STOCKTON NOTES

Grey River Argus, 28 April 1932, Page 7

STOCKTON NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent.) Mr David Clarke, of Stockton, was , taken to the Westport Hospital on I Saturday, seriously ill. All hope for i his speedy recovery. The Stockton Rugby juniors travel- ' led to Denniston on Saturday to play the Denniston Pirates. Stockton were defeated by a large number of points. The Stockton socceritcs travelled to Denniston on Sunday to play Denniston, and were defeated by the odd goal after a sterling game. Turnbull was a notable absentee from the Stockton side. Stockton were represented by the following players: Peggie, Miller, Shearer, Fiannigan, Orman, Robinson, White, Chippendale, Anderson, Steele and Fitzsimmons. Stockton will travel to Denniston on Sunday next te meet Burnett’s Face. Denniston met the All Blacks at Millerton on Sunday, and, after a fine exhibition of football, lost by the odd goal—All Blacks 4, Denniston 3. Pithead baths have been opened at Tilmanstone colliery, near Dover, with provision for each man to keep his clean and dirty clothes in separate lockers. In the last twenty years there have] been 301 explosions in British coal' mines caused by fire damp or coal dust The number of deaths so caused has been 1377. Since the new tariffs of the British Government have been in operation, footwear of some brands will now cost the New Zealand purchasers 5s 6d a pair more. We are now in the midst of a growing world economic crisis, which shows no signs of abating. Waving the magic wand of tariffs will not create new markets or put purchasing power into the pockets of the masses, but will have quite the contrary effect.

A meeting of the West Coast District Council of Miners’ Unions was held in Westport on Saturday. Those present were: Messrs Hayward and Della way (Denniston), Purdy and Barber (Grey Valley), Carroll (Millerton), Chandler (Reefton), Clarke (Blackball), Connell (State Mines) and Evans (Stockton). The chief business on the agenda was the lock-out at Denniston over the cavil. The case for the Denniston Miners’ Union was outlined by Messrs Hayward and Dellaway, and after the report had been lucidly given, the, Council readily agreed to the action of the Denniston Branch in the stand they had taken. A deputation consisting of Messrs Hayward, Purdy, Evans, Connell and Della way approached the Westport Coal Co.’s Manager with a view of discussing the position. After about an hour’s discussion .the following proposal, to be placed before the Denniston Union on Monday at 10.30 a.m. as a basis of settlement, was arrived at: “That the Westport Coal Co. agrees to the two days to clean up, and in the event of anything arising to prevent this procedure, arrangements be made with the management and the Union for any alteration.” The Council accepted the report of the deputation, and it was agreed to recommeiid sanie to the Denniston Union. ’■ The iinempldyment camps in the Westpo t district arc far below the 10s per week level. In one camp the highest pay for any one month amounted to £1 2s 5d per man, or 5s 7Jd per man per week. A general meeting of the Ngakawau Miners ’■ Union will be held on Sunday, May 1. 1932. Business before the meeting will be the District Council report and other important matters. The birds in the pigeon race commenced to arrive from* Wellington about 10.30 a.m. to-day. The weather is very much better on this occasion than during the last race, and a larger percentage of birds should fly the distance.