HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 3 June 1942, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent)

HOKITIKA, June 2.

Mr. W. Bruce, who was an inmate of Westland, Hospital for some weeks, has been able to leave the institution, and left for Ashburton this afternoon for a holiday.

Mr. L. Ross, is making steady progress at Westland Hospital. Mr. T. B. Gilloly, Dredgemaster of th e Kanieri Gold Dredge, is at present on annual leave, and is visiting Auckland.

Mr. Norman Friend, of Okarito. is here on a holiday visit. Tne death occurred at Westland Hospital! of Mrs. Barrowman, wife of Mr. William Barrowman, of Ruatapu, after an illness of only a few days. She was a daughter of Mrs. Spoor and the late Thomas Spoor, of South Hokitika, and was 44 years of age. The funeral was largely attended. . (

Various local firms continue to be handicapped through employees being down .with influenza. Basketball matches on Monday resulted as follows:—St. Mary’s 8 beat. St. Patrick’s 4; Koiterangi A 9 be. Koiterangi B 1; Convent A 7, bea. School B 3; School A 18 beat Victorians 2; Old Girls 4 beat Convent B2; Hospital a bye. Second Round: Old Girls 9 beat Hospital 3; Koiterangi A 10 beat St. Mary’s 6; Convent A 11, beat School A 4. Semifinal: Koiterangi A 7 beat Old Girls 6. Final: Koiterangi A 8 beat Convent A 6. Miss A. P. Duff presented the trophy to the winning team.