IN TOWN AND OUT

Southland Times, Issue 25307, 10 June 1935, Page 6

IN TOWN AND OUT

NEWS OF THE DAY Freezing Season Nearing End. Killings at the Southland Frozen j Meat Company’s works have eased ( considerably in recent weeks, and it IS| probable that the works will close in. a fortnight. It has been a fair average! season. * • • Advertising Pays. That it pays to advertise was brought | home to an Invercargill dog fancier last week. He had three purebred wire-j haired pups to sell and the investment ■ of 2/6 in advertising returned £B.l Nineteen telephone rings and an in-i quiry from Oamaru were. received in response to the advertisement. * ‘ Farmer Injured. A fractured right leg was sustained by Mr E. Tanner, an elderly farmer of Hokonui, when he was rushed and knocked down by a calf on Saturday afternoon. He was attended by Dr. Gow, of Winton, who ordered his removal in the ambulance to the Southland Hospital. The condition of the patient last night was reported to be quite satisfactory. Sporting Fixtures Off. . The heavy rain which fell early on, Saturday morning necessitated a postponement of all local sporting fixtures with the exception of basketball, which was played in the Drill Hall. _A women’s hockey match took place in the Southern District, while football matches were played at some of the country centres. Sporting fixtures will! again be postponed next Saturday on. account of the visit of the Indian hockey team. ♦ ♦ * ♦ Inquest Concluded. The inquest into the death of Henry Drennan Bennie, aged 51, an enginedriver employed by the Railway Department and residing at 16 Grace street, who dropped dead shortly after returning home from work on Sunday morning, June 2, was concluded before Mr W. H. Freeman, Coroner, on Saturday. After hearing the evidence of Dr. A. T. McCaw, the Coroner returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence that death was due to heart failure. * * £90,000 Estate. Probate of the will of the late Mr William Handyside, of Invercargill, who died on May 21, was granted by his Honour Mr Justice Kennedy, on Saturday morning. The estate was sworn for probate purposes at under £90,000, and the will provides for the following charitable bequests: £5OO to the Nightcaps Presbyterian Church; £5OO to the choir fund of St, John’s- Church of England, Invercargill; £5OO to Dr. Barnado’s Homes, London, England; £5OO to the New Zealand branch of the cancer research fund. « » ♦ » Granite Quarry’. In connection with the prospective closing down of the granite quarry at Bluff and the consequent discharge of approximately twenty workers, the Mayer of Bluff (the Rev. A. E. Waite) on Saturday sent a communication to the Unemployment Board urging the adoption of such measures as may make possible the continued employment of these men. The dosing of the quarry will affect the unemployment situation at the port, especially in view of the expected early closing down of the freezing works at Ocean Beach.—Bluff correspondent.

Coursing Coincidences. A feature of the Southland Coursing Club’s meeting on Saturday afternoon was the number of closely related dogs who met in the different courses. In the first round Pandora easily disposed of her father, but in the second round her brother, Capital, restored _ male prestige by beating Pandora with a good margin of points to spare. Sister and brother also met in the first round when two dogs named Snowline and Homedale were matched. This time it was the female of the species who succeeded, but again the second round saw a male dog triumph over her.

Amazing Ball Control. “You’d think they had the ball tied to the end of their sticks, for they seem to do anything they like with it,” remarked Mr G. C. Hamilton, on his return to Gore yesterday to a Times reporter when referring to the Indians play in the hockey match against Otago on Saturday afternoon. Mr Hamilton said that the present team, in his opinion, were distinctly superior even to the wonderful combination which visited New Zealand some nine years ago. “Their work was a revelation and they juggle with the ball in an amazing fashion,” he added. Mr Hamilton was manager of the Eastern Southland women’s representative team who defeated an Otago eleven by two goals to nil in the curtain-raiser to the big match.

Orphans’ Club. The hall was packed on Saturday night when the Orphans’ Club met for its foi’tnightly evening of music, song and story—three ingredients which are always combined to the best advantage on an Orphans’ Club programme. A. feature of the evening was an address by Mr J. R. Hanan in which the speaker gave an interesting account of present-day conditions in Europe. The items were as follows: Italian Symphony, the Pique D’Axme overture, the Orchestra; song, Bro. E. J. Read;recitaffon. Bro. W. Buchan; comet solo, Bro. J. Carmody; song, Bro. E. Thomson; orchestral number; song, Bro. F. Lister; piano solo, Bro. Howard Moody; talk. ‘The Indications of the Conditions in Ei'rope,” Mr J. R. Hanan. It was announced that possibly the Dunedin Orphans’ Club would be visiting the local dub on August 10—the day of the Otago-Southland Rugby match. Eight new members were elected during tho evening.