IN TOWN AND OUT

Southland Times, Issue 25342, 22 July 1935, Page 6

IN TOWN AND OUT

NEWS OF THE DAY Holed Out in One. A party of four playing in the Queen’s Park Golf Club’s July medal handicap on Saturday were provided with a sensation when one of their number, C. J. McEachran, holed out in one at the 15th hole, The Gap. * * * * Truck on Fire.

The fire brigade was summoned to the Crescent at 2.2 p.m. on Saturday to subdue an outbreak of fire in a Chevrolet truck. Though the front portion of the truck was blazing fiercely the brigade soon had the flames out, the damage being confined to the cab and engine.

Kingston-Queenstown Road. The two gangs working on the King-ston-Queenstown road are now separated by less than a mile. It is possible that by Christmas the road may be negotiable by motorists who proceed at their own risk, though it will be many months later before construction work is completed.

* * 5 * * Early Lambs. When a city resident called at Mr R. Baxter’s farm at Wrights Bush yesterday afternoon he was surprised to see twin lambs basking in the sun. On making inquiries he learned that they were . almost a week old. These are possibly the earliest lambs in Southland. * * * * Oysters, Dogs and Poultry.

The night express for Christchurch last evening was considerably longer than usual, and resembled a goods almost as much as a passenger train. Oysters from Bluff, dogs returning home from the Southland Kennel Club s show and birds from the Gore Poultry Show were contained in waggons in the rear. The passengers travelling north included Otago cross-country runners who had competed at the Southland championships and exhilAtors at the dog and poultry shows. ♦ * * * No Railway Passes.

“I regret, with my colleague, that it is not at present possible to revive, with the possibility of success, the question of free railway passes for the S.P.C.A. inspectors of the Dominion. It would be a pleasure to us to find that, as conditions improve, it will be found possible to do so,” states a letter which his Worship the Mayor (Mr John Miller) has received from the Hon. J. G. Cobbe, Minister of Justice. The Minister states that he conveyed for the consideration of the Minister of Internal Affairs the notes of the interview with his Worship and representatives of the society during his recent visit to Invercargill, when a strong plea was made for the re-issue of a pass to the local inspector for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. In reply Sir Alexander Young advised Mr Cobbe that the question had been submitted on March 23 to Cabinet, which directed that no action be taken.

The Orphans’ Club. On Saturday night there was a large attendance at the Invercargill Orphans’ Club’s meeting and a very enjoyable evening was spent. Bro. J. H. Reid, the president, was in the chair, and at an early stage he was officially “crowned” by some of the members. The principal event of the programme was a talk and recital by Bro. S. E. V. Brown on Negro Spirituals. He dealt at length with the characteristics of the spiritual, tracing the manner- t of their growth, and their peculiar charm as folk song, particularly in use made of rhythms. Examples to illustrate the points made were sung by Bro. Brown and by the Junior Quartet, consisting of Messrs Wesney, Fraser, Kennedy, and Rutherford Brown, with Mr R. Wesney at the pianoforte. Other items were given by Bros. P. McNamara, Gordon Lindsay and A. Lindsay, C. J. Tocker, and by the Orchestra under Bro. Howard Moody. * * * * Monowai’s Pleasure Cruise.

The Union Company’s Monowai, which has been cruising among the islands of the South Seas, will return to Auckland on Wednesday morning. Yesterday the following message, was received from the vessel: “We are still being favoured by beautiful weather, and the passengers are enjoying themselves immensely. On all sides regret is expressed that these days filled with laughter and sunshine are rapidly drawing to a close. The ‘tin can’ mail has been landed at Niuafoou, the little isle which is the crater of a volcano. Niuafoou, which belongs to Tonga, has about 1200 inhabitants who rely for a livelihood on the coconut. It is stated that the palms here yield the largest coconuts of the Pacific. The tourists spent a very happy day at Levuka, on the island of Ovalau, the most picturesque town of the South Seas. On Saturday morning the ship arrived at Suva, perhaps the best place in the South Pacific Islands for a holiday. The climate is notably pleasant and healthful; the town gives easy access by land and water to many beautiful places; and the native life has its own distinctive interest. Motor drives were made to Rewa, to Lami and to Hamavua Heights. In the evening the day’s proceedings were brought to a climax with a ball at the Grand Pacific Hotel. This is the social centre of Fiji, and the function was very largely attended. The vessel reaches Auckland on Wednesday morning. The cruise has been entirely successful, and the passengers will carry away many pleasant memories of their trip in the Monowai through these ‘favoured islands washed with sun’.”