Thank you for correcting the text in this article. Your corrections improve Papers Past searches for everyone. See the latest corrections.

This article contains searchable text which was automatically generated and may contain errors. Join the community and correct any errors you spot to help us improve Papers Past.

Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image

HOKITIKA NOTES

[Our Own Correspondent]. HOKITIKA, Nov. 24. Rev Father R. O’Gorman, of Ricearton, arrived in Hokitika on a visit this morning. He will spend a week in the district before returning. Messrs Norman and H Friend, of Okarito, are visiting Hokitika, and proceed’ to Christchurch to-morrow morning. . Mr. A. R. Elcock, Mayor of Hokitika is attending the Dominion conference of the Patriotic Board. Later he will proceed io Wairarapa for a few days, and will return on Tuesday. A large number of Hokitika and South Westland people will visit Christchurch for the N.Z. Cup. The local Revue Company, under direction of Miss A. P. Duff, gave a performance this evening at Ross in aid of the Patriotic Fund. The company has already assisted the Hokitika Committee by raising nearly £lOO, and also assisted in the Greymouth Carnival recently. At a meeting on Sunday evening at Mr Peart’s studio in the interest of youths it was decided to form a Cobbers’ Club, with a motto of service,, and to be open to youths over the age of sixteen. Officers elected were: President: Mr. H. C. Peart; Vice Presidents: Messrs A. R. Elcock, A. Lawn, J. Hutchison, J. Devaney, E. Heenan, A. Neil, R. Cooper. A. J. Harper; secretary: Mr. J. Gibson; treasurer: Mr. Ray Barltrop; committee: Messrs R. Barltrop, J. Connors, A. Tulloch, A. Tinnetti, G. Roberts and E. Stoop. The fee was fixed at 5s ver year, with a charge of Is per month. Mr. Harper gave an interesting talk on gymnastics and was accorded a vote of thanks. A constitution will be drawn up at the next meeting.

Permanent link to this item

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA19431125.2.3

Bibliographic details

Grey River Argus, 25 November 1943, Page 2

Word Count
270

HOKITIKA NOTES Grey River Argus, 25 November 1943, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES Grey River Argus, 25 November 1943, Page 2

Help

Log in or create a Papers Past website account

Use your Papers Past website account to correct newspaper text.

By creating and using this account you agree to our terms of use.

Log in with RealMe®

If you’ve used a RealMe login somewhere else, you can use it here too. If you don’t already have a username and password, just click Log in and you can choose to create one.


Log in again to continue your work

Your session has expired.

Log in again with RealMe®


Alert