WESTPORT NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 25 August 1928, Page 7

WESTPORT NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.; WESTPOET, August 24. The Watirsiders are havii.g rhur Annual Ball on Friday night next, fhe 31st., and the secretaries arc anticipating a big night. Cue taking ncia is the Snowball Wa lz, a beeutiful feature at any ball. The U'.ag'j League Football team are invitees, so in addition to having t.i;? yuu«.i of Westpurt in attendance, there wiil be th e additional al traction of O'.agu sports. There arc to be some special attractions in the d’. curations, anu as regards the music. when Curi.-s’s orchestra is mention d, that is MidiAir ami Airs R. Meckes jnr, iei- tor Nelson this morning. The Buller team loft for .Nelson at 8.25 a.m. yesterday to piay for the Seddon Shield. The team is reported to bo fit and well and rcaiiy for the cnounterer tomorrow. Airs Pyne and Airs Speight, Woo have been visiting Mr and Mrs W. r l Kecsing have left o.i return to C .iris I, church. Miss E. Fl. tcher. (iaughte* of t!**■ late Mr Fletcher. formeviy mine manager at Granity is on a visit from Christchurch, and is a guest of Captain Tulloch, Harbourmaster. Airs Alex Aitken, of Aucki:u;d 'ls on a visit to her a>mi, Mrs Dixon. Cape Line. Air A. who has boon here on a visit, has returned to tho Gi» - y District.

Alts-cs J. Tiplady (Millerton), O. Jlartill. W. J. King, Lennie, J. Jet* liies, J. Bentley, W. Casey, L. Parkinson, clii. Wo*;! anil C. Mitchell -eft yesterdav to witness the Rugby II lure at Nelson. Air Palmer of Springiove is visiting Greymouth. 2*lr liar A / of \ .(•'. orij r;;od is visiting U,c;sie„urcb, ul.-u Mr Hogg. T? :e unp ars t<. be a growing opinion in Wes’.port i:; favour of Dayligiu Saving, but ep to the present no concerted action ha» b en taken toward.-* bringing it about. True, invitations were ext nded to .'•ubscr c:. of the evening papc’r sonic months ago, to express opinions, buL •hi eui 7,-iu ni Vus apparent in the ’Him • ui replies rccCved. As oHier borough?; uu.j cities have thought il 'iesirablj Io move in the mutter, inighi • !.;t Wesjori. do s< metking in u.c .-aux- dir' '.ion? Mr E. Patton, upon liie \ r.ll <ue 2 the Rugby team Ter Nelson, 'u ona avou ■ to recapture Ihe ‘ mioi K>hield, pres, n'.t-d each no mb r wi’.b < package of his reiiißvued ( • : .d n Embruc.uiion. i i i'.. be said Ihn' this is not the first occasion upon which iie g. h:7il ’ r * rlrny ’’ has b' havcd .simi- : arly aoj his forethought has pi uvea n v a . — x hi many cuties. The God u Buy 1 owi . li. a .al ceivt'd ili- plea. iiig- n.i\'c ■ lust week • iia. tii- man. v .<>;• tut-ir X21,3J0 lu.ii: i.aj i i it seen red e Th” i.pi.;i ariixci fiaaa 'Wcdington :nd sai .<1 ...u .n for v, v i- • iiigUJi. i K’.itoi a.Tired Lo.. A.elsun and sailtd a ,:iin jo.- .. a a..<oa' T.:-.' lUgultis ar ived ;'r< hi l.xi'ei ? :>n, W. 'ii iii d Axvlsoll iti'.J .'.'l . J>r Gi l _ a icr d scii:<rging .• \\ t .•!- p-r: cargo. The ..4 u ar iv.u f in W..i. .r. Io load 10. - Daig.avd.i - The Canopus and Atholl i'roiu Auckland are due. The fuvuu r load:; I.< Lytle 1. -ii and th? latter tA.s m bunker «ioal. The /ramps \\ lilesdc:: and Saltcrsgate ui 1 due this v eek irem Wanganui lor bunker-. Th.? visiting Canterbui'y schuo;boys’ hockey teams gave a good ‘exhibition of hockey 011 Victor'.l Utiuare. T"ie juniors gaimd a v- iy decisive \ ictory over the local laws, but Wmpor( defeated the seniors after by two goals to one. after a hard fuughl gume_ T..e junior game proved a wall:over for Christchurch. 'J ho local lads, Loweve'r, played a good gum-, and. even when the score stood ai Canterbury 11—Westport 0, tho honu 'earn dl l not. despair and towards the end of the game were forcing th c puce. Westport, proved too much f<o - ’Bg visitors in t i* senior game, but Canterbury put up a sound defence and saved time and lime again. Wislport svt up som? grokit rushes, bu’

play in Ih ( e circle saw Canterbury pulling up a “great exhibition. In the ladies’ hockey match here, scored a win over Uulu(Reefton), but it was hard-earned. The game was to settle a dispute which had occurred in Reefton. Thc game went the full time without sco’i and it was decided to play an extra. I’ minutes. It was only after ..hree extra. spclßs that Mrs Colvin scored, thereby winning tli.c game for Rc<Jton. The well combined Reefton t' air. secured a decisive victory over Moki I jnui by four goals ( to nil. The Reefton girls outclassi d their opponents throughout but Alokihir.ui made the g!am e willing and ih< v kept up the game until the final whistle. The scorers for Reef (on were: Airs Colvin (2), Miss AicElwee and Axis.O’Donnell. The Umerci team defeated Ramblers by 2 goals to one, after a very hard game, played in rain ami slush.