WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18481, 8 September 1925, Page 11

WEST COAST NOTES

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

(BMSCIAL TO' "TBt PRESS.")

GBEYMOUTH, September 7. Detective-Sergeant J. B. Young, -who leaves for Christchnrch to-morrow on transfer,- was presented by the Police Force, with .a. handsome nig. Inspector W. Eccles, who presided on the occasion, praised the qualities of the guest. Mr A. Mosley, formerly of Greymouth, arrived from Feilding on Saturday to join the staff of Messrs Guinness and Kitchingham, solicitors. Ho succeeds Mr J. Saunders, who has resigned in order to enter into partnership with Mr E. J. Bundle. Mr J. P. Keesnan, of the Post Office, Christchnrch, is visiting Greymouth. Mr I. A. Jaincs, Superintendent of the State Mines, will return to Greymouth to-morrow. ~. .. Mr H. W. Kitchingham left for Christchurch this morning. Mrs S. Williams, of Reefton, has returned from Christchurch. v Mr and Mrs McKinley Jessop were accorded a welcome home at Paroa on Saturday evening, and were presented on behalf of the local sawmill employees with= a dinner set and an aluminium kitchen set. Mrs Lingard, of Aratika, has recovered - sufficiently from her recent illness to be able to leave the Grey Hospital. Senior-Sergeant P. J- McCarthy leaves to-morrow for Motueka. Later in the week he will proceed to Blenheim and Nelson on annual holidays. The funeral of the late Mr H. Emmett, which was held at Boss on Saturday, was attended by a jiumber of friends. The children of the State School, at which Mr Emmett was a teacher, marched in the cortege with other members of the staff. Mr.Brace Adam, Home Miasioner, conducted the funeral service.

Magistrate's Court. At a Sitting of the Magistrate's Court this morningT before Mr W; Meldrum S.M., Catherine Nestor, postmistress at Kotuku, was charged with signing a receipt liable to stamp duty without the same being duly stamped m accordance with the Stamp Duties Act, ltf^. A plea of guilty was entered. said the omission was due to a of .*? ow ledge of the provisions of the Act Defendant was convicted and ordered, to pay costs. Tne Weatber. Many " Greymouth residents were awakened this morning by a loud clap of thunder, which, judging by «e brightening weather since, fought to anlnd the remarkable storm which has raged for the past few days. There was one heavy hailstorm before middav, but the sky is now clearing.

Telegraph Lkws Broken* The boisterous weather has havoc with the telegraph and telephone lines. Some of the poles .between Aicken's and Otira are said to have been broken, and the line is Westport was out of touch f?th tne rest Sfthe Dominion last night through damage to the wires in that district There were several breaks between Beet ton" and Ikamatua, linesmen hav been working to-day on the Otaa «£ Hokitika lines, which have also beet out of action.

fLstjn and Snow. Since the Ist of September rain h* fallen every day, thtf aggregate up , 9 a.m. to-day being 3.20 in. Six »ehe of snow fell at Mawheraiti on batu. day. For the week ended 9-a.m, the rainfall at Hokitika **•■ 4.22 in, and there were 22 hours *o minutes of sunshine. A „i At Beefton there was a of snowballing yesterday . afternoon, there being a fall of about three inches. The goods trains from Christchurch this afternoon were delayed, and;the. m«ea train which usually arrives in w* mouth at 6.30 p.m. was over an hour late. . ■ \ .

Tie Oompetttians. ' The Mi*** M. Farrant and D. lahan are leading fox the ladies elocn tionary championships, and' Messrs • Jones and W. McGrath far the men s. Miss K. Knell was the winner or the Bristol g*W medal for most points in the pianoforte section.