WEST COAST NOTES.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20177, 4 March 1931, Page 14

WEST COAST NOTES.

PERSONAL. (special to thb przss.) GRBTMOUTH, March 3. Mr Ernest Roberts, who has retired from the railway workshops, at Westport, was met Jljy his workmates and presented with a rug for himself, and a biscuit-barrel for Mrs Roberts. Dr; J. F; 0. Moore, Superintendent of, the' Grey Hospital, -leaves on annual holiday- on Thursday. ' | Mr J. A; McQueen, of the Railway Department'at New Plymouth, is vißiting his parents, Mr and Mrs O. McQueen, at Omoto.. . The engagement is annotincea of Aliee May, Hecond daughter of Mr and Mrs R. L. Will, Christchurch, to William Alfred, eldest son of Mrs "A; Coombes, of Paroa. Mrs Walter Dando and Misa JF. Daudo leave Brunner-to-day on a visit to Nelson. # / . . , , „ Mr W. Fowler, of ,the Chriatchur(jh railway office, 1 who has been visiting the West Coast, returned ,to-day: ~ Oirl Ouid^Sß. On Sunday at St John's Church, Westport, the" ceremony of dedicating ] the new flag, presented >to the . Girl i Guides,' was carried out by the Rev. J, ,W. JBloyce, vicar^., \ , Driven and Tiremen. The Greymouth, branch of the Enginedriver's, Firemen's, and Cleaners' As- , aociation, at a representative meeting, j carried tho following resolution:, "That t all members of the branch-are prepared to support wholeheartedly any...action necessary by the parent body to combat the proposed cut in wages a,nd conditions, as outlined by.-'the Prime Minister.' ' * ! 1 The Mines,, . The Grey Valley Collieries »at Dobson worked on Monday.-and - there may be- no further work for the rest of the week. Tho Wallsend mines will be working all the week. , At\ Blackball the position remains the same the mine still being idle: It is reported/ -that an agreement may be reached during the week, which will load to the resumption of coal production - in the vYirnA. 4

The goldmine afc waiuta -is idle owing to a breakaway in.' the. shaft. It will take a\ week at least-to effect repairs. ■Unemployed. f About 70 men have been found worl by the, local bodies at Hokitika undei the No. 5 Unemployment Scheme. Mori men->will be on this week's pay-sheet -The State Forestry Department is put ting ' men: on at pl&nt&tion workj wjiicl will provide full time for those em ployed. Provision ia also to be mad< to employ youths. SUpremo Court. , j The quarterly sessions of Supreim Court were continued to-day\J>efoTC Mi Justice Kennedy.

Sinclair Trotter wna uueu, -*vo failing to answer a summons to seiv on a common jury. David George McGifford and Bernar< Vincent Beardon' (Mr McCarthy > wer charged with breaking and entering th premises of Messrs Boss- and Glendin ing, Greymoufch, and , stealing ■ good valued at £2B. -They were ,foun< guilty, and will be sentenced to morrow. Lionel,-George Hood (Mr Morris) an l John Joseph (Mr McCarthy) wer charged Mth breaking and entering th .premises of Mr <Tohn Tennent, jewellei Greyipouth, and stealing .. jeweller; valued' at'£6s. Tjie case-was'proceed ing when the Court adjourned. . Coal and- timber., The amount, of coal, timber, am general goods railed through the Otir tunnel from .th® West! Coast lastVweeJ was 7353 tons, compared with 13,29 tonß in the same period, last year, ant 9240' tons in 1929. , - Obituary. The death, occurred to-day 1 at Bob) of Mr, Jphn Bhilip Deakin, aged years. • He is" survived by a widow, fou