WEST COAST NOTES.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20772, 4 February 1933, Page 8

WEST COAST NOTES.

♦ i PERSONAL. J ftr:>.l. r? "-'3*- -v-ti- ] 1 ; GREYMOUTH. February ". \ Mr acd Mrs H. W. Xelis. "id Wes- . i Coast rcjsdcst;. are -->;*::•-£ B-arkba.l j , ar»j Greymoatii. Miss Muriel Baifo:;r :.-, ' visiting friends :n KatiergiCE. t Mr Kibblewbite. of Temaia. has j ' been appointed neacaaster o. _t.-;e j Blaehbafl School ktic! '.-raaeiK-f:! duty j ' or March I. ; The K'-v. G. G. H*wer. wee. nas uesn j ■ «-eau=:a>ter a: the Stillwater School. J has been transferred ■?> E-g«n Schoo? j •'Ashattrton C-ousty,. j Misses M. Brown and M. Gibson I TS»:f.'dav r -n bolidav 10 Chnsteiureu. j Mii* 'Dorothy Tbwalte?. win- hs« been a hoiidsy in Oaassra. :?-' :rra?'J ort Thursday, i Mr S. MeAra. who has bee: ; «p'-HQ;nz : a holida" in Whsngarei, has retcrncd j ■ to Blackball. ' Mr F. Brown, a retired railway off.- ; 1 ,-/.; : s s',.----];n" s fcoiidav on th? W»*t : . C'oav" ! Cricket. | T),r West Coast teas: *o T.; a; .- Xc-lsca j ; ;;< a match for the Hewlco Cup at .Neb j ! .vjrj on r'cbrjarj M 1 asd 11 is ss fo" : - | i :«,-.,>:—Mcintosh. Marshall. Bay:ey. Mc-, i La-iglili-:. Ksapp. Rcfftieaux. - Xigfetin i g*!e. Gilbert. Raplcy. Kennedy. L. F. j : Cascv '- owing tt> an ace;- I i dent.' The captain will be seized later. < ; Shipping. | The f.ooded condition of tit- G:ey j rive; for the past t'.o days has re-i I edited in a shoaling at the stern of the I ' Karepo. loading timber fend cos: for j ■ Wellington and Auckland. At 'ow ! water the ship now tied up at the Grey '- wharf rests on an embankment of eacd. : This :» expected in ease-a ""here steam- , ' er» of tnv* «r.e are lying a* the wharf i during a ' flood. Several homs -were ] f st/fiit bv the crew of the motor-vessel ! ' Alexander yc&tarday ealting away > blcekbcrry vines which had fouled her | , propriier *a« she lay at the Greymouth ; i wharf. Ship Aground. ! The wif'toi-vos&el Fairburfl. whitn had j , !onded timber at Hokitika for WeHing- j ; ton. rhiist swinging :jj the Hokitiks f t river on Wednesday, was caujlit by the j • current io !he river and carried ashore i i on the south *ide of the river, where' I the became fa«t on a taiulbzak. Owing : j to the rapid fa!! of the flooded river ■ effortß which were made to heave the j j boat into deep water by lines from the j tvharf failed, and she remained hard ; | and fa-st. If it is found impossible to j j float "aer a portion of her timber earjo . I ivii! be removed. j Hokitika Banfl. j ; The annua! meeting of the Hokitika j Maaieipal Band was held on Wednee- ; dav evening. Mr C. B. Roe* presiding. J The balanee-ehcet showed a eredit : balance of £'2o ."*. j The election of officers reiuJted: —j Bandmaster, Mr C. Boss: <leyvz}-. Mr j W. E. Richards: secretary, Mr A. Good; j treamrc-r. Mr .T. Stapieion; committee.! Metim Baine, Kos?, and Riebardi. ivitb j the officers. ] Flower Show.

Tiie Hokitika Croquet Club held a successful flower show on Wednesday, when there w»» a good entry of first - class flowers. The points prize for the Yarrall Cup was iron by Mm F. Shalierass (Grevmonth), who secured a number of places which gave 56 point*, making her an easy winner. Dairy Board. An interesting address on the functions of the Xew Zealand Dairy Board was given on Wednesday evening at Crc-aads.it, where a largo number of farmers were present. Mr T. C. 'Brain gave a resume of what the Board had done, and spoke of the advance made in dairying in New Zealand daring the last 40 or 50 years. He maintained that the increase in tie exchange rate between Xew Zealand and London would prove of materia! aid to farmer*. He received a hearty vote of thanks for his address. Brian Bom Dredge. The dredge being built for the Brian -Bora Gold Dredging Company was completed on Wednesday. Some trouble was ejcperieijced in adjusting the buckets, owing to their being insufficient power. The dredge win be ready to begin as scon as some minor adjustments have been made. The heavy rains which have fallen have filled the Cobden Town Board.

The Cobden Town Board met on Wednesday evening, the chairman, Mr A. H. McKanc, presiding. Tho Cobden Fire Brigade waited on the Board and asked that the Board assist the brigade by having the water sumps put in order. The speakers pointed out that the oply means of extineuishing fires was by water held m these iumps, and that without water the bniradc was useless in case of fire. The brigade ba' made an inspection of the sumps and found several of them overfrown with blackberry and weeds. It was arranged that the Bodrd Fire Eouipment Committee make a tour of inspection and have the requirements carried out promptly.