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Hokitika Guardian, 20 June 1929, Page 4

The New Zealand Rugby football team leaves "Wellington to-morrow for its tour of Australia. There will lie a practise of “Rip Van U inkle” at the Princess Theatre this evening, commencing at 7 o’clock sharp. The members of Lodge Westland Kilwinning, are notified that the usual monthly meeting will not be held this (Thursday) evening.—Advt.

. More extensive protection work is nrnnosed at Little Wanganui, South Westland, where the river lias been threatening Harihari settlement. The cost of works suggested will run to a very considerable sum.

Among the successful West Coast candidates in the recent Plumbers’ Ponrd examination wdre :—Passed practical examination, R. W. Palmer and L. A. Groufsky ; qualified for registration, R. W. Palmer. ,

The usual Plunket visit of Nurse Spring will take place to-morrow (Friday) and the committee wish to announce that in future the nurse will visit Hokitika every Friday, following the usual programme.

There was a very heavy blow from the east last night. At Lake Kanien the lake became extremely rough and one ot the motor boats anchored offshore sank at its moorings, while another is stated to be badly damaged by the buffeting it received.

The following will represent Rmiu juniors in their match against Arahum at Arahura on Saturday:—O. Glass, J. Growcott, J. O’Connor, A Dale, J. Comfort, S. Ogilvie, A. Barrett, J. Walker, 11. Broadhent, F. Gardyne. J. O’Connor, E. Boyd, L. Agnew, C. Boyd, L. Hagar, K. Ogilvie, C. Stoop.

A peculiar position lias arisen with regard to the renewal of the license of the Cave Hotel. Through an oversight an application for renewal was lodged with the clerk of the Waitaki Licensing Committee instead of with the Tomuka Licensing Committee. The license was granted by the Waitaki Committee, but as the hotel is situated in the Temuka. licensing district it is not valid, and as it is now too late to lodge an amended application, it looks as if the house is minus a license.

Messrs W. Wedclel and Co. Ltd. advise dated London the 14th instant as follows :—Danish butter, 172 s to 173 s (last week 172 s to 1745); New Zealand unsaltod. l(>8s to 172 s (170 s to 172s') ; New Zealand salted, 107 s to 170 s (109 s to 1725); market slow. Cheese, white, 92s to 93s (last week 92s to 935); cheese, coloured, 94s to 95s (O's to 955); market quiet.. Canadian cheese, white, 104 s to 110 s (last week 104 s to 110 s); Canadian cheese, coloured, 104 s to 108 s (104 s to 106 s).

Two timber workers at Te Kinga bad a narrow escape on Monday. They were working in a forest of dead trees, which are liable to snap off suddenly during an earthquake, and decided to make for a swamp nearby. Suddenly, to their amazement, a huge crevasse opened in the ground in front of them. Both were thrown to the ground by the movement of the earth. Whilst they lay there the crack closed ■ip again, leaving only ii mark on the ground. Although they were much alarmed they considered that the crevasse wits at least two chains in width. They could not see the bottom and could make no estimate of the depth.. Had they been a few yards further/m and been caught in the big crack nothing would have been heard of them, for thev would have been buried alive.

Official nows from the north indicates that the Nelson road between Inangahua Junction and Murchison is very badly blocked with slips and several bridges are affected. The Dublin Terrace section is in a very bad state. It is likely to take some weeks to restore the road to normal conditions, though every expedition is being used to get the route open for traffic. Between Inangahua Junction and Westport, all available men from the railway works are employed restoring I fuller (Jorge road for traffic. It is hoped this will be open within a week, but it is expected mails will be put through earlier. r lhe road works involved over the sections referred to will cost a very large sum indeed to effect the urgently necessary repairs. ,

Just arrived:—A consignment or 200 cases of choice apples, consisting oi Delicious. Cox’s Orange. Munroes Northern Sky, Johnathans, Dunn’s Seedlings awd other varieties, with instruct ions to sell at the lowest mar ket price. Paterson Michel and Co Ltd. ’Plmue No. 2.—Advt.

Special purchase of fifty dozen Petnne midweight underwear, usually sold at 12s fid and 13s fid. We can n<nv offer this line at 10s fid per garment.—W. If. Stopforth’s.—Advt. Kvervhody likes a bargain. Visit Addison’s showroom to-day and secure some of their up-to-date millinery at bargain prices,—Advt