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Hokitika Guardian, 9 July 1930, Page 4

Endive and Forty-fives—St. Mary’s Chib rooms tomorrow (Thursday) evening at 8 o’clock. Admission Is. —Advt.

The Karihari sports and dance 1 to have been held oil this Friday July 11th have been postponed for one week. —Advt.

The freight hauled through the Otira tunnel for the past week amounted to 15.816 tons. In the corresponding week of 1929, 13,533 tons were railed, whilst 12.562 tons was hauled through in the corresponding week, of 1928.

The Alexander reefs report for June states—during 24 days the battery crushed 330 tons, of which 146 came from the Bluff Block and 184 from the Me Vicar Block. Amalgamation produced 200 ozs 16 dwts gold and 168, tons sand treated by cyanide returned 84 ozs 2 dwts bullion. The value of this return is about £IOSO.

L.vell was en fete on Saturday or. flic occasion of the fust wedding celebrated there for the last thirty years. The marriage was. that of Miss Ruby Ahce Burley, third daughter of Mr and Mrs J. H. Burley, , of Buffer Gorge, to Mr George" Welch, second son of Mrs Welch and the-late My peorge Welch, of the Welcome Tnii, Lvell. The Rev. Father. Seymour was the officiating clergyman.••.■■ s : : :

Blackwater Mines Limited - return for June;:—Crushed 3260 "tons, yielding 1201 fine ozs. gold valued at £5097. Working expenses 1 £4654. In addition the Roaster treated 90 tons of concentrates for a return of 103 fine ozs. gold valued ns £l3B. Working exenses £166. Working profit is £715. Capital expenditure £l2l, development expenditure £702. Loss over all is £IOB, against which premium to he obtained on gold of £290,

The weather since the beginning of the month has been cold and frosty generally and some heavy frosts have been experienced.. The following records at the local meteorological office, kindly supplied give the lowest readings during the past few days:—July Iff- 27 (5 [degrees frost), 4thi 27. sth. 23 (9 degrees frost). 6th. 24 (8 degrees frost), 7th. 22 (10 degrees frost), Bth. 19 (13 degrees frost)', 9th. 21.5 (il) degrees frost). \ ’ ‘

Last Saturday week Taihape received a visit from some itinerant hawkers, who, with fanfare of trumpets a-rid other loud noises lured the residents to their temporary abode with posters announcing “Gigantic auction sale; absolutely no reserve.” The story goes that a well-known and much-respect-ed citizen ran the bidding for a gold watch up to £3 and was delighted with his bargain. A local jeweller, when asked his views on the purchase informed the proud owner that at 12s 6d it was rather dear.

The Canterbury Progress League in the course of the annual report states under the auspices of the league, an opportunity was afforded those desirous of making the ..trip to visit the Franz Josef and Fox .Glaciers, and about twenty-five people participated. Admiration of the scenery, met...in Westland waa expressed by all. At an early date the league will ..under-' '’' 0 the organisation of the “goodwill” portion of the tour, which, it is hoped, will attract a representative party of business men. The itinerary mapped out provides' if6r visits to Greymouth, Westport and Hokitika, the journey to the Buffer district to be made from Greymouth by the beautiful coastal road.

A cheque of £2OO 7s, representing the net profits of the scheme by which test match tickets were bought and •osold by returned soiliers, was' handed over to the president and executive of the Returned Soldiers’ Association yesterday morning by Messrs' A, F. Stacey and J. Lauren Son. The gross takings were £277 13s 6d, and the expenses £77 6s 6d, leaving’ £2oo' 7s. Thus amount of £2OO will carry a subs’dv of £2OO from the Christchurch Citv Council, bringing the total up to CIOO. The Government will then give a subsidy of £2 for £1 on the cost of labour at 14s a day. This, it is.estimated, will bring the amount to more than £7OO.

Kawarau dam was dosed on Thursday evening, and from early on Friday morning the river was falling steadily at the town (states the Cromwell correspondent of the Dunedin “Star”). At present it is almost at the level following tl'ie closing of two years ago.Tliis is due to feeders bringing down fair volumes of water from the soft snow deposits of the last few weeks, and the unusually mild weather gener* ally. However the weather is now fine, with the hardest frost of the season, and under these conditions a further steady fall is likely. The river is quite favourable for the Crormvell Development Company’s work, and a large gang of men is engaged on reparrs to the weir. A large accumulation rtf material is in readiness to be placed in position, and given a spell of weather the management has every prospect of making a good job.

It is notified that aill schools in the district will be closed to-morrow in memory of the late Sir Joseph Ward.

Everything is ready for the Kanieri Tennis Ball to-night. Capital arrangements have been made and will excel previous efforts. Bright music will be played by the Black Hand Orchestra, and these irosty nights will be just the thing for dancing. ’ V

The' late Mr H. H. Adamson, of T-Tarihari, left five sisters (Mrs T. McEwan of Christchurch, Mrs Neilson of Auckland, Mrs Lamo and Mrs Willis of Greymouth, and; Mrs Hunt of Murchison) and three brothers (Peter afi Wellington, Sylvester at Greymouth, and Leslie at Ross). Mrs Adamson was a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Thos. Ferguson of Harihari, and there are five sons and three daughters left.

How a squad of English policemen captured a 10,000-ton German liner on •he outbreak of the Great \Yar .is tolcf bv Captain C. Ev Gower, a .passenger on the steamer Polpeffa, yyhich arrived at Auckland froip .Cuba^n, -Monday of . last week. . , , Captajn Gojyer. ; ;was chjef of police . ’at. Monmouthshire, and he retired a year ngo,< after 32 years, service. ( .The .Germap\steammer wyis the; HamburgrAmerican.finer Belgia, and she was, captured., on ,the first day that England, was, at'war with Germany. The Belgia, was en route from New Orleans to -Hamburg, but had sheltered in. the ? Bristol Channel to,avoid some French , warships: .which were in the English ChnnneL' Captain Gower,, with < ahorit.;?o policemen, ; .pro» reeded to the Belgia in two tucs anddhe liner was hoarded nnd captured with-* out resistance, ns the captain 'of. the ' tier know that if ho escaped tO/Sev he would be later taken by one of the Arias! warships. Pilots nnd harbour officials, who accompanied the 5 police rvartv, navigated the Belgia to New* rort, a distance of 15 miles. 1 - At. Newport the Belgia w°<s handed overtb ithe Admiralty Marshal, and she was commandeered by the British iis a' lawful nrize. Under' Bi'itish flag tbeMiher was engaged in war work; out'was lat- • er sunk in the Medit-errahean by enemy action.-