WESTPORT NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 13 October 1922, Page 3

WESTPORT NOTES.

(Our Own Correspondent.) The Alawhera ladies’ hockey team left Westport on Wednesday morning by special ear for Greymouth from the Post Office corner, at 8.30 a.in., the weather being ideal. The visitors’ stay in West port lasted over seven days, during which lime they met three local teams—the Westport A. School ami Buller Reps. They won one game, drawing onv and lost one. Jndor the circumstances their performance was excellent. The niatca with, the local reps was, of course, the most exciting. 1 was not an eye witness ol the event, but I have it on good authority that Buller had the best <»t the game all through, the visitors being continually hard pressed. Dogged determination saved them from getting a bigger beating. They only lost by one to nil. Their goal-keeper did yeoman service for her side. At tho conclusion of the game, I am pleased to sav, the Grey girls showed themselves to be admirable sports by congratulating Buller on their showing. Mrs O. Nahr was “on the wing’’ and played a brilliant game for the local girls. Miss Beryl Tulloch was the only goal scorer, and her pott on the occasion is said to have been the prettiest shot seen this season. Alias W. Fletcher played a good game, and all the rest—well they did the work entrusted them right nobly. A working bee is preparing the Brougham Street Tennis Courts for the Westport Club’s official opening on Saturday. A Yankee tournament will form part of the afternoon’s programme. The telephone, connections along Brougham Street are getting ratner burdensome for the poles, necessitating the erection of an extra “yard arm. ’ ’ Air Alex Hill, of the cleHcal staff, is temporarily assisting in the lineman’s branch. Air Jorgensen is erecting a commodious “lean-to’’ whare on the main approach to the north foreshore. During the summer months, he proposes to provide refreshment for the conven-

ience of seasiders. Air Carl Edgarton and Air Cyril Ayers are also building a whare in the same locality. Theirs will be for pleasure purposes. Air Jesse Steer, of Greymouth, one of the heads of tho Masonic fraternity in New Zealand, and an aspirant for political honours for the Westland seat, has presented the Buller District Hospital with a couple of divan chairs for the convenience and comfort of the convalescent. The gift will, no doubt, bo appreciated by the patients of the institution, as well as by the general public. The gratis presentation may be an incentive to other societies to do likewise. The hockey season is shortly to be wound up by a seven a side tournament. The officials are hoping for a fine day and a large attendance. ’The Clubs have not had too good a balance this year, owing to charity calls and to wot weather, militating against the success of Luings for instance, instead of the gate takings at the Grey v. Buller match amounting to £lB or £2O, as was anticipated, tho return scarcely reached a liver. On that one match alone there’s £l4 of a leeway to

be Jimilo up. 1 think the public re- • cognise the sport is worthy of support. Mr Pavitt. the newly appointed accountant to the local Post and Telegraph Department has arrived in Westport. BULLER LICENSING MEETING. The quarterly meeting of the Buller Licensing Committee was hold at the Court .House on Tuesday morning, and the following were on the bench:—Magistrate Maunsell (chair): Mr J. Hawes, Mr C. Thomas and Mr IL Eltey. Mr McDonald, on the recommendation of the Health Inspector, was ordered to provide a rubbish receptacle. In the matter of a drain at. the Royal Hotel, Denniston Mr Morley said the drain was an expensive item, and ho understood it was to be held over

until after the election. The JTpnch agreed. .Mr .lack Smith, Birchfield Hotel, was required to provide a rubbish receptacle and other minor necessities. Mrs \V. Todd’s requisitions, as required by the findings of the last meeting were stated by -Mr W. T. Slee to be under way. -Mr Walter Rodgers, Bailway Hotel, Granity (Morley’s proprietors) stated, through .Mr Lovell, that the replacing of the weather boards was rather a big undertaking, and asked for postponement until after the election. Page’s Hotel, Millerton, the proprietor said that, to get the required water Hush, it would cost £lO per year, and this was rather a big und-ertaking. On the rccohi . em’nfion of the Health Inspector, the mailer was allowed to stand down. The kitchen sink was under repairs by a plumber. Page agreed to secure a galvanized iron rubbish receptacle. Mr 1). O’Brien ('Millerton) through Mr Lovell, gave an explanation of a failure' to comply with past requisitions. Mr W. Sherlock (Railway Hotel) Sergeant 's Hill through. Mr Lovell, stated that the required drain w; practically completed. CO CRT -NEWS. A case of a breach of a Borough bylaw was heard at Westport, Michael Ford on the information of Constable Cornell, being nned 5/- and costs for riding a bicycle without a light. The Police charged C. F. Bryan with allowing horses on a railway line. Defendant was charged with allowing horses to trespass on tin* Cape railway line. Mr W. Allan (surfaceman) on the Cape line gave evidence that he saw .15 horses along the Capo line. He know Mr Bryan’s horse among the lot. It was a grey one. Another horse ot Mr Bryan’s was among the lot. Mr Wearne (another employee on the line) stah*d that on the sth of September 1 saw 7 or 8 horses on the line. H< did m»t know the owners of the horses. There was a grey one amongst them.' Tie helped to drive them to town. Tiler was also a big bay draught mare. He described others in tin? pack. They were on the seaward side of the lino.

Mr Reeves said the line was administered by the 'Westport Harbour Board, and the Railway by-laws didn apply. They had not been gazetted. The ground was not fenced, and tne by-law had no reference to unfenced property. There was no proof before the court that the line was at the time Government property. Magistrate Maunsell said the matter required looking up. His decision would be reserved. Mr Roskvist who was sued for debt by Mr J. 8. Manis for £l3 3s Gd, told the Magistrate lie was a married man with sixteen children. There were four now dependent on him. He earned between £3 and £4 per week. To Mr A. A. Wilson: There wore two sons living with him, but one was going to get married soon, and Ire wouldn’t take his money. On weighing the evidence, said the Magistrate, ho could not make an order on Roskvist’s wages. He would review the , case, however, in a couple of months’ • time, ! D. St. George got judgment again against E. Paine, (Waimangaroa) for £7 15s.