WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18927, 16 February 1927, Page 14

WEST COAST NOTES

PERSONAL. (ipicul to rm ru«i.) GBEYMOUTH, February 13. r Biihop Brodie and the Bev. Brother Justin, Provincial of the Marist Order in New Zealand, who have been attending the Greymouth celebrations in connexion with the Mariit Bros. Jubilee, left this morning for Christchurch. Mr W. B. Blow, Officer in charge of . tho Xow Zealand Government Tourist Department iu Sydney, left this morning for the Hermitage. lie was accompanied by Mrs Blow. Mr Blow visited Funakaiki yesterday, and was very favourably impressed with the beauty of tliat scenic resort, Mr and Mrs W. D. lievington arrived from Christchurch this nfternoon. They aro tho gticsts of Mrs C. Moss, • Hossdale. Tho Bev. Father Lennon, of Gore, is the guest of St. Patrick's Presbytery, Oreymonth. " Mr Maurice Fitzgerald and his sister, Miss A. Fitzgerald, who have been - spending a holiday on the West Coast, returned this morning to Wellington. Advice has been received of tho death from pneumonia, of Dr. C. W. Monson, it Lewisham Hospital, Sydney. Dr. Monson practised some years ago at Oreymonth, ns assistant to Dr. J. W. Slcßrearty. Messrs H. Bignell (Greymouth), and B. Wild (Hokltika) left this morning to attend the monthly meeting of the Canterbury Education Board, at Christehurch. Mrs J. Martin (Palmcrston North) is visiting her mother, Mrs Reid (Shakespeare street). Mr D. Hazeldean, of the Greymouth Telegraph Office, returned from Christchurch this afternoon. Mr B. B. Cranston, chairman of director! of the Blmu Flat Gold Dredging Co., who is visiting the West Coast, will return to Now York next month. It ii understood that Mr S. W. Ford, manager of the Blmu Flat Gold Dredging Co, will be leaving shortly for tho United States. During Ms absence ho wilt be relieved by another engineer, ■who is now en route from America. The Bev. Father Gallerne, formerly •f Beef ton, arrived from Wellington this afternoon. He will proceed to-morrow '-to Beef ton, where he will spend a short ' nottday. Mr and Mrs H. Hocking and family left Beeftbn to-day for Opotiki, where ' they will permanently reside. Prior to Us departure, Mr Hocking was presented with, ft solid loather suit-ease by the ,-members of the Beefton Fire Brigade. " -On the occasion of her approaching marriage, Mist Myrtle Osborne was met by the members of the choir of St. ' Stephen's Church, Beef ton, and present* .ed with ft valuable eloek suitably in"xribed. The Bev. T. W. Bloyeo made the presentation. , At the Municipal Band concert this ■jMening oeeaslon was taken to present L Jsreman H. Blocksage, of the Grey JSr* Brigade, with his 25 years' service fid sMr. Too presentation was made li"r J..Steer, chairman of the Grey ra Board.

v,A» that Mteouie of representations f, Aotn MtUwt.iß the far South of West-£ifhs-a hand stretcher, with a centre tanfcbeenrprovidod by the Westvllbjl.'Hospital Board, for the purpose "jßPeonveyfng urgent cases as far as - #Snsr*> wheeUor motor traffic is avallttto to enable the patients in urgent JM of flfedleal or surgical attention to •W 'brought -inl' The stretcher," which was bulft In Hokitika, is lightly/ but Kroncl/ma'de* with an under structure wl;, which carries a motor-cycle In.tye centre.. This is easily low>f raised 'to meet the needs of spM.' The stretcher will bo sent or?,'where it-will: bo stored in eu for any necessity that may '.-, Dobaoa Mine, •uwa* motors to ha used in connexion 'JntMbe.uwatenag of the Ddbson Mine », ?lto expected to reach Sew -Zealand from ~ JwdMy by an early steamer. . tI,TH Whole of the preliminary work in 'ttonexioß with, the unWatering of the ' TOMfeioTmine with the exception of the of the motors, la now eomMttttfT Great difficulty has been expertMeeiin procuring suitable motors for • |la work', aid these had to be ordered ,£» Sydney, l&Sxperleneed engineers state that the Aethods being adopted for pumping the Wm* are most efficient, as very strong 'Jwiaationa an required to withstand tiftl'strain of'the compressor when in « ***■& cum» Bows. . t, *r ißeJJlveiplne Company's sawmill at J&thftaVCfaelc waa closed down., indethis week. All hands have been Said off. "4|:Ther#j|»e numerous Tisitors in town ifiMfcrVatt Coast A. and P. Show ,I|rhkh. wltl beheld at Victoria Park toThursday. The entries' are - to be vary satisfactory, and a " Attendance is expected. ... flae season, .the exjßhitaflw; stated to be on the whole vs%*P*s* ot t0 tnote °* Bnjr P™** o ' lß •'■mjtt. • The weather is on its best be- " fmSW&t and, there is every, prospect , ifsll e«ntlnu>riee Of pleasant; sunny days \ v '^Swclear, cool erenlngs. •%%.,. Mantat Society. ' At the' Pranket Society's monthly * there were present: Hesdamea r v Black, Aldarton, AshtarjitOwlen, Smythe, Garde, MeLexn, iEmy, Haate;and, Schaef.' .T A WyWe and Bell were electDd«to the committee. *** Id 1 reply to a request for some fiuau- •* ;jftaj#aasutanee, -the Buaanga Borough Ottatil "wrote stating that they were willing to'assist and wore endeavouring V" ./4e>liA , *-;fttßd** f" _iKt Trnby King wrote thanking the \ Wramafi for its message of sympathy nnd 'ttmltribute. t reported as follows: .TSUiaio nomes, new eases 14, Old cases •• - *? <&*** » dult » U8 ' babies »Jjv cutatatibM, visits to homes,. new "' . eaisSf'li old eases 67* visits to 1 office, a .' adalta 14, bablea 14. During the month l\ three visUa were paid to Hokitika, three W two to fiunanga, two to KapakaJandohe aach-to'Beeftbn, Black- % . tall, Paroa, Gladstone, and Kumara. . 5 School Accommodation. ;' * «*»tMy meeting if tie Grey- ■ tpath'Technical High School Board, Mr V -fl&Jty Cc^ica'-presided. v J.H. Utton, report.M'.thatitlo pressttfe'uDon space ill the <Mfc£oVwu at times quite > acute, espiSnyfli tha diesamaklflg eliases, the jjpawritlat elasses, and the engineering "The ereetibn of two additldiii oUia 4tooaa t waa necessaryrttf.-.pat Bo .aiJomfttfitdartim of tho school on a , proper basis,'. T»lt waatesolfed, on tho motion of • < Mr *VL. Tntley, that the Dewurtment oe) tieqtwtftod to areet three additional