IN TOWN AND OUT

Southland Times, Issue 21848, 27 October 1932, Page 4

IN TOWN AND OUT

NEWS OF THE DAY Heavy Rain in Canterbury. Heavy rain continued in Canterbury for the fourth day yesterday. Lowlying land in the vicinity of Kaiapoi was flooded and some crops washed out, but the damage so far is not serious.—Press Association telegram. * * * V A Sign of the Times? One of the local mercantile firms received over the counter a George 111. half-crown dated 1811. Though not worth very much more than their face value these coins are very rarely seen in this part of the world. Possibly hard times have caused a souvenir to be turned to advantage. * * * * Wages of Shearers. At a well-attended meeting of sheep owners in the hill country between the Taieri Plain and Middlemarch, held on Thursday last, it was unanimously decided to support the recommendations of the Otago and Southland Sheep Owners’ Federation to pay shearers a maximum rate of 18/- per hundred and shed hands a maximum rate of 35/- per week. A Painful Accident. Mr John Black, son of Mr and Mrs David Black, of Tapanui, met with a painful accident on his farm at Glenkenish recently. While he was driving a drill a swingletree broke, and the rein, which half-hitched round Mr Black’s finger, pulled taut, severing about half his forefinger. After receiving medical' attention at the hands of Dr Robertson, Mr Black went to Dunedin, where a further portion of the finger was amputated. ♦ * * * Camera Club Activities. An enthusiastic meeting of the Invercargill Camera. Club was held last evening in the rooms, Esk street, when various important matters as to the progress of the club were discussed. Arrangements were completed for the exhibition of the New Zealand InterClub Photographic Competition, pictures of which are expected to arrive at a very early date. Occasion was also taken to present Mr A. V. Cassels with an award of a bronze pendant for the best seascape taken during the year.

University Examinations. On November 1 the New Zealand University degree examinations will commence at Invercargill. For various stages of the B.A. and B.Sc. degrees there are 49 candidates, for Bachelor of Commerce, 3; for LL.B., 5; for Law Professional, 3; for Architecture, 3; for Diploma in Banking, 12; for Diploma in Education, 1; for Diploma of Journalism, 1; for Accountancy, including book-keepers’ examinations, 72; Insurance, 1. _ The examinations are to be held in the Victoria Hall and annexe.

Improvement in Building Trade. Mainly as a result of the benefits afforded by the Government’s No. 10 scheme there is now a better tone in the building trade in all country districts, according to Mr Charles Provan, secretary of the Allied Building Trades, who has returned to Invercargill after a toui’ of inspection. Right throughout Eastern Southland was this evident, he told a Times reporter, there being a fair number of bungalows being erected at Gore. At Mataura the carrying out of additions to the Southland Frozen Meat Company’s works would provide employment for 30 carpenters for some six or eight months to come. Mr Provan said that he also noticed at Drummond and Wrights Bush houses being built under the subsidy scheme. Trade seemed to be reviving in all districts and if in places there were no new buildings going up there was at least a fair amount of improvement work being carried out. There was also a good deal of activity in Invercargill itself, one observant man counting nearly 30 jobs in and about the city, mostly the erection of new and substantial buildings. He also drew attention to the fact that tenders were publicly called for seven other contracts.

The Relief Depot. Next week is expected to be the busiest that has yet been experienced at the Central Relief Depot in Yarrow street. Instead of the men having their “week off” on different weeks, they now all work their odd hours on the same week and have the rest of the week off, and so arrangements have had to be made to supply all the men during one week. Men employed by the Hospital Board, South Invercargill Borough Council, Education Board and City Council will be dealt with from 9 a.m. till 12‘noon on Thursday, November 3. County Council men cannot be attended to on that day, but they will receive their supplies on Friday morning, November 4. Employees of any other body but the County Council will not be able to get anything on the Friday. As the officials at the depot will have a very strenuous time dealing with so many on the two mornings, the relief workers are asked to co-operate by keeping to their proper day for getting supplies. Tire following groceries have been ordered and have to be bagged up in readiness: 5701bs of rice, 17101bs of sugar, 17701bs of oatmeal and 5701bs of butter. Ninety carcasses of mutton will be required. Bakers are advised to take note that bread coupons for approximately 744 loaves of bread will be issued on Thursday and, Friday mornings, November 4 and 5.

Aero Club Activity. “Despite the difficult times through which New Zealand has been passing, the year has been one of great activity for the New Zealand Aero Club and its constituent clubs, which have carried on training operations and extended the social amenities provided for members notwithstanding the reduction in the subsidies granted by the Government from £4500 with the provision of additional machines to £lBOO without new machines,” states the annual report of the New Zealand Aero Club, to be presented to the annual meeting next month. “All the constituent clubs, save one, show heavy losses on their flying accounts, and this fact has hampered the New Zealand Aero Club, as it necessitated reduction of expenditure to a point which, although much has been accomplished, has prevented still more being done in the interests of the constituent clubs.” A register of pilots and ground engineers available for service in New Zealand and their qualifications has been prepared and will be kept up to date for the convenience of clubs requiring these officers. In view of the fact that the road maps prepared for the automobile associations and oil companies are commonly used by pilots for cross-country flying the club obtained particulars of the situation and equipment of 'every aerodrome in New Zealand and has furnished this information to the publishers of several of the maps referred to for inclusion in the next and future issues of such maps. The receipt of this information has also enabled the club to complete a register of aerodromes.