WESTPORT NOTES

Grey River Argus, 6 December 1940, Page 11

WESTPORT NOTES

[Our Own Correspondent] High Tides —Port of Westport: Friday, 6—2.57 a.m., 3.18 p.m. Saturday, 7—3.56 a.m., 4.19 p.m. Sunday, 8 —5.5 a.m., 5.34 p.m. Monday, 9—6.20 a.m., 6.41 p.m. Shipping: WESTPORT, December 5. The Poolta is due from Gisbornie this afternoon to load coal for Wellington. Tile Totara is due from Tokomaru Bay to-morrow to load coal for Gisborne. The Holmlea is now due from New Plymouth to-morrow to load coal for Wanganui. The Wingatui is expected from Wellington on Saturday to load coal for return to Wellington. The -Kaitoa is due from Nelson on Sunday loading coal for Picton on Monday. The Kakapo is expected from Wellington on Sunday with general cargo, and loads coal for Auckland on Monday. Personal :

Mr McMillan, foreman of works, Greymouth, is visiting Westport on Railway Department business. Mr H. Roche, Conservator of Forests, Nelson, and Mr A. Westney, of the Forestry Department, are visiting Westport. *

A party of Nelson Group Travel Association, under the direction of Miss Jensen, arrived from the Glaciers yesterday, and proceeds to Nelson to-day. Mr P. Colvin, manager at Westport for Newman Bros., is visiting friends at Punakaiki on holiday. Mr Tim Burley is relieving manager.

Magistrate’s Court: In the absence of Mr G. G. Chisholm, S.M. Messrs F. H. Morgan and J. M. Robertson, Justices of the Peace, presided at yesterday’s sitting of the Magistrate’s Court. The sitting? was very short, there being only two cases. A. Pitcher, a fourth offender, was fined £1 for allowing stock to wander, and a 12 months’ prohibition order was taken out against Joseph James Erskine, aged 32. Judgment for plaintiff by default was granted in the following cases: Buller County Council v. Jane Sharp, £5 8s 6a; same v. Harold Stanley, £4’ Os 6d; same v. William Watson senr., £5 8s 6d; same v. Henry Harden, £5 8s 6d; Lawny and Co. (in liquidation) v. R. Longmuir, £5 7s lid. Hotel Licenses: At the quarterly meeting of the Buller Licensing Committee, there were present Messrs J’. Menzies (chair), R. Patterson. G. Taylor, and J. H. Evans. The following licenses were granted: Agnes McManus, Commercial Hotel, Westport; Arthur Dorrington Bath, Albion Hotel, Westport; B. Sherlock, Mt. Rochfort Hotel, Denniston; Patrick M. Collins, Commercial Hotel, Nelson Creek. The following applications for confirmation to husband were granted: Bertha Sherlock, Mt. Rochford Hotel, Denniston; Albert George Colvin, Black and White Hotel, Westport. An application by Edward Catchpole Holder, Criterion Hotel, Westport for further authority to carry on business, was granted for three months. Card Tournament: The Labour Party’s card tournament was well supported last evening. The euchre awards went to Mrs O’Brien, Mrs Stafford and Mrs Perkins. The forty-fives competition was won by Mrs Swan. A dainty supper was served. Home Guard: Major Kingscote, District Home Guard Commander for the West Coast, accompanied by the Westport Area Commander, Flight-Lieutenant Hamilton, attended yesterday’s meeting of the County Council and addressed the councillors on Home Guard matters. In introducing Major Kingscote, the County Chairman, Mr D. J. Archer, said that the Council wished to do everything within its power to help with the establishment of the Home Guard. He said that organising such a body in a scattered community such as the Buller presented greater difficulties than in a compact district. However, these were being overcome, and even as far away as Karamea a large number had presented themselves for enrolment. Major Kingscote said that the people in scattered districts were coming forward more enthusiastically than those in the towns. This was specially noticeable in the Grey district, where there were greater enrolments in a small place like Bruninerton than in Greymouth itself. Major Kingscote explained the purposes of the Home Guard, and in illustrating the need for such a body showed how New Zealand was in a far worse position than in the last war. The main purpose of the Guard was to defend New Zealand against a possible invader—invasion being more than just a possibility. It was necessary to defend our homes, but what was more important was to look after the country for the men who were overseas defending it. All that was asked wsa that those who remained in New Zealand should give! a small portion of their leisure hours! to train for the defence of their! country, and that was not asking! much of any man. Flight-Lieutenant! Hamilton’s job said Major Kingscote! was to organise training and, in con-! sultation with the various district Home Guard Committees, to appoint subordinate commanders. After MajoJ Kingscote had concludde, he wa® thanked by the chairman for his adj dress. '■ Cricket Tehms: J •The Railway team to play St. CanJ ice’s at Victoria Square on SaturdaJ at 1.30 p.m. is as follows: J. BrowiJ K. Betts, D. Bateman, C. McHerroiJ S. Mclntyre, T. McKenzie, C. LeigfJ ton, D. Symonds, G. Day, J. WhitsorJ F. Fox, L. Hunter, O. Morris. fl The following Railway players to journey to Denniston on SundaH to play for the Toll Cup (bus P.O. corner 12.30 p.m. sharp) O’Connor, J*. Brown, K. Betts, Bateman, C. McHerron, L. Mclntyre, J. McKenzie, C. F. Fox, J. Wliitson, d’. *■ Day.