WEST COAST NEWS

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21647, 4 December 1935, Page 5

WEST COAST NEWS

% —♦— : \ GREYMOUTH " technical school I r (SFJBCIiX TO TBI PRISSj GREYMOUTH, December 3. fVfae monthly meeting otthe board pf of the Greymouth Technical gSgh School was held last evening. In ■ the.absence of the chairman (Mr T. jj. Coates), Mr J. B. Kent presided. • It-was left to Messrs A. A. Adams and' J. North to purchase a mat, should B pug wicket be put down in the school ground by th£ Cricket Association. , After a discussion -on the proposal fb build an assembly hall, it was decided that the matter be held over until the next meeting, when definite plans should be submitted, the Unemployment Board to be advised in • the meantime that the.school was unable to take advantage .of the sub sidy X before December 31, but was snaking arrangements, and would be mi eased to do so eventually. R The Canterbury Education Board ad- • wised that its foreman had been asked ' in submit a report on the request to ignvSthe south porch of the woodwork building into- a sick room for : pupils, and on the construction of a 1 lean-to for timber. ' , The chairman said that the pupils had done well this year, and he con- ■ sratulated them on their efforts. 1 Tlie principal (Mr It. McLaren) exfended an invitation to board members to attend the breaking-up ceremony at the school on Friday, December 13.

Accident, at Ten Mile The Ten Mile bluff, on the Grey-mouth-Westport coastal road, was the ■ wene of a motor accident on Sunday r icfht a car driven by Mr D. K. Max- • VrdL manager of the Mayfair department store, Westport, going over the lank and falling into the Ten Mile creek The driver and another occunant of the car were not in the car at the time. Apparently the car, which was almost new, had been giving ' trouble, and the men were adjusting the-brakes when a coupling became released, and the car ran over the bank. Yesterday afternoon the car, which ; -was badly damaged, had hot been removed from the creek bed. Valedictory

v The Rev. Brother Emilian, director rf the Marist Brothers' School, Grey- • mouth, who will leave on Saturday on transfer to South Africa, was entertained in St. Columba Hall by a large gathering of Catholic parishioners and pupils of the school. • For the parishioners, Mr M. L. Daly ixaade a presentation of a cheque, paying a tribute to the work of Bro. I Tamilian during his. three-year term m ! Greymouth, and to the splendid record of the Marist Brothers in Greymouth. The Very Rev. Father J. Long, Mr J. , O'Brien, M.P., and Mr ML Mcßride and : Mr P. Dwyer (Hibernian Society) all ■'! expressed regret at Bro. Emilian's de- ' parture, and extended their best wishes. Bro. Emilian replied. Items were given by Misses C. Phillips and T. McSherry (violin duet), TtfMsg E. Lord (song), Miss M McDonnell (recitation), Mr J. Duff (song), Miss M. Blake and Master H. Zampese (violin duet), Mr T. Clarke (song).

Personal yMr C. Fraser, president of the Greyjnouth Waterside Workers' Union, left fcorday for Christchurch, to attend the biennial conference of the-New Zealand Waterside' Workers' Federation. Sir J. J. Anisy;* who is opening a tiew business in Greymouth, after 15 years -with the. firm of M. McDonnell end Company, was met by the management and staff and presented with a smoker's outfit The presentation was Mr' E.,McDonnell. Rifle Shooting

In , the Grey,, Defence Rifle Club's first competition: lor the Bromley memorial belt, 11 shots at 300 yards and ,10 shots at 500 yards, tne leading scores ■were: —C. Richardson 49-50, hep. 2-101; 1 J. Prendergast, 49-46-2-97; S. Sharman, ' F 46-48-3-97; S. Davy, 46-47-scr-93; H. [ Higgins, 46-42-5-93; G. Roberts, 46-41-15-92; M. Garth, 40-44-8-92; T. Garth, <44-42-5-91; J. Rathbun, 43-34-13-90. " la the Brunner Defence Club's first

shoot for Ashby Bergh's trophy, the 'leading gross scores Smith iBB. T. Gutberlet 97, G. Nimmo 94,-G. .'Eder 93, W. Coates- 92, J. Morgan 92, ,H. .Xurnbull 92, C: Btickman 91, C. ' Bamsay 01, 'T. Ninimo 91; T. Morgan •8; F/ Williams 88, J; Harper 86. Anniversary of Westland

The anniversary of Westland yesterday was observed as a close holiday by the .Government offices and banks, the latter having been closed since vFriday, owing to St Andrew's Day falling on- Saturday. Cricket Match The annual Public Service v. Law , fcricket match was played at the Re- : creation ground yesterday, in ideal weather. In a two innings game, the ■ Public Service team was the winner by 178 runs.to 166. ■ In its first innings Public Service made 94, * Woods (20) being the top Bfcqrer, and D. Clancy (four for 8) the 'most effective "bowler. In its second I strike :Public Service made 84, jiWoods C3l) again being the top -scorer. H» Morgan bowled well to (take eight wickets for only 26. Law 1 opened well, making 115 in their first innings, L. Duffy (25 not out) and C. McGinley (23) being the chie? con- ; tributors. Eder, with four for 1.2, ' secured the best average. In its second I strike, however, Law collapsed for 51, I MqGinley (15) being the only double- ' figure scorer. N. Bayley (five for 9) was the most dangerous bowler. Swimming Club The a'nnual meeting of the GreyWQUth .Swimming Club was held last evening, with Mr W. Payne, jun., presiding over an attendance of 11 members.

The annual report and the balance- • .«beet, showing a credit of £2B 16s 7d, Wejre adopted. -Officers elected were:—Patron, Dr. , IW. McKay; president, Mr W. H. Colt;Jajan; yice-presidents, Messrs J. O'Brien, jJCP.. K. Balchin, E. McDonnell, H. [Rattray. B. J. K. Griffen, W. H. Gieseking, W. Payne, sen., E. Quinn, jun., A- Croudis. L. F. Hogg, F. Murray, A. M Robertson, A. McDougall, and Dr. J. W.- Bridgman; treasurer, Mr M, R. Bunt: secretary, Mr J. A. Mclnroe; c}ub captain, Mr B. R. Casey; vicecaptain, Mr G. Prime; sta&er and handicapper,: Mr W. H. Gieseking; checkstarter,- Mr JF. Costello; delegates to centre, : Messrs Coltman and Payne; auditor, Mr M. Milne; trustees. Messrs Coltman and Bunt; general committee, •Messrs G. Geddes, E. Price, A. Vincent, & Carruthers, W. Payne, G. Baty, A. ■ Efliie, G. , Walters, F. Costello; swimttmg coach, Mr E. Price; diving coach, W. Payne; water polo coach, Mr Costello. Twenty-four new mem- : were'elected. Subscriptions were fixed at seniors juniors Is, unemployed memQKb being admitted free. Wednesday Was set down as the training night. ■ ft was decided to hold the opening S™ ll 011 Thursday, December 19. V;'*£. e Jtsames Messrs E. McDonnell, E. W. Gieseking, and W. Coltman to be forwarded to the West Coast / * or consideration in the forming N- t* • new diving panel. Saii •decided to iorward a letter to Miss Freda Brown, * to the club over J 3B ' four seasons.

HOKITIKA CRICKET COMPETITION . ' 1 "■ v (bficlll to the raiss.) . HOKITIKA, December 2. . The Southern Cricket Association's competitions were begun yesterday in ideal weather. Woodstock beat Ruatapu by 35 runs on the first innings. Woodstock 126 (If. Wells 36, J. Griffiths 57, A. Howart 28); Euatapu 81 (Oates. 22, Campbell i 17, Breeze 11). For Woodstock, Griffiths took six for 35, Towers two fori 34, Growcott two for five, and for Ruatapu, Wilson took eight for 34. Hokitika A beat Kanieri by an innings and 38 runs.; Hokitika 110 (T. Nolan 34, D. Spence 31); Kanieri 21 arid 51. For Kanieri, C. Fleming took six for 38, and for Hokitika, Thomas three for four, Baird three for three, Morgan two for two and two for four. -• Ross A beat Hokitika B by 23 runs on the first innings. Ross scored 82 (Adamson 31), and Hokitika 59 (Gardyne 18). Bowling for Ross, Houlahan took four for 22 and O'Connell three for six; for Hokitika, Fleming five for 17 and Jolley foUr for 21. Rimu beat Ross B by five wickets. Rimu 121 (S. Ogilvie 26, Shanahan 33, Boyd 37) and 86 for five wickets (Inwood 36, Shanahan 23)., Ross 75 and 132 (King 28, Jones 39). Bowling for Rimu. Ogilvie took six for 12 in the first innings and O'Connor six for 31 in the second. For Ross, King took four for 20 and Denia three for 27. .Tetais Matches Tennis matches were played on Saturday between the Hokitika and Greymouth clubs. The A teams played at Hokitika, and Hokitika won by 9 sets (110 games), to 7 sets (88 games). On the Jubilee courts the Jubilee team beat Kokatahi by 17" sets (115 games) to 6 sets (89 games). Yesterday Arahura beat Three Mile by 13 sets (107 games) to 10 setjs (97 games). Union Meeting At a special meeting of the Hokitika waterside and transport workers, Mr H. C. Harvey was appointed to represent the union at the federation conference, which will be begun at Lyttelton on Thursday. Accident at Cricket A cricketer, W.'Fleming, received a severe cut over one eye from a rising ball, while playing in a match yesterday. Several stitches had to be inserted. Anniversary of Westland The anniversary of Westland province was celebrated to-day, the banks and Government buildings observing a holiday. REEFTON CRICKET COMPETITION (SPBCUkt. TO TBB FBZSB.) REEFTON, December 2. Playing on the Reefton racecourse, in beautiful weather, the Reefton and Waiuta A teams met in the first round of the Inangahua Cricket Sub-Associa-tion's competition. Reefton won by .74 runs. The scores were:—Reefton 98 (Blom 39, Scott 13, Hunt 10, Bateman 12) and 105 (Collins 34, Scott 27, Blom 13. Foreman 11). Waiuta 43 (Rodden 20) and 86 (Gallagher 10, Dunshea 11, Rodden 10, Page 22). Bowling for Reefton, Scott five for 5, Hunt three for 12, Campbell three for 17, Bateman two for 24, took the wickets, and for Waiuta. Rodden four for 31, Woods nine for 52, were the best bowlers, .-j ; The fixtures next week' are:—Reeffoii v. Waiuta B, at Waiuta; Waiuta A v. Nelson Creek, at Nelson Creek. Obituary The death occurred at Hamilton of Mrs Helen Turner Wood, wLe of Mr "W. Wood, of the Seven Mile, Grey-' mouth, formerly manager of the j Burke's Creek Collieries, Reefton. Mrs Wood, who had been ill xor some time past, was. taken to Hamilton about a week ago, in the hope that the climate would prove beneficial there. Mrs Wood is survived by her husband, four daughetrs. Mrs Grose, Misses Nellie, Eva (Hamilton), and May Wood (Reefton), and one son, William (Hamilton). The death occurred at the Reefton Hospital of Mr William Toms, for many years a well-known resident of the district Mr Toms suffered from miners' phthisis. He was a native of New South Wales, 71 years of age, and arrived in the Dominion about 45 years ago. He worked in the various quartz mines in the district for a considerable time. He was unmarried and has a brother living in WaihL The funeral ; took place at the Suburban Cemetery, there being a large attendance of friends. The service at the graveside was- conducted by the Rev. C. Tanner, of St Stephen's Church.

Whippet Meeting The Reefton Whippet Club held a successful meeting on the racecourse, in fine weather. The following were the results:— Extended Nursery—Pattinson's Epris (4yds) 1, T. C. Bellaca's Prince Eddy (6yds) 2, Mrs E. Mellett's Miscue (6yds) 3. Maiden Flat—First heat: B. Winchester's Dawn o' Day (14yds) 1, J. Irving's Vintage (14yds) 2; time 12sec. Second heat: T. Moyle's Satin Shadow (14yds) 1, Murray's Gold Spray (14yds) 2; time 13sec. Final: Vintage 1, Satin Shadow 2, Gold Spray 3. Time 12sec. Open Flat—First heat: K. Scott's Black Fury (14yds) 1, T. Moyle's Grey Shadow (13Jyds) 2, N. Christie's Red Park (14yds) 3; time 12 l-ssec. Second heat: W. O'Neill's Caliente (14yds) 1, W. O'Neill's Red Terror (12Jyds) 2, J. Bradley's Buckshee (12 yds) 3; time 12sec. Final: Caliente 1, Grey Shadow 2, Black Fury 3. Time 11 3-ssec. Maiden Hurdles —W. Winchester's Advice (20yds) 1, L. Solomon's Ned Kelly (20yds) 2, B. Jenkins's Rapid Fire (20yds) 3. Time 15sec. Open Hurdles—W. O'Neill's Caliente (18iyds) 1, F. Heating's Flying Buck (20 yds) 2, W. Winchester's Advice (20yds) 3. Time, 14sec. Middle-weight Handicap—First heat: J. Dunn's Bonnie Bell (14yds) 1, N. Christie's Red Park (14yds) 2, L. Solomon's Ned Kelly (13yds), 3; time, 12sec. Second heat: W. O'Neill's Red Terror 1; time, 11 3-ssec. Final: Bonnie Bell 1, Red Park 2, Red Terror 3. Time, 11 3-ssec. Juvenile Handicap—First heat: Pattinson's Epris (lljyds) 1, Mrs E. Mellett's Miscue (ll|yds) 2; time, 14 3-ssec. Second heat: B. Winchester's Bright Sky 1; time, 15sec. Final: Bright Sky 1. Time, 15sec. Improvers' Handicap—B. Jenkins's Rapid Fire (14yds) 1, B. Jenkins's Jubilee Queen (14yds) 2, J. Irving's Vintage 3. Time, 12sec. ■ ■ , ■

Free-for-All—J. Bradley's Buckshee 1, Mrs Dalziell's Mountain Rose 2, S. Scott's Argyle Tom 3. Time, 12sec.