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Hokitika Guardian, 18 May 1933, Page 4

The Excelsior Football Club will hold a dance in the Soldiers’ Hall on June

At the annual meeting of the Grey Power Board held last evening, .jMr J. Mulcare was elected chairman, tho honorarium being fixed at £75.

Nominations for the King’s Birthday meeting of the , Grey Jockey Club, close on Saturday next at 9 p.m. with Mr M. J. Fogarty, Greymouth.

If the sea moderates sufficiently the Gael will sail for Wellington this evening about 6 o7clock and will leave Wellington for Hokitika on Monday next.

The Magistrate’s and Warden’s Cbu-rt sittings, previously arranged for to-morrow, t-ook place this morning to meet, the convenience of the Magistrate.

The ball in the Public Hall, Kanieri, in aid of St. Joseph’s School promises to. attract a large attendance. Music will be provided by Messrs Cook and Ackers. All roads will lead to Kanieri to-morrow evening.

The Municipal Band series of fortnightly dances will be continued Hi All Staints’ Hall cn Friday evening. Dancing at 8 p.m. sharp. Admission 1/Music by the Band.—Advt.

An enjoyable dance was held by the All Saints’ Girls’ Guild in the parish hall last evening. There was' a good attendance - and an enjoyable time was spent. Music was played by 1 Messrs C. Williams -and M. Houston, and extras by Misses R. Jacob and J. Robinson.

Mr A. H. Nancekivell, who recently underwent an examination at Christchurch, for his “B” pilot’s license, has received word froilt the Defence Headquarters to tile effect that he has been successful. This license ] entitles Mr Nancekivell to carry passengers anct ply his plane for hire. ' ■

Mr J. Renton, accompanied by Mr H. Preston,, left this morning in Cap-: tain Mercer’s plan. e for Christchurch about 8 o’clock, and arrived back just before 1 o’clock with the local plane which had been left i n Christchurch earlier in the week, the -weather conditions at that time preventing the plane being flown back.

The following resolution was passed by the Wellington Anglican Diocesan Synod:—“That' this synod strongly disapproves of art unions, raffles and games of chance as a means of raising money for church purposes, and further urges all church people to refrain from these as a means of raising money for any charitable purpose whatsoever.”

Patrons of Everybody’s Pictures at Princess Theatre last evening, and there was a large attendance were rewarded with a very bright and enjoyable programme. The star feature, starred the popular Gracie Fields, and celebrated actress and songster proved very enjoyable. It was a bright presentation, full of incident and introduced a number of popular songs, made so familiar of late over the wireless.

The following letter appeared in the Auckland Herald last week, dealing with the meaning and derivation of th, 8 . name of our town—Hokitika : "Some time ago a mild controversy • arose concerning it he meaning and derivation of Hokitika. On referring to an old book on Maori legends \1843) in my possession, I find in the record given of the east coast tribes coming in touch with greenstone, the word Hokitika, given as meaning “return direct.” Again, when Turn on a tour of mspecton reached that spot some generations earlier, he returned direct from there to To Ika a Maui (the North Island). In later years his descendants, among whom were the Ngatimamoe and Ngaitahu, took up their abode 011 the east coast.

while iNgatiwai, angi were established already on the west coa,st. The latter were in possession of anti understood the working into weapons,'tools and cr'.laments of ponamu. Those three tribes and several others claim descent front Tura.”

Thy t.idure the cold when yon can pi\ are at Addisons’ just the warm comiy garments that you require, excellent value in nights, t-ed jackets, hug-mc-tiglits, dressing gowns, vests, bloomers, and hosiery of all description. Inspection invited.—Acjvt.

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