HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 29 May 1935, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent.) HOKITIKA, May 28. The Kokatahi-Koiterangi Win'er Show was successfully opened this afternoon, the displays proving fully up to the previous ones. There was a good attendance this afternoon, and the show will be open this evening and again to-morrow morning and afternoon. The Gael sailed at daylight this morning for Wellington. The Foxton is due back to-morrow morning to load timber for Wellington. Evidently the Greymouth Radio Station 3ZR, despite it s popularity throughout, the West '('oast, might be given better support than it receives at present. The Director, Mr M. Spiers, who was present last evening at the meeting of the Westland Rugby Sub-Union, expressed appreciation of the support given the station by listeners in Westland. Tie outlined the difficulties under which the station was working. An annual grant was received from the Government, hut this was insufficient to meet the expenses incurred. Very little financial support was received from the Greymouth public. Tn view of this, the support from Westland was much appreciated. He ’would do what he could do to broadcast the Marlborough match, the cost of which would be about £2O. The station received a grant from the Government. They called it a subsidy, but it was a grant as it subsidised practically nothing, except what he paid out of his awn pocket, and that was quite a considerable sum. Broadcasting stations were now no longer to make .in appeal for funds over the air. and the financial support he was receiving from the Greymouth public was almost negligible. If th n re 'was no improvement in the position, he might have to request the Broadcasting Board to close down 3ZR. The SubUnion, which were not asked to do so, voluntarily donated Cl Is. while a collect ion among members resulted in £1 Ils C»d being received also. Certainly 3ZRi is much appreciated in Westland.

The following will represent Hokitika Hockey Club in a match against Greymouth at Hokitika to-morrow at 3 p.m. —Cooper, Smith. Grenfell, P. Tlurren Pierson, Parkhill. Monk, Morgan. Dwanp Fleming. <G. Emergencies: Collett and J. Hurren.

The following will represent teams from the Rover and Hokitika Ladies’ Hockey Clubs: A team—Misses A. Stapleton, R. Stapleton, J. Butland, Mrs Eager, J. Collett, F. Hall, M. Hughes. M. Wallace N. Cutbush. L. .Tolly, E. Collett. O. Stapleton. B team—M. Daly, M. Mitchell, T. Saxon, E. ITowat, W. McLean, T. McMillian. D. S‘<opforth. J. Hall D. Wallace. C. Stuart. Mrs Schroder, N. Furness, M. Little.

The following will be the Old Girls basketball team in a match against St. Mary’ s Old Girls at 3.30 to-morrow at the Convent courts: M. Rowe, E. Rowe, M. McCarthy, I. Lawrence, ’F. Macfarlane. R. Lawn. J. Parkhill, P. Fowler, E. Woolhouse (W. Stevenson referee).

At the Rugby Sub-Uinon meeting last evening, the following matches were fixed for Saturday: Seniors— Ross v. Kiwi, Cass Square, No. 1 (J. Butland): Excelsior v. Pirates. Cass Square, No. 2 (.1. MeClearv). Juniors —Kiwi v. Ross, at Rons ‘ (W. Flaher J .y): ExceMor v. School, Cass Square, 1.30 (C. L. Harper); Arahura v. Kokatahi. rt Arahura (Mr Collett). Third grade—School v. Excelsior Cass Square, 1.30 (J. Richards’). Owing to insufficient entries, owing chiefly to the representative match: in Greymouth, it was decided to defer the seven-a side tournament from June 3 to a. later date. It was also decided to advise the West Coast Union of the postponement, ami to ask that the match with Wellington be played at Hokitika. The meeting decided to sub mit Mr McCleary’s name as referee for the Coast-Canterbury match al Greymouth on Monday. June 3. Three Excelsior juniors who were called on to play for ‘he seniors last Saturday were granted reclassification. Tt was decided that the Kokatahi Club bo asked to define the dead b‘R lin" clearly' on its ground. The referee of the Arahura-Kiwi match on S'ltiV'day reported he had to order S. Tninui (Arahura), and F. Ptnplcton (Kiwi) for punching and kicking. O.i the motion of Mr Breeze, it wa« decided to administer 1 a caution. The referee of the Pirates-Ross senior match ronnrted that ho had ordered ' IT C. Pfahlert (Pirates) and K. Mar; tin (Ross) for threatening behaviour. The president said both players had been playing long enough, and should have known better 1 . They were not setting a good example. Tt was decided both be cautioned, and advised the Sub-Union would take a more serious view in the event of a recurrence. Permission was granted the men from the Milltown and Humphreys water race camps to hold a match at the Square on Saturday. June S. The West Coast Union wrote suggesting July’ 13 as the date for Hie Dittman Shield game at Greymouth. The date was accepted. The Atnhura Club wrote protesting against Excelsior junior® playing two seniors and a member of another club in their match on Mav IS. It was dec'ded the protest be not upheld the allegations being with out foundation.