WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20039, 22 September 1930, Page 19

WEST COAST NOTES

PERSONAL. \ (esiaxu so Tar teess.) GBEYMOUTH, September 21. ti. Justice Adams and his associate, ■a B. Teape, left for Christchurch 'lfc and Mrs J. Magec, who have f; visiting Crcyruoutb, left yesterday **"* 'ir retarn to Wellington *, *U Vickernian, consulting engiJfto the Grey Electric Power Board, tn«ed yesterday, to Wellington. • lEy-E. Brown, Inspector of Machinery j» the West Coast, and Mrs Brown left Sday £°r Wellington 7™, v: B ev. A. N. Scotter, president of rta Methodist Church of New Zealand, rjrived yesterday in Greymouth. Mining Industry. Tlte West Coast delegation leaves for Wellington on Tuesday, to place the •tnation in connexion with the coal mIrfrv before the Acting-Prime MinisJTand the Minister for Mines and ifcdlways- The delegation will include JjSgrs J. W. Greenslade (Mayor of P. J. McLean (chairman sthe Greymouth Harbour. Board and %Lut of Commerce), T. McTaggart 1 /Mayor of Runanga), J. Sineaton /Mayor of Brunner), J. Mulcare (Grey I /amity Council), W. Clayton (InangaZ. County Council), J. K. Conuel /State Miners), J. Duggan (00-operativo mux*) Tf Bowes (Runanga Co-opera-and W. Barber (Grey Valley' Collieries). Coastal Telepliono. • The completion of a single telephone - liao f f O m Barrytown to Tiromoana to bridge the gap in the direct line between Greymouth and Wcstport, via the jaagtal route, is to be commenced in about a month's time. The distance to wonneeted is about IS miles. The service 'Will be an emergency one, in case of the main lines through Inangahua jnnetion and the lower Duller Gorge JBJjMr put out of action as was the caso ■ during the big earthquake. Soccer. The medal competition matches played yesterday resulted as follows —Cobden best Greymouth 5 to 2, Dobson beat Taylorvillo 3 to 6, Kunanga beat Blackbill 1 to 0. Busby. Yesterday's Rugby fixtures were vlsyed in cold showery weather. At Hoiitika. Buller Old Boys and Excelsior Juniors drew, there being no score after t*o hard-fought spells. Brunner seniors did not field a team against Rivals. At Greymouth United Senior.? beat Cobden 17 to 3. The scorers for United were H. Jamiesou (2), Baldwin (2), and Kennedy, Walton converting one try. Jot Cobden Glover scored a try. JJlake- ., ' town Seniors beat Starß 8 to 3. For '" Blaketown Dimond and Leniin scored ! tries and Paseoe converted one. For » Stars Fong scored a penalty. At Kugtara the final for the Graham Wise cup wit played between the winners of - C the Northern and Southern Divisions, ■ Gobden and Rimu, the former scoring a . - victory by 6 to 3. Minchin and Price '" tcored for Cobden, and Martyn kickod * penalty for Rimu. There was a large attendance in spite of the rain, Bugby league. The fixtures at Wingham Park this afternoon were played' in glorious wea- ' Hut. The .attendance was a record, in<gfclt being centred in the final for ft* Bradahaw Cup, between Runanga ' alMarist (Greymouth). Runanga won feJO points to 7. For Runanga Newpi and Brough scored tries, Gore conwrtinz on each occasion.-Marist-• was awarded an obstruction try which Kiely • inverted, and. Quinn kicked a penalty Had Marist been victors they would have.had: to play ;Brunner and then meet Runanga again. Runanga and Eapahoe combined juniors were defeated by Marist, 12 to 9. Golf. The Grey Golf• Club played a fourtall "natch at the Omoto Links to-day, ' the result being—Mathieson and Thorpy -■. 6 up,Curran and Bell 3 up.