WESTPORT NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 16 October 1922, Page 7

WESTPORT NOTES.

(Our Own Correspondent.) PERSONAL AND PERTINENT. The oldest, inmate at present in the O’Conor Home is a Mr Michael Ryan, who has reached the advanced ago of 92 years. Mr W. E. Brown, who recently retired from the secretaryship of the Westport Harbour Board, is leaving Westport at the end of the month to reside in the North Island. His daughter Dora is being given a farewell dance and presentation by the United Hockey Club on the 27th. Mr S. Atkinson, and Mrs E. Stephens along with other residents living out the Orawaiti way are being connected by a party lino with the Westport Telephone exchange. Miss E. M. P. Shadiek resumes duty at the G.P.O. on the 25th, when Miss L. Champion loaves for Nelson on holiday. Airs W. Gothard, one of the very earl}' members of the Lady Liverpool Committee took the ladies belonging t” that Society for a motor drive last ■week to Ngakawau. On return journey the party stopped at Granity and had afternoon tea at McDonald’s hotel. Airs W. Gothard gave the pleasure jaunt as a farewell trip to her friends, prior to leaving Westport for Australia where she intends to reside for tne future. The I.adv Liverpool Committee, appreciating the good work done for the Society by Mrs Gothard, are making her a inomento gift prior to her depart-

ture for the Island continent. Nurse Stringer’s report for the month ended 13th October, shows a marked increase on the totals for the preceding one. Two noteworthy facts may bo deduced from the figures, and they are:—(l) That Nurse Spring’s •efforts are popularising the Plunket Society’s methods, and (2): that the Society’s work is becoming vastly more valued and appreciated than hitherto. The marriage was solemnised at Gisborne on Friday of Miss Vera Walshe. eldest daughter of Airs N. Walshe, Peel Street, Westport, to Mr E. Aulward, only son of Mr and Airs Aulward, Gisborne. The many friends of Alias G Walshe in this district will wish her a I happy and prosperous union. I A JOKE. I was asked the other night if I had | heard, anything about the collision at I the Post Oflice corner. On replying | in the negative, my iriend informed me t that Brougham Street ran into I’al- ' merston! j “CHEERIO!” I received a copy of ‘‘Cnccrio”* through the Post yesterday, 'The jour- ' mil is indeed a very interesting little ' pamphlet. It would be very unfortu- , nato though, if, in setting up the title, : i the linotypist made an error and in ■ | the rearrangement of the letters brou- 1 ght it out to read: “J-O-Cheer”-0 help! Westport Plunket Society’s monthly meeting was held in the Town Hall on Friday afternoon. There was a good attendance. Airs T. Fairhall, vicepresident occupied the chair, in the absence of Airs James Powell, who is at present on tour in the North Island. The meeting decided to communicate

,vith the local Traffic Alanager asking 'or a railway pass for the Plunket ■ Mursc.. It was stated that passes ,vere issued in other centres. The Secretary was directed to write a letter to Mr D. Afohmey thanking him for typing, free, 96 pages of reading matter lealing with the feeding of infants. Nurse Spring was granted her month’s annual holiday, the same to be taken, during the Christmas holidays. Matron Dunsford agreed to act, it necessary, during the Plunket Nurse’s absence. It was pointed out that finances would not allow of the appointment of a temporary relieving nurse. The following report from the nurse was submitted. New cases for the month, Alothcrs 4, babies 4, number of visits to homes': old cases 204; new cases 33; total 237. Number of visits

to office: adults 87, babies 74, total 161. Outstations visited: Granity 3; Millerton 3; Ngakawau 1. Analysis of feeding (new babies): breast feeding 1; mixed 1; artificial 3. Letters written 7; received 4. Two of tue new babies were normal, one was a case of malnutrition; one was a case of colic; and one was a case, of diarrhoea. General remarks: —i Here has been a good deal of sickness during the month, —in the country as well as the town—principally gastric influenza. Babies responded to treatment amt were not ill very long. Cases of malnutrition have commenced to make slight progress. Amount of emulsion used 26.Mbs. (Signed)—AL. Spring.

WESTPORTONIAN’S NOTES. The secretary of the. Prohibition League wishes it to be understood . that the officers of the League had no part in the prosecution of local resid- ; onts on a charge of disturbing Father j Zurclior’s meeting. He states that it , was entirely a police prosecution, and that all meetings in future, will be j policed similarly, irrespective of whe- | thcr prohibs. anti-prohibs., Labour, j Liberal or Reform. Therefore, a “still i tongue makes a wise head.” The Labour Day Sports Committee i held their meeting on Thursday night. I to receive reports from various sub- I committees. It was reported that : satisfactory - arrangements had been made with the Railway Department, and trains will leave for Cape Foulwind at 11 a.m. and 1.30 p.m,. return-

ing from the Cape at 4.30 p.m. ami »■ • p.m. The collectors reported having | done good business, the contributions J in money and kind being quite up to I expectations. The Garrison Band exIpect to muster in full capacity. The ’displays in the procession promise to Ivclipse anything of the kind ever b<'I fore held in the town, and as the com[mittee are all workers, they cannot >i find a more convenient time than Suu j day morning to meet, so on Sundry at ) 1".36 a.m. they again met to report j progress. ) The annual Labour Ball, to be held •on Friday night, October 20th, is well 'under way. The decorations are to be ,on an unprecedentedly lavish scale. If i;; expected that the cutlery used will be supplied by Comrade I’etley, and is of the stainless variety. This in itsdf should make the supper most cu1 joyable. To vary the proceedings, local amateurs will contribute vocal items and exhibitions of step dancing. How I these ladies, who comprise the com-

mittec for carrying out the ball, manage to keep up the enthusiasm, is re - markable. It. must be the cause, the good old Labour Cause, that keeps them going. I have been asked to s f ate that children’s tickets, free to all children

up to 12 years of age, must lie obtained at the railway station, from & special ticket box provided for tue purpose. The harbour employees have got ?t ]in the neck. Reductions in s retrospective also, de not conduce t*‘ their happiness. In addition, regulations have become more stringent, and quite a few privileges hitherto enjoyed, have become a memory of the past. I ' The painter has been cut. All conI nections with the past have been severed. The office in Palmerston Street,

hitherto known as the Harbour Board office, is to be known as such no longer. The Board has been removed ami the harbour office alone remains. Those responsible for side-tracking the effort to get some attention paid to .harbour matters, by the Progress League, will probably have that feeling of satisfaction which it is said is derived from well-doing, when they consider the state of affairs now pertaining. Nine or ton of the old employees are looking for work, and from appearances they will have a job to find a job. Others with a reduced wage, have to make a home away from home, thus having to keep two going. It is all right for the “plutes” to have two homes, but the ordinary Henry Dubb cannot afford

the luxury. In matters political, there is little to report. Getting ’em on the roll is j being energetically carried out. Prohibs. are busy looking over those whoso • names appear on the roll. There is I small chance of many dead men or | women voting. Anti-prohibs. htiv-o | their agent out getting ’em all on, and iho is not missing much. From apI pearnnees, the liquor poll will be a [most keenly contested event. Th-o representation of the district in Parliament is causing very little stir, most i likely because the result of the elcc- ' tion is a foregone conclusion. Personally, I feel pleased there is going to be an election, as it will give the Leader of the Labour Party an opportunity to show the Independent what he has undertaken, in promising to support Mr Massey.