TIMARU AND SOUTH CANTERBURY NEWS.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20197, 27 March 1931, Page 13

TIMARU AND SOUTH CANTERBURY NEWS.

TOIARU. MAGISTRATE'S COUHiii i ' Two unemployed men, one a' hairdresser and the other a salesman, eentjy camped at Bangitata Island, anil caught 1 salmon, which they sold.' to;fishmongers in Timaru. As a result, B. Irvine snd T. S.iJßobinsoa were, charged at the yesferjlay witji taking for without a license. - Sir W. D. Campbell, 'for the South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, saidL'ifie necessary license -would have cost the men £l. On February 18th, Hobinaon had sold three fish for 30s, and, on the next day, Irvjne had sold four, also for 30b. • Mt Campbell said the penalty for the offence was £2O. Both men had-taken out* licenses since. < Mr Campbell asked the" Magistrate ■to state the position, of. persona buying salmon. It was necessary- that they should satisfy themselves that the vendprs were duly , licensed-... "Jf they buy fish with the knowledge that the vendors are not licensed to sell, they ar<S parties to the offence, commented the Magistrate, Trying wns fined 30s and Robinson £l. Each man waff ordered to pay,| costs 16s, and solicitor's-fee £1 Is, j

Negligent Driving. *1 am satisfied that defendant was driving negligently. Thore Tnigbt-quite easily -have been ft serious accident, commented th<? Magistrate when Lawrence Graybuw was charged- with *eg)tgent driving on the Main Judrth jjafl The charge was brought as the result of an accident which occurred on March 7 th. . " ' A fine of £3 was imposed, with witness 's expenses £l, and cosjs 16s. TtmeraL Tho funeral of the late Mr D. Daviea took place yesterday. The pall-bearers were Messrs Daniel, George, Walter, and Percv Danes (sons), and Messrs D. Baird and F. Burford. • A short service at tho house was conducted by the Rev. TP. P. Shaw, assisted by the Bev T. Wilson There were no addresses, but m tne prayers reference was made to Mr Davies'a long life of usefulness and service, his publie spirit, and the u* 4 ®*- est he always maintained in his cnurch. The servico fct the graveside was conducted by the Bamo two ministers.„

TEMUKA. Miss N. Twentyman, of Seadown, Temuia, who has been in Hawkes Bay for several months, has returned !i home. Mrs M. Halt and her two daughters, who have been staying with Mr an Mm W. Goodman, Temuka, left for their home in Napier yesterday. Mr and Mrs. of * arrjved in Temuka on W llfn noon for a short stay.. Mr*Daly who i» curator of the Napier Domain, at

one time held a'similar position; in. the I Temuka domain. Mr and Mrs -J. Harrison, Christchurch and , Mr, Bex Harrison, who Jhayo recently returned from'a tour of '/Australia and the• South Sea Islands*, 'aror " the*-jjuesta of. Miss G. Brown,' "Dinting Blouse,". Temuka. The-death occurred at the ■ Palmer-.: ston North Hospital .recently of Denis Patrick Lyons, youngest son of Mr T- ' Lyons, of Winchester, aged .6 .years.. •/•Master Bruce Baxter, son of Mr and 'Jf»t ;W. T. Baxter, of street, 1 , j Tpmukifc has received word that be wonf tjiiird. place in a -world competition, organised by the Meccano Company, of'rlijverpool. • Permission to carry on with the reis6ndijjo!)ise of the Parish Hall,, Tempka', as directed, has been granted .Mc H. SAndrows, whose estimate-, for the work was accepted by the insurance company concerned, and Mr Andrews commenced his work on Wednesday afternoon. - To. celebrate the reopening of tne | Temuka Catholic Club rooms'," which for' .some time past have been undergoing , extensiyfc' alterations, a dance was given last evening by the parishioners of St, Joseph's Church, A farewell social and dance to Miss, j M. M. Mahan, who .for the last tew years-has been a teacher at the Milford School, was held in the Milford Hall i on Monday evening. The opportunity] was also taken of giving a kitchen evening to Miss A. Ivernohan, whose j marriage took place on Wednesday. | Games, musical items, and dancing constituted- tlid entertainment of the evening, . ■ At a suitable interval Mr D. 1 Crosstfian, as the representative or, the | parents; Mr R. A. Lyall, chairman or the School' Committee; ~and Mr C. I - "Wild spoke highly of tlie good work that Mifca Mahan had performed m thei school. Mr Lyall then presented Miss i Mahan with a token* of the Milford , i people's? appreciation, and Gwen Lyall, I on., behalf of the pupils of the school, presented her with an "oak bedroom clock. /Mr L., Mahan replied on behaJt of his sister. % „ . , 1 Later in the evening Miss Ivernohan was the recipient of silver spoons from the Sunday school, Vitli which she had been closely associated for some years. Quite a number of useful kitchen utensils'were given bv frieilds and the foundation of a most complete pantry outfit was surely laid. Mr Geddes replied for Miss Kernohan. RANGITATA. •' The first annual meeting of the Rangitafca Women's Institute was held.recently, Mrs Brodie (president) presiding over- a good attendance, of -members-. The annual report showed a good attendance .of members at each meeting throughout theye^ r », an d tne membership was slowly incre«istng. Tlie work of the year .was reviewed. I tie Institute has been affihated with the South Canterbury Drama League, anu two splendid plays had been read ana thoroughly enjoyed. A ttribute wa "paid to „the good work done by. ~. e coum'ttce, and especially the president, vice-president, and - secretavy, lor, capable ahd energetic way ,in whutch thev. hkd upheld their offices. The balance-sheet gbowed a small cremt. . • "The electiotf" bf the new ooflimittee resulted as followsMesdames, R. Brodie,Tate, H- Youdale, G, - Chalmens, J. friddle, W. Hearn, A.

„Malian, C. Sugriie, ;and • sCiss Evans. Mrs It. JBrodiewas unanimously re-elected president.' During the afternoon Dr. 'Mail (Geraldine) , gave, a most half--hour talk on ''SamW.' and-iecerml a very hearty, .vote of thanks on the motion of Mrs G. Tato. The hostesses for. the afternoon were Mesdames G. ! Edgar, and M. Murphy, and- Misses K, 'Sugrue and Hazel Tate.* GERALDINE. At lite ia'unual meeting of the Victoria Lodge, Bro. L. Mitchell presided. One new tmember was proposed!:'; Ten'j were declared on the sick fund and four, off, and sick- pay and * accounts amounting :'fco £4O were passed for pay- j -merit. The election of officers Resulted as follows:—N.G.,Bro. James Waller j! V.G., Broi R. Tagg; secretary, Bro. J?. ] Bennett - (re-elected); treasurer, Bro. E. MeCabe (re-elected). It was < de-cided-ta hold the. installation of officers ueJct Lodge night,and ja> abandon the meeting that, fell on «■ Easter day. ■ V There was a good attendance at the'j annual meeting of the Geraldine Dis-' trict Cribbage Association. Mr H. Hill presided. The balance-sheet showed a credit of £3,7 ft.. . . - . The: election of officers resulted as j follows:--President, Mr H. Hill (reflected) ; treasurer, Mr G. Watts (reelected) ; secretary, Mr D. J. Lack (re- I elected); committee, captains "of j teams. • • ■' It was decided that all games be played on the Tuesday nights following the Geraldine sale, Tuesday, April* 21st being the date fixed for the opening night. WAIMATE. At the Waimate Borough Council meeting,, those present were the Mayor (Mr G. Dash), Crs. W. G. Paul, J. Atwill, A.'J. Kir by,'A. E. Lewis, M. J. Corrigan, T* Twomey, F. Richardson, and T. W.'Wylie. ' • In regard to the Council's application to the Christchurch City Council lor a proportion of the fee paid ih respect of a license for one of the .omnibuses, used by the Railway Department in Waimate, the City Council advised. that tlio Council was not entitled to such for the cuireiit: Should the bus be garaged in the Waimate district at the commencement of next financial year, jt should be registered there, and the district would thui receive the fees. The usual annual subsidies were granted. the Waimate Silver Band (£2O) and the Highland Pipe Band (£10). . The Waimate Basketball Association was granted permission for' the use of th 6 oval and the ladies' dressing shed in Victoria Park every Thursday during Ihe;coraing season, subject to any publif gathering havins Di"nCfidnncf». on any particular Thursday. * The Wainiate Amateur Athletic Club pleading that the running costs for the March 4th big sporting meeting had i been exceedingly heavy, asked - the Council to remit the £5 for the use of the Victoria Park pavilion. ' This waSf agrepd to. u Accounts amounting to £893 5s 4d were passed for payment. A drainage \ advance of £2O 5s was also passed. •• The Douglas Homestead was destroyed by ,6re about 9 . o'clock yesterday morning. It was a wooden.structure .of some-10 or'll rooms, and was occupied by Messrs Thompson Bros. : : Only "a, few clothes and. soma bedding "were saved from the conflagration -bv a- Mr Bartlett, who first noticed the outbreak. Messrs Thompson were working on the farm a good

"distance"away, and it was some iime later ? before they were aware of their •misfortune. v ' When discovered by Alt Bartlett>the fire had a strong hold, and nothing could be done toward extinguishing it. It, is believed the outbreak may have been due to a defective chimney. The value of the : house must have been in the vicinity- of £I2OO, and it is undei-stood that it wasjnsured. The contents, however, were'hot insured. Among tho contents were, between £3O and £4O in banknotes,. •■ ■ •