WESTPORT NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 5 February 1930, Page 7

WESTPORT NOTES.

(Our Own Correspondent.) WESTPORT, February 4. Amongst the successful candidates who passed the Public Service Examination, held on November 20, 1929, were the following West port candidates: Alan David Strachan, Naomi Morganti, Christopher Nicholls, Margaret Oman Costello. Maggie Scott Cornwall. Maureen Higgins, Gordon Baylis Duncan, .Maurice John McCormack, Denver James Fountaine, Kathleen Doris Lutton. Imelda’Mary Ryan, Alfred Herbert Smith, David Norris Gillespie, Rita Joan Burns, Annie Hawkins, Dorothy Martin, George Roy Gilbert, Susan Isabel Kileeri, Henry William Johnson. At. cricket St. (‘Janice’s Club drew with Granity, scoring 104 (Bonifacio 50, Carr 26) to 73 for 5 wickets (Tc.irhert 37, Goodall 15, Mann 13). AH the schools in the district resumed yesterday after the Christmas vacation.

Tn the Chevrolet truck “Scissors Paste and Paint ’' competition, five I West Coast children are listed among 18 prize winners. They are; Iva E. Powick, Westport; Wiliiam M. Swinburn, Westport; A lister McDonald, Granity; Roy H. Mitchell, Charleston; and Phyllis Badeock, Murchison.

A defendant who was charged with the theft of a saw appeared in G-.e Police Court before Messrs E. R. F<»x and W. T. Slee, J’s.P. Mr Lovell for defendant said he had. had a celebration out in the country the night liefore, and had put the saw in his kit by mistake. He was convicted a.ndi discharged, and ordered to pay costs. For the week ended on Saturday the Westport Coal Company shipped 11.077 tons 6 cwt of coal. Local sales amounted to 138 tons 2 cwt and coke 103 tons 16 cwt, making a total of 11,319 tons 4 cwt. The vital statistics for the month of January wore: Births 13, deaths 7. marriages 1. Mr D. Kelly, of Kelly and Calder, contractors, who are erecting Messrs Bailie and Co. Ltd.’s building, has returned to Motuoku. Mr A. G. Marshall returned by the Komata after spending an extended holiday in thp North Island. Messrs C. D. Betts, C. Botts. E. R. Wood and Q. Robertson have left on a month’s tour of the South Island. Misses Walker and Brown. Rev. Humble, and Mrs H. Gemmell left yesterday for Groymouth. Mr A. Smith, of 'Grcymouth, is a visitor tn Westpo~t. Sergeant C. H. McGlone returned to Westport on Saturday evening. Mr J. Moyle is acting as temporary teacher at the State School. Miss J. Archer has joined the staff oT the Westport State School. On Thursday evening some trial events will be held at the swimming baths for points for the Waterside?*’ Cup. The competitors will be boys and girls under 16 years, and the distances will be 3.3 1-3, 66| and 100 yards. A business man in Palmerston Street had at his front door a lump of lead for the purpose of keeping the door open, but someone has '‘pinched’’ the load. The dyer is now dying to know what led the thief to do it.