HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 1 May 1931, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent.) HOKITIKA, April 30. I At the Magistrate’s Court to-day iTraffic Inspector Sloss (Mr Park) proceeded against J. P. Coulson (Mr Elcock) on a charge of operating a motor lorry for the carriage of passengers without such motor lorry being licensed for the carriage of passengers or for the carriage of goods and passengers. The facts were admitted, the question asked for being a ruling on the Act on the particular section. The Inspector said Coulson said an arrangement made was for payment by workmen for carrying them to and from work, not payment by the Company employing them. Coulson had a license for carrying goods, but not for passengers. His Worship held that under the regulations Coulson was not liable to take out a license for passengers, as he was only carrying workmen to and from work for one •ompany. The charge would be dismissad. The following players will represent the Rival Club in their match with Excelsiors on Cass Square on Saturday:— Carter, Pfahlert, Stopforth, Mclntosh, Webster, Houston, Fitzgibbons, Schist, Pierson. Richards, Smythe, Martin, Edwards, Griffen, Olson, Rimmer. The Kiwi team to play Rhnu at Rimu on Saturday will be selected from the following:— Broadbent, White, Kelly, Griffin, McGregor, Webb, Sumner, Diedrich (2), Atkinson, Raine, Auld, Heinz, Olsen, George, Walker, Stapleton, Morgan and Sweney. A bus will leave Newman’s at I o’clock sharp. The following will be the Excelsior senior team in their match against Rivals on Saturday:— Eager, Palmer, Lawton, Hughes, Kelly, Wright (2), R. King, Rimmer, Koch, Hughes, Martyn, Schroder, Stevensson, Morgan. It is understood the Public Works Department has intimated that further protection work down stream at the Little Wanganui river is not to bp undertaken. Settlers in the locality consider they are entitled to some protection, as the holdings of adjacent set-, tiers have been protected by the Government. The Westland Hospital Board announce that owing to the Health De jartment having notified the Board to ncrease their revenue, an increase in he rale of charges will take place from May Ist. The wedding took place yesterday afternoon at All Saints Church of Marjorie, youngest daughter of Mr D. J. Evans, of Hokitika, to Mr Roberta Bennett, son of Mrs Bennett, of Christhurch, Rev. H. J. W. Knights officiat’ng. There was a large gathering. The bride. who entered the church on ; the arm of her father, wore a becoming 1 inkle length robe of pale pink silk fisher net, appliqued in georgette and diver, and made with semi fitting bodice. The skirt was fully flared and the < pink embroidered veil was caught by a c'relet of orange blossoms. The two bridesmaids, Miss Alva Mclntosh and Miss Alethea Bennett (sister of the bridegroom) wore ankle length frocks of palp pink georgette and net ap- I pliqued in silver and pale pink capelin.• I hats trimmed with ribbon velvet. The flower girl, Gwynne Appleton (niece • f the bride) wore a dainty h’gh waist>d frock of pale pink georgette, terminating in tiny frills with silver circles in her head. The bridegroom was sup ported by his brother, Mr Ben Bennett, as best man, and Mr Jack Mclntosh junr. as groomsman. Miss M. Davies played the Wedding March. A reception was held at the Soldiers’ Hall, there being 160 guests, and toasts being proposed by Rev. Knights, Messrs G. A. Perry (Mayor), B. Bennett, J. A. Murdoch, and R. Appleton, the Kridagioom and Messrs D. J. Evans, and O. W. East wood responding. The happy ouple later left on their honeymoon en route to Christchurch and the North , Island, the bride wearing a navy French • ensemble suit relieved with red, and carrying a skunk fur. The happy con- j pie were the recipients of a very largo number of handsome and valuable pres- | ents. In the evening a large number, of friends were entertained at a social dance in the Soldiers’ Hall by Mr Evans and family. The following debt cases were decided by default in plaintiff’s favour at the Court to-day:— Hallenstein Bros. (Mr Elcock) v. E. Henham, claim £1 12/6 and costs; same v. F. Saxon senr., claim £3/19/11 and costs 23/6; same v. ( R. Wakelin, claim £1 and costs 10/-. | The police charged Laurie George (Air Elcock) with allowing two head of cat- 1 tie to wander on the railway line near | Arahura and he was fined 5/- and costs’ 25/-. On a charge of a breach of a | ma : ntenanee order, F. West v. John, West, Mr Murdoch appeared for appli-i cant. An order was made for payment I of £3 per month off arrears, in default ( one month’s imprisonment. Owing tot |the wrong owner being sued, a charge against T. Staines of allowing two cat- ’ tie to wander was dismissed. Fines were imposed on AL Connelly for allowing cattle to wander, with costs , amounting to £l/10/-. Six persons found after hours on licensed premises were i convicted and penalised. Tn one adjourned case, where there was question of identification of defendants from a distance by Sergeant King, the latter put Jin a recent decision ,and Mr Murdoch (for defendants addressed the KJourt. jllis Worship convicted both defendants. One was ordered to pay 10/- costs and | .the other fined 20/- and costs 10/-. f I The police to-day withdrew their charge against W. T. Singer of present- ' ing a firearm at a policeman, the man having been committed to a mental hospital. I The draw for Saturday’s L.G.U. Medal Match of the Ladies’ Golf Club ‘ lis as follows:— Mrs Diedrichs v. Airs ' W’nchester; Airs Neville v. Airs Cox; Airs Wilson v. Miss Wilson; Airs Cooke v. Airs 'Macfarlane; Airs Caliari v. Mrs Guthrey; Miss Lewis v. Miss Irwin; 1 Mrs Langford v. Miss Houston; Mrs Cagney v. Airs Ross; Airs Irwin v. Airs Butler. The following were the applications at the Warden’s Court to-day:—Butler; Bros. Ltd. (Air Afurdoch) special alluv- j ial claim.—Granted, subject to condi- ] tions. Same, extended alluvial claim.— 1 Granted. Geo. Lausley (Air Alurdoeh) ’ for a water race.—Granted for ten i years. A. V. Holmes (Mr Elcock) resi-1 dence site.—Granted. J. A. Peever, for ordinary prospecting license.—Adjourned. | Ross applications.— J. Bergmann (Air Murdoch) extended alluvial claim.— Granted. IT. Osmers (Mr Elcock) town 1 lease.—Adjourned. W. R. Beirw r orth, | water race.—‘Adjourned. M. Carroll ■ and Party (Air Murdoch) two prospect- 1 ing licenses, Gillespie’s Beach. —yGranted, subject to usual conditions.