WESTPORT NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 21 April 1928, Page 7

WESTPORT NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) WESTPORT, April. 20. Mr Caldwell, at the Hospital Soard meeting, wanted to know why cabbages were purchased, while there were plenty growing in the Hospital vegetable garden. Since the meeting, an explanation has been published, that tender green cabbage was required for dietary cases. That’s that! Over 12 months ago, when some agitation was in progress relating to an eight hour day and a six day week for nurses mid domestics, little good resulted, except an increase In pay to some of the nurses. When it was pointed out to the Eoard that domestics, who are allowed one day off a month, a hiilf a day off weekly, when their monthly holiday was duo, had to take it oh the day of the Weekly half-holiday, the Chairman intimated that that w;ls a matter which would bo looked into, and Would be altered. Whether it has been looked into is a question, but that it has not been altered is a fact. Now, this is a matter of more importance than green or white cabbages! A final reminder is given about the meeting at the Labour Party’s Room on Sundny night. Members of affiliated I'ntoliß aiid of the Labour Partv are requested to .attend, and bring their wives along. The Koniata. got away on Thursday morning after a stay of a fortnight Th ' Kamona also sailed.

The Eileen Ward dredge eaiiiiot do very offieleht Work at the bar, as the sea Is too rough. -The Maui dredge has been working, and managed three loads yesterday. Yesterday’s shipping departures were:—The Gambia. River for Makatea, Koniata and Kamona for Wellington, Piri, Tees and Kaimai for Grey month; while th? arrivals here included the Kaitangata ami Opihi. The. .T\aponga is due from Auckland. The Pntiki has gone to Gisborne, ami the Kaitoa. has sailed for Wellington. Th-> Kaituna, from Nelson, discharges 25 tons of cargo hero, and proceeds to Greymouth to load. The Alexand r transferred her cargo to the Regains which returned to Greymouth. and the Alexander loads coal for Tarakoho. Mrs Perry left yesterd. y for Wei lington, via Nelson, also ZVIr 11. Georg' 1 . Mr Webster is visiting Christchurch. Mrs Shannon 'left yesterday for (’hristchurch. Detective March left yesterday on return to Greymouth. Mrs T. L. Bennett, who has been on a visit down the Coast, returned to W-stport yesterday.

Mr Norman Ward, of tin* Railway workshops, who has been on a three weeks’ Iwliday to Auckland, returned last (‘veiling. Mr T. L. Bennett returned yesterday from Rcefton, bringing with him Dillon Chimes and Bessie Dillon, the latter having been placed in his care liy Mr Cameron, of Greymouth, for the coming Nelson meeting. A giant mushroom about 10 inches across was found by Mr 11. hi Iley nt Cap? Foulwind., and was exhibited in Kilkenny’s window. It should be nearly a record for the district. As many as 56 cars passed through ilie gorge on Wednesday from Westport to Reefton. This is said to constitute a record. At tin* Borough Council meeting last; evening a motion of sympathy witii th ? relatives of the late Mr E. >S. Rowley was pas.ted. The official opening of the Buller Golf Club will take place to-morrow afternoon. Driving and approaching competitions will be held, and mixed foursomes. Anzac Day will be commemorated as in previous years, with a close holiday. and a service, conducted by the Westport Ministers’ Association, in Victoria Theatre, the Mayor (Mr J. 11. Harkness) presiding. The order of service will be:—Overture. Municipal Band; address by Mr Harkness; hymn.

“() God Our Help’’; prayer. Rev A| Miller, M.A.; Scrijdure reading, Cap tain Duggan; hymn.. “For All the Saints”; address by Rev J. A. Jermyn, 8.A.; hymn, “God of Our Fathers”; Kipling’s Keressional; Benediction. A procession will be formed from Victoria Theatre along Palmerston Street via Brougham Street to Victoria Square. Wreaths and floral tributes will bo placed at the Memorial Gates. The Rev O. Burnet will conduct another service there, which will conclude with three volleys by the firing party, “The Last Post” and the National Anthem. The order of procession will be. —The firing party, Municipal Band, Returned Soldiers, Territorials and Cadets, School children, general public. INQUEST. An inquest into the cause of death of the late E. S. Rowley was held in the Courthouse on Wednesday at 2.30 p.m., Mr E. Fox (Coroner) conducting the inquiry. The first witness was Mr Parkes, son-in-law of deceased, and a she ‘p farmer of Wakefield, Nelson, who stated that he identified the body, then lying at his residence, Romilly Street, as that of Mr E. S. Rowley, w'hoso age I was 61 years, and who was a native of Nelson. N.Z. Deceas’d had hitherto enjoyed good health. lie had known deceased about nine years. Dr b’oote stated he was called to the scene »f the accident, and there saw' - the body of the deceased, which was lying under the front portion of t’ne build ing. There was a cut over the eyebrow.. and one along the cheek. There also was a fracture of the base of the skull, which was the cause of death. Death would be instantaneous. The injuries. would be sufficient to cause death. Edward Mathewson, residing at Lever Settlement, said he had known the deceased for six months, and had been in his employ for one month. He was working with him, repairing the dwelling in Peel Street, which belongr-.l to Rowley. They were engaged shilling the front, wall, and about 2 p.m. he noticed the Avail was falling. It had been taken apart from the building. It was nailed to the building at one nd, and had two stays at the o'h er. When he noticed the wall falling. In* was engaged clearing timber from the front. The wall had started to fall when he noticed it. lie called out, but Rowley did not have time 1o get away, and he saw the w'all strike him. Deceased’s head went right through the window. Deceased was knocked down, but his head and shou 1 - ders were up through the window. Deceased never spoke again. The fallen wall was about two feet from the ground. Witness thought the window was responsible for the death. If the wall itself had hit deceased., he thought he would not have been killed. He ran up for the doctor, and asked Mi •Jenkinson to inform the police. lhe wind was blowing at the time, and he considered that that was the cause of the stays giving way. Mr Rowley stayed the building. The nails of the stays drew out. He considered it was well stayed. Deceased was a careful man. Police Constable Spence said that about; 2 p.m. he received a tele- * phone message about an accident in Peel Street to Mr Rowley. When ho arrived, Dr Foote was there to attend

to deceased, and informed him that Rowley was dead. Tie got a lorry and had the body taken home. There were severe injuries to the head and shoulders, caused by broken glass. The coroner, in summing up the evidence, came to the conclusion that a heavy gust of wind blew the wall over, despite the fact that it was stayed efficiently, as the witness Mathewson stated. The verdict was one of accidental death. The Coroner I expressed sympathy for the widow and relatives. Deceased was a citizen of long standing and one whom Westport could ill afford to lose.