WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18917, 4 February 1927, Page 14

WEST COAST NOTES

PERSONAL. (srrciAL TO tM fRZSS.) GREYMOUTH, February 3. Mr W. H. Tarfitt, Mayor of Greymouth, and Mr F. H. Denton (Town Clerk) will leave on Saturday to attend the Municipal Conference, which takes H.-icu at Palmerston £orth. Miss 0. King left today on a visit to Nelson and Wellington. Mr C. Russell .Smith and Misses Smith (Dunediii), who have been visiting the glaciers, left for Nelson by liK.tor this morning. Mrs Burton, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs Moore, Hokitikn, nnd her brother, Dr. .1. C. F. Moore, returned today to Duticdin. Miss O. Booth, who litis been visiting her sister, Dr. D. J. Booth, Kumara, will leave on Saturday for Wellington. Mr C. Orams returned this afternoon from a holiday trip in the N'orth and South Islands. Mrs I-. Drench, of Hcathcote, Christchurch, is the guest of Mrs W. Straehan, Blnkctown. Mr W. Keller, who has been attending au executive meeting of the New Zealand Licensed Victuallers' Association at Wellington, returned to llokitih.i this afternoon. Sister A. Lochore, formerly of Greymouth, arrived from Auckland this afternoon. Miss J. Hoffemail arrived this afternoon from Auckland on a visit to relatives in Greymouth. Mrs W. Selby, who has been visiting her sislor, Mrs G. Webster, High street, left this morning for Auckland. Mr P. Blanchfield returned from Christcliurch by to-day's express. Miss A. McOinley returned this afternoon from Christcliurch. Mr G. A. K. Simmers, AssistantDistrict Railway Engineer, accompanied by Mrs Simmers and family, arrived from Christcliurch this afternoon. Mr Simmers is visiting Greymouth ill connexion with the erection of tho locomotive roundhouse at Flmcr lane. Ho will reside in Greymouth for tho next two months. Mr J. Parker arrived from Timaru this afternoon on a visit to his parents, Mr and Mrs J. Parker, of tho Railway Hotel, Greymouth. Amongst the inward passengers by today's cxpresn wcro Mrs W. J. Urcn, Dr. Phillips, Messrs H. W. Kitchingham, E. J. Bundle, R. Rcid, A. Turnbull, P. N. Kingswell, -and H. MeGlashan. Mr R. Drayton, of Kopara, returned from Christchurch this afternoon. Grcy-Barrytown Boad. The slips caused by tho recent heavy rains on the Grcy-Barrytown road have been cleared to enable the resumption of traflic. Tho Weather. Following a few misty showers this morning the weather cleared before noon, and bright, sunny conditions prevailed this afternoon. Schools' Excursion. The Hokitikn schools' excursion to the Seven Mile took place to-day. Two trains conveyed about 300 excursionists to the seaside resort, where au enjoy-

able outing was spent under favourable weather conditions. Hokitlka Magistrate's Court. Mr AV. McMrum, S.M., presided at to-day's sitting of the Hokitikn Magistrate's Court. For being found on the liecuscd premises of the Three-Mile Hotel on Christmas Day. an offender was lined £•2 and costs Vs. For failing to register under the Defence Act, Kobcrt Hoffman and W. G. Brian were each lined Js and costs lis (3d. Reginald lioscvrarnc pleaded guilty to a charge of doing wilful damago to an electric sign, tho property of A. Williuot, of a value of Oil. The case was adjourned to allow of evidence of damage to be brought forward. Wlialo Off Coast. Tho spectacle of a whale disporting itself bevond the breakers off Carter's .Timetion," near Wostport, on Tuesday, was viewed with interest by the residents of tho locality. Motoring Mishaps. A motor-efir containing a rarty of picnickers, and bound for Taipoiti station, near Ueefton, ran into an electric light polo and went over n bank near tho Inangahita trafllc bridge yesterday. The car, which was driven by Mr R. l'owley, partly turned over, but the occupants escaped injury. Tho buffer of the car was broken and the radiator damaged. A motor-car driven by Mr Lambert, of Wnltham, Christcliurch, collided with tho Itunanga Co-operative Society's lorry, driven by Mr L. Jackson, at a street intersection in Runanga yesterday evening. Tho lamp and mudguard of tlio car and the side of the lorry wcro damaged, but Mo one was injured. Dunollie Accident. YV'hilo assisting at Dunollio in the transportation of the air compressor for the Dobson mine, Mi W. Warburton, superintendent of boring operations for the Mines Department, had a leg broken. Mr Warburton was taken to the Grey Hospital. His condition is reported to be satisfactory.