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Hokitika Guardian, 30 August 1930, Page 4

On Thursday when a moj;or-cajqy©r-turned in the Duller Gorge,* ,-the,Vii'ee passengers escaped with \hnifior|ps. They had a miraculous escape. ( T3|car was driven by Mr L. lieMphy, oUJeif lins, " ’ -'My* The sum of £41,000 represents aproximately the monetary value orthe. Byrd expedition to Dunedin,in thfeiy' of supplies, material and work elcht-. ed, states a Press Association ltele-i gram. ! '/■; 'li'ie first (consignment of a racial, poppies, made by six disabled retimed soldiers, has come to been found very the Christchurch R.S.A. dccidedthat the emblems, for sale on “Poppy sliould be made in Christchurch an expert was employed to induct the men. They have found the {’ark to their lilting, and make the ttj -crs in their own homes. The men will produce sufficient poppies to meet Ci ist turch requirements and 'it is 1 ped. that other centres will place i feif orders with the Christchurch II.S d 1 an There is enough turbine power ; spare at the power house at Lake,'! ridge, according to Mr E. G. Mr bon, District Electrical Engineer,' the older machines which are now as a subsidiary plant are highly cient. Attention to the turbinesfv called by a newspaper correspo whose wish it was to ascertain wh power was being wasted at- the through the inefficiency of old tur The maximum load that the house has to deal with is about 3 kilowatts. The three new tm are capable of providing 22,500 watts, the older turbines are capati developing over 12,000 kilowatts, the District Electrical Engineer assurance that the smaller and turbines are highly efficient, and there is no wastage. Children like Wade’s Worm Fig safe, sure remedy for worms, chemists and stores. —AdvJ: j to aillbEUUt : sea efijwas njlent ilier ake •fries. | p wer :■ 000, fies I ilo-! n of find l (yes i der j luis

A ewe on the farm of Air L. Collis, of Kaitangata, Manawatu, gave birth to five lambs last week, all being born alive and were able to stand, but one subsequently died. Two were left with the ewe and the other two are being hand reared.

At a meeting of the Christchurch Iliaturned Soldiers’ Association this week, further allocations from tne canteen funds grant for the relief of unemployment were made to country Associations as follows : Hokitika. £4O, Ashburton £4O, Kaiapoi £35, Waimate £25, Geraldine £2O. This completes, the allocation of this fund to country. Associations. The amount allotted to Hokitika Branch, will bo expended through th'e !Ü Borough Council in extension of the present scheme in hand relating to Holies ton St. drain, in respect to which five ex-soldiers have been employed.

A Cromwell correspondent states that the KawaraU River is again verylow, and particularly favourable for mining, and.the cl6ar frosty weather” enhances these* conditions. An application to the- Public Works Department, Wellington, nine days ago, was referred back* to be made to the Control. Board. Application to the board was made last Friday, but no information is to hand as To who tiler or not this will be granted. If itys, jil number of the unemployed will take up mini tig oti the uurestricß ed .sections of the river that the local edpiptitties will permit them to operate.*.. 1 • \ * , !

‘' * -fit ■ .. - • • ' ' ;Tfie State Forest Service has installed, .a plant at the Diggers’ Sawmill, Wootlstoek, for research work in connection with sawn timber production, more especially the question of deterlii'initig the quantity of unavoidable wastjjß resulting from sawmill operaMr Dixon of the head office is in,charge of the investigation, which "will .take about two months to complete’ similar tests being also undertakefi/,.at other sawmills in Westland. I'he''research,, which will also cover the Nprlji Island, is of special significance -to* the wood-pulping industry or any other method of converting the present economic loss into a payable eom-i-mercial product.

/ Seagulls continue to cause trouble and anxiety to slieepmen in some parts of, the Napier district by their ravages amongst the newborn lambs. Inmost cases the lambs are attacked almost immediately after birth and their eyes are picked out. One farmer in the Cronthrope district, who has been particularly troubled as a result of the gull’s activities, recently noticed blood around the mouths of lambs attacked, and being curious to find the cause of this, set a watch in one of his paddocks, as a result oT which he found that tlife sbagtills Were picking .the tongues As Well US tile eyes of thethe lambs. 'lbis cdnditiofl of affairs in regard to seagulls is, so ftti ; ftS is known, unprecedented in Hawkes Bay or elsewhere in the Domitiinotl,

Several instances of what he termed “.spectacular actions” were cited by the Deputy-Mayor (Cr. H. T. J. Thacker) when presiding over a meeting otf those interested in institution of Health Week at Christchurch. He had he said, been visited by a Council Inspector and had been forced to buy a new rubbish tin; that was “spectacular.” He had also been told that he must cut a tree on his premises overhanging the street; that, of course ■was also “spectacular.” Some priviJeged persons could leave their cars in places in the City for an indefinite period \yith impunity, but ::‘i? he happened to leave his in a wrong place for ten minutes he was fined, that of course was “spectacular.”

«* At All Saints Church last evening Julius, assisted by Revs. A. K. Warren, of Rons, and Mpnnt- : ford, of Kumara, inducted the Rev. HI J. W. Knights as Vicar of the Hokitika Parochial District'. A large ' attendance of the parishioners atjd their friends were present. The im- ■ presisive service will long be rememI bered, The Archdeacon’s address (. which dealt with the tragedy of the of human lives emphasised the jpoint too often forgotten that Ministers of religion should be known And treated as friends to be consult,ed whenever doubts and difficulties occurred, instructors in the things unseen which were eternal, miniature copies of the Christ who died for us. Their work was difficult and responsible and could not be carried on if people left the work of running the-- Rarish organisations entirely to M them. f The welcome extended to the . new Vicar, Mrs Knights and the two ..Mitys“ Knights in the Church Hall ajjteV -'the service was a very happy and* cordial little function. The speakers,- Archdeacon Julius, Revs. Hayward, '.Knoklcfi Smith, Warren and Mpnntford Messrs Ward, F. Chesterman and Coulson were eommendably brief and to the point and the musical items by Mrs Paterson Misses Whiley, Morgan and gweney and Messrs C. Wright and Heinz wore pleasing and well rendered. The plentiful refreshments at the end of the programme' were also greatly appreciated. Limited quantity of Boys oil coats from 8s lid. Inspection invited, at W. H. Stopforth’s.—Advt. Make up something worth while this summer. We can show you excellent value in Fuji Silks, Wyonese and Art. Silks also a great variety in dainty coloured laces, suitable for trimming same. Addisons. —Advt. Every young man in Hokitika should have one of our stylish caps. Saturday is your last opportunity at this price. To clear at 3s lid at W. li. Stopforth’s.—Advt. Y*> ..&A "■