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Southland Times, Issue 20494, 24 May 1928, Page 6

Advertisements regarding For Sale and To Let and Tenders appear on Page 2.

The Dominion Meteorologist last night issued the following forecast:—The anticyclone centre has moved southwards and is now east of Hobart. Moderate to strong west to south rough seas south of Castlepoint. Elsewhere moderate fresh southerly winds and rather rough seas in the eastern Tasman Sea. Mainly fair but with scattered showers, chiefly in North Auckland and coastal districts of the South Island. Many frosts in Canterbury and the southern provinces.

The Dairy. Control Board met in Wellington yesterday and decided to defer the endorsement of export license conditions until after the annual meeting in July.—Press Association.

John Hudsith Hunt, a motorist who while drunk in charge of his motor car collided with a tram on Tuesday, Was yesterday fined £lO and his license cancelled for twelve months. —Christchurch Press Association message.

Though the dry weather during the early part of the year had the effect, of keeping back the growth of turnip crops in the district, there are nevertheless some very nice fields, says the Clutha Leader. Already two or three sales for winter feed have taken place, Mr W. Stiven, of Paretai, having disposed of a very nice and well-grown crop at a return of £2O an acre.

An arrival from Sydney on Monday by the Makura was Colonel Dunlop Young, who, at the invitation of the Government, has come to the Dominion in order to investigate and report upon our export meat. Colonel Dunlop Young will carry out similar work in Australia after his New Zealand investigations. He remarked to an Evening Post representative that it was his first visit to this part of the world and that he was looking forward to a spell from the Smithfield Market with its 49'0,000 tons of meat per annum.

With a view to obviating, as far as possible, train delays on the Dunedin-Christ-church section, a new System of train running, by which all rail traffic between Christchurch and Oamaru will be controlled by an officer in Christchurch, will come into operation very shortly. Under the new system all stations between the two points will be connected by selector telephone with the office in Christchurch, so that in the event of a hitch occurring at. any siding, the control officer, who will thus be in touch with the whole section, will immediately be able to adjust the running of the trains responsible so that the delay may be as brief as possible.

Should tfie driver of a motor lorry who is not the owner be held responsible for the licensing of the vehicle? A defendant ifi one of the cases heard in the Magistrate’s Court at Wellington contended that the driver of the lorry was not the man who should be prosecuted. “In my case,” he said, “if I had refused to take the lorry out my employer would have told me to take a week’s notice.” Defendant said that he had seen to it that his own driver’s license was renewed in sufficient time, but he contended that onus of licensing the lorry lay with the owner, and not with the driver. In his opinion, the police were using him as a lever to keep the owner of the lorry up to the mark. A fine of 5/was imposed-

The Farmers’ Union provincial conference at Hamilton emphatically rejected a remit opposing the entpr of the union into politics. —Press Association message. •

For some time past Spey street has been a street avoided by motorists who respect their cars. The surface had corrugated itself into ridges which found the weak spot in the springing of the light cars and made any speed over 10 miles an hour distinctly uncomfortable. The scarifier has broken the whole surface up and it is now being re-rolled.

Writing in the Railways Magazine on travel amenities in Australia, Mr G. S. Lynde, Chief Mechanical Engineer, says: “In the observation car by which I travelled it was a great asset to have a telephone placed on a writing table connected up with the city exchange right up to the moment of departure. This is now a common practice in Australia, and is greatly appreciated, particularly by business men, as it gives them an opportunity to keep in touch with their affairs.”

A motor accident occurred at about 8.30 last night when Mr H. O. Haggitt, a wellknown Invercargill solicitor, was knocked down by a motor car at the corner of Don and Kelvin streets. It appears that Mr Haggitt was crossing the road and the car, which was driven by a Mr T. McDonald, was coming down Don street towards Dee street when the accident occurred. Mr. Haggitt was injured about the hip and seemed dazed, but was attended to ’immediately by Dr. McCaw and taken home. His injuries are not considered serious.

An amusing incident occurred on the Invercargill tram cars last week when a good Samaritan received a very severe shock. The traffic was very heavy during Carnival week, and on this particular car the box which takes the tickets became so blocked that the motorman had to blow down the opening to clear it, but without much - success. A good Samaritan in the car, however, eager to assist the shortwinded tramwayman rushed forward, blew violently down the opening, and to the joy of the passengers blew his false teeth right out! By a superb sleight of hand act, he retrieved them before they disappeared down the ticket box, and it was a very much chastened good Samaritan who hurriedly left the tram at. the next stop.

Much amusement was caused at the annual meeting of the Invercargill Bowling Club last evening when members discussed the question of allowing lady bowlers the use of one of the greens, a letter having been received from a group of local ladies which stated: “We are endeavouring to form a ladies’ bowling club for the south end of the town and understand that your club has a spare green which we may be able to have the use of. We, therefore, desire to make application to your club for the use of this green from the commencement of next bowling season by which time we hope to have formed a ladies’ club.” As all members expressed their approval, the matter was referred to the incoming committee to be dealt with.

At the Central Methodist Sunday School, Jed street, on Tuesday evening the Rev. A. C. Lawry, of Dunedin, delivered a lecture entitled “From Bullock Team to Aeroplane.” There was a very fair attendance, and the Rev. A. Mcßean presided. The chief point of the lecture was the wonderful advance that had been made in the means of locomotion during the past 100 years. Special reference was made to the bearing of this upon various phases of mission work in different countries. Interesting character sketches were introduced, the lecturer drawing upon a long experience of life in New Zealand and an intimate acquaintance with its history as it concerns the early missions. Mr Lawry is an eloquent and humorous speaker and the lecture was listened to with delight by all. A vote of thanks was enthusiastically accorded on the motion of Messrs C. W. Brown and John Ward.

See Railway advertisement this issue re cheap fares and train arrangements King’s Birthday.—Advt. Big variety at small prices in Children’s Winter Vests, Hose and Bloomers at Wicks’ Hose and Vest Shop, Dee street.—Advt. The Sales of DEWAR’S IMPERIAL Whisky considerably exceed combined sales of other brands.—Advt.

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