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Hokitika Guardian, 18 September 1929, Page 4

The annual plain' and fancy dress ball of the ilumara Volunteer.'Fire Brigade takes place on Friday evening next.

Mr Geo. J. Thomson, butcher; Mntainui, notifies an increase in the retail price of meat of one penny per pound, while the present price of fat stock rules so high.

The night was an. extremely stormy one, a heavy northerly gale blowing. During the night there was a very heavy thunderstorm, one clap of thunder being extremely loud and close.

To-night 1 To-night ! The Grand Military Ball, the greatest of the year. Ta-morrow night a grand Juvenile Ball, all novelty dances. Admission is Tew reasonable, children Is or if there is three or more children in one family the rate is only 2s.

Whilst driving trucks to one of the co-operative mines at Dunollie, Mr A. Grieves had a narrow escape from serious injury. A large stone weighing about five tons came rolling down the hill, and sent the driver and trucks into an adjacent creek. When Mr Grieves was extricated he was found to have a few bruises and to be suffering slightly from shock.

For the week ended at noon on Monday, 29 cases of infectious disease were notified to the Medical Officer of Health (Dr T. Fletcher Telford) for the Canterbury and West Coast district. They were as follows: West Coast: Diphtheria, three. Canterbury: Scarlet fever, twelve; diphtheria, two; enteric fever, one; tuberculosis, eight; pneumonia, two; erysipelas, one. In Canterbury there was one death from tuberculosis „.

A Wellington correspondent states —-Speculation is still rife in the lobbies ns to when the present session of Parliament will end, the estimates ranging from six weeks to two months. The Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward), however, is adhering to liis original forecast that the session will close about the second week in October. “I think another month will be sufficient to get the business through,” said Sir Joseph in reply to an enquiry on Monday

At a conference last evening at the County Chambers, a basis of arrangement was arrived at for establishing a motorists camping ground at the Hokitika racecourse. The delegates are visiting the racecourse this afternoon to go into necessary details. It is contemplated using the soft drinks bains a kitchenette for motorists, gas to he laid on for the purpose of preparing meals. Stalls and loose boxes will be available for the garaging of cars and the storage of gear. It is considered that the convenience of a camping site close to the town will lead to many additional motoring parties making the town the centre for district tours when on the Coast for a holiday. " *

Private advice from Dunedin states that Miss Mary Bald won the contralto solo “Crossing the Bar,” the test- piece at the Dunedin Competitions last evening.

At the mooting of the High School Board yesterday the chairman stated lie was keeping in close touch with the Hon. H. L. Michel, former Chairman of the Board, in connection with all matters that * cropped up from time to time, in connection with High School Board affairs and lie was pleased to say that Mr .Michel had warmly approved of the action taken by him (Mr Murdoch) at Wellington.

'Die new bridge being erected over First Creek at the Big Wanganui for the convenience of the settlers in general and white baiters in particular who have to pack their catch to the end of the road, will be completed this week. The County staff, owing to the difficulties of transport over swampy ground, havp had a trying job. All material had to be snigged a. distance of two miles or more, and with bad weather there has been hampering delays. The plant used will not be brought out till the summer.

A horse attached to an Indian hawker’s cart was responsible for an amusing interlude with expensive consequences at the intersection of Karangahape road and Pitt street, Auckland on -Monday.; The horse baulked at the white line painted across the street for traffic -.control purposes. The incident, which was observed by. fx lnrge. crqiyd, ended with the horse backing the cart on to the pavement and smashing two of the large plate-glass show windows, valued at £2O each, in.the premises of George Court, Ltd.

THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES.

EDUCATION AND RELIGION. Bishop West-Watson, in his introductory remarks at the conference on religious education in Christchurch, said that they were assembled to face one of the most serious problems of modern life. Educationists were seeking how to spread not only a wider, but a deeper knowledge. The school was' assuming a more and more important role in the development of the child. In Russia the school was paraount and the home was practically disparaged. In America, as far. as .he could understand, mass ‘thought had more influence than it had a generation ago, and the child to-day lived more outside the home circle than lie did a 1 generation ago. !