In Town And Out

Southland Times, Issue 23502, 7 May 1938, Page 8

In Town And Out

Friendly Societies’ Hall In an article on a special page in The Southland Times yesterday which was devoted to the opening of the United Friendly Societies’ new hall, the names of Bros. G. W. Dale and C. Haywood were inadvertently omitted from* the dispensary committee and that of Bro. A. St.C. Macgregor from the building committee. Supreme Court Sessions The Supreme Court sessions in Invercargill will open on May 17 and the list will close on Tuesday. Power Not Rationed in City .For the first late shopping night since the rationing of electricity was found necessary in Southland, the Invercargill suburbs enjoyed an uninterrupted supply of power last night.’ The deepening of the outflow channel from Lake Monowai has been successful and with a greater flow of water from the lake, the Monowai station was able to carry a heavier load last night than previously and all requirements except street lighting were met in the city area. Work at Homer Tunnel The exceptionally dry summer and the absence of snow on the heights in the vicinity of the Homer tunnel has enabled work on the tunnel-driving contract to proceed longer than was anticipated and it has not yet been necessary to consider withdrawing the men from the tunnel for the winter. The district engineer of the Public Works Department (Mr W. G. Pearce) who visited the tunnel this week stated yesterday that there was still practically no snow in the Hollyford district and there was no immediate danger of avalanches. At this time last year the snow was very deep on the peaks and this week the anniversary of the second fatal avalanche at the tunnel mouth occurred. Half-holiday in Lumsden

From today a Saturday half-holiday will be observed in Lumsden. For a number of years the half-holiday has been observed on Thursdays, but it has now been decided to make a change. Deer Cullers Return

A party of deer cullers which has been operating at Dusky Sound under the direction of the Department of Internal Affairs, returned to Bluff last evening by the Tamatea. The party was taken to the Sound when the Government steamer Matai visited there several months ago. V New Traffic Signals

Traffic-actuated electroinatic signals have been installed in The Square, Christchurch. These are the first of their kind to be used in the South Island. As these signals represent an advance upon those already installed in Wellington, at the entrance to Queen’s Wharf and near the Ferry Wharf, the initiation of the Christchurch system was witnessed by the Wellington City Corporation’s chief traffic inspector, Mr L. S. Drake, and Mr F. Malcolm, of the tramways department. It is intended to extend the use of the signals in Wellington, and they will probably be installed at the junction of Wakefield and Taranaki streets and Jervois quay, now a very busy junction at peak hours. Time Between Drinks

A good story is told of a wealthy American couple, who arranged to fly from Wellington to Auckland. When they reached the aerodrome at Rongotai, the man asked whether he would be able to get a drink on the aeroplane. When told that such was not possible, he asked how long it would take to do the flight. “About two hours and a-half,” was the reply. “So long?” he queried, in some distress, “Oh, I don’t think I could go without a drink that long!” Then he went over and consuited his wife, who was similarly distressed at the restriction placed upon travellers in New Zealand, and they seriously discussed whether they would cancel their berths on the aeroplane and proceed by rail to the north. But eventually they decided to endure the two-and-a-half-hour journey without those stimulants to which they were addicted.