WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20092, 22 November 1930, Page 8

WEST COAST NOTES

PERSONAL.

(SPECIAL TO THE IMLBSS.) GREYMOUTH, November 21. Mr J. Crooks, who has been visiting Ashburton, has returned to Greymouth. Mr K. M. Barraina, manager of the Alexander Mines, is shortly leaving for Marlborough, where he has been appointed manager of the Mahikapawa Goldfields, Limited. Mr II L Gibson, who has been act-ing-stationmaster at Greymouth during the absence of Mr J. Fowler, wih return to Christchurch to-morrow. Mr W. B. Gilbert left by car* this afternoon for Christchurch. Obituary. The death of Mrs Jane Good, of Kuriara, occurred yesterday at the age of 91 years. Mrs Good was a resident of Kumara and Dillmanstown for more than fifty years, and had lived in New Zealand "for 67 years. Her husband died twenty years ago. She is survived by two sons, Joseph (Kumara), and William (Ross), and three daughters, Mrs Edwards (Three Mile), and Mrs Milburn and Mrs Gill (Pokaki, North Island). Missing Man. No trace has so far been discovered ot : Ernest Mansfield Burr, who has been missing from his home at Marsden since November Bth. A seajcli party was combing the bush in the district to-day. Annual Examinations. At the annual examinations for the Senior National Scholarship, Public Service entrance, teacher's '' D " certificate and intermediate, being held in Greymouth, a total of 71 pupils are sitting. The time-table lasts a fortnight. Timber Trade. Representations have been made to the West Coast sawmillers on behalf of Messrs McMillan and Frederic, Ltd., of Stratford, as to the desirability of establishing a box factory on the West Coast to supply butter-boxes and cheese crates to the North Island. The opinion is held that as only a few mills have white pine tho establishment of such a factory is a matter rather for individual millers than for the millors as a body. It is understood that at least one Westland sawmiller is considering independent action in the direction of establishing a box factory. The timber trade on the West. Coast is still extremely slack, much of the slump being ascribed to the effect of the depression in Australia. It is stated by agents in Greymouth that Australian buyers want four months credit, which West Coast millers find practically impossible. The millers are not at all hopeful about the outlook improving speedily. It is lively that some of the principal mills will be inclined to take an extended holidav over the Christmas season, it being impossible to keep staffs employed under existing trade conditions. , Swimming Olub. At a meeting of the Eupanga Swimming Club the election of officers for the ensuing season resulted: —President, Mr W. Robson; secretary and treasurer, Mr J. Piner; club captain, Mr J. Hardie; vice-captain, Mr Jdelegates to Centre, Messrs A. J. Boddy and J. Hardie; caretaker, Mr R. Armstrong; assistant caretakers, Mr J. Quinn and Mr J. Isherwood. The delegates' report on the Centre s work for the year was received as sat- | isfactory. It was unanimously de--1 eided to assist in the promotion of swimming at the schools. Music Examinations. The practical music examinations in connexion with the Associated Board of the Royal College of Music, London, were held at Westport yesterday by Dr. R. O. Beacheroft. The following are the results: — Advanced Grade —Hilda Peterson, honourable mention (pianoforte). Higher Division —Pass: Joan Mair (pianoforte), Mary Higgins (pianoforte). Lower Division —Evelyn Wall (honourable mention, pianoforte), Olive Hodgettß, pass (violin); Agnes Gennon, pass (pianoforte). Elementary Division—Nettie Gardiner, honourable mention (pianoforte); Ronald Weenink, honourable mention (pianoforte); Doreen Hawkins, pass (pianof<Srte). Primary Division —Barbara Elliot, honourable mention (pianoforte); Francis Baharuhi, pass (singing); Teresa Ryan, pass (pianoforte); Molly Ryan, pass (pianoforte); Blanche Parkinson, pass (pianoforte).

one trades union official this morning that the Wellington Trades and Labour Council was now affiliated with the Alliance in name only. In this week's issue of the New Zealand Worker," the president of the New Zealand Alliance (Mr Arthur Cook) takeß the Wellington Trades and Labour Council to task for the attitude it has adopted, and concludes: The New Zealand Alliance of Labour will shortly give the workers of Wellington the opportunity of deciding for themselves if the attitude adopted by the Alliance in trying to compel the Government to grant them the right to select their own represenatives was warranted or otherwise.

I ALLIANCE RESOLUTION. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEOBAM.) AUCKLAND, November 21. The Auckland District Council of the Alliance of Labour passed a resolution recording "Its disgust at the deplorable display of treachery to the Labour movement exhibited by those trade union officials who, notwithstanding their earlier protest against the method of appointing workers' representatives to the Unemployment Board,_ have recently expressed their willingness to allow the Government to select whom it thinks fit to represent the organised workers. This meeting wholeheartedly endorses the recommendation of the National Council in this matter as being the only honest advice that could be given from a national industrial organisation to the workers of New Zealand ,s DOMINION FIGURES. (i'KBSS ASSOCIATION TELEOaAIi.) WANGANUI. November 21. The Hon. S. G. Smith, Minister for Labour, announced this evening that the unemployment figures for the week ended Monday allowed an increase of 336 compared with the previous week. The totals for the four centres are: —

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