WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20412, 5 December 1931, Page 16

WEST COAST NOTES

PERSONAL. (special to TBB -PBHSS.) GREYMOUTH, December 4. ' Mr'R. G. May, who has been Acting- ' Chief Postmaster at Greymouth, returned yesterday to Westport, Mr A. I. Flett, Chief Postmaster, liaving returned to duty. Nurso MpMilian, of the ■ Hos. pital staff, is 'on annual holidays. • . Mr apd Mrs J. Ahern, who liavp been, on holiday, to the North Island, returned yesterday. The ReM. Father Kane, who has been visiting the' West Coast, returned jesj terday to Christehurcli. Police Inspector Fitzpatrick and Mrs Fitzpatrick left yesterday on holiday to Christeburch. , Mr A. J. Pratt arrived yesterday from Tiraarii, on a visit to Greymouth. : Miss Elsie Gould, who has been spending a j holiday with iher tuster, Mrs A, Harrison, Greymputh, and Miss Eileen Norton,, returned to-day to Timaru. - Mr and Mrs W., Reynolds, who have been yisiting relatives in Greymouth, returned yesterday to Christchurch. Mr S, W. Webber arrivod yesterday front Wellington on a visit to Greyf mouth. Mrs U> Shannon, who has been visiting hor sister, Miss Mary Phelan, at Greymouth, returned yestorday, to Christchurch. Mrs A. H. Paterson left yestorday on a visit to relatives is Ashburton. UlrA- Bruhn, who has been spending a holiday on the West Coast, return* od yesterday to Christchurch. Miss B. Richards (Napier) arrived yesterday on a holiday visit to her sister. .. - • ' " The wedding was celebrated on Wednesday evening of Miss Ivy Willis, to "Mr James Hiekling, the ceremony talcing place at Holy Trinity CUurch, Archdeacon Jerjayn offldatingL Miss . B. Hagan was bridesjnaid anu Mr Ralph Hiekling best man. , The wedding was eolcmpised at St. John's Chureh, Westport, yesterday, of Dorothy, second daughter of Mr and Mrs J .McKeown and Fred, eldest son of Mr and Mrs W. SI. Smith, of Waihi. The bridesmaid was JkJisfs ISpsanoski, of Te Kuba, and the best-man, Mr H, McGrath. Mr and Mrs, Smith left yesterday on their honeymoon, which will be spent .in the North Island. State Mijtes. The Liverpool s (State) Mine did jiot work to-day. The James (State) niine worked as usual. Engine Overruns Ltne. Whjle engaged in shunting operationson the. Greymouth wharf yesterday, aij engine failed to stop, where tho line stops at the lagoon, ejid ..of the wharf, finally coming W 4 a halt with a portion of the fore-part hanging over the wharf. With the aid of another, locomotive it was drawn back on to the lines. ' vOMtiiafyJ , ■ The death occurred yesterday of Mr Christopher 7 "B?own, -at the - Grey Hospital. He wfls 64 years of age, and had been in ill-health for. the past tlirep years. He i« survived by two daughters and three sons. . ... The d,eath : occurred oii. Wednesday at }Jol?itika, oi'Mr' Albert' Truran, one of the - bid band of/miners the Wept Coatit. He was through the, gold rush at Rimu, and afterwards settled there. Owing to ill-health,, hq became an inmate of the Westland Hospital, where his death occurred. He was a native of Devonshire, and . was 82-years of age. He was unmarried and had no relatives in the. Dominion, • > .

County Council. The Grey County Council met yesterday. Present were; Crs. J. Ryall (chairman), H. G. Carter, J. W. Hau-, nan, W. T. Ogilvie, J. Mulcare, A. RobJ inson, G. Blair, ana A. McDonnell. The ' Treasury advised payment - of amounts as follows:—Public Works £73 12s, No. 5 Scheme refund £894 13s 6<l, and £175 Is, Land Revenue £IBB la lid, subsidy on rates £875, Main Highways £l3ll 10s. • v The Public Works Department forwarded authority for the following expenditure i-r-Jajnes Creek Bridge (Lady Lake-Bell Hill) £175, Duggan Road £IOO free and' £75 £ for £; Kilcon, Island £175 £ for f, Main Highways maintenance £1909, Roa, r ßraton Creek £64, and Deadman's Creek bridge £4OO. The. Commissioner of Unemployment wrote regretting;.that, owing to the coadition of the Board 'a finances, it would not be possible to make any further increase in the ,weekly allocation: to the 1 Council. It was decided that .the Clerjc "make enquiries ffom the Borough Coun<dl as to grapts being made. ' The CoUity i Engineer • read a letter frpm the Main Highways Board, stating that the work of -demolishing- the old £baur£ Bridge had been allocated to the Council. ■> •' > ' :