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Hokitika Guardian, 8 March 1929, Page 4

The ordinary meeting of the Hokitika Borough Council which falls this evening, has been adjourned sine die. Messrs McMahon and Lee notify an important sale of splendid dairy cows and heifers, pedigree pigs, horses and farm implements etc. on the farm of Mr A. 1). Marsdcn. Mawheraiti, on Wednesday, 13th. March, at 10 a.in. The Lyttelton Social Club contemplates a week-end excursion to Hokitika with a view to a large party visiting the Waiho Glacier. The trip is contingent on the cost of the railway fare, and negotiations are now. proceeding with the Railway Department. The Municipal Elections fall this year and will take place on Wednesday, May Ist. The County Elections will Ire held a week later, on Wednesday May Bth. In the various localities representatives to the Hospital and Harbour Boards will be held the same day, as also the election of Electric Power Boards lor the ensuing terms. Electoral. rolls in 'connection with the elections are now being finalised. The Returned Soldiers* Association of New Zealand has taken up the task of enquiring into all cases of disabled ex-service men who arc in need of more permanent relief, with the object oi formulating definite proposals to meet all eases in the Dominion. Local men in Westland who come within the category are desired to forward particulars to Box 80, Post Office, Hokitika. Tiic information will he treated confidentially, and the cases enquired into foi report to headquarters.

The well-known coastal steamer Oreti lias been placed under arrest, and also the freight. Mr A. C. Hanlon is acting on behalf of the officers and members of the crew, who are claiming wages., Under the Act governing such matters, the ship can he seized, and if an answer is not filed within seven days, the action may he proceeded with, and judgment secured through toe court. The 1 Oreti was formerly known as the Baden Powell, under which name she was employed as a coastal collier between Whangarci and Auckland for many years, and later as a cargo carrier in southern waters. She was purchased by a timber syndicate four or five years ago, renamed Oreti, and had been employed in the timliter-ca crying trade between Port CVaig and Dunedin until quite recently. Owing to the closing down of tbe .southern sawmills, there was no trade for the vessel, and she has been laid up at Dunedin for the past few days. Sir Julius von Haast’s “Geology of Canterbury and Westland” was described by Mr G. Jobberns, president of the Canterbury Philosophical Institute this week, as the most interesting book on early Canterbury. Mr Jobberns said that it was regrettable that the book was rare, expensive, and accessible to only a few people. The early part of it at least might be reprinted, as it would have a wide circulation. Sir Julius von Haast gave a vivid account of his explorations and a vivid description of the topography of the country, and olf the rush to the West Coast goldfields, and provided a history of Canterbury’s development in those days. Attention to this important work lias been drawn in tbe columns of the “Guardian” on previous occasions. A reprint of Haast’s early explorations in , Westland would be well worth while, providing as it would authentic date of the early history of the district, of which the great explorer gives very interesting particulars.

Mr J. Eo.ote inserts a notice of thanks in this issue. /-V Mcssrs M. Houston and Co. notify entries for the stock sale at Kokatahi on March 20th. Advice has Ixicn received that the Ukarito channel has been cut out successfully, good rosults following. Service will lie held in the Boss Methodist Church on Sunday .at. 2.30 p.m. Dr Henderson, geologist, of tho .Mines Department, is on mii official visit to the district. At Messrs W. Jeffries and Co’s Stock Sale at Ilarihari on Wednesday next they will also offer Section 152, Poorua S.D., 46 acres L.I.P. land on behalf- of Mr G. Robertson. The order of Masses and Devotions in St. Mary’s Parish on Sunday, March ' 10th, will he' as follows: — Kokatahi, 10 n.m.; Kanieri B.3'J a.m.; Hokitika, 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 7 p.m.

Owing to the Soldiers’ Hall being otherwise engaged, Mr R. T. Bush will i»e pleased to meet students on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Arch Little’s shop, Revell St. There is a strong movement locally for the" introduction of the weekly hnlfholklny on Saturday instead of Wednesday. Petitions to the Borough j Council asking for a poll on the subject are now being signed freely.' . • A special offer 30 only ladies all wool jumpers in plain colours and stripes, the usual prices are 15s to 255, for quick sale these are to lie sold at 10s 6d for plain colors, 14s 6d for stripes. Be early and secure one. Schroder and Co.—Advt. Elocutionary classes are about to bo taken up here by Miss B. Evans and Mrs B. Windsor, -of Ross. The classes will be held weekly at the Soldiers’ Hall, commencing on the 6th prox. Pupils will be prepared for competitions in elocution and songs in character, character work being a speciality. Mrs Windsor is late with Miss Lucy Cowan, of Christchurch, and has many successes to her credit at Canterbury competitions. Prospective v pupils and parents will be interviewed at the Soldiers’, Hall on the 23rd inst. from 2.30 to 5 p.m. It is intended to arrange special classes for juvenile pupils in test- work at special fees in order to encourage a study in general competition work.

Just received new crcpe-de-chenes in evening shades, also "celanese morocain” in black and navy, the ideal fabric for frocks. Schroder and Co.—Advt. Mr H. W. Boynes, Secretary of the Lyttelton Social Club, has written to Mr D. J. Evans forwarding ? silver cup “as a mark of our . appreciation of the way Hokitika has treated us. The Committee loaves the matter entirely in your hands as to the disposal cif the trophy, the only suggestion * being that it shall he competed for b v children.” M.r Evans has decided to hand the cup over to the Westland Competitions Society for open competition at the September festival for any Westland scholar at public or private primary school for own selection recitation selected from a New Zealand poet. The gift will be greatly appreciated, and the honour of , winning the trophy should he keenlj-'-- 41 contested by the young people who ( will at the same time he encouraged to study New Zealand authors. When reading a paper at Christchurch on Wednesday on Sir Julius von Haast’s work Mr G. Jobberns, President of the C’a nterburvPhilcsophical Institute, mentioned that on one of his explorations in the Southern Alps Sir Julius was accompanied by Mr A. P. Dobson. Mr Dobson was present- at the meeting, and Mr Jobberns said: “It is pleasing to members < f the institute to know that Mr Dobson is still with us. He has been a staunch member of the institute lor many years and lie was president in 1886 and 1915. We all know him. as the discoverer of Arthur’s Pass. Tn possession' of his yrmental and physical vigour and qualities at his advanced age, he is. without a doubt, the most remarkable.man in Christchurch to-day.”