WESTPORT NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 20 June 1925, Page 7

WESTPORT NOTES.

WESTPORT, .lune 19. The small ••(."’ engine fbr the- i unite Works Department’s work on the Buller Gorge railway line was despatched from town on Friday i’Ho the wilderness of the Gorge. .Ur John O’Driscoll, an ex-Cape Foulwind guard, was in charge of the train when this invention of the celebrated George Stephenson entered the Gorge at Tekuha. It was received with shouts of joy and a waving of long handle shovels from the gangs of Henry Dubbs along the embankment.. It is about ten years ago m.w since these works were stopped by Sir \\ . Fraser, who was then Minister of Public Works, and now the sound and tjjio echo of the bLass whistle is bringing joy to lie Gorge unec more. A clean sheet is to be th<- order hr the Supreme (Hurt sitting on June 22nd here. The Laboni Parly held their h>rlnight.ly euchre and dance in the Friendly .Societies’ Hall on Thursday night. I here was a good atU.ei>da<n< Ur A. (Toy supplied excellent music <m die piano, and Mr I. Shaw a.-t>-i as M.C. A foriv-lives tournament, between a Gorge team and a town team of I aside, 1/ ok place on Wedncsdav night, a.nd was won by Tekuha by 72 t< > 61. At a iimeßing o| the biro Brigade, held on Thursday evening, it. was lecided to hold their annual hall in die Theatre Royal on -July 21th. Mes'-rf’ I*. M< De.nagh and I). Moloney were appointed as joint sect claries of the Ball I ' nimiltee. The Railway employees met mi Thursday night, and appointed a Ladies' (’oinmidve to hell) them in carrving out their annual ball.