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Hokitika Guardian, 9 July 1931, Page 4

Only chance to win £2OOO. Buy a ticket in the “Big Windfall” Art Union closing Saturday.—Advt.

A meeting of the Committee of the Westland Racing Club wall be held at 8.30 o’clock this evening at the Club room, Hamilton Street.

Specialties.— Strong hardy antirrhinum plants, new and beautiful colours, 1/6 dozen at Yarralls.—Advt.

Assist sport and buy a ticket in “Big Windfall” £4OOO Art Union, (closing Saturday.—Advt.

Tenders are invited in this issue closing on Wednesday, July 15th., for the erection of a dwelling. Plans and specifications and particulars may be obtained from Mr Wm. Stickles.

The Westland County Council is having the Mikonui river wire bridge dismantled prior to its re-erection at the Three Mile Creek below Okarito. The work is being carried out by Foreman Reynolds.

There is nothing so cosy and warm as the down quilts that Addisons are offering just now. These are at specially reduced prices, and should ccmmand ready sales. —Advt.

Next Wednesday evening the Hokitika Volunteer Fire Brigade hold their annual benefit ball in the Soldiers’ Hall. A perfect floor and good music is assured, while the fact that the catering for supper is in the hands of Mrs Preston, will satisfy patrons in that connection. The benefit should have general support.

Advice has been received by Mr F. Daillie, Secretary of the West Coast Herd Testing Association that a grant of £l5O has been made by the Dominion Herd Testing Federation, i.n the proportion of £SO for each of three groups for plant purchased during the season.

Now that we are in mid-winter you will require a warm coat, blankets, rugs, hat, fceret, beret and scarf, two, three or four piece costume, these are all to he heavily reduced at Schroder’s mid-winter sale now on. It will pay you to call early.—Advt'.

Mens overcoats, pullovers, hats all half-price. One week only. McKays. -Advt..

Owing to the heavy sea the Gael did not sail last evening for NAscn.

“Big Windfall” £4OOO Art Union closes Saturday. Don’t miss your chance.—Advt.

The Golden Terraco Dredging Company, Southland, reports a wash-up of 92 ozs. for ten days work.

Last night there was an unusually heavy blow from the east and the atmosphere was extremely cold. There was a heavy fall of snow on the hills again, tlnj white mantle being well down on Mt. Tuhua this morning.

1 -A pleasing feature at the All Saints Young Men’s concert the other evening wa s the appearance of the School Drum and Fi e Band. 'The hoys played m?v;ci it selections which were much enjoyed by the audience. The Band lias now been organised over twelve months and the progress it lias made reflects great credit on the instructor, Mr W. E. Richards.

The Poultry Show in the Drill Shed opens to-morrow afternoon at 2 o’clock, and will be found a very attractive one. 'There will be good competition in several classes especially the game and leghorn sections. The birds will he caged this evening and tile judging takes place to morrow morning. The Show will be open to-morrow afternoon and evening and again on Saturday afternoon and evening:

The danger of approaching Too clone to a bull was exemplified at Takauiiii, Auckland, During the dispersal sale of young bulls at Mr A. E. Watkin’s farm, a: visitor to the sale, Mr Jack, of Silverdale, went to view a threeyear old bull in one of the paddocks. He put his arm through the fence to handle it when, without warning, it swung its head sharply round, catching Mr Jack’s arm a violent blow and breaking it above the elbow. Dr. Jenkins, of Manurewa, was summoned and he set the arm.

At the Murchison Magistrate’s Court, Louis Francis Charlett, Charles Herbert Henry Granger and Maurice Hogan were charged before Messrs Cole' and Patou, J.P.’s with unlawfully carnally knowing a female over the age of 12 years and under the age of 16 years. The two former pleaded not guilty, reserving their defence, and were committed for trial at the Supreme Court in Nelson. The charge against Hogan was dismissed.

In spite of the inclement weather prevailing last evening there was a crowded attendance at the Soldiers’ Hall for the Kiwi Football Club’s annual ball which was a great success. As expected the music by the Ross Orchestra was excellent, the latest in dance music was played and dancers spent a happy time. Tile hall was tastefully decorated, tile prddominaiit colour being blue and white, the Club’s Colours. The extras supplied by the Gaiety Orchestra were a pleasing addition and this baud of musicians should soon make a name for itself in dancing circles. The supper supplied was excellent and the management are to he congratulated on tne old round success of the function.

As part of the Government’s scheme of research into the origin of earthquakes, it is likely that a service observation station will be established in New Plymouth. Dr. C. E. Adams, Government astronomer and seismologist, visited New Plymouth last week, says an exchange, to ascertain the possibilities of securing a suitable building for a seismograph for recording earth tremors. Dr. Adams said there were stations at Arapunj and Hastings, which were doing good work, and with Wellington gave three good points of observation for the North Island. But by establishing a station at New Plymouth in conjunction with the Wellington and Takaka stations they would be able to spread the triangle and get bettor results. Stripping trout in the Selwyn River is progressing very satisfactorily, and during the past, six weeks 2,190,000 ova have been obtained. Mr J. Digby, the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society’s ranger, said on Monday that he expects to get between 200,000 and 300,000 more before the run in the river ceases. “Although we put through only 2,350,000 ova last year,” said Mr Digby, “it was a rocord season and had we been in possession of the new hatchery then, we could have hatched out far more fry. As it was we coulcl not strip all the fish because there was no room in the old hatchery. We had to wait until, fry hatched out and were removed: before other ova could be taken in. With the new hatchery, the capacity is so great that by the time supplies of fresh ova are ready some of the first lots have hatched out.”

During the hearing, in the Magistrate’s Court at Invercargill, of an unusual case in which the question at issue was the ownership of a tree, the greater part of which had, during a heavy gale, been blown across the boundary on to a neighbour’s property. Mr Gv»M. Broughton (who appeared for the plaintiff) in his opening remarks to the Court, stated that the legal authorities on the point in dispute were somewhat rare. ‘‘‘However, your Worship.” counsel continued, “I have found a case in 1466 covering similar facts aiS occur in the present action.” “When did you isav?” queried his Worship (Mr E. C. Levvev) with a bewildered smile". “In 1466. sir,” was Mr Broughton’s reply. “I didn’t think they were printing then,” commented! his Worship, smiling still more broadly “At any rate, sir, the case, though nearly 500 years old, has apparently never been overruled,” Mr Broughton remarked.