HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 8 October 1941, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent) HOKITIKA, October 7. There was a large gathering friends at the Hokitika Railway who returned M\Sd will be" tendered a public welcome a Woodstock Hall. < wnciThe death occurred at Ih e \\esi land Hospital last evening of Mrs Annie Agnew, wife ol Mi D. J. W, new, of Hokitika, and ol Arahura Valley. The late Mrs Agnew was 59 years of age, and was a native of Arahura. who leaves a family of two daughters, Mrs Hendren (Christchurch), and Miss Agnew (Hokitika), and tw o sons, John (Arahura). and George (Hokitika). She is also survived by four sisters, Mis J. Pickering (Hokitika), mrs C. Weolev (Nelson), and Misses Rose and Mary McGuigan .(Arahura), and three brothers, Messrs Joseph McGuigan (Arahura), John McGuigan (North Island), and Edward McGuigan (Addington). The funeral takes place to-morrow afternoon, leaving St. Mary’s Church at 2.0 U o’clock. . . . To the Hokitika patriotic turn donations for September amounted to £4 Os 4d. regular subscriptions to £lB 3s, and monthly collections to £2B 6s; a total of £5O 9s Id There was a large attendance at the Public Hall. Kokatahi, when the combined Women’s Institutes presented a programme ol one-act plays, which were followed by a dance. , ~ Whitebait have been more plentiful here during the past two days, good catches being made by some ] fishermen in the Hokitika River and. nearby’ streams, and most of the fish is being railed to the Christchurch market. .... ~ It is expected that sb.pping will be able to work the local bar at the week-end The Gae] arrives on Friday with a cargo of cement from Tarakohe. The Hokit»ka paid off her crew at Wellington this week, but is expected to sail for Hokitika towards the end of the week. The annual banquet of St. Marys Debating Club took place last evening Mr P. F. Mulrennan being, the chairman The'following toasts were honoured: “The Pope and King, ’ proposed bv the chairman; lhe Judges,” proposed by Mr T. J. Keown and responded to by Messrs H M. Coulson and G. Wormington; “Rev. Dr. Harrison,” proposed by the chairman, who took the opportunity to make a presentation from the "members to Dr. Harrison, who expressed his thanks to the members; “Club Patrons,” proposed by Mr J. Fitzgerald, and responded to bv Messrs W. H. Stopforth and I. Groufsky; “Absent Friends” proposed by Mr R. Quinn; Kindled .Clubs,” proposed by Mr M P. Moore, responded to by Mr T. Duffy, Greymouth; “The Press,’ proposed Iby "Mr B. Kempton, and responded to by Mr T. J. Keown. The chairman presented the trophies Tf°T during the year, as follow's: Club !Cup, Mr E." Allen; Religious Questions, Messrs K. Mulrennan (senior), E. Kidd and J. O’Rourke (junior, equal); billiards, Mr R. Quinn; Most Improved Speakers. Messrs V\. Toohey (senior), and S. Davern (junior).