HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 27 July 1940, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

[Our Own uorresnondent]

HOKITIKA, July 26.

At the Magistrate’s Court this morning, before Mr A. E. Benjamin, J.P., an elderly offender found drunk in Cass Square shortly after midnight, was convicted and discharged.

Additional contributions to the Patriotic Fund appeal are: T. and R . Harris £5 ss, Jess and A. Veale 10s, Buck and the Boys (Ahaura) £2 2s, two Reefton Friends £1 Is. On Cass Square, to-morrow afternoon, at 2.45 p.m., what should prove to be the final for the senior football championship, will be played between Kiwi A and Kokatahi. Both teams have ten points in the aggregate. The 'President’s grade knockout match will be School v. Kokatahi. The following is the Kiwi A team to play Kokatahi: —H. Mason, R. Burns, J. McLean T. Sproule, R. Roberts, F. Jordan, J;. West, P. Hurren, B. Patrick, D. Chinn, F. McHarg, A. Mandeno, W. Panton, L.' Morris, H. Pierson. The Ross team! has notified it is not taking the field against Excelsiors to-morrow. | During the week ladies associated 1 with the Lady Galway Patriotic; Guild, have been sorting and packing goods received by parcel. Up to the present some 20 cases of goods have been packed. Each case is numbered, and the contents indicated on the outside label. Several hundred parcels were dealt- with, and there are still goods to pack, including a swag of boots. Some goods require washing and repairing. The articles not considered satisfactory to send overseas, have been distributed to local institutions, where they will be of service. The Church Guilds assisted, enabling every expedition. It is expected that the work will be completed early in the coming week, when the goods will be despatched to Christchurch to be forwarded to London as shipping space is availaole. Next week the Patriotic Committees will despatch supplies of hussifs and pay book covers for overseas soldiers and sailors, as well as knitting. At a meeting of (the Wejstland branch, Canterbury Mountaineering Club, reports were submitted of two trips’ by members, the first to Mt. : Greenland on July 14, and the other to Toaroha Springs last week-end, July 20 and 21. It was agreed that two members on Sunday should inspect the Styx track to Grassy Flat on the Browning Pass route. It was decided that a gramophone donated by Mr and Mrs T. Eennett, of Christchurch, should be kept at Renton Hut at Grassy Flat, as this is much used by Canterbury and Westland trampers alike. The secretary was instructed to attach some inscription to the gramophone, requesting users to take care of it.’ It was resolved that all members who have enlisted for home defence or overseas service be granted honorary membership until they return. At present there are three members in the Special Force, four at Addington N.C.O. camp, and several others waiting to be called up for the Air Force and the Army.