GORE ITEMS

Southland Times, Issue 22507, 15 February 1935, Page 4

GORE ITEMS

Garden Club Meeting. The monthly meeting of the Gore Garden Club was held last evening when Mr L. F. Sired presided over a good attendance of members. An exhibition of gladioli and a discussion on new varieties and their cultivation occupied a fair portion of the evening, while the usual seasonal notes prepared and read by the chairman provided a good source of discussion. Nipped By Eel. A Gore swimmer standing on the brink of the Otamita stream on Wednesday received a shock when a large eel grabbed him by the heel and inflicted a nasty wound. After the unpleasant experience he was prepared to apportion to eels some of the disfavour in which man-eating sharks are held. Interesting Demonstration. An interesting combined demonstra- 1 tion was given last evening by the Gore Municipal Brass Band and the competitions team of the Gore Fire Brigade. Both organizations will shortly leave for their respective Dominion contests, and after assiduous training are in particularly good form. Last evening’s demonstration was a surprise to many Gore residents who availed themselves of the opportunity of extending best wishes to the departing band and team. o—O—o Road Alterations. A Gore motorist who arrived at Gore late on Wednesday night from the north complained to a Times reporter yesterday that insufficient warning is provided of the road alterations at present in progress on the main highway between McNab and Gore. He said that although he was very familiar with the road in that vicinity, the cutting back of the corners had made it almost unrecognizable at night and he considered that a lighted warning sign should be provided at both ends of the stretch under repair, or a sign equipped with reflectors to warn motorists of the danger. Long Journey Ended. The heavy cylinder imported by New Zealand Paper Mills for their reconstructed Mataura mills reached its destination yesterday after a long and difficult journey. The journey from the East Gore railway siding was commenced at seven o’clock yesterday morning, two traction engines being used for the trip. The most serious obstacle was the bridge over the Waikaka river, but this had been specially strengthened to carry the heavy load which was hauled over without difficulty. Sharp corners and difficult inclines were successfully negotiated and the cylinder finally reached the mill shortly after two o’clock in the afternoon. The gravel surface of the road did not appear to have suffftered from having to carry such a heavy load, but near Mataura the bitumen was scored by the wheels of the engines. Drake Emulated. There can be no doubting the assertion that the game of bowls induces a placid temperament. Drake’s famous delay to finish the game before setting off to defeat the Spanish Armada was recalled to the minds of a party of Gore bowlers on Wednesday when they visited Roxburgh to play a match against the local club. Following the match the senior member of the Roxburgh Club present made the usual cordial speech of welcome and refused to be hurried by a messenger bringing tidings of danger to the speaker’s home. After a scared girl had made several attempts to divert the speaker’s attention from his discourse to inform him that a cloud burst near- his house was threatening to flood the dwelling, one of the bowlers present interrupted him to make clear the purport of the message. But true to bowling traditions he remained calm, continued his speech, called for cheers for the visitors, listened to the reply and then apologetically excused himself.