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Hokitika Guardian, 8 July 1930, Page 5

.The flag on the Government building was half masted today in memory of - Sir Joseph Ward. ’ >

•./••It ,is requested by the /Government that all schools bo closed on the day of. the funeral of Sir Joseph Ward.

Ladies’ hockey fixtures for Wednesday are:...United v, .Hokitika. at\ Recreation Ground, GreyniouthMawhera ;V, .Kokatahi, at Kokatahi.

Messrs- W- Jeffries and Co. liotify an important auction sale at Toturaj Loss, on Wednesday, 3i>th July, on ..behalf 'of D. W. McNicol of las laud ..farm, stock and furniture etc.

, The Kanieri Tennis Club dance takes place, tomorrow .'night* at the Kanieri Public Hall, when an enjoyable time should eventuate. The committee have been untiring’ in their efforts to ensure success and. it is hoped there will be a crowded attendance. Music by Bla-u Hand Orchestra when the latest dance hits will be played. ' ' . .

The death took- place on Sunday after ’a riery brief illness of Mrs Payne, wife of Mr P. L. Payne, ex-Rail way Traffic Manager at' Westport. She was a n’afive of Wangaiim,/ New Zealand, 70 yers of age, and is survived by a sorrowing 7 husband, two sons, and three daughters—Mrs J. J. Mnlony and Misses Aimee and Gertie Pay lie.

An old miner of Charleston, Mr

Henry Tyler,' (better known as Harry Taylor), died at Westport on -Friday , evening, aged 77, He vyas a single man arid it native of Surrey; England. For tlie past forty years lie had been a resi'derit'of New, Zealand, and previous to tHat ; had' worked on 1 the gold fields in Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia.

, : During" last' week on the Dunedin

Stock Exchange Okaritos were first dealt in at 8s 2d, and later at 8s Id. Sales followed at Bs, 7s 6d, 7s 5d and then at 7s 4d, at which price two parcels changed hands on Friday. The market then showed a firming tendency, sales being made at 7s 5d and 7s 6d. The closing offer was 7s 7d, sellers' then demanding 7s lOd. The latest return of gold, still dealing with the overburden, is reported to be satisfactory,..;’/- //■' •• '

secretary of’the Westland Acelimiatisfition, Society has received a letter froth ' the' Department of Internal ' advising 1 . that it has been reported I 'td' -the department "that complaints Have been .made in England reg«rirdiri£ i burnt opossum skins from New Zealand I .'"Tt has been suggested that the/cause may •be that -the skins have been- dried too long in" the sun, or what ■is more probable that the skins have' been fire ; dried, particularly in wot' Leather; " As it is desirable that the skins ishould leave the Dominion in the best possible condition, trappers are- asked fo- take every precaution ,to see that the skins are not burnt in drying, .- ,

Them any friends of Mr Hawthorn Hugh ' Adamson, of Harihurl, will hour with regret of his death this morning at Westland Hospital. Deceased came up the day before seriously .ill from diabetes and succumbed, .'during the night. He was the eldest fjbn of Mr Hugh Adamson at * present.,living at, Murchison. Deceased wiys born at Kumara and was 49 •years -of tags.- He leaves a; wife and rgrowp wp family,, a father, several •brothers • and sisters and other rela-tives,‘this-.father being a member of the well known Adamson, family of •South Westland. ■ Deceased was a :.popular ; settler of the Inter-Wanga-ijiui district and was a well known figure. His sudden death will be deplored by a , large circle of friends, who will , extend their, deep sympathy to the bereaved widow, family and Avdhtivesu . . T?.ie remains are being taken to . Harihari on Wednesday morning and the funeral takes place , ftev Harihiari Cemetery on Thursday i; afternoon.

The steamer CVgnet has been chartered, to load, at Ripa Island, the. art. 1t lery ammunition which is stored there. This' (says the Christchurch Times) probably means the, end of the con- ; nection of Ripa Island with the Defence Department. The island, which was once a fort, has been used during the last few years for the storage of am- . munition for the artillery units in the Southern-Command. The explosives which remain there are to be taken by the Cygnet to Mahanga Bay, • Wellington. • Recently a new magazine for explosives was completed at Burnham, which is the military stores depot for the South Island. Ripa Island’s connectibn with military affairs dates back many years. It was at one time a fort manned by members of the Coast Del fence Artillery, and at the outlreak of , the war the fort was put on a service ibasis for some time. Later it was "‘.US'?id as a place of internment for Count -Felix von L-uckner, the captain of the Herman raider Seeadler. The reason for the abandonment of the island by t-lib Defence Department is due to the - the’ fact that the caretaker is due to ’retire .on superannuation, and it is not Thought that the expense of keeping another caretaker there is justified. It is 'possible that,,island will .be taken over by the Royal 'Nava! Volunteer Reserve/ hut' nothing has been settled in h"rineetion with this; and so far, no official, action has been taken.