KUMARA NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 28 June 1922, Page 2

KUMARA NOTES.

(Our Own Correspondent). Arthur, the little son of .Mr and Mrs James lieilia of Westbrook, while romping with playmates fell and cracked Hie bone of his arm. IH S injury was attended to by Dr. Daniels, mid lie is now doing alright. . Mr Dave Evans, one of the ••Old Boys’ and a. native of Dilhnanstown, paid a visit to the scenes of hi s |„, y . hood after an absence of .19 years. He was accompanied by .Mrs Evans. Ho is foreman of Borough Works at Palmerston North. One ol the early pioneers in the person of Janies Naishet, aged 87. crossed Hie Great Divide at .Hokitika last week. I ntil quite recently he was an inmate of the Old People’s Home here, and was well known in South Westland where be resided for many years. The “Grim Reaper’’ has removed from our midst one of the earliest pioneers and residents of this district in the, person of Mr Martin Egglcton. who passed away at the Old People’s Home ut 12.40 p.m. on Tuesday at ihe graiT'l old age of 85 years. He was n native of England and had been a resilient of Now Zealand for 57 years, the greater part of which he was residing ia Klimat:i - He followed the occupation of a gold miner. He loaves a widow and three sons, Martin of Wellington, Frank ami Clement, and three daughters, one of whom is Mrs Handle of Staf ford. The family will have the sympathy of many friends in their bereavement. A most, unfortunate accident happened to Mrs Cunningham, of Second Street, on Sunday. It appears she slipped in the yard, ami if was thought she had ricked her foot. On 'Tuesday Dr Daniels was called in. and discovered that, her leg was broken near tin l ankle. She was then removed to the West la nd Hospital. I regret to report the serious illness o( Robert, the seven-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Robert Millson, of Dillmanstown. The little chap was taken to the Grey mon th Hospital on Al on day evening. -Mr Delores, of the firm of Pugh ami Dolores, sawmillers, passed through town with a new motor lorry which is to be used for the transport of timber from their mill on the Christchurch Road to the Railway station at Jacksons. The Kumara football team notched their first win for the season, defeating the Uniteds who journeyed from Hokitika, by 1 1 points to nil. The match was played under wretched weather conditions, very cold rain falling all the time ami many of the players were seen shivering in the cold and wet. It seems unreasonable, in the interests of the players’ health, to ask them to go out and play in such weather. The hospitality of the local • dub was extended to the visitors in the evening, when they were entertained al a dance. Mr W. Tohill, M.(’., briefly conveyed to the visitors l7ic best wishes of the Kumara Club. Mr McManaway (United (‘apt.) in returning thanks on behalf of the visitors, stated that it was always a pleasure to come to Kumara even though the elements were at their worst. The School children were granted a half holiday on .lune 23rd in honour of the Prince of Wales’s Birthday. It. is seldom we have occasion to announce “welcome rain’’ on the Coast, but such was the case on Saturday, after a spell of five weeks of beautiful weather. The water supply for household purposes was very limited, and many people had been carrying water from the springs on the Zig Zag road for some. time. Inspector McGaskill of the Education Board is at present conducting the annual inspection of the scholars of St. Patrick’s School. It is rumoured that the men employed by the Blackwater and Kumara sawmilling company will be paid off at the end of the month. T’he stoppage vf tin 1 sawmilling industry is a serious blow to the town, ami it is hoped the depression will not last long. Tuesday morning dawned with probably the heaviest frost experienced here for years, but the beautiful sunny days and cloudless sky are ample compensation for the cold air of night and morning.