In Town And Out

Southland Times, Issue 23774, 23 March 1939, Page 6

In Town And Out

Oranges Scarce The fruit marts in Invercargill are bare of oranges at the present time. The next shipment of Jamaican fruit is not due in Invercargill until the beginning of next month, and the shortage may become acute about the end of next week, before the shipment reaches the city.

Anniversary Day Today The anniversary of the founding of Southland and Otago will be observed today. The banks in both provinces, and many other offices, will be closed.

Work on Wellington Waterfront.

As far as he was aware work was being carried on satisfactorily on the waterfront, said Mr W. H. G. Bennett, secretary of the New Zealand Waterside Employers’ Association yesterday. Asked if the supply of labour was equal to the requirements he said that no ships were held up, though some were short manned. A shortage of labour was natural in the circumstances and would probably continue for a day or two. A number of non-union workers was engaged yesterday.—Press Association.

Golf Handicaps “You are a keen golfer, with a handicap of four?” said counsel to a witness in the Supreme Court in Auckland, and added, “Indeed, you could not have a handicap of four unless you were keen and spent a good deal of time on it.” “I think I can take judicial notice of that,” said Mr Justice Callan. “In fact, I would go further and say that a big number of people could never get near a four handicap, even if they played golf all day.”

Knowledge of Instruments When discussing the lack of knowledge of orchestral instruments, which he said, he had found among children, Mr Charles Martin, Mus. Bac., L.R.A.M., said, at the first annual meeting of the Music Section of the University Association of Southland last evening, that he asked some of his pupils if they had ever heard an orchestra. “One little girl,” said Mr Martin, “immediately answered: ‘Yes, I have heard one at 'the dances at Riverton.’ ” Schooner’s Fast Trip

A fast trip from the Great Barrier Island to Auckland to land a passenger who became ill suddenly was made by the American pleasure schooner Navigator. Leaving the Great Barrier shortly after 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon the Navigator arrived at Auckland before 9 o’clock. The sick passenger, Bryan Dancy, was admitted to a private hospital in Auckland. He is not in a serious condition. The Navigator, which is owned by Mr G. Harton Singer, jun., of Pittsburgh, was making for the Bay of Islands, where the party intends to go deep-sea fishing, when she put in for shelter at the Great Barrier Island. When it was found that Mr Dancy had a high temperature, in the absence of a doctor it was decided to bring him to Auckland. The schooner will leave today to continue her trip. Excursions To Island

A party of country residents \of Southland, numbering about 60, left for Stewart Island in the Tamatea yesterday morning to spend a week on the island. This is the second excursion for farmers this month. The first party which left last week, returned to Bluff in the Tamatea during the afternoon, and members were full of praise for the island as a holiday resort.