WEST COAST NOTES.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19671, 15 July 1929, Page 15

WEST COAST NOTES.

PERSONAL. <trieral to thi r\**;>.< GRKYMOI'Tii, July 14. %m n J- f'ron ; ,Hnast», C Eggling, ~| 4 Nolan (Okuru. b'ft yesterday •* ■*.',." *,,.. to ■iittT\ ii'iv the Prime /„r Wellington to .jiur\. v '" ~.„<,nilii" Sout . Westland W ?f*' r , \ u„l I', li-ahnm ,'Waiho, «i «««»..,-... v»itW uL t UunhlTe. wiio lu.- '■<•<■ n visit_.fi„.r ri.'iirn. ii \i'."terdav to 4i K nor ai"'' ! ' r . We!lin(?t" n " , . ... ■ .<• i n,.vd \f «irip i"> visiting .Miss G. i vi, , v ' l ■ b ikfl West Co;t*t. 1 MiBS J.-rtri Mill* r '•■-r on a rinir. to (.'linstcluircb Mm W. *" , '>^"' l " '""' on lo'lidav to Wellington MrsV. M"-Iv<>r. of Wellington, form«.'r ]y residen' >" Kumar;!, is waiting »()„ West <.'o.'i'it. Mr John Gilbert, who represented t h C Kumara Racing Glut, at the annual conference of Country K»<-ing Clubs at Wellington, rouiroo.l ye-terday. ' i> r ,T !■' «'. Moore, Medical Superintendent'at the Grey Ho,pita! is revering from a r -nt. attack of pneumonia, but will not resume duty for pome time \et. Mr W. Tomlmsou, ot the staff of the BUckwatcr Mines, Ltd., at Waiuta, is tißiting Christ church. Mr George A damson ( Uokitika; left yesterday for Wanganui. Tlie Bishop of Christchureh, Dr. West-Watson, arrived at Hokitika last aveaing nnd conducted services at Rimu, Kanieri, Kokatuhi, and Hokitika today. To-morrow he leaves for South Wentiamt. The Bishop is accompanied by Mrs and Miss West-Watson. Obituary. The death oecurred yesterday of Mrs Julia Mullnis, of Kamaku, an old resident of the West Coast. Mrs MulJins v3!l 77 years of iige, a native of County Ualwav (Ireland;, and had lived at Kamaka for ">7 years. Her husband predeceased her 30 years ago. She leave* a family of four daughters. One •on, Michael, "was killed in the Great War. Tr The death took place at Reefton Hospital on Thursday night of Mr Edward Swift, who had been an inmate of the institution for some years, suffering from chronic rheumatism. He was a native of Wigan, Lancashire, 69 years •f age, and had been resident in the district for 2t years. Advice has been received of the death at Wanganui on Friday of Mr D. Adamson, son of Mr George Adamson, of Hokitika. Mr Adamson was a nativo of Ross, 24 years of age. Death followed a lorry accident. Private advice was received yesterday of the death at Belmont on Friday et Mr A. H. Stuart, who was Chief Postmaster at Hokitika from September, 1!>18, till 1921. Mr Stuart leaves • widow and a daughter. Kugby Football. Owing to rain all Rugby fixtures set down for yesterday were postponed till next Saturday, both in Greymouth and Hokitika. Fire at Faroa. A cottage at Paroa, owned by Mr Rav Hartshorne, was destroyed by fire ou Thursday evening. The owner, who was away at the time, lost everything except his working clothes. It is understood that there was no insurance. Missing Miner. No trace has yet been discovered of Peter Kennedy, who has been missing from his homo at Dobson since Saturday week, and it is feared that he fell into the Grey River, near which he was last seen. Teromakau Bridge. Although one is constantly hearing of the number of unemployed on tho West Coast it seems strange that when work ii offered there are no applicants. For the past fortnight tenders have been tailed for repairs to the Teremakau bridge, labour only, and yet not one leader was received. Keefton Band. The twenty-eighth annual meeting of ttte Inangahua Silver Band was held on Friday evening, Mr J. B. Auld presiding, Tho balance-sheet showed a credit balance of £77 17s sd. The election of officers resulted: —Patron, Dr. W. A. Coalon; president, Mr J. B. Auld; bandmaster, Mr H. L. Robinson; deputybandmaster, Mr C. Potter; secretary, Mr 8. C. Robinson; treasurer, Mr A. G. Keid; conductor, Mr C. Fraser; band •ergeant, Mr 1L T. Kearns; band corporal, Mr E. Baird; lance-corporals, Messrs 11. Morris and E. Eager; committee, officers of the band; librarian, Mr G. Scott; drum major, Mr T. Baird. Hokitika Borongh Council. The ordinary meeting of the Hokitika Borough Council was held on Friday evening. Present: The Mayor (Mr <!. A. Perry), Crs. Teichelmann, Ju. King, J. L. Turner, A. C. Armstrong, A. R. Elcock, T. W. Duff, and E, W, Heenan. The District Engineer, Public Works Department, Greymouth, wrote intimating, in regard to tho Council's application for a subsidy for the relief of unemployment, that as there were no local registrations from unemployed, and as work ia available outside the borough, the Minister for Public Works con•idem that there is no occasion to profide a subsidy for unemployment relief Works in the Hokitika borough. Or. Turner suggested that an estimate of the damage do no in Hokitika •y toe earthquaki be obtained. Hardly Myone escaped, he said, and some had TOferad heavy damage, but 99 per cent. *e«ld meet their own expenses. The Weather. Heavy rain fell at Greymouth on Mday night, 128 points being rewrded up to 9 a.m. yesterday. SawWi Creek was in flood, and drains in s»rlow parts of the town overflowed. "» change to warmer conditions «Uwed a melting of the. snow on the r »»geß, and this was reflected in the iaereaeed volume of water in the West "oast rivers. No damage was reported *« railway or telegraph lines, and the «»M»ty bridges are intact. Heavy rain f 0« again yesterdav, which interfered *»» work on the waterfront and made »*eeeaaary to cancel all outdoor sportw| fixtures. Up to 9 a.m. to-day 130 P*>ta of rain were registered. Poultry Show. The_ Poultry Show held at Hokitika •a Priday and vesterdav was a great nttm. Mr C." Bradford, of Cliristwas the judge and compliment•"we club on the arrangements. The |«oge and visitors were entertained by *s committee on Fridav evening. The pwetpiU results were:—Spangle Game J*", C. Pfahlert 1 ami special; White hen, T. Jones 1 and special; *«M>rca pullet, C. Tavlor 1 and spe- "•':. Aacona hen, IS." IV-aree 1 a"' l ♦u*V "ckerel, R. Pearee 1 and JJypon; Plymouth Rock Barred ,4, \, md special; Orpington black «.'. alhnger l and special; BanI,", •*•«•! "tack breasted cock, T. A. 4„ (bMt »'a"tam in show); Buff ' T tiliL CO r k ' J - Sniv as 1 and champion; i;J white cock, M. C. *tti V a. B Pccial; Brown Leghorn hen, j-w»Bfsky l fir „i s ,,ecial: cockerel, f A *«« 1 and special; Ancona hen, ** imli y ? Ch l and s Light SusBl«ek r, '• Mr " Parrv ' and special; N iw P ! ngton cook . J - •'• Coen 1 *** mii hen t F. Ballinger JL »nd

special; Rhode Island hen, J. C. Tavlor 1 and special; cockerel, Mrs Parrv 1 and special. Bugby League. The final of the West Coast League senior championships to be plaved by Marist and Runanga was postponed today owing to the ground being unplayable as the result of heavv rain.