HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 18 July 1941, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

[Our Own Correspondent]. HOKITIKA, July 17. Personal. —Mr u. No.tin, junr., _’l Okuru. is visaing Hokitika. ivir A. V. Cron returned to Okuru on Wednesday. Mr i Ingram, of the motoiship Hokitika, ainvea yesterday. Mr W. Adamson, of Wataroa. vis ted Hokitika on Tuesday, and r.‘tutlied me same evening Private S. G. Page, of the N.Z. Division First General Hospital Unit, who is a prisoner in Greece, was iormeny a member of the Hokitika Mental Hospital staff, and his wiie and son ai’p residing at Kokatahi. Mr J. B. Ward's sei vices to the Anglican Church for the past -it.' years were acknowledged at. All Saints' Hall when a large number of the congregation assembled to make him a presentation, comprising a fireside chair, a number of books, and a pair of slippers, as a token of appreciation The Vicai, Rev. D. D. Childs, Messrs W. E. Richards (Poole’s Warden) and D. H. Thomas (Vicar’s Warden) paid tributes to Mr Ward’s services as Synodsrnan, Lay Reader, Choirmaster, Secretary, Treasurer, and Sunday School teacher. General.—The Railwav Department have decided, in response to representations made by the Rugby Union, to run.-a fast passenger service to Greymputh on Saturday for the Bul-ler-West Coast Rugby football match. The train will leave Hokitika at 1.10 p.m., and the return train will leav--Greymouth at five o’clock The m.v. Gael arrived in. the roadstead to-day about 7 a.m., and berthed at 4.30. Home Guard platoons at last night’s parade, had lectures on gas warfare, grenades, defensive obstacles, and penetration, while Ser-geant-Major Bain drilled one platoon in musketry A full da v parade fm Sunday, along with the Terirtorials, was announced, each being requested to bring his lunch and a cup, with his name and platoon clear’.v marked on the parcel, which will be carried to the scene of action under service conditions. It was decided to join the Territorials in holding a ball on August 20. Table .. Tennis. —At Sea View on Monday evening St. Mary’s Club beat Sea View Club by a substantial margin. It was the first match for Sea View Club, which was formed recently, Results (St. Mary’s players named first) were: —-Atkinson 31 beat Blackett 23; P. Groufskv 29 lost to Holloway 31; Keown 31 heat' Staines 21: O'Rourke 30 lost to Diedrich 32; Haddock 31 beat Kinder 19: , Musson .31 beat Oldham 23. Second round: Atkinson 31 beat Staines 21; Groufskv 31 beat Blackett 24: O’Rourke 31 beat Kinder 17; Haddock--31 boat Oldham 28; Musson 32 beat Diedrich 30. Third round: Atkinson 31 beat Staines 21; Groufskv 31 beat Blackett 24; Keown 31 beat Holloway 26- O’Rourke 31 beat Oldham 23; Haddock 31 beat Diedrich 25: Musson 31 beat Kinder 27 Ladies’ singles: Miss O’Rourke 31 beat Miss Duffy 8; Miss M. Groufskv 21 lost to Miss’M. Dagg 31; Mi’s Allen 31 beat Miss Matheson 26; Miss A Stephens 31 beat Miss Coulson 27; Miss McMullan 31 beat Miss Hammond 21; Miss M. Roberts 31 beat Miss Blackburn 15. Second round: Miss O’Rourke 31 beat Miss Dagg 28; Miss Groufsky 31 beat Miss Matnesun 22; Mrs Al.'en 31 beat Miss Dairy 29; Miss Stephens 31 beat Miss Hammond 19; Miss McMullan 21 lost to Miss Blackburn 31; Miss Roberts 31 beat Miss Coulson 25 Third round: Miss O’Rourke 31 beat Miss Matheson 20; Miss Groufsky 31 beat Miss Duffy 23; Mrs Allen 18 lost to Miss Dagg 3.1; Miss Stephens 31 beat Miss Blackburn 25; Miss McMullan 21 lost to Miss Coulson 31; Miss Roberts 31 beat Miss Hammond 21. Combined doubles; Atkinson and Miss O’Rout><e 31 beat Blackett and Miss Duffy 11; Groufsky and Miss Groufskv 31 beat Hollowav and Miss Dagg 24; Keown and Mrs Allen 31 beat Staines and

Miss Matheson 28; O’Rourke ana Miss Stephens 31 beat Diedrich and Miss Coulson 10; Haddock and Miss McMullan 31 boat Kinder and Miss Hammond 23; Mussbn and Miss Roberts 31 beat Oldham and Miss Blackburn 17. At the conclusion the. teams were entertained at supper. A return match will be placed at St. Mary’s Club on Monday evening.