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Southland Times, Issue 19396, 10 November 1924, Page 4

A Wellington Press Association telegram states that no men were signed on at Wellington to fill the vacancies caused by the imprisonment of certain members of the crew of the Mahana, as the vessel still had a legal complement.

The material for the re-construction of the culvert on the Dacre Road is now being assembled on the spot. The new culvert will be a concrete one and large concrete pipes will provide the water-way. The new culvert will also be wider than the old one, and this will be of great assistance to motorists who do not know this part of the road. The old culvert was practically beyond repair, and the new one should be a great improvement.

The fine weather yesterday morning induced many people to take advantage of the Sunday motor bus run to Riverton Beach, and four buses engaged in this service left the Post Office with a full load of passengers for this increasingly popular resort. Unfortunately the fine weather of the morning did not hold and shortly after the lunch hour the sky became overcast and during the afternoon several showers <* f r ain fell-

A telegram from Dunedin states that the infant daughter of Robert Duncan Emmerson died in its mother’s arms while in a tram en route from Caversham to St. Clair yesterday afternoon. The child, aged 2| weeks, had been suffering from whooping cough for several days.

The war memorial at Napier, which takes the form of a cenotaph, was unveiled yesterday afternoon in the presence of a large gathering of citizens. After an impressive open-air service, many wreaths were placed at the foot of the memorial.—Press Association.

Although the weather was threatening, a large number of people attended the concert given by the Caledonian Pipe Band in the No. 2 Gardens yesterday afternoon. Several very enjoyable selections were played by the pipers, but the programme could not be completed owing to several heavy showers of rain.

The foundations of the Feldwick Memorial Gates, which are to be erected at the entrance to the Rose Gardens, have now been completed, and the material for the rest of the work is on the ground. The brickwork should not take long to finish, and the gates should be in position in about two months’ time.

Good progress has been made during the past two weeks by the committee controlling the Mataura Island Herd Testing Group. The branding irons have been secured and those who are testing are busily engaged branding their herds. Testing has also been commenced, and the Group is now* well established.

A dense cloud of smoke by day and a bright glare by night, which appeared to be in the direction of Awarua, attracted the attention of townspeople yesterday. An angler who returned from a fishing expedition in the vicinity of Awarua Bay last evening, stated that the fire apeared to be in a pine plantation and did not seem to be of considerable extent.

Indications point to the vexed question as to responsibility for the maintenance of the Borough’s stand-by pumping plant being the subject of a Supreme Court decision. The Finance Committee of the Borough Council will recommend to Tuesday night’s meeting of the Council that the Borough Solicitors be directed to take action as suggested by them.

A man’s body was found floating in the Waitemata Harbour off Devonport (Auckland) on Saturday, records a Press Association message. From a description of the body and papers found, probably deceased is David Duncan, a married man, of Hamilton, who has been missing since November 1. It appears that on November 2 cries of distress were heard at Devonport at 2.30 a.m., at which hour the watch on the body had stopped.

The Hibernian Band contest fund was further augmented last evening, when the Band gave a very successful after-church concert in the Municipal Theatre. There was a large audience present and keen appreciation was shown of the fine programme of music given by the Band. Owing to a cold Miss Mae Matheson was unable to appear, but solos were contributed by Miss Vera Baty and Mr C. Trim, both of whom were given a cordial reception.

One day last week a big motor lorry belonging to the N.Z. Express Company came to grief at the foot of the gradient known as Stuck’s Hill, near Tuatapere. An eyewitness of the occurrence states that the truck descended the hill at an ordinary speed, and when on the bridge over Sandy Creek slewed right across from right to left, and carrying the railing with it crashed to the bed of the stream 10-ft. below. The lorry has since been retrieved and beyond a bent front axle and damaged steering gear, is little the worse for its departure from the straight path. Two men were on the lorry at the time of the mishap, but neither of them sustained injury.

An Invercargill motor cyclist who made a trip to Bluff and round Ward’s Parade yesterday as far as Lookout Point, stated to a Times reporter that if a road were made right round the Bluff Hill skirting the seashore, as it does now as far as it goes, it would add tremendously to the popularity of Bluff for sight-seer? and picnickers. The road past the Pilot Station was unsafe for motor cars, according to a notice prominently displayed, and most people went little further. However, this meant missing a magnificent combination of seaside and bush scenery, and Lookout Point and the immediate vicinity were admirably suited for picnic parties.

The civic jubilee of Nelson was celebrated on Saturday by a gathering at the Church steps. Addresses were delivered by the Mayor (Mr Lock) and Mr H. Atmore, M.P. Messages were received from the Prime Minister, Sir Francis Bell (who was born in Nelson) and Sir Robert Stout. It was pointed out that Nelson possessed all the modern services provided in up-to-date communities. A thanksgiving service was held yesterday. On Saturday over 1000 children from the country districts were brought in on the railways and were entertained in the city in connection with the children’s annual gala day.—Press Association.

A noisy battle between two canine scavengers caused some mild excitement in Dee Street on Saturday afternoon. A by-stander who endeavoured to separate the contestants was promptly set on by the two worrying animals, but a well directed kick sent one of them howling up a side street, and at this evidence of the reception likely to be met with, the other dog apparently deemed discretion the better part of valour, and he, too, was soon in rapid retreat. “Got a dozen of the blighters on the farm that fight like Kilkenny cats,” was the remark of the farmer who had settled the tussle in such workmanlike fashion, as he strolled off to an auction mart with a friend.

The Invercargill Showgrounds, on which the annual Southland A. & P. Show will be held in a few weeks’ time, are in great order just now. A fine sole of grass came away in the early Spring, and the outer area is being grazed by a flock of fat and contented ewes and their lambs. The inner area is kept in beautiful orjder by the Association’s energetic groundsman (Mr Alex. Calder) and the Grounds Committee of the Southland Cricket Association, whose senior competition matches are played there twice a week. The work of renovating the decayed wooden flooring in the landings at the front of the stand is proceeding apace.

An Auckland Press Association telegram states that in the Police Court on Saturday, George William Fisher, a waterside worker, who admitted the theft of a bottle of»whisky, the property of the New Zealand Shipping Company, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. Accused, who was working cargo on the steamer Cumberland, was seen to take a bottle from a dumping bag and place it in his trousers-pocket. A. case of whisky had been pillaged and four bottles taken. An official of the company stated that on an average £2O worth of grog was pillaged from every vessel arriving in Auckland from overseas.

The necessity for some more effective steps being taken by the authorities to enforce the “keep to the left” rule in regard to pedestrian traffic in the city streets was again emphasised on Saturday afternoon and evening, when, as a result of the fine weather, there were much larger crowds about than is generally the case. In the two principal thoroughfares it was often only with extreme difficulty that those persons, who are acquainted with the rule and are anxious to observe it, could get along, owing to the action of others in loitering in the centre of the footpath and in moving in and out of the traffic. “We are doing our very best to have the rule observed,” said a responsible official to a Times representative, “but it is a heartbreaking task and apparently the only thing to do is to make the regulation more widely known in the country districts as well as in the town, because very few people pay any attention to it."

A novel addition to the Invercargill jetty is a small but compact cook’s galley which is kept on the wharf and moved about to suit the requirements of the men employed there. Although not much bigger than the average piano case, it has a built-in range and the cook can cater for the needs of the men regardless of the weather.

A week-end excursion to Queenstown, primarily in connection with the opening of the Kawarau Dam, has been arranged by the Railway Department. Passengers may proceed to Queenstown, according to the train service, on November 21 and 22, tickets being good for return up till the following Wednesday, inclusive.

There was an attendance of close on 40 farmers at the National Mortgage & Agency Co.’s Rooms in Invercargill on Saturday afternoon, when a freehold farm at Oreti, consisting of 1163 acres of first-class land was offered for sale, but as no bids were forthcoming the property is now in the auctioneers’ hands for sale privately.

A middle-aged man named William Ratcliff, collapsed suddenly while in Mills’ tobacconist shop on Saturday evening, and died almost immediately. It is understood that for same time past he had been suffering from consumption. At one time he was a jockey and latterly was in a fruit and confectionery business at the corner of Yarrow and Mary Streets.

A Press Association telegram states that the Tainui, which arrived at Auckland on Friday night from London, brought 500 passengers, including 315 assisted immigrants. Those booked for the south left by train last night. The immigrants include 224 for the North Island and 71 for the South Island. Of 20 public school boys, four proceed to the South Island. The remainder stay in the Auckland province.

Giving evidence in the Magistrate’s Court, Wellington, in a case in which a young man was charged with obtaining £75 by false pretences, Sir Joseph Ward said that hardly a day passed without his being approached for a loan of money. He consistently “turned down” such requests, while he had not backed a bill for over 30 years. He refused, on principle, to do so.

The passengers in the car bound for Waikiwi, which left the Post Office at 3.30 p.m. on Saturday, got a surprise when nearing the Hospital. The trolley pole fixing carried away and with many bumps landed on the track behind the car, cutting off the power and bringing the car to a standstill. The disabled car was quickly replaced with another from the tram sheds and the service was resumed without any unnecessary delay.

The reward of 1/- offered by the Forestry Department for every pig’s snout has resulted in great activity in the north (says the Eltham Argus). In the last six weeks the Department paid for 2025 pigs, killed in the Taranaki district. Last year 4700 pigs were killed in a smaller area, but in the particular district this season, stretching from the Wanganui River to the Mokau, despite the number already accounted for, the pigs are still very numerous, and a source of great trouble to the settlers.

A noteworthy example of thoughtfulness for others was provided by two parties of small fry hailing from the South School, who celebrated the sth of November in traditional fashion. Their perambulations with the “Guy” resulted in the garnering in of the sum of £1 and 15/- respectively. The first party remembered that a little class-mate of theirs was in hospital quarters following on an operation, and they decided to expend the £1 they had collected on hospital comforts, while the second party donated the funds they had accumulated to providing good cheer for the children of the Cameron Home.

It is reported that there are now fifteen men on the preliminary work of making the Kawarau dam at Frankton Falls, and that a quantity of machinery and gear is being assembled, including a traction engine, an air compressor, and a rock drill. A lot of timber will be required to make the boxing for the concrete, and the company is now getting together the big timber for the temporary bridge from which the dam will be constructed. Very fortunately there was a supply of big gums available within less than a mile and a-quarter—fine matured trees that were nipped by the frost, but are sound, and run up to 60-ft. lengths quite straight.

The butter and cheese factories that are joined up with the South Island Dairy Association commenced making this season in September, as usual, but a week or two later than is customary, on account of the dry winter and early spring. Up to now the deliveries have not been quite so large as in the corresponding period of last year, but the association has been able to fill all the space allotments for shipping, and butter and cheese are now coining in abundantly, with every promise of a really good season. The first ship to carry new season’s butter overseas was the Kaikoura. She took a small! shipment. The Arawa, now on the coast, will have taken from the four southern ports, Bluff, Dunedin, Timaru and Lyttelton, 16,899 boxes of butter and 8,610 crates of cheese.

In connection with the Winter Queen Carnival, residents please remember that functions in support of the above will be held as under: Lochiel, November 12; Limehills, November/14.—(Ad vt).

Another beautiful selection of Scalloped Table Cloths with Serviettes to match has just been opened up at Thomson and beattie’s. The Cloths are in pure Linen Double Damask and are sold in sets of 1 Cloth and six Serviettes in box. 2yds and 2|yds. Prices 90/-, 105/-, 117/6, and 147/the set. (»dvt.)

Sportsmen —If you require Field Glasses or Prisms, we have a select stock by the best malters at very much reduced prices. Come along and give these a trial before procuring elsewhere. Our stock of Presentation Cups in Plate and Silver are all priced on present market values—T. M. Rankin, Jeweller, Watchmaker and Optician, Tay street. (advt.)

Never tolerate any bronchial affections, coughs or colds. Nip them in the bud with Baxter’s Lung Preserver. The remarkable medicinal properties compounded in this splendid specific promptly drive away stubborn coughs and colds, and also give gratifying relief to the throat and bronchial passages. “Baxter’s” is rich and warming—a firm favourite with young and old alike. It is also a dependable tonic, revitalising the blood and nerve cells. Always keep Baxter’s Lung Preserver handy. Obtainable at all chemists and stores. 2/6 a large bottle. Family size 4/6. (Advt.)