WEST COAST NOTES.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20181, 9 March 1931, Page 3

WEST COAST NOTES.

PERSONAL. (spicul to the press.) - GREYMOUTH, March 8. •Mr J, McFarlane, captain of the • Kumara Fire Brigade, left yesterday for Nelson to attend the United Fire Brigades' Conference. Mrs A. Burt left to-day on a holiday visit to her mother, Mrs W. Hancock, Christchurch. . Mr D. McKane, secretary of the Inangahua Miners' Union, left Eeefton yesterday to attend the Labour Conference to be held in Wellington. Mr W. M. Kerr, who retired from the telegraph branch of the Westport. Post Office on Thursday, after forty years' service, wbb met by the staff and presented with a memento. Oh behalf of the staff, Mr Flett, the chiefcpostmaster, wished Mr and Mrs Kerr every happiness in their retirement. Mr A. S. Duncan, a director of New Zealand Breweries, Ltd., who has been visiting Greymouth, returned to Christchurch yesterday. Dr. J. G. Armstrong, of Napier, has joined the resident medical staff of the Grey Hospital. Mr 0. Isdell, who for sixteen years filled the position of telegraphist at Westport, retires at the end of this month on superannuation. The' Leader of the Labour Party, Mr H. E. Holland, arrived to-day to attend the annual meeting of the Bugler Labour Eepresentation Committee. He leaves for Wellington to-morrow. Mrs H. and Miss I. Weenink left yesterday on holiday to InvercargilL Mr Samuel Beaton left yesterday en route to Blantyre, Scotland. Residence Destroyed. \ A five-roomed residence, occupied by Mr and Mrs J. Orman, Millerton, was destroyed by *o on Friday. The fire had a good hold when discovered, and the occupants had to malte a hasty exit in their night attiro. Nothing was Baved. Obituary. The death occurred in the Bullcr Hospital yesterday of Mr William Davis, miner, of Denniston, einglej 52 years.of age. He had a good record in the boxing ring, and trained Lcs Darcy. Lorry Accident. An accident happened off the Westland Main South road on Friday, when a lorry owned by tho Boss Lime Company, when passing a lorry of thes, Westland Central Dairy Company on the hill of the ,Waitaha Settlement road, went over the siding owing to the filling on the outer side? subsiding under the Iftrry'e weight. The lorry in capsizing burst into flameß, and was de» etroyod. The driver had a narrow . escape. 1 Bowling. ' The Marlborough bowlers on Friday played two matches at Westport. They were beaten in tho first match by 97 to 107, but won tho second by 128 to 98. Playing at Greymouth yesterday the local rinks won by 124 to 68. The visitors play Efokitlka to-morrow, and will visit the Glaciers on Tuesday. Swimming Sports. v v Tho primary schools' swimming championships were hold yesterday. BesultsS Belay Baco for the Hitching? Memorial Shield—-Bunanga 1, Grey Main 2. Tennenfc Cup Belay Baco—Blackball Girls l| Grey Main 2. ' _ Gold medal for "most points—Girls: J. Bobortson, Westport, 18 points. Boys; W, O'Leary, 20 points. Electricity for Kumara, , The Kumata Bprough: Council met ?Ir J. S. Langfor4> engineer, for Westlatfd Powers, Ltd., regarding the lighting of Kumara by electricity. After sion, it was arranged that the worlt pe prqeeeded with at /once, to petmit th 6 town being supplied with, power by tho end of, April.' ' County Overdraft. The County Clerkat Beef ton, has been busy during the past few weeks , endeavouring to collect rates in an ef■fort to extinguish the overdraft-of the ' Inangahua County Council before March - : 31st. - ' ' Acclimatisation Society. \ Tho , Westland Acclimatisation and „ Tourist Society,mot at Sokitika, 'the president, Dr. E, Tcichlemann, presid* illg, " ' , 1 ■ Tho Dapirtmont of Internal Affairs • advised that the society's recommendation regarding l a jdoso for oijos-* ; sums was under consideration. . ~ '■> Banger Hodgkinson'sent in 228 dews' ■ tails for cheeking. Boyalty bhtfcem i was passed", tot payment* ! \ It whs resolved to order, from ( tho Otago Society 250,000 bfowffl trout .ova for tho Grey and, Westland societies. A Bimllar, order/was to bp dispatched ta, t tho Southland-Society. , ' t It was stated that there was a substantial increase in pigeons all over the district. ' With ft view to controlling „• illicit shooting, ,it was resdved to seek the co-operation of tho pOlico ? and to. . request the society 's rangers .to keep a look-out., L,\f 4 V T ! 9 > Grey School Committee. , The Grey Main School niet last pvenihg. • Present: Messrs -3. BaTrowjpan (chairman), A. J. Fairmaid, , J. Tennent, G. Herring,, W» Scott, H. McDonald, and H, Merrin (secretary). The dental iiurgo (Miss Thombon) toported that,.she had carried out '325 : operations during, the ' month, twelve new patients .having been treated. The B. W nppl ! fdifor per- r ; mission for tho Greymouth Ministers Association to condu t, religious instru<;tlon at the.BlaketoWn side school. -The request was granted. The Canterbury -Education Board wrote advising that' owing 'to the serious financial position of the country it was not possible to supply the school with an extra + eacher at present. Considerable discussion followed, and it was explained that there, were, 30 ■ pupils in two rooms in charge of two teachers. It was reso.'ved to confer with the West Coast members of the Board, Messrs Wild and BignOll, on the ; matterl '. ' • ~ , ■ Miss M. was appointed assistant mistress in' place of Miss Charles, resigned. It was resolved to request the headmaster to arrange that when teams from the school were taking part in any Bports they be accompanied by one of the teachers. i Discussing the financial position ol i the committed following a notification I from the Canterbury Education Board that the subsidy applied for could not i'be granted until the Government re- ' moved its* restrictions, the chairman stated that in addition. t<> the commit* tee being £69 in debt it hajl borrowed I £25 from a friend.