Greymouth

New Zealand Tablet, 2 September 1909, Page 13

Greymouth

(From Our Own Correspondent.) August 24. A serious accident happened to" Dr. James Mcßrearty, sen., last Monday evening. He was walking' along the street and when at the* "foot" of .Griff en's Hill he was knocked down by. a trap. The Marist Brothers' School football team journeyed to Runanga (State Collieries) last Saturday and defeated the Runanga State School football team by 9 points -to nil. The Marist Brothers boys have now scored 130 points : to nil m ;the various matches for the schools' competition, and have every prospect of again winning" the coveted shield. The sports- committee of the local branch of the Hibernian Society have decided to hold the New Zealand Championship gathering in conjunction with .their annual sports meeting to be held in GreymoutK on March 16 and 17. The society is recognised -as being the premier athletic club nf the West Coast, and- under their management a record gathering of competitors and the general public is anticipated. A euchre tournament in connection with the Card Club competition was played- at the Fire Brigade Hall las! Friday evening between teams from' the Fire Brigade and St. Columba Club. After an exciting tournament, the St. Columba team proved victorious -by the narrow margin, cf 12 points, the scores being. 521 to, 509. This is the first occasion in which the Fire Brigade has been defeated for four years. At the conclusion of play refreshments were handed around. During the evening musical items were contributed by Messrs. T. Clark, P. J. Smyth, J.- Walton, E. Casey, J. Fitzsimmons, and Noel Dew. ' A very pleasant evening was concluded' with the singing of ■' Auld lang syne.' . N " ' ° The St. Columba Club rooms were crowded on last Monday evening, when Mr. A. F. O'Donoghue gave a lecture oa ' A holiday in the Southern Alps,' illustrated with limelight views. Mr. E. Casey, V.P., occupied i>Ke chair, and briefly introduced the lecturer. Mr. O'Donoghue, who on rising to speak was greeted with applause, in the course of an interesting address gave a splendid description of the beauties of the Southern' Alps, dealing more' particularly with a trip from Greymouth to Timaru, via the Francis Josef Glacier, the Hermitage, andCopeland Pass. Several beautiful views were shown, the lantern being skilfully manipulated by Mr. T. M. Heffernan. At the conclusion of the lecture a hearty vote of_thanks was accorded Mr. O'Donoghue for his instructive and interesting discourse. Mr. O'Donoghue, in acknowledging the vote of thanks, annoutfced that he intended doing the trip across the Alps again next Christmas holiday's, and. invited -as many "of the parishioners who cared to make the trip to join him. - Messrs. Graham, Wilson," and Smellie, High street, Christchurch, are now opening up a comprehensive stock of new -season's goods, reliable in. quality and the latest in style. Special and immediate personal attention is given to mail orders.... Give us the opportunity for showing you how capable we are in removing furniture, passing Customs entries, delivering parcels to any address, local or distant. With us no detail that adds to the satisfaction of our customers is too small to be worth while. — THE NEW ZEALAND EXPRESS CO., LTD. Offices all towns....