REEFTON NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 December 1940, Page 10

REEFTON NOTES

[our own correspondent.] REEFTON, December 10. Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Alborn have left for Wellington, where Mr. Alborn is to sit for the oral section of the first class coal mine manager’s examination. Mr. John Palmer of Hastings, and well-known in Reefton, died on Saturday at his home, at the age of 76. Deceased, who was an engineer, was a Denniston resident prior to his removal to the North Island, and he re- ! sided in Reefton for some years. He i was a native of England, and is survived by his widow, two sons and one daughter. Mr. V. Mori, of Reefton, is a 'brother-in-law. The sum of £l7/7/11 is acknow-

, ledged by the treasurer of the Inan--’gahua County Patriotic Fund (Mr. W. B. Auld), being the proceeds of shop :’ ( day, recently held by the Reefton Laddies’ Patriotic Committee. 1 The funeral of the late Thomas C. 5 Jobling, held on Saturday at Reefton,. . I was largely attended. Services at the i . 1 church and at the Suburban Cemetery I were conducted by the Vicar, Rev. D. S. Evans. The Reefton Bowling Club’s progressive tourney was played another round during the week-end, when Sergeant Ebbert won the leads competition. In the skips, Messrs. Fenjnell and Willis tied, and a second 1 game of ten heads gave the former a win by a narrow margin. Dull but humid weather was experienced in the district during the week-end. Crops are showing the 1 benefit of the rain, but it has been Uncomfortably hot.