WESTPORT NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 25 February 1927, Page 7

WESTPORT NOTES.

(Our Own Correspondent.) WESTPORT, February 24. Hon. W. 11. Mclntyre has received an invitation to meet the Duke and Duchess at Wellington, on March Bth/ and lunch at the Town Hall. He is also invited to meet the Governor and his Lady at a garden party al'Government House the same afternoon. Miss .Y!. Coqor has secured Iter ALA., degree; also Air. G. Hill, who has recently been appointed to Karamea District High School. Air. Hill passed with second class honours. From information received, jit appears that a grand rally is taking place in this end of the Westland Industrial District. Boy labour is being attended to, and rumor has it that several benders of awards are being asked to please explain. Alaybe before Air. Aleldrum leaves there may be more heard on this matter.

The death of Mr. Harry Barber Holdr, took place at Charleston on Tuesday fternoon. it is surmised from heart

failure. He had been trying to recuperate and had been staying at Charleston for the week-end. After a walk he returned to the European Hotel and collapsed. Mr. Holler was a native of ’Wanganui and came to the Coast as a young man, working on the railway, at the quarries and in the bush. He was storekeeping at Seddonville, ultimately taking over ■ the Criterion Hotel. West port. Mr. Holder represented the Mokihinui Riding in the County Council for two-terms. Ho was a member of the Masonic fraternity. In his young days ho was a runner of repute. Mr. Holder loaves a widow, three sons and a daughter, and there are also some, brothers. to all of whom the community extends its deepest sympathy. The workshop hands of the New Zealand Railways took a ballot on Tuesday and decided to abstain from work on Wednesdav and attend the funeral of their late co-worker Mr. Jimmy Ormond. Mass was held at 9 a.m. and the funeral started at 9.30 ami was attended by a goodly following of those who knew Jinimv, as a mark of appreciation of his many good qualities. There vis a large attendance. Requiem Alass was celebrated at St. Canie.e’s Church by Rev. Monsignor Orniond, brother 01 deceased. He also conducted the service at the graveside, assisted by Rev. Fathers Bowe and Brennan. Mr J. AlcKendrv (Deputy Superintendent of the Westport Fire Brigade) left on Tuesday to attend the 1* it e Bit gade Conference at Gisborne. Wii'i. there, ho will receive the gold star, for 25 years’ continuous service. He visits Uhristchurch en route. Mrs Leighton, of the Commercial Ho tel, has gone to Greymouth upon prtvatu business.

In the ease of Gettley v. Ouiwejan, •i claim for damages resulting from a collision between a motor car, drivel. ,?y Umwejan and a motor car driven by Ouiwejan and a motor cycle driven by Gettley, a verdict was given toi plaintiff for £165 and costs, to £l3. The defendant had previously been prosecuted by the police and ins license was suspended for three months.

■• I lyiirny )'•’ the .(Borough Council’s heavy draught horse, winch won in first prize in that section at the recent A. and P. Show, expired on Tuesday

• veiling. Mr. E. Hatten, the veterinary mrgeon, gives the cause of death as • peculated bowel' This might be the ■esult of a strain, and may have-been ■ome time in progress.

“Your Own” lias been approached upon the matter of the Watersiders’Bull being held on the same night as the Soccer entertainment at Denniston, but .is there was no intimation in the columns of the “Argus” of the Denniston entertainment, who is responsible > Balls in Westport are fairly frequent and those wishing to cany one on have to watch their opportunity, and there should be no clash. A good crowd from Westport will be at Denniston, and the bulk of Westport people will be at the Watersiders’ Ball. , Pending the Coroner’s verdict in the Millerton disaster eases, it would be inappropriate to make comments upon the evidence. Suffice it to say that Sergeant Seandreth appeared to have marshelled his witnesses in a masterly manlier, mid evidence was given in all eases with the evident intention ot making everything known, where pos sible. The exhibition of the proto apparatus, the men fully equipped with same, the explanation of the use of the various attachments, valves etc., gave all and sundry information that was of extreme value in understanding the technicalities in the ease. Mr. 11. f. Holland’s questions appeared to be asked with the intention of finding out anything which had. occurred could be prevented from happening again. The (evidence given by Mr. T. J. Pearson, son of one of the victims of the disaster, must have been particularly pain fid, and I feel sure that he had the sympathy of everyone in the Coroner’s Court.

Congratulations to Greymouth Municipal Band on its initial win in the A. Grade Hymn Competition. Look out when our Municipal Band tackles them, they will suprise the judge too!