HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 20 April 1948, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

(Our own Correspondent)

HOKITIKA, April 19.

The Gael arrived from Jackson. Bay at 3 o’clock on Saturday afternoon. The vessel brought a cargo of canned whitebait . She will load silver pine posts to complete her cargo and sailed for Wellington this afternoon at four o’clock. The combined Acquatic Clubs of Hokitika held a social evening in the Soldiers’ Hall on Saturday evening, the cups won during the season were presented. Members and visitors were present from all parts of the district. Mr J. F. McDougall,a member of Westland Hospital Board has resigned owing to leaving the district to reside in Greymouth. The Hokitika Borough Council will submit a new member to replace Mr McDougall, the seat being a town one. The death has occurred of a wellknown and respected former resident of South Westland, Mr Robert Foster second son of the late Mr and Mrs John Foster, Ross. A pupil teacher at Ross School, he then went to teach at Donoghues, and, in 1897 at Wataroa. He purchased a carrier business from Mr W. Foster and in 1912 the deceased took over the Government mail in partnership with his brother Thomas. He enlisted in the First World War and served overseas, being awarded the Military Medal in 1920. In th« same year he built tne Wataroa Hotel and later commenced sheep farming at Cooks river. After his retirement, he went to live in Christchurch, until his sudden death last week. He was buried on Friday in Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, being accorded a military funeral. Lady Baden Powell, whose radio address last evening interested many arrives to-day at 10 o’clock at Hokitika. She will be entertained to morning tea by the ladies committee of the Hokitika company at the Red Lion Hotel, and at 10.30 will proceed to the Soldiers’ Hall where she will be welcomed by the Mayor, Mr A. E. Perry, and citizens, at a civic reception. She will take the salute of the Girl Guides, Brownies, Cubs and Scouts, as thev march past and will then address the assembly. So fine a speaker is bound to attract citizens no less than the worthy object of her mision.

Twenty of the golf club members at the week-end bettered their handicaps in a medal match, scores being:— Rutland 90/26/64; Ross 91/26/65; Thompson 83/18/65; Lakin 97/31/66; Morillean 102/36/66 Gillespie 75/8/67 Black 89/21/68; Wells 86/17/69; Baineaves 96/27/69; Wake 90/21/69; Belcher 98/29/69; Groufskv 105/34/71 Aris 108/36/72; R<. Hill 90/18/72; J. Preston 103/30/73; Chesney 87/14/73; Merewether 101/27/74; P. Kortegast 93/19/74; James 88/13/75; H. Kortegast 96/19/77; Neil 97/19/78; Adamson 10223/79; Breeze 111/30/81; Bonich 122/36/86. Th e best scores in the Stableford Bogey match were: Wake 38 points; R. Hili 37; Groufsky 36; Thompson 32; Gillespie 31; H. Kortegast 30; Schroeder 30; Butland 28j Breeze 28; Zimmerman 2b; James 25 P. Kortegast 23; Black 20: Baineaves 20.