TIMARU AND SOUTH CANTERBURY NEWS

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20543, 11 May 1932, Page 8

TIMARU AND SOUTH CANTERBURY NEWS

TIMARU. WOOL SALES. The South Canterbury "Woolbrokers' Association received- advice yesterday from the president of the New Zealand Woolbrokers' Association that Timaru had been granted a wool sale on December 16th. The auction will be held at night, commencing at 7 o'clock. The Duncdin sale is fixed for December 20th. Appeal Dismissed. The appeal of Joseph Perry Eosevear, against his conviction by Mr C. E. On- Walker, S.M., on a charge of driving an unregistered motor vehicle, has been dismissed by Mr Justice Adams in a reserved judgment. The appeal was on a point of law. 'The facts were that appellant, an employee of the Colonial Motor Co., Ltd., drove a new lorry, bearing demonstration plates to Ashburton to deliver it to a purchaser there, and had carried on the lorry some drumß of oil and spare parts for which the Colonial Motor Co. was a dealer, for delivery to the firm which bought the lorry. His Honour held that the Magistrate had correctly construed the Act. The carrying and delivery of oil and spare parts of motor vehicles was not within the authority given to use the vehicle by Section 18 as amended. The Section as first enacted limited that use to "purposes of sale" only. The amendments extended this not to the purposes of the owner's business but to the owner's business as a manufacturer of or dealer in motor-cars. Notwithstanding " the ingenious argument of counsel for the appellant his Honour held that the extensions applied, not to the business of tho owner, but only to those departments of his business which consisted of manufacturing motor vehicles or dealing in motor vehicles. Upon any reason able construction it could not be extended to dealing in motor "ils or •pare parts of motor vehicles. The appeal was dismissed with costs. Bugby TJnion. The South Canterbury Eugby Union Management Committee met on Monday evening, Mr J. O'Leafy presiding. The Sooth Canterbury Beferees' Association advised that an inspection of players' boots would be made next Saturday and any player whose footwear was not da accordance c with the rules would not be permitted to play until defects were remedied. The committee decided to grant 30 free passes weekly to members of the Unemployed Workers' Union. The Wellington Union advised that there, was not much prospect of the touring team being able to play in Timaru, but the matter would be con- ' sidered later. Permission was granted to Temuka to play a match at Geraldine against Geraldine on Thursday or Saturday. Five lower grade players ordered off •on Saturday appeared before the com- , mittee. four being placed on the caution list and one suspended for two • playing Saturdays. Power Board. The monthly meeting of the South Canterbury Electric Power Board was held yesterday, Mr J. Kennedy presiding. • In his statement the chairman r«"ferred with regret to the death, through an accident, of Mr J. E Andrews, one of the most efficient mem- • bers of the staff. The revenue account in the different loan areas was:—Geraldine, £13,163 j Waimate Borough, £4688; freezing works, £2114; Levels, £9994; Waimate county, £8858; Mackenzie ? county, £4043. The gross income of i £43,531 showed an increase on the • previous year of £307, and since the ". year ending March 31st, 1926 {the first • complete year of the Board's opera- ; tions), the income had risen from •J84972, and the number of consumers from ?94 to 3596. A resolution recording the Board's ap- , preciation of the services of Mr W.j E. : Mtfls, who was not seeking re-election, ' was carried unanimously. A motion of condolence with the relaof Mr Andrews was carried.

WJB.A. Mr E. -W. Jones presided at the monthly meeting of the W.E.A. Advice was received that four radio broadcasting tutors had been engaged at' Coristdraren, and they would lecture as follows:—-"Music," by the Eev. H. Jones, MX; "Horticulture," by Mr M, J. Barnett, to be followed by a series on "New Zealand History," by Mr A. J. Campbell, M.A., and one on "New Modern Political •Institutions," by Mr L. C. Webb, MA. Groups were asked to be formed so' as to bo able to meet to listen to and discuss these addresses which, would take place on Mondays and Fridayß respectively. Mr Manning also wrote asking that all employed students be asked to become members of the Association at a small fee. After discussion it was decided to invite Messrs L. P. de Berry, P. W. Eule, Llovd Boas, and A. J. Bae, Dr. A. G. B. Fisher, and Mr'W.'L. Holland (Honolulu) to give public lectures!

TEMUKA. In the Druids' Hall on Monday the Lily of Temuka, ' TLA.O.D., held a social evening. The winners of card games were Miss A. Hopkinson, Mrs J. Fisher, and Messrs L. Hopkinson, and R. Jamieson. Music for the dancing was supplied by Mr J. Eickus and . Mr K. Selwyn was the M.C. A Monte Carlo dance was won by Mxss J. bwap and Mr K. Trigance. Mr C. K. Orr Walker, S.M., presided over a sitting of the Magistrate's Court at Temuka yesterday, f Judgment by default was given in the following cases:—C.F.C.A. v. E. H. Smith, £lO 14s 7d. and costs; A. C. Palmer v. T. O. Williams, £2 12s and costs. Gordon William Suminerfield and John Hogg, charged with riding cycles after dark without lights, werfc fined 10s and costs, and 8s and costs respectively. Donald William MacKinnon, Ashburton. was charged witn driving a motor bus through King street in a manner dangerous to the public Defendant, who did not appear, was fined £1 with costs 10s. Charges of being intoxicated in charge of a motor-cycle and of driving a motor-cycle without a license were preferred against Archibald Campbell liapthorne, who pleaded #""*. *° both. He was convicted and admitted to probation on the first charge tor a period of two years, conditionally on nis abstaining from taking liquor and disposing of his motor-cycle. On the second charge he was fined £1 witn costs 10s. ■' FAIRLIE. The annual meeting of the Fairlio branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union was held in the Fire Brigade room. Present were Messrs J. Trot- i ter, T. B. Crampton, T. Macdonald, j a H. Whatman, P. a Guilford, WV

H. Collins, H. Tritt, J. Barron, and F. H. Guilford. Mr Trotter moved the adoption of the balance-sheet, which showed a credit balance of £4l 5s 9d, being a loss of £8 14s 3d on the year's working. Officers elected were:—President, Mr J. Trotter; vice-chairman, Mr Thos. Macdonald; members of the South Canterbury Executive, Messrs C. H. Whatman and T. B. Crampton; delegate, Mr A. F. Campbell; committee, Messrs F. C. Guilford, F. H. Guilford, A. F. Campbell, S. P. Bray, C. H. Whatman, C. W. Isitt, Thos. Macdonald, T. B. Crampton, H. Tritt, and E. Goodwin; secretary, Mr J. A. Fraser. WAIMATE. The Waimate Rugby Sub-Union met on Monday night, present being the president (Mr D. 0. Brown), Messrs V. itf. Horn, A. Sawell, G. Kilworth, J. i>ench, A. J. Harris, J. C. Winning, V. Thompson, D M. Webster, B. F. Walker, H. V. Barford, J. V. Kiach, D. Keyes, and W. J. Jones. The meting approved the classification of the Glenavy team which played on Thursday as juniors. Mr Riach moved that the High School pupils be charged 3d for admission to the games. Mr Jone3 said the gatekeepers used their discretion, and it was decided to leave the position as last year. Qlie secretary reported the takings last week amounted to £4 13s 6d. The Union's credit balance at present was £lO 2s 3d. Following is the draw for to-mor-row:— Seniors—Southern v. Marist, on No. 2 ground, at 3 p.m.; Huimai v. Old Boys,' on No. 1 ground, at 3 p.m. Juniors—Southern v. Glenavy, on No. 3 ground, at 1.30 p.m.; Old Boys v. Huimai, No. 1 ground, at 1.30 p.m.; High School v. Marist, to be played ir necessary at the end of the round. Third Grade—Old Boys v. Huimai, on No. 3 ground, at 3 p.m. In regard to the Glenavy match being played at 3 p.m., Mr Horn said it might mean the defaulting of Southern. It Was therefore decided f that the match should be played at 1:30. GERALDINE. Miss V. G. Dean, Peel street, Geraldine, has returned from a visit to the North Island. Miss Sharpo (Geraldine) is the guest of Mrs J. L. Brady (Timaru) for the South Canterbury ladies' golf tournament. Miss E. Parr (Geraldine) is the guest of the Misses Campbell, Wai-iti read, Timaru, for the golf championships. At a meeting of the Geraldine Meccano Club, Mr E. C. Stonyer presided. It was decided that the members of the club should continue to make a model cf the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The following" were the results of the club's competition for a meccano model of something seen during the visit to the air pageant at Timaru: — Moyle "Bros, (aeroplane) 1, Peter Lintern (crane) 2. Four new members were enrolled, the membership now being 19. CHILD'S DEATH. ' :—,* EVIDENCE AT INQUEST. An inquest into the death df James Elder Templeton. the infant son of Mr and Mrs ti. L. Teinpleton, Temuka, who was found dead in bed with his mother on Monday- morning, was held yesterday before the District Coroner,, Mr C. R. Orr Walker. George Lancelot Tempieton, father of the child, gave evidence of identification. He said the child was. six weeks old. On the night before its death the child had been placed next to the wall, beside its mother. The child had been vef»y restless. At about 7 a.m: on Monday h e awoke and later found the child dead in bed. To the Coroner, witness said he had two other children. It was not his custom to have the children in bed, and td his knowledge the child had never been in bed with his wife before.. The child, had been taken to bed on that particular occasion because it was not well. Details of the child's condition when found were given by Dr. A. S. McInnes, who said had conducted a postmortem examination, which revealed ihe cause of death to .be asphyxiation. A verdict in accordance with the medical evidence was returned. "The evidence for itself," said the Coroner, "and there is no need for me to comment on the danger of the practice of mothers taking babies to bed. It seems strange that intelligent mothers should persist in the habit."