WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20100, 2 December 1930, Page 17

WEST COAST NOTES

personal. iSKCU* TO THS f«»J rtRBTMOUTH, December 1. U8 "i and B. Kirwan, Miss M. and Mrs McCarthy, brothers of the late Mr Edward Kirwho have been visiting Roa, re- , day to Christchurch. Lr Father Cullen, who has a mission at the Catholic Church, Blackball, „ for Ashburton to-morrow. ' 5L Gilbert, of Taihape, is viaitI in Greymouth. arZa Ferguson, whose marriage *w> Brace Charters is to take place a was fare welled by the Grey Board, and presented with a waggonWeather. Onfall registered at Greymouth totalled 10.89 in, which fell is _ s The maximum fall regis- « f d fl 40in on November 9th. For nrresDonding period of 1929 the li« M "Xn e d 15 90in, and fell on the maximum fall being 2.50 in. Ke w Ball for Ahaura. . m „ious new hall has been built Hiffi, replace the War Memorial *" destroyed by fire re®L The new hall was opened when «™iid ball was held. The official * eeremony was performed by Mr fSSSTsi. .(W-. Eifle Shooting. Tha Grey Defence Eifle Club 'a second JLtition for John Burns and Co..s 3 was concluded on Saturday, after Lav of a fortnight owing to bad ™*ther Kifieman L. Morrisey and San G. Eoberts were, top-scorers T95 each. The next best scorers lot Biflemen Sharman and G. Anderjeu, with 92. New Bridge. , Tit new heavy iron girder bridge at iijara, over the Grey river, will be Mauleted this week by the contractor, STt Dillon. The old bridge, a wooden Ztt'nre, which has done duty for the 51 years, will be utilised in probridges for other streams in the Grmeounty. The new structure cost in Ttieiaity of £13,000. Cycling Club. , A meeting was held at Hokitika, when | avu decided to form a Cycling Club & b« tailed the Hokitika Cycling Club, nfieen for the year were elected as follows:—President, Mr J. J. Williams; tiee-presidents, Messrs E. Lynn and J. Ultra; secretary, Mr W. Stickles; tmsurer MrE. Best; club handicapper, Ift J. J.'Williams; referee, Mr E. Collett-' starter, Mr J. Daver.i; timctopere, Messrs G. Sutherland and E. Ljac. Anniversary of Westland. The anniversary of Westland was cele•jntsd to-day, flags being flown on mike buildings. The banks were closed for St. Andrew's Day, which coincided with the Wettland anniversary. The ratal sitting of the Greymouth Magistrate'! Court was not held. Sttwinill Closed. Th« number of unemployed in the Reeftoa district was added to on Satur4ay, when the landing Bawmill closed. This plant has been cutting white pine, and employed 12 to 14 men. Cricket . Playing crieiet at Kokiil yesterday afternoon, under adrerae weather con-iitioas/-ti« home team inflicted defeat n Bonanza B, raining out winners by 11 nm*. In their innings, Kokiri made KMiilrf Bonanga compiled 94. Masters taiir wickets for Runanga, and Curlolak sir wiciets for KokirL fita journeyed to Rucanga yesterk,W, ftftar a number of overs had in Med, rain set in and play was linJoned, ' Salmon and l>oer. _ 4om»t-salmon are again appearing aMe KanierL On Friday a local "town seeored three. Sport about Kauieri also includes deer-stalk-Que good head was secured last ■"•a. A foe head was found in the vfL" 18 Paas route last oy a party of workmen who have fco rtpamng the track in the tipper ,J" Of. the Hokitika river. The Ba ® evidently from one of the woaaded at the time of last year's Obscene Language. JL3*, Magistrate's Court at Eoss i «dh»fsy? W * e ldrum, S.M., preTHiumleg Clare was charged with S..' ce ?« knguage in a public I 1 with having used threat- ■ (rift* Defendant pleaded 1 ■» J/?- , e he waß under the infiu- ■ Wstti time. He con--1 prohibition order being a second similar offence S ,l montllß ' he was fined £lO, *Uaw i ß .' 0n ® rst charge, and and ordered to pay 10s Wtta? ch ? r # e - The Magistrate defendant came before a similar charge he Wt .expect to be let off with a Homing Problem. large incr ease in the numI « ect ed in Greymouth Me past few years, there is still StsbU w v ® "pusing shortage, many W coßtmif' n^ re " k onßes having "Wtttent with rented apartments D_ Blackball Mine. from the rising water in the K*- 0W ?? g to the capacity being limited through acid Uttei- Tii. cau l ln g corrosion, has t P ? Sltion was officially tiL te well in hand. Adhave decked haV6 f beeD T ln " that water - It is 'So irin t* r® mine s own pumping w '' m ! 5* loiiae » n ,v • e P ro3 pect of in the K, J, * ba ¥* Workers. 0 ; ?, Q J le >' h as been elected Ember Wwi , 3 L 9 0ast Sawmill ' Mr^R 8 rF j ion ' defeatin B the toUL, K . Glad ® tone > b y 371 »• 6in7j^ eln ® 779 and 408. k^ t! ecied t n and W - Ferguson S. 011 fte comm ? A eßent South West " and j ' and Messrs J. C J - W e"s to represent the