In Town And Out

Southland Times, Issue 23380, 11 December 1937, Page 8

In Town And Out

Live Kittens In Ash Can

Two kittens, not more than a week old, were found by an Invercargill city employee in an ash can yesterday. At first he thought they were dead and tipped them with the rest of the refuse into his cart. When he arrived at the corporation tip by the show ground, he discovered, however, that they were very much alive. They were struggling among the rubbish in a most pitiful fashion. He telephoned The Southland Times. “Would you like to see an example of cruelty to animals?” he asked a reporter. In response to his request a reporter went to the dump where he was shown the kittens. “This is not the first time this has happened,” the man said. “On several occasions I have found that people have done something of this sort. Apparently some people have no scruples. But I thought that the time had arrived when the Press should give full publicity to these callous acts.” He added that it seemed strange that those responsible did not think to take advantage of the lethal chamber which is available at the citygas works.

Rain in Invercargill “An inch of rain in Invercargill is a frequent occurrence,” declared Mr F. M. Corkill, city engineer, in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday during the hearing of a land drainage case. He was explaining the serious effect the rainfall would have on Lake Hawkins if drainage of certain lands at Otatara was emptied into the lake. “In 1929 we had almost two inches of rain on one day,” he added. Grant For Dental Clinic

The Government has approved of a grant to cover the expenditure incurred by the Southland Education Board on the remodelling of the Invercargill school dental clinic, according to advice received by the board at its monthly meeting yesterday. Museum Course In Wellington

The honorary curator of the Southland Museum (Mr J. Sorensen) has been authorized by the Southland Museum Board to attend the two months’ course to be conducted in Wellington by Mr Frank Tose, of the staff of the Californian Academy of Natural Sciences. The course will be a comprehensive one, including instruction in the preservation and preparation of material, modem methods of modelling in wax, clay and plaster, the setting up of skins and preparation of accessory material for groups, and lectures anddemonstrations on modern methods of exhibiting material. Mr Sorensen will leave for Wellington this morning and the course will begin on Monday.

Slight Damage to Dwelling At 6.40 last evening the city Fire Brigade received a call to a wooden dwelling at 143 Earn street owned and occupied by Mrs Isabella Toogood. Slight damage was done to the corner of the building. The cause of the outbreak is not known.

Donation For “Learn to Swim” Week The Southland Education Board decided at its meeting yesterday to give £2 2/- towards the expenses of “Learn to Swim” Week- in Invercargill. The chairman (Mr S. Rice) said he would like the board to give more, but as the money had to come out of unauthorized expenditure, which was practically exhausted, it could not be done.

Guaranteed Price Adjustments Suppliers of the Winton district dairy factories, Awarua, Lochiel, Boggy Bum, Browns, Hokonui and Northope, will receive over £2750 from the end of the season payment, representing the promised adjustments for guaranteed prices for last season’s cheese exported by the Primary Products MarketingDepartment. The amount comprises approximately £l4Bl, being the payment of |d a lb on cheese graded up to March 18 last, and approximately £1284, representing an increase of .7275 d a lb on cheese graded after March 18. The extra payment to district suppliers represents almost Id a lb butterfat on’ last season. Cheques will be sent to suppliers before the Christmas period.