WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18898, 13 January 1927, Page 6

WEST COAST NOTES

1 PERSONAL.

; i.RKVMOUTH. January 12. M; "i. Campbell ■ Duucdin . ivho has ;.'■:■■:: sper.--.iiig :■- holiday in (jreymoutii. being the Sliest or I>r. J. w. Mc- ' Btcarty. wii! leave for Nelson on Sa; U! - : day ruon-itig. The death ....carrc-i at N.-i-.a v-<t,, r day ■•:• .M K A,ni, Cook, wif,. Jf" j lr :->;•.::!•: Cook Xels,-n . Mrs Uok. ,vl u . : "'■"■ : ' native or* I- ivy mouth, u-js a i-»-~:.: •:-■! in Ci-eym..u:n until ,i f.-.u- ."■'''";'■= ; g-". s ; e'-' i> survive.! ;.y ;, 01 . ' "'.M.' 1 ^ u kiig o . ir r ,, CK :::•■ >p..-iL- l a hobeay a: Hannier. Mr Arthur Cardv-r. of Melbourne. '.::■■ ferm.-riy of " -r.-yn.-'utr,. is oa a vHt '■■• hi.- mo-h.-T. Mr- A. Ton- Chapel -j r r >"• i-" . "-i--.T lea!.-, who !;;,, i .--*ljj:^.--.i front , the staff of the «.ir.--y;ii.>uti. Ho-pital. :e;:'. •■- to-morrov for Nelson. Miss S. Summer, of" Paioa. has returned fr.iiii a vi-it v. '7irLsr.-hur.-ii . Mr T. I-:. V. S.-.1..!,..,. M.P.. and Mrs • >'c-i'iui.. have r.-turr.'-.i from a holiduv : :our of the South \V..-s:!au.J. Arahura. . and Humphreys districts. ; -Mr W. Uichmoud has returned f r ,,,„ :i deer -talking exp-.-di:io.i iu the Cass • Mr Fr-i Kenedy Wellington-, who iia.- been visiting relatives ii: Keefton aii'l 'jveymoiith. will .".-turn to-morrow. T! lt - funeral of the I a J..- -Mr Albert . \Yi:!iam>. into "f Tiniarii. v.-ho .iie«l in the Creymouth Hospital, took p!a--c this morning at Kuioro. Tliei-i? was a attendance of mourner* from ail pari- of tlie Gri-y ijisr ri«-t. The ser:l:':- in 11-dy Trinity Church ami at , :] : .. graveside were ■_-<jnihi«.-tv.'>L by the ■ h>v. W. Bell. vicar of Cubden. 'nssist■•ii bv t!ie Ho v. K. O.stners ; Timaru:. and Mr 1-. K. Collins -Cobdcn-. The 'loath occurred at Denniston yesterday of -Mr Eugene Virtue, aged -IT. ■ a native of Ilokitika. but a rc-si-fc-nt of Westport for over 00 years. Mr Virtue was a carpenter by trade. ai:>l in hi- eariie-r 'lavs was a prominent footI bailer. Telephone Chang; s. The interior of the Creymouth telephone exchange building is at present undergoing alter.-itions for the accommodation of the new switchboard which i will bo shipped from Wellington to I'lvyniouth by the iirst available -t-.-annr. Postal Matters. Tlo- .natter of increased accommodation for the postal business at the i lr:-eyn;otith I'ost Ufticr- is under consideration bv the Minister for Public V.'oi-l:.--. Fvcyal Tout'. !t is understood that the tour of tin- 11tike and Duchess of York through ,- ] : ... West l.'o::st will |>ryb;i!'iy be amended l.y maltiii"; the tri]> front Mn.-y----iiiouih to' Ilokitika by motor, via : Kuinara. instead of by train. :n was originally arranged. The Weather. After a b'li"; spell uf dry weather !ij;ht rain fell to-day. The rain was : welcome to country residents who. in . many cases, were running short of water i for "domestic purposes. There were '■ longer intervals between the showers ; this evening. :iud everything points to another spell of flue summer weather. : There was no rain today at Heefton. ' where veiy hot weather has prevailed I for about three weeks. j Dental Hygiene. ; Mr Saunders. acting-Directur of Deui tal Hygiene, is visiting the Buller dis- | trict in company with the Hon. Mr Me- • Intyre. member of the Nelson Eduealion Botir.K T!i<> Dental Inspector visited Karainea. Little Wanganui, and ' where arrangements have been completed for the establishment of <chool dental clinics. Denniston and i Burnett's Face were also visited, and I satisfactory arrangements made regard- ' ing a clinic. Conciliation Council. ! An application by the Employers' ; Association for a reduction in the wages : of shop assistants .-time up for hearing i before the Coneilation Council at Ueeflon to-day. the Commissioner. Mr \Y. i 11. Htigger. presiding, i Mr .1. Goodall. one of the assessors j for the employees, applied for an adj jouriimeut on the grounds that any de- ! cisiou arrived at would have a bearing j on the Dominion award. ! Mr W. Cecil Prime, secretary of the j Employers' Association. askerl Mr j Goodall if he would agree to the piei sent award standing subject to a varia- ! Hon in the scale of wages.

Mr Goodall stated that he could not agree as he represented the Shop Assistants' Federation, by whom the matter would need to be considered. The chairman objected to Mr Goodall's attitude in coming before the Council with his hands tied. No agreement was reached, ami the quest ion was referred to the Arbitration Court. The chairman stated that it was the first time in his experience that a meeting such as this had failed at least to make some recommendation that he could send on to the Court. Buller Vital Statistics. The Duller vital statistics for December were: Births 12, deaths 10, marriages 4. For the quarter ending December 31st. there were 33 births, -_ deaths, and nine marriages. The totals for 1020 were: Births 113, deaths marriages 33, compared with 122, 63, and 27 respectively in the previous year. Dredging Returns. The last weekly of the New Eiver dredge at Dunguuville yielded a return of S3 ounces of gold. The dredge is now operating on a good payable around, and the outlook for the new vear ia very encouraging. Young Man Arrested. A young man, :t new arrival from England, was arrested at Blackball this afternoon on a charge of the theft of a sum of money. He will be brought before the Magistrate at Greymouth tomorrow morning. Denniston Miners' Union. The following is the result of the ballots taken for the election of officials to the Denniston Miners' Union: — President: W. Coppersmith, 210; J. Mcllwaiu, 211; majority for Coppersmith, S. Secretary: J. Hayes, 227; J. B. .Simpson. 20U; majority for Hayes, 27. Mechanics' representatives on the executive: W. liichards, 233: Frank Nelson. 223: V. Smith. 20$; J. Warren, 10!'. W. liichards and Nelson were elected. Treasurer: Turn Higgins, 'J7O: J. ColHnsou. 131; majority for Iliggius. 12S. Executive: T. Whittle, 330; T. Muir. 323.; J. Mcllwain. 294; J. Longmuir, 200; J. Kinnaiimout, 190: Leo 'Walsh. ]!)(!; A. Coppersmith. 193; Lew Daviess. J 32; M. Berry. .133: M. f'ugb. 90. The rirst six were elected. Considerable interest has been taken in the election, as will be noted by the close linishcs for president and secretary. Bowling. 'The Greymouth Bowling Club sent a three rinks team to lieefton today and played the local club: The weather was beautiful, and the green keen and fast. Greymouti: wqq bv S9 to 33. Eesults