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Hokitika Guardian, 19 June 1929, Page 4

The evening trains in and out run yesterday, and this morning there Was an outward express to Christchurch m lieu off yesterday’s' service.

Owing to unforseen circumstances deggs entertainment in Princess Theatre" arranged for Thursday has been postponed until a later date.

Yesterday morning about 11 o’clock two .aeroplanes passed over Greymoutli "rom Christchurch, on their way to Westport, where they landed and later •©turned to Christhcurch.

Mr G. A. Perry has been appoint>d Deputy President of the Hokitika savings, Bank in support of Hon. H. Michel, President, who we regret to say, is still indisposed.

The annual > ball of the Kuinar© Medical Association will he held on Friday evening next at the Memorial -Tail when the usual complete arrnngenents will be found for the enjoyment >f patrons.

Performers, and others assisting at tne Rimu Concert and Ball this even•n<r are requested to meet at the Clo k Tower ,from where the Rimu bus will leave at 7.3') o’clock. Performers not. at the appointed place will he called for.—Advt. i

A girl, about eighteen years c«f age, •eceived slight burns on the hands, and dso singed her hair on Monday morning when petrol she was using Cor dealing a dress ignited from a lighted gas ring, in a house at 83, fuani Street, Christchurch, owned by Mr C e . Trustin, and occupied by Mr J. O’Sullivan. The Fire Brigade was quickly on the scene and the building and contents uinvere damaged.

The sloops Laburnum and Veronica loft Auckland on Monday on a four months’ cruise in the Pacific. They aie due to return to Auckland on October 19. The Laburnum will visit Fiji, the Gilbert and Ellice groups, in addition to numerous outlying islands, and the Veroncia will call at the Cook Islands, Samoa and Tahiti. The Wakukura piocecdod to Hauraki Gulf yesterday towing a target, as the sloops were to engage in gunnery practice before commencing their cruise.

Infectious and other notifiable diseases reported in the Canterbury and West Coast Health Districts for the week ended noon on Monday totalled ">5, as follows: —Canterbury : Scarlet fever, 36; diphtheria, 1; tuberculosis, '. pneumonia, 2; puerperal sepsis, 1 cerebrospinal meningitis, 1. West (Joast: Diphtheria, 8; tuberculosis, 1. There were four deaths in Canterbury, 3 from tuberculosis, and one pneumonia.

The Hon. A. J. Stallworthy, Minister of Health, visited the Mental Hospital yesterday morning and then proceeded to Grey mouth, where lie met deputations ifrom the Grey Hospital Hoard, Grey mouth Borough Council and Runnrrq Ikwoimh Council in regard to grants for the hospital, Government aid in connection with the repairing if damage caused by the earthquake, -nd Run nr "a Water supply. Non-com-, mittal replies were made in each instance.

It was reported some time ago that a lug ana vi asoescos hud been made m tiie Tnknka district of the Nelson prownce. its potential valbe was set down at a very high figure. It is understood that a South African mineral magnate has been interested m the and, and that he has remitted a sum of £SOOO to those interested to thoroughly investigate the discovery. Should the results he satisfactory an*, industry of considerable magnitude is likely to develop.

A proposal will he introduced at the Pacing Conference next month by the executive committee (at the request of the stipendiary stewards), that “No > licensed trainer shall he appointed official starter or the starter’s authorised substitute or assistant.” The principle underlying this may operate harshly. 'I here are many trainers who • would make highly capable starters, but they are denied the opportunity of working up a connection without which they could not afford to relinquish train-

Excitement ran high in the vicinity of the Commercial Hotel, High Street, Auckland, between seven and eight o’clock on Sunday evening, when the police surrounded the building under tlie assumption that an employee on the roof, who was cleaning a chimney, was a “ cat” burglar. Upon descending to the lower part of the building, the man' was informed that the detectives awaited him, but the situation was quickly explained. In the meantime passers-by in the street below were compelled to take a more than casual interest in the proceedings. A friend of the employee, who was waiting for him at the corner of Shortland and High Streets, was questioned as to the reason for his presence there, and ail eye-witness stated that several other people making their way .past the hotel were detained until all suspicion had been removed. At one stage the situation held all the elements of a police sensation of the first; order,, and the speculation. “I wonder whether he is armed?” was uttered in all seriousness.