WESTPORT NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 5 August 1922, Page 6

WESTPORT NOTES.

The members of the United Ladies’ Hockey Team, who motored to Millerton on Thursday to play the Hill team, were entertained by their country cousins at a dance in the evening. The programme of music rendered bv the Male Voice Choir at the hospital on Tuesday night last, was very much appreciated by the patients of the Institution. In the amended list of Magistcrbu engagements, a sitting of the Court is set down for Tuesday, the Sth inst at 10.30 a.m. Mr George Aitken, Rhodes’ Scholar, paid a visit to the Buller District Hospital on Thursday afternoon last. The defeat of Mrs R. Patterson, candidate for the vacant seat on the Nelson Education Board, is very Jisappointing indeed to the great majority of townspeople, who were looking forward to having women’s representation on a body, where it is needed more perhaps than any other place of public influence. Tin’ result only goes to prove that those exercising the vote need educating up to the necessity of the times, which certainly is a woman’s counsel in the governing body elected to control the education and health of the rising generation. Lady Astor sets off women’s place in public life in this fashion: —“Worn* . need not be great .statesmen. Their usefulness lies in being women, in seeing straight to the heart of matters concerning themselves and the!* homes. A woman is always thinking of the world she wants for her children. Only through education oi‘ the children can new ideals govern the world. Thus mothers teachers, all women, have power to abolish wars by in planting truth brotherhood, love, sympathy, and international amity m th. hearts of the next generation. Indivvluuls make nations. “If statesmen Jie wide world over would think more of making the world fit for children, and I iss cf their “careers” and chances of at next election, we should not have to wait so long for the new wor. ! Age will have to learn to sacrifice itself for youth.” There’s a rift in the lute . An old business adage has it: —‘‘Buy in the cheapest, market and sell in the dearest.” The shilling “nip” in Westport is a thing of the past. Some sell it at ninepence, and other have even gone so far ;;s to come- down te the nimble sixpence—and, even further One hotel has closed up the bar altogether! Is the Labour Party’s plat form of State Control within men surable distance? In a conversation a few days’ ago. Mr George Griffiths, this district’.* G.O.M. expressed the view that the Mokihinui watershed could supply all the hydro electric power required for the Nelson province and more. Air <Griffiths has views which always com maud the respect of his hearers. Anyhow what has become of the Power Board, that was industriously exploit cd a little while back by the Hon Mi Mclntyre. Surely politics are not going to allow such an important matter as this to be dormant? The old Britannia gold reef, near Waim.ungaroa is once again being prospected, Mr George Avery and party having the work in hand. Some years ago this reef created quite a sensation, when Mr .Charles Lempfert put a deal of German capital into the concern. The Waimangaroa mineral belt is well worth the attention of capitalists. Just adjacent to the Britannia field, there is also the old Republic mine. This auriferous part of the Coast, including the Mokihinui trend, is doubtless worth the attention of mining investors. Thinking of. Rugby football, I am reminded that Nelson’s winning tht Soddon Shield does not necessarily mean that the Nelsonians are entitled to have their names inscribed on it as the conquerors, for a West Coast team had previously challenged Mail borough for the right to hold the Shield for the 1922 season. From this, it will be seen that before tie close of the present Rugby season, th< Seddon Shield may yet find its rest ing place on the Coast. The Westport Fire Brigade anc Garrison Band combined in holding t gift afternoon at the Brigade Statioi on Thursday afternoon. A large num ber of ladies and gentlemen were pro sent, and handed in some very valua ble and useful gifts for the biuzaa; at Christmas. A dainty afternoon tea was handed round to the visitors

A musical programme was arranged and the following contributed items: — Piano Solos, Misses Booth, Taylor, McDonald and O’Donoghue; Violin Solos, Masters Kissell and McDonald; Songs, Miss-cs Booth, Fox, Taylor, ami Mr D. Moloney and Air J. Duncan. Miss O’Donoghue danced a Hornpipe. The Ladies Committee, is to be congratulated for the dainty afternoon tea and the splendid musical programme provided. WESTPORTONIAN’S NOTES. A good Labourite has passed to the Great Beyond, in the person of our lamented comrade, Arthur Hopkins. Our comrade has been a great sufferer lor some considerable time, and the cud came on Wednesday morning. The body was laid to rest on Thursday at the Orawaiti cemetery. The sympathy of the whole community goes out to the young widow and child and relatives, who are left to mourn his loss. Deceased was a vice-president of the local branch of the Labou Party, and only his delicate state o: health prevented his taking a mon active part in their activities. Two cows wandered into the Police

Station yard the other day, to give thcinselws up (presumably) on a charge of having no visable means oi support. Receiving no attention, they wandered on. From information received, the Borough. Inspector located the animals next day, still looking for some good feeding ground, and proceed ed to drive them to the pound when a small boy, out of breath through hare running, came upon the scene an<: wanted to take over charge of the cows. The Inspector objected ant! the boy, with some show of spirit ex claimed: —“They don’t belong’ to von; they’re (Birds!’’ ‘‘Birds be d d’’ said the Inspector;” “they’re cows. You cannot persuade me a cow is a bird!” Th<y are Birds,” said the boy; “they ar. l Jack Birds’ cows; and th.-y broke out "f the paddock!” Mr Moses Ayrton is to give, an ad dress on Sii u•I a v evening, alter church hours, at the Town, Hall, upon Hie sub ject of ‘‘No Alorc War.” As there is to be no collection, and the subject is one that touches each one of us, there should be a good attendance. Of course, Mr Ayrton is so well known, that the quality of the goods he is to deliver can Im- anticipated. I predict a bumper bouse. Professor Goode is advertised to open at the Town Hall on Monday night. We are just now in •ecstasies of delight, because we have produced a Rhodes Scholar, so it is just possible that we may pay a little attention to one of the world’s foremost educational ists. As the Professor has a tale t" tell that does not quite tiecord with the stories one reads iu “Fats” papers, about Soviet Russia and the 80l sheviki, those who are on the look out for the truth will no doubt put nu an while those to ■whom the truth is obnoxious will probably stay away. Where ignorance is bliss, ’lis folly to be otherwise! Just recently our two local newspapers have agreed to differ, as io whether community singing would be the greater success, if a price had to be paid for admission or admission were free. If I might be allowed to offer a suggestion. I have an idea that if Afessrs Nahr and Morley would turn it on, in suffici-ent quantities, we would soon have the whole community singing. As regards haimony, well that is another matter.