HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 1 October 1948, Page 7

HOKITIKA NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent). HOKITIKA, Sept. 30. The weather conditions at Hokitika still continue to be very rough and wintry. Last night was stormy and rough, with a wind from the south-west at hurricane force, accompanied by heavy showers of hail and rain. Snow fell in the ranges around Lake Kanieri and Kokatahi, and all the low-lying hills received a heavy coating. The snow is very low, especially around the shores of Lake Kanieri and the foothills of Kokatahi and Koiterangi. Reports state that snow fell at Harihari this morning from 9 o’clock onwards, the fall being fairly heavy. Lambs w’ould suf- ( fer from the extreme cold temperatures prevailing and the wintry conditions. From Hokitika, the snow can be seen low down on the nearby hills, while the mountain range is heavily coated.

The sea along the coast is very heavy and is breaking for miles offshore. The river remains in a semiflooded state. 4 Conditions for all outdoor work is most unpleasant. REVUE SOCIETY

At the annual meeting of the Hokitika Revue Society the following officers were elected:—

Patron, Mr A. R. Elcock; president, Dr. T. W. Childs; vice-presidents, Messrs I. Perry, W. Radford, A. E. Ferry, W. Stopforth, H. M. Coulson, T. Stuart, J. B. Cameron, Mrs A. Neil, B. Taylor, N. Every, A. Armstrong, M. J. Murlitt and Miss Wil-i liams. 'Director and stage manager, ( Mr R. Stevenson; assistant, Mrs L. Coxhill; orchestra leader, Mr P. Crough; wardrobe mistress, Mrs P. Crough; ballet mistress, Miss J. Fraser; treasurer and advertising manager, Mr W. Davern; committee, Mrs W. Preston and Mr H. Pierson. The next show is set down for May next and rehearsals will commence in February, 1949. Whitebait supplies have ceased almost and sea and river conditions are against good fishing. Until the conditions improve there is little hope of any supplies being netted. Railway Road Services have landed a new motor bus for the South Westland services. The bus will be used on a combined passenger and freight service. It is of the ordinary passenger type, but all the glass panels and slides are heavily guarded with strong meshed wire, so as to permit the maximum loading of freight when offering, and to avoid freight on the regular passenger fleet. The following is the draw for the October medal match of the Ladies Golf Club: —Mrs Merewether v Miss Johnson, Mrs Black v Mrs Olson, Mrs Rutland v Mrs Thompson, Mrs Gough v Miss Yarrall, Mrs Schroder v Mrs Baineaves, Mrs Paterson v Miss Wilson, Mrs Stevenson v Mrs R. Ross, Miss L. Knight v Mrs West, Mrs C. Ross v Miss Perry, Miss E. Knight v Mrs Gillespie, Mrs Reader v Mrs Wheeler, Mrs Reece v Mrc Michel, Mrs Lewis v Miss Stephens, Mrs Lakin v Miss Wormington, Miss Carlyon v Miss Norman, Miss Malloch v Miss Hurren, Miss Spiers v Mrs Aitken. No draw has been made for the medal match to be played on SaturA return match with Greymouth will be played on Saturday.