WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18892, 6 January 1927, Page 9

WEST COAST NOTES

PERSONAL. (SPECIAL TO TBJ! PKJ33-) OUEI'MOUTH, January 5. Mrs C. K. Miller, of .Sydney, who iia3 been, .visiiing licr Mrs 11. Kyles, L'aleigh street, loft to-day for Wellington. The Kcv. Brother Herbert, of Invcro.argill, who has been on a. visit, to Greymouth, will return to-morrow. He will be accompanied by the Uev. j-Sro. Peter, of Cffeymouth. ' Miss'K. Egun, of the West port Borough Council clerical- staff,' is. spending her holidays with relatives iu the North Island.

A party comprising Jlj ' w - Jeil ' AVestlan'd" County eliairmnii,; Mrs J eft'-'I rics, Mr I). J. Kvans, Westlaud Coup- I ty Clerk, Mrs Evans, it nil Miss Clem- I cut, of Dtiiicdiii. wlto liavc been attend- j ing the Buller County Council Jubilee at Westport. returned to Ilokitika tins | evening. ■ The Weather. The Weather is on its best behaviour for the West Coast Racing Carnival,, which concludes with the lfeefton Jockey Club's Meeting on Friday and Saturday: The attendances continue to be well sustained, and present indications point to a continuance of favourable weather. State Mine. • Work was to have been resumed at tho State Mine, Seven 'Mile, tins morning, but as only a small number of. men offered their services the mine didnot resume operations. -It is not expected that the mine will be reopened before Monday. Injured Jockey. A slight improvement is reported this evening in the condition of George Hollev, the rider of Flying Master, wm was "badlv injured at the Greyinouth Jockey Club's Meeting at Omoto on ;New Year's Day. Mails. Delayed.The mails from Okura and intermediate offices of the far South o Westland due to arrive yesterday, .win not reach Ilokitika until Iriduy on account of being held up by feondaj s flood. sieged Gaming House. A surprise visit ivao made by Llctcetive Murdi this evening to a house off Richmond quay, wliieh resulted m the arrest of a Chinese named Hung Lee on a charge of keeping a (.-amnion gaming house. 'Hie names of several men found on tho premises- were also taken. The charges will probably be heard at the .Magistrate's Court tomorrow.