HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 16 October 1936, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent). HOKILTIKA, October 15. The inquest on the late David C. Finch was concluded at the Magistrate's Court, this niorning. when the Coroner (Mr A. E. Benjamin) returned the following verdict: “That David Copperfield Finch died at Westland Hospital on October 'Jth, 193t>, as the result of injuries accidentally received, when attempting to board a moving train at Kumara Junction on the night of July 24th, J‘J3(>; and that, no blame was attachable to the Railway Department or its staff.” The art union conducted by the Excelsior Football Club was won by Airs G. Harrison, Preston. Road, Greymouth.

A tender for the construction of a leinforced concrete culvert, 27 feet long, at Angle Creek, on the Waiho section of the South Westland main highway and for the raising and metalling of 27 cha ns of road, has been let by the Public AVorks Department to Messrs Bottica Bros. The local team of Fire Brigadesmen are .practising every evening for the annual West Coast Demonstration, to be held at Reefton on Saturday, October 31st. The trophies to be contested for are the Morley Cup, Rose C’up, Otira Citizens’ Cup, Benyon Memorial Cup, Thompson Memorial, and Grogan Shields, and the silver tankards and medals. Guests at Keller’s Hotel include: Mr and Airs J. Alalfanti (San Francisco), Mr L. Rosenbaum) Air L. AV. Penhey (AVellingtou), AJ.iss E. AV. Lancaster (Dunedin), Aliss Al. Lancaster (Christchurch). 4 good opportunity for anyone interested in the fishing trade to acquire tin excellent launch, which is offered bv Air J. Cuttaneo, of Hokitika, who has for sale his forty-foot launch, with a reserve of only £.40, including fuel, and fishing equipment. The launch is at present kept in ten feet of watei here, and may bo inspected, in its sunken state. Tenders close on October 22nd.' For anyone intending to make fishing in the roadstead a trade, this craft", at the price, should be a remarkably cheap proposition. The Golf Club holds a four-ball boo-ey match on Saturday. There also will' be a. L.G.U. medal match, the draw being as follows: Aliss King ■and Aliss AVilson; Aliss E. Cooke and ALss Adamson; Mrs Ecelesfield -and Miss J. Stevenson; Aliss N. Yarrall and Cooke; Mrs A. Perry and Mrs Thompson; Airs Afclntyre and Mrs ALacfarlane; Airs Alillen and Aliss L. Knight; Aliss Anderson and Airs R. Ross’; Aliss E. Knight and Scorer.