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Hokitika Guardian, 23 July 1930, Page 4

S. A. Clarke, painter and paperhanger, Upper Sewell St., Hokitika. All work guaranteed. Town or country.—Advt.

A Wellington press wire stales that Hr Eric L. Hook, the airman who was lost on the Burma coast while Hying ! to Australia with Mr James Matthews, j . . 1 was for about a year resident in Wellington. He was an employee of the Southern Cross Assurance Company, and came from Melbourne to Wellington, where he was accountant at the local office during 1922. Through prompt action by the matron and staff of the Denniston Hospital at 11 o’clock ofi Sunday, a serious conflagration was averted. Smoke' was discovered penetrating the flooring beside the fireplace from, the maids’'room on the upper storey of the building. I The smouldering in the woodwork! between the ceiling and flooring was put out. It is suggested that a defective hearth was the cause. Damage to the extent of about £3 was suffered. Snow fell in many districts of' Canterbury on Monday. Kaikoura wa.s chilled by a mixture of rain and snow towards the end of the day, and as far south as Ashburton wintry conditions for the previous twenty-four hours had ended in a fall of very light ;snow. The heaviest fall took place at -Methven, where three inches accumulated on the level between 4.30 p.m. and 8 p.m. From noith to south the mountains were heavily covered, while the foothills, almost to the border of the plains had unusually thick coatings. The Budget will be delivered in the House of Representatives on Thursday' evening according to a statement made bv the Prime Minister (the Hon G. W, Forbes), who is also Minister for Finance. The Budget was presented on August Ist. last year, so that the Financial Statement will appear just over a week earlier on this occasion. Before the business of the session has really started the end is in sight, for Mr Forbes said to-day that lie expects the session will end in September, or a week or two after his projected' de- ■ partu're on August 25th. for the Imi perial Conference. 'A meeting of .ihe CsiinmittW of the Returned Soldiers’ Association was held at the C’lub rooms on Monday evening. Present: Messrs Evans (President) , Armstrong, Bleach, Appleton, Ede, Gilchrist, Lynch, Stuart, Bade and Paterson (hon. sec.) Apology was made for the, absence of Messrs Merizies land Brown. Following the confirmation of the minutes and the reading of the correspondence, Mi 1 Paterson, who was delegate to the R;S.A. : Conference at Wellington, gave a detailed report of the proceedings, and was thanked for his attendance. Draft rules were submitted, and are to he j placed before a general meeting- of members for. confirmation. It was de- ' eided to start a membership campaign, j A report was received in respect to indigent coses, and also regarding matters affecting hospital patients, and the assitnnce to (be giyem ; ’■ Mr R. T, Stewart of the Okarito Five Mile Gold Dredging Coy has qr- | rived in town with the gold productI of the opening up operations of the temporary elevating plant, used--' for the purpose of excavating a dam for' the electric “ dredge subsequently to j operate in. The yield of gold whs i valued ‘at about £4OO, and was on view this morning at* the office of Messrs Park and Murdoch. The gold Vs fine, and in its cleaned condition presented a very attractive sight. Mr Stewart states Operations are proceeding at the claim according to ’ schedule, and the prospects continue excellent. At the point opened up, considered the most satisfactory for dredging, the run of gold-bearing strata' is some ripe feet thick. The re-, turn won supports the boring operations- as to values. When dredging bej gins in about four months’ time a :> much larger quality of ground'will, be' dealt with in tbi same time now ppcii-' ! pied, and as the ground is proving! of [ uniform value, the returns will be higher substantially. The yield of gold is of acceptable value to the country at this stage, and suggests the wealth still to be won from beach fields, where prac’ically no territorial harm is done by mining operations. The southern enterprise seems to he fully assured, and the share value on ..the open market as indicated on the Stock Exchange, bears- the assumption out. The gold saving appliances are good, and give very effective results. Altogether the project presents a very promising undertaking, and one which should give the industry something of a fillip, while it must give the district a substantial degree of prosperity arising from the good results to he won regularly from the auriferous beaclv leads, . ; A grand display of crystal and chinaware, fruit sets, awaits your inspection nt the Economical Crockery Shop —Advt, .. In spite of the alleged dull times we find the demand for first class drapery ever increasing—getting right into the winter we are making a special effort to clear all winter goods now that the demand is good. Inspection invited. F. Schroder and Co. ’phone 121s.—Advt, ' ■ . i ) ! Keep your children free from worms —give them Wade's Worm Figs. Sure and safe. Pleasant to take. All chemists and stores. Girls navy serge hats at bargain prices. Addisons.—Advt.

The ladies’ hockey match between Mawhera (Grey) and Hokitika, set down for Greymouth this afternoon, has been cancelled, Hokitika forfeiting. It is understood the price of petrol to-day advanced threepence per gallon as a result of the increased customs duty. Private advice received to-day states the customs duty on spirits is now 72s per case, plus the surtax of one-twenti--A eth, amounting to an additional 3s 7d per case. The beer duty excise is increased by one halfpence per gallon. To-night, the, Black Hand Ball .takes place in the Soldiers’ .Hall.n WonderMil arrangements for the enjoyment of patrons, and many novelties. The Highmaster. will extend' a. hearty welcome to all patrons and assures a happy evening. Following upon suggestions ! made ! some time ago it has been decided to •.{ issue “Hansard,” the record of parliamentary debates, daily. The first issue under the new arrangement was made on Thursday, the volume being 32 pages, and covering the proceedings of June 26 and part of the following day. The Mayoress (Mrs ' G? Perry) and several ladies assisting has kindly arranged to hold'; a sale*’6f f ca‘kes and produce in Keller’s shop, Revell St. on Saturday, July ‘2Bth/- in ' aid'' of the Cancer Research Fund. :< All 1 ({jobations of cakes and produce may be left ai the shop on Saturday.-- = All assistance will m be gratefully (received and acknow* lodged,—Advt.' ///■* W*"!' 1 For : the bridge to bie erected ever the Broken river, on the mid to the West Coast, tenders are now being called by the* Public\V!orks. Department. The structure will'be built in hardwood supplied by the Government, and will have four spans, each: 24 feet long, resting on two-pile piers. The roadway will be seven feet wide. As the site chosen is about, three chains below the old ford, a short deviation of the road will be necessary. Considerable work on the construction of approaches and protective groynes will be required. - , The appeal made by the Arthur’s .Pass .National; Rark Bqar&i.to'{ •fllocal Wlies for contributions, towards its funds has resulted to date in about £250 being voted. The Christchurch City Council has undertaken to subsidise -these, grants, pound; f or ; *poqnd, up to .£SOO. v lt :is,;j.antieipated that the Government also will subsidise the total amount, though it is not thought likely that the whole of«the 'Government subsidy will be received this year. The Board intends to interview local bodies who have not yet been approached directly, for a grant. ; , ,/ \ , ; ; , Damages amounting to £2O. wefre awarded Patrick Ryder at the-Magis-trate’s Court, Greymouth, yesterday V in an action for slander again&t Michael Shaffrey. The amount- claimed was £SO, After hearing evidence, Mr Meldrum, S.M, In giving judgment for plaintiff for £2O. said that the, words used did not . constitute more .i tjhan abuse, but Shnffrey had, gone; further, and said that Ryder .should $he in, which showed a deliberate -intention to discredit Ryder, Defendant was . also ordered to pay £4 8s ,9d witnesses/ fees, and, £2 12s solicitors’ fees. Mr/? Joyce intimated that after .the payment of expenses, the balance of the £2O would be forwarded to the hospital. > A five-sea,ter . .fourrcylindev Dodge 1 N tourer car was stolen from Smith;-St. on Monday night at about 7.30 p.m. The car, which was the property of the Grey Power Board, was found yesterday morning abandoned oil the Reefton Road near Mitchell’s Mistake, just past Stillwater. The ootmpant of the stolen car had run it off the road add collided with a tree, as the car was found lying on its, side badly damaged, the windscreen. and- hood being (broken, and the chassis , frqirje bent extensively., There were traegs of blood in the car, so that the .driver ..must have been injured in. the accident. The 1 identity of the tbief is as yet not known but the police.have -ihe.matter in hand.