LATE LOCALS
Proof of one of the benefits of -aviatiofi to the district w.? 6 in evidence this afternoon when Mr A. H. Nancekiveill left shortly after mid-dav for Okuru to bring back to Hokitika . a • patient requiring medical attention,
Ove r fifty ..business people in Hokitika have notified their intention of observing Saturday as a close day, and Friday as .late night. A notice to this effect ;is .inserted in this issue by the Westland Rugby Sub-Union.
The Hokitika members of the West Coast team to .iplay Canterbury for the ißttiiiurly Shield on Saturday will attendriac’prfuetice -i# Greyrneuth'(to-mor-row evening, leaving here >by the afternoon 1 train.-'; ;■
Advice has been received that the Railway Department is running a third train .to; Christchurch from the. Const to 'the].;.Ranl'iuiy .Shield match next Saturday.; The train leaving Hokitika, rit vis understood; is now f frill,! and an additional 'train has been .’found necessary to cope with the demand.. This extra ’ train will leave Hokitika approximately half’ah hour after the first which departs at about midnight.
The West Coast Airway’s -Spartan 'plan© was in demand yesterday to 'convey •. two' '.passengers from 'Hokitika, to Tim am to - connect with the express train to Dunedin. The passengers were Hal ■ Rumberg and A 1 "Pereira, the wrestlers, who arrived in Hokitika on Sunday and were booked ‘for a 'bout at Dunedin last evening. Conditions wereunsuitable on Sunday, and the flight was undertaken yesterday morning, via Arthur Pass. A landing was made, at Christchurch for re-fuelling purposes, and 1 Timaru was reached at 11 a.m. The crossing was not pleasant owing to there being n° ground visibility between Otira and Christchurch. The flight, ~ however, proved a remarkably good performance for a light machine as the two passengers weighed 35 stone without luggage, and there was a deal of favourable comment upon arrival. The return trip was made via. Whitcomb© Pass, and the plane landed here at 1.30 p.m. yesterday. 1
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