BULLER NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 September 1924, Page 6

BULLER NOTES

(Own Correspondent.)

WESTPORT, September 12. A young man, Frederick Harman, who arrived in New Zealand from the Old Country only some three months ago, met his death on the WestportStockton Incline on Thursday evening. He was on a truck and a drawbar broke, causing the trucks to run hack and overturn, with fatal consequences to Harman. Deceased was 19 years of age. He has a brother at Stockton. . A sale of work yesterday in St. John’s Schoolroom for relief of debt realised £55, with something still to come. A series of competitions were held, the prize winners being: Mr W. Kissell, chocolates; Mrs Coleman, chocolates; Mrs Hagedorn, bag; Miss Fountaine, clock; and Mr Stowell, a turkey. What is described as the most successful ball of the season was held in the Theatre Royal to-night, on behalf of the Children’s Ward Fund. The hall was most magnificently decorated, the floral adornments surpassing anything of the kind previously attempted and reflecting great credit on the ladies responsible for this artistic and exacting work. Music was also of a very bright character, Mr Cray’s orchestra having this part of the function to attend to. During the evening Mrs Morris Vancam gave a very pleasing exhibition of Eastern dancing and was encored. Supper was provided on a most elaborate scale, the ladies having quite a. heavy task in attending to the large number that sat down at the tables. The takings at the door realised £53, which will be swelled by sales of tickets not presented to something in the vicinity of £6O. With the Government subsidy on this sum, the fund for which the ball was promoted, will benefit considerably. To-night a children’s ball for the same object will be held and promises to be very largely attended. Mr Fred Wood received word that his father is seriously ill at Nelson. Mr Wood leaves for Nelson in the morning. His father was one of the first passengers to cross the Buller bar, his coming being in the Jane in 1862. Mr E. Gibbard, brother of Mr D. T. Gibbard, of Westport, is touring the Old Country. one place of interest visited being the home in which he was born, in Newton-Purcell, Oxfordshire.