In the News

Southland Times, Issue 24354, 7 February 1941, Page 6

In the News

Arrangements For Picnic To ensure a round trip for pupils of the Waimea Plains combined schools, who will hold their picnic at Colac Bay next Friday, considerable organizing work has had to be done by the Railways Department at Invercargill. Pupils of schools from Croydon to Lintley will board the special train which will travel from Invercargill, via Gore. This train will take the children to Lumsden, where they will be switched from the Waimea line to the Lumsden-Inver-cargill line by means of a special railway loop. At Makarewa the train will come ‘on to the Tuatapere line and at that point a lighter engine despatched from Invercargill will draw the train to Colac Bay, the heavier engine returning to the city. The return trip from Colac will be made by way of Invercargill and Gore.

Monday Express Service The running of the ChristchurchInvercargill express on Mondays has been discontinued. On Easter Monday, an express will run, but with this exception there will be no Monday expresses until further notice.

Riverton Rocks Road The attention of the Southland League was drawn to the state of the Riverton Rocks road by Mr A. E. Smith at last night’s meeting of the league. In some places the road was too narrow for two vehicles to pass comfortably, he said, and it was time some effort was made to improve the condition of the road. It was decided that the league approach the Wallace County Council asking if the road could be improved and widened where it v.'as necessary. Power From Sounds Area An address on the possibilities of hydro-electric power development in the West Coast Sounds area may be given by the chief electrical engineer of the Public Works Department, Mr F. T. M. Kissel, to members of the Southland Progress League. Advice that Mr Kissel had been asked to arrange such an address, if possible, was contained in a letter from the former Minister of Public Works (the Hon, R. Semple) read at the meeting of the league last night. The letter was in response to a request from the league. Hospital For Animals The Canterbury Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has decided to establish an animals’ home for treatment of sick and injured animals, and has purchased a property in Bassett street, Burwood, for this purpose. Arrangements are now in hand for the necessary equipment and building of kennels, and it is hoped to have the work completed in about six weeks. The committee of the society has confirmed the action of the sub-commit-tee in purchasing the property, and arrangements were made for an early start as soon as possession is obtained to install the necessary plant, conveniences, and telephone. Country Telephone Offices Following a suggestion by the Southland Progress League that all country telephone bureaus should be shown in the Invercargill telephone directory a letter was received from the chief postmaster (Mi- H. Miller) at last night’s meeting of the league stating that the request could not be favourably considered at present. The chairman (Mr A. H. Hamilton) said he did not tHnk the league could do anything more in the matter.