NORTH OTAGO.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20958, 22 February 1930, Page 20

NORTH OTAGO.

iFaon Qua Srscut. BURNSIDE STUD SHEEP

_ A dispersal sale of especial interest to - J ee^b^ der ?;.'T ill be held at the Burn*ide Estate, Elderslie, Oamaru, on Fnday. February 28. at 10.30 a.m., when all tne stud Romney and Border Leicester shesp belonging tq the estate of the late r* Beid. be offered by auction. Tne ,particulars of the various lots of C . e £« " e it dve F tised in the auction , columns in this issue, and as the flocks are being sold to wind up the estate, they are all for bona-fide sale. The Burn- . Eide. sheep are known throughout the Do.mmon. and breeders desiring to improVe tneir flocks, would be well advised to attend. Transport to the sale can be ar- . ranged on application to the .-selling agents. y . * GOLF. < following ia the draw for the Uanadian foursome stroke handicap to be Played to-day:—Mitchell and Widdowson .T. .Holmes and M’Kenzie, J. M, Wilson ■ Rivers vy. Guthbertson and Wyber, Grater and Bird v. M'Beath and Bollock, - v*?, e L ftnd Fowler v. Currie and MarHunter and Spott v. Kilpatrick and ~~ '■ ■’ "■ iv • ■ FAREWELL SOCIAL EVENING. .. Prior to her departure for Cffiriat- . church, where she - and Mr Austin tend ■/! to rfiside* Mrs JVJS. Austin, of Maurakoa, . ..waa met by a number of her friends at a ' B ? C J“ evening, and presented with a cry- ' A j salad bowl and'servers, and sugar *nd' cream set,. in recognition of the . esteem in which she was held. The eyenmg. was spent in dancing and cards, aiter; which supper was served in the • • which was tastefully, deco- ■■■■•» rated with gladioli: and carnations. In miking the presentation Mrs W. J. Campf tbe loss felt in. the debar- : °l M f ß Austin, and • wished , her 1 p ? ine |s ,*? her new home. Mr' ‘¥ r A' 1 M'Farlane also , • spoke, and Mrs, Austin responded. I Mr Warmother S ° rep^ed on behalf of PUKEURI FREEZING WORKS.' ’ . Pukeuri Freezing Works have had : wqek, and as lambs off raps : u' b rj S »n .shortly full-time sbjmld.be maintained, tip to yes- : ter day; the 'total for seven weeks’ (killing 80 > 30 .°> .compared with 63,00§ A- flnuiiar period_lftflfc year. >

ACTIVITIES OF THE DISTRICT.

Cobrmfohdmv,) GROUP HERD-TESTING. Mr C. M. Hume, supervisor of the Do- . Group Herd-testing Federation, w, visit during the coming week, and will give addresses at Enfield Tk d : Pj on ' Monday arid Tuesday .. e federation receives considerable sup- § or V “Oui the Government and Dairy Pro-, rtuce Board, , and being now firmly established m Southland and South Otago, it is proposed to try i and introduce the system into this district. All interested in dairying should make a point of'attending one of these meetings. PUKEURI SCHOOL. REUNION. The celebrations' in connection with the Pukeuri School reunion will be commenced on March !J2, The preliminary .organisation carried- out by the committee has , resulted in replies from es-pupile coming, in freely. from many parts of the Dominion. • Those Who have not yet enfold ‘are requested to communicate .with the secretary, and on receipt of certificates • can take advantage of the cheap :fares offered, by the Railways Depart* ment for the‘ occasion. FARMING OPERATIONS. The weather, for the week has been favorable for harvesting operations, which are now in full swing, and most crops are now in stook and stacking is being; proceeded with. Threshing mills are now out, and: from now on with suitable, .weather conditions, will be working full/time. ■ The yields are quite .satistactory; though . perhaps not quite up to .last, year a. Reports from South Canterbury indicate that the yields in that district Will be,, exceptionally heavy. The Violent .storm from the ; south-west, last Sunday is reported to have had a good effect on any rapev crops that were. in■iined Vo be blighty. and generally they naya come oh wonderfully well. A ‘ big . demand has -set in for store, lambs to'put on this feed, and the .prices paid' have reached a, high level, and the margin of nrofit to tuefattener will be small enough. A good deifaand ia setting in for; young ewes,, for restocking, and some attention is being paid to n ethers and old ewes for fattening. - PERSONAL ■ Queen’s Hotel.—Mr A. G. Jones' (Auckland KMrP.C. Lucas, Mr. J. M. Coffey, Mr 6. Gardner, Mr C. Gardner,. Mr arid Mrs T, M. Charters, Miss J. Bates, Mr F-. J. ’Faulkner (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs Spratt (Middlemarch), Mr H. Credgingtori; Mrs L Hall (Dunedin;, Mr J. W Forrest; Mr J. W. Pope (Wellington), Club. Hotel.—Mr D. J. Richardson (Wellington), Mr J. A. Tresize (Dunedin); Mr J. Copp (Ward), Mr and Mrs H. J. Lucas, Miss M. Lucas, Mr R. W. Wyber (Pipton), Mr J, Walker (Christchurch), Mr H. Perriman, Mr E. W Mahoney . (Ashburton), Mr C. Black (Auckland). / TECHNICAL - CLASSES. The ■ Oamaru evening technical classes will be opened for the 1930 session ,on .Match .8, -A new feature this year will be the formation of classes in matriculation subjects in view of several inquiries being made, and a dressmaking class for the' convenience of .country Students will be held on Friday afternoons. The classes of instruction will be English arid arithmetic, shorthand- and typewriting, bookkeeping, art> elocution, cookery, building fidMtftidtion. motor engineering, plumbmg botany, and chemistry. The classes are available to ill-holders of junior and aemor * free places while ior paying students, the fees are very low. The North, Otago Motor Association, through its headquarters,; has contributed £6O towards the equipment of an up-to-date workshop for apprentices attending the motor engineering, classes. This amount carries a subsidy of £ for f, and, it is understood, will be an annual contribu-' tion until the workshop is fully equipped. PROCEEDS OF WOOL .SALES. „.The -proceeds of both the Dunedin and Timaru Wool Sales haVe now been paid .oui foi" this .district, ahd, though prices were low, a considerable amount of money has already been distributed to the Woolgrowers of. North-Otago. ! OAMARU JOCKEY CLUB. A meeting of the committee of the Oamaru Jockey Club was held vesterday afternoOn, Mr W,. Gardiner presiding. Tenders for privileges for the March meet mg were , referred to the committee aripomted. The Secretary was instructed to circularise, trainers as to oecommodations and exercising yards at the course, hrJa 4 -9 E,.P. Houghton, appointed a comarrange for race dav employees The secretary was instructed to make i^S u i£lf 8 _ aS i- to tb S,, uee . o£ lou ''- speakers fkhi- xr m -r et n n ”' * V 1 ® chairman repotted ««t sa D lad presented a goldmounted whip for the rider of the winner of The Oamaru Cup. The registration oi Gox was, accepted with regret. Mi Abo,if xo been a "3 e ?P ber of the club for about 40 years, and it was decided to send h;m a complimentary ticket in view of his long association with the club. Two new members were . elected. It was decided that the committee meet on the grounds ' et f 0.30 arid that tlfe next committee meeting he held on March 7.., MARKET DAY. ' A ready sale of produce and goods was 1D Tfaames'street ~c onduct ed by Mrs W Burns and a willing band, of helpers, to raise funds for the, contest expenses of the Oamaru Municipal Band. Altogether €2O was raised by this means, which with contributions from the public and prooeeds from concerts, brings the total amount raised for this purpose to about LADIES’ BOWLING MATCH. :J 0 «r”nk8 of the Phconix Ladies' Bowljourneyed to Palmerston to plav gaiDS i the Pa,merst on which they won by a margin of 46 points The scores were as follows (Palmerston nedv 8 6rSt): Kern nedy. Philips Karner, Moodie 12 Mea &29 Gr MH Sticb ‘« a “- Blacklock. Glass 29, Mesdames Haggie, Sheppard Misses, M. MTlitchie. Robson Symington. Mesdames Freehury Calder Aikenhead 23; Miss D. MTlitchie Mesdames Sutherland, Graham, M'Leod 9 MHean%?°M rt i° n ’ F ° rrcst < Weavers,’ Sl 36, Ri! wT Jniffwn, Martin, n?™ 6 ’ Black 24, Mesdames A •>. T«f„i l . 5’. Thoi ? son - Berry, Reid 18. Totals: Palmerston 60. Phtenix 106. TEXAS COMPANY’S PLANT. The appearance on the streets of Oamaru yesterday of motor petrol tanks bearing the well-known five-pointed red l mar k. ed the introduction of another act ! Vi , t , ,ea zn the .distribution of pe A ro J. V 1 bulb to serve the needs of the motorists of the district. The latest addi'sihinfed dep ,? ts ’?? the oil companies, r™ 4 f d f w ng , 9l e (oreshore at Friendly r ba t of the Texas Company, Ltd. which, by, means of its large oil tanks ommands the attention of the passer-by in nfb nformi t y mt l‘ the practice adopted f COn - tres 'i.^ he de P ot ia enclosed Ijy fawno' 6 A nc)n K- thus giving a view of the a ? d ueat paths embodied in the fvS- 7? Ut , o£ ■ the , de » ot - Two large S tanks in the centre of a comF+n'J.o planted with ice plant, provide storage for the_ bulk supplies of petrol, each, tank containing a different grade of

Petrol, with a capacity of 12,000 gallons each. These large vertical tanks were made by the Dunedin .Engineering" Company, and transported ready for erection at the site. The office, garage, puiir house, and warehouse are constructed of brick and roofed with Texaco slates, the company s colours, red and green, being utilised to good advantage, while aluminium paint, already used on the fencing, is to be also the nredominating covering ion petrol and storage tanks. A 34gallon Foamite _ fire' engine is housed in the main building for fire fighting purposes, while the doors of the warehouse, which contains stores of lubricating oils, are fitted with devices to ensure automatic closing in the event of fire, From the two loading platforms on the railway siding the bulk petrol is conveyed by pumping to the storage tanks, from which it is loaded by gravity to the motor tanks tor distribution around the district. In establishing the Oamaru depot, the policy or the company in employing local labour, an d utilising British materials : wherever possible, has been adhered to, and the activities of the company here are in keeping with its enterprise in supplying petrols. and oils to the motorists of theDominion. , . i .. •