WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18603, 30 January 1926, Page 10

WEST COAST NOTES

PERSONAL, • (arzciAt, to "tee pazss.") GREYMOUTH, January 29. Messrs W. B. Hutton and L. Clark, of the Technical School staff, will return to Greymouth by to-morrow's express. Mrs F. M. Dennehy will leave tomorrow for Christchurch, where she and her family will reside for the next few months. The appointment of Miss Janet Blair Brown as'assistant-mistress of the Grey Main School has been recommended the Canterbury Education Board. Mias Brown, uiio is at present assistant mistress/ of tho Shelbourne street school, Nelson, is the second daughter of Mr and Mrs T. Brown, Greymouth. Miss Harriet Waters will leave tomorrow on an extended holiday visit to Christchurch and Dunedin. Miss' Nita Hopkins, who has been appointed sole teacher of the Lynton Downs School, will leave for Kaikoura on Tuesday. Mrs F. W. Shallcrass has returned from a visit to Nelson. Mr J. V. Alexander, Inspector of Machinery, will leave to-morrow for Auckland on transfer. Mr E. Brown has arrived to take up Mr Alexander's duties on the West Coast. He was accompanied by Mr§ Brown. Miss A. Johnston has joined the nursing staff of the Westland Hospital. Mr and Mrs J. Kennedy, who have been visiting Dunedin and Canterbury, will return to Greymouth to-morrow Mrs Johnstone (Christchurch) is visiting her daughter, Mrs C. Rugg, iun. (Greymouth). Miss L. Mo'rice (Wellington) is tho guest of Mrs T. E. Y. Seddon (Greymouth). Mrs M. J. Lindop and Miss. Lindop have returned from a visit to Dunedin and Christchurch. Mr Armstrong, mine manager of the Westport Stockton Company, left today for Dunedin to attend the Mining Conference. The Hon. AT. H. Mclntyre left Westport this morning to attend the Mining Conference in Dunedin. _ 'Mrs Graham, who has resigned from the Westport Hospital staff after five years' service, prior to her departure for G'reytown, was made the recipient of several presentations from the matron, nurses, and other members of the Hospital staff. Road Race. The cycle road, race from Reefton to Cronadun and back for youths under twenty-one years of age resulted: G. Reid 1, Lawson 2, Blair 3.. The winner's time was 41min 38sec. Hudson won the prize for the fastest time, 41min. 2osec. Unseasonable Weather. So far the weather experienced on the West Coast duriug the present summer may bo fitly described as patchy. Farmeja who have been looking forward to getting in their hay crops are anxiously waiting for settled weather, but the dry spell which generally makes its appearance at the commencement of the New Year has not yet arrived. The unseasonable conditions have caused a considerable loss to dairy farmers, who in many cases will be compelled to resort to hand-feeding their stock during the- forthcoming winter. Evening Sports. The Greymouth Athletic arid Cycling Club's second series of events took place at Victoria Park last evening before a moderate attendance. The following are the results:— Cyclo Race, open, one mile —First heat: L. A. Wilson (scr) 1, A. Henry (70yds) 2, E. Malloy (90yds) 3. Also started W. Blackmun (60yds). Time, 2min 19 l-ssec. Second heat: H. G. Wilson (80yds) 1, Dimond (70yds) 2, Bryan (90yds) 3. Also started: Griffin (70yds), Woods (70yds), D. "Wright scr). Time, 2min 17 l-ssec. Final: H. G. Wilson 1, A: Henry 2, Bryan 3. Time, 2min 17 l-ssec. Boys' Cycle Race, half-mile —Baty (syds) 1, Duffy (25yds) 2, Turtill (scr) 3. Also started: Taffo (15yds), O'Leary (30yds), Excell (40yds), Fiveash (50yds), Jacobsen (50yds). In a good finish, Baty won by two lengths. O'Leary fell when turning into the straight, but escaped with a shaking. Time, lmin Usee. 75yds Dash Handicap—First heat: M. Jamieson (scr) 1, Walls (2yds) 2, McEnaney (4yds) 3. Five started. Time, 8 l-ssec. Second heat: C. Lamont (lyd) 1, H. Lamont (syds) 2, H. W. Brown (2yds) 3. Also ran: Jones. Time, 8 l-ssec. Final: M. Jamieson 1, C. I-lamon 2, Walls 3. From a good start the scratcli man, running strongly, came through in good style, and won decisively. Time, 8 1-osec. Kumara Jubilee. . The sports meeting to bo held in connexion with. the Kumara jubilee celebrations on March Ist and 2nd promises to bo one of the- biggest attractions of tho year. Tho fact that big prizes have been allotted will be sufficient to attract the crack New Zealand athletes to tho meeting, which will bo held ou the . Kumara racecourse. The arrangements for tho jubilee celebrations are well forward, and the Celebrations Committee arc making provision to provide adequate accommodation for a record number of visitors from all parts of the Dominion. Abattoir Fees.Fees collected at the Greymouth Municipal Abattoirs during December amounted to £l4O 9s 7d. Stock was dealt with as follows:—Cows, 11; bullocks, 170; sheep, 597; lambs, 428; pigs, 14; calves, 40.

Boy Pound Unconscious. A boy named Howard Weenink, aged eleven years, was picked u 0 in the street in Greymoutli on Wednesday evening in an unconscious condition and removed to tho Grey Hospital, where it was found he was suffering from injuries to the head.' Upon regaining consciousness the boy could give no explanation as to what had happened to him, and the affair is still shrouded in mystery. It is surmised that he was knocked down by a bicycle or motor vehicle. Upon enquiry this evening the boy's condition was reported as satisfactory. He is a grandson of Mr P. Weenink, caretaker of the Grey Main School. Main Highways Board. The memliers of the Main Highways Board left to-day for Reefton and Westport. They were accompanied as far as Reefton by several representatives of the • Grey County Council. An inspection was made of the main highway in the northern part of the Grey County, and it is understood that the Board was sympathetic to all tlio requests brought forward by the Grey County Council. Upon arrival at Reefton the Board "was met by representatives of the Inangahua County Council. Tho raising of the Council's contribution for tho maintenance of the Main Highways within the county from £39 last year to £440 for the present year was vigorously protested against. After hearing the Council's side of the case the Board's chairman (Mr F. W. Furkert) pointed out that the

Inaneahua County Council was exceptioiiaTlv well-treated by the Board, and need not expect much better treatment in future as far as the Board was concerned. Mr A. J'lH asked the representatives of the Council if they had any other offer to make, and when they replied in the negative Mr Jull remarked that it appeared to him as if tho Inangahua County Council was onlv playing with the idea of local Government, adding that it would be to the Council's advantage _ if they were absorbed by some neighbouring local body. Yesterday Mr J. "W. Cuttanco presented to Mr F. W. Furkert, C.M.G., petition signed by some hundreds of people in Westland praying for a special grant to undertake the South Westland development scheme. Mr Furkel't will hand the document to tho Minister for Public Works at "Wellington.