PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20701, 26 April 1929, Page 6

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

day of remembrance. • |

‘ Glorious sunshine prevailed for 'the Anzac Day commemoration 'services at Oamaru, which were observed in a manner fully, befitting the occasion, in the morning a special service was held -in the Opera House for the young folk, the pupils of the North, South and St.' Patrick’s Primary Schools, the Waitaki Boys Junior High School and the Waitaki Girls’ High School attending. The seating accommodation ip the Opera House was taxed to its utmost capacity. Archdeacon Russell presided and delivered the main address, the Rev. Mr Foster read the lesson, and the Rev. A. Sangster offered up the prayers. Bandsman Sherwm played the Last Post and the Reyiclle. Special communion services were also held at St. Luke's by Archdeacon Russell in the afternoon. The main commemoration service was held in the Opera House under the auspices "of the Oamaru Re-, turned Soldiers’ Association, and was preceded by a parade from the Drill Hall through Thames street to the Opera House The parade was headed by the 01 f ,9 taßO Highland Pipe Band which was followed in turn by wreath bearers, returned soldiers, sth Otago Mounted Rifles Band, territorials, Waitaki Boys High School Senior Cadets. Oamaru Dcfencp Cadets, Municipal Band, Girl Guides, and Boy Scouts. The parade termed a hollow square around the Great War memorial. Wreaths were placed at the foot of the memorial and the Last Post was sounded by Bandsman Sherwin The Mayor (Mr Frank Crawshaw), in opening the receptacle in the memorial placed a report of the War Graves Com mission, presented by Mr Robert Milligan a former Mayor of Oamaru, in the casket containing the roll of honour. In doing l°’i v lr p I- a«'shaw thanked the Returned Soldiers Association for having been called on to perform the ceremony, “to the Glory of God and to the memory oi the million men who died in every theatre of the war, to show this generation and coming generations the unity in war and the unity in peace of the Em mre.” Prior to the parade Mr Grater presented to Commissioner Kibblewhite for the Boys Scouts, the Oamaru Returned Soldiers Association’s Ambulance Banner. A similar halt was made at the South African Memorial at the intersection of iharaes and Severn strech, and after wreaths had been placed at the foot of the memorial the Reveille was sounded by Bandsman Sherwin, A large number i r ® s^en t s witnessed the parade, and the Opera House was packed for the returned soldiers’ commemoration service, w H. S. Grater (president of the association) presided, there being also on the stage the Mayor and Mayoress (Mr and Mrs Frank Crawshaw), Mr J. A. Macpherson, M.P., Mr and Mrs J. M. Forrester, the Rev, Brian Kilroy, Archdeacon Russell, the Rev. A. Sangster, and Adjutant Rawson. . In his opening remarks Mr Grater said it was H years ago since the New Zealanders landed on the shores of Gallipoli, but their thoughts were not only with those men, but with all who had paid the supreme sacrifice in other theatres °l war ' did not dim the memory of those men, and they met that day not only m memory, but in gratitude and thanksgiving. Prayers were offered by the Rev. A. Sangster and Archdeacon Russell, and the lesson was read by Adjutant Rawson. The Rev. Mr Kilroy, in the course of his address, said that 14 years had passed since that great day when Australian and Zealand troops landed on the beach which bears their name. It had been said that time was death. It might be death to the memory of that great war, and the lessons they should learn from it, and from war as a whole, did they not have these days of remembrance. But what should they remember—the bitterness, the anguish? The whole art of life was to know what to remember and what to forget. If they were to remember the bitterness of that time and re-kindle the hatred of those days, they would be better to dispense with "the days of remembrance. Most of them had re&d in the pap.ers a short account of the British Official History of Gallipoli. They had all noticed with pride and pleasure the glorious tributes to the physique, the courage, and the steadfastness of the Australians and New Zealanders. What was said of the troops at .that place and on that occasion, might be repeated about the’ men from that time to the end of the war. In that great struggle they became a nation —a solidarity welded together by sacrifices made in the past, and by those that might be made in the future. They should not forget the -aerifices and courage displayed in those terrible days, nor should they forget the devotion and suffering of those who stayed at home. What patience, what fortitude, and what devotion were displayed! They commemorated them, one and all, that day. And yet he hoped they did more than commemorate it, for out of the commemoration should issue a communion showing their hopes and ideals. A touching ecrewas held at Lodge Hill Cemetery, Birmingham recently, when children of the Shenley Fields cottage homes made their annual pilgrimage to the graves of soldiers who at Birmingham during the war, and laid wreaths and sprigs of laurels on their graves. Other organisations, the British Legion, ex-naval men, a ?- c l, °H* ers >, deposited wreaths. A child then laid a wreath from the exservicemen of Birmingham on the graves of 24 German soldiers who died in hospital in the inscription being:—Here, on the resting place, who s eep far from the Fatherland, for which they died, this wreath is laid in gentle homage by an English child.” All stood to the salute. Mr Kilroy made a fervent appeal.. for the forming of a public opinion for the preservation of peace. Would they choose arbitration or war, war.with its horrors, economic waste, and destruction of life? j W! l?. eas y to go back to the forces of se.fishness, fear, hatred, and bigotry that made for war. . Several hymns were sung by the gatheringj and the service was concluded with the “Dead March” in “ Saul,” played by the sth Otago Mounted .Rifles Band, under the leadership of Lieutenant G. Whale. The “Last Post” was sounded by Bandsman Sherwin. In the evening a citizens’ memorial service was held at the Opera House, a large number attending. The speakers were the same as at the service for the young people in the morning. RUGBY' FOOTBALL. : With the opening games of the competition, interest in' the national game is quickening in Oamaru. and the-form shown at the Oval and at Maheno bn Saturday gives promise of some excellent Rugby being witnessed this Reason. Old Boys fielded a strong combination against the country team, and outclassed their opponents in all departments ,jf the game, as the scores indicate. The forwards secured the ball from the scrum' with monotonous ’ regularity, and generally dominated the play in the line outs. The Cameron brothers played :up to their best form, and were well supported by Hendra and 1. Walton,'all four revelling in the tight work. Tne forwards fed the hacks with the ball, making possible the repeated passing rushes that proved so disastrous to the country team. The backs combined well and handled the ball with precision. ’ Ross, at first five-eighths, played a heady game, cutting in and opening up the game whenever an opportunity presented itself. To Ross was due in a lage measure Old Boys’ wide margin of points.

NORTH OTAGO. activities of the district. (Fbok Oob SpyciAX. Cobbes^ideni.)

The Maheno' pack lacked weight in the scrums, and seldom gained possession of the ball. The players were fairly fit, but were unable to stem the hot charges of 'their opponents. A. Clark, Newlands. and W. Sinclair worked with a will in the vanguard, but the backs; generally on the defensive, failed to get going in any concerted movements during the game. Tiie standard of play on the Oval was quite good for the opening round, and several new players in the senior ranks give promise of.making names for them selves, in the Rugby arena before the season closes. Although the score was going against them, the advantage rested with the Excelsior forwards for the most, part in scrum work and lineouts, the hookers getting the ball cleanly in the majority of the serums. Orkney gave a rare exhibition of dribbling on a couple of occasions, .taking the ball at his toes the length of the field, and, with Williams and Paris, caught the eye when the fray was hottest. Hunter, at half-back, gave the soundest exhibition of back play on the ground. He gave well-directed, snappy passes, and was always on the qui vive for an opening, setting his backs in motion on every possible occasion. A penchant for kicking and faulty handling by the other inside backs, however, prevented the ball from reaching the wings. Hunter’s vis-a-vis, Turvey, behind the Athletic pack, also played a heady game, and, with J. and’M. Ross, made up a trio of good inside hacks. D. Campbell and Frame, with Sim in the wing-forward position, three tried veterans from last season, were the mainstay of the Athletic forwards, and, playing with vigour and dash, were always on the hall. There were several occasions during Saturday’s games when an attack by a non-offending side was held up through the advantage rule not operating, at one stage of the senior game on the Oval, an epidemic of speculating set in, with .disastrous results, which should provide a warning to players not to continue such tactics. Last season the opening games, and indeed until well into, the season, were marred by continuous talking on the part of players on the field. The advice and work of the club coaches has borne fruit, for the absence of talking on the field was a commendable feature of the opening games in all grades. May it sr continue throughout the season. Local referees have decided to enforce strictly the rules governing wing-forward play, and wing-forwards will be generally required to remain behind the ball to keep onside. The referees, at their weekly meeting, discussed fully the differem aspects of the offside rules, especially that ■of over-running the hall and waiting to be put onside by another player, and it was decided that_ the only safe rule for players to adopt is to make an honest at tempt to retire and get onside.—A ruling of the referee at the Oval on Saturday caused some doubt in the minds of the spectators. A penalty kick had been awarded for offside a few yards from the line, and a scrum was claimed and taken practically on the spot of the offence The scrum was allowed, and the ruling was correct; but had the offence taken piac< in front of the posts instead of near the side line, no doubt a kick at goal would have been taken. The ruling agreed on by referees at the Waimate conference last year to award a scrum for a man being in front in a penalty kick at goal at the spot of the original breach, is incorrect. There are two distinct breaches —the ifrat being penalised by a free kick, and the second by a scrum for a man in front. For the second breach the scrum should take place at the spot from winch the kick at goal is taken. STEAMER .PIAKO. The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the steamer Piako will call at the port of Oamarau on May IC to take the next Home loading, which is 25,000 freight carcasses of mutton. ■ PERSONAL , Word lias been receiver from the Trinity College of Music (London) tl.at Miss May Meikle has been awarded a local exhibition (value £6 6s) for theory of music, intermediate division, securing 100 marks in this examination. Mrs E. C. Clarkson, of Oamaru, is to leave for England by the Rangitiki c.n May 11. BASKETBALL. At the annual meeting of the North Otago Men s Basketball Union, Mr A. "• Tait presided over a good attendance. The annua] report and balance sheet were read and adopted. The election of officers resulted as follows:—President, Mr A. R. Tait (re-elected); vice-presidents, Messrs C. Irvine and M. C. Paterson (re-elected); secretary and treasurer, Mr R. Williams; auditor, Air T. Mahoney. It was decided to forward a letter to Mr C. Irvine expessing appreciation of past services, and hope that he may have a speedy xecovery from his illness, and comment was also made in regard to the work done by Mr J. Currie, last year’s secretary. The secretary was instructed to send a Utter making usual arrangements for the use of the Drill Hall on Monday night.-. There were over 20 girls present at a meeting held in St. Paul’s Hall, and it was decided to form a club to be known as the Oamaru Basketball Club., The following officers were elected:—President, Miss Lindsay; vice-presidents, Misses Campbell and Martyn; club captain, Miss M. Tempero; secretary and treasurer. Miss A. Tempero; committee— Misses Wylie, Plunket, Sievwright, Wallace, Cairns, and Irwin. MAGISTRATE’S COURT. At the weekly sitting of the Magistrates Court on Wednesday, before Mi H. W. Bundle, S.M., the following casus were dealt with:— CIVIL CASES. Judgment by default was given in the following cases;—William Patterson v. A M. Tait. £8 8s 4d, and costs (£1 10s Od); P. W. Shacklock v. Theo Cairns, £ 3 6s and costs (£2 17s); Alexander Clark v. H. M. Wilson, JE7 3s, and costs" (18s); S. H. Grenfell v. Hugh Wilson, £lO 15s 4d and costs (£3); J. M'Diarmid v. 11, M Wilson, £2, and costs (£l 9s Cd). JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. Variations were made in the orders in the following cases: Shag Point Coal Company v, W. G. Row lands, £l3 13s, costs (£1), to be paid at 10s per week, first payment May 1; and Andersons, Ltd., v. Thomas Clare, £lO lls 4d, costs (£1), to be paid by two instalments of £5 5s Bd. BY-LAW OFFENCES. James M'Nuliy, for driving at night without hghts, was fined 10s and costs (10s). Ellen Beardsmore, for leaving a motor car at night without lights, was fined 5s and costs (10s0> Thomas Goodison, for riding, a bicycle without a light after sunset, was fined.ss. Bruce Stevens for leaving a, car without a light after sunset, was fined sa. ON LICENSED PREMISES' . Alexander David Clark, through his solicitor (Mr Hjorring), pleaded guilty to being found on licensed premises after hours, and was fined 20s, and costs, STOCK PROSECUTIONS. The stock inspector proceeded against W. Ji. Hughes for exposing lice-infected sheep for sale—Defendant was fined £1 and costs (12s), ' ’ The adjourned ease against George Maider: for failing to destroy rabbits was heard, '- evidence ■ being given by John ■hrasqr that he had ridden over part of the property on the previous day, and that he did not see any rabbits.. He-had not been on the infected area.—After hearing the statement of Inspector Wagstaffe Mi Bundle stated that ho did not -think that

all the necessary steps had been taken after the adjournment to keep down the rabbits,'—The defendant was convicted and fined £5, and costs (14s). DEFENDED MOTOR CASES. Robert Percy Henry, farmer, was charged > with exceeding the speed limit.— Mr Swipdley appeared for the defendant, who said that he had had 18 years’ experience in driving a car. On the day in question he arrived in town after '9 o clock, and left Oamaru at 10.30 a.m. He reached home, a distance of 18 miles, at 11.30 o’clock. He was driving a dark green Essex sedan car. It was a sealed cur as regards speed. He denied that he was travelling on the North road at a speed mentioned, which he .described as absolutely ridiculous.” The car had been tested, and the best speed on the level was 23 miles an hour.—Crossexnnvned, the defendant stated that the speedometer had not been connected up. He did not think the car would do 35 miles an hour, as .it was a new car. The car had done about 1000 miles. —James Eric Swinard, mechanic at the Essex garage, stated that he found a washer in the car that morning, and the maximum speed he could get was 25 miles an hour. It was not usual to leave the washer in after travelling 500 miles.—Mr Bundle intimated that the defendant should be given the benefit of the doubt, and dismissed the case. • William Webb, taxi driver, was charged with passing another vehicle at an intersection, travelling at a greater speed than six miles an hour, and with exceeding the speed limit. ,Mr Swindley appeared for defendant, a plea of not guilty being entered.—Constable Waring stated that he saw the car travelling at about 25 miles an hour, and overtake and pass a lorry travelling at . about 10 miles an hour at the Severn street-Thames street intersection.—Cross-examined, witness oc -, at to® maintained a speed of 25 miles an hour around the corner at the intersection. He was absolutely certain the car in.question belonged to the defendant.—The defendant stated that he had had 14 years’ experience in driving ears. He considered the charge of speedingridiculous. There was no moving traffic on. the intersection when he passed.—Cross-examined, witness' stated Constable Waring had on a.previous occasion spoken to him abut speeding.—William S. Jackson, taxi .driver, gave evidence that the car was travelling at 15 miles an hour at the time, and there was no traJfao at the intersection. —The magistrate aceepted the constable’s evidence, anti the defendant was convicted on the first charge and fined 20 s and costs, the second charge being withdrawn. DAMAGES AWARDED. In the adjourned case. Police v. H. . Raekley for a breach of the motor V 1 l° n T AI T upheld the point K J- L. Hjorring, counsel for defendant, that the. information was not properly drawn up, in that the words " at an intersection not controlled by a police or traffic officer ” had been omitted. -It was a proper objection, and pn that ground the information would be dismissed. Apart from that point, in his opinion after listening to the evidence, the case was not one in which the reaWf?n?ftHbl 0U d ap ? ly ‘ lt seemed almost absuid to lay a charge of that nature, in the case of Fraser and Co. (Mr Ujornnc) v. Neil M'Cone (Mr PolW’ ¥ r ?’i n 4 le Bta ted that the evie +u P before him showed clearly that the intersection in question was most was° tl.^ S \T 0l i e > impr ® SSIon be had formed uas that Meeks road, was not fit for. a ÜBe ; an u- tbe , other was that tL was , travelling along the- road at the intersection at more than a reasonable speed. Meek’s lane was extremely dangerous, and a man driving a motor lorry shorn d exercise the greatest degree ot vigilance. On his own admission Rackley did not use that degree of vigilance, and had M Cone been using vigilance there was no question but that M’Cone would have been entitled to recover. His Worship said he had also to consider. M'Cone’s position M'Cone knew the intersection was dangerous, and was not entitled to assume that there would he no traffic. He should have bad his tar under control when approaching the intersection. His Worship had no douht that M’Cone’s car. was not under proper control, and that the brakes were not in, order. . Both the p.aintiff, and the defendant were guilty of negligence when meeting at the intersection. Tiie negligence was of such a mature as to disentitle either party to recover, Thomas M'Cone, father of the driver, was in the car, and it was held that contributory negligence on the part of the driver was no defence. Judgment would be - given for plaintiff, Thomas M'Cone, against Fraser, and Co., for £2 10s special damages and £2O general damages. The other claim and counterclaim would be struck out. each party to pay his own costs. DUNTROON SALE. There was a large attendance at the Duntroon sale on Wednesday, but bidding was not brisk, and prices were not so good as those ruling a fortnight ago. The yarding of sheep was well up to the average, but values were down about 2s per head.. Nevertheless, a good clearance was effected. Two pens of fat- ewes realised 18s 3d and 25s 3d. In the store sheep section two and four-tooth threequarterbred ewes sold at from 335. 6d to 35s 3d: two-tooth thrge-quarterbred ewes, 345. Guaranteed souhd-mouthed Romney cross ewes, in good condition, realised 29s 6d; other sound-mouthed ewes, 22s fid to 25s 6d; full-mouthed halfbred ewes, 19s 5d to 22s 9d; full and failing-mouthed halfbred ewes, 11s fid to 17s 6d, according to condition;, broken-mouthed ewes. 9s 6d to 11s; aged ewes, 7s; cull ewes, 4s 6d to 6s fid; aged merino and comeback wethers, Is 9d to 4s; good three-quarter-bred ewe lambs. 25s 10d; halfbred ewe lambs, 24s 3d; good crossbred ewe lambs, 25s 3d; crossbred wether lambs, 20s 6d; halfbred wether lambs, 16s 3d; good mixedsex three-quarter bred lambs, 24s Idr Cattle. —One fat cow, £9; 2 fat heifers, £7 10s and £9; aged, empty cows, £1 15s; dairy cow, close to profit, £8- 10s. OAMARU OPERATIC SOCIETY. Great enthusiasm was shown at the initial rehearsal of the Oamaru Operatic Society, when the arrangements for producing “ Paul Jones ” were discussed, Mr J. M'Lean, who has undertaken the task of producing the opera, said that the large attendance was a happy augury for the success of the production. . He gave an’ outline of the plot, and spoke of the musical Score as being an exceptionally fine one, and was best described as closely approaching grand opera. In the libretto .were many passages calling for good farcical-dramatic acting, the opera calling for a cast of about 20. Mr F. C. Barry (musical director) also referred to the beauty of the score, Mrs H. W. Parker playing several numbers. The following committees were appointed:—Selection—Mrs A. Bartrum, Messrs C. Ashton and A. M'Kittenek; social—Misses N. M'Laren, E. Crawshaw, P. Ashton, M. M'Laren, Messrs H.' W. Parker, G. Restieaux, and P. Self. SCHOOL COMMITTEES. WESTON. Messrs R. Campbell (chairman), W. Laney (secretary), W. Barnard (treasurer), P. Wates, and F. Moore. WINDSOR. Messrs G. Carrodus (chairman), C. Chisholm (secretary), A. Mouat, S. Hampton, and. J. M'Nally. HAMPDEN. Mrs M- E, Lefevre, Messrs \V. H. Murcott (chairman), A. A. M'Williains (secretary), E. Bishop, and E. Langford. WAIANAKARUA. Messrs G. Lee (chairman), N. Ross (treasurer), J. Morrow, and F. Wannacott. TOKARAHI. Messrs Hoare (chairman), Hughes (secretary and treasurer), W. Simpson. J. Simpson, and B. Simpson. KUROW. Messrs Batchelor (chairman), Qnaife (secretary), M'Goun, Kear, and M'Aughtrie.