HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 6 October 1934, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent). HOKITIKA, October 5. A Rugby team from Westport is visiting Hokitika to-iuonow to play a return match on Cass Square with the Kiwi juniors, play stai'tiiqj at 3 p.m. The game Kiwi v. Kokatahi, will therefore not take place. The visiting- team will be tendered a complimentary dance by the Kiwi Club at the Soldiers’ Hail to -morrow evening. Owing to the bar conditions not being satisfactory, there were again no shipping movements this morning. Included in sales at Addington >tock sale on Wenesday were 8 steers a-t £8 7s 6d. -ho £9 17s 6d for Mrs A. Diedrich. Kokatahi. Al its annual meeting, the Aero e lub last evening elected officers as follows: Patron. Mr J. O'Brien. A1.1’.; President. Mr I’. 11. Renton; VicePresidents, Messrs D. J. Evans. .J, J. Mclntosh, J. A. Murd'och and Dr. E. Teichelmann; Chairman, Mr 11. T. p arry; Club Captain, Mr A. H. Xancekivcll; Secretary. Mr P. Renton, junr.; Executive. Messrs 11. B. Preston, J. Stuart, J. Houston, R. txiant, \V. 11. Stopforth and 11. Lawn. V small deficit was shown in the I'alanr.e sheet after payment of the Olub’s first £5O contribution towards improving the landing ground. It was decided t*o write to the West Coast Federation regarding the suggested purchase of a plane. The suggestion 'hat the sum of £450 received as a Government grant to be handed over to the Public Works Department, for expenditure on improvements to the landing grounds was deferred for later consideration. It was decided :hat a letter of thanks and appreciation be sent, to Air J. O’Brien, M.P., for his efforts in connection with the matter of the Cabinet grant. The action of the Chairman and Secretary in preparing and signing the indomity Io the County Council in the case of erosion at Fisherman’s Creek was confirmed. The programme for an r.t rial di s play at the local Jubilee was discussed, and it was decided to invite planes from the Canterbury, Otago, Wellington and Marlborough Clubs, and also consider the holding <>f an air on the occasion. The Hokitika Tennis Clul» last evening elected officers as follows: — President, Air C. Guthrey (re-eleet-ed); Vice-President, Mr L. Gooch; ('hil> Captain. Mr P. Dougheity (reelected); Secretary. Mr J. McCaiskey; Assistant-Secretary. Mr L. Larcombc; Auditor. Mr E. Cooke (re-elected); Committee, Mesdames Collett and A. Stevenson. Miss O. Staple-ton and Messrs I). Nicholson and L. Larconibe. The balance sheet showed a satisfactory credit. The action of the sub-committee set up to deal wit 1 .! the maftter of acquiring new courts hi ‘linking an offer for a freehold sil e at the intersection of Tam-red am! Stafford Streets was notified. The new Committee was empowered t.o finalise the -transaction and arrange for construction. October 27 was fixed as (he opening day. The fol’.ow’ing new members -were ole-cted: Misses J. Hall. R. Cooper. F. Wells, 'E. Randall. R. Anderson and E. Pedder: Messrs Baleigh and Weir. Five charges were preferred against Joseph M. Clarke al the Magistrate’s Court to-day. Tie pleaded guilty to charges of theft of a -wrench, valued at <3s. belonging to the Railway Department; theft of a wringer, value £2 15s, belonging to Mrs A Mclntvre, Grevniouth; theft of a boltle of whisky, value Ils fid, belonging I" J. J. Morgan, licensee. Masonic Hotel. Hokitika. He also was convicted on a charge of obtaining goods worth 120 by false pretences from Renton and Co.. Hokitika. On the lidtermenti'Uiied conviction he was sentenced to three months, an ( | on each of the others, to one month, the sentences to be concurrent. Ho -was also committed for sentence to the Supreme C'-'Hirt at Christchurch on a charge of breaking and entering the i 'emiscs (if* Renton and Co., ami of tKft Ithoft of £5 6s 6d in money and an electric torch of a value of 7s 6d. being an indictable offence. He pleaded guilty. Constable P- D. Dougherty stated that on Septemb'ei- 28, on receipt of a message, he went to Renton’s shop, and saw a man leave by the front door, and go towards Gibson Oirny. Witness over'ook him. am! found he was Clarke, who said he ha<l just wandered round and he was apparently sober. Witness felt his pocket, and found an unusually large amount of silver therein. Witness brought him back to Renton’s and found the door open. Then he took accused Io the police station, and charged him. finding £4 (is fid on him in. silver and two P)/- notes. After 'ockmg accused up. witness returned Io Renton’s and found a window open with marks indicating an iron wrench on Hie window sill had been used to open it. The cash register was open. There were a quant? v of pennies and a number of 3d pieces wrapped up. of a value of 10s. At midnight, witness had seen accused sitting on ‘he doorstep of Benton’s, and questioning him was told he had come from Canterbury but had been in South Westlan,] two and a-half months. Accused. \\ ho had then given the nam.e of J-ick Murphy, was showing signs of drink, and stated he was staying at the Occidental Hotel. Albert H. Hansford, accountant, said that on the previous afternoon, there was £6 Ds Sd in the cash register at closing time. On 4he morning of the 28th there was 14s 2d in pennies and threepences, a shprtage of £5 6s fid. The torch produced was one gonerrl’v left, behind the register. The ironey at the j.olice station taLied with “that missing.