WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18409, 16 June 1925, Page 11

WEST COAST NOTES

—.-♦ —. PERSONAL.

(srzcixL TO "the -pjuss.") GREYMOUTir.-Junc 15. Miss Purchas. of Christchurch, - has taken up,lier duties as assistant-mistress of Harihari School.

Mr if. Connelly, formerly president of the A.S.R.S., will", arrive in Greymouth by to-morrow's express.

Mr Kobson underwent an operation for appendicitis at the Grey IJivcr Hospital last week, and is making a good recovcrv.

Mr }[. Simmers.' "f the district railway engineer's-office, ChrisU-hureh, is visiting the West Coast. . Miss K.i Groom has been appointed to the vacancy on the telephone exchange staff caused by the transfer of Miss 0. Ealhbun. " . Mr U. Estou, of tiic Post Office staff, was presented by the United Football Club with a fountain-pen on the : 'eve of his departure for Wellington on transfer. Tho funeral of the late Mrs. W. P.. Lair was largely attended. The service at. the graveside was read by tho Bcv. T. X. Cuttle, who also conducted a memorial service at .St. John's Church.

The death occurred last evening at Hokitika of Mr James Charles Martin, a native of Oxford. Canterbury, a.t the age of 60 years. The deceased is survived bv three sisters.

Mr Peter Nelson, a Greymouth pioneer, died last evening at his residence in Pdaketown. at the age of !>0 years. Deceased was a native of Denmark, and leaves a family of four sons and one daughter. He had resided in this district for over half a. century, and was a well-known -boatman in the early days. Messrs "W. A. Jamieson and H. T. Parry (Hokitika) leave to-morrow for Palmerston North, where they will attend the Winter Show.

A Property Sale. At Iteefton on Saturday the Exchange Hotel and Princess Theatre were sold by auction for £1950. The competition was poor. ■

Tire. Through, the ignition of some material ■which came in contact with a candle carried by one of (he residence of Mr McCormuck, of Buller road, Reefton, was burned to the ground, nothing,being, .saved... Only, .. for- „tli'e good work of .the Fire Brigade, two other houses in the immediate vicinity would also have been destroyed..

Bugby Football. The following have been selected to. represent the West Coast against BuJler v at..Grcymouth' on Saturday:—Goodall (Grcymouth), . Steel (Greymbuth), TJiomas .(Greymouth), H. .Steel. (Hokitika), Warues (Grcymouth),' McKay (Greymouth). McCleary (Hokitika), Shaw (Hokitika), Devaney (Hokitika), McNabb (Recfton), Bannister (Hokitika), Brown (Greymbiitli), Jamieson(Greymouth), Perham (Hokitika), and Griffen (Hokitika); emergencies,' Henderson (Hokitika). Lambertbn ..(Greymouth), Jarden (Greymouth), "and Walker (Hokitika)..' . _Two players-were hurt in the senior matcji between' Shop Assistants v. Cronadun, A. Eobertson, of tho former,.and L. Hunter, a Cfp'narlun player, suffering injuries which. will incapacitate them for several weeks.

» Magistrate Criticised. The ; Greymouth Ministersl.-Associa*-tion'lias protested to- the. Miriistor of Justice against recent decisions by'Mr W. Meldrum, S.M. 'At the evening, service in the Methodist Church, the Rev. J,'' F. Martin crtieised the judgments given'by Mr Meldrum, particularly in licensing eases. : ,

Trouble in the Waipori. The departure of the Waipori has been delayed owing to trouble with the cooks and stewards. •

Kokatahi Show,

.Numerous entries have been -receive ed _ for the Kokatahi "Winter , Show, which will he held to-morrow and on Wednesday. Sunshine and Bain. For the week ending. Sunday there were 78 points of rain at Hokitika and 45' hours 46 minutes' sunshine. Golf. For" the monthly, medal competition' of the Hokitika Ladies' Golf Club, the best cards returned were as follows: Miss I. Lewis, 113—31—79; Miss Moore. 88—6—82; .Mrs F. Williams, 114—27—87; Mrs Neville. 109—19—90•: Mrs Baird, 122—31—91.