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Hokitika Guardian, 7 January 1931, Page 4

The Town Clerk notifies that ten per cent will he added to all rates and rents unpaid on 4th. February and legal proceedings to recover will also he taken.

Special holiday trips to the Lakes and Glaciers arranged. For particulars ring ’phone 176. Tlios. Moore.— Advt.

A fine piece of ancient Maori craftsmanship, in the form of a stone chisel, is in the possession of .Mir J. BaTiantvne, of Bluff. The implement, which is only a. little over three inches in length and about - an inch wide, has lieon fashioned from a greyish stone and polished to a remarkable smoothness. A feature is a small indentation, apparently used as a thumb grip.

The first-of-tl’.e-season peaches and apricots from Central Otago were auctioned in Invercargill during the weekend. Well-coloured and sound, the fruit was keenly sought after, and one crate of peaches brought Hld'per lb. while a crate of apricots realised 10jd per ih. Both lines were grown in an orchard in the Clyde-Cromwell Uorge. The prices received arc believed to be a record for Invercargill.

The circle of infection for coughs, colds, sore throats, and influenza includes the throat and nose. Disinfect the bronchial passages with “Nazol." A sure, safeguard against infection. New double size—l2o full doses for 2s fid.

Guard against colds. Keep a bottle of NAZOL ever handy. A scientific common sense remedy. Gives speedy relief. New double size contains 120 full doses for 2s 6d.—Advt.

The death of Airs Aim Dixon, widow ol Dir Benjamin Dixon of Cowper Street Groymouth took place on Sunday. The deceased was a very old resident of Groymouth and was 8-1 years of age. She leaves a family of two sons and two daughters, all well known Grey mo uth residents.

As a. result of the flood on Saturday night a considerable amount of driftwood came down the river. Quite a large lot was deposited inside the breastwork near the bridge. while during the last day or two there has been a large quantity washed up along the sea beach. It- lias been promptly gathered up hv residents who appreciated the cheap fuel.

In the Canterbury and West Coast health districts during the ended noon on Monday, there was an increase of five infectious and other notifiable diseases as compared with the total reported for the previous week. Last week’s notifications numiiered 13, as follows:—Canterbury: Scarlet fever, 4; diphtheria, 2; pneumonia, 1; puerperal sepsis, 1. West Coast: Scarlet fever, 5. There were three deaths from tuberculosis in the Canterbury district.

When the Mannwatu cricketer, N. Gnllichan, was given his first turn with the ball during the Phmket (Shield match at Wellington, late in Otago’is second innings, many of the spectators apparently considered that ho had been unduly passed over by the Wellington captain, T. C. Lowry, am' there were ironical interjections arid applause for the local skipper while lie was making the change, Galliohiin’s third ball took a wicket, and Lowry, who was fielding on the long-off boundary was subjected to more barracking by the spectators in his vicinity. “Why didn’t you put him there before, Tom?” called out several voicep. Lowry came over and replied: “They can’t all howl at once.” However, a wag ea.poed the incident with the remark: “ Is he in for his singing!-' ”

Yesterday at 3.1 o o’clock a sudden hailstorm struck the town, and in a few minutes the streets were white. The storm came- with a deafening roar. The fall consisted more of broken ice than hailstones in the accepted sense. Some of the pieces of ice were fully an inch long, great jaggecl pieces, that struck heavily and broke through vegetation, while the fall made a most unusual din on the iron roofs. The hailstones themselves were very largesome the size of large cherries. It was one of the heaviest- visitations of the kind that has been experienced here. The storm in its great fury lasted only a few minutes and then stopped almost as suddenly as it commenced. A few minutes later and the sun came out and the white mantle immediately disappeared except in shady corners. Then the stekm rose from the streets which a quarter of an hour later were dry, the sun shining out brightly and warm. The gardens suffered severely the plants being badly holed and cut about by the fall, which caused a lot of minor damage to plant lile.

£IOO was done to a newly-built house in Otipua road, T'imaru, on Sunday afternoon, when the nor’-westerly gale tore the roof from the dwelling and. deposited it in front of the house, a mass of twisted iron and broken timber. The house, which is one of several being .built to contract by Mr A. E. Elvans a Timaru builder, is situated near the junction of Otipua road and Oliureh street. It was to have jbeen occupied in a fortnight. The only explanation of the happening is tliat the force of the wind, converging into the gully which leads up from the harbour board’s quarry to Otipua road, first broke the glass windows of a porch at the rear of the house, and then tore the roof away. Bricks, planter, and broken joists were strewn everywhere, while the ei’.oetric light fittings were twisted and broken. Brinks from the chimneys were thrown nearly to the front gate, which would indicate that a tremendous gust must have torn the roof clean away from the building itself. The house situated on the adjoining section was •fortunate bn .not ‘.meeting a similar fate, but precautions were taken in time, wires being slung across the rear portion to keep it irom lifting. Jhis house, however, wals not entirely free from damage, for the root had begun to lift, and an inspection of the rear wall revealed a crack where the roof joins the top portion of the wall.

Xmas shopping is a pleasure at the Economical Crockery shop, where you can buy gifts of every description at lowest prices. Inspect our display of new statury the ideal Xmas gift. Economical Crockery shop. P. Stephens proprietress.—Advt.

Buy your toys at the Eonomicnl Crockery shop, cheapest and best in town. P. Stephens proprietiess. Advt.

Science says “breathe your cold away!” Inhale “Nazol” penetrates right to the root of the t’oidde. Ec onomical double also contains 120 fuP doses for 2s fid.

‘there is only one way to treat a cold, and that is at the points of infection—the mouth, nose and throat. Inhale “Nazol” the scientific remedy, regularly. New double size contains 120 full doses 'for 2s fid.—Advt. Indigestion! Yeaston Tablets cor. rect indigestion quickly by cleansing digestive tract. W. E. W illiams, Chemist.—Advt.

I Returns from the Blaekivatcr Mines Ltd. for December are:—Crushed ! 28(30 touts, yielding 1948 fine gold valuI eel at £4,450. working expenses £4,252. I Jn addition the furnace treated 93 tons concentrates for a return of 66 fine ozs gold valued at £2BO. Working expenses £122. Working profit £356. Development expenditure £591. Capital expenditure £<>4. Loss over all is £299 but gold premium to l>e obtained to value of £366 results in a profit over all of £67.

Fatal injuries were received last evening by a lad named Arthur Greengrass, aged fifteen years, whilst surfing on the beach with some, other Ixiys near Camerons (says the “Argus). The tragedy occurred in a most unusual manner, which locally is probably unprecedented. The unfortunate lad, 'whose parents reside at Waiuta, but 'wbo formerly belonged to Caine.r<u»ls, was on a holiday visit to his uncle. Mr W. M. Wilson, of Camerons. With a number of other boys he went ill surfing where there were a number ol logs floating about. About 7.30 o’clock a breaker brought one of the logs up and it struck the boy on the head, fracturing his skull. He was conveyed to the Grey Hospital in an am[buln nee in a critical eondtion, and died upon admission at 8.45 p.m.

A phenomena] rise of the sea yesterday between Rapahoe and Charleston was responsible for the Coastal Road being inundated in places, and notably at the Seven Mile and also lietween Ithe Nine Mile and the Ten .Mile, The cause of this exceptional rise of the son was doubtless the coincidence of a very rough condition of the elements with abnormally high spring tides. At Rapahoe (Seven Mile) at the height of the tide yesterday morning about 11 o’clock the sea was over the road to an extent of a doptli of no less than three feet in places. The waters, as they receded, left behind a deposit of driftwood upon the road, hut there way, no erosion. The sea, however, came up a couple of chains or more above the norami high water mark. It is at least a lengthy period since any pievious happening of the kind.