WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18591, 16 January 1926, Page 15

WEST COAST NOTES

PERSONAL. •.SWCUL TO "THE FRESS."J GKETMOUTH. January 15. Mr G. C. Giliiiore and Mies >•"* Gil " uiorc, of Auckland, will arrive in Gvey* mouth to-morrow on a visit lo Mr I?. Gi'niore. The Kev. F. B. Fraser and Mrs Fraser. who have been visiting Great Britain and the Continent, returned to Hokitika last evening. Mr \V. Morgan, ] lop ;ity-Commis-sioner of tramps. Dunedir, and lormer•v ot' 'ji\-v!i:oiuh mil! Hokitika. is revisiting tlit* West Coast. Mr J. W. Mai-I.'ona'd. Public Trustee (Wellingtot. -. and Mrs M;u'Ponald find family, are visiting Greymouth, trill leave tor -South V ostium! to-mor-row.

Mr and Mrs W. Dixon and family, who have been spend 'ig u holiday in Grtyniouth, will leave oil their return t'or BiufT to-morrow, :,Tr and Mrs X. MoAra, who have been visiting the Munedin F.sliibition, will arrive in Greymouth by ro-mor-

rotv's express. .Mr and J-. arnes and 1 r *tnd Mrs X. Gandoll will leave to-morrow for Ohnshlmri-li, motoring thence to Puneuin.

Mr and Mrs A. G. MacDonsild, ho have beeii on a motoring tour around the "West Coast, left to-day for Nelson. Misses M. Phclan and T. tfusscl! leave to-morrow mi a trip to Duncdiii. Misses Mcßrearty and Pratt leave tomorrow fur Christchurch and Dunedin. Dr. R. A. Church and Church (Reefron) arc spending a holiday in Dunedin. Dr. Maur.sell is acting as locum tenens for Dr. Church. The Hon.'W. Pember Eeeves, for whom a civic reception had been arranged at the GreymO'iith Council Chambers this evening, has advised that he will not arrive in Greymouth until to-morrow morning. The reception has been accordingly postponed until 11 a.m. to-morrow. Mr Reeves returned to Holcitika. this evening from the glaciers. During his stay at Tlnriliari, on his journey to and from the glaciers, Mr JJceves was the guest of Mr J. McLean* at the latter's Harihari homestead.

Kumara Jubilee. Nothing is beintr left undone by tlie j Kumara Jubilee Celebrations Committee to honour the occasion of the jubilee of the historic town ill a fitting; manner. One novel method adopted by the committee of! celebrating the event will be the presentation of a pick, shovel, and prospector's di.sh to each of the visitors, who will thus have an opportunity of searching for the golden treasure with the implements used by The sturdy pioneers in the stirring days of the Otngo and West Coast gold rushes. Clearing Sale. The following are some of the prices i realised at a clearing sale on account . of Mr A. IT. Wheeler, held at Rotomaiiu j yesterday:—Best Jersey cows in profit, j from £S 10s to £ll 10k: other sort* |

£7 10s to £0; Jersey heifers &'■' 10s j to £s;'springers £6 10b; Jersey hulls, six months old, £2; fat cows £4 to £6; fat heifers £5 to £5 7s 6(1; fat nnfl forward bullocks £lO 1.0s; store jows in £4; gelding £CO; mare, gig, :tnd.harness £4O; weaner pigs L'Os. Koad Contract. Advice has been received by Mr T. E. !l'. Seddon, M.P., Unit a contract is to >e nt once let for the expenditure ol! ' £,"00 on the Lake Rofnm'anu-Belt Hill road. The sum of £SOO has already been spent out. of the vote of £I7BO. When the total vote is expended a'great deal more work will be further required before the road connexion between Eotomnnu via Kotuku to Greymouth is completed.

Alleged Negligent Driving. At the Hokitika Magistrate's Court to-day, before Mr W. Meldrum, S.M., Edward Searle -\vas charged with negligently driving a motor vehicle, thereby J causing bodily harm to James Kilcullen, and with failing to report the accident to the police. The charges were, the sequel to an accident which occurred on November 14th, whereby James Kilcullen suffered serious injuries. Evidence was to the effect that Kilcullen, along with others, was riding on a four-ton Levland lorrv laden with timber, whiHi slowed down to allow an approaching i car to pass, when another lorry, driven : by accused, which was following, bumpl ed into the rear of the Levland, the ■ impact causing two pieces of projecting . timber to penetrate the cabin, and seriously injure Kilcullen, who was pinned to the floor of the lorrv. 1 Accused reserved his defence, and was committed to the Supreme Court for trial on March 3rd. Bail was allowed in self £IOO and one surety of £IOO. The Weather. Following a short spell of warm, humid conditions, the weather turned showery to-day, and overhead condi- | tions this evening were not promising, j

Motor-Cycle Club. At a meeting of the Greymouth Motor-Cycle Club held this evening the following officials were elected to conduct the race meeting to be held 011 the Omoto racecourse on March 13th:— Judges, Messrs J. Sharp, C. Heaphv, D. Gilmour; starters, Messrs Brooks" and A. White; handicappers. Messrs T. Higgins, M. Mirfin; timekeepers, Messrs 11. and ('. Lamont; hoi. surgeons, I)rs, J. W. Mcßreartv, W r . McKay, and J. ('. Moore; protest committee, Messrs I'. I Feary, J. Ford, J. Cowan; Marshal, W. ! AVillianis; lap stewards, Messrs H. ! Woods, J. Perrin, H. Willacy, E. j Selmltze, J. Burke, W. Skelton, A." Tillyshort, B. Crnmpton, P. Stephenson, A. Sligo, F. Cox Evans: grounds committee, Messrs P. Hansen, W. Hansen, P. Pascoe, «T. Jackson, L. Turner, D. A'orwarth: programme r-oiumittee, Messrs I). Yorwarth, I). and J. Cowan, J. 1 Sharp, J. Ford; assistant secretary, Mr ! C. Neville; secretary, Mr F. W. Baillie. ] Benefit Art Union. The North Wellington Timber Workers' Lnion> benefit art union was drawn in Greymouth to-day. the winning numbers being 5442 and 3578.