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Hokitika Guardian, 22 April 1931, Page 4

Euchre tournament will he held in the Town Hall, Rimu, every Friu.,y night at 8 o’clock in aid of The Rimu Football Club,—Advt.

For the week coded April 18th,. freight hauled through the Otira Tunnel amounted to 8,464 tons, in comparison to 0.6i3 tons in 103(1, and 11,3(30 tons in the corresponding week of 1929.

The Gardner motor engines for the little steamer Gael have now arrived and will be installed very shortlyThe steamer will come off the hard at the week end and brought to the wharf' for the completion of the installation. During the time the steamer has been oi> the hard, the hull has been completely overhauled, • and the picpnrutiors for the re option of the- machinery have been completed. The boat will he in first chps trim when the new engines are installed, and will be employed thereafter in regular coastal work.

New shipments! Fancy coir mats, from 6/6 to 10/6, outside door mats, plain and fancy 3/3 to 7/6. fancy coir matting 27in. wide 2/11. 36 inches' 4/6, 45 inches, plain, 5/6 per yard at Frank Hade’s.—Advt.

The death took place at her residence Goldsborough last evening at 7.3-0 o’clock of Airs Alary Fitzgerald, wife of the bate Thomas Fitzgerald, The late Afrs Fitzgerald, who was a native of County Kerry, Ireland, arrived in Goldsborough. over fifty year# ago, and she conducted the business’ of general storekeeper there for half a century. She is the last of the band’ of pioneers of Goldsborough and leavesthree sons, -Tames (Hawera), John (Nelson), Michael (Goldsborough), and a niece Airs Henry Atkinson, also of Goldsborough. She was the best known surviving idorfitv of the old mining township, and was highly esteemed hr ovm-vbodv who knew her. The funeral lake's place to Stafford Cemetery tomorrow leaving the residence ;.t 2.30 p. in -

Air AV. K. Lcacllcy, a member of the Unemployment, Board met members of the local Uneinployent Committee at the Town Hall this morning. There were present the -Mayor (Mr G-. A. Perry) in the chair, Alessrs Coles Evans, O’Neil, Armstrong, Horn, I-leenan and AlcGavin. Air Leadley addressed members at considerable lengthoutlining the- details of the new schemes, of the Unemployment Board and gi'ing interesting particulars of the working of the several schemes and the many difficulties mot and overcome. At the conclusion of his address a number of matters requiring attention were ventilated, answers given and further discussed. At the conclusion the Mayor thanked Air Leadley for the interesting information given and the latter in acknowledging same expressed his pleasure at the manner in which members of the local Committee were carrying oil their duties. The meeting which mot at 10-30) adjourned at 12.40 p.m,