WESTPORT NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 18 May 1922, Page 8

WESTPORT NOTES.

(Our Own Correspondent.) r J he Committee formed to raise funds i".' the Fire Brigade and Garrison Bund Bazaar at Christmas time, intend | holding a gift afternoon, similar It> the one held at the Station last Thursday, every month until the approach of the festive season. The wooden fender made, and donat- ! ed by Air Frazer, cabinet-maker, to the j foregoing fund is said to be an at-1 tractive piece of household furniture mid a most acceptable gift fur the committee Io work upon. At the next sitting of the AFagistrate’s Court, the Jnspector of Nuisances is presenting a lengthy list of offenders in regard to the Borougli by-laws relating to stray The premises lately occupied by Air Bassi, cordial manufacturer, are being renovated and prepared for Air M. Foreman, who shortly opens up a new | grocery business in Palmerston Street. Public sympathy is undoubtedly behind the North Beach Surf Club. Doni at ions arc coming in galore, and prize | gifts too for their plain and.fancy, dress ’ ball on Friday. Citizens apparently realise that there is a good band of woikers associated with the Club, who are really anxious to be of public scr- | vice to the community. 1 Four c.x-Wes’port postal officials are at present here on a visit from the. Empire City: They are Air. R. P. Patterson jnr., Aliss AL AlcCubbin, Aliss K. Stannard and Aliss AL Allan. The first mentioned is in the accountant’s branch of the Wellington G.P.O. and Nie other three are <>n the staff of Ihe Central Telephone Exchange in the It is interesting as well as pleasing to no'-e, tiiat the marble slabs now going io make up the .Soldiers’ Memorial Gateway at Victoria Square tire being iiiijicitcd from Takaka, a Little place across the bay from sunny Nelson. Ji is good to have “God’s Own” marble commemorating our New Zealand <Je:td. '.Flic slabs now being landed at A ictoria Square arc handsome pieces ot rock, beaut i fully polished with a surface as smooth as plate-glass. ALessrs Frazer and J’aine, contractors, are busily engaged in the erection of the gateway and Air AUntt lias in hand the supervision <d‘ the contract. The construction is 1o be completed for .lune 3rd, 16 days from now, and I am informed that if wet weather threatens to hold up progress those responsible for its completion will go to the extent of erecting tarpaulins to shelter the works. 'l'b.e North Beach .'iirf Club intends holding a. great, gala day on Hie Occasion of its official opening which will eventuate some time towards Ihe end of December next, or early in the new

year. It is hoped do secure for the Opening a team of life-savers from jSumffer to give an exhibition in the swimming baths ami on the sea beach. Exhibitions of this kind given in other sea-side places have created an immense amount of enthusiasm, and no doubt a demonstration here would be met with similar interest.