SOUTH OTAGO NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 22383, 6 July 1936, Page 2

SOUTH OTAGO NOTES

[From Our Balclutua Correspondent.] July ,5. HOCKEY. ’ Playing at Balclutha on Saturday,' Clutha beat Valley by 2 goals to 1. At half-time the scores were 1 all. Dlisses R. Boyle and M. Cormack. scored for Clutha and Miss J. Bunn for Valley. Kaitangata had an easy win over Owaka on the former’s ground, the score being 6-nil in favour of the home team. GOLF. In the first round of match play in the Balclutha Club’s championship the A grade resulted Thompson beat Lewis 5 and 4, Lennox beat M'Donald 3 and 2, Clark beat Barnett two up, Irving beat Nimmo at the nineteenth. B grade: Scott beat Pledger, Dreaver beat Muir, Mitchell beat Blyth, Butter worth beat DITauI. GENERAL. Vital statistics for Balclutha for June were (figures for June, 1935, being in parentheses):—Births, 5 (9); deaths, 6 (8); marriages, 4 (2). For the quarter: Births, 17 (24); deaths, 13 (14); marriages. 11 (11). For Kaitangata: Births, 7 (3); deaths, 1 (1). For the quarter; Births, 12 (7); deaths, 3 (1) ; marriages, 2 (1). For Owaka: Births, 2; death, 1; marriage, 1. The rainfall for Balclutha for June was 1.39 in, compared with 5.26 in in June last year. The rainfall for the quarter was 6.13 in, compared with lO.lOin for the corresponding quarter last year. The rainfall for Owaka for June was 2.33 in,

The inquest into Charles David Taylor’s death was concluded at Balclutha on Friday, before Mr H. J. Dixon, district coroner. It will be remembered that Taylor was a passenger from Dunedin with Basil Steel, of Gore, when the car the latter was driving left the road about three miles north of Balclutha and crashed into a telegraph pole This was on and Steel died shortly after admission to hospital at Balclutha. Taylor was also admitted to hospital, but recovered sufficiently to give evidence at the inquest on Steel. Later complications followed, and he died on June 23. Evidence at the inquest was' given by Constable Boyle and Dr D. G. Radcliffe, who said that deceased had been admitted to hospital with a fractured skull. He had been operated on and the operation was successful. He was quite fit to leave hospital and give evidence. On June 10 he was again operated on, and again the operation was successful. On June 20 there was a set-back in his condition and he gradually sank and died on June 23. the cause of death being acute meningitis. Carton Russell Stone, Dunedin, also gave evidence on lines similar to that given at the inquest, on Steel, and the Coroner returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence. To mark the fiftieth year of its establishment, the Stirling Dairy Factory Company directors, suppliers, and shareholders held a very successful banquet and ball last week. The banquet was held in the Masonic Hall, Palclutha. and was attended by 187 guests, many of whom had come long distances to celebrate the occasion. Mr A. A. Jensen, chairman of directors, presided, and Mr A. Anderson was toast master. The toasts were enthusiastically honoured, and during the course of the evening many reminiscences of the early struggles of the company were recalled. _ A guest of honour was Dir Jos. Smith, the only original director alive to-day, and his remarks were listened to with attention. The Chairman gave a very comprehensive resume of the company’s operations, which was also very interesting. Amongst the guests present wore Dir Sawers, the first manager. This function was most successful and enjoyable. In the Britannia Theatre the jubilee ball was held and was attended by some 350 couples. This

function, too, was a pronounced success and a fitting finale to most enjoyable celebrations: