THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES

Hokitika Guardian, 6 February 1930, Page 4

THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES

CULLED FROM THE WRITERS. “What is the secret of success, oh, wisest friend?” “Why, to me it seems to lie in this: Do small things well!” —JjToel Caerlion. ’Moderation is the silken thread running through the pearl chain of all virtues. —Thomas Fuller.

Householders .are reminded to wasting water in order to conserve"*,a good pressure for fire purposes. The use of garden hose and water for other* than domestic is strictly forbidden.

Nurse Spring (Plunket nurse) wilr' visit Hokitika to-morrow (Friday), as usual. She will be in attendance at St Andrew’s Hall in the afternoon from 2 to 4 o’clock.

The Railway Hotel, Weld street, lias changed bands, Mr Henry Jones disposing of the property to Mr A. H. Naneekevill, who lias now taken charge. Mr Jones inserts a notification in this issue expressing appreciation of past support, which he asks be extended to his successor, who is a well known resident of the district, and who asks for a continuance of patronage.

The Reefton picnic excursion yesterday left by train last evening at 5.45 o’clock and were a happy band a very successful day having insulted Quite a number visited Kanieri and other viewpoints. Ori the bowling green a Reefton four met a local rink, when the visitors were decisively 'defeated, the score being 44 to 9.

The Dominion has passed - through the stage of pronounced masculine domination in numbers. The Government Statisician points out in his latest survey of the position that males, inclusive of Maoris, now predominate in the proportion of 1030 to 958 females. The migration surplus among nonMaoris for the year ended March, , 1929 contained 104 more 'males than females but the latter predominated in the natural increase to the extent of 385. However, there is stll a male numerical dominance among non-Maoris of 28,395, The Government Statistician ■shows in his detailed figures that} females outnumbered males in all\ the old and more settled districts generally. •m

The dance held at Upper Koiterangi last night proved to be a great the hall being oyer filled. The spinsters who organised the event have reason to be pleased with their effortsCas the returns will very 'materially' help the hall fund. Mr A. Dimniick,'"on behalf of the organisers, thaijiked the large assemblage for their attendance which had been beyond their expectations, and lie was very pleased, with the response, and trusted all were having an enjoyable time.' He thanked Mr H. T. Parry for the gift of music with his orchestralphone, which'had been, qufte a feature of the evening, and also others who had helped to make the evening a memorable one. Dancing was kept up till 2.30 a.m.

That the banks charge 50 per cent more than their * services were, worth, was the opinion expressed at-the' ■ conference of Master. Pai liters by the Mayor, the Rev, J. K. Archer, at Christchurch on Tuesday morning/ ;In his speech of welcome’ to . the delegates Mr Archer said that the operations of < v

the banks roused a feeling fof; revolt, in him. 1 ‘The bank rate is going, dp, but the old bankers score every time,” lie said. “It. is one of my deepest convictions that as we have mutual insurance schemes, so we should, have • mutual banks. Banks charge 50 per cent more than tlieir services are worth. -These are many- tragic -instances 'qf’f where the banks have plundered the public They have got their heels on our necka and they keep us down.” 1 '

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