WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19357, 9 July 1928, Page 15

WEST COAST NOTES

personal. (sr*ciAL TO PBEB3 '' GBEYMOTTTH, July 8. r T E. Coatee (president of the nth Jockey Club), and A. PerotrXeefton Jockey Club), will leave 1 Ellington on Tuesday morning to A the annual New Zealand Kacattend Messrs W. E. Williams jog Conferenc West!and Eacing (president (secretary) left Clnb) for Wellington. Mr Wilyesterday * t the Westland Kacthe County Clubs' conferring - Tuesday, while Mr Evans will enC ® °nt the Westland Trotting Club repr /, tfew Zealand Trotting Assoeiaa. 4 ,„ n ference, also on Tuesday. Betlon 8 turning Mr Evans will also atfor° IvfNew Zealand Counties' confer- * (• Wellington and the South Island CoMty Berks' Conference at Chnat<bAflv Father Finnerty (Hokitika) ,„*rto»-Chri.t»taKh by <W'' fStr, of Woslpott, a crane- . the Westport wharf, has been dnV( * ZZo Greymouth. Mr Butler * mSon Friday by his fellow-work-r« and presented with a set of pipes. xr F J. Johnston, of Greymouth, .«»»«t'flrday for Christchurch, where, 1 Ji be married on Tuesday, to Miss SflSth, daughter of the late Mr and w Garth (Ahaura). \t TL Topliss and Mr and Mrs R. ilTopto, of Inchbonnie will leave Sgton in August by the Arawa for !lvi to England and the Continent. ' v F Bell, of the staff of the Commercial Bank, Greymouth, left yesterfor- Christchurch. Mn V Hill, of Christchurch, and formeriy of Greymouth, arrived by yesterd8 Vr arrived yesterday from Wdfington on a visit to his parents, Mr Mrs J- Ring, Shakespeare street. Captain Searle, who has been appointed to the. command of the Salvation Army at Greymouth, has arrived from Paeroa. He was accompanied by will leave on Tuesday for Christchurch and Wellington. News has been received from Wellington of ' the death of Mr James Thompson, who was for many years at-tached-to the Westland section of the Ttailwav Department, as guard, and Afterwards in charge of the signal tablet •tation at Kaiata. Deceased, who re•idea at 42 Colombo street, Wellington wroth, was a native of Greymouth, and about fifty-eight years of age. He leaves a widow (n£e Miss R. Hudd, forSy of Greymouth), and a grown-up Outbreak of Fire. An outbreak of fire occurred at noon yesterday in the rear portion of a dwellinehonso at Dobson, occupied by Mrs T Black. Although the flames had a cood hold, a, bucket brigade, organised by the neighbours, managed to remove the iron from the roof and extinguishthe fire before any serious damage reacted. The furniture, which was removed from the house by; neighbours, was undamaged. The outbreak was due to a defective chimney. The rear portion of the building was considerably damaged. The house was owned by Mr Hill, storekeeper, of Dobson. It is understood that it was insured. „

Football Matches Postponed. Owing to the heavy showers which fell yesterday morning the senior Bngby game between Grey and Hokitika at and the senior League fixture _ Grey and Bunanga, at . the Ckeymouth Eecreation Ground, were portioned. Attempted Striate. At theGreymouth Magistrate's Court yesterday, befote Mr W. Meldrum, S.M., Montagpe Hill, aged 43, a porter employed at the Grey Hospital, was charged with attempting to commit sflicide On July 2nd by cutting his throat, Hillj who was not represented ly counsel, elected to be dealt with summarily. Evidence, was given by Dr. J. P. O.'Moore, medical superintendent of the Grey Hospital, to the effect that accused was in the habit of taking drugs ! 'to relieve the depression following bouts ' of drinking. Witness stated that some | form of detention or restraint was abso- • fotely necessary for accused if his life was to be preserved. Accused was con- , fitted and ordered to come up for sentwee if called upon within 12 months. An order was made committing Hill to i tt» Inebriates' Homo at Eotoroa for ♦wo years. Gold Mining. The developments of the North Westhid hydro-electric scheme is expected to; give a hew lease of life to gold ttWng in the Westland district. Antthw hydroelectric scheme is mentioned ftr the,purpose of serving the sea beach Jwdging at Five Mile, - n«ar Okarito. « Is proposed to derive power from tt» Okarito river flowing ! out of Lake Jfaponrika. Notice of application was WW last week at the Warden's Court, Holdtika, for two water rights in the juaieri Porks locality. It'is understood wit the applications cover a proposal wtteet a second power station in Mc«yV Creek, whence the present comt*#y operating at Kanieri Forks will wive the requisite power. It "has not wa definitely decided, but it would apP«« that a second dredge on Bimu Flat *ul not be & remote possibility. At •11 events, the expenditure contemplated in the general scheme means •wt oore power is required, and will •>« nied industrially within an easy *Mraj of Hokitika. Hokitika Trader, MeArthur, of Wellington, *®wd Hokitika on Friday to enquire shipping possibilities for direct wWMritli Wellington. It is understood _ auxiliary scow Zingara is prounrein M in the trade, as the owners consider the boat can be toil ® fnll back freight every. !Wdß*»» now being refitted at In the event of connexion 3," t * n 8 e . d ' wl, arf and other imcarried out by the Harbour Board.