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Hokitika Guardian, 17 March 1930, Page 4

The next meeting of the Plunket Rail Committee, fixed for Wednesday next, will ibe held in the County Council Chambers in place of the Soldiers’ Hall as first arranged.

Just after three oMock yesterday afternoon, a Moth aeroplane, that lias neon at Greymouth for the last few days, flew to Hokitika, and after ’circling the town returned to the north, Tne unusual noise at once drew attention to the passage of the aeroplane, which was well up in the air.

To have his clothing liberally covered with warm liquid tar was the unenviable experience of a man in an Auckland street on a recent afternoon. Stepping from an entrance, he walked into the centre of a freshly tarred patch on the footpath, lost his balance and stumbled, knocking over a bucket of tar'and falling headlong in tne sticky liquid. Workmen supplied him with oil, which he used to good advantage in cleansing himself of at least some of the tar.

About 650 excursionists travelled by special train from Greymouth yesterday to Lake Mahinapua, where an outing was held in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. A largo number joined the train at Hokitika., while a score or more of cars motored to Mahinapua, where sports and games were held during the afternoon. The excursionists passed north again shortly after five o’clock last evening. The weather was threatening in the morning after a night’s rain, but cleared and the weather for the rest of the day was all that could be desired for such an outing.

The Valuation. Department is arranging to have a revaluation made of the "Westland County situated in the southern area. Portions of the south have not been valued for fully twentyfive years. The valuation, wlri h will he carried out hv Mr Colin Macfarlane, formerly of the Lands Department, will commence shortly in the Jackson Bay' district, and steadily work north. Air Carmichael, the District Valuer, will confer with Mr Macfarlane in regard to the work as it progresses. The. new valuation is not likely to be available for rating purposes I*ll 1931-32. As all the settlements are to he visited the work will take considerable time.

In thanking our numerous patrons for the very liberal patronage, we have much pleasure in advising one and all the opening out of our first shipment of Autumn goods comprising the latest in millinery, frocks, furs and coats. The display will be ready by this Saturday, Ist. day of March. Inspection cordially invited. Schroder and Co.—Advt.

Your child needs a bicycle to go to school on. Buy one now at L. S. Ross’s Cycle Depot and teach the child to ride before school starts. —12.

Summer millinery now priced from 3s lid, towels from Is a pair, dress lengths 7s Gd, pillow-slips. Is 3d, men’s sox Is pair. Schroder and Co.’s summer sale.—Advt.

A salad is not a salad without Sharland’s Vinegar. Get it at your grocers —in Vio+tlp or * nlk —Advt Glasses in all shapes and sixes suitable for household and hotel use now in stock at the Economical Crockery sho a. Prices right, see these to-day. P. Stephens, proprietress.—Advt You are invited to call in and inspect the delightful Autumn showing of coats and millinery now being sold by McKay and Son’s. —Advt. “ Nazol ” quickly relieves and remedies coughs, colds, asthma, hay fever, bronchitis, and all such ailments of the lungs and throat. Keep a bottle always baidv. GO (loses lor Is fid.—Advt.

The Nelson Club’s trotting meeting is taking place, at Grey mouth to-clay. Guti table trains a.re running and a munber of visitors travelled north for the day. The meeting will conclude to-morrow.

The amount payable to the various Acclimatisation Societies 'for opossums taken in their -districts for the period totals £ 1985 18s (id. Wellington heads the list with £IO9O 10s. Westland receives £B9O I.os 13d, Grey £339 17s 7d and Boiler £149 19s lOd.

At 3 o’clock to-morrow afternoon. Rear-Admiral Byrd will address 6,003 school children in the Dunedin Town Hall, outlining his expedition to the South Pole. The address is to be broadcasted by all Y.A. stations in New Zealand. For so memorable an occasion ail receiving sets available arc sure; to be in action.

It is expected that the old Nelson road between Inangahua Junction and Murchison is now likely to be open for traffic again bv the end of next month. Messrs Tom Newman and his son Jack yesterday made the trip from Murchison by foot to the Junction, and they report that at the rate of reconstruction the road will he through next month. It will he eight feet wider than the old road, and a better one in every respect.

An accident occurred on Saturday at 3.30 p'.m, on the steam loading (railway) crane No. 122 on the Westport Wharf, which had a fatal result. The victim was Air Henry Reid, a married man, with no family. He died at the hospital next morning at a quarter past nine. The accident occurred when the crane shifting operations were in progress, the deceased being drawn on to tne cog wheels. He was 39 years of age, and was a native of Scotland. He had been for eighteen years in New Zealand.

Three young, men, BergamTni, Davidson and Diedrir-hs, essayed a point to point swim at Lake Kanieri yesterday over a distance of about 3-J- miles. A start was made from the Dorothy landing, and each was attended by a boat, while the launch “Dorothy” circled the swimmers at intervals The two younger men gave up the jatterilp-t early, but Bergamini, who is a. strong swimmer, stuck to his task for three hours and ten minutes before giving in, by which time he had accomplished about two-thirds of the. journey. A large number of sight seers motored to Lake Kanieri to witness the attempted feat.

A remarkable escape from serious injury occurred during the final event of the day at the Whan River outboard speed-boat races on Saturday (states the “New Zealand Herald”). One of the contestants the Nymph, left the water during the race, a handicap sweepstake, and jumped over another boat, the Chief, which contained Mr 0. J. Meivern as driver and Mr 0. C. Riishbrook as mechanic. The Chief, which was making the top turn for the run to the finish, had partially rounded the mark when the Nvmoh, driven by Mr E. J. Schofield .endeavoured to cut in, but caught the wash of the other boat. The boat literally jumped into the air and shot over the Chief, missing Messrs Meivern and Rushbrook by a matter of inches. The gunwlmle of the Chief received damage through, being hit by the propeller and fins on the Nymph’s engine, which was considerably damaged.

It will be rememberer! that on a previous occasion a group of exceptionally talented Maori singers and orators accompanied the General Superintendent of the Methodist Home and .Maori Missions on his official visit to this district. It is now announced that, in response to many urgent requests, Mr Seamer is bringing a similar, but even more gifted party with him this year. These popular visitors are having crowded balls everywhere. The largest halls and theatres have proved all too small to accommodate the crowds that have flocked to hear them. The Auckland Town Hall was packed with an audience of 3,300 and some 500 people were turned away. The Auckland “Herald” referred to the programme as “unique, and educating, and fascinating,” and “of a class all too seldom seen in New Zealand.” They are now working southward and will be in Hokitika on Thursday next.