NORTH OTAGO.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20918, 7 January 1930, Page 11

NORTH OTAGO.

PERSONAL A very enjoyable social evening "was held in the Lyric Hall, when a number «f friends gathered together to bid farewell to Mr Claude Koller, of the Customs Department, who has been transferred to the head office. in Wellington. ■ln making a presentation of a fountain pen and wallet, .Mr D. News on spoke of the good qualities' of the guest and ■ the interest Mr Koller had taken in nearly every branch of sport while in Oamaru. Mr Koller suitably replied. The Rev. A. B. Kuroy left Oamaru yesterday to spend hia annual vacation at Invercargill, The services at St,'Paul’s during .his absence will be taken by the' Rev. G. W. Hunt, of St. David’s, Upper Hutt. .Queen’s Hotel.—Mrs Massey, Miss Massey (England), Mr and Mrs W Linton (Sydney), Miss Mirams (Auckland), Miss Bicknell (Napier), Mr and Mrs WV D. Hunt, Miss Edwards, Miss Joan M’Farland, Mr J. Orr (Wellington), Mr and Mrs B. Hampton. Mr and Mrs L. B. Richards, Mr and Mrs C. Emerson, Mr and Mrs E. Monro, Mrs ‘ W, Cox, Mr J. Forbes, Mr J. Mahalm (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs W. Wood (Riccarton), Mr E. D’Arcy (Timaru), Mrs Attewell (Waimate). Mrs M. Lawlor (Kprow), Mr and Mrs D. Todd, Mr and Mrs J. B. Orr, Mr and Mrs Ashton, Misses G. and B. Ashton, Miss A. M'Lean, Mr G. Black, Mr and Mrs P. J. Williams (Dunedin). Nurse E. B. Buzan (Maheno), or the nursing staff of the Timarn Hospital, has been advised that she has. passed her final State examination with honours. The many friends of Mr James Mitchell, of the Oamaru Mail staff, will regret to learn that he is at present in hospital suffering from pneumonia, 1 ’vital statistics. 1 The following are vital statistics. for pamaru ■ for the three periods named, |)the figures'for the corresponding period pf the previous year being set out in parentheses:—December, 1929, marriages 7 (16), deaths 15 (11), births 21 (29); quarter ended December 31, marriages 25 (31) deaths 47 (47), births 50 (-77); I J2 months ended December Sir marriages 310 (9°)..deaths 16! (140), birth? 253 K 283). t ... MOTOR LICENSES. During December 34 motor drivers’ Jiconscs and 18 heavy traffic licenses were issued by the Oamaru Borough Council. FIRST OFFENDER FINED. At the Oamaru Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr J. Gerrie. J.P., a first offender was convicted- on & charge of drunkenness and fined 10s. AXLE BOX ON FIRE. The first express south yesterday , wasdelayed for some 20 minutes through a heated axle-box on one of the carriages. When the train drew into the Oamaru Station the axle-box was on fire, and after the flames had been extinguished, gave forth a dense volume of smoke. y The carriage was removed from the train at Oamaru, the passengers* luggage being ■removed to another carriage while they were at lunch- Passengers ■ stated that the heated axle-box was noticed before reaching Timaru, and some asked why the carriage had not . been taken .off the train at that station, instead of . waiting till its arrival at Oamaru. MEMORIAL SERVICE. • On Sunday a memorial service to thelate Mr Henry Allan, aged 92 years, was held at St, Paul's Church, the service -being conducted by the Rev. G. W. Hunt, of St. David’s, Upper Hutt. Appropriate hymns and prayers were’ offered, and. the nolo, “I Know that My Redeemer Liveth.’ was' sung, by Miss Elsie Grey. The address was given by the Rev. A. B. Kilroy,who took for his text “ To-morrow will .he the new moon, and thou shalt bemissed, and thy place shall be empty.” Samuel i. 20-18. The preacher referred to the indifference of Nature to the empty place in the.chair caused by the last enemy l Death, but suggested that this indifference might be due to Nature’s knowledge that death was not so terrible after all. Man, however, craved a • deeper assurance. This was found in the love of God revealed in Jesus Christ. That was; the great hope of him whose memory they revered that day. His place -was'nowempty, and they missed him because of the qualities of his character. The events of Mr Allan's long life'could be put in a few sentences. . He was not prominent in public life, having no public interests outside the church. He was one of the foundation members of St. Paul’s, and the land upon which the church is built was

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bought from him. He was elected a manager early in the history of the church, and was elected an elder in 1878 He retired in 1898, and was re-elected an elder in 1901, and had remained an elder of the church until his death. The great fact in Mr Allan’s life, said the preacher, was not its eventfulness, but its quality. RIFLE SHOOTING. The following are the scores at the weekly shoot of the Papakaio Rifle Club: 300 600 yds. yds. Hep. Tl. Rifleman S. Whyte .. ‘45 41 fl —92 'Rifleman D. Rae . ... 34 42 14 —9O Rifleman W. Gibson 43 41 286 Riffeman D. R. Borrie 43 40 386 Rifleman Don. Borrie -38 4l 584 Rifleman H. Norton 38 44 0— 82 Rifleman. A, Rae .. 34 39 0— 82 Rifleman D/ Borrie .. 37 .42 0 ST. KEVIN’S COLLEGE. The - Hark residential scholarship, tenable ' at St. Kevin’s College, Redoastle, has -been won by Stephen Corbett, Telford avenue. Mount Eden, Auckland. The Redcastle (scholarship, tenable at the same college, has been won by. Bruce Jones, a son of Mr W. Jones, Queen’s drive, . Musselburgh,. Dunedin. Both scholarships were decided .on the results of an examiation, held-at various centres on November 30. PRICES OF LAMB. Advice has been recevied at Oamaru that the prices ipaid out on killings during December are as follows:—Lambs, under 361 b, BJd; 37 to 42, B}d; over 421 b and seconds, 7|d. It is understood that the prices for present killings will be id less all round. NORTH OTAGO CALEDONIAN SOCIETY. A meeting of the directors of the North. Otago Caledonian Society- was held last night, Mr J. Gerrie presiding over a full attendance of members. The chairifaan extended a veiy hearty welcome to Mr A. Hodge, who had been elected to. the vacancy on the directorship, and Mr Hodge replied that he would do his utmost in the interest of sport in North Otago. The treasurer submitted the balance sheet for the ;Now Year’s Day sports, which showed receipts amounting to £415 4s 8d and expenditure £370 12s Bd, leaving an approximate profit of £44 12s. The gate takings were set down at £lB3 17s, compared with £llß Us last year, and the membership receipts on a conservative basis were put down at £llO. The chairman said the result was very gratifying to the directors, and he thanked them for the' hearty support accorded, him during the day. Judging from the remarks he had heard, the sports appeared to have given great satisfaction to the public. The society had given of its best, and the success had to a great extent been due to the efforts of the secretary, Mr J. D. Forbes, without his efforts they would not have received the support from the public that they did, and with the co-operation of the directors they had made a decided success of the sports. They .were under a debt of gratitude, to Messrs Donald Burns and G. .Jardine and other members of ‘the Grounds Committee for their services in bringing the grounds up to such' an excellent .condition.- Runners and cyclists had expressed great .satisfaction with, the tracks, and haa.intimated that they were prepared to come to Oamaru next year. Ha believed thfit. they had a better class of athlete than in previous years, and he specially mentioned Opperman, who gave a very fine exhibition. Though ho did not win any of his races, he was a trier from start to finish. He thought much of the success of the sports was due to the efforts of the secretary in having Opperman on the ground that day. The secretary reported that Opperman had suggested that more banking was required at -the turn coming into the straight,'and the track, when asphalted, would be ideal for cycling. Ho also suggested a scratch cycle race of five miles, vrith lap prizes, but that motor-paced cycling would,have to be tried out to see if the track were suitable. Mr S. Mollieon reported that the conditions provided for four competitors, or there would be no second prize in the - piping events. They had issued a third prize as there, were only three competitors, but the pipers refused to play unless they issued. three :prizes. He had consulted the president and secretary, and they had to give in and issue three prizes. Mr Jackman suggested that the rule should be deleted from the piping events, as the pipers were expected to play for all the dancing, events. .- The chairman confirmed Mr Mollison’s report, and said he could only ask the directors to confirm their action. It was a difficult position, as they, did not know the l number of entries, until they were on the ground. The action of the committee was confirmed, but a motion that one of the pipers be reported to the Dancing and Piping Association on account of certain remarks passed, lapsed for want of a seconder. The secretary reported that the membership stood at 250, compared with 450 when the society was formed, and urged that an active canvass for members be made. The absence of local competitors at the sports was commented on, and it was thought desirable to develop local competitions to encourage the local competitors for the big meeting. Votes of thanks were passed to the country officials for assisting at the sports, and to Mr G. P. Gerrie for his services as clerk of the grounds, and to the press for the reports of the sports. Appreciation was also expressed of the presence of the Mayor (Mr F. Crawshaw) at the dinner to welcome visiting sportsmen.. The chairman and secretary were authorised to procure a memento to present to Mr D. Scott, in appreciation of hia judging of the piping without fee. Two new members were elected to the society. The North Otago branch of the Teachers’ Institute wrote stating that it was unable to take over the running of the annual school sports, but would assist in every way possible. It was reported that last ■ year- the • society did not receive'the co-operation of the teachers nor the support of the parents at the sports, and it was decided to hold the sports this year (a tentative date being fixed as March 15), but if the support of the School Committee were not received the fixture would be abandoned in future.