HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 10 September 1935, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent, j HOKITIKA, Sej )t ember 9. A charge of assaulting Durham R. Dowell on Saturday night, Augus-t 24, at his restaurant, th e Rendezvous, was brought against! Jack Dempsey, aged 29, at the Court, before -Messrs W. J. Jeffries and W. E. Richards, J \s.P. The police stated defendant and other young men were having supper, and he and another began skylarking, when Dowell requested them to keep quiet, and Dempsey was later asked by Dowell and his wife qo stop tap dancing. When defendant eam e out. Dowell was at the front of the shop, and Dempsey complained about “picking on him,” inviting Dowell to “come outside.” Dowell declined, and defendant hit him, while Dowell closed with defendant, to protect him self, grasping Dempsey’s collar till another patron separated them. Albwri Cutbush corroborated this evidence, whiie Dempsey stated Dowell had grabbed him by the collar and defendant'. had struck him in defence. Sergeant (’. .1, King thought defend ant was not so much to blame as the others who were ‘.with him ‘‘egging him on’’ after he had been spoken to. Dempsey was lined £l.

The local iron foundry firm of G. and D. Davidson, Ltd., has been registered as a private company wi h £2OOO capital, the s hares being divided as follows; D. Davidson 445, 11. MacD. Davidson 444. J W. Miche’ 444. A large attendance is expected on Wednesday at Cass Square for tie* Rugby match between the Wellington Colts touring team and West Coast reps. The visitors wi’d be entertained at a ball in the evening. An Auckland venture, the South West la nd Rimu Timber Coy.. ha s been registered, with £5OOO capital, ’he subscribers named being Messrs J. A. Milne, P. H. Ayson. C. P. Earle, II W. Gray, R. H. Stanley. 11. A. Rob ertson, J. D. Bell. An L.G.U. medal match, played on Saturday* was won by Miss M. Adam son, after a count over the last 9 ho’e s had . been taken, five cards returned having the same net\ score. The following were- the best cards returned: Miss M. Adamson 93 —16 — 77; Mrs Murdoch 102—25—77; M r « Ecelesfield 102—25—77; Mrs Mclntyre 107—30 —77; Mrs A. Perry 107 —30—77; Miss Wilson 98—18—80; Miss Yarrall 103—23—80: Miss JStevenson 100—19—81; Mrs Cox 101 —19—82; Miss S. Keller 115—32—53: Miss King 98—14 —84. The best cards for the Stableford bogey (August) last week were: Miss *S. Kel’er 24 hep, Bpts, 32 total; Mrs A. Thompson 24—8—32; Miss J. Stevenson 14—16 —3O; Mrs Murdoch 19—10—29; Mrs Cox 14—14 —28; Mrs Moore 24 —3 —27. The ship To Aroha had to put back to Greymouth at the week-end owing to the state of the local bar. but! is expected here to-morrow or Thursday. Land holders in country areas have been burning off scrub during the past few days, and plenty of smoke has been in evidence as a consequence. Excursionists who saw th 0 Ranfurlv Shield match retimed yesterday, one trainload early in the morning, and ■the others ,at 5 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. The trip wa s enjoyed by all who mad© it.

There was only about a sixth of an inch of rain here last week, while there was sunshine to the extent of 65 hours. Southland is not the only district where frosts have lately set back the pastures, as in Westfland also th P effect has been -to create a fodder shortage, especially as live stock are now coming in with th P . start of the dairying season. The lambing yield in Westland this spring has been prolific, with the fine weather, and returns of over 100 per cent, are repented, with more yet to come. A fire occurred on one of Newman’s lorries on Saturday, when travelling from here to Ross with a load of cargo, but it was discovered before more than a few parcels were damaged This morning the death occurred at the Westland Hospital of Mr F. -IMorgan, son of Mrs and -the late Mr Charles Morgan. He was 24 years of age. and a native of Lyttelton, ami had resided here for about four montjhs. He leaves besides his mother (nee Miss Frances Rawlings), three sisters. Working nt Ruatapu sawmill, a serious accident befel Mr H. Thompson, son of Mrs Thompson, of Coal Street, Reef-ton. sustained a fracture of the skull, and was taken to Westland Hospital, where he remained unconscious for a considerable time.

He is, however, expected to make a good recovery, although he will be neeessari’v incapacitated for a considerable period. There was a large aittendanc? at Kokatahi Women’s Institute meeting. Mrs Kel’y presiding. Mrs Jackson gave a talk on Californian “Home Demonstraling,’’ and Mrs Yarrall one on growing sweet peas, while Mrs Collett gave a demonstration of the making of seagrass stools. Mesdames Jones and Smith ami Miss Fleming were hostesses. Koiterangi Women’s Institute meeting was also well attended. Mrs Harcourt presiding. Competitions resulted: Best daffodil grown in fibre. Mrs Harcourt 1. F. 2, Mrs Madsen 3. Best collection of daffodils. Mrs J. Michel 1. Mrs Dimmick 2. Mrs Harcourt 3. Pest doyley. Miss A. Havill 1. Miss F. Sparkes 2. Mrs Yarrall spoke on the growing of narcissi, and Mrs Bassett on the Institute Dominie* conference. Mesdames Mitchell and Jones and Misses Jones and Michel were hostesses.