HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 10 October 1945, Page 3

HOKITIKA NOTES

[Our Own Correspondent] HOKITIKA, Oct. 9 Yesterday whitebait were caught in Mahinapua Creek, one catch being forty tins, but in the river the best one was a few pints. • An Okuru fisherman yesterday sent word for the plane to come down to lift a catch of 400 lbs., but by the time the plane arrived, the fisherman had secured SCO lbs., and the plane had to make two trips. Four tons of whitebait was railed to Christchurch yesterday, and to-day a large quantity was sent by the express en route to Wellington.

To-morrow night the local Revue Company’s “Atomic Moments” will open at the Princess Theatre the proceeds being for the Plunket Society. A rehearsal on Monday proved the revue to be up to the former high standard, the frocking, scenery, and lighting being bright and colourful.

The local branch of the Canterbury Mountaineering Club at its annual meeting elected the. following officers: —President, Mr. L. Boote; Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. J. Chanman; Committee, Messrs G. Symes, G. Kelly. S. Diedrichs, M. Davidson, S. Davern and Sergeant Austin. Sergeant Austin gave an interesting address on the duties of a rescue branch, and the President related experiences of searchers in high country* for missing climbers. It was decided to visit the styx track and effect improvements also Te Aroho Springs and to make the M Pass on October 21 and

About 150 friends' gathered at Arahura Pah last week at the invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Opene Meihana to welcome home their soldier son, Henry. The large gathering were entertained in a specially constructed hall. Nearly 100 children were also entertained. Addresses were given by Messrs A. R. Elcock (Mayor of I-lokitika) T. Tainui, Neilsen (R.S.A.) and I. Tainui.

In the week-end cricket matches, Hokitika beat Ruatapu by four runs, and at Woodstock a married men’s team beat the single meji. Ruatapu secured 81 (Wilson 18, Jolley 13, Aiming 11). Baird took 4 wickets for 7; East 3 for 3; Stoop 3 for 17, and Breeze 2 for 12. Hokitika replied wilh 85. (Stoop 14, Thomas 12, Pierson 12, Wallace 10). Wilson took 5 for 10, Jolley 3 for 18, C. Wilson 2 for 12, Aiming 1 for 10, and Kerr 1 for 10. Woodstock married men made 181. (E. Stoop 46. J. Griffiths 44, E. Wells 33 ; A. Dale 24, L. Wells 15, Inwood 11,' L. Willoughby 9 not out). S. Fleming and W. Stephens were the best bowlers. Single men made 166. (Wildbore 60, not out, Stephens 31, Madgwick 16, Agnew 11, Keenan 11, Growcott 10). L. Wells was the best bowler.