HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 30 August 1934, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent.) HOKITIKA. August 29. There are twenty men now employed in building the Stafford dredge, the machinery being now in ’course of installation on the pontoon, and the housing under erection, the gantry being completed. The Stafford Church of England has been shifted to facilitate dredging, and ground is being cleared for the first operations. It is not deep ground, and it is stated tailings to be worked will prove payable

The late Mrs Margaret Breeze, whose funeral takes place at 2.30 p.m. to morrow, was for many years a member of the former Women’s Benevolent Society and in the early days ■if Hokitika took a prominent part in public social functions, and doing a deal of good in an unostentatious manner. She came here as a girl from Victoria with her parents, and brothers Messrs Heenan, who predeceased her. The Operatic Society has further considered the. producing this year of the musical comedy, “The Bell c of Now York,” but has deferred a final decision till later in the week. The Gael, which last night sailed for Okuru. is due back on Friday, sailing again fo r Wellington on Saturday

Bev. Fr O’Gorman has been on a visit to Nelson to attend the Month’s Mind of the late Very Rev. Father O’Connell, S.M. A number of ski votaries ar e at present enjoying themselves at the Fox Glacier, where a very enjoyable holilay is being spent at the higher levels.

It is understood that two-hundred ton motor vessel, the “Atua” is to be added to the local shipping trade, her purchase by a Hokitika syndicate being reported. A boring plant brought up from Bruc e Bay. where prospecting has been, done for some lime is now to operate near Ruatapu at the southern end <-f the Totara Lagoon The following loval hockey players leave to-morrow for Christchurch to represent the West Coast at the Dominion ladies’ tourney: Misses I. Tulloch, M. Hughes, E. and J. Collett, J. Hall, P Dowell. R., O and A. Stap leton, E. Howat.

To-morrow at Greymouth the Hokitika badminton team meets the following Greymouth team: —Men’s doubles• V. D. Stevens and G. Beynon, W. Tennent and L. Anderson, T. Stevens and F. Smyth; ladies’ doubles,- Miss N. Tennent and Mrs O McLean. Mi’s L. Anderson and Miss M. Stewart, Miss (.'. Tennent and Mrs Oldham; combined doubles, Miss N. Tennent and V. D. Stevens. Mrs O. McLean and Beynon, Mrs L Anderson and Tennent, Miss MI. Stewart and T. Stevens, Miss CTennent and Smyth. Mrs J. Forbes and J. Forbes.