HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 14 September 1937, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

fOur Own Correspondent]. HOKITIKA, September 13. After a wet and cold week-end, the [weather remained overcast to-day. The river was swollen yesterday. The shortage of water in the country areas which has been prevalent during the past couple of weeks, will have now been overcome.

| A pleasant gathering was held in the Southland Hotel, when the friends of Mr and Mrs R. Furness and Miss IN. Furness assembled on Friday afternoon to farewell them, Mr Furness having relinquished the Empire Hotel here, in order to take over the Globe Hotel at Dillmans. There was a num■erous gathering, testifying to the po- ' pularitv of the guests. Proposing their health. Mr Pat OConnor referred io the high esteem in which they were held by all who knew them. I With many others he regretted the departure of Mr Furness, who was a most trustworthy friend, and a good neighbour. On behalf of all present, he wished them every success in new venture, feeling sure that they would be popular wherever they went. Mr Furness, in reply, said that, having made many friends in Hokitika he felt the parting, but he would not quite lose sight of them all. On behalf of his wife and himself, he sincerely thanked all present for the kindness they had shown. Musical items were given by Misses T. O’Connor and N. Furness, Messrs F. Quill, J. Busher and Fogarty, while Mr Fogarty provided the accompaniments ion the piano. A happy function concluded with the singing of “They Are I Jolly Good Fellows," and "Auld Lang Syne.” Mr and Mrs Furness and family leave on Saturday for their new locale. Large entries have been received for the Westland Golf tournament, which is being held next week-end. 'Entries close to-morrow. Saturday’s Bogey Handicap was won by H. Wells, all square. Other cards were: Turley I down, Harper 3 down, J. G. Johnston and D. Johnston 5 down, Ecclesfield II down. Mr Macfarlane’s trophy was i won by H-. Steel with 8 points. Handicap reductions were: H. Wells to 22, Turley to 27. The Ladies’ last C Grade medal match was won by Mrs Ashley. The following scores were returned: —Mrs Ashley 85/13/72; Mrs Dove 99/27/72; Mrs H. Preston 81/7/ <74- Miss J. Anderson 97/23/74; Mrs ! Paterson 86/11/74; Miss P. Andrewes 106/3/76; Miss C. Stapleton 107/30/77; Mrs McCluskey 113/30/83; Miss Riddell 115/30/85; Miss B. Heil 103/18/85. The following are the reductions tn handicap:—Mrs Ashley 13 to 9, Mrs Dove 27 to 23, Mrs H. Preston 7 to 5, Miss J. Anderson 23 to 21, Mrs Paterson 11 to 10. Something unique in the way of a boxing exhibition locally will be the tournament which is to-morrow evening being held at the Princess Theatre I by a large team of Greymouth boys. The display will comprise a series of contests oetween four sections of the Marist Brothers’ School, at Greymouth, and should prove of a most interesting and attractive nature. At a meeting of the executive of St. Mary’s Debating Club it was suggested that in view of the Boxing Tournament being held to-morrow evening, it would be advisable to postpone the debate with the Labour Party Debating Club until the following week. The Labour Party agreed this would be advisable, and the debate will now be held on Tuesday, 21st September, at 8 p.m., in St. Mary’s Club Rooms. The subject will be: “That a Socialist system (the declared objective of the New Zealand Labour Party) would be more beneficial to New Zealand than the present Capitalistic system.” The debate will be open to the public. Mrs F. Preston last week gave a party at her residence, Hall Street, in honour of Miss P. Maunder, whose marriage will shortly take place, and a very pleasant evening was spent in games, dancing and competitions. During the evening, Mr C. Preston presented the guest with a beautiful Handbag and cheque. Mr F. Pierson responded on behalf of Miss Maunder, who had been on the staff of Prestons Tearooms, for the past nine years. on Wednesday evening, the last of the series of Inglesides for this year, will be celebrated in the Soldiers’ Hall, when Caledonian Society members from various parts of the West Coast are expected to assemble in force. At the Magistrate’s Court Cecil H. Hoskin (Inspector of Awards) v. Westland Power Ltd., claimed £lO as )a penalty for a breach of the Greymouth Electric Power Board’s linesmen and linesmen’s assistants’ awards for employing R. S. Huxford between April 6 and September 30, 1936, and failing to pay him the rates of wages required by the said award. This case came before the Court on May 7, 1937, but as there was a civil claim pending, it was adjourned sine die. After the evidence had been heard of Huxford, in which he stated that from April G to July 1 he received a daily wage of 12s, and from July 1 to the date of his dismissal, September 30, 1936, he had received an increase to 16s per day, and that his dismissal had been due to his attempting to obtain petrol from a company in town without having authority from his employer, Counsel for the defendant company (Mr. M. B. James) asked that the plaintiff be non-suited, submitting that there was no evidence to show that the employee was a member of the Union, and also that there was no evidence to show that the company was a party to the award. The plaintiff was non-suited on the I technicality.