WESTPORT NOTES

Grey River Argus, 19 June 1936, Page 7

WESTPORT NOTES

(Our. Own Correspondent.) New Town Hall; WESTPORT, June IS. In v'w of the large number of tourists who will visit Westport, the importance of bringing public buildings up-to-date is fully recognised by alf who have the interests of the town :tl licitrt. The plans for the new Town Hill, which have been on view for some time.-are attracting great attention and interest, and when the budding is erected, it should lend dignity to the town, and should fulfill ab that was anticipated and required, when the matter was first mooted. The Council has wisely decided to securp the site which adjoins the one on wjhieli the olkl Town Hall now stands, and the decision has many things to recommend ill. The Borough Council has given notice of intention to apply to the Local Government Loans Board for its sanction to bcri/w the sum of £l'o,ooo for the purpose of crect’ng the budding. The importance of providing a new Foils n [I;dl and the va’ue wh'ch ft will prove :o the own of Westport, cannot be

•measured by tie sum which it is proposed to expend on it. a-fl it 's to !><■ hoped the loan vote will be marked bv the same tmbli'c unnn'nntv which was associnte.r'.with the s.reet. tar--e-il’ng scheme.

Conimuni’iy Sing: The Labour Party’s community sing held, last even'ng’at:raet.ed a b g -attendance, and proved a very jolly affair. Air W. IL Woodi-ock presided. Air D. Saunders proved an efficient song leader, and 'Mrs Saunders provided sparkling music. During the evenbig, vocal'items were con ributed by the following: Airs Messrs F. Wooib-0.-k, A. Hunter ami D. Saunders. A ladies’ committee provided -a dainty supper

New Books: The following books nr<« now ava I able to subscribers al the Weslpoil Public U'brary: Room 11, by Micbnel Anncslev: Top Side, by Nelli’e Scanlan; Who Kibed Gatton?. by F. ”• Vivian; Too Alueli Together, bv R. Al. Ayres; Flv Away Paul, by Victor fGnnmgf Lead'on McLean, by George Guodehild; hovel Weddmg, by Florence Riddell; Song of Shiva, by Dewan Sharer; Bran: from Cimarron, bv A. IT- Gooden; Alarry in Haste, bi- Maisie Gieig; Scent of Alangolia. bv C. IL Guest; I)aredev ; l Douglass, bv Amos Aloore; Canyon of Gold, by Rov Norton; Solution Mystery, S. I-'leteher; Mutiny of Madam l,y Dale Collins; Oil Under the 'Wm-dir-v, by N'linan Borrow; Alarloe. Alan’sious Alurder, b y Gordon A. McLeod. Miniature Rifle Shooting: ’Fhe Westport Territorial Alinialure Rille Club held their weekly shoot at Hie Drill Shed last evening. The result was as follows: —

'personal: _ Al r' if? Sliaiqie, Engineer lo the Alnfrine Depart men:., Wellington, ae(umipair.eiT b y Air Trevor Sin th. District Public "Works Department l-jigin-eer, TTremimith, are visiting Karamea on official business.

Morgan’s Pictures

WESTPORT. TO-DAY. Singing her way into the hearts of entertainment lovers the world over, the C’ont.uciit’s loveliest nightingale, Gitta Alpar, in “1 Give Aly Heart,” is the -attraction at the New Victoria Tli"Mre to-night and to-morrow (Saturday), matinee and night. Adapted from the famous operetta “Du Barry’’ it is the charm-filled musical romance of the little milliner, who enslaved the hearts of Kings and Princes. and whose beauty became the power behind the throne. Owen .Wires, Margaret Bannerman. Hay Petrie, arc- also in th ( . cast. It is recommended by the ('ensor tor adults, ami has <xcel!eiit supporting subjects. MONDAY AND TUESDAY. Binnie Hale, Gordon Harker and Donald Calthrop are the featured players in the Gaunibnt British mystery drama, ’“tig. Phantom .Light, at the New Victoria Theatre on Monday and Tuesday nights. There are a haunted lighthouse, a lunatic mud a gang of wreckers, who plot the destruction of ships. Into this hot bed of intrigue plungi’s two men am] a daring woman to save the ships that pass in Hie night. Lt is approved for universal exhibition, and has excellent supporting subjects.

Hospital Board Finances; Hon. Mclnlyre. chairman of the Buller Ilosp’t'il Board, made lhe follewino reference to the finances of the insitution in his annual report'. '['lip esltimated expenditure for the past year "';>s £17.055 2dWhilst the actual expend'iture was .£17.(1111 2Id, be’ng £ ( i (,n *' n exrCSS of the estimate. In. framing the'estima'es, however. it -wus not conf emulated re-con-diitioning the Nurses’ Home dr.rmg lhe -year. althmigh the Board was ;i ware that this exuemli uro was pendbig in the near future. The Department's Technical Inspector, following nil exajnf nation, reported 'that the work was urgent, and was accordingly undertaken. This, together with the surgical appliances purchased by the Medical'Sui'orijitendont .whilst in Hngland Inst vear, and, of course, poll included in lhe estimates _ almost fully accounts for the expendi.ure in

excess of till' estimates. Although the expenditure exe.Jeded the estimates by £ffi)G. the net-t debit carried ■is e.|';o 17s sd, due to Hie tact tha the ''receipts were also somewhat, on the. whole, in excess of ,I,p cs<lrll ' ll .' amount, the principal contributurn t flics bc-ing pTuri- uf n betjues • )} late Mrs Mullan. ’ Apart from tins, there is evidence of more money b<in K j,, circulation, as the collection ot fees is becoming easier, ma cunts fees in p-artieula.r being consvlerab > in advance of former years. lor current year, I am pleased to state that Compared with ffi't jea. . e-ti-ny «,.c,,re. Es-on-l t,,r.- on ont.l™ rel’cf decreased appreciably ki.t je< anil a further reduction is expects 1 for the current year. pemliture. >■ is anticipated, will fan i v dosely follaw last, year, even i the matter of salartv-s and ‘" a // , although the 10 per eent. cut mart in |931 has been restored as Mom ■ beginning of the financial yoat ~„,r r eoa‘-p payments w-.H not giea’Q exceed’ that of last year, unless legislation in the matter of n 40-hour week afl’eets till' pisitwm.

Gel busv! Chilly days and nights ahead! But hail, rain, or snow, you can be wttrm the whole winter through bv buying wisely- Gibbards replace advertisement contains just the warmer wearables now needed. Advt.

Score ITep. Total 79 - 79 S Wood . .. 76 79 \V Xliirrav . . . 75 3 78 j Xcill 75 7S 1 >. .1. l-'oiint:iini' ...76 1 77 76 1 77 J. E. Cameron p P (»r k i 11 < . . . "o 1 76 73 ~ 75 K Hill ... G3 8 71