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Hokitika Guardian, 28 July 1931, Page 5

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The Kiwi. Football Club have decicL ed to hold a short night dance , on Saturday night next. It is understood that this week’s re-' turn from the Okavito Five Mile dredge is about 90 ounces. '*•' The Excelsior Football .Club's Annual Ball in the 'Soldier’s’. Hall to-morrow night is going to be one of the event.; of the season. Arrangements are completed to ensure patrons having, an enjoyable night out. The music is m the capable hands of the Melody Orchestra who have’ arranged- for a programme of Old Tyine arid the latest dance hits. Mothers bring' your soris, fathers bring your daughters arid forget about depression for to-morrow night. 'Double tickets ss, gent’s 3s, extra lady 2s Advt. “The industry is in a very bad state,” said Mr T. O’Byirie, secretary of the Otago and Southland Sawmill Workers' Union on Saturday at Dunedin. Of forty-five sawmills, in the Southland and Gatlins river .^districts, 25 had closed down indefinitely 5 fifteen were working from one to-three' days a week, and the remaining- five.; wqrc working about five days a fttftekriijlfnere were 700 fewer men’ engagedin thj’H industry than there were iijk,any. 1 ;-prc.-"-. vious year. A similar: p&iltiori prey;!:' vailed in other parts of the .Dominion', and he stressed the need fori-pressure being brought to boar on the Government to place an embargo on.,- ; The importation of foreign timber, until the industry in New Zealand had ''righted itself. He added that jt was - hopr> to arrange a deputation of sawmiller.; and workers to wait on the Prim Minister shortly in regard mat ■ter. A Blenheim party while in a launch last week had the thrilling - experienc of witnessing the Tje A waite, "• make two captures. - From Tory Chan nel they were able to see that- ther was something afoot out in the .strait, and the launchmen set a course which brought them up. with the chase just in time for the harpooning and th’. kill. The sea was fairly choppy, adding to the excitement of the occasion, arid the spectators were thrilled by 'the skill of the helmsmen of -the speed; whaleboats, who seemed to flirt witdeath as they manoeuvred around fh huge mammals to allow the expert gun ers to place’ ‘first the harpoon's TatS l ril then the killing bombs. The kronen party witnessed the; whole process o' taking a whale right from the chare . to the stage when the vast carcases ar inflated and towed to the factory on shore. These two kills bring Mr J A. Perano's party’s total for. the season . up to 16 whales. This is lower than Hast year's tally at the same elate, bui it is understood that the whales anal! in exceptionally good condition, and the oil yield has been excellent. ' Th’ off output is, well up to last year’s figures. ".L;