WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19057, 20 July 1927, Page 16

WEST COAST NOTES

PERSONAL.

(SPECIAL TO IHE PEZ9S.)

GREYMOUTH, July 19. The Hon. Mr Michel, M.L.C., lefl tnig morning for Wellington.

Mr W. T. Tregurtha, assistant district traffic manager for Canterbury and Westland, arrived from Christchurch this afternoon.

Mr S. Doyle, railway stationmaster at Oamaru, who has been on a visit to the West Coast, accompanied by Mrs Doyle, returned to Canterbury today.

Mr E. Mabin, who has been manager of the Greymouth branch of tho Bank -of New South Wales for the past 15 years, has received notice of his appointment to the managership of the Nelson branch.

Mr E. B. Moss returned from Christ ehurch this afternoon.

Mr PL F. Doogan, who has been visiting Wellington, returned to Greymouth this afternoon.

Messrs J. O'Brien and J. B. Kent left this morning for Wellington, where ♦ hey will represent the Grey Power Board at the Power Boards' Conference. Mr and Mrs G. Parry arrived from Christchurch this afternoon. Mr and Mrs W. M. Agar (Motueka), who are motoring on the West Coast, Jeft this afternon for Waiho, South Westland.

A wedding of considerable interest was solemnised to-day at St. John's Presbyterian Church, the contracting parties being Mary, second daughter of Mr and Mrs W. Vallance (Rotomanu), and Hilton, fourth son of Mr and Mrs A. J. Palmer. The Rev. T. X. Cuttle officiated. The bride wore a smoke-blue repp ensemble suit relieved with a fur necklet. Aiter the ceremony the newly-married couple and friends were entertained at luncheon, afterwards leaving for Otira by motor, en route for Christchurch, Marlborough, snd Nelson. A presentation was made «t Rotomanu by the Otira line settlers to the couple on the eve of their marriage. At St. Patrick's Church this morning the marriage was solemnised of Mr William Williams, of Greymouth, and Miss Sarah Cressey, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Cressey, Lord Btreet, Greymouth. Nuptial Mass was celebrated by the Rev. Father Holohan. The bride was attended by her cousin, Miss Gertie Cressey, and Mr F. Hepburn was best man. After the ceremony the wedding party was entertained at the residence,of the bride's parents. Mr and Mrs Wiiliams left by the express for Christchurch and Dunedin.

The death occurred last evening of Mrs Johanna McCarthy, of Preston road, Greymouth, one of the earliest residents of the Grey district. The late Mrs McCarthy was 84 years of age, and a native of County Cork, Ireland. Before coming to Greymouth she had resided for many years at Nelson Creek. She is survived by a grown-up family of five daughters —Mesdames McWilliama (Wellington), P. Walsh (Mitiku), Leighton (Westport), Jemmett (Palm•nton North), and O'Brien (Sydney), and one son, Mr Arthur McCarthy, of Preston road. Millerton Miners' Union. At the half-yearly meeting, of the Millerton Miners' Union, Mr E. Lock presided. The business included the receipt of nominations for the official positions on the National Council, and of the report of the district representative to the recent Mining Conference. Mr A. McLagan (Blackball) was nominated for the office of national president, with the alternative nomination of Mr A. Woods (Hikurangi). The nomination of Mr J. Hayes (Denniston) was received for the position of national secretary. A lengthy discussion took place regarding a notice of motion the object of which was to rescind the motion an the books requiring the attendance at the union meetings of 25 per cent, of the total membership. It was unanimously agreed to adhere to the motion on the books which allows a stop-work meeting to be held if the specified attendance is not present. The half-yearly financial statement disclosed a surplus in the general fund of the union. Magistrate's Court. Mr W. Meldrum, S.M., presided at today's sitting of the Greymouth Magistrate's Court. Judgment for plaintiff by default was given in the following cases: Kennedy Bros. v. C. T. G. Knudsen, £4 2s; A. Marshall v. S. McCarthy, £4 9s 3d; Grey Hospital Board v. Thomas Branton, £22 108; same v. George Hill, £6 12s; John Owen v. William Pain, £2 5s 3d, costs; Thomas George Kitchingham v. H. Jackson, £4 7s sd; Hiram Barnes v. Steve McCarthy, £9 6s; Wm. Mallinson v. John Hahn, £26 16s 8d; Perey G. Lowe v. W. Henderson, £3 19s; George Blair y. Seddon Chamberlain, £1 Is; Ashby, Bergb, and Co., lAd. v. Charles Walter Wesley, £1 4s; Griffen and Smith, Ltd. v. A. E. L. McMnllan, £2O 9s 8d; W. J. Joyce v. Michael Treacy, £37 6s 4d. In a dispute regarding labour and wages, John Hahn, bushman, Moana (Mr W. J. Joyce), proceeded against Noel I

Peat, fanner, of Moana (Mr 6. A. Bevell), in a claim for £73 4s 6d, while Peat counter-claimed for £4l 3s 3d. After hearing the evidence, which the Magistrate remarked had been of a contradictory nature, he awarded Hahn '£7o 9s 6d, on the original claim, and Peat £39 3s 2d on the counter-claim, with costs in each case according to Kale. Of the original claim £2B 6s Jiad previously been paid into Court.

Leslie Norman Dennison and James Leslie Guy, two apprentices at the Dispatch Foundry, who did not appear, were charged that, being apprentices dnly registered under the Apprentices Act, 1923, they did, during the five months ended June 25th, 1927, fail to attend the evening classes at the Grey Technical School, as required of them by as order made by the Westland Engineering Trades Aprenticeship . Committee, on July 9th, 1926, and taking effect from that.date. The proceedings were taken by Mr A. D. Sneddon (registrar of apprentices) on behalf of the Westland Engineering Trades Apprenticeship Committee. Mr Sneddon stated that three years ago the Apprentices Committee was formed on the Coast; and was given power by the Arbitration Court to require apprentices to attend the Technical School. The committee exercised that power twelve months, ago. Defendants bad been written to on two on three occasions. They had been approached personally, and their parents had been interviewed, but without effect. The committee had, therefore, instructed him to take proceedings. If an apprentice had 75 per cent, attendance and secured a favourable report, the tuition fees were paid by the employer and the apprentice was entitled to an increase of 5s per week in wages. It was thus to the advantage of the boys to attend the school. The penalty pro"*W«d lor such offences was £5, but the eommittee considered that the pro■Pßt cases would be met by a fine of "■> * ad * earning that future offences treated more severely. The «««wrate Anposed a fine of 5s in each «Meaaa indicated that future offences a l ZU~ ffiL. W* : ' »«ive more i;'/' ":"■-■