WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18429, 9 July 1925, Page 17

WEST COAST NOTES

I PERSONAL. GREYMOUTH, July 8. Lf*rgeantA.Evan S *fll »t Greymouth, and has Retake up his duties. H. «w ■¥. at the front during practically ftoto Period of the war. *£ -1 of the late Mr G. Willis, st* -mbers of Lodge of which he was a memWsinta friends. The Rev. J. ***Z.a the service at the graveside, ,rf w! BroC. P- Mori the Masonic *£?"' marriage was solemnised at Hokitika, of Miss &*&» Sgh er of Mr and Mrs of Tetaho, to Mr Merle son of Mrs J. DiedThe Rev. J. Perkins m*Jb* The Misses Lily Chinn and f medrichs were the bridesmaids, J <7mt W Sinn s™ »>"* man > while S: Leslie Piedricbs carried out the jff... nf groomsman. The death occurred yesterday at fffltitflca of Mrs Frederica Ida Hollmg, «rf 31 year ß - *> eceased 1S survived & hor husband and two sons. % John Findlay, a native of ScotJd died at Westport yesterday. Deis survived by his widow.

Magistrate's Court. , lts B itting of the Magistrate's Court this morning, before Mr W. Meldrum gM. Charles Mundy was charged with . teing found drunk on the main road } aiii ig Blackwater mines battery, reding Constable Carroll in the execution of his duty, and with being found w night in the battery without lawful excuse. He was fined 5s and costs on th'o'-first charge, £1 on the second and convicted and ordered to come up for lenience if called upon on the third. American Fleet. An endeavour is to be made to give West Coast school-children an opportunity to visit the American Fleet when it is lying at Lyttelton, and any of the officers and men.who so desire to come to thß West Coast and see its scenic glories. The Mayor (Mr W. H. Parfltt) will, place a proposal before the Borough Council at its meeting to-mor-row evening which may result in both suggestions receiving further support. V,- League Football. TJi'e:.'Hornby Rngby League Football Cltit jhas, applied to the West Coast Centre'.fpr. permission for its fifth grade tetstt to': visit Greymouth towards the eßicfst<'August and play some of .the WcMCoasfc teams. "■^o ! . Timber Industry; jpgreat quantity of timber is being shipped and railed from Greymouth at present, and special trains are running •frequently between Hokitika and Greymouth. ■/ • • ■-}!;: The Wafpori's Firemen. | A combined meeting of seamen and 1 'watersiders was held to-night in connexion with,the trouble in the Waipori. It w,as stated that a settlement of the , dispute by which the vessel is held up would be arrived at within 48 hours. Should the Union Steam Ship Company ' agree.to supply trimmers, it is underBtood the men in gaol-will get preference. The dispute was considered at a meeting . of, the 'Seamen's Union, at . iWellington, when it was recogt jiised that..tbere_was a.likebyibpd of the. 4■•trVpible cilSUffig to o'ther vessels. The g sfiumen whov.'arrived' 'from "Wellington that'they:.did not.kiiqw : that there deadlock between "the company fpindithe men until they arrived in ■&Gresttouth. . ;| '(];, Mining Matters. V,- '/.The .mines are now working more but the Stockton Colliery has idle since Friday.

Westport Fire Brigade.

Superintendent E. Curtis presided at ; the annual meeting of the Westport Fire Brigade.

The election of officers resulted:— Superintendent, Mr E. Curtis; deputy ' superintendent, Mr J. MeKendry; sublieutenant . (Middle Ward), Mr L. Williams; sub-lieutenant (South Ward), .Mr B. McDonagh; sub-lieutenant •t (North Ward), Mr W. Harrison; secre"'tary, Mr B. a McDonagh; custodian, Mr -D. Moloney; executive, Messrs A. Simpson, F. Morgan and J. Hennessy; •auditors, Messrs D. Moloney and A. Simpson.

West Coast Bugby Union. Mr A. A. Adams occupied the chair 1 at the weekly meeting of the West Coast Biigby Union. l «, It was resolved to request the selec- '\. tors to nominate players for the inter- ; Island match. .* A supporter offered a handsome cup g for a junior knock-out competition, and pho was accorded a vote of thanks. It was resolved to invite the Asbbur-Sub-Union to send a representative J, ten Wto the Coast. , In answer, to a telegram asking for confirm|tion of the representative fixture, the Golden Bay Union stated that the matter would receive every consideration after the Seddon Shield matches had been played. Mr H. Casey was appointed referee in the BuUer-West Coast match, and Mr Adams manager of the local team.

The following fixtures were arranged for Saturday:— t Senior—Lake Brunner Sub-Division v. :; Grey B representatives, Mr F. ' Mc- / Intosh. . Jiimor—Barrytown v. United, Cobden ■ ( vl Blaketown. ' i Fourth Grade—Star v. United. v The following is the team selected to '-play Lake Brunner Sub-Division repro- * Bentatives:—Jamieson, Lamberton, WalBeynolds, Mosley. T. McKav, J Brown, Williams, Bell, Charteris, He'r- ',? ring '. LamDert > Turtill, Henderson, and WHaUiday; emergencies, Burley, Dodson, » and J. Brown. $ _ A football team composed of plavers in the Wednesday matches at Grey- ■; mouth, met a Hokitika side to-day at J Hokitika, the game resulting in a draw, I £ 5 points each. The Buller Seddon Shield team is to 'Undergo a week's training at Mokihinui.