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Hokitika Guardian, 17 September 1929, Page 4

A commodious public hull has been erected by Mrs Toker, of the Greyhound Hotel, Arahura, and will be opened publicly next week. It has a special floor for dancing and should prove a popular rendezvous in connection with local social events.

Steps are being taken to further prospect the Auckland Lead near Awaruna, and a keystone drill is now being equipped for that purpose. The work will be in charge of Mr D. Pettigrew. Jn the event of the prospects being satisfactory, it is 'Understood that a dredge to be driven by electrical power will be equipped for the purpose. The proposition is being regarded with considerable favour.

Lake Knnieri Pond which,has been improved very much of late in regard to its surface, has been enhanced of late from a scenic point'of view, as growing ferns along the roadside are being attended to and will ultimately supply a very attractive avenue. Visitors should not be encouraged to destroy the ferns which eventually will lv. o a very flue soenic effect.

Miss Hardie will give her lecture on “Missionary Work in India” at St. Andrew’s Hall to-night at 7.30. Collection.

The weather yesterday though fine was very cold, a bitter westerly gale blowing. It continued well into the night, losing little of its power. As a result there was a heavy sea running.

The Greymouth Boxing Association made a profit of £274 Os od in connection with the recent amateur championships, half going to the Greymouth Association and the other half to the New Zealand Boxing Council.

For the Military Ball on Wednesday the Soldiers' Hall has been beautifully decorated in blue and red (regimental colours). The decorative scheme is something new, and the lounge decorations are in the hands of someone who knows how to do the job.

One drawback of the new railway time-table which came into force yesterday, was the failure of the East Coast daily mail to get through. The mail arrived this morning. Of special advantage is the more rapid goods service and the quicker return of empty trucks will be of assistance to the timber trade, so that traffip through the tunnel should show a further increase.

The altered railway time-table came into force yesterday. One of the alterations that will not find favor with everybody is that the Christchurch mail that comes by goods train on the off days, does not arrive in time 1 to come on to Hokitika by the evening train, this particular mail now not arriving till early on the following morning and coming on bv the morning train that arrives at 9.11 o’clock. '

A final reminder is given o’ the auction sale in the mart to-morrow commencing at 11 o’clock, when Messrs W. Jeffries and Co. will sell the whole of the s.oek, furniture and effects of Mr B. Lyons, of Stafford, the goods having been, brought to Hokitika for convenience of sale. The stock and sundries will be sold in the morning and furniture and other effects in the afternoon. Included in the list is an upright piano by Lipp and Son.

The School Fair in aid of the funds of Hokitika District High School takes place in the School grounds to-mor-row afternoon commencing at 2 o’clock. The teachers and scholars, with the assistance of well-wishers will have an tractive display, and the result should be a very satisfactory one. Afternoon tea will be available during the course of the Fair, and a cordial invitation is. ex.ended to all who have the welfare of the schuol at heart to give their patronage, and any possible assistance towards the end in view.

Messrs ,\V. Weddel and Co. Ltd. advise, dated London 13th., reading:— Danish butter, -lS2s to 1945, (last week 184 sto 185 s); New Zealand first unsalted, 174 s to 178 s (174 s to 1755; j Aew Zealand first salted, 175 s to 180 s (last week .174 sto 178 s) j market'firm. ~\ew Zealand'cheese, white, 92s to 93s v 92s to 935); New Zealand cheese, coloured, 93s to 94s (93s to 945); market steady. Canadian cheese, white, 92s to 93s (92s to 935) ; Canadian cheese, Coloured, 93s to 94s (93s to 955),

During heavy rain motor-cars to and from the West Coast have frequently jeen hold up owing to the flooded condition of Doctor’s Creek and Norris’s Gully Creek on the main highway on the Murchison side of Spooner’s Range. The bridging of these creeks after numerous representat.ons was at last put in hand and the Public Works Department have now completed the structures which are open to traffic, the Department also proposes to put in hand at an early date the widening of the road between the two bridges. A six-foot track is now in the, course of construction from , Murchison to I yell following in the main the Buffer Gorge Road, which was severely damaged in the earthquake.

Openness in New cheese is one of the principal clauses of complaint by British retailers. It is said that even our finest close-textured cheese shows the defect soon after cutting. This fact was demonstrated at the Manawatu Winter Show, a comparison with Canadian and English ■cheeses going against the New Zealand product. In an interview, Mr H. E. Pacey describes the blemish as a serious difficulty and emphasises the need for an effective remedy. How srious it is to the producer, and howimportant, can be read in the London market reports showing New- Zealand cheese during the greater part of the year selling at _ substantially lower prices than Canadian.

Commenting on motor industry affairs on his arrival in Auckland from America with others, Mr R. Stpudinger, export manager of General Motors, said there had been a slight falling off in trade, hut it was a usual fluctuation at this time of the year. “I think, American manufacturers will break all. records in car production this year,” ho mentioned. “As far as I can see 1 there is no radical change of. design for any make.” Mr Staudinger stated in the course of further conversation that his firm now had approximately 20,000 employees on plants outside America, , anart from seasonal casual labour. Of this large number of hands distributed in Great Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Denmark, Sw-eden, Poland, Egypt, India, South Africa, Java, Japan, Australia, Brazil, Argentine and Uruguay, 400 are located at the Petone works at Wellington. Arrangements are in train to start new operations in China.

The N.Z. Gazette, of September 12th, gives notice of the absolute protection of the white-backed magpie.

At the County Chambers to-night at 7.45 o'clock, there will be a conference regarding the establishment of a motorists’ camping ground at the, racecourse. Representatives ,of the Borough, Courir cii. Automobile Association and Racing Club will be present. 1

At a meeting of the East Coast Rabbit Board, ,-Qisborne, it was reported that a resident of Wairoa had been discovered keeping twenty-five wild rabbits, in captivity without obtaining the consent of the board, this being considered a serious offence in a district free from the rabbit pest. However, the board decided not to prosecute, but to issue a warning.)

Criticism, of the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society’s . methods in selling and liberating ova was mad© by a member on Saturday. He said • that at the last annual meeting he asked if it were not a fact that the society’s output of ova 'had already been sold, and the chairman replied that a tentative arrangement had been made, subject to 'the confirmation of; the incoming council. “ I then moved that it should be a recommendation to the incoming council that 1,500,000 ova be liberated in the Canterbury 1 rivers before selling-,any. The motibn was carried and with one exception the nominees for the council : -expressed themselves m favour ,r of -it'ri- *■ The incoming council, however,'-oversold,-and when a flood occurred theyriiad to buy ova from 'a ' Southern • society at'; five shillings a thousand to meet a H&Wera contract at 2s 6d a thousand, The Society sold 1,250,000 ova arid liberated only 233,500 in the Canterbury rivers,” O' '• ■. 'f ■ • ] , ' r

Runaway horses are not uncommon, but a motor-cycle careering riderless at thirty miles, per hour is unusual and very thrilling. This incident happened at the Show Grounds on ■ Saturday while Christchurch Motor Club members were practising for the motorcycle sports to be held prior to the finish of the Timaru-to-Cliristchurcß road race. A rider was standing oil the sent of his machine, proceeding at about twenty-five miles per hour cjown. the football ground. The machine gave a wobble arid unbalanced its rider, who jumped clear. The machine, at an-in-cfeased p J i)pe,' sped on for about two hundred yards, when it described ;.a perfect arc back arid headed) straight for The secretary’s office. £larrowly missing a spectator, it crashed into a fence, broke through and finished up on the verandah. The machine’s front wheel and forks were damaged beyond repair. In all the cycle covered.about five hundred yards. ,