HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 28 August 1937, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

[Our Own Correspondent] HOKITIKA, August 27. The death occurred this morning at her residence, Upper Kokatahi, of a. very old resident, Mps Ruth Mulholland, aged 85 years A native of Williamstown, South Australia, came 62 years ago to the West Coasv, settling at Kokatahi. She leavess a family of five daughters and three sons, to whom the sympathy of a wide circle of friends toll be extended. The billiard match between Clanc McConachy, New Zealand champion, and S. Stephens, local champion was won by the local player. who compiled very nice breaks of 88, 42 ana au, these being the highest which ah amateur has recorded against.Me Conachy. McConachy s best breaks Sere 2®, 175, 172 and 125. * er matches McConachy defeated M. Foreman and D. Heenan, the winner s best breaks were 42, 32 and 30. Whitebait are still conspicuous Dy their absence from the Hokitika River and it is evident that there are fences at work which tend to destroy this formerly profitable season- ” cSwJn y senior Rugby team visit here to-morrow to p W MW. the other senior game being Firates Excelsiors. Kumara and Ross meet . Pr.cc Kiwi team are. btapieion, —2’, J bS’ ra f ( o a ’bv Agnew, Johnson, PfahLTTutoa <2> 6 Parson MeCiasnan Parker, Thorpe, Growcott, Ritchie (2) Finch, Kulsen, Harrison. ( The South Westland service of A Travel (N.Z.) Ltd., in the P?st to June 30,. had an income of £6233 an june ov, expenses rose Sloss' 511553. Mails inereasol T Pe U7®b P er rem There Is a and goods 83 per cent which credit balance of £9l , * dividen d, SMOOO to i £lO.OO0 was made when mnVand 1537 K“re C p“red Mr M G. Trippner as SiesmST (Canterbury). The apS^re”s“— S signed a petition asking for the ap pointment of Miss Millner who. some years ago was on the staff thei . An old coin was found at Kar angarua (South Westland) a few days ago by a °" c^t Copeland Pass Road. Mr W. Scott, ShUe excavating, found three feet below the surface, a penny dated 1773 The coin bore evidence of having been buried. It was forwarded to the Curator of the Wellington Museum. Among many conjectures as to its being buried there is that it was lost by some of Captain Cook’s men during their long sojourn at Dusky Sound.