REEFTON NOTES

Grey River Argus, 5 October 1934, Page 11

REEFTON NOTES

(Our (Jwn Correspondent.) REEFTON, October 4. A young son of Mr and Mis \V. Parsonage, of Reefton, underwent an, operation for appendicitis n‘ the hospital yesterday. The operation nas a somewhat, serious one, and. though ho camo through the ordeal well, the lad is not yet out of danger. Mr J. B. Auld presided at the usual monthly meeting of the C'Mineil of the Recfton School of Mines. The Director reported that the month had been a very busy and very successful one; 439 assays were handled f ,,r the month. The classes are being ca r ried on satisfactorily, :»p ( | Dr. .1. L. Wicken is now conducting a first-aid Mass, which is very successful, and the subject wil] be of g ent .nt crest *<» students. Saturday’s Rugby m.'itches are: — Cronadun v. Btetck’s Point, lor the Burly Burly Cup (Mr .1- Crossman). The following team has been chosen I) represent Inangahua .at Alurchisou op Saturday: B. o’Mnlb‘v: i\. Bolitho, F. Millar. S. Allen-. F. Ma ly. R. Mellendry; J. Brazil; G’empo, L. AlcKane, R. Hewison 11. Dncgan, P. Dellaea. G. Harwood. 11. Quinn J. Mulligan. Emergences; \. Sara, W. Nicholls. Miss E. Bangley, who has accepted a position at West an I :!■>>} Pal. left for Hokitika on Sunday. Mr 1,. Larsen. formerly stationed at Reeft'.ni in the Police Force. is now gold mining in South Westland. IL* is reported to have been more th:m ordinarily .successful during tlic past year. At the Reefton ’School grounds yes-tc-Tilnv afternoon, in a basketball mateli the Reefton Scliuol team defeated the Old Girls' Ch:b by 12 goa’s to ten after an exciting and