SOUTH CANTERBURY.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19889, 28 March 1930, Page 7

SOUTH CANTERBURY.

TIMARU. REGIONAL TOWN PLANNING The Regional Committee of the Town Planning Board met representatives of South Canterbury local bodies in the Municipal Chambers yesterday for the purpose of hearing evidence to determine the boundaries of the regional area comprising the borough of Timaru and the surrounding district. Mr A. H. Bogle (representative of the Surveyors' Institute on the Town Planning Board) occupied the chair in the absence of Mr S. Blackley, chairman of the Regional Committee, and he had with him Mr J. W. Mawson (Director of Town Planning), and Mr J. G. Alexander (City Engineer, Dunedin). There were also present:—The Mayor of Timaru (Mr W. Angland), Councillor G. Benstead, the Town Clerk (Mr E. A. Killick), and the borough engineer (Mr T. 0. G. Fox), the Mayor of Waimate (Mr G. Dash), Messrs G. T. Dawson and W. T. Ritchie (Timaru Harbour Board), C. E. Kerr and G. T. Selby (Levels County Council), C. M. Benzoni (District Railways Engineer), A. E. Firman (stationmaster at Timaru), C. J. Talbot, and D, Jeune (Mackenzie County Council), J. Bitchener, M.P., and L. J. Collins (Waimate County Council), A. Morrie Taylor (Timaru Gas Company), F. Langbein (District Highways Council No. 15), J. G. Gow (Canterbury Education Board), and J. Mun-

dell, and Dr. P. W. Dawson (Department of Health). A considerable amount of evidence waa heard. Magistrate's Court. A sitting of the Magistrate's Court was held yesterday, Mr C. E. Orr Walker, S.M., presiding. Sidney Clive Humphreys, alias Phillips, alias Emerson (Mr J. Emslie), I pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a gold wristlet watch valued at £5, the property of Alico de Latour, and was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. William Joseph Gee was charged with breaking and entering by day the dwelling-house of William Mann, on March 25th, and committing theft therein. He was similarly charged' in respect to the dwelling-house of Charles Richard Ingram. Accused was remanded till April 3rd, bail being allowed. Eve Hastings Lee was convicted and ordered to pay costs on a charge of having allowed a person to ride on the running-board of her motor-car. J. Vivian was fined 10a and costs for leaving a car standing without two headlights. For driving without a license, Edwin Lawrence Thomas was fined 15s and costs. Vernie Pitcher was fined 10s and costs for cycling on a footpath. Charles Gavin, who had cycled at night without lights, was similarly dealt with.

Maria Knopp (Mr L. M. Inglis), charged with stealing £,3, the property of L. Firkin, was admitted to probation for twelve months, conditional on her refraining from intoxicating liquor, and from visiting hotels.

W.O.T.U. The annual National Convention of the W.C.T.U. was concluded in Tir.aru yesterday afternoon. The election of officers resulted:—President, Mrs T. E. Taylor; vice-president, Mrs Hiatt; corresponding secretary, Miss Henderson; recording secretary, Miss Kirk; treasurer, Miss M. Lovell Smith. Greetings were received from the officers and superintendents of the World's Loyal Temperance Legion. Greetings were sent to Miss Ward, L.T.L. Superintendent in India. The following resolutions were carried: —That the Censorship Committee for motion pictures should consist of three members, one • being a woman. That permission should not be granted to hold art unions. That a protest be lodged against the use of telegraph offices for telegraphing bets. That an effort be made to have the establishment of a brewery in, or on, the bordeis of a no-license town declared illegal. Tbpt a protest be made against Sunday train excursions. That the licensing law be amended to prevent liquor being taken into cabarets.

WAIMATE. Mr S. I. Fitch (chairman) presided at the meeting of the Waimate High School Board of Governors. The Hector (Mr D. S. Chisholm) reported that the roll number was 171, compared with 128 at the corresponding period of 1929. At the annual school swimming sports several school records had been lowered. Betty Marshall had won the girls' senior championship, and S. Kirkpatrick- the boys' senior championship. The girls' junior championship resulted in a tie between Edith Sherwin and Joy Segar, and J. Carr won the boys' junior championship. The Director of Education advised that a grant of £2O had been made towards the purchase of wool for the woolclasses. Messrs Fitch, Collett, and Whatman were appointed a deputation to wait on the Borough Council with a request for improvements to the streets in the vicinity of the school., MiSs Robertson, of the teaching staff of the Waimate High School, is at present in hospital. At the meeting of the High School Board of Governors a month's leave of absence was granted Miss Robertson, and a motion of sympathy with her was passed. Mr and Mrs R. G. Scott left Waimate yesterday for England, Scotland, and the Continent. They expect to be back in Waimate about Christmas. At the last meeting of the Waimate Borough Council, the Mayor (Mr Geo. Dash) made reference to the departure this week of the postmaster (Mr C. N. Olarkson), who is being transferred to the position of postmaster at Ashburton. Mr Dash referred to the great help Mr Clarkson had been to the town, and wished him and bis wife health and happiness in the future. As a result of an appeal in Waimate, 440 has already been raised towards the establishment of a Chair of Obstetrics at the Otago University. Several thunderclaps were heard in Waimate about two o 'clock yesterday morning, and, although there was no rain or hail here, reports from Studholme Junction state that there was quite a heavy fall of hail in that district. Five degrees of frost were registered in Waimate yesterday morning.

ORARI. At the second meeting of the Orari Readers' Circle, members were entertained at the residence of Mr and Mrs 8. TTnwin, "Stonycroft," Winchester. During the evening, Norman McKinnel's "The Bishop's Candlesticks," Olive Conway's "The King's Waistcoat," and A. A. Milne's M A Slight Misunderstand" tag " were read. The Orari Hall Committee has decided to hold a dance to raise further funds. The committee has already ar-

ranged for the painting of the ball, and work was commenced on Wednesday. The Winchester Ladies' Hockey Club has gradually improved its prestige during the past two or three years and is now one of the leading teams in the competition. The club has been fortunate in securing several new players, and everything points to a very favourable season. CLANDEBOYE. Miss Liddle, of the Clandeboye Tennis Club, put up a good performance in her game in the Temuka town and country competition, having won all her singles matches except one. Miss N. Hickey, of the same club, put up a similar performance, playing as third lady in the team. Misses M« and N. Hickey were the only women to go through the competition unbeaten in their doubles games.