THE KAIKOURA STAR And COUNTY GAZETTE and RECORDER. MONDAY, MAY 8, 1939. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Kaikoura Star, Volume LIX, Issue 37, 8 May 1939, Page 2

THE KAIKOURA STAR And COUNTY GAZETTE and RECORDER. MONDAY, MAY 8, 1939. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Miss Joyce Lee (Invercargill) is spending a short holiday in Kaikoura. Messrs Pyne, Gould, Guinness, Ltd., announce a special stock sale for tomorrow ,at 1 p.m., at their yards,when They will offer 75 Hereford heifer runner calves on account, of Ngaio Downs Estate, also 500 mixed sheep. A sitting of the Magistrate’s Court will be held on Wednesday, Afr H. A. Young, S.AL, presiding. Up to Saturda T no less than 61 rases were set down .for adjudication. At least one Christchurch licitor will attend the sitting. To clothe and < w tin its terriL ’ ial army of 50,000 m. o, the Govern' '. nit will require 60,000 uniforms and accessories. 6> >.<)()() hats, 80,000 pairs of hoots, ami 120,000 blankets. The order is a huge one, and it is understood that it has been the subject ,of numerns conferences :lI discussions in Wellington during the last few days. Despite the '.'.rather conditions on Saturday night, there was a very good attendance at the' dance held in the Drill Hall under the direction of the Kaikoura Football Club. Music for the dancing was supplied by Mrs Sabiston’s Dance Band, extras being played bv Mrs Sa,biston. Mr J. Lane was master of ceremonies. Supper was served and a very enjoyable dance concluded nt midnight. The death occurred on Wednesday night at Christchurch, of Dr. 11. T I. Thacker. lie was a son of Air and Mrs John Edward Thacker, who cam'’ to New Zealand in the Sir George Seymour, one of Canterbury’s first four hips, in 1850, and who were among Ihe earliest settlers on Banks Peninsula. His faher, formerly editor of the Sligo Guardian, was associated with the earliest journalism in Canterbury, being editor for a time of the Christchurch Guardian before taking up farming nt Okain’s Bay. The late Dr Thacker was Mayor of Christchurch for eight years, and took a keen interest in public and sporting life. He was horn at O’Kain’s Bay on March 20, 1870. A New Plymouth message states: — The determination of the police to stop the practice of youths under 21 years of age drinking in hotels was mention'd by the Senior Sergeant in the Police Court- recently when three vouths were charged with entering a hotel and falsely representing that they were 21 years of age. AH pleaded guilty and frankly admitted that they misled the barman concerning their ages. “I l am glad of the assurance that you do not frequent .bars regularly,” said the Magistrate. “I hope you never do. You won’t he good footballers if you do.” It was explained that the boys had been to a football practice and had decided to have a drink. Each was fined £1 and costs 10/. ‘ ‘ HTJ SB AND AND WIFE ’ S HANDBOOK. ’ ’

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