WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18245, 2 December 1924, Page 4

WEST COAST NOTES

+ COUNTY COUNCIL. (&JBCUI TO "in ?RSS«.') GREYMOUTH, Decebber I. A special meeting of thi' Grey County CouaQil wafi hold this morning, Mr P. Donncllan (chairman) presiding. It was decided to protest against the action of the Lands Department in selling or leasing timbered landu and giving lessees the timber rights, thus depriving tho local bodies of revenue from royalties. It was also decided to protest to tho Public Work? Department agsiajst Its acceptance of payment by sawmljiers and others for damage to tho ro&ds withoqt first referring the matter to tho local body. The clerk waa instructed to w/ito to the Minister of Public Works asking for the reinstatement of the grant of £IOO for Warren road. It was agreed to adjourn the meeting for a week to allov.- tho Council to obtain a copy Of the. Motor Vehicles Act, when it \Hll be able to pass the necessary iijotion confirming its bylaws, the clerk meanwhiie to tolegraph to the Auckland City Council for information as to What that body intends to do with vegayd to tho regulation of heavy traffic. A resolution passed, empowering the clerk to negotiate a Joan of £1330 at bix per cCrtt., repayable in twenty year?, for bijljdlng cottage's for the Cotfteil's workmen. Bo4y Foiwd. Two boys who were talking itfopg the North sei>ch Just cveshli)s made the discovery of $ parUy-subfiierged body. Constable W. tlrilrd was infof-irted, rtiid had it conveyed to the morgue. The body is ia au advanced etiigo of decomposition, It i 8 that of a niari of medium height, "wearing a pize eight nailed shooter boot. Frejn thfc similarity of the 'gjarments to thojso worn by Hfenry Orley, a fireman who disappeared last May from tlje it is thought tjiat tho polieo will arrive at a soliiti6n of the mystery. Enquiries wero made fr6m the police at Hofcitika ih view of the possibility <of the body being that of David Mapoiij who d&sppwM from Kaiiierj about tho middle of October, but the police are ftow satisfied thai it is not the latter, wjio ip stated to have been seen in Christchurcfi styee his disappearance, Tho inquest will be held te-nierrow at 2 p.m., when a nutnber of wjtiiespcs from Hokitika, who will give evidence regarding tho plothihg worn l>y Mason, will bo heard. Sifcaailisig A largo number of railway officials, including tho District Traffic B. It. SWord, and members of th<{ traffic and iofeOfnotlvo Staffs, proceeded to Otira yoptfcrday'by special trai4 to test the noiv electric signalling apparatus. As a result, tile Department avqs enabled to pu|t tho pygtep into operation on the section 4$ la.m. t6r4»y. Th?re wejr& no hitchejj during the day, £hd tfce new apparatus workod splendidly. Seamen's A4ventit?e, Throe toiefoibisrs of thp cjrew of th? JTaiapdi may corridor thepiaSJvea fort tiiaato to liavo escaped d?ath by drowning last evening. They were rowing aboyt oti the rlvdr in a fiatt bbttOmed boat when they lepfc o£ it, and were carried down t6wsrds the bar. Dlsregardiosj' at first the pigpais to ehdeavour to towaHp ths bank, they were forced to attempt t$ turn the boat Wheil app?6acl|iiig th<j river mouth. It wsta quickly seen by the onlookers that they werp fighting a losing battle, and lifebeltn and 4 lino were procured- Whsn the}# chances of eWape append to be sle&i dcr, they managed to beach the bo&t <?n tho south tip, a few yitrds short o( tba bMakflirij, and to scramble to saf» et.v, completely exhausted with their efforts. Annifersaty of Wfetlwid. There littjb to indicate thftt day waa the anniversary of the pro. vince, but flags floated over several of the public I>uiiAiftgp. Orient. At the, Recreation Ground yesterday Ujiited A defeated WatprpidW by lSa ru»B to 148. Hinejtarftftii 49, Diet« 47, Nightingale 33, Adams IS, "Warn®* IJ batted best for fee winners, and C'urrie sd> tiawrence 45, and WatsGn 15 for Watersiders. jtlfto sbdotkg. The weekly shoot of the (Srey De'» fepco Biflo Cfub in the contest for the Broomly Memorial S©lt resulted a$ follows (two li. (so?) 98, w, Qartu (hep 2) 96, C. tllc.hardfron (2) SO, T. MeKay (3) S'7, J. Y6ung (1) 79, F. Stout (7) 78. The gjlAfklL During November 6.63 i»thes e£ ?*U fell at Greymoutli, there being \5 dijys with rain. The maximum fall, 1.7& inches, occurred 011 "the 26th. The figures for November, 1925, were 4.70 inches oft 15 dayp. Deeerobor" h»B comiAfinfied with heavy and cotftinubufi r»in. Otsra. Social Kail. ' Visitors were present frofo Springfield and Arthur's Pase the Jiail' way Social Hall was formally openctj at Ottra on Saturday night. An (!)}> joyablo dance was held. Personal. Mrs E. Eothwell, wh6 wbb operated on last weok at the Christthtircli Ifftppita), is reported to bo making good progress towards recovery. Mr Jami!3 Faulkner, of Otnoto, left this morning for Christchurch, en route for Scotland. Mr P. Rutherford, of Dunedin, has ioinOd the staff of Duncan McLeaiij Ltd. Mr D. Bauehop, general manager of Leyland Motors, Ltd., is visiting tho West Coast. Misses A. Arthur and S. Kelly, of j the staff of the railway refreshment rooms, Otira, V/ero entertained on Friday evening, and were the recipients of presentations, Miss Arthur receiving a tort Ownd-airror» and Miss Kelly a gold wristlet watch. Mr Thomaa McCann, proprietor of the hotel bearing his name at Addison's FUit, died last sight at the age of 87 year* Ha r.-.-ia a p'.orcer, par* ticipiifi! ia tha OMgo and Westland gold rrijhcs. Be leuvsb a widow, five daughters apd four sdna. Hr James Stcrihouso,. who has beci| an inmato of tho Grey Hiver Hospital for some weeks, Buffering from a serious illness, i 3 reported to be siaking fast.

Mining MatttTE

Tho Coal Conforronce, which concluded .at Westport on Saturday. waa ehnractcriscrl by the amicable nature of tho proceedings. Opinions sre expressed by both p&rties that there is little doubt that the miners' unions

will ratify the terms at their meetings next Sunday. A shortage of 6hippisg has necessitated tbo ciosjog down of tho Stata and Blackball mines Until Wcdueaday. The Stockton Goal Cowfasy shipped 1250 tons of ecal last veok. BcwliSS. Visitors are expected from Canterbury for tho West Coast bowling championships, which will bo held at Hokitika in February. Cricket. The fortnightly meeting of the "West Coast Crickit Association was held tonight, Mr W. Murray presiding over and attendance of ten dfclega-teo. Tha Star junior team was granted affiliation. A letter was reerived from th& United Club ssking that. all its matches, if practicable, bo arranged for Saturday. Tho chairman, and Mr A. S. Dunford ; ero a delegation to approach tho club iu an endeavotjr to srrivo at a working ar- | rangemeht. | The deputation appointed tc- interview the Trotting Club regarding grounds reported that no finality had been reached. The affiliation f(?e Of 2s due to the New Zealand Council was passed for payment. Tho secretary 'waa instructed to write to the secretary of tho Canterbury Association asking it to Bend a senior or colts' team to Greymouth during Christijijis week. It was resolved to play a match against the Southern Division at Hokitjka on December I.lth. Tho following are the fixtures for the we*k-end Senjor.—United A v. Star, at Victoria J*ark; Watersjderf' v. Cobdeh, ot Oobden; Ktinanga v. United J3> at the Jtecrcati&u Ground. v. ot Opioto; Cobden v. star, at Cob<j»p; Jtunapga, v. Grey, at punaogfl. Play?)ig at Sunanga Cobden junior® defeated the Jioma too in by 80 runs to 35. Gbarge of Assault. A resident of Otirif Will appear at the Magistrate's Court to-morrow cliargod with c,au?inij aetual bodily hafpi. Mjjie A cc Went. When Mr Isaac Malpasp, a well-to-day in Hniitcf'p Co-opei'ijtivo Mine ?iit DupoUe, he was overwhelmed by) a fall of coal, whiflh infljetoj painful ii> jiirifts to the left pide an| right hip. He was conveyed t6 tho Grey Hiver Hoppital. His condition is improving; WESTPORT ITDJWS. (atxcikh jo- "Tkz pjttgs.") WESTPOIiT, r-c jember 1. Mr C. Atkinson, of CJirivLcl.urch, iflepoetor for tho itoys.l AESuratice Company, and Ne# Zealand ehaKpion shimmer over ijalf a wile, gave a lecture to sehbol-ohiUfren at the Murtcipal Bftths tliip feftcrnoon, alpO a domohStratiftn in fiTFifttning and tjio evening he wig presciit qit a meeting in the C&unty Ghaniber? called to for# a swimming cjub." After co»pidor' able it was decided to adr jburn for a meeting in tho ,T6wn Hall on Tuesday night. Ifj tl?o iße&iitiii6 it Hjsas defeldei to ask Mr Atkiflr pon to ende&vftur to perpuado Greymouth to secure a vifiit from Canterbury swimniers to pfcrf&rm there and at H<ildtika, RfeeftOtt, Aiiil WeStport.. All of the Bullet District Hospital nurses left thiji morhijkg' for to sit fdr their State eiaciipatjbn,; Tho SUtia Sfchool pienie wijl bo. held an kokilnßUi beach flifiit Thursday.