WESTPORT NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 12 February 1926, Page 7

WESTPORT NOTES.

: (Our Own Oni Febp<jt’dent.) WESTPORT. TYbrimry Thu caroi;ik< r of Victoria Square has I if'cpjitly |tl:infp<l a 'number of poi\ • ; ».i’ rhe walks L ading in from th? S«<i hlf' f-’ Min...rial giti.-s. aii.i when thes. j rr.•<•••; iinvw grown --in.! spii'mi ihm’ , 1.-ifge shmly l‘>;it. ■ii • •. -h<> w'H In ; i.li-.il plm-.i s to >ii< Iler from the -•li. i i'i summer l imi l . Mr l». G. Sullivu’i. M.P.. m-eomraD-ie<l by Mrs Sullivan, throngh !<• i Westport from Ne!s r -’‘ by way of ' Buller Gorge on .Monday, leaving ue.\i | day for the south. Mr 12. MeDonagh, r.f the InoaJ Rai! v. ay Workshops, has In-en i.ept. busy | Jatf’y attending io apprentices’ 'dents. On Mi.n-Jtiy Master George j Thonrns Im.l his linger badly jammed in some heavy irons', and on Wedn.-> <iay at; eriiooii Mcislrr Kohnn Moloney I had the two first fingers of the left I hand badly cin.sbed. through a largo engine dome I’nllii'g on them. Mr Mt- : |)emii_h '’■’'il always be lelieu on in I render pr.'i.’ti«‘al fust eJd. as he is cn; i adept at ihe work. ; Before the v. hii-lle blows of a mora i :ing daring the dinner hour, am! af;er| I knocking off work uf an evening. ■ every railway man is Talking about I the ’Railway pieni<- that is in tas< i place nt. < :>pc I'V.uiwutd on Sutuniay. i'The emphivros aio giving the goner;.l ; public a \<ry he.'irty i n'i l.a I inn to tb-'i ! Scarborough of Maoriland for a gc.o-l •day's ouhing. i tramp steamc-r arrived at \Voslpori.| 'anrl she will ioa 1 16(16 tons of hunker ’ The Wi’slp-U't Fire Brigade Spiiiris f'oinmittcc tu‘l > a v-*:y suet-essful nie'\-| lag at \ieio:ia Sciuare on Tue.-diy levelling, when eyed. and running | events wore, got off. The winners ni i •the events will gain points for iho big I ispnrlx th.'lt :,re to Hike pltu-e tllGZ'b. I

i The Westport Jockey Chib are h.->v-inu the racing track mowed with in, huge Borough mower. Mr A. Hunter has just eomplet ■■■', Lhis task of repairing the east wing I i of the Gi’iieral Post Ofl'ieo. v.here it i was dniraje.J by the j.'i-eul earth i qtiakrs. M Tim Li'iii.'inga bowlers who have le. u / listing her.' are quife a musical L.I >. of fellows. According to our musimil critics, they possess some very fine ► voices, and’they have given us a em>- ’; eert. rendering' many good old time ► I songs, with rhe exception of '‘Don i. Gun’llown in the Mine, Daddy.” ► One must admit that we are getting ’lour share of wet weather, but wo are forward to the silver lining in Mthe clouds. Which is the worst, a spell II of wot weather or a drought with a ’hire to sweep the country, as they are L having in Anstrulm? >! Th.. A. ami I’. Show will soon b< I; around again, and according Io repo.t’* >!l’ioni Ilin commiltoe. wo can look Lu- ; I word to :i successful meeting. ► I Mr Rnho Kiley's votorali pinmil-l “I prod, which not only gave good servb-o liin the butcher's care, but was a ii’"" M oug'h asset in the way of a revonm I 1 ’producer through poundage foes from ► its by-law infractions, has nt last bo.n J retired tn Fairdown for a little leisure ► f.ii] irs cincTining day?.