WESTPORT NOTES

Grey River Argus, 31 March 1926, Page 7

WESTPORT NOTES

(Our Own OhrTespond’eni.) WESTPORT, March 20. The Borough roadmen are busy giving Palmerston Street footpaths a touching up, tarring and sanding them, while the weather ig good for that kind of works. As tho date previously decided upon for Sports on Victoria Square by the Westport Athletic and Cycling Assaciation, cannot be adhered’to. a further meeting of the Association is necessary to decide on a dale which will bo advertised in a later issue. Air W. Millikin, of the O’Connor Homo, reached the ripe old age of 97 on Saturday last. He received many congratulations from old friends and acquaintances. Mr Millikin took the chair at one of Mr H. E. Holland’s meetings at the O’Connor Home four years ago, and conducted the meeting as if to the manner born.

Mr James Booth loft by the uKomat a” for Wellington, where his family reside. The lion. J. Allen, when acting Premier in 1917, made this remarkable statement; “The Government has by its regulations endeavoured to preserve the freedom of the people of this country and not in any way to suppress their rights. There has, therefore, boon no tampering with the liberties of the people. On the contrary, every move that tho Government has made, has been to preserve their liberties.’ ’ This -is the sort of eant that this hon. gentle-j man can give, upon occasion: and ho' will soon be amongst ns once again! The once mighty W. M. Hughes, about I tho same time, made this prophecy:— “Peace now meant war for ever; war now meant peace for ever!” What a Solomon I Is there a single rung in the ladder of progress that wasn’t constructed by a “crank,” a “fanatic,’’ a “dreamer,”’ or a visionary?” Mr Jack Comerford is visiting Waiuta on business connected with the sale of tickets for the O’Connor Homo raffle. Ar the time of drawing is approaching buyers should not waste their chance.