WESTPORT NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 11 October 1922, Page 7

WESTPORT NOTES.

! (Our Own Correspondent.) PERSONAL. Mr and Mrs Gerald Boyle wore in Westport on Monday on their way to the Empire City from Reef ton. I Mr Lauder left Westport by last trip of the Komata for Wellington en route to relatives living in Melbourne. HOCKEY. GREY v. WESTPORT A. The hockey match played between the Grey girls and the Westport A.'s in Victoria Square on Monday afternoon was a very hard fought out contest. The odds were terribly even. No score was registered on cither side, but both came dangerously near gaining a goal on several occasions. There was some good play on the Westport side as well as on the side of the visi-= tors, but nothing of a very arresting i nature. At the conclusion of the' game the visitors were the guests of' the Westport team at afternoon tea in St John’s School Room. EXPLOSION OF A FALLACY. —I read in a report published by the London Research and Information Bureau that oysters have a very low nutritive value, fourteen of them only containing the nourishment of one egg! Dear mo, what a long time this Research Bureau has taken to find put what would seem to be a simple thing considering it is equipped with all the theory and apparatus for investigation. It doesn’t say much for our progress in dietetics, which science is recognised ' in the New World as an all important i one, where the health and virility of , the nation is concerned. “Fish,” says the same paper, “was once thought to be a valuable brain food, but it does not contain the phosphorus it was supposed to have; nor is phosphorus a ! special brain food.” Another longnurtured fallacy suddenly exploded! | Very annoying to think we have found this out so late in the day. High time; the work of these Government labora- ; lories was speeded up and the result • of their investigations made common knowledge in the schools throughout the length and breadth of the Empire TENNIS ACTIVITIES. | Some of the members of the St John's Tennis Club formed themselves into a working bee under the head of their ’ Secretary, Mr 11. Griffiths, on Satur-1 day last, and did a lot of renovating ; work in preparation for the official opening which takes place to-morrow (Thursday). The pavillion has been ’ repaired, also the holes in the wire- I netting round the grounds, and tho • courts marked out afresh. Mr J. 11. ! Dallaston is the elected President for • the season. Competitions will be held on the opening day, and the usual afternoon tea provided. WESTPORT TENNIS CLUB. T'he above Club held its annual meeting in the Customs Office on Monday ■ night. Mr T. E. Maunsell was re- ■ elect(‘<l President, and Mr Rangehorn and Mr Standage Vice-Presidents, and .Mr J. Fair Secretary and Treasurer. ; The following were elected a Committee: Messrs Lockey and Reeves; Misses; l N. Enright, Fountain, Ferens and Find- ’: lay. The official opening day will be ■ held next Saturday. GOLF FINALS. The final of the men’s championship 1 was played between Mr J. \V. Fair and i Mr McKinley on the Orawaiti Golf Links last Sunday. The former won by the narrow margin of “two up.” I Fair did the first round of 9 holes in 1 35, setting up a new record for th? links and giving him a lead of 3 up 1 on his opponent. The win gives Fair the championship honour for the 1

seventh year in succession. At thi conclusion of the game, the contest ants were congratulated by the Presi dent of the Club, Dr P. L. Foote. Oi tho same day the President gave otr buttons to the following players fo: matches won during the season: — Messrs Brockett, N. Pigou, Bedford Coombridge, Tomkies, J. R. Mullan, an* J. W. Pair. CONTINUANCE v. PROHIBITION. It is a good many months ago sinct I mentioned in my notes that it would be very interesting if the advocates of “Continuance’’ were to put a man on the platform in opposition to the frequent lecturers who come round from time to time to impress us of the farreaching terribleness and degradation of the liquor traffic. We now’ find such a one in the Rev Wyndham Heath cote. And he certainly has made things interesting. Judging from the “Auckland Weekly News’ ” account of his recent lecture entitled “Ou: Flag and Prohibition,” he went so fai as to raise a 3000 audience pretty we! to the verge of civil warfare. He had them demonstrating and counter-demon strafing until finally one woman in the audience took it on herself to go an:: get up on the platform. She delivered a five-minutes curtain lecture to tin rev gentleman, who, in reply, drew in the Union Jack, and even Christ, in support of his argument against the Prohibition Party. “WESTPORTONIAN’S” NOTES. The Labourites are on the move here; The sports and picnic to be held at Cape Foulwind on Labour Day (Oct 23) promise to be one of the best, it not the best. A very representative Committee, comprised of members oi the five Unions existing in Westport got going and fixed up a varied pro gramme that seems eminently suitable The catering for the children will be on quite as lavish a scale, as formerly and, given fine weather, things ought to be A. I. A feature of the da\ should bo the procession of decorated motor-cars, lorries containing represen tat ions of various industries, am tradesmen’s carts with displays oi tempting viands. These displays serv<

a useful, as well as ornamental, purpose as they advertise the goods in an at tractive manner, and therefore induct custom. In years gone by this kirn of‘procession was greatly admired, am | brought out the talent of the variou. employers in a startling degree. The annual ball takes place on tin Friday preceding the sports. This wib give the patrons an opportunity of get ting over the ball before starting on the picnic. The ball is in the capabb hands of the Labour Party’s Ladies Committee. It was practically these same ladies (Mrs llansby, Mrs Booth Mrs Oldham and others, who worker so hard with them) who were respon siblo for the gigantic success of tin i Fire Brigade Ball. It. is stated tha' the net profit of that ball was £92 Considering this, what may not be ex ported from the Labour Ball, on Octo ber 20 Although the cost of living is thgeneral theme of conversation, the cos' of dying is brought prominently before the citizens by our Cemetery Board, a.a new scale of charges is just publisher!. It is to be hoped that the anti ripated augmented supply of water h not. responsible for the rise. Althougl a rise may be justifiable, as the fee.hitherto have been on the low side still there is sure to be some grumbling not by the chief actor, of course, an 1 the outcome might be the establishment by private enterprise, of a crematorium Our morning daily, in its leader tie. other day, must have given Mr Massex la shock. After dilating upon the wax | the Government have mishandled th coal question, it is solemnly declare* that Mr W. Mclntyre, M.L.C., shuuh Ibe appointed Minister of Mines! Whih I not doubting for one moment that Hoi IMr Mclntyre knows more about mine l I and mining than the present Ministei is ever likely to, it is freely stated thai !Mr Mclntyre is not by any means : Tory. How, then, could he be includ ed in Bill’s team? I* ■