PROVINCIAL SECTION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24835, 7 February 1942, Page 5

PROVINCIAL SECTION

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fHARVESTING tONDITIONS Si OPERATiqSsTDELAYK) 'fin. • ■' * '■''■* " " Unseasonable weather following a satisfactory week of har : v*»t weather conditions have been, the rfrerse this week, and heavy rains, with sine hail, have been experienced in some parts of the district. There has been sMie damage tQvwheat, crops, and it is aMp anticipated that grass seed, which is lying out, will be damaged. Owing to the dttlcultles of transport, it is difficult to gft reports of the exact extent of **y damage.' '. ■ , : ~ i Wheat.—Old season's wheat in store is poetically exhausted, and merchants are a#dously awaiting the arrival of new •■son's grain "orders oh hand. Sfreral wheat crops; have gone down, partHularly on the heavy 'land, and these Mill be difficult < .to harvest when the weather takes up. It is anticipated in (forth Otago that the average yield will be'above the normal. jOats.—Reports irom' all growing districts state that the new season's crops are

looking very .well. There is promise.of exceptional yields. The same results, particularly in regard to Gartons and Onward oats are anticipated in Noith Otago. There appears to be a fairly large carryover of last season's Algerians in North Otago, for which there is very little -inquiry at, the moment. • Owing to the broken weather there has been delay, yin threshing the new season's Algerians, u. Potatoes.—Reports from Wellington are to the effect that the market there vis depressed owing to recent importations .from Australia. Digging is more general, and supplies in most centres are -increasing with prices easing. .:'■ Seeds.—The week has been a very quiet one in the wholesale and retail markets. Lines of ryegrass were delivered to rthe stores for dressing last we»k, but since the break in the weather these delivetis have ceased. The lines of grass seed for the most part are heavy with impurities, and the losses in dressing will be heavy as a result. The condition of future deliveries of grass seed will probably depend ■on the ■ weatlier. Th£ '■ present weather should , provide favourable conditions -for the'"sowing of 'green feed crops after harvest. * ~."..;, I vvj E.P.S. TRIAL UNAUTHORISED MESSAGES Interviewed yesterday regarding the recent try-out of the E.P.S. in Oamaru. the Mayor (Mr J. C. Kirkness) expressed regret that he was not aware at the time of the round-table discussion that -an unauthorised person had sent out frdm headquarters a number of messages,. which had :been forwarded to various controllers.- This .was the cause of confusion and duplication, and showed; the necessity of controllers taking no notice of any messages except those on official message forms. - '■]■■

OBITUARY MR E. C. HEWAT The death has occurred of Mr Ebenezer Cunningham Hewat, of' Oamaru. a member of a well-known family. Mr Hewat was born in Edinburgh, and at the age of two' years he came to New Zealand in the ship Henrietta with his parents in the late fifties. He was the eldest son of Mr and Mrs Robert Hewat, of Oamaru. On leaving school, he took up. the profession of teaching, and gained his B.A. degree at the Otago University. He taught at the old Oamaru District High School, the Timaru Boys' High School, the Otago Boys' High School, and at Rlverton. He was a faithful adherent of the Presbyterian Church, and exceedingly generous in his assistance to worthy causes. Mr Hewat was predeceased by his wife.* Three sons were on active service in the last war, two, Jack and Alex 7 ander, making the supreme sacrifice. The third, Ralph, of Melbourne, is a major in the Australian forces, and a grandson is a lieutenant in the Australian forces at Port Darwin Mr Hewat is survived by a brother (Mr Robert Hewat, of Ure street, Oamaru), and. two sisters (Misses E. and M. F. Hewat, Reed street, Oamaru). HILDERTHORPE TRAGEDY VERDICT AT THE INQUEST The inquest concerning the fatality at Hilderthorpe on December. 14, 1941, was concluded yesterday before Mr A. W Woodward, J.P., Detective Sergeant G. Taylor conducting' the inquiry for the police On the date mentioned, William Mcpherson, a farmer, of Hilderthorpe, and his housekeeper. Miss Alice Mary Simpson, pei-ishea in a lire, which destroyed Mr McPherson's residence. Evidence was given by Messrs R Hampstead, J., Cruickshank, Mrs L. M. Robertson, Irene I. Robertson, Senior Sergeant T. I. McGregor, and Dr E. E. Butler. Returning his verdict, Mr Woodward said he was entirely satisfied that the occurrence was accidental, and was most likely caused by the deceased, McPherson, falling asleep and leaving his candiu alight, as it was apparent that the fire started in the room occupied by him. Both occupants of .the house had apparently had an arduous day's work, and oh that account had slept very soundly and were thus liable to suffocation before becoming fully or partly conscious. He found that the two deceased died on or about December 14, 1941, from suffocation caused by the destruction by fire of the premises in which they were sleeping. WOMEN'S BOWLING MRS KEEN WINS SINGLES , Mrs Keen (Meadowbank) staged a wonderfurrecovery to beat Mrs Whale (Mornington) 23—16 in the final of the singles on the concluding day of the Phoenix Women's Club's annual tournament. Mrs Whale started off with a 3, increasing her score to 9 before Mrs Keen opened her account. The card was square at 11 all on the eleventh end, and Mrs Keen notched a 4, and the score was 16 all on the sixteenth. The winner scored on the remaining ends with singles and a 3 to win by 7 points. Post-sectional play in the Pairs resulted as follows: —Mesdames Stevens and Kirk (Waimate) 18, Mesdames Foster and Sorley (Phoenix 9; Mesdames Watts and Adams (Phoenix) 21, Mesdames R. Brown and Hamer (Mornington) 15; Mesdames Lincoln and Jackson (Kaikorai) 20, Mrs. Bremner and Miss Symington (Phoenix) 16; Mesdames Sparrow and Seddon (St. Clair) 20, Mesdames Dick and Nimmo (Meadowbank) 10. Second round: Mrs Kirk 15, Mrs Adams 10; Mrs Jackson 14, Mrs Seddon 11; Mesdames Shanahan and White (Beckenham) 17, Mesdames Gladding and Lister (St. Kilda) 13; Mesdames Muir and Adess (St. Kilda) 27, Mesdames Pryde and Jones (St. Kilda) 14. Semi--finals: Mrs Jackson 17, Mrs Kirk 14; Mrs Adess 27, Mrs White 8. In the final Mrs Adess established a good lead to defeat Mrs Jackson .19—12. • Results in the post-sectional play of the Fours were as follows:—Mrs Sorley (Phoenix 12, Mrs Seddon (St. Clair) 7; Mrs Ashtdn (Phoenix) 12, Mrs Higginson (St. Kilda) 11; Mrs Whale (Mornington) 11, Mrs Robertson (Meadowbank) 10; Miss Symington (Phoenix) 13, Mrs Rusbatch (Awamoa) 12. Semi-finals: Mrs Sorley .19. Mrs Ashton 9; Miss Symington 9, Mrs Whale 8. The final between the Phoenix club-mates, Mrs Sorley and Miss Symington, provided a good game, in which Miss Symington scored .12 in three ends to gain a lead. In the final stages Mrs Sorley again drew ahead, to win 29—21.

Mr and Mrs William Stevenson, of Lune street, Oamaru, have received word from their son. Private R. Stevenson, that he is safe and well. •• . _, At the last rehearsal of the Oamaru Garrison Municipal Band,' Bandsman Keith Bremner, who is leaving to-day fof Christchurch, was wished every success by the chairman (Mr A. Nuttall),. the conductor (Mr T. Ovens), and the sergeant (Mr J. Jackman), who spoke of Mr Bremner's good work as a musician. Visitors to the Town New Club Hotel.—Mr J. Campbell, Miss C.'Campbell (Blackball), Mr W, McCull, Mr and Mrs L. S. Broad, Mr and Mrs J. Holland, Mrs ; G. -A. Coughlan, Mr G. Coughlan, jun. (Dunedin), Mr A. B. Brooker (Taranaki), Mr and Mrs T. A. McKenzie (Invercargill), Mrs O. W. Poulton, Mr R. L. Kennett (Christchurch), Mr W H. Zander. (Wellington) Mr P. Fraser (Auckland). '.'■,.' . . Queen's Hotel.—Mr R. Bathurst (Auckland), Mr L. S. Gibson (Wellington), Mr C. H. Franklin, Mr J. R. Hampton, Mr and Mrs J. Caiman (Christchurch), Mr R.F.. Smith (Timaru). Mr W. Gunnyon, Mr M. Hall," Mr M. S. Scott, Mr J. A. Forbes, Mr G. G. O'Neill, Mr J. M; Jenkins. Mr E.-Y: Aitken, Mr F. W. Mahoney. Mr F. W. Patterson, Mr H. F. Smith, Mr J. A. Reynolds, Mr H. Edwards, Mr G. F. Thew, .Mr H. J. Grayson. Mr and Mrs McKenzie, Mr R. Cox, Mr L. S. Winefield (Diinedin), Mrs B. Brooks, Mrs 1. McLeod, and Miss McLeod (Tuatapere). U.F.S. AND TRADES PICNIC MEETING OF COMMITTEE At a meeting of. the ILF.S. and Trades Picnic Committee recently, the president, Bro A. Wilson, who was in the chair, thanked the Picnic Committee for its cooperation and help on the occasion of the picnic, which had been very successful. The sale of railway tickets showed a substantial increase on the previous year. It was decided to send' letters of appreciation to those who had assisted. Bro. A. Wilson was thanked for his work as president. Meeting of Council Bro. A. Wilson presided at a meeting of the council, which was held after the meeting, there being 14 delegates present. The president reported on the progress of the medical scheme, which had been operating from January 1, and the council approved of the executive's action in bringing into operation the scheme, the executive being empowered to deal with any urgent matter. ITEMS OF INTEREST IN AND ABOUT TOWN The Tides.—High water at Oamaru today will/be at 7.47 a.m. and 8.14 p.m., while to-morrow the times will be 8.40 a.m. and 9.16 p.m. ■'■■'. Binocular Appeal.—Up to yesterday, a total of .105 pairs of binoculars had been handed in at the Post Office, there being 51 on loan. 38 as gifts,.and 16 for sale. Emergency Reserve Corps—Up to 5 o'clock yesterday, over 700 enrolments had been made in the Emergency Reserve Corps at the County Council office, where Mr N. H. Colquhoun will be in attendance from 9 to noon, 2 to 5, and 7 to U to-day. ;

RED CROSS SOCIETY NEW DEMONSTRATION ROOMS i Mrs A. Smith Morton was in the chair at a special meeting of the Oamaru Subcentre of the New Zealand Red Cross Society, at which, as the military authori-ties-have taken over the V.A. demonstration rooms in Tyne street, it was decided to turn part of the Red Cross shop into demonstration rooms. Miss Macdonald was authorised to attend the quarterly meeting of the South Island V.A. Council in Christchurch. AMUSEMENTS MAJESTIC THEATRE "A Night In Lisbon."—This is not a war picture in the strict sense of the term, but a romance, the background of v/hich is the present European crisis. The film provides plenty of thrills and some highlv amusing entertainment that gives America its first glimpse of the lighter side of war. Madeleine Carroll, Fred Mac Murray, Patricia Morrison, Billie Burke, Edmund Gwenn, and John Loder play the principal roles. OPERA HOUSE "Her First Beau." • Hollywood's " younger set," headed by Jane Withers and Jackie Cooper, are currently making these days and times brighter and gayer as a result of their, antics and romantics. A light-hearted, zestful new comedy, with undertones of seriousness which evoke nostalgic memories in the minds of oldsters in the audience, " Her First Beau " is a delightful, sympathetic and understanding study of a going-on-18-year-old girl. ' "The Flying Squad."—Another of the myriad of excellent crime stories from the pen of Edgar Wallace reaches the screen in " The Flying Squad," which will also be shown to-night. This time smuggling is the game thai engages Scotland Yard's attention. Letting the small fry go to find the big fish is a good police maxim, and here the lead brings Mayfair men into the net. Mayfair crooks and Mayfair police are the modern touch, and Sebastian Shaw is a good prototype of the up-to-date detective. Beth pictures will be shown at the matinee.