WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20094, 25 November 1930, Page 19

WEST COAST NOTES

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ps ~u. ' HE A ,beacon Ho will '°' m 10 thfend of the week. : e turn Dunedin- i* vising Jin v J. Fsiirmaid. Borough her Mr " Vrp* eel ' „, nscr settlement T Cagney ot Me»» ; . T jiuicaro, and T. Monk Cra *B La " d J ), to ' *i s i t South Westlaud sre csp ectc dcr to report to the plumber 10 ' pf i a nd there •hat are ' WBim akariri W. I". H2r^*' f t he Canterbury ■vevmontb b , rM n^at i on , has received Htttoro'> bl1 ® * w ith the survey for jdvi" thßt 1 'bridge over the Wa.t ie pr"P OS ? n ear Bealey, for a traraiaiarin r""' Association has ft fcridge : , pressing the Govern«strs»°isr c„ s ctB c yr.v o ,jt thc necessary ' Magistrate's Court. • „ nf the Magistrate 3_ C ourt \ sittiDo. - . j a f ett - minutes 8 t presided over by Mr W. m hL mornin?. Five statutory Anders found on licensed preoff"f"ours, were each convicted Ordered to pay costs. One second jnd oraereo 1 costs . iicJ for a prohibition police llic resi dcnt- The c .rfer Bgaw!> Court> and objected F .asstvife s tated that a pro °nrdcr did not prohibit, and that vious order in fore, while i I'- t to Greymouth i?r , h M'i n aed siquor. She admitted ♦ kP caused trouble at homo when lia ' the influence of liquor, but said ulde l j,,h not been drinking to excess :S." S'e » £ ~d it wouia 'L better not to issue an order. •*T?e MasWrate granted her v-ish. Cricket. Owing to the unseasonable -weather -0 cricket fixtures were played vesterd% e Management Committee of the ffejt Coast Cricket Association nas do- ■ f'l f0 IT rite to the Asliburton Associa- £ . UaT-hat date would be suitable the «turn match to be played at OrfTmouth early in the >.ew 1 ear.

The Weather. While the rainy weather which prevailed last week has given place to sun•Mne to-day, last, night was extremely rold and frost was registered up countrr 'this mornißg. At Kokiri potatoes cere frostbitten, and at Reefton there •vas a frost which did a lot of damage to potatoes, beans, and the softer trops, the gardens suffering severely. Cycle Boad Race. A tvele road race, from Wallsend to • 'obden bridge and back, run under tho r.u-pices of the Bruimer Sports Club o„ Saturday, resulted; —. \r. Innes (TOsec) • - \ W. Honey (2min) • ■ - \V. Wilderraoth (2mm) . ■ K. Wilson (30sec) mado tho fastest ' Bad weather conditions caused tho •22 nominated for the event to dwindle down to nine. ObituaryThe death took place at Westland ; Hospital yesterday af Mr Thomas Thorn- | son, a well-known resident of Matainui. j Ha had followed mining pursuits for vein, and later was engaged in farm Wi. He was a native of Dunedin, CSytars of age, unmarried, and leaves in brothers —James, of Oxford, and H»{h, of Cobden. Mr Thomson was a son of the late Captain Thomson, harbormaster at Okarito in the early days. Motor Collision. Is connexion with the collision between the Boss train and a motor-car at Weld street crossing, at Hokitika, on Oetober 2Sth, it is understood that the police are taking action. A case lias been set down for hearing at tho sitting of the Magistrate' 3 Court on December ISth. Ladies' Golf Club. The main events competed for during theieason just closed, by the Grcymouth Ladies' Golf Club, were won by Mrs Hannan, Miss N. Tennent, Miss Griffen, Mrs Bedoin, Miss J. Irvine, and Miss C. Tennent. Mrs Hannan won the senior championship and Miss J. Irriae the junior championship. Exports from Greymoutb. The return of exports from the port ot Greymouth for the four week 3 ended November Bth is as follows: —Coal: State Mines 6448 tons, Blackball 4263 tow, Rapahoe 1536 tons, Paparoa 865 tons, Dobson 8247 tons, Castle Point 594 tons, Wallsend 3419 tons, other fflinei 3506 tons. Timber: 1,139,119 super feet.

Mission Services. The Marist Fathers' mission, conducted by Rev. Fathers McCarthy, Spillaae, and Joyce, in St. Patrick's Church, was concluded last evening, when there was an overflowing attend>Me, the Rev. Father Joyce preaching on the "Divinity of the Church." The fission is being continued this week in the conntry. Eimu Dredge. Good progress has been made with assembling of the new mammoth wedge, on Rimu Flat, which is to re ®' 4ee . the dredge operating. The act driving the first rivet was made the 'Masion for an informal ceremony on fir afternoon j when the Mayor Y* A. Perry) and several repretative citizens were present. The a yor drove the first rivet. It is ex Ho "Portly 600 or 700 men will 'nployed on the work of assembling dredge.