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Hokitika Guardian, 29 March 1933, Page 4

The Gael left Wellington yesterday at 4.30 p.m. for Gre.ymoutb and Hokitika.

The annu'jl meeting of the Rivals Football Club will be held on Saturday night next at 7 o’clock.

Nominal ,ons for the Kumara races on Easter Monday close to-night at 9 o'clock with Mr Geo Pomment.

The annual meeting of the Exceptor Football Club, will be held in Keller’s Rooms o.i Thursday, March 30th., at 7.3} o’clock.—Advt.

Blue and white enamel saucepans all size s also aluminum saucepan, 5 prices astounding at YaTrail’s novelty stocktaking sale.—Advt.

St. Mary’s euchre tournament tomorrow night at 8 o’clock. Fiist prize, groceries valued at 14s; 2nd, 501 b of Hour; 3rd., 2ib. of tea; 4th., 41bs. butter. Admission Is. —Advt.

For the week ended Saturday last 8665 tons of freight wer, e hauled from the West -Coast to th e East, through the Otira tunnel, as compared with 8463 tons for the -ccrrosponding week last year, and 10,221 tons in 1931.

A dance will be held in Toker’ts Hall Arahura oil Friday April 21st in aid of the Catholic school ba’by, ill the Plunket contest. Music by Cook and Ackers,

The peaceful ways of the Territorials weire diverged from at a local parade last night when one of the lads “saw red,” the result of his bayonet finding a sheath jn his own leg instead of the scabbard. Quite a gash was made land the blood streamed down until a bandage was plac.'d in position.

At the Magistrate’s Court Greymouth yesterday before Mr W. Meldrum S.M., the police charged John Thomas Troughear, middle aged, that at Ngahere, on March 1, he did steal one shirt, valued at 7s 6d, the property of Samuel Sharp. Senior-Ser-geant C. E. Roach stated that the accused was arrested at Hokitika only the previous day. The police had not had time to prepare their case, and he accordingly asked that the accused be remanded until Monday next. The remand was granted. Accused did not ask for bail.

The fishing launch “Fernleaf” left Pieton yesterday afternoon for Hokitika. The vessel was purchased at Port Chalmers, and left that- port last Wednesday, calling at various ports for coal and water. Her dimensions are: length 55ft, beam 11 feet 6 inches, draught 5 feet 6 inches, and is driven with a triple expansion steam engine. All the necessary gear for trawling is aboard. There is a crew of five namely:—Captain, Charles Jolley; engineer, J. Johnson, assistant Harry. Harvey; and two deck hands.. W. Blair and E. Keegan, all being Hokitika residents.

The cases of infectious and other notftable diseases reported in the Canterbury and West Coost Health District for the week ended noon on Monday showed an increase of four compared with the previous week. The total was 10, as follows; Canterbury : Scarlet fever, two; tuberculosis, four; erysipelas, two; puerperal fever (not ordinary), one; bacillary dysentery, five. .West Coast: Diphtheria, one. There were two deaths from tuberculosis in the Canterbury district.

An inquest touch the death of Dulcie Ursula Taylor, was held at W'estport, on Monday before the Coroner, Mr E. It. Fox, the verdict being that deceased was found drowned in the Duller River on March 26, 193. At the time she disappeared deceased was in a very depressed condition and was not accountable for her actions.

At Greymouth Magistrate’s Court yesterday Arthur John McN'cke] appeared for sentence on a charge that, on February .22, at Greymouth h e did commit theft of a .parcel of cigarettes valued at £5, the property of the N.Z. Government 'Railways. The Magistrate .(Mr W. Meldrum) said it was not a case for probation. Accused would be committed and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within 12 months. An order would also be made that accused pay 16s .for the 32 packets of cigarettes missing.

'Greymouth is shortly to have another landmark in the form of a lattice type of wireless mast, 70 feet in height, that is in the course oi erection on the roof of the 'Central Chambers, for the use of Station. 3ZR. Tli e magt which is of Oregon pine, * almost completed, and will be erected within the course of a few days. It is intended to light the mast with a floodlight, a.s its don e in the cities, and also to have a coloured sign, with the call letters of th e station erected on the mast itself. At the present time, the station is only operating a low powered temporary plant, but a change over to much higher power is to be made a.s isoon as the new studio is fitted up.

Secure your (teapot now at prices which cannot be repeated. AH sizes at Yarrall’s novelty stocktaking gale. ‘See window display.—Advt.