SOUTH OTAGO NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 25699, 24 January 1946, Page 6

SOUTH OTAGO NOTES

(From Our Correspondent.) Welcome Home.—There was a large attendance at the welcome _ home tendered recently-returned servicemen in the Coronation Hall, Milton, on Monday night. The M.ilton Brass and Pipe Bands assisted, and during the course of an enjoyable function items were given by Mrs N. Drinnan and Mr If. W. McDonald (songs), Messrs A. Amyes, S. Ottrey, F. McDonald, L. TNorwell (quartette), and Mr J. Donald (violin solos). The men present were Major A. R. Wethey, Squadron-leader H. McClymont, Sergeants J. Lucas, S. Wilson, Gunner R. F. Jones, Private T. Hughes, and Sapper L. Casey. They were accorded musical honours, and were welcomed by the Mayor (Mr C. Keinan) for the citizens, Mr J. W. Keogh ((R.S.A.), and Rev. L. T. Norwell (Ministers' Association). Balclutha Court.—Mr A. E. Dobbie, S.M., presided over the sitting of Balclutha Court on "Wednesday. George Tohill and Donald Richmond, freezing works employees, were charged with the theft of two tyres, two tubes, and two motor car wheels, valued at £l7, at Kaka Point, on January 19, the property of James Borthwick, Balclutha. Tohill was convicted and fined £lO, while Richmond, who had been previously convicted of theft, and had been overseas for two and a-half years, was fined £2O, in default 14 days' imprisonment. Both men pleaded guilty. —James William Bennett, a labourer, of Balclutha, appeared voluntarily on a charge of behaving in an offensive manner in a Balclutha shop on January 7, and pleaded guilty. He was fined £25 and allowed a month to pay.—For driving a motor lorry at excessive speed J. A. Borthwick, Waiwera, was fined £4, with 12s costs.—The CLutha Carrying Company appeared on four charges —failing to display a certificate of fitness, 5s (costs 10s), exceeding the heavy traffic license, fined 10s (costs 10s), on each of two charges, and exceeding the load limitation on tyres, convicted without penalty.—Victor Cooke (Dunedin), for allowing'(Robert Murray to drive a rental car hired by defendant, was fined 10s (costs 10s).— G-. Dixon (Chaslands) was fined £1 (costs 12s) for operating a.motor cycle without a warrant of fitness, fined £1 (costs 10s) for having no driver's license and fined £1 (costs 10s) for having no silencer on the machine.— For erecting a shed without having the necessary permit from the Borough Council, F. G. Gordon (Balclutha) was fined 10s, with 10s costs. Bowling.—The following teams have beenselected to represent South, Otago in matches to be played against Eastern Southland at Balclutha on Saturday :—Morning game: Campbell, Farrell, North, McCorkindale; McNamara, McLachlan, Tuffley, Tait; Edwards, Rutherford, Beadle, Cochrane; Jefferson, Veitch, Willy ams, McKeown; Park, Price, Egarr, Burns; Cuff, Rowley, A. Anderson, Crouch; Gallagher, Gibb, Copland, Brown. Afternoon: McNamara, Park, Mackie, Gold; Edwards, Neill, G. Clark, Houliston; Jefferson, Moffat, Keach, Cup pies; Haig, Hutton, Cockerill, Penman; Cuff, Rowley, R. Anderson,' Walls, sen.; Pennell, Wiggins, O'Leary, J. T, Wilson; Gallagher, Farrell, Botting, (McDonald. Skips' names are first in each rink. Music Examinations.—Balclutha candidates successful in. the November theoretical examinations conducted -by Trinity College of Music were:—Senior: Pass—Donald F. Waugh 70 (Mrs W. S. Hawker). Junior: Honours—Gladys M. Brown 100 (Miss V. Bagley), Louise Dovey 97 (Miss Bagley), June McArthur 97 (Miss Bagley). Preparatory: Honours—Rata M. Birse 100 (Miss Bagley), Louisa F. Morrison 100 (Miss Bagley), John L. Cockerill 100 (Miss Bagley), Gwendoline F. Burrow 97 (Mi6S Bagley), Margaret M. Cronin 87 (Miss Bagley). First steps: Honours— Patricia M. Butler 100 (Miss Bagley), Garth J. Cockerill 100 (Miss Bagley), Fleur Falconer 88 (Miss J. H. E. Sinclair), Lauriss Cross 85 (Miss Sinclair). Pass with merit: Gordon Caley 84 (Miss Sinclair).