LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 August 1929, Page 5

LATE LOCALS.

Mr It. W. Robson, formerly traffic '.inspector at Riccarton, who lives at 80 Riccarton road, was the driver of a motor-car which collided with a tramcar at the intersection of Clarence and Riccarton roads, Christchurch, about 9 o’clock on Wednesday morning. (Mr Robson, who used to direct traffic at the corner where the accident occurred, was not injured, but the motor-car was badly damaged. •

The' following official report of He Labour Party caucus was made available on Wednesday afternoon : .“Among other subjects,, the Financial Statement was discussed. The party i-e-affirmed its attitude adopted in December last, namely that the Labour Party would I maintain its position in Parliament entirely independent of the' other parties, and that it would shape its policy as all the circumstances surrounding each situation would warrant.”

, . 1 il. .I'. i “Ask the man in the .street what y.t

Darwinism is and he will reply, ‘ Oh, ' T | men are descended: from’ monkeys.’ A* Now, neither Darwin nor anyone else who understands Darwinism ever said that, but the answer shows that the doctrine of evolution, explained by the ; process of natural selection, has permeated to all levels, and that it is •' part of our consciousness. ; The theory has become a commonplace.”—Dr. F. W. Hilgendorf, speaking on the devel- A opment of the theory of evolution , before the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury at Christchurch. ’

The financial aspect of the pillaging of mails on a ferry steamer from Lyttelton to Wellington is dealt with in the annual report of the Auditor-Gen-eral. A conviction was obtained one / offender being sentenced to three years’ hard labour and another ordered to he detained in the Borstal Institute v , for a period not exceeding two years. The actual loss is assessed by the P"rt and Telegraph Department at £lB3 15s , 2d. The Union Steam Ship Company agreed to pay , £l4O, and £l6 was recovered from one offender, leaving the. Postal Department .yvith a net loss of £27.15s 2d', which’hAs to be written off.

The first of tlie new .spring lambs were sold*at the Addington jstock sale on Wednesday. There were only about a score of .such', hut they were well grown, being on an average about three months old. The line in which the top . . price was secured sold at from. 38s 6d to 44s lOd. The price per pound would average about Is 9d. . The entry, 'of lambs was larger than has been usual ' ! at sales immediately prior to Grand National Week.'. Fat sheep, of -which ;; there was a record yarding, maintained \ last week’s rates. ' There were many lines of show sheep and show cattle of from’thd North i t and South Islands. The fat. cattle. market remained at,about last week’s rates, which represents an increase in -V values of over'2os a head in the last' five or six weeks. There was a’good V , demand for porkers, but prices for bacon showed little .change from the previous week.. An unusually largeentry of store sheep saw ewes decline in price by.about 2s a head, and hoggets by up to Is 6d a head. v

In entertaining him at afternoon tea - ' at Christchurch recently the staff of the “Sun” took leave of Mr J. H. E. -• Schroder, M.A., the Associate Editor, who has accepted the-Assistant Editorship of the “Press.” Mr J. H. Hall, editor of the “ Sun,” who presided, spoke of Mr Schroder’s success as a journalist, of his outstanding personality, and of the promise which- the future holds fonhim, not only in.-New Zealand, but in a wider field. Mr S. R. Evsion, manager of the “ Sun,” and V Mr A. L. Wood, advertising manager, also wished still greater success for Mr Schroder. For the staff, Mr H. McD. Vincent, Assistant Editor, presented Mr Schroder with a bookplate, and Mr P. Brothers presented a “book.” Messrs D. Davidson (printer), W. C. McKaskell (photographer), G.' R. Curtis, F. Hinton, and W, Randell. (sub-editors), H. A. Gilbert and R. Lund (reporters), Miss E.' Elliott' (lady . editor), Messrs A. L. Chappell editor), and H." P. Le Page (records ) denartment), spoke in praise of Mr Schroder’s association with the ’office and the sense of loss at his departure. Mr Schroder fittingly replied .

A sure, safe remedy for coughs and colds—piit a few drops ol “• Nazol ” one.;, a piece of lump sugar and let it dis- > solve slnwlv in the mouth. Instant re~£ lief assured. 60 doses for Is 6d.—Advt.u