WEST COAST NOTES.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20788, 23 February 1933, Page 3

WEST COAST NOTES.

PERSONAL. (SPECIAL TO Tit* PSESa.) GREYMOUTH, February 22. Mr and Mrs F. Ford, Kumara, le • yesterday on a visit to Christchurch. Mrs F. Brocket, who lias been visi ing friends in Runanga, returned yeste ; day to Christchurch. Mr T. Pain, deputy-registrar of tt Supreme Court, Palmerston North, hi ' been appointed to replace Mr C. V Carver as clerk of the Court at Hok tika, Mr Carver having been appointc to Nelson. Messrs A." Burgess and C. Wilsoi who have hr-ci) visiting the West C'oas returned yesterday lo Catlins. Mrs Batv and Miss H. Batv arrive yesterday from Christchurch on a vis . to friends in Greymouth. Mr and Mrs B. Heffernan left ve terday on a holiday visit to Chris church, 1 Miss Claire Donaldson (Ashburton) : spending an extended holiday wit friends in Greymouth. v Miss Kate Garvey returned yesterda to Runanga after a holiday visit • t Dunedin. Otira Tunnel. .Freight hauled through the Otir tunnel last -week totalled 8513 ton compared with 7272 tons for the co; responding period in 1932. and 8610 tor in 1931. Agricultural and Pastoral Show. The annual show of the West Coa.< Agricultural and Pastoral Assocratio will bo held on Friday and Saturda; The entries show a notable increase o those of last year, being 1155 agains 967 last year. In the sports section large entry has been received. The steei riding, with the South Island champioi ship on the second day, has attracted good entry. Harbour Board. A special meeting of the Hokitik Harbour Board was held" on Sunday t discuss the urgency of. attending to th berthage at the wharf, and to th borough drainage. The members of the board made thorough examination of the positioi The tendency is for tho river to take th northern channel again, but the pre cess is slow and some scheme will hav to be devised to assist it. An inspec tion was also made of the damage don by the river at the south bank. Durin the last flood nearly two acres .of farr land were washed away. The quantit; of water flowing in the southern channc indicated that two farms, the aerc plane base, and the railway bridge wer being endangered. It was thought tha a short row of piles with scrub woul< form a dead water cushion a-nd preven further damage. The work, howevei was the concern of the Westland Count; Council, of settlers, and of tho Eailwa; Department. School Swimming. The Greymouth Technical Schoo sports were continued yesterday in per foet weather. • The championship events resulted:— Girls' 33 1-3 yards championship final—Marie •'•Cull.cn 1, Una Murray " Norma Tyson 3. Boys' 33 1-3 yards championship— M Keith 1, A. Crcrar 2, J. Clarke 3. Time 19 3-ssec. , Boys' broaststroke championship—A Hunt 1, J. Clarke 2, S. Green 3. A closi finish. ....... Girls' 100 yards championship—Mari< Cullen 1, Dorothy Mason 2, Tfau Murray 3. Time, lmin 40 2-ssec, Boys * 66 2-3 yards championship-j-M Keith. 1, J. Clarke 2, W. Ashby,3. Time 47 - 3-ssec. * Girls*' 66 2-3 yards Marie Cullen! 1, '"Una Murray 2, Lindsay Scott 3. Time. 61 4-ssec. Hospital Board. The Westland Hospital Board met at Hokitika on Monday evening, tlio chair man (Mr W. Jeffreys) presiding. Dr. E. Teiclielmann wrote tendering his resignation as anaesthetist. The chairman said Dr. Teichelmann had beer associated with tho hospital for the last 36 years, and had won a consider able reputation as a medical practitioncr. It was djecided to mark the board's appreciation of Dr.. Toichel mann's long service by placing an en larged photograph of him in the hospital. It was announced that after the ap plications for the position of secretary to tlioboard had been considered and the number reduced, the application ol Mr -F. McCabe, of Christchurch, had been selected and sent on for the approval of tho Health Department. Croquet. The W-est Coast croquet championships were continued yesterday in good weather, and good progress was made. In the final of the C Grade competition for the Dominion Croquet Council's silver button, Mrs J. Robertson (Greymouth) defeated Mrs Farr (Westport), the scores being 26-5. In the B Grade competition for the silver button, the final is to bo played between Miss Hambleton (Greymouth) and Mrs Osbourn (Reefton). In the A Grade competition for the silver button, Mrs Gilbert (Westport) boat Mrs Tcnnent (Greymouth), 26-12, 26-12. In the final, Mrs Saywell (Hokitika) lost to Mrs' Gilbert (Westport), 3-26, 14-26. In the championship singles, first life, Mrs Nottlo (Westport) boat Mrs Alan Smith, 26-3. In the second life, Mrs Nottle (Wostport) beat Mrs Hannan (Greymouth), 26-5. In tho championship doubles, second life, Mesdames Warnes and TJoocrfcson beat Mesdames Rose and McCracken (Runanga), 26-5. Sheep and Pigs. Yesterday/ three doublo-dcek r trucks of lambs were sent to the Belfast freezing works, two to Kaiapoi, and one truck of pigs to Addington.