WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18348, 3 April 1925, Page 15

WEST COAST NOTES

PERSONAL. (OSCUL TO "THZ PBESS.") GBEYMOUTH, April 2. jj, j. Conlon, of the Public Works funirtment, who has been recuperating vL an illness at Christehurch, rcturnj (o the Coast to-day. Ucssts G. S. Chapman, Ross, and It. w Ferham (Hokitika) were passengers L Christehurch by to-day's express. A6latter was en route for "Wellington. llrC A/Carmine, District Accountant h lieP" blic Trust office > Greymouth, L, received notice of promotion'to the Jjjjjion of Second Assistant District ffijie Trustee in the Auckland office. Peacock, Assistant.Account--s,in the Christehurch office, will sucJjjj him at Greymouth. Mr P. Wilwibm Mr Carmine replaces at jLyand, has been promoted to the of District Accountant in the Ejktchurch office. jjgg M. Ahearn, who is to be married was honoured by her friends jjiocial,function at Everybody's Tea , MDfi over 60 attending. ; ' ]|?Boss Tulloch, of the District Bail- , office, leaves on Saturjftor Christehurch ou transfer. Fitzgerald, of the District TrafVjfanaget's office, left this morning for jjriitchurch, where he will undertake jjjring work. % and Mrs Lawless, of Sydney, arc 0&g Greymouth. ' jPss C. Reay, who has resigned the -jtion of typist in the Union Steam jjip Company's office, was presented, „ the eve of her departure, with a (jrer inkstand.

"Wedding,

Jfr Alfred Pratt, of Masters street, firejmouth, was married this afternoon (uMisg.Dorotliy Thorn, of Kumara. The (eremony. took place at Holy Trinity Church, Archdeacon Carr officiating. jlobride r wore a dress of crepe dc chine, fjth'.'hat to match. Miss Harriet Selby, jflKumara, was bridesmaid, and Mr Jfffy Pratt- bridegroom. After the, (ateinony a reception was held at the isidence of the bridegroom's parents, jjjiHho happy couple left later for the iirth on their honeymoon.

■ l.\. Racing Club's Privileges, iiiauction sale of privileges in conijjdon with the Reef ton Jockey Club's Sjlter Meeting.resulted, in the following jrlces being realised:—No. 1 publican's lobth, Miss Wilson, £l7; No. 2 public's booth, Miss Wilson, £l7; refrcshIjnt booth, Mrs Cummtng, £2. ;f Mr Massey's Illness. • .

|JIr F. D. Thomson, tho Prime Minlifer's private secretary, has forwarded telegram to the Mayor of Sreyinouth: "Mr Massey desires to fink you and tho citizens of GreyBOUfli for the very kind message and |pd/wishes regarding Mr Massey's illftr Rugby.

I here was a largo attendance at the Dal meeting of the Eeefton Shop Asrtfta''Football Club. The following era ttrer'e elected for the ensuing •: —President, Mr E. L. McNabb; secretary, Mr.P. Duffy; treasurer, W. Hunt; captain and vice-captain e appointed; delegate to Union, Mr Jarnett; general committee, Messrs t, J; Panckhurst, King, Eoid, Mcb, and Duffy. It was decided to inate senior and junior.teams, lere'was a large at the lal meeting of the Blakctown Club, F. McGirr presiding. * essrs F. J. Spora and J. Lambcrton, iters of the committee of the Eugby porters' Club, addressed the players urged them to adhere to the Union lengthy discussion ensued on a proil to amaJgamato with the Cobden ) or alternatively to form Avith it lird senior team for the Union's petition. A minority expressed tlio ntion of playing under the League, illy the meeting was adjourned lout an election of officers, Messrs ■a and Lamberton undertaking to ryiew members of tho Cobden Club. Ie annual meeting of the Cobden i, which was to have been held tot, was postponed, the attendance g less than a quoruml

I[: Bowling. In a challenge match for the Crosses, Sore and Stevenson (holders) defeatfißreeze and Bishop by a narrow I' Stamp Department, jho amount of revenue collected at jjj Hokitika Stamp Office for the year Bing March 31st was £30,745 12s 6d. J Mining Matters, kn improvement in the demand for estport Coal is .reported, and the ulerton mine has been -working full, ne for some weeks.

Easter Tourists. "With the fine weather which fortunately usually farouis tho Cr.ast at -taster. there shoul.l be " a good , -influx of tourists from canterbury, who will find the routes to the various resorts in splendid condition. Brown Creek road, which is ""S utilised for road communication with Westport until a temporary crosslng over the Inangahua River is available, is being kept in a fair state of repair by the Public. Works Department, •fvtemporary bridge will be made available for traffic in two months from the date of arrival on the site of an engine which was ordered from Christehurch.

Power for Greymouth,

The first practical steps in connexion with tlVe provision of electric power for Greymouth .and district will probably be taken next-week, when men wiil commence work on the preparation of the site for the. power house at Dobson. Several tenders have been received for this'work, and a meeting -of the Board will be held to-morrow, when ono will be accepted. : Mr'Lythgoc, the Board' 3 engineer, has arrived at a tentative agreement with the Bailway Department regarding the position'of" the railway siding.

Eggs Bring High Prices. A scarcity of eggs is reported locally and as much as 3s bM per dozen is being paid for this household commodity. A Collision. A head-on collision at Brunner between two motor-cars, one driven by Mr H. G. Carter, of Kamaka. the other by Mr P. Ives, of Greymouth, was fortunately not attended by injury for the occupants. Mr Ives' car, however, was somewhat seriously damaged.

Erodge Mawhcra,

Eepairs to the Greymouth' Harbour Board's dredge Mawhera have now been completed, anci she was brought out into the river this afternoon in readiness for her annual trip to Wellington.

WESTPORT ITEMS.

(special TO "tee phess.")

WESTPORT, April 2.

At the Plunket Society's farewell to Nurse Spring, the opportunity was taken, to say a "good-bye" to Mrs A. E. Brockett and Mrs F. Easmussen, two energetic members of tho Westport Committee, who are shortly leaving Westport. The vital statistics for March are:— Births 10, deaths 3, marriages 1. Customs duty collected during March 'vvas £713 in excess of that collected for the corresponding period of last year.

Mrs A. W. Henley : has returned from a three months' visit to Mr and Mrs N. Greenland, Lyttclton.--Mr V. Wimsctt has been appointed secretary to the Westport'Boxing Association, in succession to Mr G. Parkinson, who has resigned. Mr Armstrong, tho newly appointed mine manager at Stockton, has: made considerable alterations in the working of the mine, and these are reported to be most acceptable to the miners!' The Borough Council, at its meeting last night, decided to enforce the bylaw compelling cyclists to fit their bicycles, with lamps arid bells. Accidents occurring lately through the nonuse of these accessories have compelled tho Council to take action. The Government has consented to the Buller Hospital Board borrowing sufficient money to make urgently needed extensions to the male ward. The plans have been completed, and the work will bo taken in hand, at an early date. At a special meeting of the Buller Hospital Board this afternoon, a resolution was ■ passed-empowering-th«-Board-to-borrow £7OO for electric light purposes.