GORE ITEMS

Southland Times, Issue 22510, 19 February 1935, Page 4

GORE ITEMS

Grant to Clothing Club. The acting secretary of the Gore Clothing Club (Mr T. Brown) has received advice from the trustees of the estate of the late Reginald MacKinnon that the sum of £5 has been granted to the club. This grant is greatly appreciated as the drain on the club’s funds at the present time is very great. o—O—o

Angling Club. A successful novice competition was conducted by the Gore District Angling Club over the week-end. The heaviest basket was secured by Mr J. Rae, who, fishing on the Waimea stream, secured 14 fish which turned the w.les at 161 b 4oz. The three heaviest baskets to weigh in were as follows: J. Rea (Waimea), 14 fish, 161 b 4oz. B. Familton (Mimihau), 16 fish, 121 b 14oz; R. Taylor (Waimea), 10 fish, 121 b 9oz. Bowling Representatives. The Gore representatives who will compete in the champion of champion doubles tournament at Invercargill will be A. Crawford and F. Parsons (Hokonui Club) and E. Jordan and T. Brown (Gore Club). For the singles tournament next week A. C. Taylor, who defeated W. Scobie for the Gore Club’s singles championship, will represent the Gore Club. Taylor’s win of the championship ended an exciting game at the 23rd head, the score being 21— 18. He is the youngest player to win the club championship for many years. Boy Injured. Master William Forbes, aged 13, a son of Mr and Mrs J. Forbes, Clyde Street, Gore, was seriously injured on Sunday afternoon as a result of being thrown heavily from a bicycle. He was picked up in an unconscious condition by a service bus at the foot of Milne’s hill at Otikerama, with his bicycle lying nearby. It had apparently skidded in the loose gravel when descending the hill. Dr T. W. B. Stoddart, of Invercargill, who was a passenger on the bus, attended the boy till he reached Gore, where he was conveyed to his home and attended to by Dr. J. M. Watters. He regained consciousness yesterday morning, and though suffering from shock and severe head injury, his condition was reported to be slightly improved. Married Men’s Camp. Yesterday was the date fixed for a party of 40 relief workers on the register at Gore to proceed to the Public Works camp on the CarolineJosephville road, but none of the local men reported for duty. In accordance with the instructions issued by the Department of Labour at Invercargill, work under the No. 5 scheme was provided only for men medically unfit or granted exemption from camp in special circumstances. Work has been allocated for 27 men for the present week and no provision has been made for the remainder of a total of 60 who have been in receipt of relief during recent weeks. In accordance with a decision reached some time Jigo by the Southland Hospital Board to provide no charitable aid for families when work has been refused, applications for assistance to the board will be refused. Main Street Fire. An early morning fire in Main street gutted the hardware and fancy goods store occupied by J. Ritchie and Company, while the adjoining premises, known as McCorkindale’s music and sports depot, was partially damaged by fire, water and smoke. The alarm was given at about four o’clock on Sunday morning by Mrs W. Baker, who resides on the opposite side of the street, and when the brigade arrived the flames had a strong hold. Volumes of smoke made it difficult for the brigadesmen to ascertain the seat of the outbreak. A good pressure of water from the pump on the engine was brought to bear on the outbreak from two leads, but it was almost two hours before the flames could be completely subdued. It appeared that the fire originated at the rear of Ritchie’s store, which was completely gutted, while the upstairs portion of the building was badly damaged. A fireproof wall prevented the fire from spreading to the shop on the north side of Ritchie’s store, occupied by Murray and Robertson. The state of the fire when the brigade arrived indicated that, it had been smouldering for a considerable time, and it is stated that a person saw smoke in the vicinity at two o’clock in the morning, but surmised that, it came from a railway engine, the engine shed being almost directly behind the premises. The insurances held on the building and on Ritchie’s stock were not available, but £7OO on McCorkindale’s furniture and stock was held by the Ocean Office.

Proposed Swimming Baths. By direction of the Gore Borough Council, the Mayor and the Town Clerk were deputed to make a statement to the Press concerning the progress made in connection with the proposed swimming baths. The Mayor told a reporter that the matter had been considered in committee for some time past and that whilst there was nothing definite to report at this stage, the matter being still in committee, the council had a scheme in view, the details of which had not yet been finalized.