WESTPORT NOTES

Grey River Argus, 5 June 1942, Page 7

WESTPORT NOTES

iuui‘ vwii u-urxespondeiiti. WESTPORT, June 4 High Tides for June; rnaay, 5 —2.43 a.m.;'3.16 p.m. .baturaay, 6 —3.45 a.m.; 4.2 b p.m. Bunaay, 7 —4.07 a.m.; 0.4 U p.m. Monday, 8—6.10 a.m.; 6.48 p.m. Mrs. McDun, has left on return to Umaru alter a holiday visit to Westport. : Mr. and Mrs. T. K. McGillivray, have leit on return to Blenheim. Mr. and Mrs. McGillivray, senr., have leu via Greymoutn and Christcnurch on return to Wellington. Start-Sergeant R. Sanders, son of Lieut, and Mrs. P. Sanders, in or tn neach, has arrived to undergo operative treatment in Buller Hospital.

A pretty wedding was celebrated in St. John's Anglican Church on Tuesday, .when Trevor Keim, only son oi Mr. and Mrs. R. D. McGillivray, Keiourn, Wellington, was married to Jessie Evelyn, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Watson, Pakington Street, Westport. Rev. S. Corne v was the officiating nnm.su-.-and the church was decorated by friends of the bride. The bride, who was escorted by her father, wore model gown cut on classical lines, the bodice, sleeve and train being appliqued with flowers. Her veil formed a halo and was secured bv a top knot of orange blossoms. The bride carried a shower bouquet of white chrysanthemums and maidenhair fern. She was attended by her filter, Nancy,- as chief bridesmaid, and Miss Norma McDonald. Tne bridegroom .was in uniform, and was attended by Mr. Jack Henie v as best man and Cadet Officer W. Watson as groomsman. A reception was Heid in the Maine Tea Rooms where the guests were welcomed by the brides mother, Mrs. Watson, assisted by tile bridegroom’s mother. During tiie signing o£ the register, Miss worm McDonald sang “Oh Perfect Love.”

Mr. G. G. Chisholm, S.M., presided over Wednesday s sitting of the Magistrate's Court, when the following cases .were heard:—J. w. Stowell and Sons were charged with selling one pound of cream of tartar at 5s per ib., being a sum in excess of the price authorised. Mr. Lovell contended that the price charged showed only a fair increase on cost. The Magistrate, in giving Iris decision, took a serious view of the case as the article was in short supply, and fined the defendant £5 and costs. F. E, Newman, licensee of the Post Office Hotel-, Westport, was fined £4 and costs for keeping his premises open after hours. An alternative charge of exposing liquor for sale was witndrawn. One fourth offender, charged with being on licensed premises alter hours, was fined 3Us ana costs; one second offender, 20s and costs; ■ and two first offenders, 5s and costs, j 8. Peggie, licensee of the Tramww j Hotel, Millerton, was charged witn semng liquor after hours, and was fined £2 and costs. W. Peggie was charged that being a person other than the licensee, he supplied liquor after hours, and was fined £1 and costs. Two first offenders found, on the premises were each fined 5s and costs. John Morgan Powell was charged with failure to enrol in the general reserve and the Addison’s Flat Gold Mining Company, Ltd., was charged with employing Powe, while unregistered. Mr. H. Lovell appeared for Powell and the Company and explained that Powell was the mine manager, and the directors had given him written instructions that steps were to be taken to see that all the staff were enrolled. Powell was very deaf, and over the age of 41, and was under the impression that he .was exempted. There was no attempt to evade service and he had since enrolled and was classed as unfit for service. Powell was fined £1 and costs and the Company £2 and costs. A woman, whose name was ordered to be suppressed, was fined £2 and 4s lid costs for stealing one pair of slippers from a shop ir Palmerston Street. The police stated that she -was seen taking the slippers- but refused to open her bag when asked to do so. A constable was called and followed her to the railway waiting room, where the slippers were founds A young man was charged that he did assault a female. Sergeant Holt stated that while a woman was collecting coal along the railway line, the accused accosted her and said that better coal could be found further along and caught her by the arm, but she refused to move. He caught her by

me arm again ana pushed m. agamsi a truck. i'lie magistrate, m giving his aecision, said tne accused wouiu ue given tne oeneiit or inc uouot and tire assault treated as <- tecnmcai' one only, ana oraerea m.. accusea to oe piacea on prooauon lor two years on condition tnat lie docs not go out alone at nights. L. x_ Mitcneii was oraereu to come up tor sentence if caned upon within six monins, tor railing to report iu. military service. Mr. Scully appe.. ea tor the accused and said mu iviitcneli was now in camp. Messrs G. G. Chisholm, S.M (Chairman?, R. Patterson, j. O'Regan, J. Menzies and J. Evans, were present at the annual meeting of the Bauer Licensing Committee held at the Westport courhouse on Wednesday. Applications for renewals were received and granted with two exceptions. In the case of Kynnersley r-iotei, Mokihinui, the granting was held over for three months, the licensee, in the meantime, being required to attend to certain repairs and renovations. The police objected to the renewal of tne licence for th e Tiroroa Hotel on the grounds that tne building was dilapidated and ,had no proper provision for guests, ana also that a hotel was not required in the locality. An adjournment was granted for three months. The police objected to the Te Kuha Hotel as a hotel was not required in the locality and the building and furnishings were not up to standard. The license was granted, In the two above applications, evidence was given by Sergeant Holt. In, a number of other applications, licenses were renewed on an assurance by counsel for the parties concerned that renovations sought by the Health Authorities and the Police would be attended to. Westport postal district sales for yesterday, the last day of the Liberty Loan campaign, showed a further increase. Stock sold totalled £3,480 from 175 applicants. In addition, 678 £1 bonds were sold. The total of Post Office sales during the campaign was £9,045 of stock and 1,549 £1 bonds, totalling £10,594. Following are the Customs returns for Westport fo r May, with those for May, 1941, in parentheses:—Customs £352 12s 5d (£785 17s lOd); Beer £344 15s 4d (£297 15s 2d); Sales Tax £441 12si sck (£5OB 16s 7d); War Exes A/c £756 Is 6d| (£670 12s Id).