WESTPORT NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 29 June 1925, Page 7

WESTPORT NOTES.

Hhii own Correspondent). WESTPORT, .Tune 28. I am informed that the main street of Westport will be lighted with elec. 'tricity from the Lake Rochford works during July. The poles for reticula. lion are rapidly going up daily. Tlie T’idegraph Department are also 'on the job putting up the cables for the telephones. When the Postal Department has finished its work in J’al. moisten Street, the Borough staff will complete the work in that thorough, fare for turning on the juice. A tennis court is in course of con. st ruction at Carter’s Junction. Mr Alf Ferguson has just completed a large glass house at his residence at Carters Junction, in which he in. tends Io grow grape vines and lonia. The ilag station on the Cape line at

Bulls is badly in need of repair. In fm-t all the small staations along that line eouhl do with a fix.up. and a C.iuple of .-oats of paint. Mr McCann, of Addison's. Ims in his possession a set. u f large counter gold scales, which was the property of the Bank of New Zealand when the said bank bud a branch ollir-e in IS6S at Addison's Flat, and when the popuInfion of that township was about f.eir thousand. Some of Hie small prizes from the PhrisGbnrcli Art l'l;i"n were landed in \Vost port. j Til,. Tmlinuml High School held a Un'messl'id social in SI. John’s school. r,mm <m Friday night. Mr Hill Harrison, of the Victoria II I. Westport, is shortly handing I (A,-; the business to Mr Tyler. of | tp-vfi.m. Mr Tyler is a member of the ’ pi,-,. Brigade of many years Mnnditig, and lie is taking the place ()| . ri| . ( Harrison, who Ims he.«n a member of lhe Westport Fire Brigade IM,. ri goodly tnimber of years. The ('oinmittee set up b\ Ih< l>ot_ M ,i,gh ( ,mm-il to revise the byJaws, Pnve practically mmp.letml their task, ~„,l it is expected that shortly they will be in compact lorm and up to.dat in every pit rl i. iilnr. The monthly meeting "I Ihe West. Innd Hotel and Restaurant Employ, ees Union was held in the Labour Party Room on Thursday. In the un. nr nidable absence of the Chairman, a lady was voted to the chair, and al•lnmgh nn.-ireustonied to the position, erried out the duties efficiently and well. The attendance was very en. emiraging, being more numerous than Ims been the ease for a long time. Owing to the tael that some members have left the district, ami others mar. ric'l. it became necessary to elect more members to the ('oiiimittee. This was done, and now a strong eoniinittee of enthusiasts may be expected to do (piite a lot to make the Union. The Secretary reported upon Union matters as they stood in town and country. Having lately visited the mining town, ships, lie had the satisfaction of knowing that there was not a non. Union. ist employed in the district covered by him. In town, his report was that there was only one instance at the present time of non. Unionists being kept at an establishment, the restaurants were all staffed with Unionists, am] In* hoped that the one exception would in due course recognise the futility of opposing unionism in a district renowned for its militancy throughout the length and breadth of the Dominion. Many questions were asked ami answered satisfactorily. A copy of the .Award under which the employees were working was supplied, also the 1 lal'u nee sheet for 1924-20, and a form for use in keeping a record of hours worked, ami another giving the overtime rates for holidays and spe<*‘ml holidays. Altogether the meeting was a pleasant and instructive one. ’Most of those ]>rcsent stated they would dig up others who were absent, and see that they were in evidence at the next meeting. A molding of the Council of Westport School of Mines was held in the School on Friday evening. Present; Messrs J. Bradley (President), G. IE Gothard, C. S. Beil by, S. Slrachan, J. Bradley, E. R. Fox, F. S. Wood, 1.. D. 'McGregor and the .Secretary (Mr T’. Fairhall). A good deal of routine business was transacted. Notice was gi\’vn of Mr T. S. Milne’s intention to gi\<* a leetnret to nt next meeting;. .“Jst .July, on 1 ‘ .Mechanics,” and at the following monthly meeting by Mr ('. S. Beilby on ‘‘The Work of thi‘ New Zealand Tunnelling Corps on .Arras Battle Front.” Mr .T. C. Brown, and the President said they would also give papers at later occasions. The President hoped to see a large attendance of the Council, subscribers, students, and friends at such meet ings. Master Andrew Dowgray, of Granity, seven years of age, passed away in the District Hospital at on Thursday evening, after a brief illness. The community sympathise with the pariuits. Mr and Mrs Andrew Dow_ gray, in their sad bereavement. Ambulance Association. On Friday night the St. John’s Am.

bulance Association held its fifteenth annua] meeting, and the report of Secretary J. AV. Shanks recorded a year’s During the session of lectures, six teen .women and nine men enrolled in the Westport town class; seventeen men at Stockton; and fifteen men at Denniston; the subject in each case being “First. Aid to the Injured.” Enrolments to date total 322 women and 243 men, total 5(55. Examined: 259 women and 179 men, total 429. J Passed: 243 women and 154 mon, totaP 397. Despite these round figures, ’ AA r estport cannot sustain one unit <>f the Ambulance Brigade through lack of recruits; certificated students should therefore be exhorted to join the nursing division, or ambulance division, of the Ambulam'e Brigade. The funds of the Sub_Centre are in credit to the extent of £lO Ifis lid in cash, ami stock ami plant £l5 19s 3d. It is anticipoted that classes will be again formed during the present winter. Awards in first-aid gained during the past term were: — Denniston: Messrs W. Brownlie, E. Coppersmith, L. Davis, J. F. Fleming, E. Gould, M. Hewitson, W. Hewitson, T. TJevyllyn, J. Mercer, A. Openshaw, T. Phillips, J. Smith. J. W. Smith, W. Turner, J. Warne. Wsetport: Misses M. Crowe, A. Curtis, G. Fayen, A. enkins. E. Kelly, Mina Kino-. F. Lowe, N. Marr, M. Morrison K. McGrath, I. Sileoek, F. Taylor, li. Went; Messrs A. Curtis, A. IL Dallaston, J. llorraek. .1, Howie. C. King, G. Knight, G. W. Langhorne. R. Woods, C. G. WortTitngton. Stockton: Messrs IT. Campbell, H.j Dawson, J. Meßean, J. Slack, W. ITHately, J. Wiskcr, J. Wilson, T. Wilson, W. Morton, W. Parfitt, T. Dorkin, J. Bryson, B. Diamond, AV. Cowan, D. Rees.