IN TOWN AND OUT

Southland Times, Issue 21384, 4 May 1931, Page 6

IN TOWN AND OUT

NEWS OF THE DAY. Fire in Woodpile. Not a nigger but an outbreak of fire in a woodpile was responsible for the City Fire Brigade turning out at 4.44 p.m. on Saturday in response to a call from Robertson street. The stack of wood where the fire occurred was owned by Mr D. McMillan. The outbreak was speedily extinguished, only the outside of the pile being damaged. * * « » Late Strawberries. A resident in the vicinity of Invercargill is still enjoying his Sunday strawberries and cream for he has at present a splendid crop of the fruit in his garden. The berries are quite full size and this second crop is said to be equally as luscious as its earlier generation of January last.

Young Footballer Injured. Suffering from a fractured leg sustained while playing football on Saturday afternoon at Rugby Park, Thomas Smellie, aged 14, who resides at Otautau, was admitted to the Southland Hospital at 3.15 p.m. His condition, at a late hour last night, was reported to be quite satisfactory. * * * * Winton’s Band.

At the annual meeting of the Winton Municipal Band on Thursday evening the band sergeant and chairman (Mr J. A. Wilson) took exception to a remark that had allegedly been made by a member of the citizens’ committee to the effect that the band was a “sinking ship." “That is not so at all, for it is floating well judging by the balance-sheet,” declared Mr Wilson. “It is not fair talking about the band in that manner.” He added that as the band had managed without a citizens’ committee during the last year, he did not see why a committee should be bothered with any more.—Winton correspondent.

A Long Journey. One of the delegates who was present at a meeting of the Labour Representation Council on Saturday night when Mr. W. C. Denham was unanimously recommended to the National Council of the New Zealand Labour Party as the Labour candidate for Invercargill at the forthcoming general election, cycled all the way from Gore to attend the meeting and, at its conclusion, he made the return journey. “Those are the kind of men we want in the Labour movement,” enthusiastically declared Mr Denham when referring to the delegate’s enterprise. “Such an act of sacrifice should make some of our local men ashamed of themselves,” remarked another man present. » » » * Ths R.S.A. Records.

Through a misunderstanding the typed reply by Mr J. W. Puckey to a letter signed “Overlooked” dealing with the invitations to Poppy Day helpers did not reach the Southland Times, and the statement attributed to him was not couched in exactly the terms he intended. “It has come to my notice,” said Mr Puckey to a Tinies representative “that the first statement has hurt the feelings of the previous secretary and given the impression that there were faults in his records. That was never in my mind. Mr Stanton’s records were in perfect order when the new secretary took over, and he was not involved in my explanation in any way. If the statement credited to me has in any way hurt him I apologize to him, because it was not so intended.” The Southland Times apologizes to both Mr Puckey and to Mr Stanton for an unfortunate, but. accidental, mutilation of the former's statement.