WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19413, 12 September 1928, Page 18

WEST COAST NOTES

PERSONAL. (SPECIAL TO THE PBESS.) GREYMOUTH, September* 11. Mrs P. Freebury, who has been visiting Mrs W. Diedriohs (Kokatahi), returned to-day to Oamoru. Mr and Mrs A. Newman, of Picton, who have been visiting, .friends in Greymouth, left on return to their home this morning, via Christchurch. Lieutenant Mcintosh, of the Defence •Department,, who was operated on in Lewishain Hospital some few weeks ago, has recovered sufficiently to enable him to return to Greymouth. Mr T. P. Lalor left this morning on a visit to Christchurch. . Miss ■H. Waterston, who _ has been visiting friends in Punakaiki, returned to-day to Christchurch. Mrs J. Plato, who has been visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs A. Torrance, left to-day on return to Dunedin. Mr H. R. Young, of .Westport, left to-day for Christchurch, where he will .attend a meeting of directors of the Westland Paper and Pulp Company, the object being the utilisation of West Coast timbers for the manufacture of paper and cardboard. i Miss S. Atkinson arrived at Westport last evening from Christchurch to attend the funeral of her late father, Mr S. J. Atkinson.

The marriage was solemnised by the Eev. Father Lordan at St. Patrick's Church, Kumara, last week of Miss \Vera McDiarmid, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs A. McDiarmid, of Dillman's road, Kumara, and Mr Charles Frederick Larcombe, youngest son of Mr and Mrs W. Larcombe, Shakespeare street, Greymouth.

Magistrate's Court. Judgment for plaintiff by default was "given by Mr W. Meldrunj, S.M., in the cases at to-day's sitting of the Greymouth Magistrate's CourtsJames Kyle v. 0. L. Inglis, £11; Dispatch Foundry Co., Ltd., v. D. Armstrong "and L. F. Nyberg, £75 13s' 9d; John McSherry v. Frederifek Escott, £3 •16s; Euianga Borough Council v. John Sweeney, £5 -17s 2d; James Kyle v., Leo Mcßrearty, £3;" Grey River Argus Co. v. J.' Sinclair, £1 2s ,6d; E. Airey v. Margaret Lalor, £6 4s 6d; James Kyle v. Thomas Growcott, £8; Williams v. J. A. McOallum, ' £2O 10s; Edward McDonnell v. Michael Wafer, £6 8s 3d; same v. Edgar C. Bryee, £9 7s 6d; same v. John Miller,' £8 2s; same v. William Farrell, £9; same >v. Thomas Kerry, £6 Q& lOd. On a judgment summons M.' Wafer was ordered to pay the National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., the sum of £lO 65, : with costS £ 1 Is, forthwith, in; default 14 days in Greymouth gaol. . F. Hayes (Mr R. D. Jamieson) sued Stanley McKay, a sawmill hand at Aratika, for the return of certain household furnishings sold under a hire purchase agreement, the . conditions *of which had not been complied with. An order has. made, for the return of the chattels to plaintiff forthwith. Costs amounting to' £4 13s were awarded to the plaintiff. ■ Alfred Ernest Smith appeared in custody on two charges of passing two valueless cheques of £3 and £lO, drawn on the Bank of New Zealand, Hokitika, and Bank of . New .South Wales, Greymouth, respectively. Accused, who was not represented by counsel, elected to be dealt with, summarily, pleading guilty. Detective H. 0. Murch, who arrested Smith, isaid that the latter Was an -■ habitual criiioiinal. He was released on license on. March sth this year, and the license was cancelled on May 22nd. He issued the Valueless; . cheques- ia .the meantime. petective Murch handed in accused's lengthy list of convictions, and added that Smith met witlj a rather serious'accident two or three months ago, as a result of which he underwent an operation; and~ had until recently been, in hospital. There were no facilities for treating him at the Greymouth goal, and it was therefore desired that he be sent to Paparua prison,- where he.'Could receive hospital treatment! , ,/. Charles Pierson, of Hokitika, was adjudged the father of ail Illegitimate child,, and was ordered to. pay maintenance at. the rate of 12s 6d per week, past maintenance £8 17s 6d, solicitor's fee £3 3ft,'and witnesses' expenses £2 148.

| DiijputJe Settled. [;. ■ : The'dispote between the miners and (rimers of thie Briandale Colliery at Ten Mile, has been settled and work will be resumed .on Thursday. ' ; . ? The Receiver of Opossum Revenue has advised the Westland Acclimatisation Society that 18.908 skins Had been, Btamped.to date, with 300' more to come, the total number, of . skins exceeding lAst year 'a tally, by upwards "of 1500. ... < Boading Improvements. ,>"•

Important /reading improvements, involving the straightening -of a stretch of _road on the Giby-Beefton main highway, about eleven miles from Greymouth,- and the elimination of three dangerous ben^s.are to be put in hand shortly* The work is to. be carried out by the Grey County Council, the cost to be\flhared by ' the - Council and the Main Highways Board on a fifty-fifty basta. !'■ .

Spring Creek Sawmill. Work at the Spring Creek Company's, sawmill, near Stillwater, has been suspended for the past three weeks; owing to the laying of a tramway into a new patch of bush. Tile mill will resume cutting as soon as the necessary arrangements for \ transport are effected. Motorists' Miraculous Escape. Two Blackball residents, Messrs Harry Wootton and James Gourlay, had a miraculous escape , this afternoon. They were motoring from Blackball to Kokiri, when the steering gear of the car got out of ~ control at a point on the road about three miles from the latter township, with the result that the car plunged over the bank, turning two somersaults and landing upside down" againstan old tree which cheeked its further descent into a deep, gully. Owing to wet k weather the side curtains were drawn. ■ Both of the occupants, who yrere imprisoned/ in the car, were, pinned underneath, but they escaped Without a scratch. The car was badly the body being smashed and one of the wheelß wrenched off. vehicle vfaß owned by Messrs Wootton and J. Howarth, of Blackball, who purchased it second-hand only a few days) ago. It was not insured. ! Crooked River Bridge. • Good progress is being made by the contractors engaged in the construction of the traffie bridge over the Crooked river, which, when completed, w.ill give road Hcoess .to the prosperous; Rotomanu farming settlement. Preliminary staging preparatory to pile-driving operations has been erected, and the driving of the first set of piles was completed thi? evening. Provided weather conditions rare satisfactory, it is expected that the bridge will be completed within the next three months, after which the construct!; of the will be putiiir hand. The bridging of Crook- ( ed/river will also i idey newi&Otorf tag -route for the coming summer. by j'HtaMng up Greymoutb by md with

Jacksons, on the TSrey-Otira railway. {The route runs along the western shores of Lake Brunner and traverses some charming bush, sceflery, also giving access to Lady Lake, a little-known but beautiful sheet of water in the Grey County. The route is well favoured with ideaLpicnicking grounds and offers agreeable • prospects to" hpliday visitors in search of fresh scenic attractions. v , Okarito Road. The bridge staff of the Westland County Council is putting in hand this week the overhaul of the bridges' on the Okarito. road the material for which is now on. the ground. .Most of the bridges are to be strengthened, in view of the hea yyroad traffic. likely to develop in the locality from mining and flaxmilling operations. Ketch'b Misadventure. The ketch Elsie, which had been shel-tering-at Okarito, while attempting to leave for Hokitika,this morning struck the Okarito spit and |iad to put back •to the wharf again. ' . Bugby Football. The N£w Zealand Rugby team, which will play .West Cpast at Victoria Park to-morrow, arrived by to-day's express 'They were met on arrival by the mem-' hers of the West Coast Rugby Union. The team are the guests of the Rugby Union at" their annual ball at the Town B all this evening.' They' were officially welcomed bv the Deputy-Mayor (Mr J. O'Brien) and Mr A. A. Adam* (president of the West Coast Union); The Weather. After the perfect weather experienced yesterday, West Coasters were looking forward to more seasonable, conditions, but the sky clouded* up suddenly again I last evening and intermittent showers fell during the night and this morning Heavy showers fell during the after-' noon and early . part' of' the.ievening, but conditions improved later and the rain ceased. :