SOUTH OTAGO NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 25617, 18 October 1945, Page 3

SOUTH OTAGO NOTES

(From Our Correspondent.) Sudden Death.—Mr Richard James Waters, a rope'attendant employed at the Kaitangata mine, died suddenly while engaged at his work about 1 p.m. yesterday (Wednesday). An inquest was opened and adjourned. Swimming.—There was a large attendance at the annual meeting of the Balclutha Swimming and Lifesaving Club on Tuesday night. Mr A. Miller presiding. The report showed that the membership totalled 247.

Thirty-one members had joined the forces and three—R. Arbuthnott, W O. Chirnside, and Flight-lieutenant R. Petrie, D.F.C.—had made the supreme sacrifice The balance-sheet showed receipts totalling £2OO 8s 6d, including £lO 13s 4d brought forward Expenditure totalled £l7B 15s Bd, leaving a credit of £2l 12s 6d. The baths improvement account showed a credit of £272 2s Id, and the excess of assets over liabilities was £1,144. The election of ■ officers resulted: Patron. Mr James Wood; president, Mr D. Lattimore ; vice-presidents—A. Miller, L Storey, J. H. Freeman. T. Wyber, G. Coxon; secretary, Mr R. Lattimore; assistant, Miss J. Stewart; men's cap-

tain, Mr E. Muir; vice, Mr J. Kirwood; ladies' captain, Miss J. Murdoch ; vice, Miss J Stewart; club captain, Mr L Storey; life saving instructor, Mr T. Wyber; surf instructor, Mr D. Lattimore; treasurer, Mr L. Aklan; auditor, Mr P. Shand; delegates to "N.Z.S.L.S.A., Messrs D. Lattimore, Wvber, and Coxon; delegates N.Z.S A., Mr and Mrs A. Miller; starter, Mr A. R. Dreaver; handicapppr. Mr A. Marshall; assistant. Mr- Coxon; timekeeper. Mr Freeman ; general committee—Misses X. Gold. .E.'Tavlor, L. Sloan, J. Duff, Messrs C. Tweed. D. McGregor. X. Tsukigawa, L. Tie. It was decided to procure a roll of honour for the club. '