WESTPORT NOTES

Grey River Argus, 2 August 1940, Page 11

WESTPORT NOTES

[Our Own uorresDondent] High Tides; P<j>rt of Westport: Friday, 2—08.50 a.m.; 09.16 p.m. Saturday, 3 —09.37 a.m.; 10.02 p.m Sunday, 4—10.22 a.m.; 10.45 p.m. Monday, 5-^llOB a.m.; 11.30 p.m.

Shipping: WESTPORT, August 1. The Waipahi, coal-laden for Lyttelton, is expected to be despatched tomorrow.

The Kakano is due from Wellington to-day to load coal for Napier and Wellington The Fukeko is due from Wellington to-night to. load coal for return to Wellington The Wingatui is expected from Wellington to-morrow to load coai for return to the same port. The Puriri is due from Nelson on Monday to load coal for New Plymouth. Personal:

Mr. T. O. Bishop, secretary of me Employers’ Federation, is visiting Westport for the mining conference. Mr. Angus McLagan, secretary .of the United Mine Workers, is visiting Westport for the mining conference. Pei er Foote, son of Dr. and Mrs. Foote, of Westport, is selected in the Otago Rugby representative team.

Brigadier John Powick. of the Salvation Army, arrived bv plane yesterday to attend the funeral of his mother , Mr K M. McLaughlin has returned from Christchurch, where he successfully underwent, an eye examination for entry into the Air Fore-,. He is called up for September to take his course of training at Levin. Messrs H- U* Sharpe, inspecting engineer from head office, T. A. Johnson, district P.W.D. engines, Nelson, and E. F. Evans, district. P.W.D. engineer. Greymouth, are at □resent on a tour of inspection in thBuller district. Wedding: A very pretty wedding was celebrated at Waimangaroa at 10 a.m. yesterday, the contracting parties being Mr. James Curragh, of Burnett’s Face, and Miss Abby Robertson, elaest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Robertson, of Burnett’s FacThe Rev. H. L. Wilkinson, 8.A., wa» the officiating clergyman. Mrs. RCurragh acted as Matron of Honour, and Mr. R. Curragh as best. man. The wedding breakfast was held at the residence of Mrs. Leo Walsa, Peel Street, when the customas-v toasts were- honoured. The popular couple were ,the recipients of hosts of good wishes and gifts from then many friends, the bridegroom presenting his bride with a handsome fur coat. Mr. and Mrs. J. Curragn later left for Christchurch on their honeymoon.

Card Tournament* There was a large attendance at the Labour Party’s card tournament last evening. The euchre awards went to Mrs. McGreevy, Mr. White, Mr. Gallagher. The forty-fives competition was won by Mrs. Supper was setved by Hi® Ladies Social Committee. Minina Conferences

Some thirty delegates, representing the coal mine owners and the coal miners met in conference in tne new County Chambers yesterday to discuss proposals for district agreements affecting all, coal mines the West Coast. Mr. T. O. Bishop presided. The conference is stir proceeding. Patriotic Funds’

The Mayor, Mr. J. M- Robertson, acknowledges: £l2 from Sergeant's Hill Patriotic Committee, per R. Wimsett; 10/- for soldiers’ parcels from Mr. Berdinner: £l/10/- from Buller Basketball Association Patriotic Fund.

Magistrate’s Court: The fortnightly sitting of the Magistrate’s Court was held to-day, Mr. G. G. Chisholm, S.M., being on the Bench. Nicholas. Mate. Taljiancich was prosecuted against by the Labour Department (Mr. C. H. Rawlins) for the following breaches of the Restaurant Employees’ Award: (1) Failure to pay the award wages of £2/12/- weekly to a general hanu, George Whiting; (2) failure to enter Whiting’s name in the wages (3) failure to exhibit a time-table of hours to be worked bv a waitress, Phyllis Walters, and (4) failure to allow said waitress th e half-holiday orovided for in the award. On tne first charge a fine of £1 was imposed, on the seOond £3. on the third 10/-, and on the fourth £l. Expenses were also allowed. Theodore Smith was convicted and fined £2 and costs for using an unlicensed motor vehicle. Civil cases: Judgment by default was given in the following cases: W. Keesing v. T. Scarlett. £4/57-: Hallenstein Bros. v. W. Scarlett, £l/17/4; H. Elley .v- D. Turner £2-14-7: J. Kilkennv. L-sd. v. E. A. Burden. £5/13/11; Buller Hospital Board v. F. Radcliffe, £5; R. G. Bradley was ordered to pay Robt. Francis. Ltd.. £4/17/10 forthwith, m default five days’, imprisonment, wmrant to be suspended on payment ot 10/- per week. At a sifting of tne Children’s Court, which was alst* held yesterday morning, a youth was committed to the care of the Chua Welfare Officer for twelve montns for illegally converting a car to his own use.

Lady Galway Appeal: The Mayor has on the whgrf 16 cases of clothes, of approximately four tons in measurement, ready for dispatch to the Lady Galway Committee at Wellington, for use of refugees. In this connection the Mayo? says the response has been exceedingly generous.