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Hokitika Guardian, 13 July 1931, Page 5

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Mr G / -W.;.' Keller’-and Mr Jules Kelto! Australia arrived at Wellington this morning' by- the ■Maunganui, , after " a good trip. Mr G. W. Keller will arrive back in Hokitika on Thursday night. ; , : ~:H . A hole in 1 must always be’ sbmethinr; of a fluke, but there are flukes and flukes, and I imagine the achievement; of G. L. Weir, the .'New Zealand cricketer, a + Outlands Park the other , day is one of the most remarkable ever -seen on a golf course (says an English writer). Weir was playing the second round of golf in his life. ‘He started none too auspiciously, and his at the firs' hole are variously computed ; in the neieh «bourhood •of 20,.' He . hit a terrific shot from the tee: at the second, which went v a long way out! of., bounds, .but-struck a tree and ricocheted back, bounced on a 7 wall, leapt on to the green, struck ' pin firmly, jumped, into the hole/— v ; 7 stayed there. A company has been formed to take over the quartz mine’ in the Big River district, Inangahua. The properties comprise over 200 acres of special quartz claims, with plant, water races, and other rights, also a colliery of 63 acres and a steam-driven sawmill plant near the mine. The main shaft at the mine is down 1976 ft. After providing the purchase—money for the property, the new company will have £5600 for operating. It is proposed to form a company with a capital of £25,000 in 500,000 on6\ shilling shares. . :

A well-known author and journalist, also a former resident of Aafcblapd,„ Mr J. Grattan Grey, has died^ in bourne, aged 84 years.. ■, in County Down, Ireland, ‘‘"and- carnet to New Zealaid when a yoitfig_"hia'n' to join the staff of the Times ■” ; he •.wmG'.correspondent for the ‘‘Melbqurne:fU.Xge” and for the "New York Mr Grey was appointed to Zealand Hansard staff, and became chief When lie retitodS -from that position, Mr Grey, tra^elfedextensively abroad': and later.'it l London. Returning to Australia, Mr Grey was successively ediicfr:’,%>f th~ ‘‘Perth Record,” ‘‘Perth Her aid” and the “North Daily Times,” Lismore, New Wales. He .was the author of several books or history of Australia and.-r New Zealand. vj-