice of thanks in this issue.

The usual monthly service will he held at Kokalahi Presbyterian Church on Sunday afternoon at 2.30 o’clock.

Last month 011 l sheep, 11!,’ bullocks. 101 lambs, 10 pigs, 19 cows, and !h calves were slaughtered at the (Ley mouth Abattoir, the fees amounting to Lilt 12s KKI. There was no tarease condemned.

Mr .Justice ilerdman and Mr Jr.slice Ostler have been appointed to const.tute an electoral court to hear the petition against the return of Mr Rushworth as member tor the Bay of Is lands. The investigation will open al Kawakawa on Monday, January 28. Mr Justice I lerdman, who arrived from England this week left for Auckland on Wednesday.

There was a heavy thunder and lightning storm last night, the lightning at lines oi,mg uartieniurlv vivid. In the

• imtry districts the lightning was particularly bright and the thunder heavy. All the streams in the Kokatahi valley were in full Hood this morning running from hank to bank and much timber was reported to be coining down.

"hece was a well attended meeting of ladies at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon when a committee of those present, with power to add to its num ber, was set up to assist in connection with the entertainments to the visiting firemen to Hokitika next month. Mrs H. A. Thompson was appointed chairwoman. The committee of ladies will assist principally in connection with the civil luncheon to the delegates and to the picnic to Lake Mahinapua.

Yesterday there was a light waim rain falling during the morning i,mi allernoon, which got heavier towards evening and at night there were heavy showers with a warm northerly gaL blowing. The rain must have iieeii much Heavier m the ranges because a very large flood came down early u,;-, morning lirniging with it much timhei and debris. Luckily the flood caim .■./an ai low tide, and it had time t.> partly run out by 1L o’clock this murii.ng though it gradually rose at the -me came in. 'the lowlying parts of -no town were Hooded in the drains old water tables by the Hood waters (iieking up, but no local'damage was .one. I lie rainfall lor the 2-1 hours to .( o’clock this morning amounted to .me inch. The day broke line alter the ..in. tiiougii it continues very cloudy and very warm.

A proposal to reduce the height standard of the Mew South Wales police from bit him to bit Uni mis met with strong disapproval in some quarters. it is not likely that any similar proposal will be made m Mew Zealand, ..Here the present high physical and moral standard is being strictly maim .allied. Tiie Mew Zealand height standard is oft 9in, and only men between tiie ages of 2i and 30 can join. Tins ensures a supply of young and energetic constables. J lie normal ciiest measurement must be 3Siu and each ..pplicant must hold a liltli standard ,i olieiency cerlilieale or something .elter. As a high moral tone is demanded of the members of the police mice, the character of each applicant is enquired into before lie anally joins.

The programme for the Autumn Meeting of the Westland Racing Club ahicli lias now been drafted and submitted to the racing and trotting authorities for approval is much on the lines of last year’s programme. The hurdle race however, lias been eliminated, and a welter weight handicap .(minimum 9st.) substituted. In addition, there is a high weight handicap, with a minimum of Bst. TTie.se should he attractive events, as there is oltcn a difficulty in securing light weight riders. There are to he two trotting races on the programme also. The programme should prove generally very attractive. The meeting is set. down for Thursday of Raster week (Apri; Itli). The choice of day will enable owners and riders engaged at the Christchurch meeting oil Monday and Tuesday of Raster week, to reach here on the Wednesday, and take part in lue race meeting on Thursday.

At a meeting of Liu* Inaugaliua Trot ti j)f»; Cl ill) oil Wednesday evening, tin HeefLon Joekey ('lull wrote doelining the oiler of T 7 for training fees, and also advising that their cluh did not see the ne«*d for three ‘ delegates from either side to deal with the dispute, and that they had no desire to meet the delegates; also staling that if the Trotting Committee had any genuine desire to do the right thing they would ask .Mr Moidrum to go ahead. It was resolved to take no action. The Club’s annual melding held on December .‘list, showed a small dehit of 921). 'I he rebate from lotalisator amounts to CSI. This was considered very satisfactory, as C2<)o more was added to the stake this season. The Chairman moved that a bonus of CIO he voted to the Secretary (.Mr ,J. Hanks). Seconded by Mr Willis, and carried. A bonus of I'd was also voted to .M,r J. Ilickton “ loi excellent work done at tln* Club’s an mini meeting.” The matter of the stewards’ room not being open to the Trolling Cluh on the day of its annual meeting was discussed, and considered very unfair. .Mr d. Noble’s case came before the committee, and Mr Hucklev moved that Mr Noble he again written to on the subject, asking him to appeal 1 at the next meeting and apologise for publishing a wrongful report; and failing his apology or attendance, that Hule 29 shall he applied. Seconded by Air Willis and carried.