WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19160, 17 November 1927, Page 15

WEST COAST NOTES

I PERSONAL. „ rW AJ. to «« »■•«■> 6BEYMOUTH, November 16. ; T Lvtbgoe, late engineer-mnnager y ! J ' G „ y Power Board, will leave He will be ac *' 7 Lbr Mrs Lythgop. «&r v plrlane, of the Railway loco- **, T J Auckland, who has born pot, lf Be fholiday in Greymouth, will *"*?orth to-morrow. *£*;« h occurred yesterday at the Tfce J»» ? CC of M r Peter Komas, a «*' H S&»t of the West Coast. Do *£*ZTUm a native of France. years of age. He came Coast in 1860, following h.s w i«i. cooper at Hokitika and KuWhile at Kumara he spent scver- *** Jin jroldmining pursuits, and at ''^waYa partner in the Frenchrr^ nthatg °, ,dfi l cid 'M rEo " a member of the Masonic Master o£ the H"! ffi He was unmarried and had Jjjf w inmate of the hospital for widow of the ~ lb-John McQuilkin, of Hauhau, SLbßd, died on Saturday at WcllingMrs McQuilkin was a native of Antrim, Ireland, and was eighty2?Si o'f age She loaves two i\Mßt ( both of uhom :uc SlStel ' 3 * of Compassion, Island Bay, SjatfUm), and five sons, Messrs PatfffS W James McQuilkin (HoSwlTuepb McQuilkin (Blackball). h J«IA McQuilkin (Central Otago). Sfoeral will take place at HokijajalWday. . Mr & H. Maddren was nominated jL Binufacturers' candidate for a !L « the Technical College .Board j&mrnore, rendered vacant by the {Tirf Mr W. J. Jonkin, at last ISf meeting of the Association. fti executive of the Canterbury g-rficturers' Association passed a SITof sympathy with Mr Denys aJJT who has recently lost a near Jifire. at last night's meeting. jfon A. W. JJeaven, H. Bradley, b Tfillis, and E. H. Marriner leave far Auckland on Saturday to attend fr annual conference of the New Zealot Manufacturers' Federation,'which : eje» on Monday, November 21st. The Weather, liter a long spell of unseasonable «yt«& conditions, the weather immrosVtiiii morning, and by noon the ill done out from a clear bine sky. Pnnakaiki Reserves. Tie Greymouth Automobile Association is npporting the Chamber of Comscree in its protest against the use of tie Porsrari beach, Punakaiki, for attle-rairing purposes. The secretary »f the Association, Mr W. F. Harley, fcu telegraphed to the Minister for Ltndi, suing that the proposed leasing lit poitponed pending full investigation. A Plucky Act. Daring the Yiee-Kegal visit to Grey■rath in December, at a public gathering to be arranged, his Excellency the Governor-General will be asked to pretest the Boyal Humane Society's certiteste, which was awarded to Mr W. T. Bju, who jumped into the Grey river eff the Ngahere-Blackball traffic bridge to rescue two of his mates who had fallen in the river. The incident occurred about eighteen months ago. . Big Slip, i Following yesterday's heavy rain a hig tup occurred about 11.30 o'clock this Boning on Batty's Hill at the ITtelre Mile on the Greymouth side of fteßanytown Plat, completely blockroad, which at the place is cut Ntrfthe cliff, there being a precipice *•» tide, dripping sheer down to the «• It is.estimated that three hun•"wiide, dropping sheer down to the 2jittd a clearance will not be ef«W for several days. Mr E. Noble,' "Burtown, W ho was motoring home «•■ Oreymontb, had a harrow escape **■ approaching the site of the sub- ■■**•« He luckily noticed the, first **» debris beginning to fall. He j*»*»Wy stopped the car and the «P «ame down., just in. front of him. *•• a B«"«. Grey County Engin"s*** this evening after a *« « inipection to the slip on the road, informed a reporter that the slip carried away nearly ■*■*« of the road, causing serious • •"Mfe. Extensive blasting operations *»w required before road communi- «»>« restored, owing to huge quan- ™" of overhanging rock, which "™ea to become dislodged at any

Mr Higgiu gtated the work of re- *™>* <*• road for traffic was a big 7™ 1 """* which would probably "«• • week or more to complete.

Australian Tourists. •JL 1 ?* 8 part * of Australian tourists ""J* at Hokitika from Christchurch oj the overland route. They ZV* noraing for the Glaciers. The S* *£ a «P lend > d view of Mount Y»«. W>ich stood out in all its granj£«Mer.the clear atmospheric condi-

Petrol Tax. WfcWft* 0 "Presentations made JSS; E J' Beddon >' U *-> on b ehalf ."• Wert Coast Farmers' Union askHW exemption of petrol tax on taZL? de benzine used for farm iu {?♦ the Minister for Public Works £L«T?I Ed th « member for WestfcbLi C , h " been decided such I"" ahonld be exempt.

Government Grants. VcL^. e -wu tin « of the Westland CounJComcil the chairman (Mr J. A. Mur--staSf s " That with res P ect t0 £ «P«aditnre of Government grants VWeConnc,! covering roads tQ be *«X]nJ b lp° unci l notify the Public that the future main«ttariLl * Uch mds metalled under *E3L , the De P«tment will be ol *itW l carried out bv tfa e County iot£ th *W t0 the Department." *• <W? D ' Whlch was seconded by Mr

Gaming House Charges. **»ei »sii u pin ß com '"on gaming *«*<* *L \ r al!ed at Eeeft °* toOikZ tf Mt J - Barn<>tt a "d A. E. *«Sib» «!l P I einißM were raided on ta «mto«/i b the P° lif c It is *«« iW» S WeVer ' that an »<iiourn. •pea. a fortnight will' be agreed

Improved Train Service. U«ttS £ fr" B letter fr ™ the £** W D ,„ Wa - VS: -" In reference *"W3M ation re g«ding the •"*• So, V at ' eomm encing on De- ■*■•* to «L train service will bo *"*«* WoSI!» an ""Pwved service beNfTf «"d Christchurch. The *"*» *ill 'irtli' m : „ Reeft °nGreymouth •fcbitt* *J: 8 - 50 a -«., and it is th ! motorß which now !%WlT, Porfcat 4 ' 30 a - m - will be KjW»Jffi ,7 « ut }»B ™t tho time mStASF?, Passengera h *ents at StillThe evening train 'MSrara"** to Beefton, which now i&wffiKSi* 7 pjn -» wiu a » ive IPSL wL£?* b 4 Un * tfl e motors to MSd^! POrt . earlier - Tha trains |PSJJ^ I"»»intain 1 "»»intain the,connexion yita the inall twins run-

ning between Greymouth, and I'trust that the new service will prove a convenience to travellers to and from Westport." Westport Trotting Club. The "Westport Licensed Victuallers have presented a beautiful silver cup, valued at 20 guineas, to the Westport Trotting Club, for the big handicap at the Midsummer Meeting. As the Cup will be in addition to the stakes, the race should produce a good field of quality hordes. Bulier Gorge Railway. The Public Works Department is having a workers' camp erected 6ome two miles below Rosenberg's Twelve-Mile Hotel for the accommodation of about 40 men engaged on the work of constructing the Bulier Gorge railway. A ferry boat will be used to convey the men across the Bulier river to and from th<ur work. Anglican Jubilee. Special services 1 will be held next Sunday in commemoration of the jubilee of St. John's Church, Westport. The special preacher for the occasion will , be the Right Rev. Dr. Sadlier, Bishop of Nelson.