WESTPORT NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 17 June 1925, Page 7

WESTPORT NOTES.

(Our own CorraspondentA WESTPORT, June 16. About a column and a half of the Prime Minister’s cross.word puzzle of figures has come through in a Press message, from his speech at I’ukekohe. On Monday night, it stated about .1000 ”hay seeders” attended his meeting. > an<l it van be imagined how the poor unfortunate men who till the soil would stand on a plot next day, trying to reckon up these different financial statements on their ten fingers, and the four prongs of a pitch fork. A Girl Guide Corps has been formed here, Mrs J. Radford having agreed to act as a temporary leader in the movement . The Wcstpurl railwaymen and the Fire Brigade arc each making preparations for their annual ball, which will take place at an early date. The old time ”C” engine, which was one of the first to be used on the West-port-Conn’s (‘reek line in 1877, has just been renovated in the Harbour Board workshops, and will be used for the ballasting of the Buller Gorge line. On Tuesday, it was put under steam, .'■.•ad a trial run made down the eastern break water. Tests were made with her, all proving satisfactory, with Air J. Kelly us driver. The engine will shortly start work on the line, and about three miles of railway will be ballasted from the entrance to the Gorge at Tekuha to the Cascade Creek, where the new Coal Company intend erecting their binns.

Petitions are in circulation all over the Buller electorate 1 for the Government to speed up the Buller Gorge railway from Tekuha to the Inangahua Junction. People are all signing it: freely as they think, it -will be preg-n.-ant of good results for Westport A youths’ ’’Good Turn Club” has been formed in town, with a large membership. Mr 1.. Hutchings has been appointed as secretary. fhe Borough Council steam load roller started to scarify the Main Street at the lower end of the town on Mo»nday, and in a few days the residents of the northern end of the village will be able to boast of having a decent t rail. The Rangimairie (’roquet Club arc having a gift afternoon on Wednesday a’, their courts in Victoria Square. The Fire Brigade Vaudeville Company are now getting into their stride with their practices for their coming entertainment in aid of the funds. M•• J. Byan has a compa’ny of about 15 artists with string instruments at prac. ti<-i‘ for one of the items at the show Wireless will also be introduced, for tin 1 first time at a theatre in this dis.