WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 21051, 30 December 1933, Page 4

WEST COAST NOTES

PERSONAL TO THE PiIESS.) GREYMOUTH, December 29. Mr T. E. Y. Seddon arrived yesterday from Wellington, on his way to Christchurch. Mr A. P. Hayes, inward goods clerk of the Railway Department at Greymouth, has been transferred to the position of chief clerk at Taumarunui. , , , Miss M. Griffon returned yesterday from visiting Christchurch. Accident. A deep and severe cut to his arm was sustained by Arthur Hepburn while cutting blackberries on his property at Ahaura yesterday, and after being treated by Dr. Hutson, of Blackball, Hepburn was admitted to the Grey River Hospital. The Weather. Yesterday was fine at both Hokitika and Grevmouth. but unseasonably cold, a "great contrast to the hot weather that had been experienced during the previous fine days. loday was also fine, but with a cold snap in the air. j Magistrate's Court. At a sitting of the Magistrate's Oourt at Greymouth yesterday, before Mr £. W. Shallcrass, J.P., Charles Joseph Butler, who had been arrested the previous evening on warrant from Invercargill. on a charge of disobeying a maintenance order, arrears on which amounted to £7l Is lid, was remanded to appear at Invercargill on January 4. It was stated by the police that Butler had come to the West Coast to give evidence at a case at Hokitika, and had in his possession a return ticket to Invercargill. Bail was given in defendant's own recognisance ut £25. _ | REEFTON NEWS j I'KRSON.-VI. T< JM, ■ REEFTON, December 29. Miss Costello, of the Lands and Deeds Department, Wellington, is visiting her mother in Reef ton. Mr and Mrs Duffy (Denniston) arcvisiting Reefto n. Mr C. Noble is a visitor to Hokitika. Mr Frank Daly is spending the holidays in Reefton. Mr Frank Robertson is visiting his parents, Mr and Mrs D. W. Itobertson. Mr L. E. Elliston, of the Post and Telegraph Department, Wellington, ia visiting his mother, Mrs Elliston (Reeiton). Mi- R. Phillips < Wellington > is m Reefton. Dance. The Reefton senior League team held a successful dance in the Criterion Theatre. The music was supplied by Mrs Magee 'piano) and Mr 11. Spencer c banjo». Mr C. Mcl'.lwee was master of ceremonies. Public l'icnic. The annual public picnic was held in the Strand in overcast but line weather. The following were the results of the sports held:—■ Girls, six to seven —M. Galway 1, B. Wieken 2, M. O'Flaherty 3. Boys, six to seven —M. Topp '• Scoble 2, J. Porter :i. Girls, seven to eight—T. Wills 1. ,1. Day 2. J. O'Flaherty Boys, seven to eight Griflin 1. J. Porter 2. R. Hindmarsh Girls, eight to nine -N. O'Flaherty 1, M. Wright ?. Bovs, eight to nine— W. Parsonage 1, D ileslot) 2. ■!. Porter .'S. Girls, nine to 10--M. Wright 1. R. Yellowlees 2. J. Watson .'j. Boys, nine to 10—P. Oilroy 1 W. Pa.-coe 2, J. Ecklund 3. Girls, 10 to II -H. Wright 1. P. Perry 2. E. O'Flaherty 3. Boys. 10 to 11— R. Gi'roy 1, 1). Wright 2. A. McKen/.ic 3. Girls. 1) to 12-- -J. Clark 1. L. Hocking 2. R. Preen 3. Boys, 11 to 12 I). ScoH |l, W Barnett 2, L. Sara 2., Girls, 12 Mo 13—-E. Long 1. A. Preen 2, 11. Perry l». Boys, 12 to 12 P. O'Flaherty 1. B. 'Gentle 2, Parsonage 3. Girls, l.'i to I! \ - -E. McMahon 1, V. Kremmer 2. K. Long 3. Boys, l.'i to 14—-W. Parsonage 1. P. O'Flaherty 2, D. Kcarns 2. Girls, J5 to Hi -D. Patterson 1, N. Kremmer 2, L. Burns 3. Boys' three-legged race —Gilroy and Scott 1, Wright and Nahr 2. Girls' three-legged race—lD. Patterson and N". Kremmer 1, M. W'right and J. Wills 2. Mixed three-legged race Wright and 11. Wright 1, O'Flaherty and A. O'Flaherty 2. Girls' skipping— Under 12: N. O'Flaherty 1, 11. Wright 2, T. Hocking 3. Under 14: B. Day 1. 0. Smith 2. E. Cochrane- 3. Single women's race- D. Patterson 1. L. Burns 2. Married women's race—Mrs Bone 1, Mrs Hudson 2. Single men - -Crowley 1. Kiely 2. Robertson 3. Girls' sack race —M. Heslop 1, ,1. Hanna 2. Boys' sack race—'Pennington 1, J. Ecklund ; 2. Women's nail-driving—Mrs Griffiths] 1, Mrs Watson 2, Mrs Kcarns 3. j