LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 July 1930, Page 5

LATE LOCALS.

Preparations are now well in hand for the Annual Druids Ball, which takes place on August 6th. . The committee are hard at work to make this ball the outstanding event of the season. Druids and other visitors are expected from all over the district for this occasion, so roll up all that dance anc 1 you will be assured of an but and out good time.

“Constant Traveller,” writing in the Christchurch “Press” states:—“l noticed a day or. two ago a report of an interview between one of your representatives and Mr Graham of the Waiho Hotel, in which Mr Graham said he was on his way to Wellington to try and induce the. General Manager of Railways to alter the time of departure of the trains from Christchurch to the Coast. To business men travelling regularly between Grey mouth and Christchurch, the present time-table is a most suitable one; it enables a person to do business on the. morning of his departure, which ver; often is most convenient. I hope, there . fore, that,the General Manager turns the porpos.nl down as not being in tin 1 interest of the business community Then take the tourist and pleasure’ seeker’s point of view. They surely <3 not want to be rushed from the tratr at Otira to the Waiho Hotel in tli shortest possible time. The glory o; the trip into South Westland is tlic bush, ferns, lakes, etc., to be seer as one passes through- the county What chance would anyone halve'o' seeing beauties of Nature if lie had t< see them while rushing along at 4“ miles au hour, half the time in the dark ?