WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18205, 16 October 1924, Page 14

WEST COAST NOTES

RAILWAY CHANGES

■srtcii.l. to "th* r»«as."> i tiKEYMOUTH, October M. j Dissatisfaction is felt among- various j members of the Railway Department's local running staff at the attitude of ; ;he Department in transferring prae- j ties 1 .;-- ever'- member <-,f the existing stirs. Scrco railwrnrr.en point out what they describe as -'victimising aa.lics" 02 tho part of the Department. .Most of the men being trail si erred, they st.it.--, have been or. the Gre-vmouth j r'ir. for vi-.rs. They have settled ia the j >own wi'h fh"ir families, and to r-pia-c j fhem th- Department is bringing oyer . men with large families win. tii-i •'_ --.- j j«-,>.-iir.!" •:> get houses. a'..' wh .• have J 'iion-f ;<■• V. bo maintained by the D-.- ' ,»ar:n;e-r ;;-;. the t..v- j p.iyer.-. ;:: ex—a. expense. E.F.C.A. men j ,-.'(!: •-•:;;.;.ain ere inclined to tin be'iof i ■hpt their headquarters an i.e-hin 1 the j s-hr.'.e !.'-s':r:fss. ''You might '■■<.■ :'te:-| str-d r.. know," said a raiiwrymr.n. . •'thai :o'iowi::g on th" recent -truii-| -tiembrrs of this branch were .-,;: su--..•(■•ided b--aa.se we did not adhere ::n- ! 'ini-'.it'v to the irjatructio.is e: hea.!- ; 'lu.ir'ers. No'.v transfers follow, and -onie ~f us hw-o. reasons for co7i.T..Tt:i>g .y.'.--. in'idtr.t with the other." M:- S. Orr, of the locomotive <L-part-iuent. has : eeeivod notice of his ' rrr-ffer :o (J!::i-?tf .hur.-h. Gardan Fete. ].,e.-il 'veather favoured the garden i\:- to l.'\- in the grounds of Mrs Hnn-.-an'.- r-sidenee. Alexander street, in ail "f the Convent building Trie f;-te -v.'is opened by the Deputy-Mayer (Mr .7. W. Grcenslade % i. Tho Ltall-hoiders were: Sweets and • : .v.-e-:.. >:.sd:imes E. .MeDornell, J. Mc--•h.-rr-. \:'. 15. Gilbert, Lima. Jf. D. J-.T.---. and Phillips; tea room?, Mcs- ■ it:. ; llar.nan, 11. F. G. Mallin-'-i.ii. Donohan, and Misse? Phillips and Siillivr.r.: jumble, stall, Mesdames J. Greaney, .7. Collogan, lieardon, nnd M. Ma.'oriey. Hockey. Tii>- sir-a-side hockey tournament for the M.iv.hera Cup, which is to take place at Dunollie on .Saturday, is causing in-♦-rest. Th.- entries are: Eceftcn (2), j •"obden Ci'i, JJlaketown (2), State Col-i lieries CL",, Mawhcra (L... Blackball <]-,. ar.d Brunnc-r (1L j Mining Matters. Di.Terences of opinion betweo.i the jniners aad tru-'kers has resulted in the back shift at the Blackball mine being die for the past two days. The day shift ii worJting as usual. It is expected that the Dobson Coal ''ompany's mine will Le producing coal for the market within three months. Dunedin Exhibition. Du-edin lias sent Mr W. IS. Ilayward 'one of tho directors) to the West ''oast to arouse the interest of the people in tho New Zealand and South Beas international Exhibition. A meeting of business men, to meet Mr Haywnrd, has t»een convened for to-mon-ow. Personal. Jii>Lop Sadlier, of Nelson, has informed Archdeacon Carr that as he has to proceed to Wellington to give,evidence ! before :t Parliamentary Committee, he wit! not be able to visit Greymouth next Sunday, as arranged. The death occurred this morning of Mr< Allan McDonnell at her residence, Totar.t Flat. Deceased was one of the bi.st the early settlers. She was a r.stive of Fair Head, County Antrim. Ht-T husband and she came to New Zealand i.i the early 'seventies, and hri resided at Totara Flat ever since. She ?:ad been in failing health for some time. .She leaves a husband, four sons, 'hreo daughters, and several grandchildren.