WEST COAST NEWS

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22231, 23 October 1937, Page 6

WEST COAST NEWS

PLACING YOUTH! IX POSITIONS GOOD RESPONSE TO L.v SL'HSIDY SCHEME |P' STATE PLACEMENT SERVK f VT GRKY.MOI.'TH "". There has been a yood response m . employers to the youth apprentices!: yK ; j subsidy scheme, three youths bei; rTfi ' apprenticed to the carpentering tra £& ' this week, said the Placement Offici "JH iat Greymouth. Mr F. R. Pallisc BUB ! Smith, yesterday. Because the co 1/61 tracts in the vicinity of Greymou - | were nearing completion, and tl *■■ j men on these jobs were being tran |. j ferred elsewhere, there has been 8 I falling off recently in the number B '• men placed on Public Works. ™ I Nineteen men and six youths we: [J i found permanent positions this wet . by the State Placement Service, Gre; I mouth, and one man and one youi were given casual work through tl '. service*; of the Placement Officer. C t I the 19 men placed in permanent woi 116 were labourers, two were carpei I tei'S, and one was a secretary. | REGISTERED NURSES' ! ASSOCIATION J I ! ANNUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS A credit balance was shown in th balance-sheet of the West Coast brand of the Registered Nurses' Associatior which was presented to the annua meeting on Thursday night. Miss N Moffatt presided. A programme of lee tures for the year was drawn up. A tribute to the work of the retir ing secretary, Mrs D. Gunn, was paic by Mrs R. Reid. Mrs Reid also ex pressed thanks to Miss Moffatt for th< Buse of the Nurses' Home for the meeting. t The election of officers resulted:— ,a President, Miss N. Moffatt; vice-presi-a dents, Mrs F. H. Denton and Misj o. Anderson; secretary, Miss L. Corsbie: ly council, Miss N. Moffatt, Miss Ander\Z son, Mrs E. O'Hara, Mrs D. Gunn, Mrs r. E. Anderson, Mrs F. H. Denton, Mrs J J* Braithwaite, and Mrs R. Beid. s. » DANCING EXAMINATIONS a _____ I* —— SUCCESSFUL GREYMOUTH CANDIDATES The following Greymouth candidates were successful in passing examina- | tiens in dancing, which were held in Christchurch on Tuesday last by Mr Felix Demery, of London:— I Grade 1 (honours 85, pass 65)—Bernice Roper 85, Maude Williams 83, Joan MacMillan 82, Joyce Picken 81, Betty Lindbom 81, Helen MacMillan 78, Patricia Schultze 75. Grade 2—Bernice Roper 78, Maude Williams 74. Joan MacMillan 73. Miss Bernice Roper won the medal' presented to the West Coast candidate gaining the highest marks. GREY MAIN SCHOOL COMMITTEE The questionnaire sent to parents, asking their opinion as to the length of the lunch' hour, had not been satisfactory, and it had been decided to send out another, said Mr M. K. B. Sheard at the monthly meeting of the Grey Main School Committee on Thursday evening. Mr A. E. Morgan presided. Mr Sheard said that the majority of those who had replied to the questionnaire were in favour of an hour for lunch, but when the new question papers were returned it would be possible to decide definitely. HOKITIKA RETURNED SOLDIERS PRESIDENT RESIGNS AT MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the executive of the Hokitika-Westland Returned Soldiers' Association was held recently. Mr W. E. Brown (president) presided. It was decided to send a letter to the local volunteer corps expressing regret, through a misunderstanding, of the non-attendance at the opening shoot on the rifle range. Mr F. McGregor reported that there were no former soldier patients in the Westland Hospital at present. The president reported that when in Wellington recently he interviewed the New Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association president regarding a visit to this district by headquarters officers, and he had received an assurance that a' visit would be made soon. The Hokitjka branch of the Red Cross Society appealed for assistance to its funds. It was decided to grant £1 Is. The Christchurch Returned Soldiers' Association wrote requesting an order for the supply of poppies for next year. The secretary was instructed to order the usual number. Headquarters advised that Hokitika was at present fourteenth on the membership ladder with a membership of 266. The total figures were 16,530. The Canteen Funds allocation for the month of August was £2. Mr Brown tendered his resignation as president, because of his transfer to Nelson. It was resolved to hold a srnoke concert on Saturday. October 30, to give him a farewell. Messrs Ashley, ChHds, Hart, Miller, and the secretary were appointed a committee to arrange the function. Accounts amounting to £9 14s were passed for payment. It was decided to send letters of sympathy to Messrs E. Stoop and J. Irwin. One new member was elected and the secretary reported that the membership to-day stood at 270. WARDEN'S COURT AT REEFTON The following applications were heard at a sitting of the Wardens : Court held at Reefton on Thursday:— ■ J. J. Doran and Ben Hoare. for an ] extended alluvial claim in block XI, Reefton S.D. Granted. , William Blackmum, for an ordinary prospecting licence of 10 acres in blocks VII and VIII, Mawheraiti S.D. Granted. T C. Irving, for an ordinary prospecting licence in block VI, Waitahu S.D. Granted. Grey River Dredging Company, for leave to amend an application and for an ordinary prospecting licence. Application to amend granted; prospecting licence recommended. Florence Walsh, for an ordinary prospecting licence. Granted. J. J. Doran and Ben Hoare, for a water-race licence. Granted-

S ! NEW SCHOOL SONG I FOR WESTPORT i I j MEETING OF BOARD OF ; MANAGERS CfT The competition instituted by tl Westport Technical High School Boar of Managers for a new school son has brought forth one entry, whic was described by the principal (Mr . Metson), in his report to the monthl by meeting of the board on Thursda riip night, as having advantages over tli ■ a song previously in use. The words c ° the new song, which is entitled "Ou lde School," were writen by Mr Dunca :er, Hardie, an old boy of the school, an er- they have been set to music by Mr / Hunter, a member of the board. ~" There were present at the meetin " n Messrs J. H. Harkness (chairman), / ne Hunter. A. Taylor, T. Parfitt, F. Knigh 1S " J. W. Jope, D. P. Mumm, Mrs Birc a the principal and secretary (Mr °l Metson). On the motion of Mrs Bird, it wa decided to try the song out at th ek annual prize-giving this year, so tha ■y- its merits could be judged before 1 ;th was permanently adopted, he The principal's report stated that tin Of present roll number in the day schoo rk was 105, and the average attendanc< n . had been satisfactory. TVieve were sUI inquiries for junior boys for position in the town. Many pupils were pre paring for examinations, and severa members of the staff were sitting th< university examinations in November It would not be passible to enter < school cricket team this year. Th« evening school classes were continuing with a fair attendance, and the manua: training classes were running smoothly The honours board had now been completed, and it was proposed to place it in the library. There were stil 1 cases of children trespassing on tht school grounds, especially on ie and in one case considerable damage :h was done. . n, The principal was authorised to close al the evening classes on December 19,, or >J. a week earlier if the attendances fell >' off as in other years. In answer to a request from the board for assistance towards the cost (I of repairing the tennis courts,, the Education Department wrote asking it '" the. board was prepared to find £SO of the £l5O required. The principal said the Public Works Department had been asked to place " unemployed labour on the work, and ■" he was awaiting a reply to that res quest before communicating further ! : with the Education Department. S FAREWELL GATHERINGS | AT WESTPORT PRESENTATIONS MADE TO MR F. KEATING Reprv-entatives of the various sports bodies in Westport met on Thursday 3 afternoon to bid farewell to Mr F - Keating, who has for many years been i closely, connected with various : branches of sport in the district, and who is leaving for Reefton. Mr C H. Thomas, president of the i Westport Jockey Club, who presided ' presented Mr Keating with a leather • travelling case. He wished Mr Keating success in his new venture and ■ hoped he would continue to take an . interest in Westport, and that he : would also help to cement the strong friendship between Westport and Reefton. Other speakers were Messrs A. G. Colvin, A. Pain, W. Petersen, C. F. Schadick, M O'Dea, J. H. Enright, W Craddock, J. McEnaney, W. T. Slee, A. Phillips, J. J. Gonley, S. Paul, and Dr. P. L. Foote. Mr Keating said he would continue to take an active interest in the Westport sporting bodies with which he was at present associated. Mr Keating was also tendered a farewell presentation by the Buller Owners', Breeders' and Trainers' Association of which he has been president since its inception. For the association, Mr J. Scanlon presented Mr Keating with an inscribed silver cigarette case. GOLF ' i GREYMOUTH LADIES" CLUB i I Good scores were returned in the final match of the 1937 season, a Ladies' , Golf Union 'medal match, which was J played at the Kaiata links on Wednesday. The result of the match was a tie between Mrs Cassels and Miss J. Hambledon, who will play off to-day. The following were the best cards returned:— Mrs Cassels 86 gross, 26 handicap. » 70 net; Miss J. Hambledon 98, 28—70; Mrs Duthie 90, 16—74; Mrs McKay 94, 17—77; Mrs Coffey 100, 23—77; Mrs Baker 108, 30—78. MURCHISON CLUB i * 1 There was perfect weather for the s closing day at the Murchison Golf "* Club's links, which was held re- <i cently. There was a large at- } tendance of players, and during the } afternoon a Stableford bogey competi- * tion was held for a trophy presented J by Mr W. H. Swanney. The winner t was Miss I. Dalton. £ At the conclusion of play, trophies t won during the season were presented I by the patron of the club (Mr H. J. 5 Stewart). * t HOKITIKA LADIES' CLUB f E s The Hokitika Ladies' Cub's final bogey match for the season resulted as E follows:—Miss E. Dale 1 down, Mrs * Melntyre 3 down, Miss B. Johnson 4 c down. Miss E. Knight 5 down. Miss N. f c Yarrall 5 down, Miss N. Knight 6 \ down, Mrs Andrews 7 down, Miss B. y. Yarrall 7 down. \ The C grade bogey match resulted ( as follows—Miss D. Stopforth 5 up, j MiSS J. Anderson 3 up, Miss Peddler \; all square. Miss C. Stapleton 1 down, s Mrs B. Wilson 2 down. Miss P. An- r drews 2 down, Mrs Delich 2 down. t v 8 REEFTON GOLF CLUB e Mrs O. Sharpe and Miss L. King v met in the final round of the women's championship of the Reefton Golf Club recently. The game was followed by a good crowd of spectators, and was a very even one. At the third last hole the scores were even, and the last two holes were halved. Mrs Sharpe missed a long putt, and Miss King holed neatly a long putt of some 10 feet, giving her the title. P GREYMOUTH PERSONAL NOTES * A presentation to Mr G. L. Edwards, who left Greymouth yesterday for Fiji, ( where he will reside, was made at a n social gathering on Thursday evening. Mr A. B. Baird, of the staff of the c Bank of New South Wales, Greymouth, jy has received advice of his transfer to a , the Stratford branch of the bank. ]y Miss Ellis Walker, who has been on ,fj the staff of the Hokitika telephone ex- b change for the last 18 years, has been ]y appointed supervisor at Greymouth, ]V succeeding Miss V. Murtagh, who has D resigned, ai

[OPENING OF LEWIS I PASS ROAD ARRANGEMENTS MADE AT REEFTON * PRESENTATION TO BE MADE « TO MR SEMPLE hj . J. v Mr F W Archer, county chairman, e presided at a public meeting held at ,f Reef ton on Thursday night to r discuss arrangements for the attendn ance of an official party from the Ind angahua district at the opening cerek-- monv of the Lewis Pass road on October 30. S The chairman said he had ccmmum- '■ cated with Mr J. Kilkenny, Mayor of * Westport, who had stated that, at a ' public' meeting held to consider the ' matter, it had been decided to fall s in with any arrangements made by e Isangahua for the fitting celebration t of the event, t A resolution was passed that the business people of Reefton be asked to 2 observe a full holiday on the day of 1 the opening of the road, that an offi--1 cial party from the district attend, * and that the public be urged to atJ tend the opening in as large numbers j I as possible. 2 1 It was considered fitting that the ' occasion should be marked for West i Coast local bvdies by the making of ; a presentation to the Minister for ; Public Works (the Hon. R. Semple) in I appreciation of his work for the road. It was resolved that the Grey Borough Council, Hokitika Borough j ■ Council, Westport Borough Council, i ; Grey County Council, Murchison : County/Council, and Westland County Council, be approached asking for their co-operation in the making of a suitable presentation to the Min- ' ister at the opening of the road. j