WESTPORT NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 29 July 1925, Page 7

WESTPORT NOTES.

(Special to Argus.) WI'STI’OHT, July 2S. On Mondnv evening’ the electric cab les from the power house were laid along Brougham street as far as .lie Borough pound yard. It is only a matter now of a few days when the cables will be connected with the transformers at the Town Hall workshops. The generating machinery is at work day and night at the power house, and everything is moving 1 ice clockwork. The Telegraph Department has just dismantled its telephone wires from the poles in Palmerston street, and all the teleph'.tie cables are now working from underground. The Borough electric stall are at work erecting the poles in Palmerston street to attach the cables, when tile Main Street is completed which will be a few weeks time, then the official installation of electric light will take place. Mr. loin Hepburn, formerly of the plumbing .department of the Westport Borough (.’ouneil has lately j< hied the gallant army of benedicts in the capital city. The I‘lunket Society intend holding a children’s ball in about a> months time. A strong working committee are making preparations for the The Buller rep Rugby team arrived home safely at 6.30 on Moihl.lv night, and there wits a good number pi esent to welcome them, expressing regret at their loss. But if thev bad won—What oh! One ot the Buller reps, Mr. E. Jen kins, had the misfortune to be attacked with appendicitis at Bien heim. and was admitted to the Hospital io that town for treatment. The Australia ladies hockey team were the guests of Mr and Miss Morgan at the Victoria Theatre pictuies on Monday night. A heavy thunder storm passed over Westport at 5 o'clock on Tuesday morning, followed by a heuvv downpour. The weekly eltclire and forty-fives tournament took place at St. (.'unice's club on Monday night, and was well attended. Mrs Curtis supplvir.g the music for the dance, and an enjoyable evening was spent. In tic euchre the prize-winners wer e Mesclames Schwass and Radford, and Messrs Bain and Todd. M.s I’.ivne won the forty-fives prize. The Buller rep team, who arrived home last evening were the guests of the club on the occasion. Mr. levan the manager of the team in a short address stated that our men "played ('he game" both in "nd ill' tl.e f.cjd, although they were not ‘•ir .■ -.v-ful in in bringing back the Shield. At the close of the day's work tn Monday afternoon at the Government workshops, Mr. Griffiths who is being transferi'jl to Addington, was presented by his fellow workers with a portmanteau and two brief bags. Mr. Douglas MeNeight was also pre sented with an easy chair as a wedding present from the workshops employees. Mr. Taylor, workshops foreman made the presentation on behalf of the men,