WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18399, 4 June 1925, Page 3

WEST COAST NOTES

KING'S BIRTHDAY. (asxcui. TO "rax raxss.") GREYMOUTH, June 3. The holiday was strictly observed, and flags were flying on many buildings in Grevmouth, while the vessels in port also displayed bunting. Cobden Memorial Bridge. Between 400 and 500 people attended the opening ceremony in connexion with the Cobden war memorial bridge. This is a handsome structure in reinforced concrete, with three pillars with inset tablets, upon two of which .are inscribed the names of 39 ex-soldiers who saw service at the front. The third contains the names of four who made the supreme sacrifice. The pupils of the Greymouth and .Cobden Schools marched in procession to the bridge, headed bv a pipe band.- The Greymouth Municipal Band was also in attendance, and led the singing. Mr A. G. Guun, chairman of the Cobden Town Board, delivered an address, recalling the sacrifu'es made in the Great War, and dealing with the district's effort in raising a fund to erect a suitable memorial. The Rev. J. F. Martin, representative of the Ministers' Association, ami Mr A. H. McKane, chairman of the Greymouth branch of the Returned Soldiers' Association, also addressed those present. Kipling's "Recessional" was then sung, and Mr Joseph Taylor performed the unveiling ceremony. After the band had plav'ed "The Dead March" and "The Last Post" had been sounded, Mr Taylor formally handed over the Bridge of Remembrance to the representative of the Town Board, Mr Gunn. The singing of the National Anthem concluded the ceremony. Easterly Gale. Windows were broken, fences and trees blown over, and other damage was done during the night and to-day by an easterly gale. Prohibition Convention. A conventiou of the subarea of the New Zealand Alliance was held to-day at Greymouth, delegates being present from Reefton, Hokitika, Kumara, and Otira. The Rev. J. F. Martin presided, and Mr J. I. Royds, Dominion president, was also in attendance. The area organisers rendered their reports and gave particulars of the results of the silent voter campaign. There was a general discussion on the : progress of the campaign. At the afternoon session, Mr Royds delivered an address on the Dominion organisation, and the delegates present discussed the coming licensing poll from the national standpoint. The election of officers resulted as follows:—President, Rev. J. F. Martin; vico-president, Rev. J. F. Jack; secretary and treasurer, Mr Mason; executive, Messrs J. Watson (Reefton), B. Dixon (Greymouth), Rev. T. N. .Cuttle and Ensign A. J. Toomer. • Fire. At 7.10 to-night the Fire Brigade was culled out to a fire in a workshop "in Nelson street. Sparks from a gorse fire on the opposite side of the road ignited sotae of the weatherboards. The owner, Mr J. Tennent, succeeded in suppressing the blaze before, tho brigade'arrived. With the gale blowing, nothing could have saved his'residence if the flames had not been discovered in time. •' Golf.

The aniiual golf- match -between the Gre}-mouth and Hokitika Olubinvaslield to-day on the Maliiiiftpua A draw f-nras the result,were- 14 games won.by. each sido; aifa two wcrfc drawn. 11l -de'tail, the matches resulted as. fol-. lows,- the names of mouth players being mentioned fivst':-^-,Singles—Meldrtim'.lost, to Cliesncy, 3 and 1, McCarthy.won from Neville 5 and 4, Shallcra^s.lost;to' Perham 1 down,' Wild won ••'from -Stayeley '5 and 4, Holdgate and Wilson all Kettle won from Macfarlane £> ,and 4, Reyell won from Snell .7. and 5, Pratt lost to Mottram 4 and 3, McKechnic and .Williams all square, Fletcher lost to Houston 6 and 5, Smith lost to Anderson-2 and.l, McKay won from Beck 5 Miss Meldrum won from Mrs Brodie 5 and 3, Mrs Cunningham lost to Mrs Neville o and 4, Mrs Sliallcrass lost to Mrs Wilson 1 down, Miss Kettlo won.from Miss F. Lewis 6 and 4, Miss Griffen won from Mrs F. Williams 6 and 5, Miss Berry lost to .Mrs Baird 5 and 3, Mrs McCarthy won from Mrs Pilkington 4 and 2, Mrs Smith lost, to Miss I. Lewis 3 and 2._ Mixed foursomes —Meldrum and Miss Meldrum lost to Chesney arid Mrs I Brodic 3 and 2, McCarthy and Mrs Cunningham lost to Neville and Mrs Neville 3 and 2, Sliallcrass and Mrs Shallcrass won from Perham and Mrs Wilson 4 and 2, Wild and Mrs Kettle won from Staveley and Miss' F. Lewis 3 and 2, Holdgate and Miss F. Griffen won from Wilson and Mrs Williams 6 and 4, Revell and Mrs McCarthy lost to Snell and Mrs Pilkington 3._ and 1, Kettle and Miss Berry won from Macfarlane and Mrs Baird u and 4, Pratt and Mrs Smith won from Mottram and. Miss I. Lewis 4 and 3. Four-ball best ball—Fletcher and McKechnic lost to Williams and Houston 2 and 1, McKay and Smith lost to Anderson and Beck 3 and 1. Personal. Mr T. E. Y. Scddon is visiting Christchurch. - ■ .. • ■Mr Ward,, late teller at the Bank of New Zealand,*Reefton, has left for Petone to take up his new. appointment. Mr James Heighton, formerly or Greymouth, died at Palmerston North a't the age of 93 years. Mrs George Sporle, formerly a wellknown resident of-Reefton, died yesterday at Addington at the age of 39 years.. • Mr McDermott, Telegraph Lngincer, is visiting Grdyniouth. •