SOUTH CANTERBURY.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20498, 17 March 1932, Page 7

SOUTH CANTERBURY.

TIM ARTJ. MAGISTRATE'S COURT. In the Magistrate's Court yesterday, Mr C. .R. Orr Walker, S.M., made a judgment summons order in the case of J. ]). Washington v. John 11.I 1 . Phelps, who wijs ordered to pay £9 8s 9d, in default nine days' gaol, the warrant to be suspended on payment of £1 10s monthly, commencing on March 31st. A collision between a and a motor-car on the road in front of the Arowhenua Hotel, on New Year's Day, was the subject of a claim and counter-claim by the respective drivers. Benjamin James Eodgers . sought to recover from Walter M. Hulston, £4 damages to his lorry and Hulston counter-claimed £ls for damages to Iris car. * Judgment was given for llodgcrs on the claim and also on the counter-claim. Naval Concert. An excellent entertainment was provided by the sports committee of H.M.S. Veronica at a concert in the Caroline Bay Hall on Tuesday evening. Commander H. L. Morgan, C.M.G., D.5.0., R:N., welcomed the Mayor and Mayoress (Mr and Mrs T. W. Sat,tcrthwaite). Other officers' in attendance wore LieutenantCommander Grimes, E.N., Lieut. Vesey, R.N., Surgeon Lieut.-Commander McVickers, R.N., Mr Bald, R.N., and Mr Gilderson, E.N. The programme was as follows:—Ovqrture, Ship's Band; song, "In Other Words," Shipwright A. Thomas; duet, "Disconcerted Numbers," A.B.'s L. Winch and G. Dayus; song, "The Lifeboat," A.B. H. Berry; a few quick sketches, Stoker 11.I 1 . Bickerdyke; song, "Jim Crow," A.B. C. Gowans; sotig, "I've Only Come Down for the Day," Shipwright A. Thomas; - monologue, "Bee Ribbons," E.R.A. 11. Sprosson; song, "Dr. Shelley," A.B. 11. Berry; song, selected, A.B.'s 11. Berry and C. Eico; dialogue, E.E.A.'s E. McAlpine and H. Sprosson; song, "Just to Cheer Him Up," A.B. 11. Berry. At the conclusion of the concert dancing was commenced, 13.11.A. H. Sprosson_ acting as M.C. The catering was carried out by Petty-Officer S. Johnson and Leading Cook 11. Woodruff.

Rifle Shooting. In the highest aggregate score competition for the Tiiuaru Defence Eifle Club for the McGlashan Trophy, the following are leading: — - Vice-pres. W. 13. Jones _ .. 1355 Efm. C. Blackwood .. 1335 Efm. W. Bradsliaw , •• 1332 Efm. F. Black .. 1297 Efm. W. Malcolm .. . ■ 1-94 President W. Duncan • • 1284 Efm. E. Brehaut .. • • 1276 Efm. C. Mathieson .. . - 1265 Rfm. J. Dunnill . • • • 1241 Vice-prjs. C. H. Johnson .. 1240 Rfm. A. Agnew .. •• 1238 Rfm. M. Johnston .. •• 1238 Efm. J. Hull . • • • 1213 Rfttu.F. Chittock .. .. 1207

Ardmore Cup. The B grade championship aggregate, *>hich has been keenly' contested by a .number of the young shots, was finished on Saturday, and won by Rfm. ,T: liull after a very keen finish. The. following were the leading scores for tins competition:-*—J. Hull 925, Brehaut 918, C. Mathieson 917, L. Murray 913, A. Agnew 911, C. Paine 903, G. Marra 901, M. Johnston 892. The Recruits' Medal, for the recruit with the highest score in the championship series, was won by Rfm. E. Brehaut:— E. Brehaut 918, C. Paine 903, M. Johnston 892. Unemployed "Women. A meeting of representative women's organisations irf Timaru en Tuesday discussed the question of unemployment of "women and girls. Miss J. R. Barr presided. It was decided to tfompile a register of unemployed women and girls, registration commencing last evening in the W.E.A. Rooms, which were loaned for the purpose. A discussion then took place on the'desirability of approaching the Minister for Labour in regard to a better distribution of unemployment funds, on the grounds that working women were contributors to the Unemployment Fund. geraldine. Mr Cliff Inues and Miss Ida Junes (Sheffield) and the Misses B. and J. Foster (Stratford) are the guests ot Mrs L. Mitchell, Raukapuka. Miss ttileen Patrick has returned from, a holiday in Christchurch. Mr W. McClurc has been appointed secretary of the Geraldine Go-operatne Dairy Company.