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Greymouth Evening Star, 30 March 1912, Page 4

'The long-expected powder the big blast in the Cobden Quarry ia'4M: on. Tuesday next/ '•' " / At a meeting of Ufa .Kumai'a; -Ekinaijii ■ , Board the tender .of,‘Arthur 'Camirph/' J - 5 £2 12s for ’the lease of ..the . Ground for twelve months was a&epteg. The Rev. R. Stewart has. , missioned as a military chaplain uhdsr. the Defence Department, and alJr cordingly take" part in the ' .- be held at the Territorial,■ 3 p.m. to-morrow. / ' It is understood that Liberal and LabaAf members, have decided to conduct a’'syfe tenmtis platform campaign throughout';#*' dominion between next montli ‘and Uji* opening of the session. The first ? meetings will probably take place at Leyff , next month, when Sir, Robertson/ ber for Otaki, will give an address..The West Coast Trades Protection * Society held a meeting in tary’s rooms, Albert Street, lMi.i^h^,, ; It was finally decided to put i'jfli®./ | to the credit system and on nbaipcount to allow more than one montfi T * credit. The secretary read a' long liit > of defaulters which was considered filed for reference. It was'decWed-fe . sue for acouhts'long outstanding. discussion followed, on nmiteravof’-grih-../ eral interest to the ( Association.'. • very successful meeting, closed -with- m. ' vote of thanks to the chair. *?.*'/* A gathering of representative '; citizeft , of Palmerston North on Wednesday pfiif? - aented a solid silver tea service to? PdW»/' Inspector Norwood, who has moted- to the West Coast' ■ purse of sovereigns was also Inspector Norwood. Eulogistic ■ were made to the inspector’s sebrjofeyr 1 Special permission was obtained from the *' Commissioner of Police for the■ i tions to be made. • In consequence of a error in our report of the Greymouth Borough' Council’s meeting, in connection .with/the ' leasing of the Town Hall, Cr. Doogan?-i» made to say, “Personally he was i riot prepare! to hold up his'hand for theorie he was going to support.” The word dot was inserted. It should, have read', .Petv ■ snnally’ he was prepared to hold up his hand ' for -the one he ..wag portl ” ■ . • A representative ‘gathering- of :'taridWl ; attended at Roto Manu on ;WedneSiSfjjr night, when Mr D. Jones (of Canterbury) gave an address on the aims - arid of the Farmers’ Union and- the urgjßipt ( necessity of combination -on ' the ’C ofa. At the conclusion of ; the, addre»vi|fcw|h unanimously agreed -.to/ the Union at Roto Mariu. and mg ■ officers were elected:—Preridri^t/If/;: | 11. Feary; .■ rice i pr^d^/.-’,^. v-^ph^^;.Y--secretary and, treasurer, A.H. a strong committee. \A further meetiog is being held on Monday night to consider railway and other matters. * ’ ■ A meeting of the Inangahua Hospitalarid Charitable Aid Board waf held at'.the Council Chambers, Reefton, on Thursday evening. Present Messrs Scantlebdry (chairman),jlrving, -Wicken, Mirfin, Betts and Rev. E. Wilson. Mr Irving moved, Rev. R. Wilson seconded and it was carried, that the application of Miss Floyd to fill the position of certificated -nurse he accented. It was decided to meet <qh. April 24th at 11, a. m- to discuss with ;0e r .. ;■ County Council the provisions of the p«e- . posed Local Government Bill.. Reaolvfd on the motion of Mr Belts to. apply .4o the Minister for a grant to be placed on the Estimates for the consumptivees*'annexe. The accounts were passed for payment and the business closed. c.The Rev. A: H.., Serif in, who dariiig the past four months has been assisting the Rev. T. N. Griffin, conducts i well services at St. Paul’-s, Greymouth, Taylor ville and Runanga to-morrow*; Next Wednesday- Mr Serivin pro?; ceeds to , New Brighton, Christ- ' church,' to which place the; recent. Conference appointed him as 'Junior minis?, ter in the Durham Street Circuit. The Rev. M. Ayrton, Tauraxiga, has been ap- > pointed to succeed him here and to take full charge of the Methodist. Church' kt - • Runanga, Tayloryille and Stillwater. .Mr, > Scririn is to be congratulated upon so excellent an appointment at the very outset of his ministerial career. Wo regret to have to record - the death at,the Greymouth Hospital*- last , night of Patrick Condon, at the* age . of 18 years, fourth son of Mr. John Condon, South Beach./ -GThe v / deceased has been-ailing- for about "two., ~ years. He was a native of Greymouth and was a bright intelligent boy who acquired efficiency in his school duties and, having passed the Civil Service Examination with credit, secured: .a position in the Telegraph Office he*fev"* He was subsequently promoted head office in Wellington where hts • health broke down and he was .ferred back home. But .his complaint grew and he died as above stated. ; Hf» will be much missed- as he had -a mice: even temperament and was a general favorite.' The" ' go out to his parents/ . brothers-.aild sister ,in this their second loseofaeCfc within the past two years. . ’

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-:£!&*; T Boundary Street. AvKTwill coasrac* ihe jnost'tceptual. Wt night's meeting of the commit iU-of ibe <Q»ejT»outh Bowling Club, the feUowhw rinka were appointed to play Iba Chrtktchurch bowler* on Good' Fri;fjJ|E'! ; Chalk, Jones and Mcßeath Mdbrorafcrthy, 1 Giitoi, "King and Cairp9j (aki'p); Pepper, Stenhouse, Truscotti \fA yA^>hd%lrip); Bastings, Harper,; BettaqruVatid Kilgour (skip). The emergen- ' Claugbesy, Fogarty and) Tbfl -popularity of- the euchre socials, which are being held fortnightly in the Blaketonm ,-kd»olroonv -was again fully •KempUned on, Thursday night when the Üblea/tfof the eighty *. players,,-who; had •-.,'a§Wjn|i((dTto [contest'for :the set bf.cutlery k which ;)iad been 'donated as a .lady's; prize matchbox donated, for the } goptlf^ien:> • Mt& M., Coakley : ..proved the "winner "amongst the. ladies ;Hpifctf^Mf;''R; v Castles amongst the gentle- . )^en,-:wliile'the second prizes in each divif »on ; -wV«: won by Airs'.-Waters and Mr ■'-"-:■l;Po^^t^i>ective'ly. , .i Next Thursday the aiual dancewill'be and the only •^'••^wb|tfe k:: Commit.tee ''■^>- ,ia-rapidly. becomingtoo^jmiaulfoi v the -attendances