WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20040, 23 September 1930, Page 15

WEST COAST NOTES

VI . ■ fi, • PERSONAL. Jt ■ (»pscul so tub raßSs.) r V < ' S GREYMOUTH, September. 22. jfr and Mrs A. Chester leave toaorww on a visit to Auckland. Nurse Lingard, of the Wellington -i jfospital staff, who has been visiting ;> j gr parents at Aratika, -will return to Wellington to-morrow. | ill V. C. Lawn, Inspector of Post i L , offices in the Wellington district, who ' ■ iaa been visiting Greymouth, returns to-morrow to Wellington. Police Examinations. Th« annual examinations for police offleetS take place to-morrow. Congtables J. Crowley (Ross) and E. J. C. jUy (Greymouth) will sit forshe subinspectors' examination under the gnpervision of Inspector Pitzpatrick. "r dominion Manufactures. ' Jfc P. J. McLean, president of the Chamber of Commerce, intend# interviewing the secretary of the grades and Commerce Association in Wellington this week, and will also confer with Mr F. H. Marriner, president of the Manufacturers' Association, (Jfcristchurch, regarding the holding of in Greymouth during the next ihow week in Greymouth. [I - Coal Delegation. The Et. Hon. J. G. Coates, Leader of tie Reform Party, has telegraphed Mr p. J. McLean, chairman of the Greyi month Chamber of Commerce, that he ' • 'will appoint a representative of his Party to attend the conference between tße Government and West Coast delegates on the coal position on Wednesday iiext. Boxing Association. .The West Coast Boxing Association advice that neither Sarron aorDonovan can accept a bout at Groymonth on October 25th. The Association is now endeavouring to match the Terrible Turk in a wrestling contest. Magistrate's Court, jlvA sitting of the Greymouth' Magisjtf . trate's Court -was held to-day, Mr W. ty, Jfeldrum, S.M., presiding, i ' Peter Joseph O'Neill, aged 50, was . further remanded on a charge of indecently assaulting a male at Waiuta. I . Mary Wilkinson (Mr J. W. Hannan), i charged with having driven a motor | vehicle along Tainui street on August t ' - 26th in a manner which might havo 'p. been dangerous to the public, was fined 10s' and costs. Tor driving a motor-car on the rails'' way line at Greymouth while a train J*. was on the line Ellen Josephine DonoE, van, of Hokitika, was fined 20s and costs. Walter Conza was charged that at •' j Eaimata on or about August 30th he stole coal to the value of 2s 6d, the ]- property of the New Zealand Bailways. He made a voluntary appearance and '* pleaded guilty. He was fined 20s and f ordered to pay the value of the coal to i William John Drake was ordered to pay £2 per week towards the support ' of his wife and child and £ 2,10s past iiij maintenance. jkV &.-S. Templeman, for disobedience of & maintenance order, the arrears total- & l&g £7B 16s 2d, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, the warrant to be. suspended so long as he pays £5 A l -within seven days and 15s per week in #fViWsttetion of the arrears, in addition to V&P* payment of £1 per week under the 'v original order. Mining at Boss. ' \sSßeports from Boss state that it is <;»ped to start crushing at the Mount mine shortly.- . A considerof stone ; i? ; in sight, and [' .'ifthdimanagement is sanguine of good re?i|" turns. An. engine for the battery has bpen conveyed to and erected at the | site, which is nine miles froiji Eoss, and || over a rough track. ' | Golf. In the final round of tho Westport & Golf Club's championship yesterday, A. Ps G. Sime beat J. Metson, H. Tracey r „ beat Stoakes, J. Spence beat A. A.Wilson, and Lovell beat J. Comerford. Cricket. • The annual meeting of the Marist i"'.-'' Cricket Club ;was held yesterday, Mr P. Bailey presiding. The following Officers were elected:—Patron, Rev. 'father Holohan; president, Mr Thos. ifcCDonnell; secretary, Mr L. R. Casey; Messrs F. Bailey, E. , Morris, G. Williams, McSherry, G. CuliSlen: delegates to Association, Rev. igustine, and Mr T. O'Donnell; sr, Mr F. Bailey; qlub captain I.ch, Mr T. Clarke; custodian, Mr a decided to enter senior, junior, rd grade teams in the competiannual meeting of the Cobden Club was held at Cobden yesMr T. Gilmore presiding." 'ollowiiig officers were elected: — Mr W. Kells; president, Mr F. ce-presidents, Messrs *D. Coch- . Boss, B. Bamage, J. Morrisey, >ly, F. Higgins, J. Collogan, A. me, and T. Lowther; cat) tain, Jar low; vice-captain, Mr G. secretary, Mr C. J. Dewar; as to Council, Messrs W. Barl C. J. Dewar; vice-president of , 'Mr A. Greenwood, is resolved to withhold" the Son of teams until : after' the meeting of the Association. Prosor a senior and a junior team elded are good. The first match season will take place on the nday in tDctober. Bugby. ' trday's Eugby matches played itry were as follows: —Beef ton beat Waiuta at Eeefton, 17-3; h juniors defeated Westport Old r six points to three. 11 friendly match played at Te Star seniors were beaten by the fteen by 3 points to 0. .Blackball School. Minister for Education has adCe H. E. Holland, M.P., that the n proceeding with the erection lew school at Blackball was due road to the section not having clicated. Steps were being taken matters in order, and when the cy legal procedure had been obbuilding operations would bo ed with at once.